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Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets (Study) “It was estimated that switching from an unhealthy diet to a longevity diet [less crap, more of the healthy stuff] would increase life expectancy by 8 years in 40-year-olds and by 4 years in […]

1. Think how much stronger your new self feels vs your past self. Think about the concrete changes you’re seeing. And how much you don’t want to go back to feeling like you did. 2. Social carrot. How can you tie strength training with social benefits? We can do almost […]

Your long-term goal requires an annoying level of perseverance and constant motivation. The downside is that perseverance and constant motivation are limited to anyone whose name doesn’t include ‘Batman’ or ‘Margaret Thatcher’. To reach your long-term goal, you need to lean into instant gratification to help maintain momentum and enthusiasm […]

The person who reaches her goal? Or the person who does the things that take her to the goal? And no, they’re not the same thing. The person who’s only focused on the goal will take almost any action to get there. All of which aren’t going to work long-term. […]

To understand why my fitness efforts turned into a big bowl of death jelly last month, we need to look at what went down in those four weeks. Let’s see. – Round two of COVID for all except our son. (Who had no symptoms and felt rather jovial about it.) […]

Lift weights and eat a healthy diet. That’s your ticket to improving: Cholesterol Mood Weight Bone density Strength And reducing the risk of injuries. Sure, there’s a chance that kettlebells and carrots might not eliminate or even reduce all the symptoms. And you might need hormone therapy no matter how […]

New year new you? I call bullshit. The old you is just fine. You’re doing great. High five! But how about a new year, stronger you? Now we’re talking. You could be like these two: Conveniently enough, I am taking on 5 new online coaching clients this week. Are you […]

Coffee is about the best thing in the world when it’s either hot or ice-cold. But when coffee is lukewarm, it’s as enjoyable as a secondhand bathwater.  Cardio is no different. To get the most benefits with your cardio training, you either want to  a) Go easy (Zone 2) b) […]

Now that you know how many calories you need, you might wonder how much protein, carbs and fat you need. Right? Good. A super simple version goes like this. As an active woman over 40, divide your daily plate as follows: 1/2 Vegetables (both starchy and non-starchy) 1/3 Protein 1/3 […]

I’ve worked primarily with women for the past 13 years. A lot of things have changed since I first started, but two things have stayed the same: 1. Working with women is awesome. 2. Women tend to undereat. Both the total calories and carbohydrates. This is true across the board, […]