Ah the topic of recovery. It’s funny, as a fitness coach, you want your clients in your studio exercising and you LOVE seeing a full gym and love the energy. You also want to see your friends! But also as a fitness coach, you have a responsibility to those clients to not only set expectations, …
Shifting My Focus to Health not just Fitness – Lori Orihuel
The second blog post in a series called Fitness in Your 50’s, is from life-long friend and former highschool swimming and track teammate, Lori “Zodl” Orihuel. Lori is a gifted teacher for K-8 in the Lancaster, PA area. Lori always had a competitive edge! In high school, she was a fast miler. She ran …
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Fabulously 50 and Fit
At an early age, while playing sports, my fitness regimen consisted of playing my sport and whatever the coaches said we needed to do outside of practice. Most of the time, that was running and lifting. Throughout college, I was on-again off-again exercising using what I knew from my past. When I started to put …
SMART goal setting for 2018
I know I know you’re not ready to hear about this yet! I used to feel the exact same way! In my former corporate life November and December was the time of the dreaded year-end review. I had to sit back and reflect on all that I had accomplished that year and then set some …
7 ways to save your back when Old Man Winter rears his ugly head!
Add THIS to the things you never think about when you are middle-aged… Time to take the bike rack off of the Jeep! That “one more ride” isn’t going to happen at this point. With our first snow of the season here and gone and the holidays quickly approaching, Pennsylvania has been forecast a rough …
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The Parental Compound Effect
Totally somewhat off-topic blogpost but as health and wellness comprises so many different aspects, I think this is important to share. This is for all of you parents out there. Recently I did a weekend long personal development training. One of the things that knocked me on the head was how my parents …
7 Ways to Battle the Holiday Bulge and Still Fit In Your Skinny Jeans in January
Ok, it’s here! December. Most folks gain some serious pounds over the holiday months. With a plethora of parties during the week and/or weekend, the extra food and drink can pack on the pounds. What’s worse, if you’re skipping your workouts because you are super busy shopping, party planning, or just straight up partying, that …
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50 Is The New 30
50 is the new 30! I just turned 50 on September 2nd this year. I can’t believe it. I can’t even say I have three teenagers anymore because my oldest turned 21 this year and will be graduating from college. One is a sophomore close to 20 and one turning 18 and will be going …

