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Healthy Aging with Gail Lind podcast episode 85

Aging Strong with Gail Lind

June 22, 2021

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Audible | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 85, Jill and Chris interview Gail Lind, who at age 65 discovered she had a passion for lifting weights. She starting working out, became a personal trainer and class instructor at Anytime Fitness in Alabama. Gail offers insights and inspiration to women about aging strong in the second half of their life. We discuss: How being fit changes aging Benefits of getting fit How she started How she got off the "treadmill to nowhere" How she changed her workout after she hit a plateau What changed her life - physically, emotionally psychologically "You got one body" What inspires her to keep aging strong How she revised...

Changes in the Gut Microbiome Due to the Pandemic

June 17, 2021

Fit and Strong

What’s this about changes in the gut microbiome due to the pandemic? I was listening to a podcast and heard a researcher comment about this. I don’t mean changes in the gut for people who had COVID-19 but for the everyone else who was socially distancing and washing hands frequently. Apparently researchers have found that the gut microbiome has changed for many of us, with a decrease in diversity. This appears to be due to the decreased exposure to bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. Changes in the Gut Microbiome Due to the Pandemic The pandemic led many countries to have a lock down and travel restrictions to reduce transmitting viruses. These restrictions were mainly hand washing and use of antibacterial soaps, limited travel, and many people working...

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Why I am Focused on Staying Fit

June 12, 2021

Fit and Strong, Fitness

Why stay fit? It's hard sometimes to remember why. And then I have a couple of weeks like the past two weeks that remind me in so many wonderful ways. Vacation: My family took a vacation to the beach and I enjoyed it immensely. Although we have traveled to this same beach many times during the past 28 years, I think this year had special meaning. Following the pandemic, I am so very very thankful for my good health and strong body. I spent a lot of time at the beach walking the dog early morning and late afternoon. We walked for hours on the beach, listening to the waves and enjoying the smells of salt water. The weather didn't always cooperate, but I still loved it. It was Peanut's first...

Five Things to Know When Starting at the Gym

June 10, 2021

Fit and Strong, Work Outs

Five things to know when starting at the gym? Obviously, there could be many more than this but I thought I'd share a few ideas. Many of us don’t go to the gym regularly so that when we sign up, we feel overwhelmed. It can be intimidating to go to the gym but it can also be enjoyable. Here are some tips to help make starting at a gym a rewarding experience. Don’t overdo it. We get excited to start our new fitness routine and tend to over do it with weight or repetitions when we first get there. After all, if some is good, more is better, right? Wrong, in this case. All you’ll end up doing is hurting yourself. Your muscles will be too...

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Aging Strong with Gail Lind

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