Fashion Flash Feb 18th, 2013

  Here’s the Fashion Flash this week. Discover a treasure trove of fashion, beauty, health, fitness and anti-aging info from some of the best bloggers in the business.     Black Cat Plus looks at all the events, including a cat on the catwalk, from New York Fashion Week.   How do you wear colored … Continued

Fat Loss Tip and Circuit

What’s the best way to lose fat and improve your pull up power all at once? Here’s a little known fact: Fat burning is improved in the presence of growth hormone. You can naturally increase growth hormone production by increasing lactic acid. Lactic acid is produced when training anaerobically. Here’s the biggest thing to remember: … Continued

Q and A Feb 15th, 2013

Question: I’m retaining a lot of fluid. And I’m gaining weight. I think I’m retaining water. Any advice to not retain water? What should I eat? What should I avoid? I’ve always heard rule of thumb is don’t eat foods that have over 500mg sodium. If you could give me some advice that would be … Continued

Core Training for Better Mobility

My Exercise for Injury Expert pal, Rick Kaselj sent this my way. He was at the Spinal Health & Core Training seminar and filmed the last presenter, Dean Somerset. Rick said that Dean had amazing information when it came to assessing, core training and spinal health from the perspective of a trainer. After three hours … Continued

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Here’s a great snack or appetizer to share with friends and family during holiday festivities. The nitrate-free bacon and scallops contain healthy protein that will provide usable nutrients for your day. To keep on track with your diet, stay away from appetizers that are fried or filled with carbohydrates. Servings: 12 Here’s what you need… … Continued

One Pot Chicken and Veggie Dinner

Cooking a healthy dinner at home does not have to be complicated or take lots of time. This simple recipe for chicken tenders and veggies will only take you about 30 minutes from start to finish. Meals that are rich in protein and fiber and low in carbs, like this one, will help you build … Continued

Best Workout for Fat Loss?

D. I. E. T. There’s a four letter word if I ever saw one… Many try to lose fat through diet alone. This creates a smaller version of the same soft and squishy body. Sorry for the hard facts, but that’s just the way it is. If you’re happy to always wear long sleeves, long … Continued

Hand Over Hand Chin Ups

I met Nick Nilsson at Joel Marion’s Super Bowl party. He’s such a quiet and pensive dude, I can see why he’s been given the name ‘The Mad Scientist of Exercise’ because while everyone else is chatting it up, I’ll bet Nick is secretly dreaming up new movements on a variety of apparatus, whether it’s … Continued

Soy – Yay or Nay?

I was fascinated with this information and wanted to pass it on to you. This is from my friend and fitness guru, Leslie Lancaster. She’s summarized a lengthy video (also below) for you. You may be surprised at what you’re going to find out about soy. Take a look: “Soy is not a health food. … Continued

Fashion Flash Feb 11, 2013

Here’s a roundup of my fav bloggers and their best posts this week: http://www.faboverfifty.com/wstyleblog.php/?p=24314   February is Healthy Heart Month. Mirabai Holland, Women’s Fitness Expert, wants you to dust off those sneakers and resurrect that passion for cardio! Want the best of two worlds? Female fat loss over 40 expert, Shawna K (that’s me!) has … Continued