FabFit50s

Hopefully, you do. But, what I really mean is, what are you doing to strengthen your back? A strong back helps to eliminate the little aches and pains you might otherwise experience on a daily basis. A strong back will also help to keep you upright and active into the years to come. What do I mean by [...]

As you age–unless you work at it–your shoulders round forward, your chest caves in and your stomach protrudes. Not a pretty picture! But, worse, this position puts a lot of pressure on your back. As the years pass, gravity only assists in pulling your farther forward. You’ll look shorter and FEEL older and less energetic. This posture can also cause [...]

You’re working your back, so what do you do? At the gym, people commonly seem to veer toward the pulldown machine. That’s one of those exercises you learn when you join a gym and they give you the free tour. And it’s a good exercise. But there are many more exercises that are great for the [...]

Is your back strong enough to hold you up? Don’t laugh. As you age, you need to work on keeping your entire body strong. That certainly includes your back.  Strong back muscles help to hold you upright. One great exercise to help strengthen your back is the one-arm dumbbell (DB) row. You can perform this exercise [...]

    What’s your plan when you go to the gym?  Looking around, I see lots of people moving from exercise to exercise, obviously lacking a well-considered plan. It’s not just a woman thing, either. Men are just as likely to knock off a few shoulder presses and maybe some DB curls before they mosey over [...]

 Eventually, you may get to a point where just the thought of going to the gym drives you to tears. Even doing your taxes seems a more pleasant task. It doesn’t need to be that way. Variety is what keeps your workouts fresh. Since working out is a “lifestyle” thing–that is, you’re in it for [...]

Back is my least favorite body part to work. (OK, I admit it. I am not totally thrilled with every workout. Maybe that’s why I put back on Friday??) But today’s workout went fine. Supersetting helped. That’s when you put 2 exercises back-to-back. (Pardon the pun.) It’s a great way to make your workout more [...]

This is the new workout schedule I’m following. I changed it only days ago, after my short (4-day) break: Monday:  Biceps, triceps, abs and cardio Tuesday: Legs, glutes, calves Wednesday: OFF Thursday: Chest, shoulders (front and medial), abs Friday: Back, rear shoulders, low back, cardio OK, why this workout split? My boyfriend, Alan, wants to work on [...]