Fit Strong Women Over 50
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsWelcome to the Fit Strong Women over 50 podcast where the cohosts from the Becoming Elli Community, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown, interview experts and share their insights about losing weight, keeping it off, working out and becoming fit and strong. Hear from others who are making it work, become inspired and motivated. For more information find Becoming Elli on Facebook and Twitter or visit our website at http://www.becomingelli.com for more motivation, work-out ideas, recipes, tips and inspiration.
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Tai Chi & Qigong with Nancy Gardner
June 09, 2020 13:14 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBIn episode 60, Jill and Chris talk with Nancy Gardner a certified instructor of Qigong, Tai Chi and other martial arts. Nancy is all about movement. And she LOVES to move... her body and her mind. She has been training since 1985 and teaching professionally since 1994. She also is a state-licensed massage therapist and Polarity Therapy practitioner. Nancy draws on these disciplines and metaphysical studies to create unique, experiential wellness programs for various groups and organiza...
The Perfect Balance with Pam Sherman
May 26, 2020 12:18 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn episode 59 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris talk with wellness specialist Pam Sherman about she stays fit and strong and how she helps others become fit and strong. Pam Sherman has been involved in fitness/wellness as a coach and trainer for more than 20 years. Now, she is the CEO and founder of The Perfect Balance, a seven time author, an international motivational speaker, and a coach. Her mission is to help women take better care of themselves and their healt...
Intermittent Fasting with Gin Stephens
May 12, 2020 13:05 - 55 minutes - 44.3 MBIn episode 58 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris interview Gin Stephens about her experiences with intermittent fasting. Gin Stephens has been living the intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. This lifestyle shift allowed her to lose over 80 pounds. She has launched her intermittent fasting website, four Facebook support groups, four self-published books, and two top-ranked podcasts—Intermittent Fasting Stories and The Intermittent Fasting Podcast. Gin is the aut...
Improve Your Healthy Immune System with Dr. Victoria Shaw
April 28, 2020 13:57 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBIn Episode #57, Jill and Chris talk with Dr. Victoria Shaw about self care to help you improve your healthy immune system, which is particularly timely during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has an extensive educational background: Dr. Shaw received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University, her Master of Science in Nursing from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University. She also has additional credentials and cer...
Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation
April 14, 2020 12:40 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MBJill McCauslin and Chris Brown in Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation - Episode 56 We’re still in the stay-at-home program due to the Covid-19 virus, so we thought we’d check in with our listeners on how it’s going. We talk about: Being at home Separated from family Maintaining social relationships Eating Exercise Going outside Effects of Isolation What we're doing to stay fit and strong Keeping things in perspective
Emotional Eating During the COVID-19 Crisis with Cassie Christopher
April 07, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 23.5 MBIn Episode 55 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris and Jill speak with guest expert Cassie Christopher about emotional eating during COVID-19. She is a Registered Dietitian who has helped hundreds of women overcome emotional eating, so they can focus on the people and things that are really important to them. With a background in using genetics and lab data for chronic disease prevention, Cassie is also a behavior change expert who knows what it takes to make changes that will last. ...
Healthy Benefits of Orthopedic Massage with Joanne Hagy
March 24, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 26.2 MBIn episode 54 Jill and Chris interview Joanne Hagy, a licensed massage therapist, about the healthy benefits of orthopedic massage. Joanne is the owner of Orthopedic Massage and Wellness and has over 20 years experience in massage therapy as well as sports medicine. She spent the first 8 years of her career working in an orthopedic physical therapy clinic as an athletic trainer, soon combining massage therapy into her treatment protocols. Joanne then solely began focusing on her massag...
Veggie Delight - Exploring Bitter Greens, Dressings and Soup Recipes
March 10, 2020 15:30 - 22 minutes - 12 MBIn episode #53 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris Brown and Jill McCauslin discuss various ways of getting more vegetables into their meals every day. Some of the recipes that we discussed in this veggie delight podcast episode include: Veggie blender dressing - yellow squash, carrots with liquid of olive oil, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Cabbage soup - cabbage, carrot, onion, celery, diced tomatoes, green beans, stock. Freeze for later. Add beans and greens with oregano or coo...
Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting
February 25, 2020 13:45 - 48 minutes - 37 MBIn episode #52, Dawn Maloney is interviewed about sustaining her weight loss. Dawn is wife, mother, realtor, and mostly vegan intermittent faster. With 130 pounds fluctuation between her highest adult weights, Dawn needed to find a sustainable eating and movement lifestyle to help her consistently live a healthy life. Through intermittent fasting, plus a nearly 100% vegan lifestyle, she has finally found the balance she wanted. Links and resources mentioned in this episode of the Fit S...
On The Ball with Tennis Expert Gyata Stormon
February 11, 2020 15:53 - 53 minutes - 21.5 MBIn episode 51 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Chris and Jill continue to explore the different ways that women over 50 find to be fit and strong. In this episode, they talk with Gyata Stormon, tennis coach, author, and yoga instructor. The author of On the Ball: Doubles Tennis Tactics for Recreational Players, Gyata gives advice on how to begin playing as adults and WHY we should consider starting to play. She sees tennis not only as a way to stay fit but to have social connection...
Getting and Staying Fit After 50
January 28, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 37.5 MBIn episode #50, Jill and Chris discuss what it takes to stay fit and strong after 50. We talk about eating habits, exercise routines and finding the motivation to get and stay fit. In this episode we interview each other about: What it takes to not gain the weight back after losing it Favorite meals and go-to recipes Timing of meals Style of eating Favorite exercise routines Increasing happiness after 50 Things we’ve learned from the experts What foods we avoid How to sta...
Fighting Processed Food Addiction with Dr. Joan Ifland
January 14, 2020 14:54 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBIn Episode 49, Jill and Chris interview Dr. Joan Ifland, a processed food addiction expert. Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction since 1999, when her first popular book was published. In 2018, her textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment and Recovery was published. Her insights into processed food addiction following decades of research are fascinating. In this powerful episode we discuss: What is food addiction? The dangers of fo...
Fit Strong Women in 2019
December 24, 2019 15:38 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIn episode 48, Jill and Chris review the past year. Both the challenges and successes of 2019 - training, recovery, eating, mental game and plans for next year. Some of the points of discussion: Back pain and recovery Going to the gym MAF - low heart rate training Cholesterol - egg yokes Elimination diet - strawberries Running - restarting with Couch25K Maintaining recovery - rollers and massages Motivation, discipline, habits Yoga Nidra and Yin Yoga Letting go of perfec...
Tap Dancing to Fitness
December 10, 2019 15:03 - 48 minutes - 32.7 MBTap Dancing to Fitness Episode #47 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Jill and Chris discuss life changes after 50 with Lois Krebs and how she keeps fit with tap dancing. Lois moved from working in a corporate office, went back to school and launched a new career as a nurse. Although Lois felt she was "horrid" when she tried tap dancing in her twenties, she found many advantages when she took up tap dancing again in her 50's. "I noticed the other day, when I go down steps at work ...
Eating Healthy During the Holidays
November 26, 2019 15:37 - 25 minutes - 14.1 MBIn Episode 46, Jill and Chris discuss the importance of protein for women over 50. Part of this podcast is from an earlier recording with personal trainer, Brian Kennell. We also discuss the challenges of eating healthy during the holiday season and offer tips. Limited time, free special bonus: Downloadable food planner and tracker PDF for eating healthy during holiday feasting with 20 tips. In this podcast we discuss: How many grams of protein a day women over 50 should eat Why cutti...
Adventure Travels with Denise Wakeman
November 12, 2019 13:48 - 39 minutes - 16.8 MBIn episode 45, Chris and Jill talk about adventure travels with Denise Wakeman. They discuss her travels, how she trains for adventure, and how she began her business, Globetrotting Adventure Travel. Denise Wakeman's motto is "Just say yes!" After a life-changing trek in the Peruvian Andes, she embraced her inner Adventurer and ditched the black business suits for a knapsack and hiking boots. As long as there’s wifi, Denise is a happy traveler. Denise’s love of travel began when she trav...
