What Does Fitness Mean To Me As I Age? I turned 65 this year! As I write those words, I cannot believe that they are true. Where did all those years go? It only seems like such a short time ago, that I was turning 30, and thought life as I knew it was over. […]
Letter to new girl at the gym
Recently, I’ve been thinking about seniors exercising, and perhaps taking up an exercise program for the first time. I really do understand how daunting it can be to walk into a gym for the first time. It can feel very confronting at any age, and I’m sure it’s more confronting again, for people in their […]
Barriers to Exercise Part 2
After my earlier post Barriers to Exercise, readers contacted me about the barriers that pop up for them from time to time. Some of those barriers are short term, and some are more difficult to jump over and can cause problems for years. Grief and depression When Sue pointed this one out to me, I couldn’t […]
24 Hour Gym
This week my gym, Fernwood Fitness, Bendigo, started opening 24/7. I just can’t tell you how excited I felt on hearing this news. Over the past few years, due to early morning start times at work, I’ve had to cut my morning workouts short, and often had to skip them completely. For years, I’ve started […]