Healthy Tips

Raise your hand if one of your goals this year is to get fit, or exercise more, or lose a few pounds, or just feel better? It’s a common theme and although we know it’s important, for most people, the hardest part is just getting started. Here is a blog post I wrote with 5…

The holiday season is over and so is the excuse “I’m on vacation and deserve to eat whatever I want!”  If you are like many people that “whatever I want” is likely something loaded with SUGAR!   Unfortunately, this may have caused you to rouse the Sugar Monster.  Once that happens it might be difficult to…

Sadly, many people neglect their health by not eating a balanced diet and not participating in any sort of workout activity. These negative habits may lead to many health problems, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Nutritionists and health experts often emphasize eating fruits and vegetables daily, avoiding snacking between meals, practicing regular…

Black Friday Deals to help you BE HEALTHY ENOUGH this year. Black Friday is the perfect time to grab a deal on some of my favorite things to help you Be Healthy Enough all year. Here is a list of the ones I found for health and fitness deals for Black Friday 2022. Sleep like…

During our last monthly “Office hours” Zoom call I did what I normally do, answer questions and then ask what they’d like to see more of from me.   Two members raised their hands and said “30 minute workouts”.   They were brutally honest with me and said, “If I see a workout that’s over…

So you’ve gone through so many periods in your life. You probably have multiple stories to tell here and there—some embarrassing and some that you can probably use to give great advice to your daughters, nieces, and granddaughters. Maybe you’ve even tried birth control pills to make that time of the month a little more…

I was torn with spending a whole month in the Be Healthy Enough Community focusing on mobility and flexibility. It’s not sexy. It’s not getting tank top arms or a flat belly. But it’s so much more important because mobility and flexibility are the key to healthy aging. Increased mobility and flexibility prevents you from…

Many factors contribute to happiness and making time for even little changes in your habits can have a positive effect on how happy you are. Here are 9 habits HAPPY women over 50 make time for! 1. They don’t say ‘yes’ when they mean ‘no’!! Over-committing to activities and demands only leads to exhaustion and…

Being Healthy Over 50 will help you do all the things you love to do in this later half of life.  Here are 7 habits HEALTHY women over 50 make time for! 1. They get enough SLEEP! Healthy women strive to get a good night’s sleep!  This was number 1 in my article FIT OVER…

Being Fit Over 50 isn’t impossible! In fact, it’s easier than you think if you find ways to make it a priority. These are the 6 things I’ve found that FIT women over 50 make time for! 1. They don’t prioritize exercise over SLEEP! Fit women strive to get a good night’s sleep and don’t…

It’s “strength” month in the Be Healthy Enough Community!   As I’ve been doing my research on strength training over 50, along with how to properly lift those weights another topic that always  pops up is Protein!   So today I’m going to share what I’ve learned about why we need protein, how much we…

Are you over 50 and KNOW that you need to incorporate strength training into your exercise plans but have so many questions about how to start and how to progress?   In this article I will answer some of the top strength training questions I’ve been getting from the Be Healthy Enough Community. Why strength…

I had the honor of presenting my story to GetSetUp. GetSetUp is a website whose mission is to help the third of the world’s population who are over 55 learn new skills, connect with others and unlock new life experiences. I have been blown away at the classes they offer! Yes, they offer exercise classes,…

Let’s all face it, most people over 50 can’t do what they used to do 20 years ago, or if they try they end up hurting themselves.  It’s life, it’s real, but it should not hold you back.  You just have to make some modifications and get the most out of your precious exercise time….

In this blog I want to share a bit of what I’ve been learning about one of the BEST ways to lose weight, feel better, destress, relieve joint pain…. First the bad news. We are a nation of “sitters”. In 2020 The U.S. adult obesity rate was at 42.4%, the first time the national rate has…

If I was on a desert island and I could only bring one thing…it would be peanut butter.    It is my all time favorite food and I have some almost everyday.   I’ve tried the other popular nut butters; almond butter, sunflower butter, cashew butter and while I would not turn those away, my favorite…

I used to roll my eyes at the “older” people in my life that told me about their aches and pains or that they couldn’t do the exercises I was doing anymore. What, were they lazy? Then I hit 50 and a funny thing happened…I was that “older” person! My body didn’t respond to exercise…

Have you ever started a fitness program and then quit? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Many people start fitness programs, but they may stop when they get bored, they don’t enjoy it or results come too slowly. Here are 4 tips to help you stay motivated. 1. What gets measured gets improved Take…

My PURPOSE in life is to help Women Over 50 Get Moving and Feel Better!    And I am doing it with hundreds of exercise videos designed just for us “women of a certain age 😀”. But I still hear a lot of women say they aren’t seeing the results they expect from the exercise…