Articles by Sylvia S. Fox
My Year-Long Strong Bones Project

My Year-Long Strong Bones Project

I was 60 years old when I was first diagnosed with osteoporosis after my first DEXA scan, a low-dose, Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scan to assess bone density and predict the risk of fractures. It was an unpleasant—and not uncommon—surprise. Like many women of my...

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The Time to Say Yes

The Time to Say Yes

Fourteen years into retirement and I just figured out I’m allergic to a firm, structured, committed schedule. I’m in awe of my retired friends my age who volunteer on the same day at the same place for 10-plus years or take the same fitness class on the same day each...

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Reprioritizing Life After A COVID ‘Hard Stop’

Reprioritizing Life After A COVID ‘Hard Stop’

It had been a crazy, relentless last few weeks in California. I was ramping up my coaching business, teaching virtual fitness classes, hiking daily, taking multiple dog walks, all wedged in with lunches, dinners and visits with family and friends. On Friday night we...

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