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We want to be like Elli because she was the Norse Goddess of Aging who beat Thor in a wrestling match. We want to be like Elli, fit and strong as we age
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Ageless Aging with Maddy Dychtwald

Ageless Aging with Maddy Dychtwald

154 - Ageless Aging with Maddy Dychtwald Download | Play in New Window Informative and compelling, in episode 154 Jill and Chris talk with Maddy Dychtwald, internationally acclaimed author, public speaker, and thought leader on longevity, aging, the new retirement, and the ascent of women. She co-founded Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of our aging population. She is the author of "Ageless Aging: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan" published by the Mayo Clinic Press. Maddy has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Fox Business News, CNBC, and NPR, and others. Maddy is the author of two previous books: Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better and...

Encore Presentation - Inspiring Stories of Fit Strong Women Over 50

Encore Presentation: Inspiring Stories of Fit Strong Women Over 50

153 - Inspiring Stories - featuring Wendy Rivard Download | Play in New Window In episode 153, we feature an encore presentation of one of the inspiring stories of Fit Strong Women Over 50. This episode was first released five years ago as episode 31 "Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard". We wanted to revisit this episode for our listeners who may not have had the opportunity to hear the inspiring stories from her. Wendy is a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and has been a nurse for 40 years. She loves to run, travel, and also does CrossFit and water skis. We talk about a variety of challenges and ways she has overcome them. Today she told me her new motto is “Don’t count me out!” We discuss: Cross...

Walking in sunshine with Peanut

Walking in Sunshine

I'm finding the motivation to walk again after the winter. It's definitely related to all the sunshine and new flowers that are in bloom. The last few weeks I've had Peanut out on the trails and paved paths in the area quite frequently. Although she's around 12 years old, she's lively and really enjoys the outdoors as much as I do. I find it's a great way to get some additional exercise each day and being in nature really makes me in a good mood.   Spring has arrived in Ohio! These are the first Dogwood flowers I've noticed. Higher temperatures have made them open earlier than usual!...

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Adapting for Health with Maria Molvin

Adapting for Health with Maria Molvin

#152 - Adapting for Health with Maria Molvin Download | Play in New Window | Scroll down for podcast apps In episode 152 of the Fit Strong women Over 50 Podcast, Jill and Chris speak with Becoming Elli member, Maria Molvin about how she finds strategies to stay healthy and fit as she ages. Balancing work, family obligations, focusing on healthy eating, prioritizing sleep, and finding time to be active can be challenging. Maria lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband. She takes advantage of all the great local metro parks and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to walk and hike. We discussed: How Maria relies on habits over willpower and discipline How she uses her home gym. She has an elliptical. treadmill, stationery bike, and a weight bench. ...

spring mix with onion, brown rice and chicken for lunch

Spring Mix, Celery, Onion, Brown Rice and Chicken for Lunch

What's your go-to on a crazy day? I love a spring mix salad with things I've already got prepped. A one bowl wonder that I am calling a salad. Maybe you do your salads differently. Please let me know! I really enjoy having a salad for lunch and today is no exception. Luckily I had food prepped for the week. I made a batch of chicken in the slow cooker. Cooked a couple of cups of brown rice to add to things. Sauteed some sweet onions. [caption id="attachment_7060" align="aligncenter" width="617"] Since everything was already prepped, I just had to assemble my salad![/caption] Easy healthy lunch. It's not hard when everything is prepped ahead of time. It's one of those crazy busy days for me....

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Get More Fit with Kathy Murray

Get More Fit with Kathy Murray

#151 - Get More Fit with Kathy Murray Download | Play in New Window | Scroll down for podcast appsKathy Murray is a certified personal trainer with over thirty years’ experience in the fitness industry.She is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she was a member of the 1983 National Cheerleading Championship Team. After college she competed in and won the United States Aerobic Championship in 1986 and spent the year traveling the world as a Fitness Ambassador.Kathy worked as a free-lance educator to teach fitness to European Instructors. While in Munich, she coached the Munich Cowboys (American Football) Cheerleaders to six national titles in cheerleading and was head trainer/translator for the German Gladiators during a pilot TV show for the International Gladiators. She...

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between salad and soup

Between Salads and Soups

I'm feeling that time of year, between salads and soups. Most people call it the equinox, when the days and the nights are about the same length. Here in the states we are moving from winter into spring. I know we have some readers and listeners who will be moving from summer into autumn, like Sue Loncaric who publishes on Living Well After 50. Jill and I interviewed her in 2021 for the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast. Between Salads and Soups I find that most of my vegetables end up in salads or soups, or sometimes both. I especially like soups with roasted vegetables but find that I'm adding roasted vegetables to some of my salads as well. Roasted red peppers are incredibly sweet. I also find...

Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

#159 Get Healthy with Chris Freytag Download | Play in New Window | Scroll down for podcast apps In episode 150, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown interview Chris Freytag, the founder of Get Healthy U and Get Healthy U TV. Chris Freytag has been teaching, training, writing books, creating DVD’s, and speaking on the subject of health and fitness for the last 30 years. Get Healthy U TV is a streaming website with workouts for midlife women. They have over 700 workouts for all levels and ages. You can access the workouts on your computer, smart phone, Roku, Fire TV and the Get Healthy U app. Get Healthy U is the sister fitness hub that educates and inspires women to make healthy lifestyle choices as they age. Get Healthy U...

kale for kale chips 2

Kale Chips and The Trouble with Indigo

Kale Chips are Delicious! I found my favorite way to enjoy kale. Perhaps you've tried it in a salad, or wilted in a soup with lots of vegetables. That is two different ways that I enjoy eating kale. But by far, my favorite way is by turning kale into kale chips. It's a great light crunch snack. I feel that they are a better crispy, crunchy snack than potato chips. Kale chips are very easy to make. I bought a giant bag of kale which was already in smaller pieces. If you bought kale in big giant pieces there is an important step to cut out the large center rib of the piece of kale. Even when you cook the center rib, the texture is so much different...

Preventing Dementia

Preventing Dementia with Mitchell and Emily Clionsky

Preventing Dementia with Mitchell and Emily Clionsky - 149 In episode 149, Jill and Chris talk with Emily and Mitchell Clionsky, the authors of Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain. Their book is the culmination of 45 years of extensive clinical evaluation and treatment. A husband-and-wife team, they have a combined 70 years of professional and clinical experience in medicine and neuropsychology and have treated 20,000 patients. Emily Clionsky, MD, completed residencies in internal medicine and in psychiatry, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, is a board-certified neuropsychologist who specializes in evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. They partner at a private practice, Clionsky Neuro Systems, Inc., based in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their...