Exercising With Arthritis EP 1 – Welcome to the aging grace podcast  [00:00:00]  Hi there. Welcome to the Aging Grace podcast. My name is Andrew Blakey, your host.  And today we’re going to be talking about what you can expect from the Aging Grace podcast. .  Now about seven years ago, I was sitting in one of my lectures and, and I want to talk a little bit how I got into personal training.  So I’m sitting in my lecture and they just informed us that as a part of the requirements for the program. For kinesiology. We had to train somebody doing personal training for a ..read more

Exercising With Arthritis When your joints hurt and you’re diagnosed with arthritis it probably doesn’t sound fun to exercise. That being said, exercise has been shown to reduce inflammation in the body and ultimately reduce pain. It can be challenging to find the right exercise for you when it comes to considering your likes with exercise and your needs for your joints. Nonetheless, exercising with arthritis has been shown to restore and preserve flexibility and strength, and protect against further damage. Experts have outlined the best low-impact, high results exercises for you and your jo ..read more

Sticking To Exercise With A Busy Schedule When it comes to creating a balanced exercise routine for those with a busy schedule, the important concepts to keep in mind are consistency and balance. Many times when creating a new routine people tend to use the all-or-nothing mentality. With this mentality all routines you try to create end up being short-lived. Instead; try the following tips below to gradually increase exercise in your day over time. Those with a busy schedule will be able to see long-term results with consistency in routine.  Active transportation/Improve your daily com ..read more

Strength Training For Older Adults vs Cardio Today we’re going to learn all about the importance of strength training for older adults. We all know that exercise is good for us, that’s a no brainer. That being said, I was in a conversation with a lady who was new to exercise and one of the things that she mentioned was that she is an avid biker. She absolutely loves to bike but does no strength training at all. Now first off, let’s celebrate the fact that the lady I was speaking with is doing routine exercise! That’s amazing! The unfortunate part is that she is missing out on SO many benefits ..read more

Creating An Environment That Supports Your Short Term And Long Term Goals For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you’ll know how much emphasis I put on creating both short term and long term goals. Creating goals allows you to use the power of manifestation to help guide your life in a certain direction and puts you in control of your own life. That being said, one of the largest things getting in the way of your goals may be the environment you’ve created. Assessing Your Environment One of the best things you can do when it comes to reaching both your short term ..read more

Is The Elliptical As Good As Running? Today we’ll be answering the question – is the elliptical as good as running? While I had my own opinions regarding the matter, I wanted to create a full post just about this topic so we can really dive deep into the benefits of using one vs the other. For those of you who don’t know what an elliptical is, refer to the next picture! The Elliptical The elliptical is a great way of moving your body, getting the blood flowing, and getting a solid workout in when performed correctly and to an intensity that is sufficient. That being said, there was a stud ..read more

I ran a marathon with almost no training... Many of you have been waiting for this post so I apologize for it taking so long for me to get around too! Life has been crazy since the run to say the least! For those of you who supported the run I want to take a quick second to say a massive thank you. We raised $2700 for a charity called Kidsport, helping around a dozen kids to play sports who normally may not have been able to afford to do so! About the run. While many of you have been following the journey and posts regarding the run leading up from way back in September, let me do a qu ..read more

Weight Bearing Exercises Explained Before we dive in and start talking about what specific exercise to do in order to strengthen bones, let’s first break down what are weight bearing exercises? Weight bearing exercises are exactly what they sound like. Exercises that involve us to move and bear our body with our weight.. In one article in particular, they define weight bearing exercises as exercises that are on our feet while fighting gravity. High Vs Low Impact Weight Bearing Exercises Typically these weight bearing exercises can be separated into high vs low impact exercises. High impac ..read more

Taking The Stairs Instead Of The Elevator While we all know that taking the stairs instead of the elevator is a good choice, very few of us actually decide to make this the case in our daily lives. But did you know that there are actually many benefits that can come from actually making this little change… like a surprising amount! Today we’re going to go through all the health benefits of taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and steps you can take to better fit it into your life (pun intended). Increase Your Daily Step Count Now the most obvious benefit for taking the stairs instead ..read more

What Is A Sustainable Fitness Plan Hmm sustainable fitness plan? What does that even mean? Well, let me tell you. Have you ever seen someone go from not working out in months or years and then all of a sudden start a plan that requires them to workout 5-6 times per week? Have you ever struggled with the implementation of a fitness routine that you can actually stick with? Perhaps you’ve started multiple workout plans only to fall off the wagon time and time again? Let me be the first to say that you’re definitely not alone – bodybuilding.com found that 73% of individuals fail to meet their fi ..read more