Alicia Jones Healthy Living

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Want a Break from Weight Training for Vacation? How to Maintain your Strength & Weight Loss

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“I’m a woman over 50, how do I take a break from my regular workout routine for vacation without losing my progress?” “Will I lose my strength and weight loss results if I take a weight training break over 50?” “Will I lose my results if I don’t weight train for the entire summer?” I… Read More.

Start Exercise After Years of Inactivity: Your Easy Over 50 Fitness Plan

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Start Exercise After Years of Inactivity. Here’s your EASY over 50 fitness plan Are you ready to start exercise after years of inactivity? Or maybe you’ve enjoyed some activity, such as warm summer walks, but they’ve been sporadic or you do them only when the sun starts to shine? Maybe up until now, you’ve been… Read More.

Not Losing Weight? 3 Simple Questions to Ask If You’re experiencing a Weight Loss Plateau Over 50

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Not losing weight? If you’re experiencing a weight loss plateau over 50,  the scale is bouncing up and down, or the pants feel loose one day then tight the next, it can feel really frustrating, annoying, defeating! Especially if you’ve been  making  conscious changes to the way you eat, or adding in more movement, and… Read More.

Does Weight Training Count as Cardio? Fitness Tips for Women Over 50

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 Does weight training count as cardio? Fitness Tips for Women Over 50 My name is Alicia Jones from Alicia Jones Healthy Living and for 16 years, I’ve helped transform the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness tips for women over 50 and weight loss strategies for women over 50. You may have… Read More.

3 Push-Up & Plank Modifications for Sore Wrists: Exercise for Women Over 50

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When it comes to exercise, there is a modification for everything! Today we are talking about  3 easy push-up and plank modifications for sore wrists. The modifications are: Elevation Neutral Position Support Often when a workout move feels painful, it gets eliminated from the workout plan. This only keeps those pain ridden muscles sore, stiff… Read More.

Exercises to Strengthen the Wrists: Exercise for Over 50

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Exercises to strengthen the wrists are a must if you: Feel pain when doing push ups or planks. Your wrists feel sore or tight when typing or driving. When cooking you may notice a heavy pot fatigues the wrists or creates discomfort for the pinky finger. These are all big signs that your wrists need… Read More.

Fitness for Women Over 50: 12 Days of Fitmas Holiday Workout

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  Fitness For Women Over 50 Holiday Challenge is back! Otherwise known as “The 12 Days of Fitmas”, this fun and exciting edition of Alicia Jones Healthy Living boasts 12 complete days of workouts you can do this holiday season! During the holidays,  family events, gatherings or sharing a home with guests make it more… Read More.

3 Ways to Celebrate Your Weight Loss WITHOUT the Scale: (Marie’s Story)

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3 Ways to Celebrate Your Weight Loss Success WITHOUT the Scale: (Marie’s Story) What if the scale never budged, but the inches melted away,  you were able to wear smaller pant sizes, find clothes that fit really nicely, and at the same time you enhanced your energy,  you felt really strong firm and toned… Would… Read More.

How Many Repetitions Should I Do to Get in Shape Over 50? Weight Training Over 50

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 If your main goal is to get in shape over 50 and you’re watching this video, you already know weight training is the most powerful thing you can do to increase lean muscle, enhance your quality of life and slim down. So, how many repetitions should you do to get in shape over 50?… Read More.