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Fun and Fit ― Is there a "best" way to train for walking a half marathon after knee surgery? Elliptical or treadmill? Indoors or out? Strength train or cardio? All these either/ or choices. When you are a twin, the best choice is the one that will help you beat...
Tags: Boomer Advice, Cardio/ Aerobic Exercise, Exercise, I Want To Be Stronger, I Want To Reduce Pain, Improving Workout Program
AlexandraFunFit ― 2 weeks 2 days ago
Fun and Fit ― What can yoga do for you, especially if you face challenges, stress, and negative forces? What if you had spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese prison camp as a child? Could yoga help rid your mind and body from such experiences?
Tags: Boomer Advice, Exercise, I Want To Be Stronger, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, Inspirational Exercise Story
AlexandraFunFit ― 10 weeks 3 days ago
Fun and Fit ― If you have ever had an uncomfortable night’s sleep, you’ll want to read what we discovered from sleeping on pillows from Technogel. If Dorothy had slept on a Technogel pillow instead of a field of poppies, she might still be asleep; a...
Tags: Back Pain, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, BlogTour, Health, Insomnia
AlexandraFunFit ― 12 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Got abs? Got low back pain? A reader asks us for core exercise options that are safe even with lumber spine issues. We have a few suggestions, but find out which one got top billing.
Tags: Abs, Back Pain, Exercise, I Want To Be Stronger, I Want To Reduce Pain, Injury Prevention/Health Conditions
AlexandraFunFit ― 16 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Like me, are you suffering from joint pain that threatens to limit or curtail your best laid plans to be active the rest of your life? We Baby Boom Chicka Boomers were Born Free to Live Free and Stay Free with our exercise plans. What are your ...
Tags: Exercise, I Want To Reduce Pain, Knees, Midlife Activity Advice, Strength Training, Walking
AlexandraFunFit ― 17 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― We must, we must, we must build up our bust...and shoulders, and glutes. But not with ineffective exercises. As we say goodbye to 2012, it's also time to say goodbye to a few of the more common, yet useless, exercises that are more myth than muscle.
Tags: Busting Exercise Myths, Exercise, I Want To Look Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, Lower Body, Quads
AlexandraFunFit ― 19 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Do you have - ahem - problem baby boomer feet, but want happy feet? If so, read, watch, and be entertained by our video product review of the new TheraFit shoes. Find out how you can win your own pair while we work on our plan to get Steve Martin ...
Tags: Exercise, Giveaway, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, Injury Prevention/Health Conditions, Knees
AlexandraFunFit ― 22 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― The foot bone connected to the ankle bone, The ankle bone connected to the shin bone, The shin bone connected to the knee bone.... .Them bones got up and walked around. If you want YOUR bones to get up and comfortably exercise, you will want to...
Tags: Announcements, Exercise, I Want To Reduce Pain, Injury Prevention/Health Conditions, Shin Splints, Video
AlexandraFunFit ― 23 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Who else is eager to find out whether Daniel Craig's glutes in the latest James bond film, Skyfall are tighter than your hip flexors and quads? One of them needs stretching - the right way, not the common wrong ways we often see. The other needs...
Tags: Exercise, I Want To Reduce Pain, Improving Workout Program, Knees, Video, Flexibility
AlexandraFunFit ― 27 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Neutral spine - that natural and ideal position where your spine maintains its natural curvature and the pelvis is not at war with you. How do you find neutral spine whether standing or lying? Tip the bucket; check the clock; read our post; and ...
Tags: Busting Exercise Myths, Exercise, I Want To Be Stronger, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Look Better, I Want To Reduce Pain
AlexandraFunFit ― 37 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― As some of you may know, I had surgery on my foot last week. At my post-op visit, the doc used the word “horrific” to describe my big toe joint (bone spurs, zero cartilage, bone-on-bone) when he got in there during the surgery. But he didn't say I...
Tags: Exercise, I Want To Be Stronger, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, Injury Prevention/Health Conditions, Lower Body
AlexandraFunFit ― 42 weeks ago
Fun and Fit ― Why am I writing about grief and loss on a blog about healthy living? Because I believe that all of us have a responsibility to reach out to those who have fallen out of health, both physical and mental. You do not need to have special training to ...
Tags: Exercise, I Want To Feel Better, I Want To Reduce Pain, Inspirational Exercise Story, Advice, Counseling
AlexandraFunFit ― 26 Mar, 12
Crock pot cooking is perfect for anyone on the go go go! Well here is a great dinner that ...
I was born curly and by the time I was a teenager I hated my hair so at 14 I got ...
A home-made mango and peach flavored frozen Greek yogurt topped with a quinoa and oat ...