As a fitness and weight loss expert for women over 50, the last thing I want to tell you is you’re not ready to lose weight, especially if this is a goal you know will help you feel better, feel healthier, lighter and feel more confident. Yet, truthfully, there are many women out there who long for that end results, but their mindset is not ready to get them there. While I would love every over 50 gal to join my weight loss programs, if you’re not mentally ready, then you’re simply setting yourself up for failure, And with each failed attempt, it erodes trust in yourself, and those end resul ..read more

“I’m a woman over 50, how do I take a break from my regular workout routine for vacation without losing my progress?” “Will I lose my strength and weight loss results if I take a weight training break over 50?” “Will I lose my results if I don’t weight train for the entire summer?” I get asked these questions every summer season! I’m Alicia Jones from Alicia Jones Healthy Living. For over 16 years, I’ve helped transform the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness and weight loss strategies. In this blog, we’ll go through EXACTLY what you can do to ensure you maintain your strength a ..read more

Start Exercise After Years of Inactivity. Here’s your EASY over 50 fitness plan Are you ready to start exercise after years of inactivity? Or maybe you’ve enjoyed some activity, such as warm summer walks, but they’ve been sporadic or you do them only when the sun starts to shine? Maybe up until now, you’ve been focusing on weight loss, and now that you’ve reached a certain goal, you’re ready to add in a an easy over 50 fitness plan? If that sounds like you, then you’re in exactly the right place. When you’re just starting exercise after years of inactivity, where you are right now, is the bes ..read more

 Does weight training count as cardio? Fitness Tips for Women Over 50 My name is Alicia Jones from Alicia Jones Healthy Living and for 16 years, I’ve helped transform the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness tips for women over 50 and weight loss strategies for women over 50. You may have heard that one of the most valuable fitness tips for women over 50 is to weight train. and it’s true! Weight training is one of the best workout methods to tone and firm the body, enhance strength, enhance your quality of life and YES, it’s a must to lose weight over 50. But it’s no secret ..read more

  Fitness For Women Over 50 Holiday Challenge is back! Otherwise known as “The 12 Days of Fitmas”, this fun and exciting edition of Alicia Jones Healthy Living boasts 12 complete days of workouts you can do this holiday season! During the holidays,  family events, gatherings or sharing a home with guests make it more important than ever to find quick and straightforward fitness routines you can do in 10 minutes or less. Of course, your exercise routine has to be fun, otherwise it’s easy to get caught up in holiday cheer and  erase fitness until the new year. So, to make fitness ..read more

3 Ways to Celebrate Your Weight Loss Success WITHOUT the Scale: (Marie’s Story) What if the scale never budged, but the inches melted away,  you were able to wear smaller pant sizes, find clothes that fit really nicely, and at the same time you enhanced your energy,  you felt really strong firm and toned… Would you be okay with that how would that make you feel? I’ve asked this question to hundreds if not thousands of women now who have entered into my programs and who have worked with me one-on-one, because if you’re weight training, there’s always that one point in time when that ..read more

 If your main goal is to get in shape over 50 and you’re watching this video, you already know weight training is the most powerful thing you can do to increase lean muscle, enhance your quality of life and slim down. So, how many repetitions should you do to get in shape over 50? I’m Alicia Jones from Alicia Jones Healthy Living, and for over 15 years I’ve helped transform the health and lives of women over 50 through fitness and weight loss strategies.  Here’s the answer to this week’s frequently asked question: I start all of my clients and the participants in my signature program Ov ..read more

  Weight Training Over 50: 3 Exercises to Avoid When Beginning Weight Training  (and What to Do Instead) I bet you probably already know all of the great benefits of Weight training over 50. It enhances your quality of life,  revs up the metabolic rate to  slim down menopause related weight gain, it reduces your risk of osteoporosis and makes you feel strong and in control of your body. Yet, if you’re new to weight training, or it’s been years since you’ve lifted a weight, you may wonder where to start and what the best practices are to ensure you achieve your goals without ..read more

Exercise vs. diet. What matters more for weight loss over 50? You may have heard the sayings “You can’t out exercise a bad diet” or “abs are made in the kitchen” both referring to the fact that exercise may not be the most beneficial for weight loss. What you eat matters more. There’s no denying it. Your diet matters for weight loss. You could add longer walks and more intense huff-puff workouts, but if you’re eating more than you expend, you won’t lose a pound. Yet,  for middle aged women shifting your diet alone isn’t enough.  There are a cascade of hormone shift in peri-menopaus ..read more

Are you wondering why you’re not losing weight? I’ve been a fitness and weight loss expert for women over 50 for over 15 years. When I first start with someone, I ask them to log their food so I can see what they eat and how they eat. After a week I ask them “how do you think you did?” Some say “after logging I know EXACTLY what I need to change” While some feel defeated. They say “I thought I did pretty well, but I’m not losing weight.” That’s when it’s frustrating. You do everything you think is right and still the weight doesn’t come off. That’s why they came to me, so I could happily hel ..read more