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Tap Into your true strength Tammy Wise

Tap Into Your True Strength with Tammy Wise Podcast

April 23, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Podcast

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 32 Jill and Chris interview Tammy Wise, a Mind-Body Fitness Expert. A Broadway dancer turned Tao minister, Tammy describes how you can tap into your true strength. In today's Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, we discuss: 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. While tension is energy that’s stagnant, strength is energy that’s in flow. Strength is connecting to the goal. Tension stands between you and the goal. Releasing tension builds...

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Vegetables on Easter for the Veggie Challenge

April 21, 2019
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Fit and Strong

While I love vegetables, I wasn't sure I wanted to try something very new for the Easter holiday. Loyal readers of the Becoming Elli website may recognize my tried and true Roasted Vegetables: Wash and slice vegetables Lightly coat with Olive Oil Roast in 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes Turn at least once Arrange on platter I also made my favorite potluck salad with lots of raw vegetables. I love how colorful this looks on the Easter buffet. Chop vegetables into similar sized pieces: Onion Zucchini Yellow Squash Sweet Peppers (red, yellow, orange) Celery Carrot Cauliflower Broccoli I added one can of Garbanzo Beans AKA Chick Peas for a little protein in the salad. Mix together into a large bowl and add the spices and dressing. Spices: salt, pepper,...

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Spring Running Events

April 13, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Hiking, Races

Spring has sprung! It's getting warmer everyday here in Northeastern Ohio and I'm reminded that there are lots of spring running events and races. [caption id="attachment_2997" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Jill and I took a hike along Daffodil Trail with my dog, Lady.[/caption] Jill wrote about her adventures in the annual Hop for Hope 5K run. Later this month I will be working a water station at the 6 mile marker for the Cleveland 10 Miler and, depending on my ankle and the weather, I will hopefully be competing again in the Raccoon Run. If you're looking for a race or running event near you, check out the Let's Do This website to find something fun in your area....

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Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard

April 9, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Half Marathon, Marathon, Podcast, Races, Work Outs

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 31, Jill and Chris talked with Wendy Rivard 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, 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 continued running to help with other life challenges: infertility in her 30's, stress of grad school in her 40's, and now in her "old age", she continues to run to help her stay healthy. In 2014, she achieved a personal record of 4 hours...

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dirty dozen and clean 15 or clean fifteen

Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

April 6, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge, Weight

Since I'm trying to do a new veggie each week, I'd be remiss not to talk about the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. Although this has been a thing for a while, I'm still trying to get on board. The "dirty dozen" and the "clean fifteen" are ways to deal with the about pesticides that are so difficult to wash off of the fruits and vegetables. These guidelines (which basically is just a list of foods) are a great place to know when to buy organic and when it is safe to buy regular. Today's post was prompted by a recent food report that  found some multiple samples of kale with 18 types of pesticide residue. Yikes! And kale is listed as number 3, meaning strawberries and...

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Spicy Cabbage in the Crockpot – Veggie Challenge

April 2, 2019
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Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Today's Veggie Challenge recipe is an easy one! Add a little water to the bottom of the crock pot with two teaspoons of olive oil. Chop up two cabbages and place inside the crock pot. Sprinkle liberally with ground cayenne pepper. Put the lid on and cook on low for about 4 hours. Stir after a couple of hours if you are home. This makes a great side dish. The spicy ground cayenne pepper gives a kick to the smooth texture and flavor of the spicy cabbage. ...

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Looking Forward to Spring Bike Riding

March 30, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Fitness

When spring rolls around I start thinking about riding my bike outside. For me, happiness is bike riding. It reminds me of when I was 10, 11 and 12 years old. Lots of good memories of riding bikes as transportation to go visit friends, using the construction site around the corner as my personal BMX course, and having freedom to go where I where ever my bike could take me. Just seeing the weather get a little more sunny and a little less cold has me thinking about bike riding. Doing something you love, that just happens to help you get fit, is a real lucky thing, I think! This time of year is full of anticipation for me. I'm going to do a big ride in August as...

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endurance heart rate training

Heart Rate Training for Endurance

March 23, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Fitness

Since the beginning of the year, I've been experimenting with a lower heart rate training than I usually do in my workouts. I'm trying to improve endurance and stamina. Some people call it exercising in the "Fat Burn Zone." I'm not convinced that it is burning my fat, but I do know this: it has improved my endurance. It is much easy to keep going and I don't feel tired or worn out from exercising. The idea is to work out at the level of exertion where your heart rate stays at the aerobic level. On my FitBit, it is called the fat burning level. If you exercise just a little harder, you begin to breathe harder, your heart pumps harder and you'll enter the cardio level. Really...

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Collard Greens Rainbow Wrap – New Veggie Challenge

March 19, 2019
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Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Last week I took a grocery store tour with Revitalize, a functional group that focuses on women's health. Today's recipe is from Beth Kaczmar who told me it was okay to "cheat" and use her photo of her Collard Greens Rainbow Wrap. It looks delicious, doesn't it? This is a photo of the photo on her phone! I think it's a great way to swap out the 200 calorie spinach herb wrap that has 34 grams of carbohydrates for something REAL that has more like 11 calories, only 2 carbs and less than 10% of the sugar! Here's what Beth says about rainbow collard greens wrap veggie sandwich: "My Collard Green Rainbow Wrap is something different from your ordinary wrap. It’s low in carbs, packed with vitamins A,C,K,...

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Becoming Elli is for women over the age of 50 who are focused on healthy living and getting fit. We discuss fitness, nutrition, and ways to age gracefully. Our mission is the same as our podcast: to become (and stay) Fit Strong Women Over 50.

Chris Brown & Jill McCauslin

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