Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

FASHION FLASH! The Latest Tips From Your Favorite Beauty, Health and Style Bloggers!

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

FashionFlashNEWlogoHi everyone!  Best of Everything After 50 is hosting this week’s FASHION FLASH, which brings together your favorite beauty, health and style bloggers to tell you everything you want to know about getting fit, eating well, looking fab and being the best you can be . . . at any age!

This week, you’ll get tips on wearing the best shoes for the coolest looks, working out with music, getting your body ready for summer, fighting menopausal depression, embracing your body whatever your shape, the best skin care products, and so much more. Just click on the pink-highlighted links below to get to each article. And save a few minutes to watch my newest AARP YouTube Channel video: “Running After 50” (YES . . . RUNNING!!).  It’s at the end!

Enjoy the articles from the fabulous women who come together each week to bring you FASHION FLASH!! Yay!!

 

FabOverForty logoWomen over 40 are you looking for an updated hair style and color? Fab Over Forty went to the experts on the latest hair trends for summer.

 

Female Fat Loss Over Forty logoDo you want to get into your summer clothes again and feel confident showing off a little arm or leg? Do you have 20 minutes to spare a day? Female Fat Loss Over 40 expert, Shawna K has a workout that will challenge you but change you.

 

 

AgingBackwards logoYour workouts just got easier and more fun! Jackie Silver from AgingBackwards.com found some new high-tech headphones that do just about everything except work out for you.

 

 

 

FabOverFifty logo“Live lives that are on fire!” Meet FOF Coach Lin Eleoff  at FabOverFifty.

 

 

menopause makeover logoAre you suffering from perimenopausal depression? Researchers have shown that hormones directly affect the brain chemistry that controls emotions and mood. Find out how you can manage depression at MenopauseMakeover.com.

 

Prime-Beauty logoAre you using a serum in your skincare regimen? Cindy over at Prime Beauty tells us about the benefits of Vitamin C for anti-aging, what to look for in a Vitamin C serum and why you should add this ingredient to your anti-aging arsenal!

 

Black Cat Plus logoThis plus size model has a message for all plus size women (which she told exclusively to BlackCatPlus.com) there is nothing negative about being plus size!

 

Moving Free with Mirabai logoMovingFreeWithMirabai.com says: Spring again, time to shape up. Can you gain without the pain? Boomer Fitness Guru, Mirabai Holland shows the way.

 

f40 loggo-1Looking for fab shoes that are practical, stylish, and chic? Style expert Deborah Boland from Fabulous After 40 shares why block heels are a great in-between shoe if you don’t want to wear flats or high, skinny heels.

 

nononsensebeauty logoWhich has more anti-aging power?  Retin A or antioxidants?  Deb of No-Nonsense Beauty Blog sorts it out.

 

The-Best-of-Everything-After-50 logoHey everyone! Check out my newest AARP YouTube Channel video: RUNNING AFTER 50! I learned the secret to running after 50 (and beyond). Please share it with your friends, and subscribe to the series! Leave your questions and ideas about living your best life after 50 in the comments section below the video. I’d love to hear from you! Yay!

Celebrate NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS AWARENESS MONTH by Doing 20 Push-Ups . . . for the Rest of Your Life!

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Photo of AARP YouTube Series with BHGThe humble push-up is the ‘gold standard’ of exercises for getting arms strong, lean and sexy. And the added benefit is they are the BEST exercise in the world to help fight osteoporosis, which will affect over 57 million Americans this year.

To help make post50 Americans understand that osteoporosis is not a natural or inevitable part of aging, the National Osteoporosis Foundation is promoting its new campaign, “Break Free from Osteoporosis,” to kick off National Osteoporosis Month (May). (more…)

Break Free From Breaking Bones . . . for Life

Friday, April 19th, 2013

The-Best-of-Everything-After-50 logoThere’s a silent and stealthy disease you may not even know you have… until you fall.

A new study, “The 2010 Burden of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass among Residents of the U.S. Age 50 and Older,” released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation during its annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis reveals that the prevalence of low bone density and the risk of breaking a bone are far greater among people over 50 than previously realized. (more…)

8 Numbers You Need to Know . . . for Life

Friday, April 12th, 2013

The-Best-of-Everything-After-50 logoHi. My name is Barbara and I’m 56.

Is this meaningful to you? More importantly, is it meaningful to me? My age, I mean. Should this number have any impact on how you view me, or how I view myself? In the ideal world, it would not. You would throw me in the same box along with everyone else and look at me through the same lens.

But, our world is imperfect, filled with all kinds of complicated and unfair ways to measure a person’s skills, talents, character, abilities, and worth. Age is just one aspect of the human measurement stick. (more…)

Best of Everything After 50 Back to Basics: the Pedometer

Friday, March 29th, 2013

It’s human nature to always be ready to jump on the next “new thing” . . . whether it’s a diet that everyone is raving about, an exercise program that promises to get rid of cellulite or (finally!) the skin cream that will erase wrinkles as soon as you spot them. If something seems too good to be true, it’s usually not.

This time, instead of keeping your eyes, ears and hopes focused on the magic solution that’s lying in wait around the corner, how about doing something entirely new: go back to the basics. (more…)

FASHION FLASH! The Latest Tips from the Best Beauty and Health Bloggers in America!

Monday, March 25th, 2013

 Welcome to this week’s FASHION FLASH! Click here for all the latest from some of the best bloggers and experts in beauty, health, fitness and style . . . especially for women over 45!

Enjoy!