Is there a “best” way to train for walking a half marathon after knee surgery? Elliptical or treadmill? Indoors or out? Strength train or cardio? All these either/ or choices. When you are a twin, the best choice is the one that will help you beat your sister.
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Most Common Fitness Questions Relevant for Baby Boomers
After 3 decades each teaching fitness on 4 continents in 4 languages, Alexandra and I have had posed to us a lot of interesting fitness questions. As you might suspect, people all over the world have similar concerns and workout goals. And many of the questions repeat. Over time, generations, and borders. Over and over.
Can you guess which questions are the most common?
Supplements for Boomers: Pure Matters
As we age, are supplements necessary? Do they help with boomer health? With all the contradictory research out there, it’s hard to know what to believe or do. So we set out to discover whether specific supplements could help us with specific complaints.
Pain Free Movement in 2013: Who Wants In?
Like me, are you suffering from joint pain that threatens to limit or curtail your best laid plans to be active the rest of your life? We Baby Boom Chicka Boomers were Born Free to Live Free and Stay Free with our exercise plans. What are your plans? Wonder what I’ve tried?
TheraFit Shoes Were Made for Walking: Product Review
Do you have – ahem – problem baby boomer feet, but want happy feet? If so, read, watch, and be entertained by our video product review of the new TheraFit shoes. Find out how you can win your own pair while we work on our plan to get Steve Martin to do the Happy Feet dance with us in our next video.
Holiday Fitness Gift List
Super Shopping or Super Stressful? The holidays can be both. And they can also be much more. Giving. Gratitude. Guests. Good deals too! Your fitness and health should stay front and center during this season. In the spirit of combining your healthy lifestyle with the desire for finding quality gifts, we offer this list of 5 products that promote an active, healthy life!
Lunges to Shape the Tush and Lower Body: Right & Wrong Way
Lunges are the second-most popular exercise (after squats) for toning the glutes, lower body and core, plus they’re great for improving balance. But how do you know if you’re doing them effectively? The BEST way to do lunges is to…
Hip Flexor Stretches: Right and Wrong Way to do a Quad Stretch
Who else is eager to find out whether Daniel Craig’s glutes in the latest James bond film, Skyfall are tighter than your hip flexors and quads? One of them needs stretching – the right way, not the common wrong ways we often see. The other needs …..
Brace for Good News About Bad Knees
Do sore knees threaten to keep you from working out? Then exercise your right to protect and strengthen them. But how? Brace yourself for our suggestions.
Wrong & Right Way to Run in Place
Back in the 80s, we all jogged in place for exercise! Turned out there was a wrong and right way to do it. And today, some people are still trying to go back to the future with their running style! Click on the title to see and learn about the wrong and right way to run in place! Or just to admire Alexandra’s leotard.
