FabFit50s

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 [...]

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 [...]

 A fit body is more than strong. It’s flexible! I talk a lot about strength training, but I want you to know I stretch after each and every session. And I sometimes stretch at night or first thing in the morning, too. Here’s my favorite lower body stretch. I do it after a leg workout, [...]

I like planks and do them often at the end of a weight routine. Sometimes, I put a light weight plate on my back to increase the resistance.   Even with no added weight, planks are effective.   You’ll feel the stress through your torso, and down through your legs, too. But it’s a good kind of [...]

Something happens to your glutes after age 40–and maybe sooner. With each passing year, they seem to slowly begin to take on a new and, er, interesting shape. Doubt me? Compare the rear ends of 20-year-olds with the rear ends of 40- and 50-year-olds. The older you get, the more squared off and flattened the glutes tend to be. Gone [...]

Too often we think exercise has to be a big production, involving a gym, weights, machines or other equipment. It doesn’t. It can be just as effective if only YOU are involved. This is just a little workout. It can last 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. That’s up to you. Either way, it will get your [...]

This is part 2. It’s another short circuit-style workout that incorporates one exercise each for shoulders, biceps and triceps. I figure, it’s summertime. You might want a little more tone in those arms. If you haven’t seen part 1, no problem. Simply go back to my last post and you can view the first shoulders-and-arms circuit. [...]

Ah, I love nice shoulders. That’s why I work very hard on them. To me, a good pair of shoulders on a woman offsets more than a few ”imperfections.” Build beautifully rounded shoulders and your arms look slimmer, your waist looks trimmer and your hips and thighs look more in proportion with the rest of your body. [...]