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

After 10 years of doing this, I've noticed an annual pattern... December leaves us wrung out, January shows up with a long list of things we’re “supposed” to fix about ourselves, and by the time February rolls around most of us are quietly wondering why it’s already starting to feel hard again. Here’s what I want you to know: There is nothing wrong with you. If motivation actually worked, we’d all be sleeping better, eating well, moving daily, and checking off our goals witho