Set Your Self-Care Goals Now for the Busy Holiday Season
Are you taking care of yourself? We don’t mean just exercising and eating right – although those are truly important to your health and...
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Mark Pearson
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
How Exercise Renewed a Former Ironman’s Health and Zest for Living
“Fall down seven times; get up eight,” goes a Japanese proverb. Arnold Barrett is living proof of its wisdom. In his late 40s, the...
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Mark Pearson
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
New Centenarian Has No-Nonsense Advice
Want an example of how exercise helps you live to be 100? Meet “Mr. Bruno,” who discussed turning 100 at Anytime Fitness in Riverview,...
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Mark Pearson
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Let the Power and the Beauty of Poetry Lift Your Spirits
Some art forms require equipment, supplies and space. But you can write poetry anywhere. And later in life, writing, reading and reciting...
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Mark Pearson
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Hallelujah...We are opening on Friday!
Hallelujah Hallelujah!!! I haven’t been this excited in a long time. Like more than 3-months! But when all of this started I told many of...
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Mark Pearson
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
10 Tips to Manage Corona Stress: No. 1 Shouldn’t Surprise You
These are stressful times, full of anxiety for everyone and loneliness for many. The challenges can be more difficult for mature people,...
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Mark Pearson
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
5 Healthy Reasons to Stay Strong for Gardening
You don’t have to look any farther than the back yard to find a reason to be fit after 50. Gardening is a great hobby for people at any...
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Mark Pearson
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Are You Having Fun? How to find your sense of play again
Everybody likes to have fun, right? It doesn’t matter what age you are or even what you’re doing. If an activity is fun, then you’re more...
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Mark Pearson
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
A Love Story in Fitness: ‘We Just Enjoy Being Together’
The couple that exercises together stays together. Just ask Steve and Lisa Jones, who work out at a gym three times a week and hike or...
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Mark Pearson
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
What to Get the Over-40 Fitness Enthusiast or Newbie This Year
Shopping to encourage fitness is easy and fun. Just think of how much of a boost you’ll be giving your loved one to get fit or stay fit....
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Mark Pearson
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
Dancing and Fitness Go Together for More than Just ‘The Stars’
Baby Boomers loved Valerie Harper as TV's "Rhoda" in the 1970s. More recently, she refused to let cancer keep her from the physically...
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Mark Pearson
- Aug 6, 2019
- 1 min
Let’s Go: Get Fit for Travel
Traveling is supposed to be fun, but we all know it can be hard work sometimes. You have to walk through big airports. Stand in line....
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Mark Pearson
- Jul 26, 2019
- 1 min
Tim McGraw Talks Stunning Physical Transformation in New ‘Grit & Grace’ Book
Country singer Tim McGraw has been in the public eye for 25 years. He’s had hits like “Live Like You Were Dying” and maintained a...
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Mark Pearson
- Jul 16, 2019
- 3 min
Exercise: A Powerful Weapon to Fight Depression and Heart Disease!!
Our friend James is concerned about his 82-year-old mother, who lost her husband and sister within a couple of months this year. She’s...
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Mark Pearson
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Exercise Proves a Powerful Weapon against Cancer: Meet One Man Who Knows It First Hand
Bill Gillis has always been an athlete, running and lifting weights for most of his 71 years. That helped more than he could’ve imagined...
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Mark Pearson
- May 17, 2019
- 1 min
Fight Ageism: Be Yourself and Be Healthy
When you work out, you’re doing more than improving your physical and mental health. You’re also fighting dangerous prejudice. The World...
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Mark Pearson
- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
Caregiver, Care for Thyself: Staying Fit Is Key in Demanding Situations
The Baby Boom Generation is becoming The Caregiver Generation. Millions of adults over 50 provide physical care and emotional support to...
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Mark Pearson
- Apr 15, 2019
- 4 min
And here's Part 2!
Here's part 2 of that original post from our original blog: " Post 2 How I got here, part 2 Good morning from the beautiful Pacific...
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Mark Pearson
- Apr 11, 2019
- 2 min
Introducing Pacific Fitness & Coaching...and me too!!
Greeting from the Pacific Northwest!! I'm Mark and this is my blog. I decided that one of the best ways to get started would be for me to...
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