I have trained many, many women over the last 9 years. Women of all ages, shapes and sizes. And I can tell you with complete confidence that the photo above is VERY representative of what happens to your body when you DO take care of it or DON’T take care of it.

I have worked with many women between 50-80. Those who exercise regularly DO NOT AGE at the same rate. They live a totally different life than the women who do not move regularly. Exercise slows down the aging process – in every way. If you exercise regularly and rigorously (relative to your own fitness level) you will enjoy the following benefits in your later years:

1. You will maintain muscle mass that allows you to stand tall, move freely and independently, use the bathroom unassisted, drive their own car, and live independently.

2. You will be able to travel with your friends and family and live an active lifestyle.

3. You will be able to keep up with your grandchildren – running in the yard, chasing balls, getting on and off the floor, lifting small children into your arms for big hugs.

4. You will lower your risk of all sorts of medical conditions – cancers, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol – that are often life threatening in later years.

5. You will keep your immunity strong – lower risk of serious colds/infections/flus that can turn into pneumonia and other conditions requiring hospitalization.

6. Lower risk of osteoporosis – and less chance of falling in general.

7. Vanity. I promise you, you will still care what you look like when you’re 75. You will still compare yourself to other women. You will still beat yourself up for silly, completely vain reasons.

8. You will remember more and forget less.

9. Your brain will function more optimally in every way, allowing you to “keep up with the kids”, carry on intelligent conversations and maintain your silly, sassy personality that you are known and loved for.

10. You will live longer. You will live better. You will have more time and memories with your kids and grandkids.

While 75 may seem far away – it will come faster than you can ever imagine. Everyday when you wake up you have a choice about the kind of day you will have. And the choices you make matter. Every. Day.

This email from Fit Healthy Mom Andrea is an awesome example of how to make the right choice everyday:

“I just wanted to let you know I started the first of the SuperMom Workouts today. Why is this such an achievement. . . because my husband just came home from the hospital on Thursday after having a blood clot in his leg and cannot do ANYTHING. We have a 10 month old son who is so active but he cannot lift or play with him and still has a difficult time walking around. So I am handling EVERYTHING including working full time (did I mention I am an attorney)!!!!!

Then my son decided he wanted to wake up at 2am, cry a little, stand in his crib (a new trick he learned). So at 3am I finally got to bed realizing I had to wake up in 2.5 hours. BUT I still got up and did the work out and have been following your already made menu to the “T”. While I know it is only one day your motivational manual kept reminding me anything worth having requires A LOT of work.”

Andrea is right – anything worth having is worth working for. And sometimes the work is HARD. But the benefits are so amazing that, in the long run, the work seems insignificant. When you are living the life of the 75 year old on the right, you will not think of the hard work you put into creating your life. You will think about how amazing your life is. Every day.

Live an amazing life.

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