FabFit50s

I do. And that’s not good. A new study (this is the PubMed abstract) reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that people over 50 who sit (and, specifically, watch TV) for seven or more hours a day have a greater risk for mortality than do people who watch only one hour of [...]

Do you ever wonder if what you’re doing in the gym is having any effect? That’s when you need to have some faith in your plan. What, no plan?! That’s probably what’s making you doubtful. Here are 3 workout strategies to keep in mind when you’re at the gym. Get these in order and you [...]

I did it again. Fell in the gym and caused a commotion. It was embarrassing. I was doing box jumps. That’s where you jump with both feet up onto a bench or step. And then you step down to the floor, one foot at a time, before jumping up again. I maybe do them once [...]

You don’t have to go to the gym to get a little cardiovascular exercise in. You can do it almost anywhere, as long as you have a little space. Outside, inside. Just modify the exercise to fit your space. Hey, remember watching Jack LaLanne on TV? He made it work anywhere! And if Jack liked jumping [...]

Post-workout: Phew! Classes are great, don’t get me wrong. For many women, they are the first step to fitness.  As a woman I just interviewed told me, “It’s easier to stay motivated when there’s an instructor pushing you.”   But, sometimes, instructors don’t notice you. Like when you’re in a class of 20 people.   [...]

My internal alarm clock went off recently. Time to watch my food intake! That alarm clock has been softly buzzing for a few weeks. Telling me, “Watch it, now. You’re flirting with trouble.” But then, it went off! A distinct buzz I could not ignore. In other words…Breasts a little too full. Midsection soft. Lower [...]

These days, they’re calling it “metabolic resistance training,” or MRT. By “them,” I mean certain Internet trainers who act like they’ve discovered a new way of working out. Sigh. MRT is just a fancy new name for the same methods used by The FIRM® videos years ago, which is sort of how I started down [...]

  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 [...]