Tag: Podcast (Page 1 of 2)

Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

March 12, 2024 / Chris Brown / 7 Comments

#159 Get Healthy with Chris Freytag

Download | Play in New Window | Scroll down for podcast apps

In episode 150, Jill McCauslin and Chris Brown interview Chris Freytag, the founder of Get Healthy U and Get Healthy U TV.

Chris Freytag has been teaching, training, writing books, creating DVD’s, and speaking on the subject of health and fitness for the last 30 years.

Get Healthy U TV is a streaming website with workouts for midlife women. They have over 700 workouts for all levels and ages. You can access the workouts on your computer, smart phone, Roku, Fire TV and the Get Healthy U app.

Get Healthy U is the sister fitness hub that educates and inspires women to make healthy lifestyle choices as they age. Get Healthy U provides trustworthy information about health, fitness, well being, nutrition, and recipes.

Get Healthy U TV and Get Healthy U reach over 1 million women a month through their website, newsletters, social media and workouts.

Chris lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband where they raised their three now-grown kids.

We discussed:

How we can develop healthy habits as we age
Why waiting for motivation isn’t a great idea
How to get yourself moving when you don’t feel like it
How to manage your health when you’re dealing with the stress of everyday life
How much cardio and strength training should women over 50 do each week
Her thoughts on yoga, Pilates and mini trampolines (rebounders)
What she recommends for the best way to get started on getting more healthy

Chris Freytag leading a group of women in a workout.

Links:

Get Healthy U TV
Get Healthy U
Instagram
Facebook Page
Twitter

The Best Shape of Her Life Laurie Leblanc 129 be

The Best Shape of Her Life with Laurie LeBlanc

April 25, 2023 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

Episode 129 – The Best Shape of Her Life with Laurie LeBlanc

Jill and Chris first met Laurie LeBlanc when she joined the Becoming Elli Facebook group last year.

She lives in Ontario, Canada and recently retired from a rewarding 35-year career with the Ontario Public Sector. For the last ten years she held various Deputy Minister positions, leading complex departments including the Ministries of Transportation, Training, Colleges and Universities, Municipal Affairs, Housing, and Aboriginal Affairs. She has been the recipient of several awards, including being named one of the top 75 alumni of Carleton University’s school of public policy.

While Laurie enjoyed her career, she is thrilled to now have the chance to enjoy all life has to offer. She has made her own health and wellness her new project. Vowing to be in the best shape of her life when she reaches 60 in two years, she bought a kayak, hiking boots, and a gym membership. She is slowly making progress.

A big part of her journey has been being more deliberate about how and what she eats and is having a great time exploring new cuisines. Laurie is not going through this journey alone. She is relying in particular on the support of her son and daughter-in-law and her enthusiastic dog Lexi.

We discuss:

Getting into the best shape of her life
Cellular health and the ageless method
Feeling stronger and more energetic
How she measures her progress
Kayaking, hiking, being in nature
Whole foods and different types of cuisine
Using the Alphabet, choosing a country and spices
Farm to table vegetables

Her go to recipe for Chicken Curry with lots of vegetables, chicken thighs, coconut oil, tomato sauce and spices.

Necessary Nutrition with Robin Allen

January 24, 2023 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Episode 123 – Necessary Nutrition with Robin Allen

Robin Allen is a nutritionist passionate about helping women over 40 understand the best practices for longevity. She is the founder of Necessary Nutrition, Inc and the creator of the Necessary Nutrition brand of Vitamin D3.

She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (1996), and her Master’s from the University of Redlands (2001) and an additional nutrition certification from the Global College of Natural Medicine (2008).

Robin encourages people to see food and nutrition as the way to fight obesity, illness and disease. She has been featured on CNN Headline News, and countless other media outlets sharing her insight on food, nutrition and life.

We discuss:

Tips to address health and wellness
The best things we can do, nutritionally speaking, to support longevity and fight disease
How chemicals in food change the biochemistry in our bodies
How to decide which supplements we should be taking
Vitamin D and Vitamin K
The keys to her 10 day shred program
About her tower gardens – indoor and outdoor

Links:

Website: https://www.necessaryvitamind.com/
Her Tower Garden website: https://necessary.towergarden.com/aeroponics
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindeivyallen
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nessynutri/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nessynutri/

Best Podcasts of 2019 for Women Over 50 Jill and Chris in Becoming Elli sweatshirt

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

August 24, 2019 / Chris Brown / 3 Comments

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 topics.