Performance Training with Master Women Athletes
October 22, 2019 15:26 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn episode #44, Chris and Jill interview Angie Ridgel and Pam Semanik, the owners and coaches at Stelleri Performance Training, about increasing performance for women over 50. Their awards and honors are impressive and they each have earned many accolades. They started their company to work with masters athletes and their company specializes in working with athletes who have little experience with road cycling, time trials or cyclocross. They also work with multisport athletes who want to ...
Becoming a Distance Runner - A Conversation with Ellen Wisbar
October 08, 2019 13:07 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIn episode 43, Chris and Jill talk with Ellen Wisbar, a CPA who started building her running distance over the past year. Ellen Wisbar grew up on the west side of Cleveland Ohio and has always been interested in sports. She played volleyball and was on the track team in high school. At Miami University she moved on to intramural sports and graduated in 1985 with a Bachelors degree in Accounting. After graduation, Ellen stayed active by sustaining a gym membership at various locations in ...
Depression Hates a Moving Target with Author Nita Sweeney
September 24, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn episode 42, Chris and Jill talk to Nita Sweeney, the author of Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. Nita Sweeney is a writer and runner who lives in Columbus, Ohio. Her memoir was published this year and an audio version was recently released. In it, Nita describes her transition into a runner and how she overcame both physical and emotional obstacles. Nita earned a journalism degree from The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio ...
Healthy Eating, Shopping and Meal Prep with Health Coach Beth Kaczmar
September 10, 2019 13:24 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn episode 41, Jill and Chris talk with Health Coach Beth Kaczmar about healthy eating, grocery shopping and meal prep ideas. She holds a bachelor's degree from University of Akron in Nutrition and Dietetics, is certified in health coaching through Precision Nutrition and currently works as a health coach at a medical practice. She likes to help people to see what they can eat, instead of focusing on what they are told they can't eat. She said she likes to help them with variety, make ...
Accountability and Consistency Equals Success
August 26, 2019 21:18 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn episode 40, Jill and Chris talk with Kai Boyer, a Certified Master Trainer in Orange County in southern California. Kai competed in tennis both in college and professionally. When she had a career ending hip injury, she had to give up her sport. She then turned her attention to finishing her degree and starting her business, Kai Boyer Fitness. She specializes in in Women’s Physique, Weight Loss, Athletic Performance Training, Injury Rehabilitation and Pain Management. With over 5 year...
Releasing Stress with Tapping - Energy Psychologist Holly Timberlake
August 13, 2019 14:18 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBIn episode 39 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Chris and Jill talk with Holly Timberlake, PhD about being healthy mentally as we age. Holly is a Licensed Psychologist who practices as a holistic, alternative psychotherapist. She works with clients on a variety of issues, including overcoming trauma and healing from depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Holly talks about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and explains how we can use tapping to become calmer and more relaxed. She ...
Protein Bars of 2019
July 23, 2019 12:49 - 47 minutes - 45.3 MBIn episode #38 of Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris compare 11 popular Protein Bars with protein, carbs, fiber and of course taste. Find out which ones we liked the best... and the worst! *We purchased these bars ourselves, nothing was donated to us. All comments are our own and we were not paid for this review.* The Protein Bars of 2019 comparison chart can be found here. We discuss the pros and cons of protein bars and evaluate 11 different bars: Kind Double Dark Ch...
Ask Chef Laura Campbell
July 09, 2019 14:02 - 58 minutes - 55 MBIn episode 37 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Jill and Chris interview Laura Campbell, a chef educator and lecturer in Cleveland Ohio. We talk with her about our food system, teaching others about how to cook, her opinion about organic foods, preparing foods, and her favorite vegetables. Since 2015, she has worked as the Chef Instructor for Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, whose mission is to serve and advocate for the oppressed, forgotten, and hurting. Prior to joining the LMM t...
Health at Every Size with Erica Leon
June 25, 2019 16:23 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBWhat does it mean to have health at every size? In episode 36 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast, Chris Brown and Jill McCauslin talk with Erica Leon about body image, intuitive eating, and learning to live in a healthy way. Erica is a registered dietitian and is the owner of Erica Leon Nutrition, an outpatient group nutrition practice in White Plains, NY. As a registered dietitian, Erica counseled people on diets, primarily to lose weight. After 10 or 15 years of noticing that peopl...
