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Solution to #1 Fitness Problem

June 23, 2010

By Shawna Kaminski

Ever wonder if you’re the only one that has trouble staying on the fitness track?

California fitness and fat loss expert, Josh Carter gives the #1 fitness problem most women face AND he gives you the solution…take a look:

FemaleFatLossOver40/interview with Josh Carter from Shawna Kaminski on Vimeo.

Put your 🍑 into it!… . 💪🏻Seriously, the Put your 🍑 into it!…
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💪🏻Seriously, the key to a strong plank & push up position is to tighten your glutes…
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👉🏻Pull your belly button into your spine…
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💪🏻This will increase your core strength & protect your back…
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#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
#menopausematters
#Plank 
#Plankbetter 
#workoutform
❌No pain no gain isn’t always the case!…
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😫If you’re experiencing joint pain, it’s time to stop & reassess….
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👉🏻You can train other body parts, rest & ice (for pain relief). If pain doesn’t improve in 4-5 days, seek medical advice…
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✅However the saying, ‘No pain no gain’ can also be true!…
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🤔You just need to know what kind of pain is okay to work through…
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🔥Burning in the muscle belly, even on both sides of the body that dissipates after cessation of exercise is okay 👌🏻 …
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🏋️‍♀️If you're 40+ & want a safe & effective workout that will help you lose your menopause belly without causing undue stress on the joints, work out with me & my team!👯‍♀️…
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💻We do LIVE workouts weekly & there are 200+ on-demand workouts available PLUS we can modify to work around injury & I’ll hold you ACCOUNTABLE to actually doing the workouts…
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#Trainsmart
#nopainnogain 
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
🤸🏼‍♀️Want to learn how to handstand wa 🤸🏼‍♀️Want to learn how to handstand walk?…
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🙌🏻This is one of my favorite skills that I learned in the last 3 years…
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🙋🏼‍♀️I’m 59 & if I can do it, so can you with some practice & patience…
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👉🏻You’ll need to be able to do a supported handstand first so, check out my handstand progression videos before attempting to walk…
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💥Okay, here we go!…
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1️⃣Do a wall walk so your nose is close to the wall. Keep the core & glutes tight. Work up to 5 reps…
✳️All other skills are done from this position…
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2️⃣Transfer weight by alternating lifting each hand. Work up to 10…
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3️⃣Now do alternate shoulder taps. Work up to 10…
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4️⃣Next do alternate hip taps. Work up to 10…
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5️⃣Now try to gently kick away from the wall & hold. Work up to 5-10 seconds…
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6️⃣Now point your toes, tighten the glutes, shift the weight to the fingers (instead of the heel of the hand) & try to walk away from the wall. Take small steps. Work up to 10 steps…
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7️⃣You’re ready to try kicking up into a free standing handstand hold & taking a few steps…
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✳️This is an advanced skill that takes lots of practice so don’t get discouraged when it doesn’t happen overnight…
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👉🏻The tips that help me the most are…
✔️tight core…
✔️squeeze glutes…
✔️pointed toes…
✔️weight on fingers vs heel of hand…
✔️eyes on the floor…
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😅I’m excited for you to try this. Please tag me in any posts or stories!…
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🙌🏻Have fun & happy handstand walking!…
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#handstandwalk
#thisis59
#challengeyourself
#handstandchallenge
#menopausefitness
#ageisjustanumber
😬Working out doesn’t always feel good…
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🙌🏻But it always feels good to take care of your health…
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🤔Think of the bigger health picture on those ‘low energy-wanna stay on the couch’ days🛋... 
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#Menopausefitness 
#Selfcare 
#Doitanyways 
#Thisis59
🪴Taking care of plants is similar to taking car 🪴Taking care of plants is similar to taking care of yourself…
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💦☀️🍃With plants, you just need to be intentional with watering, providing sun & trimming leaves…
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🤔Just transfer the practice of being intentional with small habits to your own health…
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❓Need some support or don't know where to start?…
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🙋🏼‍♀️I gotchu…
