It’s hard to believe that it’s week seven for Fitness Friday. If you are new, welcome. If you’ve been following along from the beginning, thank you! This week is one of my very favorite, tried and true hamstring and glute exercises, donkey kicks. I’ve been doing these since 1984 when Mama and I used to…
Welcome back to Fitness Friday. I’m happy you are here and hope that many of you find this series helpful. This week we’ll work on the inner thigh. The best exercise that I know for this area is riding horses. Since I no longer have a horse and I doubt that you have one either,…
Welcome to Fitness Friday. Each week I share an exercise that I’ve found really and truly works. The exercise for this week is the bridge. You’ll feel this working your core, back, glutes, and legs. Start with your back on the floor and knees bent. Push your hips up so that your body forms a…
I recently posted tips on making the most of a gym visit and asked readers to add their own tips in the comments. I received a few that are too good not to share. Tanya from Frou Frou Britches suggests to ask when you don’t know how to use a piece of equipment. Ask a…
Welcome to Fitness Friday! Are you ready to work your shoulders? Grab some light weights or if you don’t have weights, grab two cans of soup and let’s get started! If you missed week’s one through three, here are the links:Week OneWeek TwoWeek ThreeWe took these pictures post tennis on Sunday. The weights you see…
Welcome to Fitness Friday! If you are new, my goal is to introduce you to or remind you of exercises that really work. If you are a regular, I hope your legs and tummy felt the burn of weeks one and two. If you missed weeks one and two, here are the links:Week OneWeek Two…
Welcome back to Fitness Friday! This week we’ll focus on an ab exercise that I truly feel has toned my abs more than any crunch ever could, the plank. I feel my abs working deep inside when I do the plank. How do you do it? The position is easy, the plank is not so…
Are you ready to tone your thighs, hamstrings, and glutes? You know you are! I have been doing this exercise inspired by Cindy Crawford since 1993. Cindy had a workout video and a few exercises from it were featured in a magazine. I started doing these two exercises featured in the magazine article in ‘93…
The other day I decided to run with my camera. I truly love to run. It is great exercise, it’s social if you have a friend to join you, it’s good thinking time if you are alone, and around here it’s just darned pretty. I like to run off-road on trails. I’m lucky enough to…