Tag: Tennis

Find Your Passion and Stay Healthy with Pat Bissell

December 10, 2024 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Find Your Passion and Stay Healthy with Pat Bissell #168

Pat Bissell talks with Jill and Chris about how she found her passion and has consistently found ways to stay healthy and fit.

A long time friend of Chris’s, Pat describes herself as a very active mature female. She has been active her whole life always enjoying sports, exercise classes and strength training for the past 25 years.

We discuss:

How important the social aspect is to enjoying exercise
Working out with strength training on machines
Types of cardio she enjoys
Working through injuries and rehabbing after surgery
Recently turning 70 and keeping fit
Lifetime membership in weight watchers
Her alternative to butter
The key of using Small Steps when you are facing a challenging time
Eating lots of vegetables and fruit everyday.
Measuring what she eats and enjoying lentils and other healthy grains
Tracking minutes or distance with exercise
Healthy eating, exercise you enjoy and socializing as a key to staying healthy with food and activity

To ask Pat a question, please email Chris at Chris@becomingelli.com and she’ll pass along your question and email.

Podcast Partner Spotlight for December 2024:

Wendy Battles is a curious soul who loves to talk to people and understand their experiences. She believes that reinvention is a natural part of life and something that many of us have done numerous times.

Listen to the Reinvention Rebels podcast with stories of unapologetic women, 50-90 years young, who have boldly reimagined life on their own terms, to find renewed purpose and possibilities.

Website: Reinvention Rebels
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Email: wendy@reinventionrebels.com

Sharing Love of Tennis with Katie Orlando

September 13, 2022 / Chris Brown / 0 Comments

Episode 114 – Sharing Love of Tennis with Katie Orlando

In episode 114, Jill and Chris talk with Katie Orlando, a professional tennis player. Katie played college tennis at the University of Akron where she was All MAC Conference in 1993 and now is in the University of Akron’s Sports Hall of Fame. In August 2022, she was inducted into the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Midwest Hall of Fame. Katie was also named the 2019 USPTA Midwest Professional of the Year.

She is currently the Tennis Director at Towpath Tennis Center in Akron, Ohio. Katie is sponsored by Wilson for racquets. She has won numerous awards for her volunteer work in tennis.

Katie enjoys passing her passion for the game of tennis to others. She wants to bring her love of tennis to all the communities she can and is also teaching adaptive tennis.

During the podcast, we discuss:

How she motivates herself to stay fit
Why tennis a good activity for women over 50
How does she protect her knees, elbows, and other joints
Types of cross-training
Advice on getting started
Mental, physical and social parts of the game
Important lessons she has learned as a professional athlete
How healthy eating influences her game
How she fuels when she is on the court for 3 to 3 1/2 hours at a time

Links:
Website: Towpath Tennis Club

On The Ball with Tennis Expert Gyata Stormon – Episode 51

February 11, 2020 / Jill McCauslin / 0 Comments

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 adults and WHY we should consider starting to play. If you played when you were young or never played at all, Gyata believes we can learn to play tennis and enjoy it. She sees tennis not only as a way to stay fit but to have social connections and mental exercise.

We discuss:

How to stay fit and strong playing tennis
How to avoid injury
The difference between singles and doubles in tennis
Her philosophy on coaching
Gyata’s travels around the world and how this affected her sport
Yoga
Staying motivated
Eating paleo

Gyata shared with us some insights about overcoming breast cancer and mental health issues. She discussed how playing tennis, practicing yoga, modifying her diet, and maintaining healthy relationships keeps her moving forward.

During our conversation, Gyata described some of her favorite “go-to” foods. She talked about nut breads, including cashew bread. She also describes how she makes sprouts.

Links and how to reach Gyata Stormon

website: www.ontheballbook.com

Facebook: Gyata Stormon

Instagram: Gyata Stormon

Email ontheballbook@gmail.com

Amazon: On the Ball

Cashew bread recipe that Chris is going to try
(Note that Jill is hoping to be invited over for a cup of tea and a slice of this bread.)