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📲Start by watching my reels here & for something more personalized, let's talk…
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🤳🏻I’m only a message away…
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#menopausesupport
#menopausematters
#menopausehabits
#menopausenutrition #healthyhabits #plantlife🌱
#menopausefitness #greenthumb
❌Don’t let sore wrists stop you from doing pus ❌Don’t let sore wrists stop you from doing push ups & planks!…
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👉🏻You can neutralize the position of the wrist by using hex dumb bells…
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✅This should help reduce or completely eliminate wrist pain…
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🙏🏻Your welcome!😉…
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❓Will you try this?…
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⭐️Do you want to workout with me for 50% off this summer?…
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🤳🏻Message me ‘summer’ for a coupon code!…
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👯‍♀️Ps Share this with a friend with sore wrists!…
💪🏻Want a stronger back?… . ❌If you’re 💪🏻Want a stronger back?…
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❌If you’re doing DB rows, you may just be using the arms & not engaging the back muscles at all….
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👉🏻Instead, brace yourself, pull the shoulder blade in towards the spine to engage your back…
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🤔Think about moving the DB up without bending your arm at first…
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👉🏻Then pull the DB to your ribs & slowly lower…
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💪🏻This will increase back strength so you can do fun things like pull ups & chin ups!🔥…
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❓Would you like a coach to give you real time form correction?…
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⭐️Workout with me for 50% off this summer…
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🤳🏻Message me ‘summer’ for a coupon code!…
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#DBrows
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
#menopausematters
#rowbetter
#workoutform
#buildastrongerback
#backhealth
🔪Have you had abdominal trauma or surgery?… . 🔪Have you had abdominal trauma or surgery?…
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❌🔥If so, your core muscles may not even be firing & you need to ‘turn them back on’…
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⭐️Here’s how…
✔️press your back into the floor…
✔️find your hip bones & move inward slightly…
✔️cough…
✔️feel the muscles tighten…
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✔️Now try to keep that muscle tight... 
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✔️Lift one leg up, hold the contraction for up to 30 seconds….
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✔️Repeat on the other side…
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😳This will ‘wake up’ the dormant muscle so that you can build a strong core once again…
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🙋🏼‍♀️Would you like a coach to give you real time coaching to build your strength back?…
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⭐️Workout with me for 50% off this summer…
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🤳🏻Message me ‘summer’ for a coupon code!…
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🤥I lied… . ❌This stretch alone won’t redu 🤥I lied…
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❌This stretch alone won’t reduce your waist…
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🙌🏻But better posture will make your waist look smaller!…
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🪑🖥🚘📱If you sit at a desk, sit behind the wheel or are bent over your phone a lot, you likely have slouched shoulders, tight chest muscles and forward head lean...
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⭐️This stretch will…
✔️Improve posture…
✔️Improve flexibility…
✔️Improve digestion…
✔️Improve sleep…
✔️Improve concentration…
✔️Reduce neck tension…
✔️Reduce upper back tension…
✔️Reduce stress…
✔️Reduce headaches…
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👉🏻So in addition to all these benefits, the appearance of a smaller waist is pretty cool👍🏻…
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❓Will you try this?….
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👯‍♀️Share with your office friends…
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#Chestopener
#Stretch
#Foamroller 
#Menopausefitness
#Stressrelief 
#Menopausematters
🚶‍♀️Motion is lotion so rather than sitti 🚶‍♀️Motion is lotion so rather than sitting out waiting for an injury to heal, find a work around…
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🌟There’s almost always ‘something’ that you can do to keep moving…
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✅This will keep you in the ‘habit of exercise’…
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👂🏻So listen to your body…
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💪🏻Work other muscle groups…
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👉🏻Rest the injured part or work in whatever pain free range of motion you can (🩸getting a little blood to the area can promote healing)…
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🍎Getting a modified workout will also help you stay on track with nutrition & your mind will benefit💥…

