There’s nothing simple about life with chronic back pain… But many say there IS a simple, non-surgical solution that can significantly improve how you move, feel and live, even if everything else you’ve tried has failed. It’s called Core Balance Training and was created by a doctor of physical therapy…
Author: Laura MItchell
Laura MItchell
Laura is the editorial voice of Living Better After 50.
She focuses on writing about energy, reinvention, and the small habits that help everyday life feel calmer and more fulfilling for people over 50.
Her work blends humor, lived-in wisdom, and practical encouragement in a way that is NEVER preachy or boring.
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If you’re thinking about heading back to the gym after 50 (Great Idea, BTW). there are a few mistakes you’ll want to avoid – as my husband found out the hard way. Now, let me first say – I am VERY proud of him. and this is NOT at all…
Have you ever wondered why sleep after 50 feels so different compared to years earlier? Personally, it wasn’t something I consciously though about until I recently started wondering if my sleep patterns were normal for an active woman my age. And here’s the thing… Falling asleep is NOT the problem…
It was a typical Friday movie night with my husband and we decided to re-live our youth a bit by rewatching the 1985 classic Back to the Future. Five minutes in, my husband was already “mansplaining” time paradoxes to me… Twenty minutes in, we were arguing about whether we’d go…
WARNING: The following is a true story of one woman’s almost scandalous love affair with something called pickleball. No, I’m not kidding…. It happened on an otherwise typical Thursday afternoon that had started innocent enough. The local community center had just finished painting new lines on the basketball court and…
For more than thirty years, Cherie lived in a body that felt like it was slowly giving up on her. Her back pain began in her twenties after a serious injury lifting her brother’s motorcycle. At the time, she assumed it was a pulled muscle, a strain – something rest…
I once spent an entire night worrying if retirement savings could survive the price of coffee in 2040. Then at 3 a.m., my dog was snoring peacefully while my mind sprinted through every possible worry from medical bills to the rising cost of literally everything. By sunrise I decided that…
Have a great business idea but afraid the clock might be ticking to make it happen? Think again!!! The truth is there is no better time to start a new business than RIGHT NOW and after 50. Still have doubts??? Then keep reading… My 71 Year Old CEO Neighbor Last…
Last week I found an old fitness magazine buried in a storage bin… right next to a tangle of phone chargers that definitely don’t belong to any device we still own. On the cover was a young (pre-Terminator) Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking like a Greek god and promising that anyone could…
The other day, I tried something called a “HIIT” workout in my living room. No, it has nothing to do with Mixed Martial Arts or boxing (I’m way too delicate for all that!)… It actually means high-intensity interval training – quick bursts of effort followed by recovery. By minute five…