StrongGirl Revolution

This is a long one, but my first attempt at creating rather than film and share.

If you need some help and tips on navigating summer BBQs, parties, and vacations, this video is for you.

I laugh when I hear the titles “Longevity Guru” and “Longevity Expert”. How long have they really lived? Usually they are trying to sell you supplement, and tell you this food/ingredient is bad, you should be eating x, y, z instead.

At 93, Lynn has truly taught me about aging and longevity.

💪🏻 NEVER STOP TRYING. Lynn never thinks she can’t. She sees an exercise and gets a twinkle ✨ in her eye. She usually crushes whatever she tries.
💪🏻 NEVER STOP MOVING. Lynn has had her fair share of joint issues, but she doesn’t stop moving. She heads to physical therapy (which I always encourage) and continues to move in the gym and in life.
💪🏻 CONTINUE TO SHOW UP. I’ve noticed Lynn slowing down a little lately. But she always shows up and does what she can. If her energy is low, we still move. We just take more breaks.
💪🏻 STAY INTERESTED IN LIFE AND IN OTHERS. Lynn has always been interested in other people and their stories. And she has met some interesting people during her life. She continues to socialize and take part activities in her building and with family.
💪🏻 FIND A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM. This woman has an amazing family who cares for her and helps her with her needs. She has friends, old and new. And she has an entire StrongGirl community who thinks she’s the most amazing human (and she is).

So my advice is to stop following these longevity gurus, influencers with their supplements and restrictions, and follow Lynn’s example.

Oh! And look at her doing a sumo deadlift. With a smile, even! 😃

How about we start a Mobility Monday?? 😃

We do more than just lift weights. We work on mobility, as well. Lack of mobility will cause problems and/or injuries at some point in our fitness journey if the mobility issues aren’t worked on.

One of my favorite hip mobility drills is the hip airplane. Hip airplanes work on internal (IR) and external (ER) rotations of the hip.

Many of us have some limitation in one or both types of hip rotation. These limitations can cause back and/or knee pain.

What mobility issues do you have? Do you have any in your hips? In your shoulders? Leave a comment 👇🏻👇🏻

We have a new member of the 200 club!!

Robyn deadlifted 200lbs for 5 reps. You go, StrongGirl! 💪🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Keep in mind, this is a highlight reel. Robyn came to me about 2 years ago as a beginner. She put in the work for this lift. The work wasn’t always pretty. It wasn’t all heavy lifting, either. She had to work on her hinge, her core, her lats, shoulders, glutes, hammies, big muscles, small muscles… You name it, she worked it.

And she worked it pretty consistently for the past 2 years.

Always believe you can and keep working consistently. I promise you will realize your own highlight reel.

My husband and I just got back from an amazing trip to Colorado to visit our son. My daughter flew out for a few days, as well. I soooo needed that family time. ❤️

The week was filled with hiking, horseback riding, dinners with the family (including my son’s girlfriend and her brother). We even got to spend one day hiking with my son’s best friend, who is stationed in Colorado Springs.

And the views! Colorado is gorgeous.

Update on the menopause weight…

I am getting back to myself again. My clothes are fitting and my sports bras aren’t tight. So big win!

I never weigh myself, so I have no idea what that number is. But it’s just a number and I prefer to go by how my clothing fits and how I feel, rather than looking at the number on the scale.

I also have been reigning in my nutrition. I always make sure I am getting my protein with each meal. But I have been focusing on trying to have my carbs around my training times for the energy. That seems to have helped.

I will never demonize carbs. I love bread, rice, pasta. It’s usually when we eat them and the volume we consume that can cause the problems. A simple rearranging and maybe reduction (not deletion) may make a difference in your weight loss.

During the last couple of months I also enjoyed the occasional meal out with some wine, and a little bit of pizza. I also enjoyed a little dessert.

Going out to dinner and enjoying a drink and/or dessert shouldn’t be off the table in any weight loss journey. We still have to live and enjoy our lives. But making the small changes daily can have big impacts, so that occasional dinner out isn’t really a big deal.

I started to video my workout with one post idea in mind. But I quickly realized I had little energy today and also didn’t feel like dealing with the tripod or angles for the videos. So my messaging idea for this post has changed.

As I said, I had very low energy for a workout today. Truthfully, I wanted to put the weights away and go nap.

But I decided to keep the weights light and do what felt good.

Workouts don’t always have to be intense. You don’t always need to hit your PR. Sometimes you just have to move and do what’s best for your mind and body.

That is what consistency is. It’s showing up and doing your best for that day. The energy will come back. The PR’s won’t go anywhere. But your body will feel good that you moved and didn’t give up.

So next time you don’t feel like hitting the gym, just show up and do your best for that day.

This Saturday we are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend with a FREE Bootcamp!

Join us at 9am to get your weekend started off with a great sweat sesh! 💦

You can sign up on our website, email [email protected], or call 856-389-3030.

Hope to see you there!

Setting up at the Marlton Wellness Festival. Come out to meet us from 11-2 today at the Blue Barn on Tuckerton Rd in Marlton.