Health & Fitness

When my nest first emptied, I took a look at myself and realized that I needed to up my fitness game. I had to admit that I’d used the kids as an excuse to skip workouts way too many times. Now that my little excuses had moved out, I needed to get serious about my…

When it comes to being fit after fifty, we all want the same thing. We want to be strong, fit, and healthy enough to do all the things we want to do. As an empty nester, I’ve found that it’s even truer than it was when the kids were in the nest. Once I gave myself…

According to experts, fitness over fifty should focus on muscle building. Today I’m sharing the easy body weight strength training routine I do every week.

Midlife weight gain doesn’t happen all at once. Instead, it maddeningly creeps up on you a little at a time. (Insert that teeth-gritting emoji HERE.) The culprits? Hormonal fluctuations, a probable decrease in physical activity, and a slowing metabolism caused by a loss of muscle mass. Add to that the fact that as we age,…