Too Old To Tumble

What we are experiencing at this point in time is unprecedented... unlike previous outbreaks of flu and cold viruses the world has descended into chaos as CoVid-19 is spreading like wildfire around the world. What scares people the most is how quickly it spreads and how quickly it turned into a deadly disease for some. Take Italy for example: the first case was detected on Feb 21st and within 4 we...

Although Too Old To Tumble is more focused on fitness than weight loss, as we approach Spring (hurry up, please!) people inevitably start to take their diet more seriously and suddenly carbs become the public enemy number one. So here is some information that will hopefully clarify the role that carbohydrates play in our nutrition so that you can make informed choices from now on.

The human metabolism is an exquisitely sophisticated machine specialised in maintaining the status quo. It loves stability and the moment you upset it by making sudden and significant changes your metabolism fights back with a vengeance. This is why you should never go on a crash diet. Unless you know what to expect and how to deal with it. Listen to this episode and find out what happened to me w...

Is the thought of having to buy a lot of gear holding you back from finally getting started on your fitness journey? Not to worry. I got you covered. 

Cravings are the number one reason that most people fail at their weight loss efforts.  Whatever program you choose to follow will involve restricting calories in one way or another. This is necessary to persuade your body to use its fat reserves as fuel. However, unless you work WITH your metabolism and reduce calories intake in a way that keeps it stable you will cause yourself to get cravi...

Sometimes I am asked which recipe books I recommend instead of learning how to navigate one's metabolism. My answer is always "none until you have learned that" BUT there are three books that I know will be invaluable to help you stay healthy and fit especially when you are over 50. And two of them have recipes. Here are the links: Book 1 - Book 2 - Book 3  

As you get older the rules of fitness change because your body changes. If you go at it like a 30 year old you will most likely fail, however if you honour your age and follow my tips you will succeed. Who doesn't like that?

The decision to go on a weight loss journey for aesthetic reasons can be a mask that hides deep emotional turmoil around issues of self image and self worth. A lot of the time people don't know what to expect when they work with a fitness coach. Many think that all we do is dish out the exercises and recipes but in reality there is so much more to it. This is how I do it.

Whenever you embark on a new project there's bound to roadblocks along the way. The worst thing that can happen though is when you wake up and you have lost your mojo. Here are my tips on how you can get your fitness project back on track after a crisis. You can read the original article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-back-track-your-fitness-project-after-crisis-cristina-alciati/ You...

Want to know which fitness trends, if you want to call them that, didn't make it in the top 10 but should have? It's all in this episode...

Each year the American College for Sports Medicine publishes the results of a survey revealing the top fitness trends for the year ahead. In this episode of the podcast I go through the first 10 fitness trends and discuss what they mean for you and why you should influence changes. The original survey is at this link: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2019/11000/WORLDWIDE_SURVEY...

Although Too Old To Tumble isn't focusing so much on weight loss at this time of the year most people are to make up for the festive sins.  It's all too easy to become discouraged by the apparent lack of results but if you know where to look you can find plenty of evidence that changes are happening. And if they are not, then you know that it's time to go back to the drawing board and tweak y...

Hands up who is not at least a little bit tempted to make a new year resolution on New Year's Eve!!  I might be guilty of that one too... but then, as I come to my senses, I do this instead. Listen up and have a go! If you want help with planning your fitness journey for 2020 check out my Fitness Planner on Lulu.com at this link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/cristina-alciati/smart-fitness-planner...

After a feeble attempt at podcasting with the "Healthy & Wealthy after 40" show I decided to knock that on the head and start over after killing SMART Fitness Makeover to make room for Too Old To Tumble, a more authentic version of what I stand for when it comes to health and fitness. Having turned 50 in May 2019 I shifted my focus from weight loss and body sculpting to regaining may physical...

You know how you can do all sorts of crazy workouts and skip meals without consequences when you are young? Well, all that changes once you head towards your 40s. Listen to today's episode to get a glimpse of how you want to deal with weight loss as you go through the perimenopause and menopause. If you want to find out more head on over to my website https://smartfitnessmakeover.com and schedule...

So I have been missing from the podcast for a few weeks now as I had to concentrate on a few projects that needed my undivided (almost) attention. In this episode of the podcast I reveal what they are... Keep an eye on my social media channels for links to the goodies I mention in the podcast.

For many people, including myself, the day that the clocks go back one hour is a sad day. I do struggle to stay cheerful when the sky is constantly overcast and I definitely do better when there is more daylight. However, all is not lost: here are my 5 tips to stay sane in the run up to the Winter solstice. You can find the research paper I mention in the BlogCast here: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.ed...

What keeps my love for what I do alive is the fact that I find the fitness industry fascinating. But not necessarily for the reasons that might have come to mind straight away...

I like to jokingly refer to my work as that of a metabolic detective because that is essentially what I do when I work with clients on their weight loss and fitness journeys. In this episode I explain what that looks like by revealing a personal secret...

Introspection: something I do when I am forced to stay still. Reflecting on what's going on in my life tends to bring forward a-ha moments. Last week, as I was dealing with vertigo, I took stock of a few lessons that I learnt recently. I mention 3 but it's more like 300... The most important lesson I learned today: don't vlog holding the phone the day after an exciting grappling sessions. It weigh...

Have you ever wondered if you had to start something again, with the wisdom of now, how would you go about it? I recently had some time off but my brain didn't get the memo and as I was thinking about it I realised that for all the successes, mistakes, failures and times when I fell flat on my face and wanted to give it all up I would still do what I did more or less the same with the exception of...