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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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2025 January Bingo Challenge

December 18, 2024
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Fit and Strong

We're always looking for a way to improve our health and fitness. Sometimes a new challenge is just what is needed. With that idea in mind, we have devised a 2025 Becoming Elli January Bingo card. Each of the 25 squares offers a suggestion to you for getting more fit and strong like Elli (the Norse Goddess of Aging who beat Thor in a wrestling match.) Although we can't promise you'll be up to beating Thor, this January Bingo 2025 does give you some new ideas and inspiration for the coming year. Feel free to download and print the PDF, or copy the JPG image to your phone!  Let us know when you hit 5 across, down or diagonally! 2025 January Bingo Becoming Elli Card - PDF click...

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Red Balsamic Vinegar and Olive My Heart flavored olive oils

Replacing Butter with Red Balsamic Vinegar

December 14, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink

Recently we talked with my friend Pat Bissell on the podcast. She shared a variety of ways she stays healthy by adjusting her mindset and with several types of exercises and food swaps. One food swap that really caught my attention was the idea of swapping out butter with a flavored red balsamic vinegar. Pat told us that gets her favored vinegar and gourmet oils at Olive My Heart, a near by independent shop that has a wide variety of choices. I mentioned in a post a few months ago that I have been watching my cholesterol. One of the ways I have been doing that is by using a little bit of olive oil in place of butter on my toast. I'll admit, it does taste...

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Find Your Passion and Stay Healthy with Pat Bissell

December 10, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Podcast, Weight, Work Outs

Find Your Passion and Stay Healthy with Pat Bissell #168 Download | Open in New Window Pat Bissell talks with Jill and Chris about how she found her passion and has consistently found ways to stay healthy and fit. A long time friend of Chris's, Pat describes herself as a very active mature female. She has been active her whole life always enjoying sports, exercise classes and strength training for the past 25 years. We discuss: How important the social aspect is to enjoying exercise Working out with strength training on machines Types of cardio she enjoys Working through injuries and rehabbing after surgery Recently turning 70 and keeping fit Lifetime membership in weight watchers Her alternative to butter The key of using Small Steps when you are facing...

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Mat Pilates for Women Over 50

Mat Pilates for Women Over 50

December 3, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Work Outs

Mat Pilates for Women over 50? In our talk with Coach Adina O’Neill, Adina mentioned the value of doing Pilates as a cross training exercise.  That motivated me to return to the Mat Pilates class at my gym.  The first class I attended this time was a real eye opener. I could tell I was working my abs. I also really felt my hips moving in ways that I don’t do much anymore. Nothing really hurt but I was sore afterwards. Not injured but I could sure tell I’d used my body in a different way. Mat Pilates offers a way to improve strength, flexibility, and balance without the need for equipment other than a Mat. At Becoming Elli, we’re all about empowering strong women, and...

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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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Northeast Ohio

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