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Lose Weight Doing House Cleaning: Possible or Not?
Does housework count as exercise? Ever wonder if house cleaning burns enough calories to make a difference? I got to wondering how many calories one burns after I did a bunch of house chores. As...
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Carmel-by-the-Sea Might Be Cooler than the Beach Town Where I Grew Up
I went back home this past weekend to a town I’d never actually visited. In other words, I went to a place that took me back to my childhood. It so happens that Carmel-by-the-Sea is similar to my...
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Redding: For Those Who Enjoy the Outdoors
Lakes, dams, rodeos, bridges, caverns, waterfalls, hiking and biking trails, and gold rush ruins – these can all be found in the Redding area. What?! You’ve never heard of the place? Once we share all...
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7 Healthy Lifestyle Tips: How Can You Create Better Habits?
Feel on top of the world when you embody a healthy lifestyle “I want to change my life. I need to change my life.” If this is you, wondering how to create a healthy lifestyle, then feast on these...
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What Activity Would You Take Up if You Didn’t Have to Worry About …?
Creaky Joints, Urinary Incontinence, and Chronic Pain Kymberly: What if you wanted to age as actively as possible, but had to curtail your activities because of …. well for a myriad of reasons. For...
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Overcoming Obstacles: Time for Knee Replacement Surgery
Ever since I destroyed my knee playing soccer in 1998, and had to have reconstructive knee surgery, I’ve continued to teach group fitness classes, go on long (and short) hikes, and generally stick with...
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How to Increase Metabolism: Stretching? Cardio? Strength Training?
Alexandra demos how to stretch while boosting metabolism (not hers, his!) Dear K and A: How to increase metabolism? How?! I’ve been told that stretching after a workout of strength training boosts your...
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Knee Problems: How Do I Protect My Knees?
Dear K and A: Are there knee exercises to reduce knee problems? How do I protect my knees when participating in aerobics classes or walking down stairs? I want to stay active as I go through midlife...
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Redding: Kayaking, SUP Yoga, Hiking, Aqua Golf & Lorikeets
Does kayaking on a lake with a park ranger sound enjoyable? Or hitting golf balls into a river? How about practicing yoga on a stand up paddle (SUP) board in a quiet bay, or hiking to the top of a...
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Are You Safe Exercising in the Heat? Stay Hydrated, but How?
Stay Hydrated When You Exercise in Heat Are midlife exercisers safe to exercise in the heat? Is it enough to simply stay hydrated? What are the dangers (and solutions) for active boomers who face high...
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Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley and Highway 1
Last month I was part of a group that got to visit Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley in California. Located at the northern end of the Pacific Coast Highway Scenic Drive, and just 12 miles inland, it’s a...
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3 Exercises to Strengthen & Support the Knee
If you need to strengthen the muscles that support the knee, you’ll want to try these three knee exercises. No equipment is needed except your own determination. And possibly a mat or bed. I had a knee...
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Walk to Lose Weight, Gain Fitness and Happiness
Free and Easy (and I’m not Describing My Sister) Looking for an easy, no cost, comfortable way to add more activity into your day? Walk — outdoors, at a local mall, indoors on cardio equipment, down...
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Is Your Fitness Plan in “Stuck” not “Start”?
Be Loose, Not Stuck! Do You Need to Move Your Fitness Plan from Stuck to Start? Arrrrghhh! That’s the sound of you spending another day stuck in sedentary patterns stitched with good exercise...
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It’s A Dog’s Life, in a Dog Trailer, with a Dog Treat
Between the two of us, we have three dogs, two bikes, sixteen legs, and a common love of getting outside for walks. Of course, our poochies are massively intelligent (with the possible exception of one...
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Ab Fab is Coming, Ab Fab is Here: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Quick quiz for all you fabulous people – what movie comes out tomorrow that’s based on a HUGELY popular British TV comedy from the 90s? HInts: You tell her, Pats “You little bitch troll from Hell.” “If...
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Facial Fillers: 5 Ways I Was Clueless About Them
One of these is not like the other Drooped and Wrinkled or Contoured and Smoothed Out? No women over 50 I know want the words “droopy,” “saggy,” or “wrinkly” to describe them, myself included. So when...
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Lose Weight Doing House Cleaning: Possible or Not?
Does housework count as exercise? Ever wonder if house cleaning burns enough calories to make a difference? I got to wondering how many calories one burns after I did a bunch of house chores. As...
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Carmel-by-the-Sea Might Be Cooler than the Beach Town Where I Grew Up
I went back home this past weekend to a town I’d never actually visited. In other words, I went to a place that took me back to my childhood. It so happens that Carmel-by-the-Sea is similar to my...
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Redding: For Those Who Enjoy the Outdoors
Lakes, dams, rodeos, bridges, caverns, waterfalls, hiking and biking trails, and gold rush ruins – these can all be found in the Redding area. What?! You’ve never heard of the place? Once we share all...
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