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Real-life fitness tips

Real-life tips from the blog

Honest, practical real-life fitness tips for staying consistent in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. Browse every post below, or pick a topic to narrow it down.

Real-life fitness tips by topic

Everything on the blog is sorted into five topics, so you can find what you need quickly. Move covers strength, cardio, yoga, and my monthly workout plans. Nourish covers simple nutrition, easy recipes, and my monthly 6-day meal plans with grocery lists. Mindset is about building habits that stick and getting back on track after a setback. Recovery & Sleep covers mobility, stretching, and better sleep habits, because rest is part of the plan. Real Life is where I share honest stories about fitting health into a busy life.

New here? If you keep starting over, begin with Mindset. If you want something to do today, open the latest monthly workout in Move. Also, if you want less stress at dinner time, try a meal plan from Nourish. Whichever you pick, you can use the topic buttons above at any time to narrow things down.

You don’t need to read everything at once. Instead, pick one post, try one idea this week, and come back for more. Small steps add up, and consistency matters far more than perfection. As a result, you stop restarting and start building momentum that lasts. Finally, give yourself credit for showing up.

These real-life fitness tips come from my own routine as a trainer and fitness class instructor, and from what I see with clients every week. I write them for people who are tired of starting over. For that reason, you will not find extreme plans or perfection here. Want honest advice, monthly workouts, and practical tools in your inbox every week? Get the weekly tips.

All posts

Newest first. Each page shows a dozen posts, so use the page numbers at the bottom to keep going.

  • Why You Can’t Stick to a Workout: The Energy Budget Theory

    Why You Can’t Stick to a Workout: The Energy Budget Theory

  • I Used to Tell My Clients a Lie: The Truth About Calorie Burn and “Imperfect Action”

    I Used to Tell My Clients a Lie: The Truth About Calorie Burn and “Imperfect Action”

  • When Life Gets in the Way of Your Workout: Fitness Creativity and Imperfect Action Workout Tips for Busy Days

    When Life Gets in the Way of Your Workout: Fitness Creativity and Imperfect Action Workout Tips for Busy Days

  • Pesto Shrimp with Zoodles

    Pesto Shrimp with Zoodles

  • Facing the Numbers: My Biometric Reality Check

    Facing the Numbers: My Biometric Reality Check

  • Cardio Reality Check: Facing a “Failed” Test

    Cardio Reality Check: Facing a “Failed” Test

  • Get back on track with fitness, AGAIN!

    Get back on track with fitness, AGAIN!

  • Your Imperfect Ally: Finding Fitness in the Midst of Real Life

    Your Imperfect Ally: Finding Fitness in the Midst of Real Life

  • Why the Scale Isn’t Budging: How to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau

    Why the Scale Isn’t Budging: How to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau

  • Acorn Squash & Bulgur

    Acorn Squash & Bulgur

  • Spinach & Mushroom Pizza

    Spinach & Mushroom Pizza

  • Apple Oatmeal Bars

    Apple Oatmeal Bars