Category: Senior fitness

• “Sensory strobe light” from a simple soup

  When I read a food article like Helen Rosner’s “The Female Chef Making Japan’s Most Elaborate Cuisine Her Own,” (from which I swiped “sensory strobe light”), I think I’m not trying hard enough. Very few exotic ingredients, so little “plating,” so much grabbing and going. But then I realize we’re lucky enough to eat really…

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  March 21, 2019

  Flavors of the Earth, healthy cooking, Healthy eating for the whole family, Making new habits, Nutrition, Senior fitness, Simple foods, Soup, vegetables

  Barley, Beans, cooking from garden, Easy entrees, healthy eating, Kale, The New Yorker magazine, V-8 juice

• Trying something new — yes, at your age — and venison Stroganoff

  After I committed to spending five-six days a week at the Y at the end of last summer, people want to know if I feel just fabulous. No, but I don’t feel as bad, and at 72-1/2, that’s probably the same thing. My knees no longer hurt 24/7. I can hike briskly across a big…

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  February 25, 2018

  Aging, Exercise, Importance of exercise, Making new habits, Senior fitness, Silver Sneakers Classic, Venison, Working out

  Gherkins, Jamie Oliver, Mushrooms, Sour cream, Stroganoff

• Why (inexpensive) workout clothes

  Where do you get your workout clothes?” asked a friend who’s transformed her life with the loss of 45 pounds (so far). “Not your tutus, but the regular (normal) stuff.” I pick through the racks at thrift stores at least once a week. One of the bigger chains has started salvaging unsold workout duds from…

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  January 8, 2018

  Exercise, Importance of exercise, Senior fitness, Working out

  Exercise clothing on a budget, self-image, Why bother with special clothes for workouts

• Girls just want to have fun, #101daysagymrat

  So on Day 101 at the Y I was 15 pounds lighter than 101 days previously, I co-taught a Silver Sneakers class and then went to a 60-minute kettle bell demonstration. All in my purple tutu with LED lights (3 speeds). Lessons learned: A tutu on big hips sticks straight out like a ruffle on…

  JoAnn Rhodes Grose

  January 3, 2018

  Balance, Building better habits, Depression, Exercise, Holiday eating, Keeping track of what we eat, Making new habits, Senior fitness, Uncategorized, Weight Watchers, Working out

  Cooking Light magazine, healthy eating, Paula Poundstone, weight loss