How to Ensure You Can Toilet Yourself in the Future

If toileting yourself in the future is a priority… Then having the core & leg strength to do so is something to pay attention to. Try this exercise with a broomstick for starters. This zombie squat will force you to learn how to engage the muscles that keep the thoracic spine rigidly braced. If you … Continued

My Menopause ‘Go-To’ Bodyweight Workout

Need a modifiable do anywhere workout that hits all major muscle groups? Any version of ‘CrossFit Cindy’ is a fun one. Even in menopause you can and should be hitting the muscles as hard as YOU can manage. Find a variation that fits with your fitness level and do it! -Squat variation – air squats, … Continued

5 Menopause Fat Loss Reminders

Even in menopause, there’s reason for hope where fat loss is concerned… These principles may be self explanatory, but you may need direction as to how to make them work for you: 1. You do NOT need to go low carb or cut out any macro or specific food. 2. The scale is NOT the … Continued

This is MY Menopause

In case you were wondering… Here’s what my menopause looks like: Not that you have to do what I do… But you are what your habits are. I feel fantastic in my 60’s & I know that these habits will help me feel good as I age. Every woman’s menopause journey is a little different.  … Continued

My Passion Project

Do you have a passion project? My co-host, Alli Kerr and I do the Girls Talk Healthy Aging podcast as our passion project and as a public service. We’re passionate about bringing you evidence based information to help you age well. Honestly, at first we were excited to just talk with each other, but we’ve … Continued

7 Tips to Get Unpleasant Tasks DONE

Moving? Renovating? Cleaning the garage? For me, this summer has brought a move and a renovation – both happy events that require a lot of work to accomplish. Whatever your unpleasant task, I’ve found the tips helpful… 1.Terrible jobs are less terrible when done together 2.Small steps done repeatedly add up 3.Only one person can … Continued

Is Age Really Just a Number?

‘Age is just a number’, right? Who are you kidding? Age IS a number & the bigger it gets, the harder things are. But just because things are harder, does not mean they are impossible. And the alternative: declining muscle, loss of bone density and functionality, metabolic disorders – these things are much harder then … Continued

This is Menopause…

Menopause can be a downer! But there’s plenty that you can do to take back ownership of what seems like your alien body. It starts with being kind to yourself & acknowledging that it’s going to be OK. Then: 1️Talk to your doctor about whether menopause hormone therapy is right for you 2️Look at your … Continued

Need to Lose Those Last 10lbs? This is for you….

*Just press pause if the video moves too quickly 😉 Unfortunately people take liberties to comment on another’s weight, which is inappropriate at either end of the scale. Feeling good in your own skin is important no matter what size skin you’re in. If you’ve ever been there, it’s hard to ‘lose those last 5lbs’, … Continued