Desperate times call for desperate measures.   If you’re in or approaching your 40’s, you may well feel this way. More often than not, I’ll get an SOS call from a woman turning the big ‘4-0’ or the bigger ‘5-0’. They’re not feeling great in their own skin; they feel out of control and desperate [...]

Here’s my pal Rick Kaselj who has shared some insights on how to avoid knee pain on the blog before. You can check those posts out here and here.   Today Rick shares a few thoughts on stretching and knee pain:   You can check Rick’s program for those of you with knee pain out [...]

Cardio workouts for women often tend to be the long duration, low-intensity cardiovascular exercise that everyone dreads.   Cardio workouts that take up half your day and bore you to tears should be a thing of the past. That is, unless you like spending hours barely sweating and being bored silly.   Think about this: [...]

I wanted to re-introduce you to my fellow Canuck and all round good guy, Rick Kaselj. He’s been on the blog before talking about how to avoid knee pain. We often meet at ‘mastermind’ meetings where top fitness trainers gather to share their knowledge, and lately we were in San Diego. My elbows were screaming [...]

Here’s the Fashion Flash. It’s the weekly bundle of fashion tips from the top bloggers specializing in over 40 fashion, style and beauty! Every week we take turns hosting the Flash and today Fab Over Forty is the host. Head here for all the links. Fab Over Forty Fab Over Forty interviews founder of beauty [...]

I love my coaching client JoJami Tyler. She’s the style expert at Fabulous After 40 and she’s on day 2 of my coaching program.   As you’ll see by the video, JoJami is NOT overweight by any stretch, however, she’s unsatisfied with how she looks and feels. She wants to feel strong and toned again. [...]

I have the coolest clients!   JoJami Tyler, style expert from Fabulous After 40, is doing my Shawna 24/7 program. She’s just started and wanted to give you a head’s up of what it’s all about.   Here’s what JoJami is excited about:   This is a virtual program, so she’s able to ‘train’ with [...]

Are you looking for a simple way to boost your metabolism? You may be surprised to learn that one of the simplest ways to boost your metabolism involves a mirror. It’s actually not the mirror that you’re thinking of. What I’m talking about to boost your metabolism is that you want your eating to mirror [...]

Believe me, cooking is not my strength. I’m known for many ‘flambés’ but not the good kind. I’m often convinced that weight management for me is simply a result of poor cooking skills on my part. Then again, there’s always an abundance of good food everywhere: from the amazing food friends can cook up, to [...]

Are you training enough? Are you training too much? For some of my clients, training is like breathing or eating…just a necessity of life.     And with this sort of attitude toward exercise, you’re likely to have to deal with injury and the possibility of over training at some point in your athletic career. [...]