Callanetics is back! What can be achieved with this iconic exercise programme?
Fabafterfifty: Fitness/Diet
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Article by Fabafterfifty Callanetics was incredibly popular 20 years ago, I know, I exercised to my old video until the tape became mangled in my old VHS player – finding a replacement proved to be impossible. I was so pleased to find out Callanetics is being relaunched in the UK, I bought a copy of the original programme on DVD at the Vitality show last week. Anyone who, like me, exercised to the original will still have those images of Callan Pinckney counting us through those barely there movements. I asked Callanetics if they could explain the benefits of the Callanetics programme to me. Judy (pictured), now 70, has been teaching callanetics since she was 50 – what a great advertisement for the programme! Judy, I for one, am delighted to see the new DVD become available, but why is Callanetics being relaunched now? We are now offering teacher training worldwide through our Home Study...
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Vibra Training- How it works and how it can help fitness in your 50s
Guest Article by Glen Tucker What are the alternatives to traditional workouts with weights? If, like me, you hate the gym, but want to stay in shape and ensure you don’t lose bone density- always a consideration for women over 50, are there other options?Madonna, Elle McPherson, Dannii Minogue and Maureen Lipman are all said to be fans of vibra training, so we asked Glen Tucker of Esporta Health Clubs if Vibra Training was something which should be considered as a form of exercise by women over 50. What is Vibra Training? Vibra training has become an ever more popular form of exercise over the last few years and although you may see many using it you may not know how it works and how it can add to your fitness, well here’s some tips on how to do just that. To begin with Vibra training is a type of...
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How to Change your Life at 50…
Article by Barbara Hannah Grufferman Barbara Hananh Grufferman, author of the Best of Everything after 50, shares her tips on how to to be the best after 50 DO • Sleep seven to eight hours a night. • Floss and brush teeth several times a day. • Eat healthy foods, low in saturated fats. • Exercise, and keep your waist under 35?in or at less than half your height. • Listen to your body and look for changes. DON’T • Smoke. • Eat processed foods, or too much salt. • Drink more than seven alcoholic drinks a week. • Use a tanning booth or spend time in the sun without sunscreen or a hat. • Keep excess weight. • Be sedentary. • Have unsafe sex. • Ignore changes in your body. EATING TIPS • Eat more vegetables and grains. • Eat throughout the day (every few hours). • Eat breakfast every day. • Drink lots of water. • Keep an eye on portion sizes. • Allow yourself treats. Just...
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Dr Perricone shares his anti-ageing tips
Article by Fabafterfifty We asked Dr Perricone, author of 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health and Longevity what impact diet and exercise can have on anti-ageing Why is exercise important? “Exercise increases the immune system’s ability to prevent infection. Further, when we exercise, we perspire and many of the body’s toxins are eliminated in sweat. Simple exercise such as a brisk walk each day can make a tremendous difference in overall health and beauty” What can be done to improve metabolism? Metabolism boosters that I recommend are cold water fish and essential fatty acids. Perhaps the greatest superfood that help the body metabolize (burn) body fat are omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFA’s), which are found in cold water fish such as salmon. These essential fats, particularly the omega-3s, are extremely important in energy production within the mitochondria. Omega-3 EFAs also inhibit the production of the enzyme fatty acid synthase, which...
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Fitting in Your Walking
Article by Joanna Hall Dedicated walking, may be hard to work in to your daily routine, so if you want to pay attention to your health while still paying attention to all the other aspects of life, you have to get creative. It helps to use walking as a way to accomplish daily activities. Add some of these ideas to your daily routine to really get into the habit: Forgot the milk? Put on your walking shoes when you have to make a small shopping trip. Obviously you can’t walk to the shops when you have a full list of items to lug home, but to pick up just a few things, use your legs instead of your car. Take a walk to your local bank branch to do your banking. Check out your neighborhood and use the same thinking for the dry cleaners, post office, barber shop, and other...
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Thank you for Giving me my Waist back! Review of ‘Fat around the Middle’
Article by Fabafterfifty I was a fat baby, chubby teenager, relatively slim adult. Over the past few years it seemed that I have been sliding back in the direction of chubbiness in mid-life. My mother even said ‘I suppose it’s good that you’re content rather than slim like you used to be’. Thanks Mum!! (I had recently remarried). In truth, I had no idea why my weight was creeping up, or why in particular it was all settling round my middle- I could only put in down to the inevitable ‘middle aged spread’ I’d heard so much about. Looking at my older female relatives they did all seem to be the same shape (my OH with his warped sense of humour calls them the ‘cubes’), and as much as I tried to resist, I had resigned myself to the same fate. I was exercising more, eating less and less but...
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Feel The Burn – Jane Fonda’s latest fitness video
Article by Fabafterfifty Hard to believe that Jane ‘Feel the Burn’ Fonda is nearly 73, yet looks fitter than most women half her age. Almost harder to believe that its 28 years since she took the fitness world by storm with her Jane Fonda workout video. Keeping active is so essential at any age, but perhaps more so in our fifties and beyond, when we want to ensure the best possible quality of life as get older. Jane returns as we baby boomers reach our prime with a workout DVD to help keep us supple and strong. Here’s a teaser to keep us going until the DVD is available at the end of December. Jane’s new exercises are designed to be simple, safe and effective. So get out the leotard and leggings. The Workout Queen is back! -
Banish Those Bingo wings
Article by Fabafterfifty How many midlife women dread the thought of exposing their arms in sleeveless dresses in summer or in partywear during the festive season? I’ve scoured the internet for some easy to follow exercises to help banish the bingo wings and tone up those arms! -
Correct Your Posture With Pilates
Article by Julie Clifton of the Pilates Foundation We all know that first impressions count but it might surprise you to hear that one of the first things people notice about you is your posture. Celebrities of a certain age have all declared themselves devotees How you hold yourself when you walk into a room sparks off an instant response from others about you – from assessing your confidence to giving an idea of your age. In fact, there’s nothing that makes you look older more quickly than a heavy step, a jutting chin and the pot belly caused by the long curve in your spine. Pilates is a form of exercise which concentrates on balance and alignment and can give you that sexy stride which will make you look and feel more confident. Celebrities of a certain age have all declared themselves devotees of the method including 007 girl... -
Are You a Diet Dater?
Article by Fabafterfifty With nearly 90 per cent (89%) of UK women surveyed having tried to lose weight at some point in their lives – 60 per cent are claiming they are currently on a diet and one in five women saying they are on a ‘continuous diet’ – there is clearly a massive disconnect between how women think about dieting and what they actually do. Cheryl Baker: Making my diet mind up Bucks Fizz singer and TV presenter Cheryl Baker, 56, says she’s definitely suffered from Diet Dating Syndrome (DDS) in the past: “I’ve not just been a yo-yo dieter – I’d describe myself more as a bungee-jumping dieter! Always ready to jump in, both feet first, to any new diet or fad that was going. I’ve certainly been around the block when it comes to dieting and have had a bad relationship with food in the past as...
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