Healthy Tips
HAPPY OVER 50: 9 Habits Happy Women Make Time For!
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…
HEALTHY OVER 50: 7 Habits Healthy Women Make Time For!
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…
FIT OVER 50: 6 Habits Fit Women Make Time For!
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…
How much protein do us women over 50 need?
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…
Your Strength Training Questions Answered
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…
Being Healthy (Enough) over 50 with Amy Van Liew
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,…
The BEST Way To Exercise Over 50!
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.…
Why Start A Walking Program?
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…
What’s In Your Peanut Butter?
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…
It’s NOT about the pasta!
If you recognized the subject line you know one of my guilty pleasures is reality TV 😁. Do you LOVE pasta? Are you someone who likes to eat large portions? If you said YES, then I have a “be healthy enough” option for you…ZUCCHINI NOODLES! My mission is to find healthier options for us over…