Best Episodes of the First Half of 2019
We defined best by the number of our women over 50 podcast episodes downloaded from our hosting platform during the time frame of 1/1/2019 and 6/30/2019. In other words the time frame is just the first six months of 2019. Most of these podcast episodes were released in 2019. Although all of the 2018 podcast episodes were available for download during the same time frame, they weren’t necessarily in the top ten for the first half of 2019

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

How to Crave Healthy Foods & Stop Dieting – Melanie Jatsek
Hormone Health for Women Over 50 Jeannie Beaudin
Tap Into Your True Strength with Tammy Wise
Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard
Improving Fitness Through Spinning with Sherry Chlysta
Group Exercise Instructor Diane Reuther
Using Triathlons to Overcome Adversity Diana Woolf
Inspiration, Motivation and Discipline Jill and Chris
Becoming a Triathlete After Retirement Linda Brooks
Improving Health with Training, Sleep and Omega 3s Jill and Chris

While these are just a few of our almost 40 episodes, these were the ones most often downloaded during the first half of 2019.

Topics
We primarily focus on healthy eating, working out, positive mental health and other ways we define fit and strong. We’re always looking for guests how have something of interest to the Becoming Elli community and welcome suggestions from our readers and listeners.

Have you listened to these episodes of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli Community?

I know I have my favorites! Which ones are your favorites? Why? Let me know by leaving a comment below or leaving a phone message 330-970-6662 or send an email to Chris@BecomingElli.com.

Tap Into Your True Strength with Tammy Wise Podcast

April 23, 2019 / Chris Brown / 1 Comment

In episode 32 Jill and Chris interview Tammy Wise, a Mind-Body Fitness Expert. A Broadway dancer turned Tao minister, Tammy describes how you can tap into your true strength.

In today’s Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, we discuss:

Your core supports all the bones and muscles in the top of body and bottom of body.
Your brain recalls the details of your story, but it doesn’t have the emotional memory. That’s found in your body. Soft tissue holds the emotional memory.
Tension and strength have the very same root. While tension is energy that’s stagnant, strength is energy that’s in flow. Strength is connecting to the goal. Tension stands between you and the goal.
Releasing tension builds strength in mind and body. Her strength training method uses alignment, emotional release and outside resistance to reorganize and focus your strength
Body Logos means the body’s divine wisdom
Eating in balance. She prefers to eat several small meals throughout the day.
Peasant bread: dark flour, whole grains

“I’ve made it my personal mission to help people understand–and experience–what real strength feels like. And it’s not the result of bench-pressing a ton of weight or running endless miles. It’s about alignment, and a power that comes from your mind and body being in the same place at the same time.” Tammy Wise

Gift for listeners: Free video on how to release pressure. Go to bodylogos.com, scroll to bottom, and click on graphic at bottom of screen for free video.

Contact Info and Links:

Website and blog: www.bodylogos.com
Book: The Art of Strength: Sculpt the Body Train the Mind is available on BodyLogos website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble.
Email: mindthebody@bodylogos.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BodyLogos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammy_bodylogos/

Improving Fitness Through Spinning with Sherry Chlysta

March 26, 2019 / Jill McCauslin / 2 Comments

Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast Episode #30

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 Reserve Academy, a co-educational boarding and day school in Hudson, Oh. She teaches college level calculus and is the school’s head volleyball coach. During her tenure at WRA, she has coached track, girls’ basketball, and a winter conditioning and weight training program. She lives on campus with her husband and three children.

Improving Fitness Through Spinning

Chris has taken many spinning classes from Sherry and loves her ability to motivate. Sherry encourages everyone to try something new at the gym — especially different classes. She advises new members to overcome the feeling of intimidation by those who are already in shape. She suggests you remember that everyone had a first workout, and they didn’t look any better starting out than you do now.

