Welcome to Becoming Elli

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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Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni - 163 - be

Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni

163 - Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni Download | Play in New Window In episode 163, Jill and Chris talk with Kim Vopni, a leading authority in health & fitness coaching for women with pelvic floor dysfunction and is known as The Vagina Coach. She has helped thousands of women learn how to do pelvic floor exercises, ditch the incontinence pads,  eliminate their prolapse symptoms and get back to living life to the fullest! Kim is a certified fitness professional who became passionate about spreading information on pelvic health when she was pregnant with her first child.  She is the author of 2 books – Prepare to Push – What Your Pelvic Floor and Abdomen Want You To Know About Pregnancy and Birth and a second title Your...

Looking Back at Our Veggie Challenges

Looking Back at Our Veggie Challenges

Chris recently posted about how eating more vegetables helps her maintain her weight and included some information about roasting zucchini. For some reason that made me think about some of our earlier posts about vegetables so I decided it was time for looking back at our veggie challenges. If you enter Veggie Challenge in the search field, a lot of entries come up. Scrolling through the search results, I realized we have a lot of great ideas on how to get more vegetables onto our plates. I found a recipe for a kohlrabi slaw that I made in 2019. Five years ago so I guess that’s why I forgot all about this dish but it sounds good. I need to make it again. It’s basically kohlrabi and...

Just Lift with Jackie Errico

Just Lift with Jackie Errico

Just Lift with Jackie Errico #162 Download | Play in New Window Jill and Chris talk with Jackie Errico, a nationally certified strength and conditioning coach, a certified personal trainer, and co-owner of Just Lift Fitness training studios located in the Chicago area. Jackie focuses on helping women gain confidence in their bodies. She educates women on the physical and mental benefits of strength training and how to fuel bodies with the right food; teach them how to lift weights properly and safely; and help them create a fitness and nutrition game plan so that they can achieve the results they deserve. We discuss: Why it's so important for women to do strength training How women's fitness needs differ from men's Common misconceptions women have about working out and...

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Keeping the weight off with fresh veggies

Keeping the Weight Off with Fresh Veggies

I love veggies from the garden. I know it is helps me in keeping the weight off. My favorite is roasted vegetables. After losing a significant amount of weight between 2007 and 2012,  I've been working on keeping the weight off and staying fit and strong. For those that listen to the podcast and are part of the Becoming Elli community, it comes as no surprise that one of my "secrets" for keeping the weight off is by eating lots of vegetables. If you haven't heard our "story" before, you may want to listen to our 3rd podcast episode called: Turning 50 and getting fit [caption id="attachment_7291" align="aligncenter" width="225"] I slice the zucchini in half and then length wise[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7292" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Trying to keep them a uniform...

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