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Build A Strong Core

Build A Strong Core

My husbands an ex-body builder.  I say this with an annoyed ‘eye-roll’!  Oh the arguments!   And ‘near on divorce scenarios’ we’ve had over the...

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Do it now

Do it now

They say you should do one thing a day that scares you.  I’m not sure who ‘they’ are, but I know it’s written on the LuLu-Lemon sales bags.  Or used...

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Knee Pushups

Knee Pushups

I’m not a lover of pushups.  But I do them because they give you great upper body definition and make you feel strong! Plus it’s a big boost for...

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Fitness Plank

Fitness Plank

How long you could hold a fitness plank used to be the deciding measurement of your core strength.  This was years ago in the fitness industry when...

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Twisting Waist Exercise

Twisting Waist Exercise

My husband thinks I’m getting taller.  Obviously not.  Or I’d be a freak of nature. His training is all about heavy, heavy weights.  Which works...

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Hate Pushups?

Hate Pushups?

I have a love/hate relationship with them.  Some days they feel HARD!   BUT I LOVE how they firm-up your upper body and how STRONG they make you...

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Workout Tips For Women Over 50

Workout Tips For Women Over 50

I take all the shortcuts here in Ubud.  Not just because they’re shorter and quicker!  But when you’re on a pushbike you’re the lowest common...

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Fitness Ball Balance Exercise

Fitness Ball Balance Exercise

I want to say “I love doing balance exercises” but that’s probably an over-statement.  They’re challenging.  Some days easier than others but 9...

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7 Home Workout Tips

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...

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20 minute workouts at home

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...

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Pilates Ball Abs

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...

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