OnFitness MagazineJun 17, 2025

Staying strong after 50 is possible — and easier than you think. 💪
Here are 7 simple, effective strength exercises designed for your body, your pace, and your goals.
👉 https://onfitnessmag.com/more/top-strength-exercises-over-50

#Over50Fitness #FitAfter50 #StrengthOver50 #HealthyAging #OnFitnessMagazine

Top 7 Strength Exercises for Adults Over 50 — OnFitness Magazine | Your Ultimate Guide to Fitness, Health and Wellness

Build muscle, boost balance, and stay strong after 50 with these 7 safe and effective strength exercises tailored for adults over 50.

OnFitness Magazine | Your Ultimate Guide to Fitness, Health and Wellness
Shantell PowellJun 11, 2025
I'm cautiously optimistic. Ever since I got COVID in 2023, I'm generally tired all the time and don't recover properly after a workout. But for the past three workouts, I haven't felt utterly destroyed and haven't had to go to bed afterwards for a few hours. Maybe I'm finally improving. I sure hope so. I did have nasty brain fog yesterday, though. #Covid #LongCovid #FitAfter50
Shantell PowellMay 27, 2025
Walking home from a tough leg day at the gym. Worked on pistol squats, Nordic curls, and box step ups. I am sweaty and wobbly, but I did not fall off the box this time. #FitAfter50
Andrew Plumb 🇨🇦May 4, 2025

Cardio day! #maythefourthbewithyou #maythefourth #maythe4th #maythe4thbewithyou

#fitover40 #fitafter40 #imnotdeadyet #intervals #strava #runna
#cardio #treadmill #fitover50 #fitafter50

Shantell PowellMar 14, 2025
Feeling especially busted up this week. I have stitches in two places from punch biopsies, my shoulder and arm are a mess, and I haven't been getting enough sleep because of it all. Also, major brain fog and lack of energy. I went to the gym today, anyway. Managed to do lots of leg stuff, because they are working right, at least. #ChronicPain #FitAfter50 #recovery
Shantell PowellFeb 21, 2025
Today I started a deadlift cycle. I wasn't sure how my gimpy shoulder would like it, but it doesn't mind. I managed three reps at 185 lbs. I tried for 205 lbs, but only managed one rep. My grip strength was the weakest link. Hoping to beat my previous PR in about a month. I was lifting 230 lbs before. #Weightlifting #FitAfter50
Shantell PowellFeb 19, 2025

At the beginning of the month, I was benching 60 lbs. I went pretty light because I wasn't sure what my gimpy shoulder could handle. Ends up that with the Swiss bar, my shoulder is fine. Managed three reps at 85 lbs today, and one rep at 90 lbs.

Next up, I'll be focusing on deadlifts. Here's hoping my shoulder is ok with them.
#FitAfter50 #FrozenShoulder #BenchPress #WeightLifting

Shantell PowellFeb 7, 2025

That physiotherapy I had yesterday helped. Earlier this week, I couldn't go into child's pose, and today I could. I also made my bed without it hurting, and I was able to do an intense workout with lots of rowing and pressing motions.

I'm supposed to keep stretching my shoulder several times a day, taking it to the pain point and keeping it there (but not pushing further). It sucks a lot, but apparently it will help me retain more mobility than if I don't do this.
#FrozenShoulder #FitAfter50 #shoulder #InvisibleDisability

Shantell PowellDec 30, 2024
I went to the gym for the first time in a week. Thankfully, my over-tight neck eased up during the break, and I wasn't in pain while training. What a relief. I tested my mobility. I almost have my normal range of motion in my right arm which is a huge improvement to last week when I couldn't raise it much higher than 90 degrees. I still want to know how I hurt my neck so I can avoid doing that again. It's been giving me grief for about two months. #PainInTheNeck #Injury #recovery #FitAfter50
Shantell PowellNov 26, 2024

Yoga was great. It was a slow, easy session. Exactly what I needed. It made me realize how much my mobility has suffered in the last year. It's like someone replaced my bones with blackberry canes, and the thorns keep catching at my flesh in different positions. I went slowly, and by the end of the session, everything felt much better than when I arrived.

But then the instructor said she's shutting the studio down next month to care for her ailing mother.

Oof.

Now I need to find another yoga studio. One that does straight-up yoga rather than the fusion classes which have become popular over the past few years. Those really don't work well for me. Also, not hot yoga. I can't handle heat, especially while wearing a mask.
#yoga #recovery #FitAfter50