How do you get a flat belly, toned arms, and to fit into your favorite jeans again? When you ask for exercise advice and the reason you’re not making progress is something else…here’s the “should ask question” answered. If you are seeking energy, weight loss, toning up, stamina, libido boost…there’s a good chance it starts […]
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You’ve started and stopped exercise and diets before. You’ve landed in the same spot again and again. It can be going poorly, or going well, and still you can’t seem to stick with it. Here are six obstacles that regularly get in the way of women over 50 who eventually find me because they can’t
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In the last decade and more specifically, in the last five years, fitness and exercise trends are moving to “functional fitness” and away from more traditional measures and application of fitness. If your early adult years were laced with Jane’s “feel the burn” and high impact aerobics or three sets of 10 strength training exercises
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Want more energy during the day and more restful sleep at night? Then you’re going to love this. The secret to getting better results from your exercise and nutrition is getting more sleep. The secret to getting more sleep lies in your exercise and nutrition. I won’t neglect the importance of some specific bedtime habits
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Thyroid health, fatigue and weight related disorders are the topic with my guests Heather and Damian Dube, co-Founders of e3 Energy Evolved, a thyroid, autoimmune & metabolism restoration system helping women & men create their lifetime-best natural wellness & fat loss with no fitness.Curious about the signs and symptoms of thyroid issues? Wonder what your
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An Optimal Exercise Schedule for Weight Loss? The conversation about cardio first or strength training first is a long-standing one. A fairly large body of research over the three decades I’ve been teaching fitness have collectively said that order doesn’t have a lot of significance. That said, I’ve always shared with my clients and customers,
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Is it more weight and fewer reps or less weight and more reps? Should you weight train for an hour twice a week or every day for less time? Answers to all your questions here. Leave a comment below the show and share a question with me that you have at flipping50tv.com
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In You Still Got It, Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women, I outlined three different resistance training protocols for improving fitness based on goals. If weight loss (including optimal body composition), bone density, or better function (for sport or improved movement) has the highest priority for you, your weight training methods should reflect
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If you’re not seeing results it’s often due to lack of rest and recovery. Listen to this short podcast for more signs and symptoms that you could be over doing it and learn how to avoid it.Comments are welcome! I love hearing from you. Leave your question below. Leave a rating at iTunes.
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Lift weights fast or lift weights heavy Either way is a small time commitment. Fast means with power. Rather than traditionally lifting on a 1-2 count and lowering on a 3-4 count, you lift quickly in 1 count, pause slightly and lower the weight under control. The addition of power increases the energy expenditure of
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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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