Helping Women Over 40 Look & Feel
Vital, Sexy & Fit!

Sometime in your mid-to-late forties, you come up for air and realize that 50 is around the corner.  Maybe that milestone has passed and you are heading toward 60.

This may be the time that your kids are getting ready to go off to college, your parents are aging and need more care, and your roma...

No matter how much we may know that we lose strength when we age, it is quite a reality check when simple tasks are no longer easy. Resistance training is not something to put off. 

Here are the suggested minimum requirements:

Train 2x/week

Perform 8-12 repetitions of each exercise

Perform...

This is a lot of common sense, however, to my surprise, I still see people mistreat their bodies.  As we age, there are smart adaptations to consider while embarking on your healthy lifestyle plan.

 In general, it is advisable to have a proper warm-up and cool-down and avoid any quick changes in po...

With so many different options for monitoring your food intake, it can be very confusing for the average person.  Would you choose the Paleo diet, intermittent fasting (IF) or the Mediterranean diet for weight loss?

 In this study written in the Idea Fitness Journal, April 2020, author Patricia Rya...

Are you feeling a little lost after the events of the past year?  If so, you are not alone.  With the world in a healthcare crisis, all the political unrest thrust upon us, and our own internal struggles, it is completely normal to feel anxious and unsettled.

Our health is tremendously affected by ...

I am always impressed with people who are never late, keep a white glove clean house with no help, and set a goal and methodically achieve it.   

That is superhero status to me!

We are told to just create a list and check off what needs to be done and that will do it.  It sounds simple but for man...

About 8 years ago, I had my blood work done and my doctor called me with the results.   My cholesterol was very low so he jokingly said, "Eat more cheese." Well, you don't have to tell me twice.  LOL.  So I often would make a fruit and cheese plate, grab a tiny bit of wine, and pretend I was in Euro...

Are you feeling bored, frustrated, or maybe that you have more to give to the world?  Is more than half of your life over and you haven't fulfilled your dreams? This feeling can create chaos inside of you that will make healthy living impossible.

I took years off of a traditional job to raise my...

I keep old reference papers from when I would attend fitness conventions every year.  Back in the '90s. the research was booming in the area of wellness.   People had ideas about all the benefits of strength training but studies were just being documented.  It is fun to see how far we have come. ...

These days, it is rare for anyone to not be on their computer for an extended amount of time.  My poor teens are even complaining of back pain now that they are doing online schooling all day.

These 10 tips are sure to help.

1.     Place the computer monitor directly in front of you when sea...

People may feel stressed out, have anxiety, or say, "It's getting on my nerves."  Well, what does that mean?  I thought it might be interesting to do a quick review of the Nervous System.  

It can be confusing but if you think of it as a tree with branches, it is easier to understand.  

Firs...

Well, there are two types:

Acute:  Ouch!  This painful form of inflammation informs the body to heal wounded tissue.

Chronic:  Bad!  This plays a role in heart disease, cancer, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases, pulmonary conditions, anxiety, and a host of o...