Lacing up to go for a walk? Here’s why you need to address any injury that affects your walking or gait right away. Walking is one of THE most repetitive movements we do. Let’s say you do a moderate 5K steps per day. That’s 35k steps per week & almost 2 million steps per year. … Continued
How do you know when to stop & when to keep going? Fitness progression while avoiding injury, especially in menopause, is obviously the goal. Keep going: muscular pain in the middle of the muscle belly, even on both sides that dissipates after the set. This type of pain can indicate muscle growth. Stop: point in … Continued
Would you do things differently if you knew you only had 24 birthdays or Christmas’s or summers left? Have you reverse engineered how much time you have left? It puts things in perspective. The average lifespan for women in Canada is 83.9. https://www.worlddata.info/life-expectancy.php I’m going to make the most of my time left. I hope … Continued
Weight training is wildly beneficial, especially in midlife & beyond. But, if for some reason you can’t weight train due to circumstances (like my hip replacement recovery) make sure to include these 5 habits: Drink more water -lubricates and cushions joints -helps with elimination -helps with blood pressure and body temperature regulation -try electrolytes which … Continued
Have a dumb bell? Here’s a simple full body workout… Buy in each set: 1 min Cardio burst *This can be anything: jump rope/burpees/row/bike/sprint… Then 30 seconds of each: Push ups Goblet hold bench step ups – weak leg Goblet hold bench step up – strong leg Single arm DB row – weak arm Single … Continued
Do you have lazy glutes? If you sit a lot, the answer is likely YES. These exercises are some of the PRE-hab and RE-hab ones I did with BOTH my hip replacements. These moves will continue to be part of my warm up for anything squat related because they get the glutes firing. Your glutes … Continued
Anyone can lose weight on the scale. By doing a ton of cardio, eating low protein & low calories you can: lose water lose muscle lose bone density ‘possibly’ lose fat Ta da! See a lower the number on the scale! But not necessarily fat loss… This is DIFFERENT from fat loss which through strength … Continued
Save this for those days when time is tight & you feel like you can’t workout… Here are 8 ‘movement snacks’ – do anywhere short bursts of exercise. Sometimes all you may have is 5 minutes – and that’s enough to help you maintain your fitness. Don’t discount any small amount of movement. In fact, … Continued
Are you frustrated with what seems like NO progress with your fat loss journey in menopause? Guess what? When you give your body what it needs in terms of nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress reduction – good things will happen – EVEN in menopause. Obviously you need to be armed with the right information – … Continued
Are you frustrated with what seems like NO progress with your fat loss journey in menopause? Guess what? When you give your body what it needs in terms of nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress reduction – good things will happen – EVEN in menopause. Just like you may wonder if spring is ever going … Continued