Strength Training

Your Heart is the Most Amazing Muscle in Your Body

by Fit Women Staff | Products, Strength Training

Did you know that your heart beats about 40 million times a year? Think about that. By the time you are 70, your heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. Keeping our heart healthy as we age is key to aging well. Considering that Cardiovascular disease is one of the top 3 causes of death, we need to work harder to stay heart healthy. Here are some stunning Heart Health Information and Statistics: • Nearly half of US adults have some form of cardiovascular disease....

Top 10 Strength Training Products for Your Home Gym

by Fit Women Staff | Products, Strength Training

You don't have to spend a fortune to get a great workout in. You may be throwing your money away for a gym membership that goes unused. In USA Today, their research shows that 67 percent of gym memberships go unused. Putting that $60/month on average that people pay towards your home gym may be the best investment. Create a workout space in your home that suits your unique needs. Below are 10 strength training essentials you can start with to build your at home gym, including a bosu ball,...

Invaluable Secrets to Success by Two Leading Ladies Over 40

by Andrew Barnes | Fit Women Over 40, Strength Training

(image: Coach Magazine) Hitting your 40's is no reason to give up an active lifestyle. This transitional age is when the body’s ability to convert food into energy slows down significantly. Having a sedentary lifestyle coupled with poor nutrition will aggravate that process, making it even more important to shape healthy habits around your changing body. (image: Eat This) Lena Headey and Sofia Vergara are testament that age is just a number. Headey currently plays Cersei Lannister, one of the...

Best Body Weight Workouts for Beginners

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training

Body Weight Training for Beginners FREE 4 Week Program for BEGINNERS Featuring Jen Sinkler. She has 13 years as a fitness editor, writer and personal trainer, with another two full decades also training as an athlete (many of those on the U.S. national rugby team). Focus on Legs and Belly Fat Loss 250-300 Calories by GymRa Burpees are a physically demanding movement: they require significant shoulder and core stability and hip mobility.

Short Intense Kettlebell Workouts

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training | Kettlebell Workouts

Kettebell Training Exercises for Beginners This is a great workout to do when time or equipment are is limited. Remember, the faster you work (shorter rest) the more of a fat loss/metabolic workout it will be. Slower/heavier load will be more strength focused. BodyFit by Amy BodyFit by Amy BeFIT by Jillian Michaels

The 10 Habits of Reasonably Fit Women Over 40

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training | Boot Camp, camaraderie, coach, discomfort, Eleanor Roosevelt, endurance, Exercise, fit women over 40, fitness journals, healthy experiences, motivation, ocean rower, Roz Savage, sense of accomplishment, significant changes, strength and agility training, teams, trainer, ultimate bootcamp, weighted tire pull runs, woman athlete, Women Athletes

The 10 Habits of Reasonably Fit Women Over 40 Defining fitness is not an easy task. Everyone it seems has their own interpretations and definitions. There are lots of lists which promote the best habits of those who are already fit. Basic ideas such as “eat breakfast and or make sleep a priority” are not on this list because I wanted to move past the basics. We are a holistic ecosystem, so the focus here is on women becoming strong in body, mind and beliefs. 1. Embrace Strength Training. Being...

Want to Get Fit? Choose the Right Fitness Plan

by Fit Women Staff | Burn the Fat, Strength Training, Weight Loss | Boot Camp, burn fat, Cross Fit training, Exercise, Fat Loss, heart health, high-intensity interval training, Human growth hormone, kettlebell, promotes muscle growth, rate of aging, regulate glucose, strength and agility training, super fast muscle fibers, telomere shortening, TRX Training, unhealthy lifestyle, Weight Loss

If you want to lose weight, stop doing your 5 mile runs or your hour-long treadmill sessions and replace them with high-intensity interval training or Cross Fit training instead. One of the reasons why people continue to struggle with their weight despite engaging in regular exercise is because they're not doing the right kind of exercise! Studies have confirmed that exercising in shorter bursts with rest periods in between burns more fat than exercising continuously for an entire session. By...

The One Simple Fitness Habit You Should Absolutely Start Today

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training

We all do one thing everyday that sabotages all of our health and fitness goals. Can you guess what it is? Its Sitting. Simply said, Sitting Kills. Even if you are very fit, if you SIT uninterrupted an extended period of time, you’re at risk of dying prematurely. Research by NASA scientists has found while monitoring the astronauts, that your body declines rapidly when sitting for long periods. If you must sit at work, taking a standing or stretching break every 20 minutes, that’s about 30...

