Workouts

51 Ways to Find the Fun in your Fitness

Posted by on April 1, 2014 at 1:00 am

  Need some ideas to spark up your exercise and fitness?  Have fun while you train and it’ll never feel like work! 1.  Train with your girlfriends – go for a run and have breakfast afterwards and tell everyone you’re one of the ladies that “runch” (brunch is so five minutes ago!) 2. Take the […]

Bodyweight 5 x 5 Workout

Posted by on March 24, 2014 at 3:50 am

Here’s a bodyweight workout that uses the RIST and FUW method. RIST means ‘reps in specific time’ and FUW means ‘finish up with’ Set your timer for 45/10 and do: 5 prisoner squat finish up with burpees 5/leg spiderman push ups finish up with plank alternate leg lift wall sit with 5 stick ups finish […]

Sleepless in Seattle, and Melbourne, and Calgary…

Posted by on March 23, 2014 at 12:21 am

Guest Post by Lisa Bullock It’s stupid o’clock here in Melbourne!  Another night of sleeplessness and I’m wondering if anyone is on Facebook at 2.30am?  Surely there must be a host of over 40’s women who’ll want to hang out with me in the middle of the night because they can’t sleep either?  Maybe we […]

Super Hormone Accelerator Workout

Posted by on February 26, 2014 at 7:47 am

I have a two things for you today. This is my good friend, Kate Vidulich and she has a fantastic workout for us. As well, you’ll see what you WON’T find in her new program, Fat Loss Accelerators 2.0. I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to other trainers. I see all kinds […]

How Do I Get Great Legs (workout sample)

Posted by on February 18, 2014 at 1:57 am

Guest  Post by Niall Traynor   Build a Better Booty and Burn Fat I had a client start with me a few years back who in her mid-forties really wanted to improve the look of her butt. She wasn’t particularly overweight or out of shape but her butt just didn’t have the lift it did […]

Jumpin’ Fool

Posted by on February 16, 2014 at 4:34 pm

Want great legs? Don’t go for a run, plan to do a marathon or take up jogging. Jumping rope is FAR more effective, more fun and is easier on your body. Surprisingly your knees will love jumping rope more than running too. Especially when you do a double jump (or jump on two feet) because […]

How To Squat Without Hurting Your Knees

Posted by on February 7, 2014 at 12:06 pm

Fix My Knee Pain This is my good friend and fellow Canuck, Rick Kaselj explaining how to squat properly. Whether you’re doing body weight squats, or squats with additional weight, you need to take care of your knees. Rick’s Fix My Knee Pain plan will help you alleviate any current knee pain you may have […]

Wrist Pain Solutions

Posted by on February 2, 2014 at 8:29 am

Do you have wrist pain when exercising? Lea recently commented on the Female Fat Loss Over 40 Facebook fan page saying how much she enjoyed Shawna’s workout videos for Female Fat Loss over 40 but shared how frustrated she felt with exercises like burpees and mountain climbers because her wrists were not strong enough to […]

Crunches or Sit-ups?

Posted by on January 27, 2014 at 4:55 pm

Crunches or Sit-ups? Guest Post by Sylvia Favela Author: Bodyweight Pilates There are three things that are nearly on every woman’s wish list: A Fat Bank Account, A Hunky Man and Sexy Lean Abs, Right?! You won’t get that enviable sexy midsection by doing crunches or skipping out on your workouts. With dozens of options […]

Sore Back? Best Ab Move Ever

Posted by on January 23, 2014 at 5:38 pm

I often hear this from clients: I have a lot of back pain. I’m nervous to exercise and if I do, I’m not making much progress. What should I do? I have a ‘go to’ answer and even a ‘go to’ expert. Here we are in Miami this January. We were out for dinner with […]