‘Tis the season for holiday shopping! If you are looking for gifts for your fitness-minded friend or you want to add some wellness to your wish list, keep reading! Below you will find a few favorite fitness and wellness items that can add some healthy to your holiday. I do not get anything for these links (other than Reuna Fitness gift cards!).

When the topic turns to maintaining health and well-being or managing body composition changes in midlife, we are met with a sweeping recommendation to “lift heavy.”  It’s not bad advice. It’s simply very generalized. What does that even mean? You may imagine a being under a barbell.  This can be the way to go for some folks. However, this type of training is not required nor even prudent for everyone (including me!) Even without hundreds of pounds, you can still lift enough to have a significant positive impact.

First, if you aren’t on board with strength training at all …let’s chat about strength training and why everyone, ESPECIALLY women 40, benefits from adding some form of it into their weekly routine.