Sisters!

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Celebrating my sisters! One sister is 8 years younger than me, the other is 10 years younger. They’re both amazing moms, fantastic cooks, super smart, and bad ass athletes. The elder sis was not athletic as a girl (like me), and began finding her stride in her 50s as a gifted swimmer, cyclist, and runner […]

Got POP?

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How many reasons have your heard not to lift weights? Has it sneaked into your brain that lifting weights will make you “bulky”? Maybe you saw videos making it look so frighteningly technical that the mere thought of the weight room has kept you on the treadmill, elliptical or the spin bike, and using the […]

Old Chicks Rule, and a fun Paralympics TikTok

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I admit that I had not followed World Masters Athletics (track and field) on Face Book until recently. I’ve been loving social media coverage from Alex Rotas Photography at this year’s WMA – World Masters Athletics event. The Face Book algorithm knows that I’m a masters athlete and it knows the athletes I follow, so I […]

Favorite Olympic moments, Paralympics, and a love story

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How did you feel about the 2024 Olympics? I’m super excited to enjoy the celebration of what the human body and spirit can do in the Paralympics starting on August 28th. It was mostly a wonderful, positive event, 19 days in Paris with some not so positive moments: Ana Bărbosu Gets Olympic Bronze Medal After Jordan […]

Pickles and berries (not necessarily together!) for the body and the brain

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It’s been an amazing Olympics! I have so many highlight moments, and I’m sure you do too. It’s been very well-covered in the media, so in an upcoming post I’ll share some thoughts about Paralympics. Take a trip with me down memory lane…berries and pickles… On summer and early fall mornings at the berry farm. […]

Arnold’s advice for Iron Ladies!

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I’m coaching a powerlifting program for women called Iron Ladies. These gals are mostly between mid 30’s and 40s. Lifting has been new to most of them, and it’s been so much fun as they refine lifting mechanics, learn about increasing and decreasing load, and incorporate accessory moves. They’re getting strong now so they can […]

90-year-old woman track and field star

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Wow. I was today years old when I learned from the story about the incredible 90-year-old masters athlete Flo Meiler that women are not allowed to compete in the 10 event decathlon, based upon the premise that women would not be capable of the most grueling competition of the summer Olympics. Instead they compete in […]

Predators in your inbox

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Are you as tired as I am with the crap inundating our inboxes and social media? It all keeps the economy humming, but often leading to a drain on our wallets and negative health outcomes.  Contrary to what marketers and influencers constantly promote – life hacks, supplements, diets, and trendy exercise plans just don’t work. […]

Stress is everywhere, but it isn’t all bad.

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Does it seem like you’re experiencing more stress lately? Anyone could be feeling the effects of recent events, or maybe you’re slightly verklempt (love the expressiveness of Yiddish!) from life in general. Stress is everywhere, but it isn’t all bad. Stress is literally anything that has any effect on us, like weather, the food we […]