Fitness Blog For Active Adults and Seniors
Do Doctors Give Advice to Get in Shape Before Surgery?
by Lori Michiel | Oct 1, 2017
Are you healthy enough to have surgery? Hospitals are asking about your health condition prior to having elective surgery procedures such as hip and knee replacement or a back operation. Their goal is to identify those at higher risk for infections and other...
Sleep and Your Brain…Can I Sleep Like a Baby? Part 2 of 2
by Lori Michiel | Sep 1, 2017
We need to make sleep a priority. Unfortunately, some consider sleep to be a waste of time. Just the opposite is true. Sleep is critical for your emotional, physical and neurological well-being. There is NO substitute! Too many of us fight sleep, not wanting to miss...
Sleep and Your Brain…Can I Sleep Like a Baby? Part 1 of 2
by Lori Michiel | Aug 1, 2017
I don’t know anyone my age or ten years’ younger who doesn’t have a sleep disorder. As I comb through my fitness journals, AARP bulletins and various news articles, there are at least one or two articles each month about sleep and sleep disorders. I have read them...
Connect With Your Feet – Exer-tasking Techniques to Improve Your Balance
by Lori Michiel | Jul 1, 2017
The message is clear: reduce the effects of the physiological ravages of time by using balancing progressions - stand tall, pull in your stomach and breathe. If you think it’s a lot to remember, you’re right. I call this process Exer-tasking. It is different than...
Do We Care How We Look on the Inside As Much As We Care How We Look on the Outside?
by Lori Michiel | Jun 1, 2017
Diagnosed at age 42 with osteopenia: How exercise helped me learn to reduce my risk of the brittle-bone disease called osteoporosis. Last month there were at least five notable organizations that brought awareness to their cause. They included Alzheimer’s and Brain,...
What Do Boomers Fear Most About Their Health?
by Lori Michiel | May 1, 2017
With each passing year, older adults become more concerned about their health and how their bodies will hold up over time. As aging worldwide becomes more of a reality, we need to recognize what holds us back from our ultimate best. How do we avoid the pitfalls...
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
by Lori Michiel | Apr 1, 2017
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease (behind Alzheimer’s disease) afflicting over 1.6 million people in the U.S. There is no cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD); the cause is still unknown. Currently, there are nearly two million...
What Brings You Peace of Mind?
by Lori Michiel | Mar 1, 2017
Your thoughts can run in your head like a broken record--or can you sit still and “hear” the quiet? Is there an activity, exercise, religious or meditation practice you do regularly to slow your mind? Or do you take medications which can have multiple side effects?...
Fixes for Your New Year’s Resolutions If They Aren’t Holding Up
by Lori Michiel | Jan 18, 2017
If you decided that eating healthy and starting an exercise program in January would make you feel more energized and help alleviate that drag you felt throughout the day…were you able to stick with your plan? Is this the tenth time you promised yourself to lose...
Can Stretching Prevent Injury When You Work Out?
by Lori Michiel | Dec 31, 2016
Touching your toes or moving your head in a circle feels positively wonderful to most healthy adults. But the benefits of stretching are still a puzzle. I was suffering from hamstring pain (self-diagnosed) which I then confirmed by visiting my physical therapist at...
Kind Words from our Clients
Sheri L.
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Grace
Thank you so much for your patience, persistence and passion in serving clients like my mother. You and Kim are amazing.
Blessings, Grace
Charles Savinar
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Dr. Kaloostian
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Mary
Lori's principles of dynamic stretching revolutionized the way I approach stretching. I've seen a great increase in flexibility and have even built additional strength using her techniques.
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Thank you! Linda is proof that the right medication plus the right exercise can create miracles!
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Bryan
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Rolanda
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Tristan
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Sheila
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Karen
Lori,
Thank you so much for your awesome presentation at Senior Congress! Your passion for what you do was clear and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! We so appreciate the time you took out of your busy schedule to join us and share your insight with our attendees.
With gratitude,
Karen
Jackie
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Deb
My struggle area right now, Lori!
You are such a blessing and like your sign in the video in the background, I do 'give thanks' for you and your dedication to all of us who are trying to do the best we can with our bodies...no matter where we are and at what stage of health we are in!
Love your heart to serve, my friend!
- Deb M.
Rebecca
- Rebecca
TomMac
I am glad that you had the chance to see how I have prospered under the tutelage of your trainer. She has been such a genuine part of my recovery and has become a wonderful friend.
To the both of you, I say take a bow for a job well done.
Love ❤️
TomMac
Steven A. Vasilev
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JL
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D.P.
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Jersey John
Lori,
You're amazing...you can pivot in a moment's flash... if you could bottle that productivity and sell it to seniors you could buy California, despite the fact that you already help many people and make their lives better!! Stay YOU!!!
Love, Jersey John
Deb
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Susan M.
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Fabiola
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Mary
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Pamela
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Julie
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Judi G.
Lori and her team provide personal training for my elderly mother who has Alzheimer's and dementia, as part of her overall care. They customized a program addressing her needs, including balance and mobility. She really likes her two trainers and looks forward to her sessions. I highly recommend Lori Michiel Fitness!
- Judi G.
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Ms. Dailey
Lori, I can't tell you how lucky I feel to have found you. What a gift your work is to the senior community.
- Ms. Dailey
Elena
- Elena, Teacher
Pam
I am very thankful for finding you and for your willingness to work with me! You are a wonderful person and I appreciate you very much.
- Pam
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Nancy
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Rhonda Davidson-Schachter
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Rene Russo
Your fitness program has really helped my mom!! I saw her this week and she is stronger and her balance has really improved. She got up from her chair so much easier!!!
Best news, she's very happy that she started working out and she adores Sam and Rita.She actually looks forward to it.
It's great to have a job that makes a difference in people’s lives. What a blessing you have been to all of us. Thank you so so much for all you do.
Best wishes to you for a beautiful new year.
Love,
Rene Russo, Actor
Love,
Rene Russo, Actor
Tammy
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Ellie Trope
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Barb Weitzberg
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