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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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Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation with Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown

Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation

Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown in Staying Fit and Strong in Isolation - Episode 56 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS We’re still in the stay-at-home program due to the Covid-19 virus, so we thought we’d check in with our listeners on how it’s going. [caption id="attachment_4087" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jill McCauslin (left) and Chris Brown (right) discuss staying fit and strong in isolation during the COVID-19 stay at home time.[/caption] We talk about: Being at home Separated from family Maintaining social relationships Eating Exercise Going outside Effects of Isolation What we're doing to stay fit and strong Keeping things in perspective Please contact us with your tips and tricks for dealing with this in isolation. We'd love to hear from you! We know that our listeners...

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Emotional Eating During the C with Cassie Christopher B

Emotional Eating During the COVID-19 Crisis with Cassie Christopher

Emotional Eating During the COVID-19 Crisis with Cassie Christopher - Episode 55 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode 55 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris and Jill speak with guest expert Cassie Christopher about emotional eating during COVID-19. She is a Registered Dietitian who has helped hundreds of women overcome emotional eating, so they can focus on the people and things that are really important to them. With a background in using genetics and lab data for chronic disease prevention, Cassie is also a behavior change expert who knows what it takes to make changes that will last. Cassie is from Seattle, Washington, USA. We discuss: What are the different emotions that cause people to want to eat? Advice for those...

Healthy Benefits of Orthopedic Massage

Healthy Benefits of Orthopedic Massage with Joanne Hagy

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 54, Jill and Chris interview Joanne Hagy about the healthy benefits of orthopedic massage. Joanne is a licensed massage therapist, the owner of Orthopedic Massage and Wellness and has over 20 years experience in massage therapy as well as sports medicine. She spent the first 8 years of her career working in an orthopedic physical therapy clinic as an athletic trainer, soon combining massage therapy into her treatment protocols. Joanne then solely began focusing on her massage practice and teaching massage where she was co-owner of The School of Orthopedic Massage and Bodywork in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 4 years. She relocated to Hudson, Ohio in 2014, where she resumed a successful massage practice. In...

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Veggie Delight - Exploring Bitter Greens, Dressings and Soup Recipes

Veggie Delight – Exploring Bitter Greens, Dressings and Soup Recipes

Veggie Delight - Bitter Greens, Dressing and Soup Recipes - Episode 53 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #53 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Chris Brown and Jill McCauslin discuss various ways of getting more vegetables into their meals every day. Some of the recipes that we discussed in this veggie delight podcast episode include: Veggie blender dressing - yellow squash, carrots with liquid of olive oil, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Cabbage soup - cabbage, carrot, onion, celery, diced tomatoes, green beans, stock. Freeze for later. Add beans and greens with oregano or cooked chicken or sauteed zucchini or kale or potatoes to create variations for lunch or dinner. Taco seasoning with black beans makes a TexMex. Cowboy Caviar - chop up raw...

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Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting

Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting

Sustaining Weight Loss using Vegan Eating & Intermittent Fasting  – Episode 52 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #52, Dawn Maloney is interviewed about sustaining her weight loss. Dawn is wife, mother, realtor, and mostly vegan intermittent faster. With 130 pounds fluctuation between her highest adult weights, Dawn needed to find a sustainable eating and movement lifestyle to help her consistently live a healthy life. Through intermittent fasting, plus a nearly 100% vegan lifestyle, she has finally found the balance she wanted. Topics and resources we discussed: Lifetime of dieting started right after high school. She started a vegan way of eating in 2016-early 2017. She lost weight but stalled after a while. After starting intermittent fasting in November 2019, she is doing well with...

Gyata Stormon

On The Ball with Tennis Expert Gyata Stormon – Episode 51

On The Ball with Tennis Expert Gyata Stormon – Episode 51 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 51 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, Chris and Jill continue to explore the different ways that women over 50 find to be fit and strong. In this episode, we talk with Gyata Stormon, tennis coach, author, and yoga instructor. Gyata is the author of the recently published On the Ball: Doubles Tennis Tactics for Recreational Players. Currently living in upstate New York, Gyata has lived all over the world. Dealing with health and fitness in different places gives her a unique perspective on how the Becoming Elli community might benefit from tennis and yoga. Gyata gives us advice on how to begin playing as...

Getting and Staying Fit after 50

Getting and Staying Fit After 50

-Episode #50: Getting and Staying Fit After 50 . Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode #50, Jill and Chris discuss what it takes to stay fit and strong after 50. We talk about eating habits, exercise routines and finding the motivation to get and stay fit. In this episode we interview each other about: What it takes to not gain the weight back after losing it Favorite meals and go-to recipes Timing of meals Style of eating Favorite exercise routines Increasing happiness Things we’ve learned from the experts What foods we avoid How to stay motivated We invite readers and listeners to let us know what works for them: leave a comment below, email us at chris@becomingelli.com or jill@becomingelli. If you prefer...

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Fighting Processed Food Addiction Dr Joan Ifland

Fighting Processed Food Addiction with Dr. Joan Ifland

Fighting Processed Food Addiction – Episode 49 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode 49, Jill and Chris interview Dr. Joan Ifland, a processed food addiction expert. Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction since 1999, when her first popular book was published. In 2018, her textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment and Recovery was published. Her insights into fighting processed food addiction follow decades of research and are fascinating. In this powerful episode we discuss: What is processed food addiction? The dangers of food addiction The 11 questions to answer to discover if you have a food addiction The six most common indications of addiction A checklist of symptoms - Diagnostic Criteria for Addictions What addicted eating looks...

Fit Strong Women 2019 Episode 48

Fit Strong Women in 2019

Fit Strong Women in 2019 - Episode 48 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 48, Jill and Chris review the past year. Both the challenges and successes of 2019 - training, recovery, eating, mental game and plans for next year. Some of the points of discussion in fit strong women in 2019 are: Back pain and recovery Going to the gym MAF - low heart rate training Cholesterol - egg yokes Elimination diet - strawberries Running - restarting with Couch25K Maintaining recovery - rollers and massages Motivation, discipline, habits Yoga Nidra and Yin Yoga Veggie Challenge Strength Training Podcasts in 2019 include: Tap Dancing to Fitness Eating Healthy During the Holidays Adventure Travels with Denise Wakeman Performance Training with Master Women Athletes ...

Tap Dancing to Fitness with Lois Krebs Podcast

Tap Dancing to Fitness

Tap Dancing to Fitness Episode #47 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS Jill and Chris discuss life changes after 50 with Lois Krebs and how she keeps fit with tap dancing. Lois moved from working in a corporate office, went back to school and launched a new career as a nurse. Although Lois felt she was "horrid" when she tried tap dancing in her twenties, she found many advantages when she took up tap dancing again in her 50's. "I noticed the other day, when I go down steps at work I go as fast as I can, down the middle of the stairs, not holding the handrails. My balance has definitely improved." Benefits of Tap Dancing: ...