In episode 95, Chris and Jill talk with Ultra Kayaker Traci Lynn Martin. who is a Guinness world record holder as the fastest solo female to kayak the entire Mississippi River at 55 days, 8 hours, and 17 minutes. The previous fastest time for a solo female was 61 days. Besides conquering the Mississippi River, Traci Lynn has circumnavigated Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, the 3 largest lakes in North America - over 3000 miles paddled. Traci Lynn, a 54-year-old nurse from Kansas City...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In episode 94, Jill and Chris talk with Karese Laguerre, an Orofacial Myologist about improving sleep and breathing with myofunctional therapy. Karese Laguerre, like many parents, suffered in silence while her children struggled with the symptoms of undiagnosed sleep and breathing issues. One visit to a pediatric dentist changed the trajectory of their lives. Already a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), Karese, trained with Sandra Holtzman, Lois Laynee and Sarah Hornsby to establish her orofacia...
Nov 09, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In Episode 93, Jill and Chris talk with Dr. Angela Ridgel, a Professor in Exercise Physiology and the Associate Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University. Her research focuses on how exercise and movement therapy improves brain health and function in older adults and those with neurological disorders. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from The College of William and Mary, a Master's degree in Biology at Villanova University and her PhD in Biomedical ...
Oct 25, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In Episode 92, Jill and Chris talk with Pam Semanik, a coach who specializes in creating training programs for Masters Women athletes. She is a coach at Stelleri Performance Training, an endurance coaching group based in Northeast Ohio. For over 7 years, Pam has been coaching athletes to achieve their goals in running, cycling, and Multisport events, as well as in maintaining and improving general fitness. Pam specializes in coaching athletes who are in the menopause transition and post-menopaus...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 92
In Episode 91, Jill and Chris talk with Shawn Tegtmeier, a former chain smoking couch potato, now a full time personal trainer with several certifications and a published author. She lives in the "Chicagoland" area with her husband and two dogs. In her off time she enjoys running, reading, putzing around the yard and simply enjoying time with her two adult sons. During the podcast we discussed: How she started with her health changes How she maintains her weight loss How she managed to quit smok...
Sep 28, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In episode 90, join Jill and Chris as they talk about eating on the go, meal prep and how they substitute to lower the simple carbs, up the complex carbs and increase their protein intake. Some of the things we discuss. Spaghetti with chick pea pasta Adding crunch to tuna salad Plan easy healthy grab and go's Quinoa with chicken stock Frozen berries in Greek yogurt The best cauliflower pizza crust (according to Chris) Heart of Palm pasta from Trader Joe's Spice it up with Old Bay and Everything ...
Sep 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In episode 89, Jill and Chris talk with Marcia Moran, author of Stroke Forward. In 2014, at age 54 Marcia was a successful entrepreneur, owned a business consulting practice and was going strong. Suddenly, she suffered a major stroke. Marcia worked for several years to become whole. Over time she learned to walk again, but Marcia struggled with aphasia, a language disorder. In August 2017 she discovered a technological breakthrough that minimized her speaking disability. Marcia created Stroke FO...
Aug 24, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Chad Austin has been a leader in the fitness industry since 2003. He is the owner of Priority Fitness in Overland Park, KS, and is also the author of the book series, “Make Fitness A Priority.” Chad is a regular fitness and wellness guest expert for local and national media. He was the host of the talk radio show, “Be Fit...For Life”, and has been featured on over 20 podcasts. Chad helps his clients stop constantly starting over and instead find long term fitness success. His goal is to help you...
Aug 10, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In episode 87, Jill and Chris talk with triathlon fanatic and world record holder Susan Haag. Susan is an attorney who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She has been running triathlons since 1990 and Ironman races since 2002. Susan Haag is the 1st woman in the world to complete 100 '140.6' races, what’s often called an Ironman distance. An Ironman race is a triathlon consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.22-mile run. Susan's currently at 125 & has more on the calendar. ...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In episode 86, Jill and Chris talk with Lisa Bartlett about her running, health challenges and how she stays fit after 50. Lisa Bartlett is an active member of the Becoming Elli community . Last year she began to tell us about training for a marathon but then she ended up having to run it virtually because of the pandemic. She persisted and ran the race and even won first place in her age group. Lisa Bartlett is a 53-year old mom to a 10-year old daughter and special needs teenager, and has a bu...
Jul 13, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 86
