Upper body strength is lacking for many women. If you use your lower body to walk, run, bike, hike you may find you have a fairly strong lower body. If you’ve been more sedentary since COVID? It’s time to get moving. Yes, a few squats and lunges, hiking up hills, or substituting bridges and hamstring […]
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I recently shared this video with my subscribers and want to share it here too! Listen, if you’re doing deadlifts wrong you could be moving toward an injury faster than to lifted, shapely buns and strength. I love deadlifts (can you feel the but coming? Watch this…) AND I love that a little fear of
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Today’s short episode answers the question “Is full body weight training or a split routine better?” Right now as you’re exercising at home to stay in place, and tempted potentially by the thousands of fitness trainers displaced from their gyms who are offering you their workout online, getting this right is even more important than
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Should You Lift Weights Every Day? What’s Best for Your Metabolism?Should you lift weights every day?This post answers this question I get regularly enough that I need to clarify what is “lifting” and what works.Especially now, while we want routine and a channel for the adrenaline. There’s never been a better time to focus on
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Blood flow restriction training is not new to Flipping 50. This may be the third podcast in just a few short months. Yet, today’s guest barely needs an intro, he’s referred to as a household word by many of my clients and friends. And for good reason.Dr. Mercola, is founder of Mercola.com that has been
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Strength training is the fountain of youth. You may love your yoga, Zumba, running or _______, and that’s awesome! Stronger muscles will keep you doing it for longer. Here are just 20 (not all all-inclusive) good reasons to re-examine how you spend your exercise time. 1) Prevent Muscle Losses Muscle mass peaks at age 25.
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What do you think of when I say blood flow restriction exercise? Without checking Google, most of our Flipping 50 tribe would think this sounded like something terrible. It sounds like something that happens in a lab and not on purpose in a workout session. If you think it sounds like there’s risk involved and
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Strength Training for Hormone Balance Should you do 1, 2, or 3 sets of strength training for hormone balance? Research about strength training for women in menopause has answered that in a recent study. This study adds to mounting evidence of the best methods to support hormone balance and optimal aging. In a true Bruce
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Biggest Benefit of Strength Training: More Activity There you have it. Spoiler alert – I just gave you the bottom line. Strength training more than any other type of exercise boostsmotivation more movement. It does it largely due to the emotional benefit of strength training. Yes, you’ll get stronger. You’ll love the way your clothes
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I compiled this list of 8 strength training mistakes using two sources. I’ve had decades of observation and from a recent study. The study reviewed 25 prior studies pertaining to resistance training in older adults. Researchers deduced the most effective practice in resistance training programs for healthy older adults. This list is derived from assessing
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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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