Inspiration, Motivation and Discipline
June 11, 2019 12:19 - 45 minutes - 21.8 MBIn episode 35 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Jill and Chris discuss inspiration, motivation and discipline. Listen to the conversation where we talk about: What's the difference between inspiration and motivation? Where does discipline come in? How can you get motivated? How do the people you surround yourself with inspire you? What do you do when you're not feeling inspired to eat healthy or to work out? How does the Becoming Elli comm...
Improving Health with Training, Sleep and Omega 3s
May 28, 2019 15:40 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn episode 34 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Jill and Chris discuss a variety of ways to improve their health. They discuss their spring training has gone as well as problems that arise with sleep and how to avoid them, and the importance of including Omega 3 fats in the diet. They also discuss their progress on the Becoming Elli 2019 veggie challenge. Chris explains why sleep is important why it can be difficult to fall asleep how to imp...
Becoming a Triathlete After Retirement - Linda Brooks
May 13, 2019 22:15 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn episode 33, Jill and Chris talk with Linda Brooks, a woman who became active after she retired from her work as a medical transcriptionist and who now competes in triathlons. She started running in 2011 and has a group of friends that call themselves the 50+ Posse. She gets up early in the morning to workout. Around 2015 she started bicycling. She was active in the Slow Roll bicycling group in Cleveland that meets every Monday at different locations to ride through the city for about ...
Tap Into Your True Strength with Tammy Wise
April 23, 2019 11:14 - 55 minutes - 21.8 MBIn episode 32 Jill and Chris interview Tammy Wise, a Mind-Body Fitness Expert. She is a Broadway dancer turned Tao minister. In today's Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast: Your core supports all the bones and muscles in the top of body and bottom of body. Your brain recalls the details of your story, but it doesn’t have the emotional memory. That’s found in your body. Soft tissue holds the emotional memory. Tension and strength have the very same root. Tension is energy that’s stagnant...
Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard
April 09, 2019 13:40 - 51 minutes - 19.9 MBIn episode 31, Jill and Chris talk with Wendy Rivard, author of the Taking The Long Way Home blog, about her fitness journey. Wendy has been a runner for most of her adult life. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner for a large medical practice in Chicago. Besides running, she does a lot of Yoga, once a week she strength trains at a Cross Fit box, enjoys boot camps, water skiing, stand up paddle boarding, and kayaking. She started running to help deal with anxiety in her 20's, and conti...
Improving Fitness Through Spinning with Sherry Chlysta
March 26, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBIn episode 30 of the Fit Strong Women over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Chris and Jill discuss improving fitness through spinning with Sherry Chylsta. They talk about the basics of spinning, working your muscles, and share advice about working out. Sherry is a Star 3 lifetime-certified spinning instructor who enjoys making classes challenging and fun for all at a gym in Hudson, Ohio. She has been a certified instructor for about ten years. Sherry loves athletics and while sh...
Hormone Health for Women Over 50 - Jeannie Beaudin
March 12, 2019 10:46 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBFit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #29 In Episode #29 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Jill and Chris interview Jeannie Beaudin, a recently retired pharmacist who specialized in balancing women's hormones for over 10 years, while she owned her own pharmacy in Canada. Her clients appreciated her broad knowledge of non-drug, natural and standard treatment options. In today's podcast, Jeannie explains how she became known as "The Hormone Lady". The podcast explains how women can work to...
Using Triathlons to Overcome Adversity: Diana Woolf
February 26, 2019 12:30 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBIn episode 28 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast, Jill and Chris talk with Diana Woolf about how she overcame PTSD, resulting from years in the fire service and how that motivated her to try to help others battling PTSD. Diana has been a part of the fire service for 20 years serving on volunteer, part-time and career departments. Diana retired from her fire service career in December, 2018. She now works in Environmental Health and Safety at the University of Akron. In 2009, Diana ...
How to Crave Healthy Foods & Stop Dieting - Melanie Jatsek
February 12, 2019 14:29 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBIn Podcast # 27, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown interview Melanie Jatsek, a registered dietitian nutritionist who broke free from the dieting trap. Melanie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics from the University of Akron and is the author of three books, including Missing Peace - Eleven Secrets to Restore Inner Harmony with Your Food, Body, and Health. She also created the Healthy YOU program. Melanie is passionate about helping people transform their relationship with food. Duri...
