CoreStrength50plus Blog
Shoulder & Neck Pain Release Video
Spent too much time hunched over a computer? Ended up with shoulder and neck pain? This is a beautiful way of opening up your spine. Getting into...
7 Home Workout Tips
Bored with your home workouts? Or hit a plateau? You’re going to come up with numerous reasons to avoid doing them! Somedays it can be a ‘good...
20 minute workouts at home
I cycled 20 minutes. In the dark. Did a 1 hour aerobics class. Then cycled home. Showered. Ate. Quickly! And jumped in the car for the 30-40...
Joint Soreness and Stiffness After Heavy Weights
Two rookie mistakes were made! Several years ago I brought new ‘comfort’ style walking shoes just before a 3 week holiday to Vietnam. AND my other...
Why Stretch After A Workout
“The floors TOO hard” I said to my Yoga Teacher. Then looked around and saw everyone else sitting on the floor in blissful comfort! I could barely...
Pilates Ball Abs
There’s lots of variations of pilates ball abs exercises. This is one of them…. A couple of ‘tweaks’ in an exercise can - Make a basic exercise...
Stop making excuses
When I was 35 I came out of a 12 year relationship. It should have ended at 10 years. But like most relationships you drag them on to the bitter...
Yoga Pose Variations
For 99% of us our 50’s are the era of the bloated stomach! I’ve given up stressing about ‘why my stomach is bloated today’! It is what it is. ...
Low Impact Cardio Ideas
In my 40’s I used to get trained by a guy who trained acrobats. He had me doing some crazy stuff. And a lot of it involved jumping from various...
Check Your Body Balance
The last time my body balance was truely challenged was several years ago. On a 3 day zip-lining adventure on the Bolivian Plateau in Laos. It was...
How To Lose Belly Fat In Your 50’s?
99% of us will gain belly fat in this age bracket. Some more than others. The other 1% are either genetically blessed. Or are extremely rigid in...
Chair Pose Variations
“Wow….they’re little feet for THOSE legs!” A male masseuse said this to me several years ago. I was 3/4 naked on the table. In my most vulnerable...