What does high maintenance mean? Taking care of your appearance is one kind of self maintenance. Taking care of your body is another. “High maintenance.” What does high maintenance mean to you? For some people, being a high maintenance person is practically a badge of honor. Regular salon [...]
Your New Relationship With Food Begins at the Grocery Store Protein shakes for weight loss can supplement a balanced diet A high protein diet for weight loss begins with understanding the food you're putting into your grocery cart. Most people have been grocery shopping their entire adult lives. But that doesn't necessarily [...]
At 73, Debra Stefan performs 135-pound bent-knee barbell calf raises after hip replacement, Achilles repairs and bunionectomies—and still runs, jumps rope and wears stilettos. Foot and Ankle Exercises for Seniors: Barbell Stilettos @73 The payoff: strong feet and ankles for five-inch stilettos at 73. Foot and ankle exercises [...]
Strength Training for Posture 78-year-old man learning bench press demonstrates how strength training to improve posture can look in three weeks Can Strength Training Improve Posture? That question leads me to examine the training more closely, review the photographs, and invite feedback from experienced coaches, lifters, and rehabilitation professionals. I notice [...]
Jump Rope Workout for Seniors Jumping Rope for Older Adults showing 54-year-old obese man powerwalking through the rope. Jump rope for seniors may seem impossible until you first pick up a rope, because age isn't necessarily the barrier most people think it is. At my private fitness retreat, I've taught beginners of [...]
Bone Density Exercise Senior Jump Rope Bone Density Exercise Isn't Just About Strength If you're looking for the best bone density exercise, lifting weights is only part of the solution. Strong bones depend on a combination of progressive resistance training, impact exercise, balance training, reaction time, coordination, mobility, nutrition, and recovery. Strong [...]
What Makes an All Inclusive Fitness Retreat Different? An all inclusive fitness retreat should provide far more than accommodations, meals, and daily workouts. It should provide expert coaching that assesses each guest individually, then progresses every exercise according to ability, goals, and confidence—not age. Many people imagine that an all inclusive fitness retreat follows [...]
Workout Retreats Are Not All the Same: Proven by 2 Men If you're searching for workout retreats, you may picture a structured schedule where every guest participates in the same activities at the same time. While that approach works for some programs, it isn't how I coach. At [...]
Christian Fitness Retreat: A 100-Pound Journey of Faith and Discipline Christian Fitness Retreat Story– 100 Pound Weight Loss Journey Christian Fitness Retreat - 100-pound Journey of Faith What makes it a Christian fitness retreat? Christian faith determines his destination to be a Christian fitness retreat for his four-month [...]