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What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Pain
“No pain, no gain” is a bald-faced lie. Listen to your body.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Challenge
Read on for why challenge is a good thing…in the eye of the beholder.
What Nine Years of Strength Training Has Taught Me About Why Active People Still Get Weak
Wallking is great, but it ain’t enough. Read why I consider the need to strength train a life sentence, in a good way.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Walking
Walking is great.
It’s not quite enough.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Variety
I tried something new yesterday and it made me want to write this blog today. What new thing do you want to try?
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Has Taught Me About Confidence
Build confidence, capability, and strength with strength training
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Age Beliefs
How you think about yourself will influence how you age. You can be a positive self influence.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching has Taught Me About Falling
Falls can be prevented. Strength creates choices.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Has Taught Me About Aging
How we age is more within our control than we realize.
Start today.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Has Taught Me About Sitting
We have to sit for oh so many reasons but sitting for long is not so good for our bodies and health. Read on for strategies for modifying your sit.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Has Taught Me About Rest
All about rest. Take it from someone who was always on the go, recovery and rest are equal parts of strength training and fitness.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Has Taught Me about Eating
There is so much noise about protein and other aspects of eating. Here are my thoughts from nine years of strength coaching. Thoughts, not edicts.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Independence
If you want to be independent as you age, start training for that now. Daily practice will keep you strong.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Balance ✅
Maintaining your balance is key to staying upright, preventing falls, and preserving your independence. Learn how your brain, muscles, and senses work together to keep you steady—and why strength training is one of the best ways to improve your balance as you age.
What Nine Years of Strength Coaching Taught Me About Strength
Strength train now for today and for the future.
Why You Keep Brushing the Wall When You Walk By
Has your balance become less reliable? Do you notice you might brush a wall while you pass? Do you trip more? Are you afraid of falling or have you fallen? The good news is you can improve your balance at any age.
How Tai Chi, Yoga, and Pilates Made Me Better at Strength Training
Breathing technique and body awareness I learned in Tai Chi, Yoga, and Mat Pilates improved my strength training immeasurably.
I’m 68. My Knee Failed Mid-Hike. I Finished Anyway.
My knee threatened to give out on my friend’s birthday. Determined, and aided by a knee brace, I completed the hike. I love feeling capable and challenged at 68.
Getting Up and Down from the Floor: A Skill Worth Keeping
Are you afraid you will fall down and not be able to get up? Let’s work on your relationship with the floor now before that happens.