Mighty.Fit: Aging in Motion

09/05/2026

If It Ain’t Working on Your Own

You bought the weights.

You joined the gym.

You have the resistance bands.

You even have the cute leggings.

And you’re still not strength training consistently.

Maybe you don’t need another piece of equipment, another app, or another workout you found online.

Maybe you need a coach.

I coach people one-on-one to help them build strength, stay consistent, and keep progressing.

If doing it on your own isn’t working, hire me.

09/04/2026

The Best Time to Start is Now

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09/02/2026

What is the purpose of Yoga?

Many people think of Yoga as a chance to stretch. Some people stay away because they worry they aren’t flexible enough. Yoga has a reputation for being for bendy people.

I happen to be a bendy person, but in Yoga, I focus more on building strength (not a surprise) and improving mobility.

Whether standing, seated, on all fours, prone, or supine, Yoga provides many opportunities to strengthen muscles and support joints.

Bridge and Bird Dog, for example, both build core and glute strength while improving mobility through the hips.

You don’t have to be flexible to practice Yoga. Yoga can help you build a body that is stronger and moves better.

What brings you to a Yoga class—or keeps you away?

Feel free to try my class for free. Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 9 AM ET. Message me for the link.

09/01/2026

Your genes are your genes. They ain’t going to change.

Your lifestyle can change. You are in charge.

Your genes influence how you age, but how you live makes a tremendous difference.

Here are my Five Lifestyle Hacks:

1. Strength train 2–3 times a week.

2. Move six days a week. Take a walk. Take a yoga class. Play pickleball. Dance. Find movement you love.

3. Rest and sleep. Take one day off each week. Go to sleep and get up around the same time every day.

4. Hydrate. Drink before, during, and after exercise, and keep sipping throughout the day.

5. Eat protein you enjoy with every meal and snack.

Listen here for more on my Five Lifestyle Hacks:

08/31/2026

Bad News First
1 in 4 people in the United States over the age of 65 falls every year.

The Good News

You can reduce your risk of falling.

• Build strength and practice balance
• Wear sensible shoes
• Remove hazards in your home and watch for them outside your home
• Light up walking spaces inside and outside your home
• Use assistive devices if needed, including grab bars, handrails, canes, and rollators

Physical activity is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of falling. Ask your primary care physician if you can exercise. They may recommend that you work first with a physical or occupational therapist.

I recommend:
• Strength training 2 to 3 times a week
• Balance practice daily — Yoga and Tai Chi are great options

Strength creates choices.

08/29/2026

I learned this term from the New York Times this week and found it insightful.

Intrinsic means belonging naturally or essential.

What is your capacity? Your ability to do what you want to do.

The World Health Organization "defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.” They go on, "Being free of disease or infirmity is not a requirement for healthy ageing, as many older adults have one or more health conditions that, when well controlled, have little influence on their wellbeing."

Here are my thoughts on Intrinsic Capacity: https://youtu.be/9RnF2xtfyi0

08/20/2026

Mat Pilates Move of the Day

Spine Stretch Forward

This one is hard to master because it is so subtle.

Begin by sitting tall with your legs extended in front of you, mat-width apart and your feet flexed. If sitting upright is difficult, bend your knees slightly.

Reach your arms forward shoulder height and shoulder width, shoulders on your back, and your arm bones in their sockets.

Draw up through your pelvic floor and lift your abdominals up and in toward your ribs.

Keeping your hips grounded, tuck your chin and slowly round your spine forward.

Then lengthen back up to your starting position.

I love this exercise because it teaches us that movement doesn't have to be big to be effective.

Here's my demonstration if you'd like to give it a try.

https://youtu.be/C2kPLdALxTg

Send me any questions.

Mat Pilates curious? Message me, and I'll send you a free one-time pass to my live class or a video.

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08/19/2026

Push-Up Options - Not Including Knees

Many of us can't drop to the floor and do a full push-up.

Women have been taught to drop their knees and do push-ups in a half-plank position.

That is not my favorite. And often enough the half plank ain't all there.

I prefer to build from:

1. Wall to
2. Incline to
3. Full Push Up

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cvx1uOccfdo

Spend as long as you need at a wall and incline before you go to the floor.

I mix all forms in my strength practice to this day.

Questions? Send them along.

What kind of push-up will you try today?

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08/18/2026

From picking up laundry to putting on shoes, most of us have the habit of rounding our spine forward to reach toward the floor.

For everyone, there is a safer way to lower yourself. For people with osteoporosis, please keep this in mind. When we round forward, we put pressure on the front of our vertebrae. If those bones are weakened from bone loss or other damage, that pressure can be too much.

The better option is to hinge at your hips.

This is the same thing you do when you sit down in a chair. You push your hips back, keeping your spine long and neutral. When I teach this movement, I coach you to lengthen your spine as you hinge your hips.

In the photo, I'm demonstrating how to practice with a pole or a yardstick.

Have you thought about how you bend down to pick something up?

08/15/2026

Valerie just finished her first three months of coaching and sent me this list.

With her permission, I'm sharing it as she wrote it.

"Here’s some feedback from my first three months:

1. The exercises have really engaged my core and all over strength.

2. My body is overall more stable, including my core, enabling me to really engage the rest of my body.

3. My stomach is definitely flatter!

4. I’m sitting and standing much more erect. My posture definitely has improved.

5. I’ve had very little soreness, so recovery after exercise is really good.

6. I really like the dynamic exercises of engaging the upper body with lower-body combinations.

7. My neck has more range of movement, and I feel it’s smoother and easier to move my neck.

8. The level of difficulty in exercises is good. It’s pushing me, but not too far.

9. I haven’t lost any weight, but I have lost an inch off my waist and about the same off my hips and legs.

10. The three times a week has been working very well for me."