We are over 45, and as the Boomer generation we are not slowing down, because “we can still do it all”, right? We don’t like to admit that those ‘kids’ who can bench press more than we can, cycle harder and faster up the hills or can leap higher in dance class, are doing something that we likely wont do as fast/hard/heavy again. Hey we could do this 20 years ago, and we are sure we can do it again…
Privately, however, most of us realize that though we can still ‘do it all’, we have to do it just a little differently; set alternate fitness goals, take care of our joints and bones, Even for that crowd smugly thinking they missed the Boomer generation…… some have already reached 45 and the rest are right behind.
My blog is about and for the women who recognize themselves in this description. The blog addresses women and exercise – with an emphasis on weight-training and body-building – giving some advice, synthesizing relevant research, and mostly having fun.
I know I can still do it - why else would I be taking Break Dance classes!
I love the Health and Fitness Industry because things are always changing and (mostly) improving. Guidelines that we took as gospel in the early days of fitness and weight-training were blown away a few years later with a new theory, only to be refuted itself with new research a few years after that; and so [...]
—– The Reality of the Radiation Threat and Ways of dealing with it. There are as many opinions about the radiation threat from the Japan Tsunami/Nuclear Disaster as there are Experts and Pseudo-experts vying for some airtime. The official guideline is that the amount of radioactive material coming across from Japan is minute and not a [...]
Now that I have heard from my readers that the regular “plank” was either fairly easy or a good challenge ‘that made my legs shake’, it is time for the next level. This time, after stabilizing your position you will lift up one leg while maintaining that stable posture. Hold for a count of 10 or [...]
Going back to basics. I thought it would be a good idea to present some basic exercises – and the best place to start is with the Core. Building a strong core is indispensible – for weight training and all other forms of physical activity. I will do periodic posts in this series of basic [...]
Increasing Human Growth Hormone may help halt effects of aging “By increasing the levels of HGH through growth hormone therapy in our bodies, we can slow, or even reverse, many of the manifestations of aging. Ideally, this HGH replacement should begin at about the age of 30 years, but HGH replacement therapy can be beneficial [...]
Doesn’t it seem that every year we are asked to believe that “researchers” have uncovered THE superfood? And this year really does seem to be the year of the Chia seed. The Chia seed, as an excellent source of nutrition may well retain its reputation beyond that of many of its predecessors – is anyone [...]
Did you ever look at the cute Chia Pets and wonder of the sprouting vegetation was edible…. Me neither. In fact I think the closest I came to a Chia Pet was the commercial on TV – and I never thought of them as food. The seed on the other hand IS food. I wanted [...]
We are led to believe these two options are mutually exclusive – that good/organic/sustainably produced food cannot be inexpensive as well! However, reform advocates say it’s possible to make delicious, nutritious, safe food available to all people of all income levels. I read that sentence twice – slowly, to make sure I had read it [...]
It’s January, the highs of Christmas and New Year have given way to the inevitable doldrums, aided by having to return to the office, perhaps deal with blizzards and freezing weather or floods , or just that general feeling of anxiety. So it was timely that I came across an article that offers relief from [...]
(I rarely get on a soapbox – but this is important.) A while back I wrote about – and linked to – an article in the LA Times that raised the alarm on a specific clinic with dubious credentials that offered (and offers) Lap Band surgery. February 22nd 2010. Sadly someone had died. Yet in [...]
