Updated February 11, 2017 New research suggests daily exercise could be the best way way to combat distressing symptoms of the menopause Laura Donnelly, Health Editor of The Telegraph in the UK, writes that hot flushes (flushes in the UK, flashes in the US) can be among the most distressing symptoms of menopause. No … Continued
Bodyweight workouts… Lots of folks think that you need a lot of bells and whistles to have a good workout. Not so. Your bodyweight is sufficient for an amazing workout, as you’ll see if you do the follow along workout I have for you below. Now, I must be honest, I don’t ONLY use bodyweight … Continued
Have you met my alter ego? As some of you may already know, I have multiple personalities…(So you really don’t need another trainer…kidding!) My first blog is called Female Fat Loss Over 40 and it caters to women (obviously) over 40. I started this blog to help many of my local fitness boot campers who … Continued
Tell the truth….do you do ‘cardio’? Before my kids, I did a few physique shows. I fared pretty well ending up at the National level here in Canada despite the fact that training for fat loss was different than it is now. Back in the day, I did a lot of traditional steady state cardio … Continued
In keeping with the rules that I give my daughter Hannah when she’s traveling, I didn’t tell anyone what we were up to here in Costa Rica a few days ago. I always hated it when Hannah was in SE Asia and would tell me, ‘Mom, tomorrow I’m going bungee jumping’. I told her, the best way … Continued
Sometimes you’re just stuck with your body weight. I was out in Kelowna moving my Dad into a retirement home. Before the day got started and the weather got too hot, I busted out a workout each morning. You can always fit 20 minutes of fitness in if you really want. Here were my workouts … Continued
I distinctly recall returning to school in the fall of my fifth grade year and was asked to write ‘What I did on my summer vacation’… (Knowing me, I have that paper somewhere in a journal – I tend to keep all kinds of embarrassing written things that I hope someone will burn when I … Continued
Want to strengthen your core and back and get a toned stomach? Forget crunches and sit-ups. They not only won’t get you the results you’re after, you’re quite likely to hurt your back and damage your spine. <===Meet my publishing partner, Lisa Bullock. Lisa and I have been working together for a couple years. She’s … Continued
‘Man the jib.’ ‘Pinch to the mark.’ ‘Time to tack.’ ‘Launch the spinnaker.’ ‘We’ve got dirty air’…. I could go on and on about this foreign sailing language that I’m trying to learn. I have the good fortune of being BFF’s with an experienced sailor who’s invited me to be crew … Continued
I often get asked why my whole workout series and blog is incorporates the word ‘CHALLENGE’. After all, it’s not that inviting is it? Maybe I should have called it ‘EASY workouts’ or something easier to swallow… Instead, I like the whole idea of ‘challenge’ because to me it means that you can constantly be … Continued