FiTNESS/NUTRiTioN
Yes, those engines - the ones you
sit on for most of the day (your
glutes) and the engine that stabilizes
your body to move through life (your
core - your back and abdominal muscles). The month of May is filled with
festivities leading up to three of the
largest events in indy: The indy
500 Race, which most of us watch or
listen to (usually as we are sitting)
as these incredible machines race
around the track at record speeds,
The indianapolis Mini Marathon
and the Geist 5k. So why not take
some time to start - or restart - your
own engine - your own body, the ultimate human machine - and rev up or
get back on track with your fitness?
Being Fit Over 50 isn’t just an
important aspect of being the “New
50”, it’s a way of life - a lifestyle!
Living a healthy and fit lifestyle,
especially after 50 doesn’t have to
mean going to the gym 5 days a
week trying to navigate constricting
machines and equipment you’re not
quite sure how to use properly or
attending over-crowded classes with
loud music. Nor is that always fun!
But, by now you should know how to
use/move your own body properly, no
equipment needed, just functional
movements used in active daily living to make you feel stronger, fitter,
more energized and overall healthier. These same movements are ones
that you perform every day as you
move through life, transitions, travel
and sport.
Start Your Engines!
Five basic functional movements
to start your own engine and rev
up your fitness are:
Active Daily living requires
five primary functional movement patterns:
1. Bend-and-lift movements
(getting up and down from a
chair, i.e., squatting)
2. Single-leg movements (such
as walking, hiking, skiing, or
lunging)
3. Pushing movements (e.g.,
pushing something up on a
shelf or pushing a door open)
4. Pulling movements (pulling a
door open or pulling weeds/
gardening, or picking up a
grandchild to hold )
5. Rotational (spiral) movements (turning/rotating to
reach something from behind
or a golf back swing)
Susan with Boomer
Clients Susan Delafield
& Zaida Monell, who
completed their first 5k
at l