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How to Take Your Walking Up a Notch!

Posted by Admin01 | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorised |

take your walking up a notch

One of the most popular forms of exercise is walking. It’s easy, convenient, and no equipment is required. Walking helps to improve cardiovascular health through improving the circulation in your body, improves your breathing, and can help to lower blood pressure and improve heart and brain health. It’s good mobility for your joints and muscles plus it is great for mental health.

To ensure the best safety for your body during your workout, be sure to wear supportive shoes, wear clothing and lighting that keeps you visible, especially in the dark, and perform a good full body warmup. For a good full body warmup, check out this video:

If you are a regular walker and want to take your walking workouts up a notch, try these tips!

Ways to Increase Your Challenge

As humans, we are creatures of habit, it’s all too easy to fall into the pattern of taking the exact same route, pace, and length of walk each time. To get more out of your workout for your muscles, joints, and cardiovascular system, vary your route. Try a new path. This helps to keep your walking fun and interesting!

Check out the sights and sounds on your new path and add some hills or stairs for more challenges for your body. Vary your pace by adding some new up-tempo songs to your playlist.

To continue to challenge your body, burn calories, build muscle and bone density, you need to vary your workouts, including your walking. Varying your path and adding hills or stairs is one way to do this. You could also add intervals to your walking.

To do this, start with walking at a regular pace for 5 minutes for a good warm up, then add 10-30 seconds of faster paced walking, hills, or body weight strengthening exercises, then resume walking at a regular pace for another 5 minutes and repeat.

You can add just a few intervals to start and progress the length of intervals as well as how many intervals you do as your body gets accustomed to the challenge.

Adding strength training to your walking – as intervals, or in addition, to your walking workouts – will help build your endurance, stability and strength in your joints and muscles to prevent injury and keep you walking longer and farther.

Another way to challenge yourself with your workouts is to use a weighted vest. If you are walking the same amount, intensity, and pace each session, your body will get used to the challenge. You won’t see the benefits of building bone density, burning as many calories, or building strength in your muscles.

Weighted vests come in various weights and some are adjustable so you can add more weight as you progress. Weighted vests are better than hand or ankle weights because they keep the weight close to your center of gravity which puts less strain on your joints but gives a nice challenge for your body.

Staying Motivated

Staying motivated and keeping up with your walking is the best way to take your walking up a notch. I can’t count the number of people who reach out to me for fitness training who, when questioned about their current workout routine, say they walk regularly but once we dig deeper into their schedule, it’s more like “when it’s not raining or cold and when my schedule isn’t too busy.”

Keeping up with your walking routine can ensure your body continues to progress and see the benefits.

To stay motivated with your walking, try to only allow yourself to listen to your favorite podcast or playlist of songs while you walk to make it something you look forward to and don’t want to miss.

Ask a friend or family member to join you for walks as an accountability buddy and enjoy chatting as you walk. You might just find you go farther with a buddy.

If you are part of a committee or group, try turning a meeting into a walking meeting. Another idea is to sign up for a race to give you motivation to improve your endurance and give you a goal. Or join a step challenge.

And don’t let the weather derail you from enjoying a walk, invest in some clothing to keep you warm and dry in all temperatures. You may even take in some new sights in different weather. Or try this 10-minute indoor walking routine:

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Do you like to walk? How often do you do it? What do you think about increasing your walking challenge? In what ways is this possible for you?

Your Favorite Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Fashion Moments

Posted by Admin01 | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorised |

Your Favorite Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Fashion Moments

It’s hard to believe the fifteenth season Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is coming to a close and the reunion is tonight! But as always, we’ve got some looks to carry us through these tough times of saying goodbye.

This season top treats include a turquoise necklace that you couldn’t get enough of (don’t worry, it’s been restocked), a pair of affordable Amazon sunglasses that can’t be passed up and a phone case that will change your going out game. If you don’t know what I mean, you’d better act fast before these perfect pieces go the way of season 15.

The Realest Housewife,

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Fashion Best Sellers

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Beauty Best Sellers

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Top Fashion Posts

1 Dorit Kemsley’s Turquoise Necklace and Hoop Earrings 2 Dorit Kemsley’s Navy Blue and White Printed Duster in Italy 3 Kyle Richards’ Aviator Glasses 4 Kyle Richards’ Multicolor Pleated Maxi Dress in Italy 5 Kyle Richards’ Strapless Belted Zara Dress 6 Dorit Kemsley’s White Floral Embroidered Corset 7 Dorit Kemsley’s Brown Striped Sweater 8 Jennifer Tilly’s $40,000 Crystal Bear Bag 9 Rachel Zoe’s Lip Gloss 10 Dorit Kemsley’s Yellow Pilot Frame Sunglasses

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Right Where We Belong, No Matter How We Got Here

Posted by Admin01 | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorised |

Right Where We Belong, No Matter How We Got Here

I did not picture my life as it looks approaching 70 – not as a kid or young adult, not as part of a couple for 35 years. Not ever. Yet the script seems so perfectly written, I know this is exactly where I’m meant to be.

Even 10 years ago, I’d have laughed if you predicted I’d be twice divorced at 70. We were building a new house, and the business was doing better than ever. I thought I was happy.

I would never have guessed myself living alone by choice or going back to college or snagging an internship at my city’s flagship magazine. It’s not New York or Chicago, but I’m about to see my first byline in Bradenton magazine – something that would never have happened in my past life.

Change Is Hardest When It Isn’t Chosen

I assumed that by 70 I’d have it figured out. I didn’t plan for divorce or illness or hurricanes. All that stuff and more just happens to us as we roll through life. Death, caregiving, economic loss, cancer. Life is mostly out of our control. Yet our brains are hardwired for predictability.

