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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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These are a Few of my Favorite Veggies

September 7, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Veggie Challenge

I love vegetables, especially my favorite veggies. I have found that if I don't have a bunch of product in the refrigerator, I feel like we don't have food. Most of them I cook, but many just eat raw. "Eat your vegetables" is something that kids hear from adults, but many times, even as adults, we find it hard to eat enough vegetables. During 2019, we've been doing the #VeggieChallenge here in Becoming Elli by coming up with new recipes or trying new vegetables each week. While it's a marvelous goal, I'm finding that my vegetable list continues to include the tried and true choices. Here's what I find that I buy and eat most often. I guess you would call these My Favorite Veggies: Artichokes - I usually...

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Corn on the Cob: Veggie Challenge

September 5, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Veggie Challenge

Corn on the cob is not a unique vegetable nor is it an unusual way of preparing corn. So, technically, it probably doesn’t count as an entry for the Becoming Elli Veggie Challenge. I’ve been making it frequently over the past few weeks. Yes, I know that most corn is GMO and is high in carbs or sugar. It is usually not on the list of acceptable foods in most weight loss diets. However, it’s August in Ohio and it’s sweet corn season. Some of my favorite childhood memories are of eating sweet corn in the late summer. I can remember my mother stopping at one of the local farm stands to buy corn for our dinner and how we all ate it with great enjoyment. We...

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Trail Running

August 31, 2019
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I went trail running last week. I live near the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. (For those of you who are not in the US, national parks are parks managed by the federal government.) We also have some great county owned parks in the area so we have lots of trails. Normally, I hike on the trails but occasionally I decide to do a trail run. Last Sunday was a beautiful, late summer day here in Ohio. The sky was clear blue, not many clouds, and the temperature was mild. Perfect weather for running. My very rough training plan included a long run for the day and so I decided to head over to the national park to do some trail running. I got in a five mile...

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Accountability and Consistency Equals Success

August 27, 2019
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Accountability and Consistency Equals Success - A Conversation with Kai Boyer - Episode 40 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 40, Jill and Chris talk with Kai Boyer, a Certified Master Trainer in Orange County in Southern California. Kai competed in tennis both in college and professionally. Unfortunately, she had a career ending hip injury and had to give up her sport. She then turned her attention to finishing her degree and starting her business, Kai Boyer Fitness. She specializes in in Women’s Physique, Weight Loss, Athletic Performance Training, Injury Rehabilitation and Pain Management. With over 5 years experience, Kai has helped hundreds of individuals achieve their fitness goals and transform their lives and bodies through fitness & nutrition. We discuss: ...

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Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast – Best Episodes of the First Half of 2019

August 24, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Motivation, Podcast

If you're new to podcasts, you may be interested in learning about the best podcast episodes for women over 50. Because we are more than halfway through the year, I decided to give you a heads up for the top 10 episodes of our Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast downloaded during the first half of 2019. I'm calling these the best episodes because of the number of downloads. Everyone has their favorites! These include a variety of episodes. Some are where we (Jill and Chris) interview experts - personal training, nutrition, and healthy living. In other episodes we interview "regular" people about their habits, routines, motivation and success with getting and staying fit and strong. Two of the episodes were just the two co-hosts discussing...

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Running from Dogs

August 22, 2019
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Why am I running from dogs? I love dogs and miss having one to take for walks. Dogs don't normally frighten me but when I’m running, I worry about some of the dogs I meet.  Last week I went running and encountered a few more dogs than I wanted. I have not been bitten by a dog while I’m running but one time a large dog knocked me down. I was trail running and stopped while three women and two dogs untangled themselves. While I was watching the one dog, the other lunged at me and knocked me over. Fortunately, a tree broke my fall. Otherwise, I would have been flat on the ground. I’ve also had dogs lunge at me as I run past them. These...

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Strava App Review – My Favorite Bike Riding App

August 18, 2019
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Bike Riding, Fit and Strong

Strava App Review On most of my bike rides, before we even leave the parking lot, someone invariably says "Strava On?" It's become like a mantra. The bike riding (and running) app was originally designed for competitive people who really like to see how fast they are doing a similar course compared to others. I like to use it to document rides. (I guess you can use swim also, but I've never tried that.) I don't use it as much of challenge but more like documentation or logging my rides. I love looking back over the years of riding and remembering the fun we've had. On this past Saturday, I rode my favorite ride. It's a large circle that we affectionate call the "Kent Loop." It hardly goes into Kent,...

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Acupuncture and Acupressure

August 15, 2019
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Acupuncture I had an acupuncture session this week to deal with pain in my lower back and hip and anxiety. I'm not sure if it helped so I may have to go again to see progress. If nothing else, it’s a great way to relax. I felt my hands and feet tingling after a while, which means, I believe, that the qi is working. I used acupuncture several years ago and found that it really helped with emotional issues. At the time, I was also trying to lose some weight and the doctor said it was challenging to use acupuncture for weight loss but that it could be done. My sessions definitely helped relieve the emotional issues. It was hard to pinpoint but I realized after a...

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Releasing Stress with Tapping – Energy Psychologist Holly Timberlake

August 13, 2019
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Episode 39 Releasing Stress with Tapping Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 39 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Chris and Jill talk with Holly Timberlake, PhD about being healthy mentally as we age. Holly is a Licensed Psychologist who practices as a holistic, alternative psychotherapist. She works with clients on a variety of issues, including overcoming trauma and healing from depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Holly talks about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and explains how we can release stress with tapping to become calmer and more relaxed. She describes tapping as emotional acupressure. One of the questions that Holly answered was about specific advice for women over 50. She gave a great, lengthy answer about adopting a...

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Bike Ride Recap of the 2019 Buckeye Breakaway

August 10, 2019
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Bike Riding, Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Motivation

Fun. Challenging. Hot. Lots of food and laughs. Exhausting. Sleep Depriving. Happy. Silly. Tiring. Inspiring. Great. The recap of the bike ride for 2019 Buckeye Breakaway with my team the SOB's was all these things and more. Take a couple minutes to watch the video below with the Skiers on Bikes, read this recap and learn about my experiences this year!! About my bike: My bike is a 1988 53" Cannondale with downtube shifters that we bought from Craigslist in 2012. The previous owner barely rode it and it was like new. Except for the bent fork. I suspect during one of their first rides, they ran into a ditch and then didn't ride again. Then 24 years later I bought it. The bike is 31 years old...

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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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