FabFit50s

A blogger friend left a comment on one of my recent posts and included this great link.  (Thank you, Lisa!) In case you didn’t see Lisa’s comment, I’m devoting this post to it. It’s that important– and I don’t want you to miss it! The link provides cross-sections of two men’s thighs. Both are 74 years old. One [...]

If you go through a “busy period,” research shows you can maintain muscle strength with once-a-week training. But, if you’re between the ages of 60 and 75, not muscle size. And, although the study reported last year in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, did not investigate adults [...]

True! You don’t have to compare yourself to others any more! So…there ARE some benefits to getting older! You can go to the gym and concentrate on business! Exercising (not chatting) and using good form. And not worrying about what other women are lifting. Guys have this problem. Maybe it’s “poundage” envy. In fact, my [...]

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 [...]

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.   [...]

Yep. I used to use 3- and 5-pounders on these exercises. Way back when. It’s a time-efficient superset (a combination of 2 or more exercises–in this case, 3!), though. And it opens up and strengthens your chest and tightens up your arms nicely.   If you’re not used to working out, select light weights and do [...]

It’s a mistake I see people making consistently through the years I’ve been working out. That is: doing the same workout week after week after week. Men do it. Women do it, too. You get comfortable doing certain exercises, so you do them repeatedly. In the same order. Week after week. Worse yet, using the [...]