Phillip Keith

Leg strength training (including squats, weight training, and sit-to-stand exercises) is a cornerstone of fall prevention and longevity because many falls occur when the legs cannot produce enough force - or produce force quickly enough - to recover from a slip, trip, or loss of balance. Key Reasons Leg Strengthening Works: 1. Stronger legs improve balance recovery. When balance is disturbed, the body often needs a rapid step and a strong stance leg to stabilize and stop the fall....

By Phil Keith, Longevity Pathways Coaching This Thanksgiving as we gather with those we cherish, it’s important to count our numerous blessings. Take a few moments to close your eyes, slow your mind, breath deeply, and reflect. But gratitude is not an emotion reserved just for the holidays. Science continues to prove that consistently practicing gratitude year-round can improve not only your mood, but your healthspan—the quality, happiness, and length of your life. Researchers at the...

When people think about aging, they usually think in whole years — “I’m 62,” “I’ll be 70 next spring,” and so on. But beneath the surface, your body tells a much more complex story. Each organ — your heart, liver, brain, kidneys, lungs, and even your skin — has its own biological clock. And often times these clocks are ticking at different speeds. This phenomenon, known as an “organ age gap,” is reshaping how scientists understand aging and disease. In a 2023 study published in Nature...