It's Time to Retire the Word "Senior"
2022 was the year I made myself a promise to step out of my comfort zone and do things that made me uncomfortable, in order to engender...
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Francesca Perini
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Fitness Representation and Midlife Models: What I Bring to the Table
When you walk through any store that sells fitness apparel or you see an online ad what do you see? Odds are, you see models and...
Francesca Perini
Feb 11, 20224 min read
The Importance of Having a Mentor
Everyone at some point has had a person in their life who is/was a “mentor.” This person taught you something of value, either through...
Francesca Perini
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Losing My Instagram Account: A Blessing in Disguise
My Instagram account was deleted a short time ago. ago. That's right. The account I've spent two years working on, trying night and day...
Francesca Perini
Jan 10, 20222 min read
The Importance of Respecting Your Body
Body positivity has grown over the last decade or so. We see more and more models and spokespeople with common and relatable body types...
gailgensler
Aug 4, 20212 min read
What Personal Evolution Means to Me
We've all heard the concept of finding our "calling" in life. Usually when we're kids, we start being told that people are naturally...
gailgensler
Jul 31, 20212 min read
What Perfection Means to Me
Everybody wants to be perfect. We want the perfect body, the perfect social life, the perfect job; people just want to be their own...
gailgensler
Jul 8, 20212 min read
What I Would Tell My Younger Self
No matter how successful people are, there are always things they wish they told their younger selves. No one has things figured out...
gailgensler
Jun 28, 20212 min read
The Importance of Collaboration
Female collaboration is an incredibly powerful force. This is what women in their midlife can use to combat institutional ageism. It's...
gailgensler
May 11, 20213 min read
The Importance of Finding Your Ideal Workout Playlist
What makes a workout great? Is it purely the nature of the exercises? Of course, but only to some people. Is it the environment of the...
gailgensler
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Being Single in Your 60s
I turned 60 this past January. Now, I’ve made it very clear how little I care about my age (60, so what?!) but being 60 is still a...
gailgensler
Mar 16, 20212 min read
The Legacy I Want to Leave Behind
We can't take anything with us when we leave this world. We can leave plenty behind, though. That's our legacy, and it's an important...
gailgensler
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Being Comfortable Being Unique
"Be yourself; everybody else is already taken."- Oscar Wilde. This powerful quote about embracing your true self and being unique is one...
gailgensler
Jan 5, 20212 min read
My Next Decade: A Time To Reinvent
A decade change can be frightening to some people, and understandably so. It can be intimidating if you don’t have the right mindset. I’m...
gailgensler
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Making the Most of this Unprecedented Situation
The year 2020 has been a hard one. This deadly virus has turned our world on its head, forcing us to change what we do and how we do it....
gailgensler
Nov 25, 20203 min read
What I do to live a meaningful life
There are few things that every person wants in this world. Not everyone aspires to look, act, or dress a certain way. We don’t all like...
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