Unlock the power of self-discovery and purpose with our latest blog post designed for midlife women ready to reconnect with their true essence. As the year comes to a close, there's no better time to start this journey of reflection, growth, and renewal. Discover actionable steps to embrace your deepest desires, energize your aspirations, and prepare to enter the new year more grounded and fulfilled. Dive in now to find inspiration and support as you embark on this transformative path.
Are you looking to maintain strength, energy, and vitality as you age? Discover why protein is crucial for supporting muscle health, managing weight, and boosting overall well-being in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. In this insightful blog post, we break down how much protein you need, the best sources to include in your diet, and simple strategies to help you meet your goals. Learn how prioritizing protein can help you stay strong, energized, and vibrant as you age.
Discover how travel during midlife empowers women through transformation, connection, and mindfulness. Follow our journey through Africa, where self-discovery and awe-inspiring experiences shaped new perspectives and a renewed sense of purpose. Perfect for those seeking adventure and personal growth.
As we enter midlife, our health needs evolve, requiring us to be more intentional about nourishing our bodies and about how we approach exercise. Many midlife women must focus more on two critical components: consistently eating adequate protein and strength training. Adequate protein and strength training are essential for maintaining or improving your physical health and supporting weight management efforts as you age. Read more in Rumblings blog The Power of Protein and Strength Training for Midlife Women.
In midlife, women often juggle everything from career demands to family commitments. And let's be real: With all that on your plate, your health can sometimes take a back seat.
One simple yet powerful way to reclaim your health and vitality is to track your food intake and physical activity. This practice can significantly enhance your well-being, promote longevity, and empower you to make informed lifestyle choices.
Explore the benefits of tracking food and activity and decide if it's right for you.
As you navigate through midlife, your relationship with exercise and healthy eating becomes increasingly essential. Many women find themselves struggling with outdated societal narratives that discourage physical activity and proper nutrition and are confused by the conflicting ‘noise’ found in social media... However, embracing movement and a balanced eating pattern diet can lead to a vibrant, healthy life.
In this blog post, you'll explore how resetting your mindset around exercise and nutrition can transform your midlife journey. Learn how to overcome common obstacles, incorporate effective workout routines, and adopt healthy eating habits that support your overall well-being and vitality as you age.
Embrace the journey of midlife with courage and resilience. Rediscover purpose, navigate transitions, and find fulfillment in this new chapter of life. Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities of midlife, offering insights, inspiration, and practical tips for living your best life.
Discover how midlife women can identify and overcome resistance to achieve their goals and live their vision. Learn practical tips and strategies to conquer self-doubt, procrastination, fear of failure, and other forms of resistance.
While caring for aging parents, midlife women are redefining aging through technological innovation. From wearables to virtual communities, technology presents opportunities to enhance health, foster connections, and pursue new adventures. Discover how embracing technology empowers midlife women to redefine aging on their own terms, unlocking boundless possibilities for a vibrant future.
Discover empowering strategies for midlife women to enhance their health and vitality through small, impactful changes. Explore the importance of staying connected, finding purpose, building muscle, protecting brain health, adopting a balanced diet, and supporting caregivers. Learn how these evidence-based practices can promote well-being and resilience in the journey of healthy aging
Discover the transformative power of creating a vision and setting goals for a fulfilling midlife journey. Shift from fleeting New Year's resolutions to crafting an identity that aligns with your aspirations. Learn tips inspired by James Clear to change your identity and vision successfully. Embrace small habits, consistency, affirmative statements, and a supportive environment. Visualize your ideal self, journal your progress, and celebrate milestones. Consider our email course for a year-long guided transformation. With patience and commitment, you can reinvent your life and flourish in midlife.
As the year draws close, a natural inclination arises to reflect on the journey behind us and envision the path ahead. It's a season of evaluating unmet aspirations, reshaping goals, and crafting resolutions for the approaching New Year. As we navigate the mid-stage of life, the holiday season takes on a distinct significance – a blend of bustling family moments for some and quieter, introspective interludes for others. There is a way to embrace both joy and sorrow this holiday season.
Discover the dynamic benefits of time-limited health challenges, from kickstarting healthier choices to building accountability and momentum. Explore how to initiate a personal challenge and step into a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle today.