Holistic Tips for Fighting off the Flu

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training | dietary changes, flu & colds, flu shots, good diet, healthy experiences, healthy lifestyle, prevent diseases, prevention, viruses

This year has seen a disturbing increase in the number of flu-related deaths in California, and it is a cause for concern, but certainly, not panic. The purpose of this article is to educate and arm you with simple, effective, natural and holistic methods to prevent or recover from a cold or flu. With the information presented in this article, you will know what to do for yourself, and your family to prepare for and breeze through the cold and flu season. Prevention: Of course, the best answer...

The High Fructose Corn Syrup Story

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training | body fat, Burn The Fat Inner Circle, dietary changes, Diets, Fat Loss, fructose, health benefits, high-fructose corn syrup, Less Sugar, metabolized, obesity, pure water, sugar, sweeteners, Weight Loss

Have you seen the ads by the agribusiness public relations departments describing high-fructose corn syrup as "healthy" and "all-natural"? According to the Corn Refiners Association, high-fructose corn syrup contains the same amount of calories as cane and beet sugar, is metabolized by the body the same way as these sweeteners are, and is an all-natural product. So why are the Corn Refiners Association, spending up to $30 million to convince consumers it’s inherently safe to eat? There is...

Your life will be better if…

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training, Success Stories

How many times have you said, “My life will be better if…?” My life will be better IF I had more time to workout, or IF I could lose 40 pounds, or IF I could stop feeling tired all the time or IF I could get motivated to start working out again. What is your IF? Whatever your IF is, Your life will be better if...you take action in creating your own story. Here, in the Northern Hemisphere, daylight is fading into the darkest time of year called the Winter Solstice. It is a time of less activity...

Tips for Effective Core Training

by Fit Women Staff | Products, Strength Training, Weight Loss | Balance Devices, bodyweight, Bongo boards, Boot Camp, Bosu balls, burn fat, Exercise, foam balance surfaces, Heavy balls, Stability Ball, strength and agility training, TRX, TRX Suspension Trainer, variable resistance

Are you sure that you are getting everything you can out of your core routine? With all of the new developments in core training, it’s difficult to keep up with the latest and most effective tools and techniques. Though the core has become a mainstream concept, most exercisers have a clouded view of what exactly the core consists of, its importance and what the best ways are to activate it. The core includes the following muscles: Transverse Abdominis, Rectus Abdominis, Multifidus, External...

I am a grandma & everyone thinks I am her mom instead…

by Fit Women Staff | Burn the Fat, Strength Training

Danielle's fabulous story of courage and transformation.... "I gained weight after being in an abusive marriage. .I turned to food 4 comfort...I went to the doctor& they said I was morbidly obese & knew I had to take my life back for my kids..I had 2 little ones..got divorced & lost the weight..went from size 18 to a zero & have kept it off for 16 yrs..I am a fitness instructor/ personal trainer & nutritionist so I can help change people lives..I love what I do..I am a...

Why be upside down?

by Fit Women Staff | Strength Training | Brain fitness, Brain training, coordination, core strength, Exercise, Fitness Tips, Hand balancing, hand walking, handstand, healthy experiences, neurological functions, pressing to the handstand, Proprioception, strength and agility training

Handstands, hand walking, and pressing to a handstand are excellent exercises to developing your athletic potential. Even my Mom remembers doing handstands & cartwheels as a kid, yet today hand balancing seems to have fallen out of favor. Of course, we think we grow out of doing such movements as we get older. I have a yoga friend who comes to my house, kicks off her shoes and does a handstand against my wall just to get the kinks out after a long day. She is so effortless. I decided I...

The most powerful action you need to do right now to achieve your fitness goals

by Fit Women Staff | Burn the Fat, Strength Training | athletes, Body Fat calipers, Boot Camp, Brain training, Burn The Fat Inner Circle, Exercise, Fat Loss, fitness goals, Fitness Tips, habits, healthy experiences, healthy lifestyle, intentions, New Years Resolutions, stay healthy, strength and agility training, Visualize, Weight Loss

The number one reason for failure in losing body fat is the lack of clearly defined, written goals. Here are the steps to achieving your fitness goals: STEP 1. Set Inspiring, Detailed & Specific Goals Don't say things like I want to lose weight and have more energy, that is not clear, detailed or specific. A better way to talk to your sub conscious brain is to say something like: By March 1st, I want to weigh 130lbs, with 18% Body Fat, and be wearing size 8 clothes. My Current waist size...