In today’s episode, Sherry provides some advice for the gym in general and spinning in particular. She advises us to introduce ourselves to the instructor before class, who will help modify a workout if necessary. For a spinning class, Sherry says the instructor will also help get the bike adjusted for you before you begin. That’s something that many of us struggle with when we’re first starting out.

Spinning Tips and Techniques

Sherry explains some of the principles of spinning and how to use what she calls periodicity in work outs and in training. She also describes the three positions of indoor cycling and the advantages of each. Sherry shares some of the mistakes that some riders make that can cause injury and how to know when you have too much or too little resistance set on your bike. The group also discusses how to get faster for riding outside and how to use your heart rate to determine your recovery, even if you don’t wear a heart monitor.

Ever wonder about fast and slow twitch muscle fibers? Chris asked Sherry who explains the benefits of training both fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers and tells us what they are.

Having Fun

The point of spinning is that we all want to be there to have fun. If the instructor can make hard work fun, then you will continue to attend class. Sherry tells how she uses music, little mind games and light humor to making classes challenging and fun. These are some of the ways she helps with improving fitness through spinning. Sherry’s love of spinning is reflected in her words, “I get to teach spinning.”

Some of Sherry’s favorite sayings for spinning class are “No one wants to go spinning, but everyone wants to have been spinning” and “You can do anything for one minute.”

As an added bonus, Sherry was kind enough to share her favorite potato and kale soup recipe.

If you have any questions for Sherry, you can send them to Chris@becomingelli.com or Jill@becomingelli.com and they will forward the questions to Sherry.

Pros and Cons of the Elliptical

September 10, 2018 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Podcast Episode 17 – Pros and Cons of the Elliptical

Controversy surrounding the Elliptical was started inadvertently in Episode #5 when Brian Kennel mentioned his thoughts on the Elliptical. In Episode #17 of the Becoming Elli Podcast, Chris and Jill look for answers when they interview a series of experts on their opinions about the use of the elliptical for women over 50.

In this episode you will hear:

The pros and cons of the Elliptical Machine
What to use instead of the elliptical
Mistakes people sometimes make
How to get a great workout on the elliptical
Why some people do not recommend the elliptical for women over 50

Experts interviewed include:

Sara Renard has her Group Fitness Instructor Certification from AFAA (the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), Personal Trainer certification from NETA (National Exercise Trainers Association.) She is responsible for all of the group fitness instructors at LifeCenter Plus.
Andrew Oravec is a personal trainer, exercise specialist, and group fitness instructor at Summa Wellness Center and has a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from University of Akron. He is a Certified Exercise Physiologist by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Jennifer Stefanik is President of Central Wellness and has her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from Kent State University. She is a Certified Group Exercise Instructor and Certified Health Coach through American Council on Exercise.
Maria Stadelman is a personal trainer at Summa Wellness Center and has a bachelor degree from Ohio University in Exercise Physiology. She has been an athlete her whole life. Maria was interviewed on Episode #1 of Becoming Elli and many women are still downloading and enjoying listening to this episode.
Suzanne LaChance is a fitness specialist, personal trainer and group exercise instructor. She is also a certified Zumba instructor and is Certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Exercise Physiologist. He holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Akron. She works at Summa Wellness Center.
Jacob Weatherbee is a fitness specialist who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Akron and has a certification in Exercise Physiology through American College of Sports Medicine. He also works at Summa Wellness Center.
Mark Feakes is the Director at LifeStyles North at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. He has a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Akron and has many years of experience as a certified personal trainer as well.

Prices for various Elliptical Machines vary. Here are some elliptical machines that may be workable for home use.
Disclosure: these photos link to the Amazon affiliate program, where a portion of a purchase might help offset the expenses associated with the podcast and website.

Race Recap of the 2018 Cleveland Half Marathon

June 12, 2018 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

Becoming Elli Podcast Episode Number 11

In Podcast #11 of Becoming Elli, Jill and Chris share their experiences with the Cleveland Half Marathon. Running 13.1 miles with less training than they would have liked, Jill and Chris found that changing expectations made for a fun event.