Unlock the secrets to stress-free international travel with our comprehensive guide for savvy packing. Discover how to maximize space and streamline your luggage choices without compromising comfort. Our expert tips and packing hacks prepare you for any destination, climate, or unexpected adventure. Say goodbye to overpacking woes and hello to a hassle-free jet-setting experience that maximizes efficiency. Dive into the world of smart packing with a few of our favorite products, and elevate your globetrotting game!
Traveling goes far beyond exploring new landscapes and experiencing different cultures; it’s a journey of self-discovery and transformation. In the words of George Santayana, travel is both a means to lose and find ourselves. Beyond the familiar narrative presented in newspapers and media, travel offers a unique perspective that sharpens our awareness, challenges our assumptions, and enriches our understanding of the world.
As we step into October, it's essential to recognize that this month is not just about embracing the autumnal hues and cozy sweaters; it's also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer remains a formidable adversary, accounting for 30 percent of new female cancer cases yearly. According to the American Cancer Society, by the end of 2023, it's estimated that there will be approximately 297,790 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in the United States.
Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. However, the silver lining is that rates have steadily declined since 1989. There has been an overall decrease of 43 percent in breast cancer cases through 2020. This is a testament to our progress but underscores the importance of continued efforts to drive these numbers even lower.
There are several things you can do to improve your health and reduce your risk for breast cancer.
Aging is inevitable, but it doesn't mean we must passively accept its effects. This comprehensive blog post explores the power of functional training in defying the physiological challenges of aging. Functional training is vital in preserving youthful vitality.
Discover how functional training can defy the physiological challenges of aging. Explore what functional training is and why it's crucial for preserving vitality as you age. Whether you're new to muscle fitness or looking to enhance your current routine, this comprehensive guide provides valuable insights into aging gracefully.
Are you ready to transform your life? We all aspire to improve ourselves, whether eating healthier, building strength, improving sleep, or reducing stress. But let's face it, starting and sticking with these changes can be tough. So, what's the secret to shifting your mindset and achieving lasting transformation? Dive into the latest blog from Rumblings and discover the essential steps to break free from limiting beliefs, paving the way to finally conquer your goals for good!
The journey through midlife and menopause is a unique and transformative period in a woman's life. It's a time of self-discovery, reflection, and change. It’s also a phase marked by significant physiological changes as women navigate through menopause and post-menopause.
While it comes with challenges, it's also an opportunity to take charge of one's health and well-being. It doesn’t have to be overshadowed by the negative aspects of aging.
Engaging in recreational activities and exercise can be a game-changer during this phase, enabling women to navigate the challenges of midlife and menopause with confidence, resilience, and improved mental and physical health. There are myriad benefits of strength training during midlife that can impact both body and mind by enabling women to take control of their health and enhance their overall well-being well into their later years.
Discover how to prioritize wellness and cope with health scares in midlife. Learn about preventable risk factors, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and understand health conditions like monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a precursor to multiple myeloma.
Unlock the secrets to lasting change and transformation in midlife. Discover essential techniques to overcome challenges, shift your identity, and create a supportive environment. Dive into this quick tutorial, where you'll learn the importance of a renewed vision, effective strategies to reduce friction, and how to make healthier choices easier. Embrace the steps to sustainable behavior change and unlock the path to a vibrant and fulfilling midlife journey.
Join us as we recount our transformative women’s trip to Vietnam, where we conquered fears, experienced genuine connections, and discovered the true essence of humanity. From embracing local culture to venturing off the beaten path, here are the valuable lessons we learned.
As a woman, you have unique health needs and experiences that can differ from those of men. If women are underrepresented in research studies, the results may not accurately reflect their health outcomes or address their health concerns. This could lead to inaccurate diagnoses, ineffective treatments, and missed opportunities for preventative care. We need equity and fairness in research funding. Research is critical for advancing our understanding of diseases, treatments, and health outcomes.
We all face life events and unexpected challenges that impact our daily routines. Unfortunately, many people don’t have the resiliency skills to help them reset after a setback, life event, or trauma. The hope is that we can overcome the setbacks and realize our healthy lifestyle can support us through challenging times and help us handle hard situations with more energy and focus. Check out these tips to build resiliency skills to help you navigate ups and downs on your behavior change journey.
Midlife women have shared with us the many challenges they face. Weight changes, changes in their physical body shape, loss of strength and balance, or changes in their metabolism.
