Aging adults active alongside younger counterparts

There are 70 million baby boomers in America and many of them are using physical activity to combat chronic pain, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol. Exercise is being used more commonly as a significant disease solution.

Kirk Emry, owner of Boulder-based Kirk Emry Fitness, caters to people in their 50s to early 70s. A personal fitness, sport and strength trainer in Boulder, he focuses on flexibility, balance, cardiovascular and strength training in older adults.

A boomer himself, Emry has lived an active lifestyle for many years. He understands the challenges of an aging body.

“We have issues as we age,”…