CoreStrength50 Blog
Do you have to stretch after a workout?
If you ever see me in an airport, I’m the one doing weird things up against the wall! Stretching out my arm and chest muscles. Opening up my...
How To Stay Fit Over 50
There was a serious body-builder in my Master Personal Trainer course. It was many, many moons ago! But I remember he was extremely disciplined...
Tight Shoulders and Neck?
Getting headaches? Tight shoulders and neck? Or spent too much time hunched over the computer? Try this lat muscle, trigger point release...
Trigger Point Roller Lat Release
“Oh….this is BS!” A lady I trained for 10 plus years used to say this every time I got her on the Trigger Point Roller! She looked at me with...
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. ...