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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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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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Being Real Athletes with Coach Adina O'Neill podcast episode167

Being Real Athletes with Coach Adina O’Neill

November 26, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Podcast

Download | Open in New Window In episode 167, Jill and Chris talk with Adina O’Neill, the founder and head coach at Team B*REAL, an endurance sport community where athletes of any size, color, identity, age & ability are empowered to achieve their personal goals. She helps her clients to build confidence, define their own goals, go at their own pace and stand out despite believing they may not fit in. Adina is a marathon swimmer and triathlete who has completed over 100 endurance events including the Paris Marathon, ice swims, a 13-mile swim, IRONMAN Mont Tremblant, and a 200 mile single day bike ride. She enjoys traveling, eating cereal and listening to live music with her husband, 2 children and their yellow lab Mel. We discuss: How she changed...

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