Upper arm toning on your wish list? Welcome to the everything arms episode, this is Debra Atkinson you’re listening to flipping 50 where I address, your top struggles and concerns and I share what to eat, how to move and how to change your mindset. So you can have the energy and the vitality that …
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There’s science to why self-sabotage happens. And if there’s science to it, there’s support for seeing it coming. This episode touches on something so very important at any time in your life and on many levels. If you’re 8 months into a pandemic and you’re also finding resistance to exercise or healthy habits, my hope …
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Stop the menopause madness! Stop the over exercise to exhaustion, the injury-causing, metabolism-killing cardio … and the increased frequency you’re doing that further throws your hormones under the bus. It’s so very clear at menopause that you’re not a calories in calories out equation. That in fact that blindly doing “more” … more often, more …
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Sit-ups and crunches are not a girl’s (or guy’s best friend). So, what does work? And why are sit-ups and crunches so bad but still so prevalent in fitness classes?Well, first, keep in mind a vast majority of fitness instructors have minimal training before they’re able to lead a group in fitness. In fact, all …
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I struggled to post this. If you’re hanging on every word and post (hi mom) you may have noticed I’m about 12 hours later than usual. I couldn’t put my finger on why exactly. I think it is instead is that the shooting in Las Vegas rocked us each in different ways. I couldn’t imagine …
Crunches and sit ups are not the best way to get a strong core. This popular topic is an evergreen source of controversy. The statistics are clear, however. It’s easy to feel immune before you’re hurt. Here are the tips and the supporting research, both personal and academic.flippingfifty.com/flatabsbetterback
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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