Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
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Certified trainers for active adults, former athletes and seniors. Visit our blog to get useful fitness advice. Lori Michiel Fitness specializes in helping active adults and seniors fulfill their physical potential and experience the joy of being healthier and leading a healthier life.
Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
1w ago
The role glutes play in your overall body structure is significant. Weak glutes can lead to overcompensation from lower back muscles, often causing strain and discomfort. Robust glutes support the pelvis and keep it aligned with our spine. By making …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
1M ago
As we ease into the holiday season, remember all that you are thankful for and keep those thoughts every day. Here are some words of wisdom from Dear Abby that can make this easier.
Recently, after some of the trials …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
2M ago
Our balance can falter as we enter our senior years. At Lori Michiel Fitness, we use some of these assessments to get a baseline on balance before beginning sessions with a client. These exercises can also help you in your …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
3M ago
Who accompanies you to the doctor and interprets what they say?
This summer, I visited the ER once and I accompanied my husband three times. After each visit, we followed up with our primary care doctor. At this point in …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
4M ago
While seated across from a partner and facing each other, throw medium size balls to one another, high and low, then alternate. Turn so that you are side-by-side your partner and do the same. This not only helps coordination; it …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
5M ago
Even the most resolute workout warriors need to take a break from time to time. What is the best way to restart after that break?
When I chose to resume my walking routine after hip surgery, I meticulously planned everything. …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
7M ago
Doing exercises with different sequences can help your balance. The first exercise uses a clock framework. Start with your right leg. As Lori gives cues, move your leg and tap your foot to the number on the dial. Then, try …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
7M ago
National Safety Month is also Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
People who have studied the brain have shown that listening to music you enjoy can cause a release of dopamine, a chemical that increases feelings of happiness, according to Sarah …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
7M ago
Lori did a customized exercise presentation for those with Parkinson’s disease at The Variel on April 27. The Parkinson’s Resource Organization (PRO) connected with Lori because of her support of the organization since 1995 and her specialized programs for those …
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Lori Michiel Fitness Blog
8M ago
Small movements that will increase strength in your glutes, hips and core. You can these exercises begin by dipping, with one leg in front of the other. Then a hip hinge, leaning forward slightly. Dip and hinge only as much …
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