Episode #465Â For women over 45 strength training is the absolute most important exercise component. It will continue to be until you take your last breath. To make this personal, my mother just experienced a hip fracture and the inevitable hip replacement that happens after. Her recovery won’t go as smoothly as it did 15 years …
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Episode #464 Tired of the same old lame old myths and promises? It’s time for blunt fitness facts as you age. Here’s just the episode to deliver. Loved my chat with Susan Niebergall for this episode of Flipping50. Love it too? Leave your comments below the show notes. I love hearing from you. This episode will …
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Many of the items on this quick fitness changes list come from Hot, Not Bothered: 99 Daily Flips for Slimmer, Fitter, Faster So You Can Master Metabolism Before, During, and (long) After Menopause. The book references include hundreds of cited studies featuring subjects who are in perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause. Why is that important? …
Healthy at-home exercise is a must-have for anyone today. Even if you belong and love your gym, having an option for those days when you can’t make it is paramount for consistency. There will be those days you’re stuck with too little time to commute there and back, or you’re caregiving, or waiting for “cable …
Imagine yourself 12 months from right now in the best shape of your life. Yesterday I got a message from a Flipping 50 community member because it was her anniversary. A year ago she had decided to train for her first triathlon, after 60. She included a picture from last year and a recent one …
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We grey. We wrinkle. We gain weight and lose strength. We die. But do we have to gain weight and lose strength? And can we not just increase longevity but increase the quality of the longer life? There’s plenty of emerging evidence that the right exercise slows your aging process. From bones, to muscles, and …
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What Have Yoga, Triathlon, and Rebranding Midlife Got In Common? My guest today, Juju Hook, that’s what. She too walked away from a “job” in her late 40s to go online and do bigger things. Our discussion of her new book and her why tease the premise of the question, problems, and lies so you …
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Fitness After 50 and Big Hairy Goals Fitness after 50 gets an unique reaction. Some women resent that we’re talking about it as if they’re broken or can’t do anything younger women can. Others feel they need something softer, gentler, because of their age. Women near midlife, specifically the midlife threshold 5-0, sometimes get a …
This post is full of tips for fitness after 50 from recent research. Fitness After 50 Tip #1: Ditch your split routine and do a full body workout. Unless you’re planning to do a figure competition focused on building each muscle in an isolated way, you want to do  full body workouts for your best …
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The secrets to fast and forever fitness after 50 are the same secrets to weight loss after 50. This post includes practical examples of the a most basic principle. Before you read it, you have to want to change before it matters. I just yesterday spoke with a friend who referred to some recent major …
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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