Listen today to hear about:

* Expo
* Parking
* Expectations and attitude
* Weather and what to wear
* Running the 13.1 mile course through downtown past the stadiums, into the Flats, up into Tremont, past Ohio City, down through Gordon Square and finishing in Public Square
* The food and the medal
* Fun in the Beer Garden and listening to live music

Finishers – 2018 Cleveland Half Marathon

In the tips section, Chris shares her tactics on how she works to maintain her weight loss so she can maintain a healthy weight. It’s challenging road to find the right mix of exercise, sustainable recipes, and mindful eating patterns.

1) getting on the scale
2) keeping track of the food
3) signing up for a race and training for it
4) focus on joints, ligaments and muscles
5) exercise moderately
6) use GO TO recipes

What tactics do you use to maintain your weight loss? Do you feel it’s like a marathon trying to maintain weight after a weight loss?

Becoming Elli where women over 50 inspire each other to become fit and strong.

Interview with Brian Kennell – Healthy, Fit and Active – Episode #5 of Becoming Elli Podcast

March 13, 2018 / Chris Brown / 7 Comments

In episode #5 of the Becoming Elli Podcast, Jill and Chris talked with Brian Kennell, personal trainer & business owner, about:

Muscle Mass
Interval Training
Strength Building
Cardio Training

He said that he used to get questions from his clients about how to lose weight, but in recent years the questions have changed.

“Instead of focusing on losing weight to be healthier — yes, that is part of it, but there is more to it than that…

The things my female clients over 50 are asking me are more performance based, more health based, more fitness based instead of just ‘Can you help me lose weight?”

‘I want to be able to run a 5K with my kids, and not be in pain during or after.’ or ‘I want to go skiing with my husband this winter. Can you get me in shape for that?’ It’s what your podcast is all about.

If you want to lose weight, it’s a different formula. If you want to be healthy, if you want to be fit, if you want to be active, it’s a different formula than weight loss.”

He shared some “don’t miss” exercises that all women over 50 should be doing and ways to stay fit when you only have 15 minutes to work out.

You may be surprised to hear that he also mentioned some exercises that probably are not appropriate for women over 50. (Bet you can’t guess which ones!)

http://becomingelli.libsyn.com/brian-kennell-personal-trainer-and-business-owner-of-bkennel-fit

Background:
With more than 15 years working in the fitness industry, Brian Kennell has worked at sports performance facilities and a medically based fitness facility – as both a trainer and manager. He now has his own personal training business, BKennellFit, where he will travel and meet people to train on location – at a park, on the trails or their home.

Brian has a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology/Adult Fitness, both from The University of Akron.

He wrote his Master’s thesis on a popular supplement ingredient and also had a poster presentation at ACSM National Conference.

Certifications:
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
TRX Certified

Background:
While he was not very athletic as a kid, he loved sports but felt that he didn’t really excel at anything. After he began lifting weights in college, it all came together. Since then, he has competed in natural bodybuilding competition, started training for powerlifting, ran a half marathon, and is training for a full marathon.

How to contact Brian Kennell:
website: https://www.bkennellfit.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/B-Kennell-Fitness

Stay in touch with us! We love to hear from you. Either leave a comment below or send an email to Chris chris@becomingelli.com or Jill jill@becomingelli.com.
Quick Links: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Podcast Feed

Turning 50 and Getting Fit – Becoming Elli Podcast Episode 3

February 13, 2018 / Chris Brown / 2 Comments

Turning 50 and getting fit

In episode 3 of the Becoming Elli Podcast, Jill and Chris discuss how they lost weight, got into working out and what they did when they started. They explore a variety of topics about getting stronger and fit as well as what worked for them and what they learned to avoid.

Turning 50 and Getting Fit – Discussion topics:

Starting regular exercise after losing weight
Using weights
Using personal trainers
Staying motivated
Class exercises
Bike riding outside
Achilles heel injury
How work out plans are like a recipe
Weight and losing it
Weight Watchers
Community
Avoiding cookies and trigger foods
Regular food
Weight maintenance

Helpful Tips:
How to maintain healthy food diet while having fun with friends.

Please leave a comment below about the podcast to let us know your thoughts. Is there one of the topics we mentioned that you’d like to explore further? Do you agree (or disagree) with the thoughts we shared? Let us know!