12 fitness recovery strategies for women 40 and beyond
How to get a little R, R and R I will admit it, for a lot of my adult life I’d beat myself up about the days I didn’t workout. I told...
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Jenn Swaim
- May 25
- 4 min
6 Simple Ways to Build Your Balance
Balance is a component of all movement. Try these 6 exercises to help improve your dynamic balance.
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Jenn Swaim
- Apr 21
- 4 min
4 BELIEFS THAT KEEP YOU CONSISTENT
It isn't willpower, superpowers or magic that make consistency possible. It's a mindset.
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Jenn Swaim
- Mar 8
- 4 min
6 Fitness Elements to Add NOW to Age Well
If you are in your 40s, 50s, or early 60s, think of your perfect retirement life. How many of these experiences or characteristics make...
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Jenn Swaim
- Feb 10
- 4 min
Can Fitness Help Us Be A More Honest Version of Ourselves?
And by honest, I don’t mean brutally honest, but accurately or perhaps “just plain” honest. I pondered this question as I stood in front...
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Jenn Swaim
- Oct 29, 2021
- 5 min
9 Tips for the Active & Aging
Last weekend, I attended Optima, the National Academy of Sports Medicine's annual conference. I came away energized and motivated both...
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Jenn Swaim
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
Why YOU need to be lifting weight.
Resistance training has always been my jam. It started in the weight room in high school and has continued throughout my life. Today,...
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Jenn Swaim
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
What is Integrated Training?
Let’s start with a pop quiz. Integrated training is: a) My favorite way to train b) A training methodology that incorporates all forms...
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Jenn Swaim
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
Atomic Habits - 5 Takeaways for Fitness Habits
The #1 New York Times Best Seller “Atomic Habits” by James Clear has been on many reading lists this year. This book offers great...
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Jenn Swaim
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
My Favorite Self-Care Tools
May is Mental Health Month and as I was diving in and reading about different resources, these two facts were shared by Mental Health...
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Jenn Swaim
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
5 Reasons to Move your Body when your Mind Says No
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, sad, anxious or or just plain blah? Sometimes those feelings make us just want to say no to our workout...
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Jenn Swaim
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Practical Progressions
You purchased some dumbbells and have been working out consistently, you're feeling strong and want to push yourself a little harder, but...
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Jenn Swaim
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
Keep It Simple Strength Training
If you are new to strength training or getting back into a routine on your own, keeping your resistance workout simple means you'll get...
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Jenn Swaim
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Strength train @ home without breaking the bank
The most common questions I get about strength training at home are about the equipment. What do I need to have? How much will it cost...
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