We can work on our personal fitness level at any age, but the approach must be within realistic bounds. We have to respect the limitations that come with aging and pursue activities that are safe and beneficial.
Odd title, but how do other people experience your adventures in fitness — especially those closest to you? Pictured: My friend, Debra, after a successful workout!
Sometimes I talk from the textbooks. Sometimes I talk from experience. This podcast topic was actually requested and it’s a topic with which I’m all too familiar!
Part one delves into pandemic issues, but Part two dives into how others react to our weightloss and fitness efforts in a hurtful way.
How much exercise is enough? How much is too much? How much is just right AND how do you know?
A little more discussion on the pandemic and more about insulin sensitivity.
2020 wasn’t a total loss, but it was difficult. Here’s some of the highlights that were special AND fun!
Nobody likes the stereotypes associated with advancing age, SO what can we do to ensure we don’t act, think, or look older than we are?
Here’s a 1 - 2 punch talking about how we’re passing time during the pandemic and a brief discussion on choosing supplements. I hope the quality is better than last podcast — thanks for all the feedback!
I’m planning — not for just this Thanksgiving — but for many Thanksgivings in the future.
The entirety of my life has helped prepare me for a pandemic...here’s how.
Unlike any previous podcast I’ve done, I focus on the election and why I’m pleased with the outcome.
With an opening story of how I almost ended up with a colostomy, I laugh and talk about a scary hospitalization from 11 years ago. It always hinges on the day before...it was what I ate the Day Before that made me deathly sick. It was a great lesson that I’ve applied over and over in creating good tomorrows.
We’ve always taken bedspace for granted...that if we got the flu, pneumonia, or any other serious illness, our local hospitals would have a bed for us (along with doctors and nurses) to help us get well. Then came corona virus!
Is what you’re doing really working? Is it sustainable? Are you doing what’s best for your mental and physical health? Let’s ponder these ideas together!
He was a friend from over 20 years ago who died at age 62. I’m 62!! I felt it necessary to tell Harold’s story — a true story about a friend’s battle with type II diabetes. I still wonder why the tide of his disease couldn’t be turned.
Our need for year round fitness is evermore important as the cold weather months arrive. Three easy indoor leg exercises are shared in this podcast. I guarantee you’ll never forget ‘nose over toes’ to help you stand up.
Realizing that obesity and disease was progressively robbing me of the ability to do ordinary things was scary. AND, the loss of my abilities strongly factored in the fight against disability.
Deciding to get off of social media (especially Facebook) requires serious thought and reflection. Here’s a brief overview of why and how I’m doing it.
Is social media healthy? For me, not so much! I’ve decided to withdraw from Facebook and other platforms, but Pushing 60 Aside is going to rock right along. Thank you for listening, but please subscribe as I’ll soon no longer publish new episodes on Facebook.
Today, I ask some tough questions. Such as, “How are you going to spend your last 10 to 15 years?”
Exercise and healthy eating is more than just a goal. Together, they help you fulfill your PURPOSE!
Is it a matter of willpower or brain power? What if you’ve been fat-shamed your whole life? Why do we give in to cravings? How does stress hold us back?
From My Fitness Pal to Fitbit’s food trackers, the use of a program is a good method of learning about macronutrient makeup of the foods you eat. Best of all, they help you understand portion sizes to help you achieve weightloss goals.
Going from unfit to fit isn’t easy, but it is possible with motivation, with planning, and with persistence even after age 60! Working with a trainer might be the key to setting a realistic set of goals and developing a plan for healthy dieting mixed with the ‘right’ exercise.
At the end of life, many people would buy more time — if they could. Gene shares two stories based on time shared with two men at the end of their lives...and what they would have done for more time on Earth. What can we do to buy time...to add good years to our lives?
Grieving and Coronavirus have changed my world in fitness. Here, I share how walking with grieving survivors has expanded my scope as a fitness trainer. You may find this episode a bit uncomfortable, but our goal is to put the reality of this pandemic in the public ear without politics or sensationalism. This podcast is about helping surviving family members work through their grief — with an ultimate goal of helping them in their physical fitness as well.
Lessons learned this week from a guy who pretty much lost it all, but got a portion of it back.
Part 1 of this series dealt with mostly psychological and interpersonal issues. This episode examines the possible physiological reasons for chronic fatigue.
Are you tired ‘all the time’ and wondering where your energy went? In this episode Gene explores some of the possibilities for energy loss from a psychological standpoint.
