It’s not how old you are, but how you are old…

This is a topic very close to my heart because in 3 weeks I’ll be 51 and I know people, who like me, are just as physically active (if not more) than they were twenty or thirty years ago. I have always been active because I like it. I guess I’m lucky that way. For [...]

The trans-fat double-whammy

This month my posts are going to focus more on nutrition… because you can’t out-train a bad diet! In this post I would like to share some information I’ve learned about saturated fat and trans-fat. A lot of us are aware that saturated fat is ‘bad fat’ and that eating too many foods high in [...]

Exercising in heat and humidity

So glad it’s spring and almost the end of a very challenging year! I always train outside and at this time of year it’s important to remember the rules of exercising in humid and hot conditions. It’s a whole new ballgame. My personal cardio training is predominantly running, so if I refer to running in [...]

Age as motivation & exercise as preventative medicine

This is a topic very close to my heart because I just celebrated my 50th birthday and I know people, who like me, are just as physically active (if not more) than they were twenty or thirty years ago. I have always been active because I like it. I guess I’m lucky that way. For [...]