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Diet, Nutrition and Fitness – My favorite sites.
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I want to thank you for reading our blog.
It is a labor of love. Anne’s desire in starting this
was to make the life of every woman “her age”
meaning around the time of menopause
better. She wanted you to have the
best information from the smartest people
around and to have access to have your
questions answered too. Today we want to
share with you some of our favorite online authors
for you to read also. Not in any particular order:
Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple. The link will take you
to the page of his blog with all the blog posts he has
written about fitness. He has some great information
and I will be telling you more about Mark next week.
Read about what he thinks is a great fitness program.
If you are plus size, you need to know Jimmy Moore.
He writes and interviews people around the subject
of weight loss from a high fat, moderate protein and
low carbohydrate diet. Jimmy has lost 200 pounds
and he struggles with the right combination to keep it
off and improve his health. Listening to his interviews
is a good way to get to know him. He is quite transparent.
Scott and Angie of Fat Loss Quickie have achieved
what many of us want. They do know what it takes and
cater to the highly motivated. Their advice is sound.
Get the gifts they are offering on the link above.
The daily Spark has been around a while. I like the
confession article linked here about giving up sugar.
What help do you need create a vision of what you
want, set a goal with steps and then begin while regularly
repeating your affirmation and doing a mind/body practice
to reinforce to your mind what you are doing. We can help,
just join our membership club, get access to more info and
get the help you need to make menopause a pleasant experience.
Tell us what you think, want and need in the comments section.
Share your favorite fitness site with us.
Fitness – How do you define it?
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Fitness requires regular movement
If I asked you what fitness means, what would you say?
Is fitness how you look naked?
Is fitness a certain weight you think you should weigh?
Is it a distance you can run?
You can tell me the result of being fit, but what is fitness?
Do you want to be fit or
just thin and sexy?
For me, I want to live a long time and be able to walk around all day in cities I want to
visit. I want to be able to eat good food, sleep like a baby, and have energy to burn.
I would like to be resistant to disease too, of course.
Fitness, then for me, is a way I can live and will help me to be more vigorous.
How long does it take me to get fit?
Remember fitness is a process. It is never over. You stay fit you don’t get fit.
You can become fit at different levels, but the first level is basic fitness.
Basic fitness is the ability to do 3 things – Touch your toes easily, walk more than a
mile and a quarter in 12 minutes and lift 25 % of your ideal body weight off of the floor
to your waist. (If your ideal is 160LB, then you should be able to lift 40 pounds from
floor to waist several times.)
Most people think that fitness equals weight loss. You are not fit if you are way overweight.
But, if you have a fitness plan, then you will approach your ideal weight as your fitness
level increases. Being fit will allow you to perform all 3 of the functions mentioned
day after day without excess fatigue or soreness.
Can you see yourself as fit and see what you would do to stay that way?
Close your eyes and imagine yourself as fit. How does it feel? How do you
look? Take a piece of paper and write down words that describe you
as a fit person. It doesn’t matter that you aren’t, or even if you never
have been, what describes you as fit? You might say things like
I enjoy, appreciate, I am strong, I feel, accept, invite, connect,
allow, focus and so on.
Can you write an intention, goal and affirmation about fitness?
If you can’t you need our help. Let us know through the contact
page that you need help with the planning. Do you think what I
have written here is crazy? Tell me what you think by leaving
a comment.
If You are Alive then You can become Fit
Posted by: | CommentsFitness requires regular movement
Fitness is associated with good things for your health!
I can not find one bad fact about being fit.
Recently, Exercise Scientists have proven
the benefit of improved fitness no matter
at what age you begin.
Lets get first things first though. How do you begin?
Taking an assessment!
Download the PAR-Q now. par_q
This is a questionnaire about your health. Fill it out now. Any question
that you answered YES? If so, you need to see your doctor before you
increase your activity. All answers no, great!
You are ready for step two, Assessment.
To assess your fitness, take the 12 minute walking test.
The test is simple, walk on a flat
measured course for 12 minutes and measure the distance you travel.
The link shows you a graph of results by age and fitness level.
For Women age 45-55 you need to be able
to walk more than 1.33 miles or 5.3 laps on a 1/4 mile track,
indoor tracks are often 1/16th
of a mile so it would be 24 laps on an indoor track in 12 minutes.
Poor condition is more than 3 laps but less than 4 on a 1/4 mile track
and more than 12 but less than 16 on the 1/16 mile track.
Last thing to assess is flexibility.
There are several ways to do it but the best way is to sit on the
Sit and Reach test test box
floor, put your stocking feet flat against a wall,
knees straight, and see if you can touch your toes.
Don’t bounce. It is what it is and can be improved,
but you have to know where to start.
Monday I will give you some ideas on what to do first
if you have not exercised regularly.
Leave a comment and tell us what you found out as you tried it.
You can leave a question in the comments section also.
What is your feeling about getting fit? Is it crazy to encourage you?
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Why some People will Always be Fat
Posted by: | CommentsSome people will be fat all their lives. It does not have to be that way. To be thin, they will have to have some help, but they will have to tell themselves they can do it. They will need some people around them saying the same thing. They will have to see themselves as OK despite being overweight. This slide show is an information tool. Anne and I want to be part of the support and accountability group for any woman who is in this situation over the age of 45.
Why am I gaining weight during Menopause?
Posted by: | CommentsAnne discusses the reasons for weight gain during menopause. Did you know you had testosterone before menopause and after menopause you don’t. What is the effect of testoterone on women? What happens when they lose it? What can a peri-menopausal or menopausal woman do about the lack of hormones?