The Fierce 50 Movement Starts Right Now

The #Fierce50 Campaign
February 19th, 2017
The Fierce 50 Movement Starts Today.
I’m extremely honored and grateful to be part of the first annual #TheFierce50, which launches on the 50th day of the year. The #TheFierce50, is a movement dedicated to women 50 and beyond who are thriving, creating, celebrating and living authentically where they are in life. I was selected along with an extraordinary group of women including Catherine McCormick, Lee Woodruff, and Laura Munson, to be among the Fierce50. We’ve been paired with a Fierce50 blogger and I was over the moon when I learned my partner is fellow fitness icon, the one and only ferociously fit, Denise Austin. Stay tuned…

My pal Denise Austin.
As women over 50, we are coming together today to honor and celebrate one another. I want to show the world that turning 50 (or 54!) is a time to embrace what it took to get here.
Some thoughts about the 5th decade. My parents use to say age 40 was “over the hill”…tired, no energy, saggy, wrinkles, retired. Well, I have found at age 54 I don’t agree. I feel like I’m just getting started. It all comes down to perspective. A person at age 50 can create a healthier lifestyle which can improve the quality of their life. After all, “age is just a number.”
50 Good Things About Turning 50
- You’re less afraid
- You can voice your opinion
- You know yourself
- You have a greater appreciation of life itself
- It’s easier to laugh at yourself
- It’s easier to laugh at others
- It’s easier to take life less seriously
- You stop caring what other people think
- You embrace the friends you have
- You have a lifetime of wisdom to help you make decisions
- You can take deep breaths
- You’re less critical of your body and weight, well maybe
- You know that eating right and exercise are the best medicine
- You embrace your imperfections
- You can read the books next to your bed, finally
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You get to use the excuse: “My way or the highway”
- You have a reason for forgetting names
- You have a reason for losing your keys
- You have a reason for telling the same stories
- You can be as grumpy as you like
- You can learn to rap
- You can learn to play the guitar
- No one cares that you use large fonts
- People expect you to be a bad dancer
- Your confidence shines
- You can go home early without offending anyone
- You can enjoy working at home
- With kids out of the house, you can finally have daytime sex
- Your kids stop expecting big gifts from you
- Your kids finally start giving you gifts
- Closer to senior discounts
- Younger people will help you more
- You have more time to start a new hobby
- Wear whatever you want.
- You can wear floral and plaid together
- You can wear glitter or funny sunglasses in public
- You can go gray with your hair
- Retired life is just around the corner or not.
- Relaxation
- Nap time is fun again
- Waking up too early and watching a sunrise
- Resting feels natural
- Buying more comfortable clothing
- Fewer comparisons to the millennials
- The amazing things you’ve seen and experienced
- Your wisdom
- Your advice
- Your ability to “let it go”
- Your ability to forgive others
- Your ability to forgive yourself
Stay Fit,
Kathy
If you have enjoyed reading this blog post and want to learn more about The Fierce 50 Campaign, please visit these pages.
http://catherinegraceo.com/meet-women-fierce-50-campaign/ and Thrive Global.
I want to make myself 50 and fierce