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☆ A 68-year-old athlete shares 5 workout rules that keep him young, fit, and energized
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

National Senior Games athlete Paul Ostermann said working out has kept him healthy and energized. Having a workout goal and community can help you stay motivated and be consistent, he said. AdvertisementPaul Ostermann doesn't just want to be a centenarian — he plans to stay competitive every step of the way. Bench presses, military presses, and bodyweight moves like pull-ups all help to build a strong core and good stability. You can use this technique even if you only work out two days a week instead of six.

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☆ An 83-year-old doctor and triathlete transformed his health in his 40s. He shares his 4 key diet principles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Maroon uses four key diet principles to boost his health and longevity. AdvertisementAn 83-year-old doctor and triathlete who transformed his health in his 40s shared the diet principles he believes have helped him to live a long, healthy life . Artificial trans fats are made when vegetable oil is hydrogenated. They were commonly found in packaged, ultra-processed foods until the Food and Drugs Administration declared trans fats unsafe to eat in 2015. The FDA gave food manufacturers three years to remove trans fats from their products, so most foods no longer contain them.

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☆ An 83-year-old neurosurgeon who does triathlons has 3 tips for younger people who want to be as fit and healthy as him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The 83-year-old turned his health around decades ago and now competes in triathlons. The neurosurgeon shares 3 tips for younger people who want to be as fit as him. Since then, Maroon has completed eight Ironman Triathlons and placed second in his age category for the 2022 National Senior Games triathlon. AdvertisementMaroon shared his tips for younger people wanting to be as fit and healthy with BI. Address the balance in your lifeFinding a balance between work and family commitments has also been key to Maroon improving his fitness.

Persons: Joseph Maroon, —, Maroon, Adia Callahan, BI's Gabby Landsverk Organizations: Service, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, WWE, Global Aging Consortium

☆ This 95-year-old is competing in a 10k bike race: How he's physically and mentally prepping for the challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

18 years ago, Jack Eckenrode entered in his first National Senior Games at age 77; now, at 95, he's taking yet another spin at the biennial event. The National Senior Games is the "largest multi-sport event in the world for seniors," according to the National Senior Games Association. This year's Senior Games will begin on July 7. In 2005, he and his first wife, Margaret, entered in the bike races when the Senior Games came to their city of Pittsburgh. The couple went on to participate in many Senior Games and traveled to cities like Louisville, Houston and Albuquerque.

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☆ Netflix is doubling down on gaming, with dozens of new hires and a dedicated studio, as it chases younger audiences and battles to turn back subscriber losses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix is making dozens of hires and opening a studio in Finland to bolster its mobile games push. Netflix is hirings dozens of experts to bolster its year-old push into gaming. A recent Forrester survey of Netflix subscribers, reviewed exclusively by Insider, showed only 5% had played one of Netflix's mobile games in the previous month, while 4% said its mobile games keep them subscribing, and 54% said "I could care less" about games on Netflix. However, the streamer in September announced it was opening a games studio in Helsinki, Finland. But there's a lot of competition in mobile gaming and for consumers' attention, Proulx added, and it's an open question "how hard they should press with their strategy."

☆ Netflix is hiring a slew of engineers and developers to bolster its gaming push as subscriptions fall off
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix is making a slew of hires and opening a studio in Finland to bolster its mobile games push. Netflix is hirings dozens of experts to bolster its year-old push into gaming. However, on Monday, the streamer announced it was opening a games studio in Helsinki, Finland. Another listing, for a senior games engineer, shares that "Netflix is building a new internal game studio to incubate and build a new class of hilarious, social party video games." But there's a lot of competition in mobile gaming and for consumers' attention, Proulx added, and it's an open question "how hard they should press with their strategy."

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