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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
When I was approached by Socialstars about working on a sponsored post with Advil on the topic of overcoming obstacles and pain, I immediately signed on, knowing the reconstructive knee surgery I’d had...
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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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Challenges to Healthy Aging for Older Adults
Acting my age and older 5 Worrisome Problems Facing Older Adults and Baby Boomers. Bonus challenge #6 = Don’t call us “old people.” What would you do with 30 extra years of life? Give those 30 years...
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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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Exercise, Nutrition, and Brain Games Make Your Dog Smarter. You Too!
We just know there’s a giveaway prize from Dognition somewhere near. Do Smart People Have Smart Dogs? Who wouldn’t mind an easy way to increase your health and fitness levels, reduce stress, AND...
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Dealing with Stress, Weight Gain, and Hormones
Are You Dealing with Stress? Who Isn’t? Stressed out and feeling beastly? Stress affects all species. Most humans have a good idea of their stress levels and whether the stress is helpful (such as...
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5 Trends from the Annual Fitness Convention
I recently attended the IDEA World Fitness and Nutrition Convention, which is the annual event for fitness professionals. We come to learn the latest trends in fitness programming, healthy nutrition...
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Fitness Trends and 3 Themes for Older Adults
Who else wants to be a baby boomer exercising trendsetter? Fitness Goals for Older Adults and the Over 50 Exerciser: Are Your Goals Listed? Title slide from my IDEA session How many times have you...
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Top Quotes and Insider Fitness Trends for Boomers-2016
Fitness Trends for Boomers Is it time to make your workouts even better, beloved baby boomers? Then get your insider insights right here. Step right up. Literally. Who likes to be out in front? And I’m...
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What to Eat Before or After a Workout
For the past 30+ years, our fitness students have asked us to advise them what to eat before and after their workouts. Our answer is very simple, which makes it easy to remember and obey follow –the...
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Healthy Habits: Small Changes Lead to Big Changes
A recurring theme in our business of fitness and active aging is how to get from A to B – where you are now and where you want to be. Whether it’s weight loss, better nutrition, more energy, injury...
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Fun Fitness Facts to Motivate You
By now you know that exercise is good for a lot more than weight maintenance. It acts as inexpensive medicine, positively affects the aging process, and makes us better people all around. Every year...
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1 Deep Breath = Lose 5 Pounds: Myth or My Ohhhhhm My?
Take a Deep Breath and Call Us in 5 Pounds Dear Fun and Fit: K and A Is it a myth or fact that deep breathing helps with weight loss? Deborah, Santa Barbara, CA Alexandra: I’m taking a deep breath...
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How to Be Confident
Apparently many women over 50 wonder how to be confident (so sayeth keyword master, the Googler). When it comes to building self confidence, guess what one sure-fire method is? Yeah, loaded question...
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Get Rid of Fat Knees
Dear Fun and Fit – K and A: How do I get rid of bulgy, fat knees? Are there special exercises that focus on that area, especially ones that are right for women over 50? Nancy, Goleta, CA Fight the...
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