Challenge Workouts and Sore Knees

Knee pain. It’s a pain in the…. well…knee. When I first tweaked my knee, it felt like a truck was sitting on it especially at night (torn lateral meniscus) I was ready to perform surgery myself (don’t try this at home ;)). Seriously, I had my left knee scoped, I was awake for the procedure … Continued

Knee Pain Tips

Do you have knee pain? Me too. Thankfully I can tap into the best professionals to help you. My friend Rick Kaselj has these tips for you: Always work a full range of motion as much as possible. If you can’t complete the full range of motion pain free, do the ROM that you can. … Continued

Fashion Flash June 4 2012

  I’m thrilled to bring you  the best over 40 bloggers on the internet!  This group of bloggers  specialize in over 40 fashion, health and beauty topics.  Hang on beauties, there’s lots of fun and information heading your way. Just click HERE to read more on each topic.   What’s one of the biggest fashion over 40mistakes … Continued

Beginner Push Up and Pull Up Tips

  Want to lose weight and get fit all at once? Don’t want to go to the gym or buy expensive equipment? You ARE your own machine when you do body weight exercises. Two of my favorite exercises that hit your entire upper body and core are the push up and pull up. These bodyweight … Continued

Using the Assisted Pull Up Machine

One way to increase your pull up power is to use the assisted pull up machine if you have access to one. I don’t believe this is the best or only way to increase your pull up quality and quantity, but it’s ONE tool in your pull up training tool box. As I’ve said before, … Continued

What Eating Habits Should I Change? (interview)

I often do conference calls with my fitness boot camps. I recently got on the phone with our nutritionist from ‘Simply for Life’. Scott (our nutritionist) and I wanted to discuss the fact that you should change ONE nutritional habit and once that habit feels good, add another. Before long, you can change your whole … Continued

Is Gluten Intolerance the ‘New Black’ of the Diet World?

Go to a grocery store and you’ll no doubt see the ‘gluten free’ section. The media has made ‘gluten free’ ‘gluten intolerance’, ‘gluten sensitivity’ the ‘new black’ in the world of dieting. Is there a need for gluten free eating? How do I know if I should avoid gluten? Manufacturers will find any excuse to … Continued

Is Gluten Making You Store Fat?

Are you having a hard time dropping fat? I’ve been picking the brain of Dr Peter Osborne. He’s got some interesting information for you on how gluten can be a problem when it comes to fat storage. I know, this isn’t ‘easy’ stuff, but if you want to get rid of the junk in your … Continued

3 Top Tips to Fat Loss

Reaching 40+ has it’s ups and downs. Most of us have a better understanding of ourselves and we have better self esteem. I, for one, would never trade my head or ‘wisdom’ (if you could call it that) for my head when I was 30 years old. But, with age comes some physical issues that … Continued

Fashion Flash May 28th, 2012

introduce you to our group of fabulous bloggers who specialize in over 40 fashion, health and beauty topics. I know you will enjoy exploring all of these wonderful and informative blogs!  Just click HERE to read more from each blogger. Here they are:   Menopause Makeover: More than 70% of women ages 55 to 75 … Continued