FabFit50s

  I often get e-mails from other sites that shout out news about some new workout program that’s better than all the rest. And if you’re not working out this way, these e-mails suggest, you are wasting your precious time. Oh, geez. It’s just not so complicated. Yes, there are a few rules that will help [...]

I belong to a large commercial gym a few miles from my home. It’s convenient and has great equipment. I don’t have too many complaints, really. My big one is this… I would LOVE to see more women my age working out. Not up on the cardio deck, but down in the free weights area. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

How do you track your progress? Or do you? I’ve been hitting the gym for nearly 20 years now and have gone through all kinds of phases. I used to write down my exercises, sets and repetitions and weight lifted for every single workout. At the time, it motivated me. Checking my notepad, I always strived [...]