Group Exercise Instructor Diane Reuther
January 22, 2019 17:13 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBGroup Exercise Instructor Diane Reuther talks with the Becoming Elli cohosts, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown, about being fit as a woman over 50. Diane has been a group exercise instructor since 1986. She's seen a lot of changes in the fitness industry and how instructors are trained and credentialed. Today, Diane teaches: Pilates (certified through SCW Fitness Education) Silver Sneaker (certified https://www.silversneakers.com/) Step class We discuss why some of us like step class a...
Setting Goals for the New Year
January 08, 2019 12:25 - 35 minutes - 15.7 MBJill McCauslin and Chris Brown discuss their intentions for 2019 for exercise, healthy eating and mental focus. During episode 25 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 Podcast they discuss: Heart Rate Training Techniques: MAF Technique Go slow to gain speed and heart rate zone charts Signing up for races Strength training and group exercise Vegetables My Fitness Pal tracking Spark People Restorative Yoga Meditation Sleep Challenges for 2019 Let us know your challenges and go...
Reflections on 2018 with Diane Berkley and Juel Fitzgerald
December 17, 2018 20:09 - 41 minutes - 25.1 MBIn podcast episode #24, Jill and Chris reflect on 2018. They talk with amazing women from episode 7 Diane Berkley and episode 8 Juel Fitzgerald to find out how their 2018 went and to talk about plans and goals for 2019. Jill and Chris reviewed their 2018 year. We are particularly proud of our completing 24 podcasts and the ongoing growth of the Becoming Elli community. Thank you to everyone who listens to our podcast, reads our articles, belongs to our facebook group and supports our comm...
Eat Well to Live Well with Heather Lentz
December 11, 2018 11:51 - 52 minutes - 21.2 MBIn episode #23, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown talk with Heather Lentz about her opinions about food, diets, her roles as a health coach and director of wellness at at a well-respected green grocery chain and as the founder and director of product development for KOI Gourmet Skincare. She is a certified holistic health practitioner, food wellness advisor and good food advocate. In episode 23, Heather discusses: Food as medicine: Selling food-based supplements, super foods, and proteins, i...
Inspirational Messages with Vicki Prussak
November 27, 2018 15:40 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBChris and Jill talk with Vicki Prussak in episode 22 of the Fit, Strong Women over 50 Podcast for the Becoming Elli community. Vicki is a life-long learner, the eternal optimist, a certified wellness coach, ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist, animal lover, artist, retired belly dancer and jewelry maker. In her latest career, Vicki has developed a line of jewelry to encourage others to stay focused and positive. Vicki's previous careers have included wellness coaching and graphic design for ...
Coping with Holiday Stress with Marsha Friedman
November 13, 2018 15:00 - 45 minutes - 17.4 MBIn episode #21 of the Becoming Elli community podcast for fit, strong women over 50, Jill and Chris interview Marsha Friedman, a Leadership and Personal Development Coach who is passionate about guiding individuals to their full potential. As a coach, she helps her clients find the spark to ignite their own fires. Marsha shares many excellent techniques to cope with holiday stress. Deciding how you will take care of yourself (great suggestions!) How to embrace the emotions (and how to...
Janet Palcko - Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago
October 23, 2018 15:14 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIn episode 20 of the Becoming Elli Podcast, Jill and Chris talk with Janet Palcko about her incredible journey through France and Spain on the Camino de Santiago. Janet hiked over 800 kilometers (about 500 miles) in about six weeks. In the spring of 2018, Janet Palcko took the epic journey of her lifetime when she walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The Camino is a pilgrimage to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where it is said that the remains of Saint Ja...
How We Ran a Half Marathon
October 09, 2018 13:50 - 48 minutes - 34.5 MBIn podcast episode number 19 of Becoming Elli, Jill and Chris discuss how they ran a half marathon. Today's podcast covers their thoughts and feelings before, during and after the 13.1 challenge. In this podcast you'll hear: The preparation: Running plan leading up to it The expo Our cross training plans Shoes Water stops and fueling Food afterward KT tape The actual race on Sept 29, 2018 in Akron: What worked what didn't course crowd support water stations pacin...
