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Amazon is currently offering the Echelon EX5 Smart Connect Fitness Bike for $848 shipped. Normally fetching $1,000, today’s offer amounts to $152 in savings while beating our previous Black Friday discount by $2 to match the all-time low. Taking on Peloton with a much more affordable price tag and much of the same curated riding experience, this Echelon EX5 bike comes with access to on-demand classes, workouts synced to popular music, and other ways to exercise at home. While it lacks a built-in screen, there’s an integrated mount to dock a tablet or smartphone and the bike will sync all of...

When you’re living with chronic illness like diabetes, heart problems or Crohns disease, it’s more important than ever to have a healthy lifestyle. Eating a balanced diet, moving your body and managing stress well can all help you deal better with painful symptoms or prevent worsening of your health condition. It’s no secret that smoking, drinking too much alcohol and eating lots of fried foods can cause serious health problems over time. And yet, it can be very hard to break these bad habits. By nature, habits are the behaviors you do automatically, without thinking much about it. After a...

So glad you asked. Larry yells from his office, “Cheryl, come check this out.” I yell back from my room, “Kinda busy.” The thing is I made the piss poor decision, for better or for worse, to clean out my closet right smack in the middle of all the holiday hubbub. I still had shopping, wrapping, decorating, and meal planning to do but let’s pile on another impossible task and see what happens. Why? Because I’m cuckoo. And staying distracted during the holidays takes a lot more effort than one would think. The minute I slow down, I miss my...

When Daniel and I were newly married, he convinced me to get my motorcycle license. To do this I signed up for a weekend motorcycle safety training course where I learned the laws and took a written test, but I also had to physically learn how to ride a motorcycle. One of the things they taught in the course was that wherever your eyes go your bike would follow.I think this concept is why more than a decade ago –in lieu of a New Year's resolution– I began thinking and writing about a word to define my upcoming year. It...

Women over 50 know they need to improve their fitness levels but can still have a hard time fitting it into their busy schedules. While they might crave the camaraderie that one experiences at a gym or during a class, certain things could hold them back from engaging in them. Scheduling conflicts are common, but so is navigating the culture of a particular gym or class. Workout apps can provide the motivation and variety that women need to stay healthy while still meeting their other needs. Top 17 Workout Apps for Women Over 50 We looked at what’s on the...