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Fitness Tips
If the holidays at your house are anything but “all is calm, all is bright” then you’re not alone.  Too many of us are freaked out, maxed out, or stressed out this time of the year. Here are 4 ways to reduce holiday stress before it begins so you…
Fitness Tips, Vacation Workouts
A common misconception is that strength training can only be done at the gym.  That is so untrue!  Even with the busiest lifestyle you can strength train on-the-go using lightweight, affordable equipment and some common sense. Resistance cables are…
Family Fitness, Fitness for 60+, Fitness Tips
We all know we should strength train, but very often we have no idea where to start. The FITT Principle is 4 steps to start your strength training workout. Frequency - How often should I strength train? 2 to 3 days each week - Allow a day of rest…
Family Fitness, Fitness for 60+, Fitness Tips
Several years ago I was working as a fitness coordinator. And I loved it! I told my mom, “I get to meet tons of really fun people. I teach fitness classes and they pay me to work out.” Mom responded, “Yea, they’d have to pay me to work out too!” I’m…
Fitness Tips, Nutrition
The saying, “It takes 21 days to form a new habit”, is false.  Starting a new habit or quitting an old one is hard work and can take much longer than 21 days.  Phillipa Lally, a researcher at the University College of London, did a study on this…