Getting strong and staying strong isn’t just for meatheads. As we get older, we lose muscle mass. And our muscles are responsible for more than just looking good in a bathing suit. They keep us lean, balanced, stable and slim. So, there are a lot of benefits of strength training for women over 40.  The…

We all know just how important it is to look after your physical health, although it is of course not always as easy as you might hope to actually make this a reality. The truth is that it takes a certain level of responsibility and effort to ensure that you are looking after your physical…

Want to be a better runner? Run faster? Longer? Then you need to be a stronger runner. But how? The answer is strength training for runners. The stronger your body is, the better your runs will be. I’m not talking about being a bodybuilder. Just building specific muscles will help with endurance and the beating…

Screw this notion of growing old gracefully and accepting all our impending doom. Instead, I want to fight it gracefully by getting strong and healthy and staying that way. Strength training for women over 50 is not only essential for our bodies, but it’s a total brain booster.  Plus, I always feel sexiest when doing…

Strength training for beginners doesn’t have to be daunting or overwhelming. You don’t need to show up at the gym in all the latest gear and start lifting heavy weights with the muscle head next to you. Instead, you can do it from the comfort of your own home or at the gym without feeling…

Are you trying to lose weight? Busting your booty by doing loads of cardio only to find the scale isn’t budging and your clothes are too tight? Then, it’s time to start strength training for weight loss.  Keep reading, and I’ll explain why and how to start your strength training routine for weight loss. Let’s…

Cathy Richards is an expert when it comes to the key things you need to think about when it comes to wellness and aging in a healthful manner. Mindset is a huge determinant of healthy aging. We tend to expect that things can be fixed quickly, but quick changes are not sustainable. It’s all about…

  After we turn 30, we lose 1% muscle mass every year. The good news is that we can grow muscle mass at any age. If you have never worked out before or haven’t trained in a while, check out Get Strong Over 40, the only beginner strength training program made especially for women over…

“What good is increasing how many years we have if we are living most of those years in rapid decline?” – Rachel Van Pelt  Dr. Rachel Van Pelt is a healthspan scientist and coach who helps people in midlife increase their healthspan through physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and self care.  I know what you are…

“Self care includes making sure that your body doesn’t fall apart. “ – Tina Tang. In this episode on Modern Aging, Risa and fitness trainer Tina Tang chat about why it is essential that we strength train especially once we are over the age of 40.  As we get older, we naturally lose muscle mass…

Fitness Trainer Sarai takes us through a 15 Minute Full Body Workout for beginners, women over 40 or after recovering from illness or injury. This is a short and scalable workout, so you can ease into working out and later push yourself harder. All you need is a dumbbell and some space so you can…

If you haven’t been working out since the pandemic started, or you’ve been set back by an injury or illness or you’ve never worked out before, it’s time to change that! Fitness trainer Sarai White shares fitness tips to ease ourselves back into a regular workout plan after an illness or injury. Sarai grew up…

Melissa Lam is a physical therapist who is unlike other physical therapists.  She has a music degree and music background that molds her into a different kind of practitioner. She takes an integrative and holistic approach to care for patients’ musculoskeletal system. Melissa had issues with back pain and foot pain herself. She came to…

It doesn’t matter what age you are. Strength training is extremely beneficial for your physical health now and down the line. If you are over 40, strength training is even more critical to ensure that you can live a long and healthy life without relying on others for support. In the YouTube video linked above,…

As we get older, weight and strength training is critical to our well-being. Fitness trainer Tina Tang focuses on women over 40 when women’s bodies begin to change with the onset of menopause and other hormonal shifts. Strength training can help slow down the signs of aging and reduce disease especially osteoporosis and sarcopenia. Tina…

Just as we’ve settled happily into the summer season, our routines are going to change again as summer comes to end. For many of us, going on walks and exercising outdoors has kept us physically healthy and mentally sane through this pandemic. However, as fall approaches, we’ll be indoors more often than we would like.…

Now that many of us have put on the Quarantine 15, summer is here and we are ready to shed off the pounds.   Today, I am going to share some tips that will help you on your way.  I’m Risa Morimoto your host where we chat about innovative and holistic ways to optimize our health…

The Covid pandemic is still here. Working from home has become a part of our routine but that means many of us are not working out as much as we should. Our days are consumed by Zoom, Skype or Google Meetings rather than ab workouts, push ups and pull ups. This workout at home to…

As we resume our work schedules at home via Zoom, Skype, or Google Hangout during the Coronavirus pandemic, our exercise schedule has become increasingly difficult to fit in. Either we have back to back conference calls or trying to sneak in a Zoom call before the kids come busting into the room. We know we…

In our lifetimes, the average person eats about 80,000 meals, 80,000. How much of those meals incorporate fruits and vegetables for you? Probably not enough. If you look at the blue zones around the world, you know, those areas where there’s concentrated number of people who live to be like 90 plus, a hundred plus,…

Getting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…