Fashion Flash June 15, 2012

  Summer is officially upon us and with everyone’s lives abuzz with activities, vacations, work and more, we all want the best advice on products, health and more. Get to the heart of what’s the best – which is what you’ll find every week with Fashion Flash – advice for women over 40. This week … Continued

Shawna’s Q and A

I get many questions across my desk so I thought I’d share a few of them and my answers with you….   Shawna, Why is it easier to do a chin up? I can get 2 chin ups but not one pull up. Help. Rob ******************************************************************************** Dear Rob. Good question. Both the chin up and … Continued

Q and A with Shawna

I get SO many emails from my clients and friends and I love hearing from you. Putting questions right in the comment section of this blog is the BEST way to get the QUICKEST answer. Another great way to reach me is on my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/FemaleFatLossOver40 I know that many people have similar … Continued

Top Pre-workout Meals

I get a lot of questions from people inquiring about good foods to eat pre-workout. As many of you know, eating food before any type of exercise, whether it be weight training or interval-cardio training, is vital in order for you to have an effective workout. Short-changing your body before a workout is much like … Continued

Raid the Fridge!

Here’s a fridge raid that I did with one of my coaching clients: Here’s a few points to summarize my client to healthier eating… Great to have a ton of produce, berries, lettuce Cut back on processed meats – try tuna, salmon or crab instead –nitrates aren’t a good choice If yoiu drink Soy – … Continued

Old Love and a New Workout

Here’s my home gym: I’ve trained at home for about 20 years. It was a great way to ensure I’d get my workouts in even when my babies were, well, babies….I had a whack of custom equipment in not a ton of floor space. Well, as it turns out, babies grow, my oldest just returned … Continued

New Love: The Clean and Press

Being injured is a bummer to say the least, but it does stretch my training creativity. I have to try to find ways to train around an injury, still get an intense workout while not doing further damage to my injury. Sometimes I fail….that is, I aggravate the injury or I don’t get as intense … Continued

Fashion Flash June 18, 2012

I am excited to bring you the best of the best this week for the Fashion Flash Summer Edition…   First up! Pasta anyone? Here are some healthier choices if and when you decide to indulge. In fact, there are even four gluten free varieties.   What’s changing in SPF labeling? Jackie Silver from AgingBackwards.com … Continued

Happy Father’s Day to the Men in Your Life

How many of you are lucky enough to have your Dad in your life today?  I hope many. I wanted to give a shout out to my dad today cuz he’s a super cool guy and I really haven’t given him his due. I got my abs from my Dad Although my dad is old … Continued

Happy Father’s Day!

How many of you are fathers out there? I did a survey of my readers and I was pleasantly surprised to see that 60% of my readers are men aged 40-50. I think it’s cool that I seem to resonate with dudes that are about my age. (It hasn’t helped the dating situation, although it’s … Continued