Staying Fit through Running with Loretta Harland
September 25, 2018 15:17 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBLoretta Harland has completed 21 marathons, qualified twice for Boston and was on a winning 8-person relay team (all women) for the Burning River 100. "Being fit and feeling healthy means everything as far as our happiness everyday and hopefully adding some longevity to our lives." She started running in high school, but it was in her 20's that she started challenging herself to run longer distances. Loretta ran her first marathon when she was in her 30's. Now that she is in her 50's, ...
Pros and Cons of The Elliptical
September 10, 2018 18:14 - 30 minutes - 11.1 MBIs the Elliptical a good workout for women over 50? Elliptical controversy was started in Episode #5 when Brian Kennel mentioned his thoughts on the Elliptical. In Episode #17 of the Becoming Elli Podcast, Chris and Jill look for answers when they interview a series of experts on their opinions about the use of the elliptical for women over 50. In this episode you will hear: the pros and cons of the elliptical best ways to use the elliptical to get a great workout why the elliptical s...
Maintain Weight Loss and Health Through Food with Karen Parrott
August 28, 2018 16:46 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn today’s podcast, Chris and Jill talk with Karen Parrott, a popular blogger who writes about her weight loss journey and maintaining her weight loss. You can find her blog at Garden Girl, Weight Maintenance and Food Sobriety. In this episode, we talk with Karen about: How she lost 70 pounds How she has kept the 70 pounds off for more than 6 years The food template she uses to select her daily meals How she exercises Karen uses about 20 different weight maintenance tools with abst...
Health Coach, Personal Trainer, and All-Around Athlete Stacy Rhea
August 14, 2018 15:39 - 48 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this podcast, Chris and Jill discuss the 150-mile bike ride Chris rode this summer and their training efforts over the summer. They also talk with Stacy Rhea, a health coach and personal trainer, who participates in all kinds of sports. In her 20’s, Stacy was like many of us. She drank, she ate whatever she wanted, and had no knowledge about healthy living or eating. She also smoked starting at the age of 13. When her father had to have quadruple bypass surgery, Stacy decided to make ch...
Getting Past the Negative Voices - Women over 50 Becoming Elli
July 24, 2018 14:41 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAre you ever just not “feeling it?” Struggle to stay positive? Ever had a time when the negative voices leave you with excuses and faulty reasoning? Perhaps a well-meaning comment hit you wrong? In "Getting Past the Negative Voices", podcast #14 of Becoming Elli, Jill and Chris talk through situations where voices of doubt may be creeping into your head and stop your forward motion of getting fit, strong and healthy. We discussed several ways of shutting down the negative voices. One v...
Healthy Eating for Women Over 50 with Nutrition Expert Becca DeVenzio
July 10, 2018 18:08 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat is Healthy Eating? In today's Becoming Elli Podcast for fit strong women over 50 Jill and Chris talk with nutrition expert Becca DeVenzio. Becca is extremely passionate about helping people to reach the goals they set for themselves and believes that living a healthy lifestyle can really change a person’s life. Her love of fitness and nutrition started at a young age when she began dancing in elementary school. Throughout high school her interest for health continued to grow, so whe...
Improving Balance and Mobility with Jill Rango
June 26, 2018 16:58 - 47 minutes - 18 MBJill and Chris talk with Jill Rango, a balance and mobility expert, on Episode 12 of the Becoming Elli Podcast. She is "Fall Proof" certified instructor from the Center for Successful Aging developed by Dr. Debra Rose, who was recognized by the National Council on Aging as one of seven programs nationwide that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle. "It is never to late to improve your balance... and it's never to early to work on improving your balance." Jill Rango gives us tips to impr...
Cleveland Half Marathon Race Recap
June 12, 2018 14:53 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBIn Podcast #11 of Becoming Elli, Jill and Chris share their experiences with the Cleveland Half Marathon. Running 13.1 miles with less training than they would have liked, Jill and Chris found that changing expectations made for a fun event. Listen today to hear about: * expo * parking * their attitude going into it * weather and what to wear * the course - the flats, Tremont, Ohio City, Gordon Square and Public Square Chris shares some tips for maintaining a weight loss. Visit www...