Can You Make Menopause Better? Yes. In the gym and in the kitchen you’ve got a dozen ways to make menopause better. Your trip through menopause can be easy and enjoyable. Here’s how the exercise you do can make menopause so much more pleasant! #1 Reduce Stress Let’s face it there are so many ways […]
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Could you think yourself younger? In this post I’m exploring the question why can’t you lose weight from an angle I bring up from time to time. It’s popping up now because of several recent conversations I’ve had. I’m an exercise psychology expert in addition to a movement specialist and hormone-balancing exercise expert. A recent
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Ingredients: 1/2 frozen banana, sliced 1 ripe avocado 1/2 tsp almond extract 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Paleo Power or Plant Power chocolate protein 3 T cacao powder (or nibs) 3 drops stevia unsweetened almond milk Instructions: Cut the avocado in half and pit. Add the ingredients to a high-powered blender. (I love my NutriBullet). Add
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When you’re just starting exercise after 50 or you’re recommitting after a summer there are a lot of sexy programs, beautiful celebrity trainers, and conflicting information. When you’re not sure where to start, what to do, or who to trust it can be overwhelming, or lead to frustration due to injury or lack of results.That’s
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How does faster fitness after 50 sound? That’s what I’m serving up today. We so often focus on the sessions, the workouts, the exercises. We often don’t pay enough attention to what happens between workouts that boosts your fitness level. As a fitness instructor, trainer and trainer of trainers for 34 years, I’ve witnessed that
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Could You Sleep Better with Fasting?Here’s the cliff note on this podcast: I sleep better thanks to fasting. If you sleep better you’re going to naturally be supporting balanced hormones. Get the details here!As many of my followers and subscribers already know, I don’t advocate fasting for everyone. Many of the women I work with
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Get and Stay Motivated to Exercise “How do you stay motivated to exercise?” It’s one of the most common questions I’m asked. I know my successful clients and friends who are committed are often asked this too. The truth may be we’re not all that motivated. We committed to it and we go because we
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Ingredients: Chocolate Paleo Power Protein or Plant Power Protein ¼ cup Gluten-free Oats 1 cup frozen cherries 1 handful of spinach ¼ avocado 2 T. Chia seeds 1 T. Cacao powder Ice cubes Just enough Coconut milk to blend Toppings: Raw coconut Sliced almonds Raspberries or strawberries Add just enough coconut milk to blend. This
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Ingredients: Vanilla Paleo Power or Plant Power Protein 1 frozen banana ½ cup carrot juice ½ cup plain coconut yogurt 4 medjool dates, pitted and torn (or Stevia) 1/8 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 cup walnuts ice Toppings Chopped walnuts Raw coconut flakes Dusting cinnamon So good! You won’t even
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Ingredients: Vanilla Paleo Power or Plant Power Protein ¼ cup gluten-free Oats (I like Bob’s Red Mill) 1 cup frozen blueberries ¼ avocado handful of spinach (or baby kale) 3 T. Hemp hearts dash cinnamon ice cubes ½ cup unsweetened Almond milk Toppings Cocao nibs banana slices Instructions: Blend all ingredients in a high-powered blender.
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Shoulder
Circumference outside of both arms, at the armpit
Right Triceps
Halfway btwn shoulder & elbow, arm extended.
Hips
Find the widest point of girth at the hips
Right Thigh
Standing with weight on both legs, measure halfway between knee cap and hip flexor
Right Calf
Standing with weight on both legs, find the largest point of calf.
Chest
Measure from the rib cage just under breasts at bra line
Waist
At the belly button/umbilicus
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