Posts Tagged ‘articles’

• Consumer Reports busts myths about exercise

  Date: 2012.05.19 | Category: Daily Dose of Movement(c), Fitness & Health, Healthy Weight, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Strength Training for Osteoporosis Prevention, Strength Training for Women, Weight-bearing exercise | Response: 0

  

  Hi from Susie!

  I love this! Consumer Reports separates exercise fact from fiction in this Washington Post piece. It’s a rare article on exercise that has it all right and this one does. It’s short and sweet, so check it out!

  Of course, my favorite point is that strength training for women is so important for your bones and muscles! But, one of the most important pieces of information is that even if you get enough daily exercise, if you sit for the rest of the day it’s not great for your health. Find ways to be on your feet during the day. Stand up while you’re reading this! I’m standing while I type this, honest!

  Here’s how to make it work:

  Get your computer UP to a standing level, whether it’s on a stand, a banker’s box, or a laptop on the kitchen counter. I have a laptop stand that keeps my screen at eye level which helps me keep good posture while typing. It doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive. Before I had the stand (which my husband made from scrap lumber, hooks & a bungee cord), I used piles of books.

  It helps me be on my feet at least 4 hours a day, turning office work into osteoporosis prevention exercise! Research show that people have stronger bones if they’re on their feet a minimum of 4 hours per day, keeping osteoporosis at bay. It’s fabulous to get movement in while working and not have to add more “exercise” time to your day. So, use your creativity and get in your daily dose of movement! You’ll feel soooo much better when you do!

• How Aging Affects Women’s Strength

  Date: 2010.05.05 | Category: Strength Training for Women | Response: 0

  

  Do you find you don't have the strength that you used to? You can build it up again, as strength trainer Susie Hathaway (right) discovered.

  What a Cast-iron Pan Taught Susie Hathaway

  by Cheryl Fusco Johnson

  Published in the Iowa Source, May, 2010

  Years ago, a cast-iron skillet changed the life of elementary school physical education teacher Susie Hathaway and later the lives of many dozens of women, mostly aged 50 and over, who now flood her weight training classes.

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