Want something more meaningful than a social media yearly recap? A fun tradition that my partner & I do is our ‘memory box’. We jot down the date & a fun memory on a post-it & put it in our box to be opened on New Year’s Eve. As we go thru the post-it notes … Continued
There’s NO Special Exercises for MENOPAUSAL Women You should be doing: pulling pushing single arm and leg movements mobility balance work plyometrics (jumping) sprinting The difference is in the variations of exercises and intensity of your workouts. Maybe you’re using machines instead of free weights. Maybe you’re sprinting on a rower rather than running on … Continued
It hit me the other day when I got on the scale & noticed an underlying disappointment that the number wasn’t smaller. What the hell? Why would I think this? Even as a health coach, I have to catch myself falling prey to the idea that I should be leaner & lighter. Has this happened … Continued
Here’s the advice I gave my 79yo client to maintain & even develop her leg strength… I reminded her that she squats several times a day, she should use those ‘reps’ to her advantage. Be conscious of S-L-O-W-L-Y lowering your butt to the seat instead of falling into your chair Sometimes practice a butt tap … Continued
Do you flop down in a chair? Or use your hands to push yourself out of it? As you age, you may not even notice small declines in strength. And did you know that lower limb strength is associated with higher all-cause mortality? Here’s a study to support that finding: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350623001464 Do the Sit to … Continued
Carbs filled with FIBER! For women, gut health is improved with increased fiber daily. A fiber rich diet helps if you want to ward off energy crashes too. These are just two of the many benefits fiber offers… Other benefits include: * Fosters a diverse, happy gut microbiome * Promotes regular bowel movements * Keeps … Continued
Want to be able to ‘trust your gut’ where nutrition is concerned? This might also be called being an ‘intuitive eater’. Individual foods are never the problem, it’s your pattern of eating that may cause health or weight management issues. So you need to recognize your eating pattern: WHY you make some food choices (including … Continued
What really matters where your health & weight management are concerned? I created a slide deck with visuals to help make it crystal clear. The images are basically the highlights, but if you want more details, watch this video. This is a little bit longer than my typical ‘reels’, but if you want the details, … Continued
If you’re looking for biased, half truths & unsubstantiated information… Look no further than Netflix’s ‘You Are What You Eat: The Twin Experiment’. The show presents as legitimate with slick doctors and specialists conducting ‘scientific procedures’ while comparing the omnivore and vegan diets using identical twins. But don’t be fooled, it’s simply propaganda demonizing current … Continued
Work never gets ‘easier’…But …you get more capable… And ‘hard’ is relative to YOU… Measure your ‘hard’ against your CURRENT SELF. Not who you were 20 years ago or against others. Make sure to celebrate your hard! Care to share one of recent ‘hards’? At 61, I’m happy to have more weight on the bar … Continued