They’ve shared feeling achy, having pain, and experiencing a lack of stamina or fatigue which interefered with achieving their exercise and fitness goals. Eating healthfully and getting adequate sleep were also on the list.
They also shared difficulties staying connected and engaged with friends (or the loss of friends) and family due to life transitions. The lack of connection was often described as feelings of loneliness.
Women also felt torn between managing grown children, aging parents, and not having enough personal time to care for themselves.
The good news is you are not alone! Read more to find out what you can do to flourish after 50!
There is a proliferation of ‘experts’ on social media who claim to have a magic or singular approach for dieting, weight loss, quick fitness gains, and overall health. It’s challenging to tell the difference between an expert and someone only interested in selling something. How do you know what works and what is just the latest fad?
Here are tips to help you weed out the “wellness” imposters from your social media feed.
You feel a “rumbling” inside yourself that your life should be different from what it is right now. You’re not alone. It’s common to experience an internal rumbling—a feeling something should be different or something needs to change. However, your old identity may be holding you back and sabotaging the future you. You may be stuck in old behaviors that are not aligned with who you are in midlife or who you want to be. It’s time to reimagine your midlife vision!
Rumblings Media is excited to support women-owned businesses with our second annual Rumblings Women's Gift Guide featuring unique items for any midlife woman in your life. This list was curated from recommendations from our Rumblings community, as well as from our personal experiences. We hope you’ll join us this holiday season and throughout the year in supporting and lifting up amazing and inspiring entrepreneurs, makers, and small businesses by shopping female-owned whenever possible!
Only 6.8 percent of Americans had optimal metabolic health. That means 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy, and the rest are at risk for developing almost every chronic condition. More importantly, most people don’t even know they’re at risk. The good news is most of your metabolic health is within your control with simple dietary, exercise, and lifestyle changes.
It’s never too late to start.
As we enter the prime time of our lives, it's time to focus on joy and re-design our lives to live fully and authentically. Instead of a new diet for flourishing after 50, loosen the reins and seek joy in the experience of eating well without strict food rules. Use these 14 tips to bring joy back to eating.
What exactly is the difference between being physically active and exercising? Which is better for us for a sustainable lifestyle approach as we age?
Most of us have been told over the years that we need to participate in structured fitness programs - mainly cardiovascular or aerobic. For many, that means attending a class, getting on a cardio machine, running, or biking.
The truth is, physical activity and fitness aren’t all-or-nothing propositions. And doing one doesn’t negate the benefit of the other. The real trick is to find ways to incorporate physical activity throughout our day, every day, with or without a regular exercise routine.
As we age, we tend to get less and less physical activity and exercise. And, most of us know that exercising and being physically active has health benefits.
Research shows that adults who weren’t active until later in life - after 50 - have an almost equal reduction in risk for disease and early death than adults who were always active.
Continue your active lifestyle if you already have a routine, but remember it’s never too late to start being active or exercising. Making changes, no matter your age, can help add quality years to your life!
We can shape the future of societal norms surrounding aging, particularly in women. We can demonstrate by example that our worth as we age is not defined by unrealistic and unattainable superficial beauty standards any more than it should be for our younger daughters, granddaughters, and nieces.
We don’t have to accept aging trends focused on how we look, how we dress, our skincare, and our makeup routines. We can age by design, in our way, as we choose.
Motivation for volunteering changes over time. Many women, after 50, start seeking a more fulfilling way to contribute and desire to have a true sense of purpose and meaning which volunteering can often fulfill.
Spring is here! The days are growing warmer, longer, the birds are singing, and nature is awakening after a very long winter. Many women have been telling us they are emotionally exhausted - the fatigue comes from caring too much for too long. They’re feeling burned out after the heaviness and struggles of this past year. We feel it too. Let’s appreciate all we’ve been through and all we have learned about ourselves. It’s all helped us grow. Let’s look to the future and plan more fun and festive activities to do TOGETHER with friends and loved ones!
For many of us, reaching 50 was the moment we asked if there was more to life or wondered if we had a purpose beyond family and work. It's not that we don't love our children, careers, or our families. We have a rumbling that there might be more for us individually in the next half of life. We can use practical tips, tools, and techniques to rethink our rhythm for living well after 50 and managing messy, midlife transitions.
Many women after 50 feel burnt out, stressed, tired of the external pressures, and ready to make a change. But, they’re uncertain how to make work and life transitions at this age. Successful transitions are possible. Reset your mindset, to view them for what they are - exciting. You’re never too old to dream big and take the steps necessary to achieve your goals.
