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Back in 1973 I was doing a bit of yoga at a local studio, my teacher was 47 the same age as my mum. I tried getting mum into doing some exercise but she would say "it's to late for that!" Now I'm 62 and realize there's no reason not to start a health and fitness program at any age. My mum ...

Seek out the best-quality milk from local sources when possible. This means milk that is more expensive than the stuff from the convenience store around the corner, but as with meat and eggs, I think what that extra money buys — better animal welfare, fewer pesticides, support for a more sustainable...

Being kind and helping others is something we all should do all the time. Outside the supermarket you have youngsters standing around waiting for donations for their cause, when I was a boy scout (UK) we would go asking people if they had any odd jobs that they needed doing for a donation. Students ...

A tip for this exercise if having difficulty with balance is to have a pole or wall behind you.

At 148 lbs I tended to have some belly fat that I didn't care for, yes skinny folks can have belly fat. I trimmed down to 138 lbs and the belly fat disappeared and have a very lean torso where muscles pop out in bold relief. All I did was cut down on carbs, bread, snack bars (protein or granola) etc...

Haha! someone gave me an video game station a couple of years ago, I must admit I like rpg games and sit back and play for an hour but I'm not obsessed like some other friends who play into the wee hours online as a social thing. I find time to work, rest and play. Recently I've been eating quite cl...

Exercise such as what's in the Dynamic Tension System is more popular now then it ever was, there's a big trend towards bodyweight fitness. I see lean people out running everyday, and working out without gym equipment. I would say that the Atlas course is a very sensible method that can be practiced...

Like! Also Chinese New Year is Jan 30th, year of the Horse.

Hi Phillip, welcome to the Dynamic Tension forum.

Phillip J wrote: add a couple of exercises for back and triceps and you have a full body workout.

Getting the original Dynamic Tension course will give you plenty of other exercise options, Lessons for each body part like arms, back etc.

A year ago I did a Boot Camp, for a month I went 3 mornings a week starting at 6am to 7. It was pretty much all body weight workouts, the only machine was the rowing machine which I liked, (it had that fan type wheel at the front} you could set your distance and time. They had big rubber bands but t...