🥇Win-win-win…

🙋🏼‍♀️I’m doing what I can do to move after umbilical hernia surgery…
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☝🏻This is week 1…
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🙃Although I didn’t really ‘work up a sweat’, it felt good & I will gradually increase intensity so that by the time I get the go ahead to train for ‘reals’, I’ll be way ahead of the game…
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❓Need some help? 
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🙋🏼‍♀️I gotchu! If you’re 40+ & have some limitations, train LIVE at home with me & my team! We can modify to suit your needs…
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💻We do LIVE workouts weekly & there are 200+ on-demand workouts available PLUS I’ll hold you ACCOUNTABLE to actually doing the workouts…
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🤳🏻Message me #workoutwithme for a coupon code for a free week of coaching…
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#umbilicalherniarecovery
#hernia
#menopausefitness
#workaround
#mennopausesupport
❌Feelings don’t bring results… . 🙃You don ❌Feelings don’t bring results…
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🙃You don’t need to ‘feel’ like doing the healthy things…
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👊🏻💥You just need to do them…
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Even if you half 🍑 it some days…
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🙌🏻Doing a little something is better than doing nothing at all…
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🔥Because ACTION brings results…
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🖤So altho this is a tough love sorta message, ❤️it’s sent with all my love because I know you can do it!💥…
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⭐️Nike has it right: Just do it…
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🙋🏼‍♀️I'm happy to support you with developing any of these habits, let's talk🤳🏻…
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#justdoit
#takeaction
#menopausesupport
#menopausefitness 
#menopausenutrition
🙌🏻Proud Mama moment☺️… . 🩸💦😢F 🙌🏻Proud Mama moment☺️…
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🩸💦😢Few saw the blood, sweat & tears behind this 30 sec highlight…
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🙏🏻Thank you to those who did & who know the heart & soul this girl puts into achieving her goals…
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🌎The world is just seeing what we’ve known all along…
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🏆You are a champion Hannah…
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❤️Love you to the moon 🌙 & back💕…
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✅First Commonwealth Games…
✅Personal best 97 kg CJ…
✅171kg total…
✅Qualified for World Championships…
🥉Bronze for Canada…
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#Olympicweightlifting
#Weightlifting 
#49kg
#Commonwealthgames
❓💦How much water do you need?… . 💥One of ❓💦How much water do you need?…
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💥One of the easiest ways to promote weight loss is to ensure that you’re hydrated…
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😣And yet, many of us find it a challenge to drink up or even know how much we should be drinking…
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➗Divide your body weight in pounds by 2, this is how many ounces you can shoot for daily…
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💦ALL liquids (except alcohol) can be added into this count…
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☕️Coffee (or caffeinated drinks) can have a diuretic effect because caffeine is a smooth muscle relaxant…
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👉🏻So if you take in lots of caffeine, you may not want to include those drinks in your water intake count…
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☀️Also, drink earlier in the day so your sleep isn’t interrupted at night🌙…
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💁🏼‍♀️Need more weight loss tips? Enrol in my Nutrition Academy 👆🏻#linkinbio…
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#hydration
#howmuchwater
#menopausematters
#menopausenutrition
#menopauseweightloss
⭐️Try this tip for a stronger push up…
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💪🏻The strengthening portion of the movement when you lower your body to the floor…
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👉🏻This is called the ‘eccentric’ contraction…
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🌟Try a ‘hand release push up’…
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✔️Slowly lower your chest to deck…
✔️Lift your hands off the ground…
✔️Get back into a plank position anyway you can…
✔️Repeat!…
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💪🏻This forces you to use a FULL RANGE OF MOTION for better strength development…
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❓Would you like a coach to give you real time form correction?…
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⭐️Workout with me for 50% off this summer…
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🤳🏻Message me ‘summer’ for a coupon code!…
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#pushupform
#pushups
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
#menopausematters
#morepushups
#workoutform
#buildabetterpushup
💥Don’t stop squatting!.. . 🚽Unless you wan 💥Don’t stop squatting!..
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🚽Unless you want bathroom assistance as you age…
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🏋🏼‍♀️Squatting is the MOST functional lower body movement you can do…
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🔥Do some form of squatting so over time you can maintain your strength & dignity!…
