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Why She Digs Functional Fitness
Deidra Champagne spends all day making beautiful floral arrangements at her business. And in her off-time, you can find her sweating it...

Mark Pearson
Apr 13, 20202 min read


How to Feed a Healthy Immune System
A strong immunity system is essential to staying healthy. Lucky for us, we can boost ours by taking basic steps in a healthy lifestyle....

Mark Pearson
Apr 8, 20201 min read


Stuck at Home? Don’t Just Sit There!
We can’t get around as freely as before the coronavirus crisis, but we don’t have to take it sitting down. Just the opposite actually....

Mark Pearson
Apr 6, 20201 min read


Success Story: How an Online Training Session Made a Believer Out of Me
By Jay Croft I live in a small condo in the middle of a big city, with no room for workout equipment inside. After the coronavirus hit a...

Mark Pearson
Apr 3, 20203 min read


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,...

Mark Pearson
Mar 25, 20202 min read


What’s in a Name? Here’s a Scary Name for a Common Desire
Here’s an interesting phrase you don’t hear every day: “compression of morbidity.” Sounds dreadful, doesn’t it? But it’s actually...

Mark Pearson
Mar 10, 20201 min read


Coronavirus Protection at Pacific Fitness & Coaching
Dear Pacific Fitness & Coaching clients, members and friends, I wanted to reach out to you personally and let you know that your health...

Mark Pearson
Mar 9, 20202 min read


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...

Mark Pearson
Mar 9, 20202 min read


Gaining Plank-spiration from the 62-year-old World Record Holder
George Hood, a 62-year-old former Marine, made headlines recently when he broke the Guinness World Record for holding a plank position at...

Mark Pearson
Mar 4, 20202 min read


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...

Mark Pearson
Mar 4, 20203 min read


How This Business Traveler Stays Fit on the Road
People are living longer than ever before. They’re also working longer, too, with many maintaining jobs after 50 that keep them traveling...

Mark Pearson
Mar 3, 20202 min read


You Don’t Have to Choose Strength Training or Cardio: Do Both and Get Greater Results
Paul Pedrazas, 72, has been engaged in strength training and aerobic exercise for decades. His friends picked one or the other – or,...

Mark Pearson
Feb 28, 20202 min read


What We Can All Learn from the 82-Year-Old Weightlifter Who Fought an Intruder
Willie Murphy started weightlifting in her 70s to stay healthy, fit and independent in her retirement. She had no idea her new hobby...

Mark Pearson
Feb 26, 20202 min read


Fitness for ‘Older Adults’ Ranks High among 2020 Trends
Did you know working out after age 50 is cool – trendy, even? A fitness industry report ranks “fitness programs for older adults” as the...

Mark Pearson
Feb 24, 20201 min read


Healthy Recipe for: Chocolate-Fudge Pudding Cake!
That’s not a typo. For Valentine’s Day or post Valentine's Day or for those special birthdays, or any time you have a craving for a...

Mark Pearson
Feb 21, 20202 min read


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...

Mark Pearson
Feb 18, 20202 min read


A Fitness Love Story: Being Strong for Each Other
In fitness and in love, Shebah and Nate are Baby Boomers who personify a Millennial phrase: #relationshipgoals. The pair, both over 60,...

Mark Pearson
Feb 17, 20202 min read


Know How to Prevent Stroke and Spot the Signs Early
Stroke is common and serious. But we can also lower our risk through exercise and other lifestyle habits. And spotting the symptoms early...

Mark Pearson
Feb 12, 20201 min read


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...

Mark Pearson
Feb 12, 20202 min read


How African-Americans Can Beat Higher Risks of Heart Disease and More
February is both American Heart Month and African-American History Month. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. But...

Mark Pearson
Feb 10, 20201 min read
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