Episode Summary In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Peggy Malone, a chiropractor, podcaster, and coach who specializes in the midlife transition for women. From perimenopause to slowing down the feeling of time passing, Dr. Malone and I discuss how you can gracefully thrive through midlife! When you think of midlife, I bet you are picturing some dude in his forties going through a midlife crisis, buying himself a shiny new convertible. If this is what you picture, then you are going to learn a l...
Feb 05, 2024•36 min•Ep. 218
Episode Summary In today’s episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we’re going to be talking about all things sugar. From the dangers to the great Sugar Freedom Experiment, we’re going to prepare to limit our intake and take back our health (both minds and bodies)! From “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies to “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard, songs aren’t the only things that include a lot of sugar. As a matter of fact, there are so many “healthy” foods that have hidden sugars and lead so many of ...
Jan 29, 2024•28 min•Ep. 217
Kelly and Kate Champion have health and fitness conversations about clients, the new year, and the new and exciting opportunity they are planning in March! The inaugural episode of Kelly and Kate. This will be a recurring segment where they plan to join their communities for a monthly podcast special. All About Kate Champion Like so many others, Kate didn’t find fitness and adventure until later in her life. She started backpacking at 55, she became an author at 57, and started her very own podc...
Jan 22, 2024•37 min•Ep. 216
Are you in your 40’s, 50’s, or beyond? Do you ever find yourself wondering if it’s too late to find your fitness and prioritize a healthy lifestyle? First of all, it is NOT too late. Second of all, you have come to the right place! In this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I am joined by Kevin English. Kevin is a healthy aging expert. He iis going to walk us through the three main keys to achieving, maintaining, and improving your optimal health as you age gracefully. All About Kevin In his...
Jan 15, 2024•48 min•Ep. 215
This week on the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we’ll cover more tips on how to stick to your New Year’s Fitness resolutions. Last week on the podcast we talked about getting our mindset right for the new year. The next step towards a powerful and successful New Year is making sure you have a plan and a schedule created to take you forward into 2024! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! Creating a Successful New Year’s Fitness Plan Prepare Before you can put any fitness plan int...
Jan 08, 2024•26 min•Ep. 214
How can I stick to my New Year’s resolutions? Resolutions can be exciting and powerful, but they can also be painful if you find yourself making the same ones year after year. The resolution process below is designed to empower your entrance into the New Year. Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! Put aside an hour or two to go through this entire process. Give yourself the gift of planning the upcoming year in a relaxed state, which is always more conducive to achieving w...
Jan 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 213
Spoiler alert! I’m a sucker for a happy ending, and this episode is full of them! I’m joined this week on the Fit is Freedom Podcast by my friend and our Alumni, Anne. She’s an amazing member of our community who has made so many strides since joining the tribe. Learn about her journey from joint pain and an unbalanced diet with activity on the backburner to taking control of her freedom by finding the fit! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! We’ll also be touching on......
Dec 18, 2023•30 min•Ep. 212
Have you been searching for ways to improve your health and fitness? If you’ve been thinking about taking a leap of faith and joining the Fit is Freedom Experience, this is a wonderful chance to hear an experience firsthand! This week on the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we are joined by our very own Jenny Fitzpatrick. She is a program alum and has been with the program for almost a year now! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! Listen in as Jenny recounts her own fitness journ...
Dec 11, 2023•26 min•Ep. 211
There’s nothing like a big event to throw us off and shake us to our core. In this week’s episode, we’re going to be talking about how to handle situations that throw us off the fitness wagon. We’ll go into how we should use that experience to help us grow and make us better for next time we jump back on! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! Not too long ago, I woke up to my world with no power in the midst of an unprecedented snowstorm. Did I expect this to happen? No! D...
Dec 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 210
Are there areas of your life that you wish you could improve, but you simply feel like it would be compromising your life and your lifestyle? Well, this week I’m joined by Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi whose mission is to help others be their best self WITHOUT compromising their life! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! After his 2004 Olympics debut, Joe has dedicated his life, through his book and being a high performance coach helping people reach their potential. O...
