In this issue:

• American Heart Month

• 31 Days of Movement Snacks

• Snow Shoveling Training

• Free Articles and Videos

• Soft Trail Stroll Schedule

• About Me

February is American Heart Month.

My video project for February is to publish a 15-minute aerobic follow-along video every Friday. Subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any!

On Friday, February 14th, I will use songs from the American Heart Association's “Don't Drop the Beat” playlist in my exercise class at the Southside Senior Center. The class is free. You can call the center at 515-287-0092 for information about the 8:30 a.m. exercise class at this location. You can see all the classes I teach on my website.

I have a couple new heart health articles in the works. Visit my website often to check recent articles or follow me on Facebook to catch the announcements of new articles.

The 2025 Central Iowa Heart Walk is Saturday, May 17th. I will be offering a Couch to 5K Walking Program for those who want to train for that (or just want to be able to walk 3.1 miles anytime they like). The program will begin March 17th. Contact me if you are interested in the training program or if you just want to join us at the capitol for the Heart Walk.

I made a resolution to do a movement snack every day January 1st through 31st, and to film and post them all as reels on Facebook and Instagram. And I followed through!

(A movement snack is a small amount of movement done on its own, not as part of a larger exercise routine or other activity.)

Maybe you noticed them. You can still go back to view and comment on them.

I have also collected them all under the #31DaysofMovementSnacks Project heading on the movement snacks page of my website.

Please check them out and let me know what you think!

You know it’s not too late! This is Iowa. Our heavy snowfalls will likely come in March.

The program includes the following:

• A one-hour initial consultation. I’ll interview you and we will do some exercises together to see what is right for you.

• Six weeks of twice-a-week progressive workouts. These twelve workouts will build from your current abilities and strengthen what you need to be able to shovel snow better.

• A one-hour personal training session. I will teach you the exercises in the workouts so you can do them safely and effectively.

• Additional handouts. Topics are related to snow shoveling and other questions you have. You can text or e-mail me questions at any time and I will respond quickly.

The consultation and training session can be done in your home or remotely. The package price is $280.

Call 515-360-3832 to schedule your consultation now.

I write fitness-related articles and share them on my website. And I have many videos on my YouTube Channel.

February is American Heart Month, so check out these three articles related to heart health!

I plan to publish a couple more during February, so keep your eyes open! Let me know what you want to read next!

On YouTube, I will be publishing an aerobic 15-minute follow-along video every Friday. Subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any!

Soft Trail Stroll is a series of free walks designed to help people looking for a simple way to become more active, and to increase appreciation of our local soft trails.

Our walks are typically 1.5 to 2.5 miles long. We always set a pace that accommodates everyone present. It’s a stroll! No one is left behind.

Details for each route are available by clicking the graphics below.

If you are on Facebook, join the conversation in our Soft Trail Stroll Facebook group! This group is particularly useful this time of year, as we discuss the weather forecast.

Whether you are 55… 75… 30… or any age, you've probably noticed that some things aren't as easy as they used to be. That might be climbing the stairs, putting the heavy platter in the top cupboard, or riding your bike all day.

I can design a program for you that takes into account what you do and improves what you need, so you can succeed at what you want to do.