Today I had that experience, you know the one when the body and mind just will not sync. My body was feeling it, the endorphins were rising as I’d already scheduled my workout time . Of course I still do home workouts and YES, ABSOLUTELY I’m still streaming on beach body demand. I do haveContinue reading “It Happens”
Category Archives: weight lifting with RA
Nutrition is So Important
Of course we all know nutrition is important, well more so when working out. What so many do not know and I raise my hand or both because I lack the knowledge as well. There are a various types of nutrition and not just unhealthy, healthy and healthier. There is a nutrition for losing weight,Continue reading “Nutrition is So Important”
How Often To Increase Your Lifting Weight
Really, How often? Well to be honest I cannot not answer the question, however I can give a few tips I use . I’m a Beachbodyondemand lover, all. To say I have several trainers with awesome workouts by a calendar. The trainers do suggest when its time to increase, do I follow? Sometimes yesContinue reading “How Often To Increase Your Lifting Weight”
Challenging Workouts
My workouts some days are challenging especially when my RA is painful and a swollen joint or two. I’ve had followers and friends state they are not sure how or why I workouts with swollen joint, so I want to clarify. I’ve hade RA since childhood and there wasn’t a lot of excuses and believeContinue reading “Challenging Workouts”
Learning Not to COMPARE
Beginning my workout journey wasn’t easy. I’d look at other females regardless of age and would compare their results especially if it appeared we were doing the same workouts. Reality since that time has taught me several things and has kept my journey ongoing even when it seems I am at a plateau.Continue reading “Learning Not to COMPARE”
I Didn’t Know Changing the Sequence will Change My Weights
I knew exactly what day it was and I looked at the calendar to follow which muscles would be at work today. I compared the previous week weights and thought I would increase my weights but I was in for a BIG AWAKENING. The sequence was changed. Okay I thought and was so wrongContinue reading “I Didn’t Know Changing the Sequence will Change My Weights”
Did You Know
Good morning, afternoon, evening, just depends on when you read this post, I want it to be good for you in all aspects of your life. Did you know, you have the control to stop, start, slow down a fitness program. I’m saying this because I have heard in the last week so many ofContinue reading “Did You Know”
My Foundation on My Fitness Journey
How is your foundation? Mine shaky, but before I was able to build a foundation I had to build a platform. WHAT? What? Yes a platform was my outline what I want to achieve on my journey in other words my goals. Each goal is my foundation and I have built on each. EachContinue reading “My Foundation on My Fitness Journey”
I Had A Flare on Thursday
Thursday is one of the day I roll out at 3AM, that is for me to do my usual and to workout before beginning my “real day”. I never know when I am about to or have no precipitating factors indicating a RA flare is coming. Any hoo, I woke up with this lovely rightContinue reading “I Had A Flare on Thursday”
Are You Willing to Risk Your EGO
Are you? I’m asking this question because it is our EGO that affects our behavior when we as many say “step outside of the box”. Our “comfort zone” in life really prevents our greatness from being unleash. Now I will share my story of “My EGO”. Yes I had one and so do you, but I amContinue reading “Are You Willing to Risk Your EGO”