Do you want a real challenge? Have you ever thought of doing a fitness or figure show? I’m not telling you that this is something you SHOULD do, but I AM saying that you’ll learn more about your body and yourself by doing so. A word of advice: if you’re just starting out with resistance … Continued
The Menopause Makeover has some great stuff! If it hasn’t happened yet, it soon will – that anxious moment when you must decide what to wear to high school reunion! Find out how to WOW them all with a real life example from The Glam Gals at Fabulous after 40. Are you ‘just average’? Female … Continued
Are you ever short on time and need a super fast full body workout? It happens all the time for me. My days get pretty hairy, just like yours. Recently, I made a great decision and hired an assistant. That is, one with opposable thumbs, Desi (dog) doesn’t count even though he’s in the office … Continued
Pressed for time? Need a great workout that’s done in 20 minutes? Here’s an amazing workout for you to do using only a dumb bell, bench and mat. Do in ‘as many rounds as possible’ style. Try to do the four exercises as many times as you can in a 10-20 minute period with minimum … Continued
I know that many of you are considering a vegetarian lifestyle. I myself have given up beef, poultry and pork. I call myself a ‘flex-a-tarian’ meaning that I’m ‘flexible’ with my food choices. I’ll eat meat on occasion, but I feel best eating eggs and fish as my main protein sources. (I eat lots of … Continued
I’ve had a variety of careers that have led to this one. You may never have guessed that some of my most profound lessons were learned underwater. Let me explain… My first career started at the age of six. It would span twelve years and it involved Green hair and a lot of water… I … Continued
Need a challenge? Want a benchmark for your upper body pushing strength? Cool thing is, this challenge will test your core strength and endurance too. Your relative strength compared to body weight is important. I took a page out of Men’s Health and found this challenge. Yes I know, I’m a woman, what am I … Continued
Are you average? To me, that’s a little bit of an insult…Who wants to be average? I thought you’d be interested in knowing some ‘average’ facts to see where you stack up. (Apologies to my non-American readers, it’s easiest to find stats for the good ole US of A). Is 5 ft. 4 in tall, … Continued
This week it’s my turn to host the fashion flash, I’m associated with a bunch of wonderful bloggers and I wanted to share their links with you… Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Staness Jonekos, co-author of “The Menopause Makeover,” shares a drug-free option to chronic pain. No-Nonsense Beauty tries … Continued
Women approaching or in their 40’s have to work against nature to maintain their figure. Our current lifestyle and Mother Nature has stacked the odds against us sailing smoothly through the fourth decade of our life without some extra baggage, literally. I’m talking about gobs of fat hanging off our waists like a muffin top-not … Continued