Wellness While Walking

"At age 75, we fall off a cliff," Dr. Peter Attia warned on 60 Minutes last week—and his solution is training like a professional athlete for your "Centenarian Decathlon," the 10 things you want to do at age 100.   But his approach calls for full-body MRIs, experimental drugs, and hours of daily training that most midlife women juggling full lives often can't swing.   Today's episode reveals a mor...

Movement is medicine for all of us, but its power is crystalized by its impact on the progression of the neurodegenerative Parkinson's Disease. In this conversation, fitness instructor Ashlee Grieb and Kathleen Featherston—who lives with Parkinson's—reveal how consistent group exercise doesn't just build physical strength, it actively slows disease progression, supports brain health, and creates l...

12% of Americans now report zero close friends, and that number is on the rise. An 85-year Harvard study on human happiness reveals something shocking about what actually predicts our health and longevity, and in 2023, the Surgeon General took the unprecedented step of declaring one aspect of modern life as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And it's what drove me to learn to play canasta – li...

Blood sugar chaos, relentless cravings, and afternoon crashes—what if it's not your willpower, but your biology? In this episode, we explore how blood sugar dysregulation and gut dysbiosis create a vicious cycle that literally steals our ability to choose nourishing foods, and why this has become a metabolic crisis since 2020. Learn four simple, science-backed tweaks that can break the cycle and g...

Celebrating 300 episodes with a game-changing update! If you've been chasing 10,000 steps or wondering why your walking routine isn't delivering the results you hoped for, this episode will change everything. What you'll discover: Why 7,000 steps might be your new sweet spot (and the research that proves it) The 15-minute walking tweak that reduces mortality risk by 20% Why being an "active couch...

Have you ever swept a health concern under the rug? Well, this health coach (aka, human) did! I'm changing my ways – see how in this more personal episode!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Walking to Wellness Together Facebook GROUP Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Threads Wellness While Walking on T...

Hunger, cravings, emotional eating —discover how to distinguish between physical hunger and the urge to eat for comfort or pleasure. In this episode, we unravel the signals your body can send if we're paying attention, and we'll explore practical strategies for responding to them. Tune in to reclaim control and find balance in your relationship with food! Don't worry – we can fuel ourselves and st...

Walking transformed anxiety into vitality for 69-year-old entrepreneur Ande Lyons, who discovered from a book-on-cassette that 35 minutes daily helped manage her symptoms and eventually led to her current six-mile routine despite facing osteoporosis. Ande argues that movement is a privilege rather than a chore, and that community connections matter more than almost anything else for healthy aging,...

Transform your health this fall! Feeling that September urge to get your life together? That energy is real, but so are the convenience culture, workplace demands, and distractions working against your wellness goals. Today we're turning that autumn reset feeling into your game plan for "walking against traffic" toward lasting health! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here for support, motivation and fun!...

IWT or Interval Walking Training (or Japanese 3x3 walking) is something that's taking the fitness world by storm, and with good reason! It provides a framework for getting the most out of interval training while walking, one of our most essential, enjoyable and beneficial modes of movement. Many have praised it for its heart health benefits, for weight management, and for improved moods. Today, we...

Hunter-gatherers ate dozens of different plants each day! How can we use variety to maximize our health in the modern day, even while the American Heart Association asks us to limit the variety of what we eat?!? Also, how do you react when you take health-affirming steps? Do you diminish their power or do you celebrate and elevate them? Regardless, we'll talk about how to tweak our small steps min...

When I consulted the wrong practitioner, it resulted in years of an overwhelming search for solutions and a multi-thousand dollar bill. I'm taking you along on my journey so you can avoid a similar one! We'll also talk about why chewing is so important to our cognitive health, and how we can keep our indoor air clean and why we should care to!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Join here for support, motivati...

Alarmist headlines claim dieting leads to depression—should you let that stop your changing up your eating pattern to achieve your health goals? In this episode, we'll examine those "sad diets," and you'll discover actionable, mindset-based strategies to make real, lasting changes to what you eat—without the pitfalls or misery. Ready to turn dietary changes into personal empowerment instead of glo...

Think your daily diet soda is keeping you trim and healthy? A shocking new study reveals that just one can increases diabetes risk by 38%, while artificial sweeteners disrupt gut health, trigger belly fat storage, and hijack brain chemistry – all for zero calories! Today, we expose diet soda myths and share proven strategies to break sweetened beverage addiction, including gradual reduction and a...

Mental roadblocks can sabotage our health goals. The key to success is identifying them, and replacing them with clear, empowering strategies. We'll also introduce a powerful framework to help you stay consistent with what you'll do daily, weekly, monthly—and what you'll   never  do again. We're moving forward on our health journeys in a big way today!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking...

Don't wait for a health crisis or an unfortunate diagnosis. Let's take steps now to get on the path to health. It's not about perfection, but it's also about not waiting until we have more time or anything else. Something is always better than nothing, and extra stars for doing that something today! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking Facebook page Commu...

Recent research found a way to enhance movement that allowed study participants to reduce their levels of cognitive decline, and we talk about how we can incorporate that add-on activity to our own walks or other movement activities we do! And we're back with Judy Benjamin, the 81-year-old walking across America to highlight how we can affect the impact of Alzheimer's disease. Today, she's sharing...

Want to know the lifestyle protocol that reversed Judy Benjamin's Alzheimer's diagnosis and transformed her from a sleep-deprived, mold-exposed humanitarian worker into an 81-year-old powerhouse walking across America? In this revelatory episode, we dive deep into her comprehensive transformation strategy—from optimizing sleep habits and eliminating environmental toxins to overhauling nutrition an...

Does an Alzheimer's diagnosis mean it's all downhill? Well, today's guest has something to say about that commonly-held belief! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Threads Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking...

The headlines tell us to eat more carbohydrates in midlife, but should we? Let's dive into the story of carbs and how they fit into our diets. And then we'll figure out how we can eat pasta while we strive for vibrant health!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on I...

As I spent time with my family at the college graduation of our youngest child, editor extraordinaire Emily Prokop chose an episode that she felt was important to air again – hear from Emily herself why it was the one she landed on! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instag...

Try the Japanese 3X3 Interval Walking technique with me today! Today, we've got beeps (of course!) to prompt you to speed up and slow down for five powerful but not too-challenging rounds. Last episode, we talked about the incredible health effects of this interval walking method so today, we'll easily put it into action while we talk about: smarter afternoon snacking, avoiding a grilling danger,...

Want transformation in a 30-minute walk? Coming right up! A Japanese-inspired walking approach that surprised researchers in its efficacy in building aerobic fitness, reducing blood pressure and blood sugar, and elevating mood, all in a way that research participants did more of than asked because they enjoyed it so much! This isn't your latest walking fad – join me to learn how to upgrade your wa...

Is the chaos on your countertops sabotaging your health? Let's explore the deep connections between clutter and health – including brain fog, overeating and increased stress -- by unveiling two transformative approaches to decluttering: the philosophical Swedish Death Cleaning and the practical "Organizing from the Inside Out" method. With insights from fresh research and real-life reflections, th...

What if the $1 billion bankruptcy of America's most iconic weight loss company revealed the exact tools you need—and the pitfalls to avoid—for your own health transformation? This revealing analysis strips away Weight Watchers' outdated approaches to uncover the powerful frameworks that actually drive lasting results, while exposing how the notorious points system created dependency rather than tr...