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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...