Chasing the Six Pack

Send us a text We’re heading into the last quarter of the year.  Are we healthier?  Yes.  Are we ‘there’ yet?  Nope.     But we get real REAL about it all on this week’s podcast!    This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to have healthy lifestyles...

Send us a text Summer is often associated with slow, lazy afternoons.  But those last few days, before school starts?     They’re rushed—getting supplies, setting up new schedules, shopping for the cutest outfits EVER, doc appointments.  You name it—there’s just so much to do and no more lazy days to do it.   That’s how we feel right now.  Rushed and yet ready to get into the ‘school year’.  So, i...

Send us a text Dog days of summer . . .  those hot, endless days of listlessness where the idea of doing anything evokes deep rebellion.  Or at least it would if you had the energy to get off your butt.     Yeah, it’s like that.    This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopt...

Send us a text Summer lovin’, had me a blast! Summer lovin’, happened so fast Met a girl, crazy for me Met a boy, cute as can be Dang!  Tomorrow is the first day of August and the Summer of Love at Lizzie Street is more than halfway gone!  What happens when the temps go back down and we don’t have a heat wave to blame for being a hot mess?  Hopefully, these new healthy habits will make a differenc...

Send us a text Two steps back doesn’t mean we’re dancing.  We had a not-so-great week.  But we learned some stuff.  We talk about it and it’s not as boring as watching paint dry.  So there’s that.      This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to hav...

Send us a text We had a pretty good week and it feels like we’re truly building a healthy lifestyle.  Check out this week’s podcast of daily updates!  We're talking about 'agency' and trying to avoid fake news.    Thanks so much of hanging in there with us!     This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to thre...

Send us a text Well, we’ve decided to change the format of the podcast—starting next week or this week so to speak.  So, here’s a fun little intro to that!      This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to have healthy lifestyles.  We’re having a bal...

Send us a text We took a break but had a couple of guest hosts—and they are EXPERTS!  On love and health and bacon jam! Thank you, Blanche and Schotzi!    This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to have healthy lifestyles.  We’re having a ball Chas...

Send us a text Halfway through the year!  We’ve made progress, had some disruptions, re-adjusted and we’re feeling good about the next six months.  Join us for a little snippet of talk about highs and lows and motivations as we gear up for some a renewed effort at getting healthy!      This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the paren...

Send us a text Our week of ‘rest’ turned into a two-month sabbatical!  But we’re back and more enthusiastic than ever about our goals of getting healthy.  The good news is that though we missed some podcasting, we maintained our healthy habits and even added some.     This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big do...

Send us a text We’ve been following a game plan to get healthy!   Today’s episode is a conversation about Game Changers  in health . . . and in life.     This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to have healthy lifestyles.  We’re having a ball Chasi...

Send us a text Almost halfway through the year . . . how are those Burneviks doing with their health journey?  This week’s podcast reviews the our progress and discusses our game plan.  We're tweaking our routines and finding that the night time routine is most important!    This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack--a year long podcast of two middle-aged musicians chasing after better health.  Dan and Jo Ellen talk about routine and supplements and ADHD . . . a little bit of rambling and it all starts off with Jo's attempt at being bossy.  Does it work? This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re t...

Send us a text We ended up missing two weeks.  Life has a way of interrupting.  We are focusing more on routine now and not relying on the wobbliness of motivation. This week’s episode is focused more on having a healthy relationship.  Also, we banish a particular joke!     This podcast is brought to you by Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three...

Send us a text It’s been an intense week—filled with both blessings and burdens and some busyness.   As we finish up the Holy Week and head into Resurrection Sunday . . . our podcast takes a more spiritual turn.      Today we talk about the way we talk to ourselves, what it means to be fearfully and wonderfully made and the true power of faith.     It’s intense and we are grateful for our listener...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about love and health.  I’m Jo Ellen and my husband Dan and I are middle-aged musicians.  They made a movie about us and we loved it!   Except . . . we filled up too much of the screen!  So we’re spending 2025 getting healthy and getting ready for our close up in the sequels.  This is our podcast--designed to keep us accountable, inspired a...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about love and health.  I’m Jo Ellen and my husband Dan and I are middle-aged musicians.  They made a movie about us and we loved it!   Except . . . we filled up too much of the screen!  So we’re spending 2025 getting healthy and getting ready for our close up in the sequels.  This is our podcast--designed to keep us accountable, inspired a...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about love and health.  We are Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik.  This week’s episode is a bit longer but has some good info.  Enjoy! We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new habits in order to have healthy lifestyles.  We’re having a ball Chasing the Six Pack and our dreams!...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about love and health.  We are Dan and Jo Ellen Burnevik and we’ve been doing this podcast for two and a half months.  We’ve learned something truly important in that time.  Tune in to get the scoop! In this episode we discuss the foundational importance of sleep and the benefits of red light therapy.  Cheers to starting over! We’re middle-...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about love and health.  They say communication is one of the three main reasons that marriages split up.  Today’s show gives a perfect example of what happens when your sassy friend, Miss Communication, sits down at the table. We’re middle-aged, we’re musicians, we’re the parents to three big dogs.  We’re spending all of 2025 adopting new h...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about Love and Health.  We're Dan and Jo Ellen and we are spending 2025 getting healthy.   So another week of illness makes for another short episode, complete with wheezing in the background.  Dan took his original song and fed it into AI and we're sharing the result.  "Thirty Years From Today" is the goal! This podcast...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about Love and Health.  We're Dan and Jo Ellen and we are spending 2025 getting healthy.  This has turned out to be a 'bye week', though.  Some good newd and some setbacks make for a much shorter but very real episode! This podcast is our inspiration, motivation and accountability. www.chasingthesixpack.com

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about Love and Health.  My name is Jo Ellen and my husband, Dan, and I have decided to make 2025 the year we get really healthy.  We started January first and you are listening to our seventh weekly podcast.      We are not --and don’t want to be--health gurus but this week we found a tool that will help all of us at making better food choi...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about Love and Health.  So, there’s been a break up!  With an old scale and an old mentality.  Tune in for details. We are Dan and Jo Ellen.  Two middle-aged professional musicians who by some fluke ended up as stars of the indie film, Lone Stars.  We have been re-bitten by the acting bug and want to chase that dream.  So, for 2025, our goa...

Send us a text Welcome to Chasing the Six Pack, a podcast about Love and Health.  We’re one month into this journey and we have some wins and some losses.  Have a listen to how it’s going!   We are Dan and Jo Ellen.  Two middle-aged professional musicians who by some fluke ended up as stars of the indie film, Lone Stars.  We have been re-bitten by the acting bug and want to chase that dream.  So,...