Fitness Over 40

Increase Your Motivation to Exercise

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Fri, Dec 14, 2012 @ 09:42 AM

Your doctor's telling you; your family's telling you; your company's HR department is telling you. Sometimes it seems like everyone is telling you to get more exercise.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, motivation

Can You Be Fit Over 40 and Still Have a Life?

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Fri, Aug 10, 2012 @ 02:13 PM

If I've learned one thing as a personal trainer it's that working out is the easy part of getting fit. The hard part is wrapping your life and your brain around the new habits you'll need to sustain life-long fitness.

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Tags: Baby Boomer, lifestyle habits, motivation

How to Get Motivated to Exercise: A 7-Step Plan

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Wed, Jun 06, 2012 @ 06:47 PM

Motivation to exercise is a holy grail that some people seem to chase their whole life. So how do other people manage to make time to exercise and get excited about doing it?

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, motivation

How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer for You

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 @ 10:02 AM

So you started the year with lots of resolve to get your fitness program back on track, but spring has sprung, and you're no closer to achieving your fitness goals than you were three months ago. You're thinking about hiring a personal trainer to help you meet your goals, but how do you choose from the hundreds of personal trainers in your area? (A search of the American Council on Exercise directory found 840 ACE-certified personal trainers within 25 miles of downtown Denver--yikes!)

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Tags: exercise, personal training, motivation

How to Get Motivated to Exercise After the Thrill Is Gone

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 06:28 PM

It's easy to stick with your new exercise program for a week or two at the beginning of the year, but how do you get motivated to exercise once the shiny glow of the New Year has worn off? All that resolve you promised yourself in January is hard to hold on to during the cold, dark days of February. If you're already finding your resolution to exercise regularly is on the back burner, these tips to stay motivated may help you get back on track.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, weight loss, personal training, motivation

How to Begin a Baby Boomer Fitness Program When You're Out of Shape

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:43 PM

The Baby Boom generation is the generation that will never grow old. Or at least that's what we keep telling ourselves. So how did so many of us manage to get so overweight and out of shape? Even if you were an avid athlete in your youth, chances are your life, your career and your family managed to crowd out the physical activities you used to find enjoyable. You may also find that you now have aches, pains, or more serious medical conditions that make exercise difficult or even painful.

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Tags: Baby Boomer, lifestyle habits, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, personal training, motivation

Denver Personal Trainer Offers a Year of Fitness 30% Off

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 09:30 AM

The first month of the New Year is more than half over, and if your resolution to get fit for 2012 is already falling by the wayside, you might need a helping hand.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, personal training, motivation

Achieve Your Fitness Resolutions with In Home Personal Training

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Thu, Jan 05, 2012 @ 07:20 AM

Judging from the crowds on the walking and hiking trails and the cars in the parking lots of the gyms and rec centers this month, I'm guessing that lots of Denverites made a New Year's resolution to get more exercise.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, personal training, motivation

Exercise and Health: The Best Thing You Can Do [VIDEO]

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 @ 09:40 AM

This video came to my attention through Facebook, and I'm on a mission to share it as widely as I can, because the message is simple, clear, and right on the money.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, motivation, cardiovascular exercise

Top 10 Reasons You'll Blow Your New Year's Resolution

Posted by LeeAnn Langdon on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 @ 05:20 PM

Show of hands: how many of you have been making the same New Year's resolution year after year? "This year I'm going to lose weight," you say. "This year I'm going to get my finances under control." Whatever your resolution, chances are, if you've failed it's because of one of these ten reasons.

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Tags: lifestyle habits, exercise, motivation, diet

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