It’s easier to maintain your weight than it is to lose it, at anytime, but especially in menopause. So here are 4 tips to avoiding weight gain over the holidays (OR anytime!): 1. Quantify where you are before the holidays… You could check in on the scale, use a measuring tape or try on a … Continued
Menopause is an especially vulnerable time & potential cash cow for marketers… Be discerning with whom you listen! Don’t concern yourself with these things: 1. What your friend is doing. Or what a social influencer is eating in a day. How much weight anyone has lost in a specific time… On and on. Everyone is … Continued
Before the tips…ditch ideas about weighted vests and GLP1 macrodosing or whatever the latest trend is that social influencers are selling… Here are three things you can do TODAY to turn things around: 1️. Without resistance training, you’re trading lean mass (muscle) for fat over time with more sedentary living. Muscle keeps you strong & … Continued
Aging is hard…But it’s a whole lot easier with the right attitude. And Dr. Kerry Burnight has helped shape mine. I highly recommend her book, Joy Span. Please note: this is NOT a sponsored post. Her book is a refreshing and optimistic read with actionable tips to embracing aging more joyfully. For example, I’ll probably … Continued
Buyer beware. Menopause is literally the new ‘cash cow’ with supplements popping up everywhere promising life altering relief. When determining whether a supplement I was asked to promote was ‘legit’, I ran it by an expert: Dr Stuart Philips. Stuart is well versed in research protocol as the head researcher of kinesiology at McMaster University … Continued
Weights need to be heavy enough to CHALLENGE you, but not BREAK you! The key is finding the right balance… Judy has a new lease on life after starting to incorporate strength training twice weekly. She says, ‘I can’t believe all the unexpected benefits like: Improved mood Improved pelvic floor Improved balance Walking 5 flights … Continued
When you feel like the world is a dumpster fire…sabotaging your health won’t make things better. Control what you can… Here are 3 tips my clients & I use to cope. First, be informed, but limit exposure to news & things you have no control of, especially before be. This may mean turning off news … 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
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
Here’s the real truth…(the last is the MOST important): Everyone has belly fat Some belly fat is healthy & normal Fat distribution is genetic. Some people hold more fat in their belly region With aging, the body pushes fat storage to the belly more than other areas No ‘special routine’ or amount of abdominal … Continued