DIS FitLife

I could not have planned this. 🚌

This is the simple question that’s helped me hit goals and PRs for two decades:
Can I…?
Can I run a marathon?
Can I run a sub-2-hour half?
Can I place in a 5k?
Can I do a triathlon?
Can I do a deadlift? A push-up?
Can I shoulder press 30lb dumbbells?
Can I get shredded?
Still working on that last one. Stick around. 😏

Think about distance running vs. sprinting. In a long run, you can go hard, but you have to hold back or you’ll crash. But in a sprint? You can go all out! You push as hard as you possibly can.

That’s how us perimenopausal and menopausal women need to think about lifting weights. This isn’t the time to pace yourself with 5lb dumbbells. Grab the weight that makes you work. Push like it’s a sprint, not a marathon.

Heavier weight, fewer reps. Maybe a five sets instead of three.

Your muscles (and your bones) will thank you later. 👊

It’s the height of summer in the South and Chloe still needs her walk. 🐾🥵

We keep it to 10 minutes, we go early, and we don’t go if it’s over 90 as boxers are short-snout dogs and heat hits them hard. But we still go, because studies show getting outside daily for some vitamin D and green space is good for your brain and body. For dogs, too. We often stop in the shade so she can sniff a while, which is healthy for dogs’ brains. We mostly go, because if we don’t, she’ll bug me all day. 😂

Short walk, big payoff for both of us. ❤️

Did you know there’s science linking what you listen to and how you perform in workouts? Turns out my Real Housewives recaps might not be doing my workouts any favors. I know. Shocking. 😂

Music (that you actually like) boosts motivation before you even start, pushes your perceived effort down (so hard feels less hard), and even improves things like heart rate response.

It’s such a simple fix. Swap the true crime or Bravo podcast for a hype playlist and go kick some butt.