Joy Upshaw is 65 and a champion track-and-field athlete. And one of her secrets to success is key to all of us as we age and try to stay our best: Some days you got it, and some days you don’t. “You got to be careful with our age,” she says about her daily training regimen. “I try to make every day an ‘A’ day, but it could be a ‘B.’ And if it is, I'm not going to worry about it.” Joy’s articulating something smart that can help anyone with their health and fitness goals, eve

The other night, a handful of our ProActive members and I went to see Bonnie Raitt in concert. As we made our way through the crowd, we kept bumping into other ProActive members. It was fun seeing so many familiar faces outside the gym, all of us enjoying a great night of music together. I expected a good concert because I've always liked Bonnie Raitt's music. What I got was much more than that. Her voice was incredible—honestly, if you closed your eyes, you could have believ

There’s a sneaky little shift that can happen as we get older, and if we’re not careful, it starts running the show. We look backward more than forward. We think about what we used to do.How we used to feel.How things used to be “easier.” And just like that, we start comparing our current selves to a past version, who, let’s be honest, had a completely different life, schedule, and set of responsibilities. Not exactly a fair fight. But here’s the thing: possibility doesn’t

When Kim’s new grandbaby comes to visit, she doesn’t think twice about carrying him up and down the stairs. Between visits, she carries a 15-pound weight on those same stairs — just to stay ready. That’s the kind of practical, purposeful thinking that defines her approach to fitness at 70. Since joining a gym with her husband, Rick, 74, last year, Kim has lost 25 pounds and dropped a clothing size. But those numbers aren’t really the point. “I’m more fit now than I was 10 yea