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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.

  • Stop training like a Dude, even if you are one.

    Stop training like a Dude, even if you are one.

  • How I stay Fit on a Burger and Beer

    How I stay Fit on a Burger and Beer

  • Cardio Exercise: The Key to Lowering Blood Pressure

    Cardio Exercise: The Key to Lowering Blood Pressure

  • Improving your flexibility with PNF Stretching

    Improving your flexibility with PNF Stretching

  • Building Strength with Yoga

    Building Strength with Yoga

  • Essential Nutrition Tips for Seniors

    Essential Nutrition Tips for Seniors

  • How to maximize your cardio workout to lose weight.

    How to maximize your cardio workout to lose weight.

  • Do I really need to stretch?

    Do I really need to stretch?

  • How a Health and Wellness Coach can help you find your path to success.

    How a Health and Wellness Coach can help you find your path to success.

  • Ayurvedic Nutrition: Simply Described

    Ayurvedic Nutrition: Simply Described

  • REHIT- Cardio workouts in less than 10 minutes

    REHIT- Cardio workouts in less than 10 minutes

  • Total Body Band and Bodyweight Workout

    Total Body Band and Bodyweight Workout