So, you know you need to start strength training—but where do you begin? The good news is, you don’t need fancy equipment or complicated workouts. If you want to stay strong, mobile, and independent, your workouts should focus on functional movements—the ones that mimic real-life actions like getting up from a chair, carrying groceries, and…
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As we get older, staying strong isn’t just about looking good – it’s about maintaining health, independence, and quality of life. But did you know that one of the best predictors of overall health and longevity is grip strength? Research shows that weaker grip strength is linked to a higher risk of chronic disease, reduced…
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Alright, so here’s the deal with getting older: most people shrink a bit as they age. For older adults, building and maintaining muscle becomes more challenging compared to their younger days. It’s like the saying goes, “use it or lose it.” That’s exactly what I focus on when working with older women who want to…
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Struggling to eat healthy with a busy schedule? Discover creative ways to make nutritious choices, even with packaged foods, for a balanced lifestyle!
The pandemic may be over, but the likelihood of having another one grows with each advance in virus manipulation. Here are some tips to help you make it through the next one, just in case! Living under the constant stress of a pandemic, day in and out, causes the body to produce too much cortisol,…
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In order to successfully create and maintain a healthy lifestyle, we need be aware of our beliefs. The beliefs you hold about life, yourself and people is what’s responsible for who you are, how you behave and who you will become. Our beliefs come from our parents, teachers, past experiences, culture and environment and they…
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One of the most common requests that all fitness professionals whether exercise or nutrition experts, receive from clients is to help them accomplish their goal of weight loss. The problem with this request is that weight loss is an outcome, not a goal. In fact, what may appear at first to be a semantic detail…
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