Weight Loss and Healthy Living for Women Over 40
When I email another blogger asking them to write a guest post for my blog, I never know what to expect. I wonder if I’ll be rejected, if they’ll accept or if I’ll receive any reply at all. So when I started following Katie’s blog Dashing Dish, I quickly knew I wanted to ask her to write a guest post for me. She has a king-size heart for God, such a zeal about healthy living and staying fit and she’s also a nurse! I mean, really….how could I not ask her to write a guest post for me?
In keeping with the American Heart Association Heart Month theme, I want to talk more about your heart health and why getting your heart rate up is important. Did you know that just like the other muscles in your body, your heart is a muscle and needs exercising, too. And also, just like your other muscles will atrophy when not used, your heart muscle will atrophy as well.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that you can only get a good workout at the gym or with $1000 + equipment. For something different and because I get bored easily, I recently took my workout outdoors without using my free weights that I’m used to using. And while my form is not the best (I’m working at improving it), each time I’ve exercised this way, I have gotten a really good workout and have definitely been sore the next morning!
I’m so excited to start a new series to share with you. Since I started walking and eventually running back in October 2010, I also started working out more faithfully with arm weights, as well as doing other forms of strength training for my lower body and core. Along with running, I’ve also become pretty […]
This is a blog post I read today from the Runner’s Kitchen. Megan summed up perfectly how myself, as well as I’m sure many other runners feel about the often, solo sport.