I grew up in a stereotypical sandwich family. No, not the type you eat, but kind where my mother was a full-time caregiver to both my aging grandmother, and to us kids (my brother and I). There was my mother, smack dab in in the middle, trying to take care of us all. My grandmother… Read More.
The Crippling Belief That Stops You From Achieving Your Weight Loss Goals Over 50
It was only about 1 year ago that it happened… It had been a really busy period in my life. I was prepping for the launch of Over Fifty Fit & Fabulous, plus working with one-on-one clients, trying taking care of my family obligations and literally stressed from every end… Gary (my husband) was also… Read More.
TRX Core: Toning With Just 3 Moves (Advanced)
My absolute favorite piece of fitness equipment is the TRX. Especially for your core. The core consists of not only the outter layer of your abs (the rectus femoris and obliques along your sides) but also the internal abs that suck in your stomach and stabilize your back (the transverse abdominis and internal obliques). What… Read More.
6 Sneaky Ways to Get Your Partner Healthy
A Scottish born beer drinker and a Mexican/Canadian Fitness enthusiast seem like one of the most unlikely couple, yet somehow from the very beginning I knew he was the one. Although I’ve known my significant other Gary, for 4 years, we only started officially as a couple one and a half years ago, we’ve lived… Read More.
The One Thing I Eat Every Day..And It does’nt Have to be Unhealthy:
Every day for years I’ve been doing this. It got me healthy, and it makes me happy, yet lately I can’t stop hearing how bad it is for me. Everyday I wake up and eat a bowl of cereal. It sounds harmless enough, yet with cereal’s high sugar content and lack of protein, its getting… Read More.