Life is too long to stop learning in our midlife. Culture and our surroundings will never be frozen in time. The days will pass, the years will slide by, and the world will change. And when the world changes, we need to change.

What we need at this time in our relationships is face time. Not necessarily talk time, although that is great too. But as we are growing our careers and raising kids, real face time can be ignored or sacrificed for everything else.

External motivators can definitely help get your initial movement going, but you need to combine your external workout motivation with intrinsic workout motivation to be able to keep it going long term.

So many women refuse to get the protein they need because they think that that is the way to lose weight or that too much protein is bad for them or will make them “bulk up”. But nothing could be further from the truth. Getting the recommended amount of protein is going to keep you lean, help, make bones strong, and usher you into better health as you age.