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If You Can Hold a Bridge This Long After 60, Your Glute Strength Is Top-Tier
The glute bridge earns a place in almost every training program because it teaches a...
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If You Can Do These 4 Exercises After 60, Your Body Is Still Young
There’s a timeless saying that rings truer and truer as you age: You’re only as...
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Over 50? If You Can Perform These 5 Core Moves, You’re in Good Shape
Core strength after 50 shows up in how well your body holds together during regular...
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If You Can Stand on One Leg This Long After 60, Your Stability Is Top-Tier
Balance tells a clearer story about aging than most people realize. Strength often gets the...
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If You Can Hold a Wall Sit This Long After 60, Your Leg Strength Is Top-Tier
Whether you enjoy walking, running, golfing, or simply staying in stellar shape, leg strength is...
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If You Can Hold a Plank This Long After 60, Your Core Strength Is Top-Tier
If you’re looking to improve or build core strength, planks are an excellent place to...
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If You Can Ace These 5 Stability Moves at 60, Your Balance Is Top-Notch
Balance is one of those physical abilities most people don’t think much about until it...
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If You Can Hold a Bridge This Long After 60, Your Core Strength Is Top-Tier
If your goal is to build core strength, bridge holds should definitely be a priority...
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If You Can Walk This Many Steps in 60 Seconds After 60, You’re in Great Shape
Walking might be the most accessible fitness test we have. You can do it outside,...
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If You Can Do This Many Squats in 60 Seconds After 60, You’re in Great Shape
A 60-second squat test gives you a quick look at how well your lower body...
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If You Can Hold a Wall Sit This Long After 60, Your Leg Strength Is Top-Tier
One of the most important things to work on at the gym as you age...
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If You Can Perform These 4 Single-Leg Exercises Without Wobbling, Your Balance Is Perfect
Balance serves as one of the clearest indicators of overall fitness, mobility, and healthy aging....
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If You Can Do This Many Squats After 50, Your Conditioning Is Top-Tier
Squats are one of the easiest ways to see how well your body handles repeated...
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If You Can Hold a Plank This Long After 50, Your Core Strength Is Elite
A plank doesn’t look like much from the outside. You get on your forearms, stretch...
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Over 60? If You Can Do These 6 Strength Drills, You’re in Good Shape
Personal trainers and workout enthusiasts are major fans of strength drills—and for good reason. Strength...
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If You Can Do These 6 Balance Exercises After 60, You’re in Good Shape
Balance often serves as one of the clearest indicators of overall fitness after 60. Strong...
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If You Can Do This Many Push-Ups Without Stopping After 55, Your Upper Body Strength Is Top-Tier
Push-ups have earned their place as one of the best bodyweight strength tests around. They’re...
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If You Can Do This Many Wall Push-Ups After 50, Your Chest Strength Is Stronger Than 90% of Your Peers
Building chest strength is essential—especially as you age. You need it for everyday activities like...
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If You Can Hold a Forearm Plank This Long After 60, Your Core Stability Is Stronger Than 90% of Peers
The forearm plank is an exercise personal trainers love for older adults. It’s stellar for...
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If You Can Hold a Bridge This Long After 60, Your Glute Strength Is Top-Tier
The glute bridge is one of the most fundamental exercises I use with clients, and...
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If You Can Do This Many Knee Pushups After 50, Your Upper-Body Endurance Is Elite
Knee pushups are an incredibly productive exercise to do as you age for many reasons....
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If You Can Do These 4 Balance Exercises After 60, You’re in Good Shape
Balance gives you a quiet but powerful look at how well your body works as...
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If You Can Hold a Wall Sit This Long After 50, Your Lower-Body Power Is Elite
If you’re a gym enthusiast, you’ve likely heard the term “elite status” before. This expression...
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If You Can Hold a Squat This Long After 50, Your Leg Strength Is Stronger Than 90% of Peers
A squat hold looks simple until you sit into it and let the clock run....
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If You Can Do This Many Push-Ups Without Stopping After 50, Your Upper-Body Strength Is Elite
Upper-body strength often declines faster than people expect after 50. Everyday tasks like carrying groceries,...
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If You Can Do This Many Step-Ups in 60 Seconds After 60, Your Lower-Body Power Is Top-Tier
If you’re looking for a quality dose of resistance for your lower-body workout on conditioning...
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If You Can Hold a Plank This Long After 60, Your Core Stability Is Top-Tier
Planks are pretty seamless to learn, require strict form, and do not require any equipment....
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If You Can Hold a Wall Sit This Long After 60, Your Lower-Body Power Is Elite
A wall sit has a funny way of humbling people. You slide down the wall,...
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Over 50? If You Can Perform These 5 Core Moves, You’re in Good Shape
When you hear the term “core strength,” what likely comes to mind is six-pack abs...
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If You Can Hold a Dead Hang This Long After 55, Your Grip Strength Is Top-Tier
After 55, changes in your hand and forearm strength can begin impacting common daily tasks...
