of course everyone would like a quick fix but nadine01 is right the only way to really lose the flab and tighten those muscles is healthy eating and exercise and it will take time you didnt get flabby over night and you aint gonna be toned over night either believe me i know i was very small in highschool a size 3 but after high school i got married had babies (4 of em in 5 years lol) my youngest in now 11 and im just now getting back in shape part due to the fact that i hate to exercise and i love to eat but i am getting real close to 40 and i have decided to change for me for once just me so i have been eating right, exercising with weights and doing a lot of walking and learning to drink water until about 6 months ago i had not drank a full glass of water since i was a kid i hate the taste of it, still do but i manage to choke it down in 6 months i have lost 40 lbs and 6 inches off my waist :) my goal is a size 5

Hi Everyone- 3 months ago I hurt my foot and I believe it is a Jones fracture of the 5th metatarcil.The Dr. I saw dismissed it as tendonitis, and gave me no info or help because the fracture didn't show up on the X-ray. He was supposed to get me an MRI and that was 2 months ago. AS it got much worse from walking on it I went a bought a boot. Make a long story short, the Dr office has been dreadfully unhelpful,(different people call back, lose orders, etc) and I am in severe pain and back in the boot when I thought it was getting much better a few weeks ago,. But I was packing and moving and bending over to carry heavy boxes and twisted my foot and now the bone is painful, red and swollen again. It hurts all night when I try to sleep. I have a hard time finding a new doctor. Should I go to an Urgent care. It has been over 3 months I have been incapacitated. I am a single Mom and have no one to help me or drive me. Driving every day hurts but I have to. I cannot get motivated to go in to Urgent care but think I must. Any advice? (I had also herniated a disc in my back last fall and it took 6 months to heal) I am 49 yr old female. Some of the other Dr office I called said they aren't taking new patients...What to do? I had done this to my foot by taking a leap up into the air and landing on it (the one foot) wrong (was trying to demonstrate a dance move to my kids)It hurt for a few days before I realized something was wrong.

I do trail-running 3x a week for 60 minutes with 3 friends and also do power-strength workout 3x a week at a private gym. I've been running for 35 years (before it was fashionable) and have done a few half-marathons and 10Ks. About 5 years ago I added the gym work to not only support the running but also to strengthen my core and balance so as to avoid falling and breaking a hip when I'm 80. I'm 59 now and given our longevity I'll probably still be around when I'm 90. My poor, poor kids. LOL. Tonight is a core workout but it's beautiful out (finally) so I'm going for a walk with a friend this afternoon.

I'm a personal trainer. If you can afford it, find a good personal trainer to get you started. Form is very important. With good form you are working your muscles optimally and preventing injury. You also need to be in front of a mirror so you can make sure your in form. Weight/strength training is very important as we age. It makes daily functional movement possible. It gives us the strength to get up off a chair without holding on to the arms, bend to pick something up, reach to get something off a shelf, etc I know to many it's boring. That's why you need to change routines frequently. Utube, Pinterest, and Instagram are good resources. If your starting out, look for instructors showing functional training. These should be basic exercises. Make sure you do these in front of a mirror! Remember this: Cardio burns calories, weight training burns fat. With this in mind, you can get a very good work out in 1 hour. Cardio for 20 m-1/2 hour followed by weight/strength training. Your heart rate will still be up. Xertubes and bands are also good to use. Some come with tapes or you can find exercises online. They can be purchased at Dicks or online I like Spri and Power Systems as vendors Gosh, I can go on and on here lol