FabFit50s

Want to firm up that fleshy area at the rear of your upper arm?    Here’s a quick superset idea you can do at home–without equipment.    A superset, by the way, is a combination of 2 exercises performed back to back.  Supersets provide plenty of stimulus for the muscle to break down and then grow–which results in a [...]

In my guy’s gym the other day, a regular came over to us and boasted how he’d been in the gym since 8 AM. It was then 11 AM. Three hours! He said he’d done an hour of cardio to start. (He always does an hour of cardio, he bragged.) He was on his second [...]

This should probably be entitled Time Wasters: Part 2, since I’ve already ranted against using those abductor and adductor machines (usually performed after a long cardio workout) in the hopes of trimming your thighs. What a waste of your exercise time! Now, I need to comment on another exercise I see women performing from time to time. Shrugs! Yesterday [...]

Funny how all it takes is one little nudge to get you going. Today, all it took was a post by respected Coach Nick Tumminello on the use of stability balls (aka Swiss balls, physio balls or fitness balls) versus stable equipment (eg, flat, incline or straight-back benches). With my bodybuilding background, I admit–I am definitely prejuidiced. Give [...]

This is one promise that is totally doable. If you start NOW–by eating sensibly and doing this workout twice a week without fail–you CAN have sleeker, tighter arms by summer. And that means you’ll be able to don your tank tops and sleeveless dresses without a second thought. The upper arm–specifically the back of the upper arm–is [...]

A couple of weeks ago, The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) issued their 2010 position statement on the management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The statement discusses (among other things, like diet and supplementation) the importance of weight-bearing and strength-training exercise. These activities result in stress to the bone, which in turn results in increased bone mass and, therefore, [...]

Many women don’t train legs effectively. They do cardio and figure “that’s enough.” Or maybe they do cardio, then hit the inner/outer thigh machines before they head home. But a good leg workout stimulates the muscles from your glutes down through your calves and shins. Combined with a proper diet, effective leg workouts can: tighten [...]

Ha! THAT got your attention, didn’t it? I do include chocolate in my diet–the dark chocolate kind that’s greater than 70% cocoa, since that’s been shown to do good things for your cardiovascular system. I prefer organic chocolate, and I love the bars that have little bits of berries and nuts in there, like these [...]