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Dr. Barbara Bergin
Many of us have an exercise program we follow. We lift weights, do aerobics and/or attend a yoga class, and they consume large chunks of time in our day, and require planning to complete. Here are five simple exercises which require almost no extra time to complete, plus you can achieve important long-term benefits to
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Many of us have an exercise program we follow. We lift weights, do aerobics and/or attend a yoga class, and they consume large chunks of time in our day, and require planning to complete. Here are five simple exercises which require almost no extra time to complete, plus you can achieve important long-term benefits to
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If it seems like I’m dissing women on the natural decrepitude of aging, first let me say the same things happen to men. It happens less often to men because of the natural differences between us. Women have less muscle mass, and we have fatty deposits in different places. We get osteoporosis earlier than men. We are
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Whether you call them batwings, jiggly arms, or you remind yourself not to “wave like that,” our arms will eventually be a problem for most of us. It’s fine to strengthen your triceps, but just so you know, those batwings won’t go away. But you say you know someone who did 200 dips a day,
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I hope you’ve been reading Dr. Barbara Bergin’s humorous and informative series of blog posts about what happens to our bodies as we age. She cracks me up sometimes, but I’ve learned a lot about why various parts of my body seem to be turning on me. This week she’s talking about women over 50
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Not all patients come to see me for painful conditions. Some see me because they don’t like what they see in their aging bodies, and they believe I can tell them how to fix it. I’ve shared one of those concerns previously on 1010 Park Place: why our butts get flat and wide.
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In a recent post, Brenda suggested if we wear tight leggings, some of us might want to cover our bums. Unfortunately that’s true, because there comes a time when we might want to cover the things that don’t look as nice as they did when we were young, perky, and had lots of strong collagen.
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