We all have the capacity to be fluid or fixed in our mindset. The growth path is to adapt to certain situations - to allow ourselves to be moved or changed due to our environment, experiences, and creative process. A fluid mindset creates new brain pathways leading to success, improves creativity, and helps growth, which will enable us to deal with the uncertainty ahead. At Rumblings, we believe our prime time and our best accomplishments are still ahead of us. To achieve our goals and make our dreams a reality, abundance, growth, and infinite mindsets are critical.
By uncovering your unconscious biases, you can reshape your perspectives, decisions, and behaviors. Adopting a learning mindset toward yourself and your personal biases is a start to making more conscious decisions, altering your thought patterns, and resetting your mindset for flourishing after 50.
We now have evidence that the brain is malleable. What this means is by learning new skills, changing current behaviors, and modifying lifelong habits for better health, you can halt cognitive decline as you age — even into your later years.
Each of us gets to decide and write our personal story. In doing so we will soften our mind, have greater clarity, and calmness as we evolve closer to our truer and more authentic selves. The result is a life full of wholeheartedness.
The one to three word(s) practice helps you be intentional about the upcoming year and can also help you break the cycle of unfulfilled New Year’s resolutions. Over 80 percent of us fail to achieve our annual resolutions. By choosing words for the year, you become more intentional about how you want to live your life, which in turn helps you be more successful in reaching your goals.
Meditation benefits aren’t just a theory. The benefits manifest in practice. Invite the healing prana, that healing breath, into every cell of your being while you practice. Your mantra is the sound of the breath going in and out through the nose. Our practice isn’t done, the more you begin to be still with yourself and move, you will intuitively begin to trust yourself.
You know that feeling you can’t shake? It’s grief. Every single one of us has lost something, and each of us will be forever changed by 2020. How we experience that grief is personal, and it’s easy to fall into a trap of ranking our suffering compared to someone else’s. We have to allow ourselves to feel it, so we can heal it.
Can we be both feminine and formidable in today’s world? Can we find that unique balance between grit and grace? We spoke to Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, author of Between Grit and Grace: The Art of Being Feminine and Formidable. Read about why spending time along is critical and discover the two critical things that must happen for women to have an equal seat at the table.
Once women reach menopause their risk for cardiovascular disease is equal to the risk for men. Women need to take action now to care for their hearts as they age to feel their best and reduce risk.
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in women. We don't talk as much as we should about how women's heart health research is 35 years behind that of men. Or, how our symptoms are often not taken seriously. We want to help change the narrative around women and heart disease. It all starts here with a conversation with Courtney Jordan Baechler MD, MS.
The reality is that to flourish after 50 healthful eating matters. In this post, we review the book, The Menopause Diet Plan written by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Hillary Wright and Elizabeth Ward, which outlines a pattern of eating to help you manage your weight, feel better, and reduce disease risk as you age.
At Rumblings, we worked hard to ensure our Four Rocks to Flourish After 50 foundational principles followed the latest science, as well as, aligned with what we were hearing from other women. During a recent family health crisis, the Rocks were put to a test and found to be key in helping to navigate a challenging time.
Together women over 50 need to disrupt the status quo that aging women are irrelevant, unattractive, less deserving, and invisible compared to our younger selves. As we work together to magnify our voices and rumble, we will create a movement for a transformative change.
Research has shown the health and wellbeing benefits of meals shared with family and friends. Stop, slow down, connect, and reap the benefits by coming around the table for conversation and nourishment. It's good for your mind, body, and soul.
I’ve reset my mindset. Instead of thinking that the creation of lifelong memories requires lots of travel and big events, I’ve come to the awareness that our real lives are lived in between the cracks of those big events.
We’ve spent decades talking to women who are struggling with the same unrealistic standards of staying young, fit, and winkle-free. During this time, we’ve listened and heard women, from every walk of life, describe feeling undervalued, invisible, and less confident as they’ve grown older. When we turned 50, we started to share similar feelings. We quickly realized that this had to change. Women needed science-based effective tools and resources to guide them in aging well.
Discover the power of midlife as a time for growth, renewal, and purpose. Explore how women, as caretakers and creators, can shape a new vision for themselves and the world with resilience and wisdom. Embrace your unique journey, redefine your goals, and find joy in each step.