Weight loss programs women over 50 can succeed with are a combination of diet, supplements for some, and the exercise plan that suits one’s age, one’s level of muscle strength and flexibility and one’s stamina.

Below I discuss two different exercise programs that may interest you. They are both effective for men as well.

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Aging Backwards – Is That A Realistic Concept?

You bet it is! Miranda Esmonde White explains it so that we, the lay people, can understand exactly what motivates our cells to entertain the idea that there is more life to live! And how the cells signal the brain to keep everything going! It is the most motivating book written on exercising I’ve read to date.

Here is a video of Miranda discussing the book.

Here is an article I wrote Winter Workouts which gives some more info on training indoors, because that is necessary or preferable for some.

Healthy stretching will always improve muscle building.

In turn, stronger muscles:

• Burn calories while you sleep
• Improve your balance and reflexes/prevent slips and falls
• Make hiking, camping, traveling and touring more fun!
• Possibly expand your social circles and activities
• Prevent senior isolation as your situations change
• Increase good moods because exercise does
• Keep your cardiovascular system healthy
• Increase bone density/prevent bone loss

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Keep active with your family!

Weight Loss Supplements Women Over 50 May Benefit From

 

Why don’t women stay thin, or get thin easily as they age? Have you experienced this?

Have you noticed a slow down in your daily energy, and in your ability to maintain or lose weight?

Be aware that this is “natural” if you are eating grains and sweets like you did in your twenties.

Have you heard about the teen epidemic of obesity and fatty liver disease? (Non-alcoholic).

Yes, the teenagers have caught up to us! They, and we, can benefit from:

• Hormone balance blood tests
• Information about muscle building supplements
• Getting a good thyroid supplement
• Taking the best krill oil supplement
• Learning about inflammation conditions and natural remedies for those
• Keeping track of your BMI (body mass index) – use this calculator
  Achieve better sleep and wake up feeling refreshed
• Buy grass fed meat and dairy products to balance your Omega 6/Omega 3 fatty acids
• Make your own salad dressings with healthy oils and no sugar (high fructose corn starch et al)
• Take a muscle building supplement.

 

How To Get Rid Of The Fat

One of the leading cleanse supplements for weight loss is PACE Cleanse. You can combine with the right weight loss program and your choice of exercises.

 

“PACE Express Cleanse is:

• Gentle and contains no harsh stimulant laxatives to irritate the lining of your colon. It’s a natural, botanical blend that works while you sleep.
• Safe with none of the side effects you get from over-the-counter brands. It won’t deplete you of essential vitamins or nutrients, and won’t cause addiction.
• Effective. This colon cleanse removes toxic residue that is left behind on the walls of your intestines, soothes irritation, and restores regularity back into your day without a hitch.
• Convenient and easy to use. Just a few capsules and a glass of water before bedtime. There’s no interruption to your daily lifestyle. You get up in the morning and it’s business as usual.
• Made with all-natural, high-quality ingredients and no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors, wheat, gluten, soy, corns sugar, salt or dairy.” – Dr. Al Sears

Staying fit is well worth our efforts! I just read this today:

“The most wonderful thing about getting older, that no one ever talks about ,
is that we still have many more years to live. Middle age is getting
extended by more than a decade. We are not older longer, we are middle
aged longer.” – from Quora

“Muscle building training increases in importance as you grow older. Muscle
mass is lost as you age, and it takes more workouts, and more intensive
weight training, or resistance training, to maintain or build muscle.
Combined with some exercise that pushes up your heart rate, in small
burst, at specific intervals, this is a very powerful way to keep your
muscles strong. And there are other health benefits as well.”

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I wrote that article in 2010, and that is still true.

 

Healthy Office Space Workouts That Build Strength, Boost Your Metabolism and Improve Circulation

 

The above is the title of an article I wrote in 2007. I had a physio ball for my desk at work then. I was worried about sitting so much. The ball was a great relief both mentally and physically. “Sitting is the new stroke” was rampant in the media.

That is a scary thought, don’t you agree?

I bought a pedometer and started walking more. I also used break times to do some PACE type exercises. The most strenuous one to do in a small space, is the jump rope routine. I would do it without the rope.

You could do something like that too, couldn’t you?

In three to five minutes you get a high exertion workout. You start at your own p.a.c.e. and increase slightly over the weeks.

Then go back to your desk and sit on the ball.

 

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“Push that chair into a corner and get a physio ball, and turn your office space into a healthy space! If you are the boss in your office space, be a leader in health and fitness. You and your employees will benefit in invisible but healthy ways.

Breathing will be deeper and more oxygen will be going to the brain! Metabolism will stay gently stimulated. Muscles will be moving with no strain instead of gripping in positions leading to spasm and pain.

This is not dramatic but it is evolutionary. Think about what a truly comfortable and supportive office chair costs. Not a little! And not that everyone shouldn’t have one. But a good quality physio ball costs under $35.00, and many come with a hoop or pan to prevent rolling. Some office supply stores even sell a chair with a ball in the frame.”

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The Low Carb High Protein Diet Lifestyle

Cutting out all the white foods (grains, potatoes, breads et al) and getting plenty of fresh, organic, vegetables, salads and proteins, can reverse a slow metabolism

I say organic because the chemicals in sprayed foods mimick hormones and it is not possible to maintain a hormone balance. This leads to weight gain.

One easy to use food program is the No Nonsense Ted package. I recommend it because it’s inexpensive, and offers both menu plans and recipes. It is a handy time saver to have in the kitchen, and the 185 page e-book you get is a compilation of the information about low carb eating from the past couple of decades.

Are you in the older end of middle age?

You want to age in a healthy way, and maybe even backwards, don’t you?

If you’re younger, you’d probably want to see your parents aging with strength and agility, right?

References:

Vitamins Build Muscle Mass

The Belly Fat Melt Diet

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