Don’t underestimate the value of walking to manage and maintain your health and weight in menopause. If getting steps in is a challenge, combine your steps with things you’re ALREADY doing every day. Here’s how my clients and I have used a walking pad, especially during the months of the year that walking outdoors is … Continued
When motivation takes a day off or when you have a minor ache or pain… Show up anyway! Remember, even a mediocre workout is still a step towards progress… I’ve been having a few of those mediocre workouts while I sort out a few aches and pains, but I’m not giving up. So, here’s to … Continued
’Heavy’ or ‘light’ is a matter of personal preference as long as you’re lifting. Both lifting heavy and light have a ‘downside’: High reps with lower weights are painful, they burn & you run out of breath. You may stop at 15 reps when you could actually do 20 reps which are the ones that … Continued
Need a little workout inspiration? Joanne is an intermediate lifter who wanted to set up a realistic fitness goal. I suggested setting a performance goal. This might include: working up to a 1RM (rep max) for a specific lift like the bench press or deadlift increasing the number of reps at a specific weight – … Continued
Frequency or duration of your workouts? What’s more important for overall fitness? Regular exercise, especially strength training, has so many benefits, but sometimes it’s tough to fit a workout in your busy day. Don’t underestimate the value of movement ‘snacks’ – short bursts of movement of 5-10 minutes… If you can’t workout, include one or … Continued
Aging is a privilege denied to many. With that thought in mind, I celebrate 60 years. I’ve been practicing saying ‘I’m 60’ for a while because only ‘old people’ are in their 60’s. Shouldn’t I have some cooking skillz by now? Apparently some skills will forever be elusive. As per always, I celebrate with movement… … Continued
If you fall and break a hip, the risk of mortality in hip fracture patients is 3-fold higher than that in the general population. Here’s a study explaining that scary stat: https://rdcu.be/c2TKX So make sure you’re doing all you can to stay strong & mobile! Try this: Touch elbow to opposite knee while balancing on … Continued
If you don’t keep moving, you’ll lose your mobility. Want strong & stable shoulders? Use light plate weight to perform these drills in your warm up: First drill… -Reach upwards with plates on palms up… -Externally rotate plates as you lower hands… -Bend at waist as you reach out laterally with palms up… -Inwardly rotate … Continued
Failure is part of the process. For me, there are more bloopers than successes in my training. I should capture more on camera to post. If you’re learning something new, remember that we all start somewhere. There’s a lesson in every ‘fail’. Failure is the only way to real success. Happy to help you ‘fail … Continued
Not everyone wants to workout on holiday, do what feels good for YOU. I like to do short full body workouts on vacay and this is a great format. Do 5-10 rounds: 10 KB swings 5 pull up variation 10 push up variation 15 air squats There are so many ways to vary this workout. … Continued