Good news! You can benefit from BOTH high AND low reps with either light OR heavy weight. It’s the EFFORT applied to either strategy that’s the most important factor. Then, it’s mostly a matter of personal preference. High reps with lower weights are painful, they burn and you run out of breath… You may stop … Continued
Frozen shoulder is real… Especially in menopause… So use these movements to keep them strong & healthy. You’ll surprise yourself with all you can accomplish with healthy shoulders. Need more ways to handle the challenges of menopause?… I gotchu, just reach out here.
If toileting yourself in the future is a priority… Then having the core & leg strength to do so is something to pay attention to. Try this exercise with a broomstick for starters. This zombie squat will force you to learn how to engage the muscles that keep the thoracic spine rigidly braced. If you … Continued
If you want to drop a pound a month, this is how you can do it without much effort… Change NOTHING else & bump up your daily steps. Like I did in these past two months. You can do easy tasks while walking 1.5 MPH on a walking pad, which is an effortlessly easy pace. … Continued
Need a modifiable do anywhere workout that hits all major muscle groups? Any version of ‘CrossFit Cindy’ is a fun one. Even in menopause you can and should be hitting the muscles as hard as YOU can manage. Find a variation that fits with your fitness level and do it! -Squat variation – air squats, … Continued
Even in menopause, there’s reason for hope where fat loss is concerned… These principles may be self explanatory, but you may need direction as to how to make them work for you: 1. You do NOT need to go low carb or cut out any macro or specific food. 2. The scale is NOT the … Continued
In case you were wondering… Here’s what my menopause looks like: Not that you have to do what I do… But you are what your habits are. I feel fantastic in my 60’s & I know that these habits will help me feel good as I age. Every woman’s menopause journey is a little different. … Continued
Do you have a passion project? My co-host, Alli Kerr and I do the Girls Talk Healthy Aging podcast as our passion project and as a public service. We’re passionate about bringing you evidence based information to help you age well. Honestly, at first we were excited to just talk with each other, but we’ve … Continued
Moving? Renovating? Cleaning the garage? For me, this summer has brought a move and a renovation – both happy events that require a lot of work to accomplish. Whatever your unpleasant task, I’ve found the tips helpful… 1.Terrible jobs are less terrible when done together 2.Small steps done repeatedly add up 3.Only one person can … Continued
‘Age is just a number’, right? Who are you kidding? Age IS a number & the bigger it gets, the harder things are. But just because things are harder, does not mean they are impossible. And the alternative: declining muscle, loss of bone density and functionality, metabolic disorders – these things are much harder then … Continued