At last! The sun is shining, and I’ve finally put my fleece pants away! With shorts and tank-top season just around the corner, here are three quick and powerful exercises to help you feel comfortable, confident and strong all summer long: Super Plank: Total-Body Power My go-to for building upper body strength! This simple exercise…
This week I received a lovely text from one of my students after our Yoga class: “I’m getting my breakfast ready, chatting with Jeff, with porch door open, listening to the birds, and I feel like a MILLION DOLLARS! Just want to let you know how much I appreciate these fantastic yoga classes <3” How…
Feel steady on your feet again—so you can dance at your granddaughter’s wedding without worry! Pilates is a low impact form of exercise. That means exercises that are easy on joints minimizing stress on the body, while providing reliable and quick muscle building for more strength and stamina. Protect your joints while building strength. One…
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa! My wish for this new year is that it brings joy, health, love, and peace to you all. Thank you all for giving me the BEST Christmas present ever! Your book purchases during my launch week have made me a four-time bestselling author! I am thrilled to share…
In recent years there has been a lot of buzz about taking 10,000 steps a day for cardiovascular health. Well, it turns out that this particular goal was rooted more in advertising new pedometers than in real science. The pedometers that were introduced at that time tracked 10,000 steps… Since then, several studies have been…
Lately my articles have talked about the exercises that I recommend for people over 50, but what about foods? How much are the foods we eat affecting our aging brain and body? Turns out – a lot! Healthy Fats for Brain and Heart Health. YES, there are healthy fats that we SHOULD be eating!Many of…
Building muscle is one of the most important things that those of us over 50 need to incorporate into our weekly exercise routines. Since muscle loss begins around 30, we’ve already been losing muscle, and we don’t want to become frail. In fact, most of the 50, 60, 70 yr. olds that I know are…
50, 60, 70 are so much more than milestone birthdays, yet I’ve heard many women say things like, “I don’t want to be 70! Don’t have a party or make a big deal about my getting old!” My feelings are that, YES, we should be celebrated! Not because we’ve managed to live that long, but…