Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin,” but technically, it’s a steroid hormone that your body produces when your skin is exposed to sunlight. It plays a crucial role in bone health, immune function, and even mood regulation, but it also has…
Many women in their 50s start noticing weight gain that seems to settle around the belly, even if their eating habits haven’t changed. It’s frustrating and confusing—and for some, it leads to the conclusion, “My metabolism must be broken.” In…
Have you ever reached for something high on a shelf or tried to toss a ball for your dog, only to feel a sudden stiffness and/or pain that causes you to drop your arm and shoulder down, grabbing it with your…
Do your hamstrings feel tight and perhaps you can't touch your toes? Stiffness is often the body's way of protecting itself from further injury. If your core muscles are not activating in the proper sequence or with enough tension, for…
Do you love to garden and you've noticed it's not as easy as it used to be? While gardening sometimes requires heavy lifting, bending, or pulling, it's typically not enough to keep you "gardening strong" over the course of your life.…
After my own workout I thought about how I "tolerate", aka like, simple movements and workouts that are consistent. Influencers will have you believing that shiny and new programs will give you a different or better result, but after many years in this…
What Comes to Mind When You Think About Strength Training? Lifting heavy weights? Building bigger muscles? While strength training can help build muscle, its benefits go far just looking good. It’s actually one of the best things you can do for…
When we think about building strong bones, our minds often go straight to calcium supplements and resistance training (of course I like RT!). However, what if I told you that something as simple as skipping or jumping could be one…
The deadlift is an excellent movement pattern that humans use to lift very heavy things, but sometimes people can have pain with this pattern. Fortunately, there are modifications that I teach many of my clients so that they can still…
Life gets busy - between kids, parents, work and taking care of the house it's easy to let workouts slide, but if there’s one thing I recommend you to prioritize, it’s weekly resistance training. Strength training isn’t just about building muscle—it’s about staying strong,…
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