Nov 27, 2023•31 min•Ep. 209
Episode Summary This week we're diving deeper and following up on last week's episode about how to make a workout plan that works for YOU, by looking at the things preventing you from sticking to your workout plan. Can I ask you a question? Do you need more motivation to change a bad habit or to add a good practice? What would help you make the difference? If you've followed me for any time, you know I'm big on writing out your workout schedule every week; if it's not written down, it's not real...
Nov 20, 2023•19 min•Ep. 208
This week’s Fit is Freedom Podcast is all about YOU! We’re going to be diving into how to make a very specific workout and fitness plan that is tailor made to you! Whether you want to achieve a certain level of fitness or have a specific goal in mind, you can find something that works for you. Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! While we’ll dive into all areas of tailoring your workout to your fitness goals, there are three things that everyone will need. And these three...
Nov 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 207
This week on the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we’re going to discuss that pesky little voice in our heads. You know...the one that can keep us from achieving our dreams and reaching our goals. I'm talking about overcoming self doubt. Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! If I could change one thing about everyone, it would be this! That voice that says, What if I can’t keep up? Or What if I hold others back? It actually ends up holding us up and keeping us from trying new thing...
Nov 06, 2023•16 min•Ep. 206
With the Fit is Freedom program, what can you really accomplish in just 8 short weeks? Well, you’d be surprised! Today on the Fit is Freedom podcast, we are joined by my good friend and client Jenny Fitzpatrick. Jenny is an adventurous, cancer surviving super mom who could’ve let life’s obstacles get in her way! Join me as I interview Jenny about her personal story and experience with Fit is Freedom! Get The fitness consistency book that will change your life! Among other things, we share the im...
Oct 30, 2023•23 min•Ep. 205
On this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I am re-joined by the amazing Monica Reinagel to share a new and exciting fitness approach to the impending holiday season! Join us as we share our plan to approach this season in a way that allows us to enjoy it and indulge in all of the fun and treats without overdoing it! Join our private Facebook Group! We’ve all heard of the Sunday scaries. It’s that little bit of dread and stress that you feel preparing for the week ahead. But have you heard o...
Oct 23, 2023•35 min•Ep. 204
Episode Summary This week on the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I’m sharing an episode from another podcast where I was interviewed! Listen to my mini crash course on fitness consistency, or read the show notes below! Join our private Facebook Group! Show Notes from Living Big Mindfully podcast interview In today’s episode of Living Big Mindfully, I chatted with Kelly Howard. Kelly is the Fitness Consistency Expert with a Touch of Adventure, podcaster, author, and adventurer who believes that when we f...
Oct 02, 2023•58 min•Ep. 203
This week on the Fit is Freedom podcast, learn how to have the mindset of a champion to reach your fitness goals! Lesley McShane is on a mission to help women discover that everything they need to create an epic and healthy second half of life already lives inside them. As a podcaster, writer, author, and ACSM certified personal trainer, she wants us to prioritize our fitness and nutrition NOW to feel better and live happier, longer lives. Her podcast Redesigning Midlife is in the top 1% of glob...
Sep 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 202
Learn how to have the right fitness mindset and squash the negative voice that pops up! Every week I get questions from listeners and readers of my new book; FIT: Active & Ageless for Life! Questions about how to stay on top of your fitness mindset and what to do when negative thoughts pop up. Join our private Facebook Group! I’ve spent the last two decades helping women with their fitness consistency, and thus their fitness mindset, because I know how crucial these are to our long term heal...
Sep 18, 2023•22 min•Ep. 201
Episode Summary Creating the right habits and routines could be your key to getting fit! On this week’s episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we’re joined by Lorrie Mickelson, Wellness mentor, personal trainer, yoga, Pilates & meditation teacher and a self proclaimed habit guru. Join our private Facebook Group! More about Lorrie Mickelson With a master’s degree in Health and Physical Education and years of teaching, coaching and speaking, she most loves the opportunity to share her perspect...
Sep 11, 2023•45 min•Ep. 200
Episode Summary On this week’s episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, learn how to get off the sidelines and take action towards your fitness goals with Lindsey House, dietitian & Personal Trainer turned accountability coach! Join our private Facebook Group! More About Lindsey House Lindsey always heard her clients saying “I know what to do, I just need to do it”, so she made it her personal mission to help individuals take action. While taking action, individuals get to see other exciting r...
