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 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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