MOVE YOUR BONES!

No, I am not commanding my dog to remove his possessions from the couch. I am going to discuss YOUR bones, which may be sitting on the couch right now, while you read this blog. Bones are a bit like teeth. No one notices them until they start to make trouble. What kind of trouble? […]

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FREE Body Scan – You don’t need insurance for this one, ladies!

WOW! What if I told you about a free body scan that’s available to all of you? Would you take advantage of that? I know I would! Well, it’s really quite simple, and takes only one piece of equipment. Mirror, mirror on the wall……….. Just where are you going with this?! Walk into the bathroom. Close […]

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The Diet Dilemma

Don’t most Americans think that they need to lose weight……..someday? Then we get older, and someday passes.  I mean, some of us have  been fat for years! Why change now? But, we do complain about it, rather often. We would like to have good cardiac health and live forever, for starters! But here’s a profound […]

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The Dating Game at 58!

I never dreamed I’d be dating at the age of 58!  Quite a few of us find ourselves out the other end of the marital tunnel after age 55, whether by divorce or widowhood. I found the Suddenly Single Scene pretty intimidating, and the thought of navigating the dating world as well made me want […]

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The Great Outdoors is Good For You!

“Get on outside and play!” How many times did we hear that one as children? I always assumed the command was generated by my skipping wildly in the kitchen, screaming at my brother in the living room, or using a bed for a trampoline. It could even have been for this unthinkable reason:  Mom was […]

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Are These Yours?

Hey, come on! Lighten up. Where I come from, lots of us wear these, especially if we are……say………over 50.  They are comfortable, double-up as shorts (at least, as ‘short’ as we’d like them to be!) and have that loosey-goosey waist band. Now, if you’re comfortable fitting into these, by all means, do. If, on the […]

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The Ups and Downs of Estrogen

And the ins and outs, as we shall see, girls!  Estrogen is very necessary for all things female. In fact, if you are approaching menopause or have passed through that barren land, you don’t need me to tell you about estrogen necessity. Once the needle on a your gas tank dips low, a flash indicates […]

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Getting Results!

What are the keys to getting fitness results, anyway? Most of us wish and hope for change on a multitude of levels. We may even pray for changes of a serious nature. But, let’s face it, friends, if we’re not willing to decide upon a plan for change, and put in the effort to make […]

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Let’s Talk About Disease!

No comments? I guess, not……..ugh! No one likes to talk about disease. We just hope we won’t get one, right? However, as our bodies age,  the odds are not in our favor unless we change them.  Chances are we may come down with, particularly, a lifestyle disease.  So what’s that mean? Maybe you don’t want […]

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