Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1

Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1 The Not Old Better, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Live Long Better Interview Series Fitness after 60 deserves a better headline. It is not about vanity. It is not about punishment. And it is certainly not about pretending we are all training for the Olympics. At its best, fitness is about freedom: the freedom to rise from a chair, climb stairs, carry groceries, reach a shelf, and keep participating in the life we have built. 🏡 In this upcoming American Council on Exercise Live Long Better conversation, I'll speak with Dr. Sabrena Jo about functional fitness and aging in place. We'll look at the daily movements that quietly determine independence: strength, mobility, flexibility, balance, and confidence. This episode asks a simple but powerful question: what if the real fitness test is not what happens in the gym, but what happens in the kitchen, the garden, the hallway, the grocery store, and the home we hope to keep living in? For adults 60+, movement is not just exercise. It is preparation. It is protection. It is a vote for future independence. 💪 🎧 Coming July 2026 on The Not Old Better Show. #HealthyAging #FunctionalFitness #AgingInPlace #LiveLongBetter #NotOldBetter #ExerciseScience