This headline in The NY Times, “Getting in Shape in Middle Age“, caught my attention. Unfortunately, the article was a generic template that you probably have heard a gazillion times:
Continue reading“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” – Voltaire When it comes to exercise, moving with proper form is important. Proper exercise form helps reduce the risk of
Continue reading“Core strengthening” is a phrase used so often that people no longer actually know what it means. If you do crunches, is that a “core” exercise? And what about swiss ball
Continue reading“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~C.S. Lewis Wanting something that is out of our reach can be motivating yet when the goal is too far away, the struggle
Continue readingI was talking with a friend recently and she asked if I had heard of the “paleo diet”. A friend of hers had started it, had lost a lot of weight and said she felt better so naturally my friend
Continue readingOne day you go for a run like any other day. But after you finish, you notice a vague aching, weird kind of pain over the front of your right knee. You figure you just over did it and move on. But
Continue readingI discovered, from my research into why people exercise, that there are two main reasons and they change in priority by age ranges. If you’re under 40 years of age, the main reason you exercise
Continue readingWho’s not stressed? Stress is part of life. Maybe it IS life. So, avoiding stress is impossible. Stress has to be managed. It”s an active, acquired skill. Learning to manage stress helps you
Continue readingYou know what “older” means, right? Over the age of 30. If you’re 30 or older, this is for you. Have you ever gone to retrieve something and at just about the moment you arrive
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