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✳️Pro tip: If squatting irritates your knees, try wall sits to strengthen the quads. And increased core strength & stability will maintain your functionality help too!…
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🏋️‍♀️If you're 40+ & want a safe & effective workout that will increase your functional fitness without causing undue stress on the joints, work out with me & my team!👯‍♀️…
.
💻We do LIVE workouts weekly & there are 200+ on-demand workouts available PLUS we can modify to work around injury & I’ll hold you ACCOUNTABLE to actually doing the workouts…
.
🤳🏻Message me #summerworkout to get a coupon code to train for 5 weeks at 50% off…
#squats
#functionalfitness
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport #trainforlife
🎂Happy birthday to my ❤️ @official_alan_web 🎂Happy birthday to my ❤️ @official_alan_webster…
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😊So many fun adventures in the past 2 years…
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🙃So many more to come✈️⛰🥾🏋🏼‍♀️⛷🚣‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏓🍷🥩…
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🏡Wherever we are, you’re home to me❤️…
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#happybirthday
#sweetheart
#mylove
#family
#thebestisyettocome
🤨Ever hear of ‘movement snacks’?… . ⏰If 🤨Ever hear of ‘movement snacks’?…
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⏰If you don’t have dedicated time for a workout, fit in ‘movement snacks’ through the day…
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👉🏻Things like 5 push ups every time you enter a room or 10 squats each time you use the bathroom…
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💡The idea is to move and challenge your body in various ranges of motion…
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💪🏻This will help to maintain strength & mobility…
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📆Other days you can put more focus on more traditional workouts…
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🏋️‍♀️If you're 40+ & want a safe & effective workout that will increase your functional fitness in a short amount of time, work out with me & my team!👯‍♀️…
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💻We do LIVE workouts weekly & there are 200+ on-demand workouts available PLUS we can modify to work around injury & I’ll hold you ACCOUNTABLE to actually doing the workouts…
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🤳🏻Message me #summerworkout to train for 50% off this summer…
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#workoutanywhere 
#functionalfitness
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
🤔Are you really hungry?… . 🤔Or are you eat 🤔Are you really hungry?…
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🤔Or are you eating out of habit?…
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💥You can save yourself a lot of calories by putting some time between you & food…
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⏱Set a timer for 5 minutes, decide if you’re bored or actually hungry…
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😜This will help curb mindless eating…
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⏱Oh, and remember to eat slowly and stop eating before you're full because it takes 20 minutes to tell your brain that your belly is full…
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💁🏼‍♀️Need more ideas to lose weight effortlessly?…
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💻My Nutrition Academy is full of simple, easy to implement tips & I make a personalized plan for you…
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☝🏻Hit the #linkinbio or message me for info…
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#mindless eating
#intentionaleating
#menopausenutrition
#menopausenutritiontip
#nutritionacademy
😣Trouble squatting?🏋🏼‍♀️…
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💁🏼‍♀️Maybe your can’t reach depth or lean forward?…
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👯‍♀️Everyone is built differently with different flexibility, limb length & hip width…
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👉🏻These play into YOUR most comfortable squatting position… 
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🏋🏼‍♀️If you have tight ankles, try raising your heels to see if this helps your depth & ability to stay upright…
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❓Would you like a coach to give you real time form correction?…
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⭐️Workout with me for 50% off this summer…
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🤳🏻Message me ‘summer’ for a coupon code!…
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#squatright
#menopausefitness
#menopausesupport
#menopausematters
#squatbetter
#workoutform
😬You have to be bad at new things before you ge 😬You have to be bad at new things before you get better...
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🌸Especially making health improvements…
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🫤What seems should be so simple is actually embarrassingly difficult...
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🕰New skills & habits take time to master…
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✨Give yourself grace and get support along the way🙋🏼‍♀️…
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🏓Oh, have you tried Pickle Ball? …
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❤️Alan surprised me after dinner one night with an impromptu first game for both of us…
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#Youredoinggreat 
#Selftalk
#Dontgiveup 
#Menopausefitness
#Pickleball 
#Juststart

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