Stop! You’re doing it wrong. If you want happy shoulders while developing your chest, shoulder and tricep muscles, avoid straight arms for chest flies and wide arms/hands for push ups. Instead, protect your shoulders by balancing the weight of the DB over the elbow for chest flies and keeping the hands and elbows close to … Continued
You may have heard that Melatonin will help you sleep, but I beg to differ. Here’s why I don’t use melatonin: Melatonin is a hormone that interacts with other hormone systems. Melatonin is an unregulated dietary supplement so dosages in commercial products can be well off what’s on the label. Dosages are far greater than … Continued
You really don’t need a ton of time, space or equipment to make movement a part of your day! Here’s a bodyweight movement snack that you can do even in a bathroom! *I mean you don’t have to do it in the bathroom, but it won’t take up any more space than your bathroom – … Continued
Stuck at the office with no time to workout? You can still get a ‘movement snack’ in! Do this little ‘snack’ at your desk when you start to feel your energy lag… 5-7 min AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)… 5 incline burpees (counter top or seat of a chair) 5 incline push ups 5 … Continued
If you don’t mind making a scene, you can this movement snack anywhere! Airport lounge, hotel room, waiting room, line ups… Once I had two other people do this movement snack with me in an airport lounge! If you can count to 10, you’ll see the pattern, each set adds up to 10… Count up/down … Continued
How do you increase the weight you lift when one DB is too heavy and the next one is too light? Simple – it’s called ‘going down the rack’. *And you don’t need an entire rack of DB’s to use this principle. Use a heavier DB for 4-5 perfect form reps, then when your form … Continued
Can’t sleep? We all go through periods of sleeplessness, especially in menopause! Supplementing with magnesium can help! But there are many kinds of magnesium, so what’s the best source for sleep? My favorite magnesium is Magnesium L-Threonate. In addition to helping with sleep, it can be protective against cognitive decline. Magnesium threonate is a more … Continued
It’s tough hitting the muscles of your back without equipment, but here are a few exercises you can try that will strengthen your back AND improve your posture: Wall slide or stick up A super man A blackbird A bird dog Prisoner position arms for lunges and squats Need another reason to improve your posture … Continued
Training your back at home can be a challenge. Guess what? You can use a simple bed sheet secured in a door to do body weight rows. *Make sure you have the knot of the bed sheet on the inside of the door so the door doesn’t accidentally open into you. Grab the ends of … Continued
It’s true! The compound: resveratrol found in red wine can reduce menopausal symptoms. BUT, you’d have to drink 3L of wine to get the benefits from red wine alone. This type of consumption is NOT a healthy option – as fun as that may seem! So, don’t use the resveratrol excuse to chug bottles of … Continued