Anne-Margaret Tovar Fitness

Happy 2026 Everyone! I am living this year with the theme AGING BACKWARDS. I will be sharing ideas and information to you on this theme with the focus on strengthen your cognitive reserve.

Cognitive reserve is your brain's resilience, its ability to cope with damage or disease (like Alzheimer's) without showing obvious symptoms, by using alternative neural pathways or more efficient strategies.

Cognitive reserve is built over a lifetime through education, mentally stimulating work, social engagement, physical activity, and healthy living, allowing for better function despite brain changes, much like having many roads to a destination so one blocked road doesn't stop you.

I will be posting a weekly challenge that incorporates a few of the above mentioned components that strengthen and support brain health.

Look for my first post February 1st. Think of this as a Valentine’s gift from you to your brain.

We can embark on this journey together and I welcome your engagement with your progress and participation.

We got this!
Anne-Margaret

Day One Pre Confrence Workshop! Getting some new skills.

Day 6 of FITmas! 🎄
🦵 Move of the Day: Calf Raises
✨ Hold onto a chair for balance and lift onto your tiptoes 10-15 times.
🔁 Repeat 2x for a festive lower leg burn!
🌟 Target: Calves & Achilles—keep those legs strong and sturdy this holiday season!
Ready to rise to the challenge? Stay tuned for tomorrow's FITmas move! 🎁🎅

Day 7 of FITmas! 🎄🎉 Let’s get those glutes working with side leg lifts! 🍑 Hold onto a chair and raise your straight leg to the side 10x. Repeat 2-3x for a strong, toned b***y! 💪🔥

Day 4!

Day 4 of FITmas! 🎄 Let’s target that core with some leg raises! 💪 Sit on the edge of your chair, straighten your legs, and raise 1 or both legs 5x. Repeat 2-3 times for a stronger abdomen, hip flexors, and lower back! 🔥

Here’s a fun one. If you have arthritic knees, modify it like this:
Stand behind the chair
Only bend your knees as far as you can comfortably do so.

🎄 3rd Day of FITmas! 🎄

💪 Move of the Day: Chair Squats
🪑 Stand in front of a chair, sit down, then stand up 3 times.
🔁 Repeat 3x!

🌟 Target: Quadriceps, Hamstrings & Glutes—strengthen those legs and keep moving this holiday season!

Stay tuned for more FITmas fun tomorrow! 🎁✨

Day 2. This is joy! Find your inner turtle dove while doing this fun exercise!

🎁 2nd Day of FITmas! 🎁

🎄 Move of the Day: Wall Push-ups
🙌 Lean against a wall and push up 5 times.
🔁 Repeat 2x!

🌟 Target: Chest, Shoulders & Arms—build strength with this simple and effective move!

Come back tomorrow for Day 3 of FITmas fun! 🎅✨

Time to start the holiday off right! This should be easy to do at your family gatherings! Let me know how it goes for you.

🎁 1st Day of FITmas! 🎁

🎄 Move of the Day: Seated March
💪 Lift alternating knees for 1 minute.
🔁 Repeat 3x!

🌟 Target: Hamstrings & Glutes—let’s warm up and get those muscles moving!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s FITmas challenge! 🎅✨

When your neighbor gives you fruit from her mother’s tree!

Time to decorate for fall!