Sep 04, 2023•38 min•Ep. 199
On this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, Stacey Crew will be joining me for a wonderful and important conversation about overall wellness. She is an author, radio host, and health coach who has dedicated her life to helping others with their personal transformations through mind, body, and kitchen. From organization and meal planning, to spending less time on our phones. We discuss all kinds of things that can help us reach our potential. Over the years, I’ve discovered that health and fit...
Aug 07, 2023•34 min•Ep. 198
Are you ready to be inspired? I am absolutely inspired by this particular guest. Not only is she incredibly active, but she is also 81 years young and showing no signs of slowing down! Did I mention she’s my neighbor? On this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I am joined by my neighbor and good friend, Joanna, who is an absolute force of a human being! In the middle of the hot summer weather, she literally rode her bike to my house for the interview if that tells you anything! Join me as we...
Jul 31, 2023•23 min•Ep. 197
What exactly is it that makes us finally commit to fitness? What makes us finally decide to make the change and choose fitness and freedom? Well, everyone is different, but Kay is joining us today to share the lessons she has learned on her fitness journey to finally prioritize her health! Join our private Facebook Group! About Kay Kay is a rockstar client turned great friend who kept putting off her health and fitness. Unhappy with her lifestyle, she made her family the priority for years and y...
Jul 24, 2023•31 min•Ep. 196
Episode Summary Here on the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we talk a lot about fitness. We talk a lot about movement and adventure and reaching big goals. But there’s one important piece to health and fitness that I thought our guest Monica Reinagel could weigh in on. That important piece to the health puzzle is nutrition. As a trained nutritionist, Monica will help answer all of our questions about food's importance. Some of the topics we’ll cover include: The dangers of fad dieting Why protein is imp...
Jul 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 195
In this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I’m going to be discussing the importance of movement and motivation as we age in order to keep doing the things we want. I’m also going to be sharing some different perspectives on how to get there. A recent outing with a group of friends really got me thinking. We were out on a hiking trip with friends who varied greatly in ability and age. One particular friend was really struggling, and while they were growing frustrated with my attempts to offe...
Jul 10, 2023•17 min•Ep. 194
Join us as we discuss the common culprits of back pain and what we can do to stop it in its tracks and prevent it from ever coming back! We’ve all had back pain or discomfort at one point or another. As a matter of fact, I was researching how to best help a client through her back issues when I stumbled upon this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast’s guest, Leon Turetsky! He is a professional ballroom dancer who used his experience with back discomfort to help others deal with their own. About...
Jul 03, 2023•38 min•Ep. 193
For this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I simply wanted to pop on for some quick words of wisdom. You see, I’ve noticed throughout my life that the things I’ve dwelled on, worried about, and ruminated on are typically a lot less scary when I just do it. Sitting around and thinking about what I need to do only makes things worse, and if I want to accomplish something confidently, I will just dive in. Join our private Facebook Group! Confidence Comes From Action For me, writing a book was ...
Jun 26, 2023•13 min•Ep. 192
From a “one foot in and one foot out” attitude at the start, Patty made the important decision that she was “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” She left her excuses at the door, gathered some momentum, and decided never to look back. Join us as she shares some of the most important lessons she’s learned in this year-long process! Every now and then, I love having clients come and visit on the show. It’s a great way to reflect on their journey and show others how close their health and fitn...
Jun 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 191
Episode Summary In this episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, I’m going to be outlining the top things you can do to deal with aches, pains, and injuries. From prevention to mitigation to rectification, I’ve learned some things along the way that I hope can help you in your fitness journey. In no way am I pretending to be a medical expert or a doctor. I have no letters behind my name, but I do have years of experience being an athlete and coaching countless people on their health and fitness jo...
Jun 12, 2023•26 min•Ep. 190
Episode Summary This episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast is one simply from the heart. After experiencing the loss of a very great friend, join me as I celebrate her spirit, share about our friendship, and offer some advice about being in the here and now. Join our private Facebook Group! Don’t Wait to Start Your Journey In the wake of the loss of my dear, dear friend, I wanted to take a moment and share the importance of not waiting to do things you know are best for you. You see, my friend w...
Jun 05, 2023•9 min•Ep. 189
