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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Monday - Friday working out
Saturday - Sunday and eating right!

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Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast

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Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 31, Jill and Chris talked with Wendy Rivard about her fitness journey. Wendy has been a runner for most of her adult life. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner for a large medical practice in Chicago. Besides running, she does a lot of yoga, strength trains at a Cross Fit box, enjoys boot camps, water skiing, stand up paddle boarding, and kayaking. She started running to help deal with anxiety in her 20's, and continued running to help with other life challenges: infertility in her 30's, stress of grad school in her 40's, and now in her "old age", she continues to run to help her stay healthy. In 2014, she achieved a personal record of 4 hours...

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improving fitness through spinning

Improving Fitness Through Spinning with Sherry Chlysta

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #30 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 30 of the Fit Strong Women over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Chris and Jill discuss improving fitness through spinning with Sherry Chylsta. They talk about the basics of spinning, working your muscles, and share advice about working out. Sherry is a Star 3 lifetime-certified spinning instructor who enjoys making classes challenging and fun for all at a gym in Hudson, Ohio. She has been a certified instructor for about ten years. Sherry loves athletics and while she misses road races, she knows a no-impact workout like spinning is something she can enjoy for a lifetime. On a professional side, Sherry is the Director of Studies at Western...

Hormone Health for Women Over 50 with Jeannie Beaudin

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #29 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Episode #29 of Fit Strong Women Over 50, Jill and Chris interview Jeannie Beaudin, a recently retired pharmacist who specialized in balancing women's hormones for over 10 years, while she owned her own pharmacy. Her clients appreciated her broad knowledge of non-drug, natural and standard treatment options. As a compounding pharmacist specializing in balancing women's hormones, Jeannie would take time to thoroughly review the hormone-related symptoms, explain available choices and discuss the woman's preferences for treatment. In today's podcast, Jeannie explains how she became known as "The Hormone Lady". The podcast explains how women can work together with a compounding pharmacist and the doctor to improve hormone health. Four levels of treatment...

Using Triathlons to Overcome Adversity: Diana Woolf

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #28 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 28 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast, Jill and Chris talk with Diana Woolf about how she overcame her PTSD resulting from years in the fire service and how that motivated her to try to help others battling PTSD. In 2009, Diana Woolf began competing in off-road trail races and triathlons to deal with her own PTSD symptoms and found great healing in the sport. Since then, she has competed in over 50 triathlons, including 7 half-distance and 3 full-distance Ironman triathlons, consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a 26.2 mile marathon. Diana has been a part of the fire service for 20 years...

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How to Crave Healthy Foods & Stop Dieting – Melanie Jatsek

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #27 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In Podcast # 27, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown interview Melanie Jatsek, a registered dietitian nutritionist who broke free from the dieting trap. Melanie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics from the University of Akron and is the author of three books, including Missing Peace - Eleven Secrets to Restore Inner Harmony with Your Food, Body, and Health. She also created the Healthy YOU program. Melanie is passionate about helping people transform their relationship with food. During this podcast we discuss: How she was able to break free from dieting after years to stop struggling with food. Why many women struggle with diets and their relationship to food Dealing with emotional...

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Group Exercise Instructor Diane Reuther

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS Group Exercise Instructor Diane Reuther talks with Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown about being fit as a woman over 50 in episode 26 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 podcast. Diane is a group exercise instructor and has been one since 1986. She's seen a lot of changes in the fitness industry and how instructors are trained and credentialed. Today, Diane teaches: Pilates (certified through SCW Fitness Education) Silver Sneaker (certified https://www.silversneakers.com/) Step class We discuss why some of us like step class and why others don't.  Diane explains that step a visual class, walk through the steps repeating the motions so that the class feels like a dance class. Some of the questions that we ask Diane is...

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Setting Goals for the New Year 2019 fit strong women over 50 podcast

Setting Goals for the New Year Podcast

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In podcast episode #25, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown discuss their intentions for 2019 for exercise, healthy eating and mental focus. During episode 25 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 Podcast they discuss setting goals: Heart Rate Training Techniques: MAF Technique Go slow to gain speed and heart rate zone charts. Fitbit, Polar, Wahoo wearable trackers. Signing up for races: Strength training and group exercise - Consistency over Intensity. Challenge yourself with increasing distance or increasing frequency. Vegetables -V8 or V9, avoiding prepared foods, food prep, inflammatory foods, eating without TV, computer, phone or other distractions My Fitness Pal tracking Spark People Restorative Yoga Meditation Sleep Let us know your challenges and goals for 2019 by calling our...

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Reflections on 2018: Year-End Wrap-Up Podcast

Episode #24 of Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast for the Becoming Elli Community Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In podcast episode #24, Jill and Chris reflect on 2018. They talk with amazing women from episode 7 Diane Berkley and episode 8 Juel Fitzgerald to find out how their 2018 went  and to talk about plans and goals for 2019. Diane Berkley talked about: Thyroid issues and how that affected her workout How she got her running speed back Participating in the Ultimate Fitness Challenge at her gym with thrusters, the assault bike and push-ups How her trainer Mike helps her measure her fitness levels Which measurements she tracks Different types of dead lifts What cardio she is does at the gym along with...

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Eat Well to Live Well – Heather Lentz

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode 23 Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown talk with Heather Lentz about her opinions about food, diets, her roles as a health coach and director of wellness at at a well-respected green grocery chain and about her KOI Gourmet Skincare. She is a certified holistic health practitioner, food wellness advisor and good food advocate. In episode 23, Heather discusses: Food is medicine: Selling food-based supplements, super foods, and proteins, is the pharmacy of the future. Veganism is great if you thrive on it. Not everybody does. Paleo/Keto works well for some. People should eat in the way that’s right for them, but there’s no one way of eating for everyone. Obsessing too much...

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Inspirational Messages

Inspirational Messages with Vicki Prussak

Episode #22 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 In episode 22 of the Fit, Strong Women over 50 Podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Chris and Jill talk with Vicki Prussak about the value of inspirational messages.  Vicki is a life-long learner, the eternal optimist, a certified wellness coach, ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist, animal lover, artist, retired belly dancer and jewelry maker. Vicki has had several careers including wellness coaching and graphic design for various large corporations. At one time Vicki practiced belly dancing to stay fit and agile. In her latest career, Vickie has developed a line of jewelry to encourage others to stay focused and positive. Vicki’s inspirational line of handcrafted jewelry, Carry Your Message, involves...

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