At this age, it is important to get 30 to 40 minutes of exercise most days in addition to having a regular stress-relieving practice such as meditation or yoga. Weight-bearing activities (such as jogging) and weight lifting can keep your bone-density level high. Here are our best ideas for keeping fit through your 50s.

Even if you've never so much as run for a bus, with our easy step-by-step plan, you'll be cruising along to better health in no time.

Keep your skeleton strong with our specially designed plan.

By boosting your heart rate, encouraging a light sweat, and rooting out any pockets of tension in the body, the following exercises prevent the immune system from going full-throttle -- and keep the body out of a state of chronic inflammation.

The words "weight training" may evoke images of sweaty bodybuilders, but integrate those weights into a soulful home practice and they become the key component of a strengthening and satisfying morning routine.

Relieve stress, fight fatigue, and feel great with these rejuvenating classics.

These moves build strength, endurance, and resilience in the shoulder muscles.

Use these moves to wring out tension, increase mobility, and replenish stiff muscles with oxygen-rich blood -- in about five minutes flat.

Practice this four-step sequence every day for at least two weeks -- and enjoy your newfound vitality.

Walking works the major muscle groups of the body, raises your heart rate, burns calories, and lowers your blood pressure with a third of the impact running has on your joints.

Try this low-intensity routine for strengthening your heart and your health.