Why Strength Training After 50 Is About So Much More Than Muscle
When we hear the words strength training, it’s easy to picture gyms, heavy weights and building muscle. But after 50, strength training starts to mean something quite different. It becomes less about how your body looks and much more about what you want your body to be able to do for you in 10, 20 […]
LET’S TALK ABOUT BONES 🦴
Why I’m Taking My Bone Health Seriously After 50! Bones aren’t particularly exciting. Until suddenly they are. For me, thinking about bone health didn’t begin with a DEXA scan or a diagnosis. It actually started more than 40 years ago. It started with my grandmother I began strength training in my 20s, and one of […]
Why Putting Yourself First Isn’t Selfish After 50
For many women, putting themselves first feels uncomfortable. For decades, we have been taught to care for everyone else before ourselves. We nurture children, support partners, help aging parents, contribute to our communities, and often put the needs of others ahead of our own. Somewhere along the way, many of us begin to believe that […]
Aging: A New Chapter, Not the End of the Story
For much of our lives, we are busy. We build careers, raise families, support loved ones, meet deadlines, manage households, and juggle countless responsibilities. Often, our own needs end up at the bottom of a very long list. Then something changes. As we age, life can begin to look a little different. While aging is […]