Something (anything!) is better than nothing where movement is concerned. If you’re stuck at your desk, set a timer to go off every hour. Get up and do ONE minute of exercise, here are some ideas: chair squats desk push ups jumping jacks marches reverse lunges wall sits wall stick ups side bends calf raises … Continued
Stop relying on exercise to lose weight. Exercise has a ton of benefits beyond calorie burning including: Reducing the risk of cancer. … Strengthening your bones. … Reducing the risk of other diseases. … Boosting your mood To name just a few! Exercise for FUN & FUNCTION Weight loss is best addressed with modifying nutrition. … Continued
What’s best for faster fat loss? You’re asking the wrong question. The speed you lose fat is less important than the SUSTAINABILITY of the fat lost. Cardio ‘may’ initially burn more calories but if you want to play the long game where fat loss is concerned, you’ll want to build more muscle. Muscle is metabolically … Continued
Recovering from a setback is slow & tedious. Often times it feels like a useless endeavour. But little by little, a little becomes a lot! Don’t discount the small efforts to get yourself back; small efforts ADD UP. For many, workouts drive nutrition – when you’re training, you’re eating more supportively. Making healthy eating choices … Continued
Don’t exercise just to burn calories… Exercise for FUN. Exercise to stay functional as you age… Cuz even the ‘best’ workout won’t help you if you don’t do it. Here’s a fun full body workout. 10 rounds: 20 KB swings (or burpees) 5 pull ups (modify if needed or do any sort of rowing movement) … Continued
Injured? Me too. The good news is that there’s almost always something you can do to work around it. The worst thing you can do is just sit on the couch. You’ll feel better with some movement, and it can even speed up healing. Stay positive and patient. Keep your workout habit. Move the injured … Continued
Lacing up to go for a walk? Here’s why you need to address any injury that affects your walking or gait right away. Walking is one of THE most repetitive movements we do. Let’s say you do a moderate 5K steps per day. That’s 35k steps per week & almost 2 million steps per year. … Continued
How do you know when to stop & when to keep going? Fitness progression while avoiding injury, especially in menopause, is obviously the goal. Keep going: muscular pain in the middle of the muscle belly, even on both sides that dissipates after the set. This type of pain can indicate muscle growth. Stop: point in … Continued
Have a dumb bell? Here’s a simple full body workout… Buy in each set: 1 min Cardio burst *This can be anything: jump rope/burpees/row/bike/sprint… Then 30 seconds of each: Push ups Goblet hold bench step ups – weak leg Goblet hold bench step up – strong leg Single arm DB row – weak arm Single … Continued
Do you have lazy glutes? If you sit a lot, the answer is likely YES. These exercises are some of the PRE-hab and RE-hab ones I did with BOTH my hip replacements. These moves will continue to be part of my warm up for anything squat related because they get the glutes firing. Your glutes … Continued