When life’s rug gets pulled out from under us, our nervous system reacts just like we are in physical danger. Cortisol rises. It’s hard to make decisions. It’s not a flaw in our character. It’s just biology.

I remember that exhausted, frozen feeling of fear. Taking a shower was too much physical effort. There were days I felt like the only productive thing I did was pray. Little by little, my intuition came back. I could read again and focus. If I’ve learned one thing it’s to keep moving forward: one step, one decision, one day at a time.

Forced with the inevitability of my divorce, a friend said, “Treat your life like your business as you work through this.” It’s some of the best advice I ever received. One step, one decision, one day at a time.

Honing Our Capacity to Adapt as We Age

The World Health Organization says 70 to 90 percent of us will experience a major life trauma, many of us more than one. My first was 50 years ago when my father died in a farming accident. For weeks, I couldn’t make good decisions. I couldn’t smile. But I could concentrate on my studies. It’s the only time I ever made the Dean’s List. Until last semester (smiley face).

If you’re going through an upheaval now and life feels heavy, it’s because adaptation is genuinely hard. What’s one thing you can concentrate on today to calm and focus your mind?

Science says humans have a powerful capacity to reorient even late in life. Aging just changes the way we adapt. We may need more repetition, more rest and more patience. But we can still learn, reset habits and build a life that fits the circumstances we’re in, not the ones we expected.

Just as important, the focus of adaptation often shifts with age. Many of us become less interested in proving ourselves and more interested in what feels true and sustaining, like close relationships and daily peace. I recently joined a local church, a first for me. My needs have changed now that I live alone. It feels good having the added support of a church family.

Coming in for a Landing

Modern neuroscience says the later-life brain is especially skilled at integrating experiences, recognizing patterns and regulating emotions. In other words, we may be slower to pivot, but we are often wiser about where we land.

It’s no wonder many women, like me, report a curious mix of grief and resilience as we mourn the life we imagined but feel oddly grounded in the one we’re living. This isn’t resignation, ladies. We’ve adapted and integrated our lives. Bravo. Maybe it’s time to kick the grief to the curb.

When life doesn’t match our expectations, the instinct is to believe we took a wrong turn somewhere. But often, what has happened is more subtle: the definition of success has quietly evolved; the nervous system stops chasing; the soul starts choosing.

Belonging, it turns out, is not always about location or outcome. It is about alignment. We may not be where we planned to be. But we are here. This place – unplanned, imperfect and real – is not a consolation prize. It’s a landing. And sometimes, against all expectations, it is exactly where we belong.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Do you feel like you belong in the life you’re living right now? Or are you grieving parts of life that you thought belonged in your senior years?

Poem: Trust Your Choices

Posted by Admin01 | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorised |

Poem Trust Your Choices

How do you measure: are you losing or winning?
Is life full of triumph or slightly head-spinning?
Here’s a small exercise, simple yet wise:
Take stock of your “big deals” – your lows and your highs.

Your marriages, missteps, your loves and your losses,
Your brilliant “I nailed it” or “Oh Well . . . that was crosses.”
Your children, your choices, your flops and your flair.
Make a list of them all. Yes, everything’s fair.

Now travel back softly to ten-year-old you:
What mattered back then? What felt thrilling and true?
A badge on your sash? Your first fish on a line?
A pocketknife treasure you thought was divine?

Those moments reveal what mattered to you then,
And how you’ve been changing again and again.
For growth isn’t just getting older each year –
It’s seeing why things felt important or dear.

Remember the drill team in eighth grade delight?
You made it – hooray! You belonged! What a sight!
It wasn’t just rhythm or boots in a row –
It was proof you weren’t clumsy, you could steal the show.

And missing the flag team? That wasn’t a curse –
Perhaps those big banners would only feel worse!
Too heavy, too tall – just not meant for your hand.
So pom-poms you chose, and you cheered in command.

Do you see the small wisdom tucked into your track?
Each “no” gently nudged you when you should move back.
You never were failing, not truly – not you.
You simply made choices with less-perfect view.

And what of that marriage that fizzled in three?
Was it “just a mistake”? Or a lesson to see?
Perhaps it revealed what you never would choose,
Or taught you of strength when you felt you might lose.

You must own each moment, each stumble, each scar –
For wisdom is built from actions which are . . .
You cannot step forward, you cannot feel free,
Till you claim: “This whole journey was crafted by me.”

For all those “bad choices,” those cringe-worthy days,
Are bricks in the path of your present-day ways.
Without them, dear friend, you would not be this you –
A different whole person, with different whole view.

So, look with clear eyes – be both steady and kind,
Examine your past with a calm, level mind.
You might find you had choices you didn’t quite see.
Or too many options that tangled your “be.”

And if you are fearful to walk your known track,
Admit it – no shame in a courage you lack.
For timing is clever, and growth has its pace –
You’re gathering strength for your next daring place.

So trust in your journey, each twist and each turn –
For wisdom is something you live and you earn.
You’re not lost or failing – no need to pretend.
You’re learning your way right on through to the end.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Which of your choices have worked out well – and which haven’t? What have you learned from both in the course of time? Do you trust the choices you make?

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Reunion Looks

Posted by Admin01 | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorised |

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Reunion Looks

I finally recovered from whiplash due to all the arguments amongst the #RHOBH ladies this season just in time for the reunion where, let’s be honest, it’ll happen again. Thankfully we got to see their gorgeous looks ahead of time so that we can focus on the drama.

I thought ladies were all equally classy and chic in their dresses, and each of them had their own personal vibe showing in their choices. And this is season 15 after all so not your first Rodeo… you know the drill head below get your hands on some similar styles!