Get Healthy U | Chris Freytag

Amazon Prime Days is one of those events where I genuinely get a little giddy. As someone who spends a lot of time testing fitness gear, trying supplements, and hunting for products and fashion that make midlife life easier, having many of my favorites on sale at once feels like a holiday.

But here’s the thing: Prime Day can also be overwhelming. Th...

Somewhere along the way, wide leg pants became the thing I reach for every single day, for workouts, for errands, for dinner, for travel, for all of it. They are comfortable, they are flattering when styled correctly, and they work for way more occasions than most women realize.

I wear wide leg pants to teach my live fitness classes, to work at my desk (on

I have a confession: I resisted wide leg pants for years. I thought they were for tall 25-year-olds and runway models, not for a woman in her 60s who is 5’5” and still teaching group fitness classes every week. Then I tried on a pair, styled them the right way, and I was kind of obsessed. Now I wear them all the time.

But here is the thing nobody tells you:<...

If someone told you crunches were the best way to build core strength, they weren’t wrong exactly, they just weren’t giving you the full picture.

Crunches target the rectus abdominis, the muscle that runs down the front of your belly. And yes, that muscle matters. But your core is a whole team: your deep transverse abdominis, your obliques, your glutes, your back mu...

If you’ve noticed the number on the scale creeping up during menopause despite eating the same foods and maintaining your usual routine, you’re not imagining it. Menopause weight gain is one of the most common concerns women face during midlife, and it can feel incredibly frustrating when the strategies that worked in your 30s and 40s no longer seem effective.

As a ...