FabFit50s

Last week, I wrote about how having somewhat elevated blood sugar, or pre-diabetes, puts you at greater risk for dementia—and why it’s, therefore, so important to know your blood sugar level and to reduce it, if it is high. Here’s more news along the same lines. Recent research published in the journal, Neurology, reports that [...]

  It sometimes seems tough to squeeze in exercise. Understood. But I don’t want to talk about exercise this time. I want to talk about walking and its simple beauty. If you need a bigger reason than that, well, it’s tremendous for stress relief, especially if you walk in a peaceful setting. Then again, I [...]

Essentially this…BE THERE. I was at the gym yesterday and watched one of the gym trainers spot a woman doing an incline barbell chest press. When a pretty co-worker approached him from behind, the trainer stopped looking at his client and turned his full attention to his co-worker. The co-worker said something; he said something in [...]

According to a recent study published in the journal, Neurology, people who have diabetes have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia. And people who have pre-diabetes also have an increased risk for dementia. How do you know if you have either condition? Your blood sugar level can be determined by a blood test called [...]

You know I love training shoulders if you’ve followed this blog very long. Shoulders give you that look of athleticism. They also make whatever happens below the shoulder line look not so bad. Developed shoulders can make a waistline appear trimmer and hips, etc. appear sleeker. While I do muscle-building exercises like DB and BB [...]

I’ve written about this before, but the search for abs goes on for so many people. So I’m putting this out there again since there are always individuals who are still curious, concerned, confused. The big secret behind great abs is…low body fat! Please believe me. Without a low enough level of body fat… No [...]

Getting fitter and healthier can be a struggle. We all know that! But what if I told you that there’s a way you can improve your chances of achieving these goals? Psychologists call it mental contrasting, a technique studied and developed by NYU Professor of Psychology, Gabriele Oettingen. That’s where you think about how great [...]

  Healthy food looks beautiful!   I’ve always been an avid reader of diet programs. Whether from online trainers who offer shape-up programs, online sites, books or magazines. It’s an odd obsession, I admit, probably springing from my long-gone days of looking for “the diet to end all diets.” Most of the diets I read [...]