Healthy Weight
Managing your weight as you age can be important for mobility, strength, and overall wellness. Explore a wide variety of options for navigating lifestyle habits, like eating nutritious foods and getting regular physical activity.
Fit Movement Into Your Day
Multiple short periods of exercise can be as beneficial as longer periods for some aspects of fitness. Find out how to personalize your physical activity to make sure it is what you want to do and when you want to do it.
Healthy Eating Tips for Seniors
Jan 27, 2025
Weight bias & stigma
Weight stigma can have devastating social, psychological, and physical effects for older adults living with obesity. While changing societal stigmas takes time, you can start by educating others and being your own advocate.
Advocate for Treatment Without Discrimination
Obesity is a serious chronic condition that impacts 41.5% of adults ages 60+. Yet Medicare doesn’t cover all obesity treatments, making quality care unaffordable for older adults. Congress is considering the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to change this. Urge your lawmakers to pass the bill.
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