Midlife Mojo: Fitness over 50 for Flourishing in Menopause

This is part 1 of a special "power replay" series  "From Holiday Pressure to Purposeful Mindset".  This series brings back the best episodes with tips to beat holiday stress, goal setting with the latest science, and ideas for nailing a success mindset when the calendar resets.  In this episode, Lisa highlights four evidence-based ways to effectively lessen stress so you fully...

Host Lisa DuPree goes through 5 things she stopped doing in her fifties that changed her life in a big way. She explains several key changes in her routines and behaviors that significantly improved her well-being and overall quality of life in hopes it may inspire you to evaluate what shifts could allow you to thrive in midlife. These 5 things fall into the key areas that she focuses on in her co...

Today on Midlife Mojo, Lisa talks about cultivating body positivity and self-confidence in midlife by exploring practical ways for developing true body acceptance and confidence from within. With all the media ideals and societal pressures about how we “should” look, it’s easy to become hyper-focused on our bodies and have a distorted self-image.  You’ll walk away from this informative episode wit...

You've been working hard to lose extra pounds, eat healthy, and exercise regularly, but the scale just won't budge.  Frustrating, right?  Stress could be the culprit behind slow or stalled progress for weight loss. Understanding the connection between coping with stress and weight loss is vital for reaching the finish line of your desired weight loss journey. In this episode, Lisa explor...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa explores insights, practical strategies, and inspiration to help you make the most of this life stage. Whether you're in your forties, fifties, or sixties, uncover key aspects of well-being and how to prioritize your physical and mental health. Get ready to embrace your midlife journey and unlock your potential for a flourishing life. Segment 1: Focusing...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, host Lisa DuPree delves into the transformative benefits of working with a health coach to unleash your full potential in midlife. Lisa highlights the personalized approach health coaches offer and how they support clients in making sustainable lifestyle behavior changes. She explores three significant benefits of partnering with a health coach on your journey to a...

In this episode, host Lisa DuPree wraps up the 3 part Menopause Mini-series by delving  into the relationship between mindset and menopause. Join her as she explores the impact of menopause on mental health and emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and gratitude during this transformative life stage. By practicing self-compassion, gratitude, and seeking support, navigating menopause becomes...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo - Menopause Mini-Series, Part 2, host Lisa DuPree discusses the importance of staying active during your peri-menopause and menopause years, highlighting the physical toll aging takes on the body including weight gain, muscle loss, decreasing bone density, and metabolic rate decline. She shares the best and most effective ways to combat these changes to improve body...

In this episode, Lisa kicks off her Menopause Mini-Series by discussing how menopause affects body composition and metabolism. She explains the difference between perimenopause and menopause, and how hormonal changes during this time can lead to weight gain and the accumulation of visceral fat in the midsection. Lisa also highlights how the body's metabolic rate slows down during menopause, m...

In this episode, Lisa talks about rebellious excitement, your inner rebel and how these things keep you from being consistent, sticking to a plan and making progress on your goals to be fit and flourish in midlife. Rebellious excitement is important to be aware of because it can keep you from being consistent with your goals for eating healthier, being more active, losing weight, or feeling less s...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa will be talking about slipping up when working toward a goal or changing a habit, the first thing to do when it happens, things to do to learn from it and get back on track quickly.  Shared in this episode: How slip-ups are normal, expected and opportunities to level up  How to work with negative thoughts or self-talk when slip-ups happen Options for getting b...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa talks about ideas and inspiration for you to rekindle and boost motivation if yours has waned or has gone on a full-on hiatus.   Shared in this episode: Heart-Centered and Head-Centered Approaches Three Why’s Exercise to quickly re-connect your goal to what you desire. - Free Downloadable Goal Worksheet with the steps for this exercise.  Reframing Tasks and Ac...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa talks about one of the biggest things that tends to get overlooked when setting goals and planning for the new year that can actually inhibit progress and even end up with just giving up. And nobody wants that!   Shared in this episode: How mindset can help or hinder your progress Examples of mindsets that come up frequently Steps to address mindset to align w...

In this episode, Lisa highlights four evidence-based ways to effectively lessen stress so you fully enjoy the holiday season and "bonus " -  they can be used any time of year!  You may be surprised to find that you are already doing  most of these in some form or fashion.  Lisa hopes to provide some ways to think differently about them to be more focused on relieving stress fast without...

In today’s episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa gives candid, honest answers to questions she frequently gets asked in her role as a health and wellness coach, health educator, and exercise physiologist. The two questions she'll be addressing are "What’s the best diet?' and 'How can I eat to be healthier?" Shared in this episode: 1) Lisa's dietary philosophy 2) Common gaps/o...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa talks with Rachel Payne, CEO & co-owner of House of Payne Personal Training, Co-Promoter of the Southern Muscle Showdown & Dalton Wellness Market and Publisher of the Southern Muscle Guide.  They discuss important factors for being healthy and fit in midlife, common fitness challenges, ways to overcome those challenges and key components to consider fo...

In this episode of Midlife Mojo, Lisa talks with wellness coach and avid mountain biker, Lori LeGault, about being healthy and active in midlife. They discuss the importance of knowing yourself, being able to communicate that to others as well as some of the biggest challenges with respect to being fit and flourishing right now.   Lori also shares many useful and relevant nuggets of wisdom and exp...

Midlife Mojo is back!  Today’s episode is an update from host, Lisa DuPree, on what she did during her “summer of self-care” and things to consider for using these ideas to incorporate into your own self-care. Lisa also talks about the new and exciting changes for the podcast.    If you have a topic you’d like covered or a question you’d like answered on the podcast related to midlife health, fitn...

The final episode of season 1 is about stress and ways to refresh from stress.  You’ll learn several physical, emotional and behavioral signs of ongoing, high levels of stress that can keep you stuck or even losing ground when it comes to your health and well-being.  Get your free   “Refresh from Stress” resource download that includes 7 simple, effective strategies to build physical, emotional an...

In this episode, you’ll learn how to deal with challenges and problems that arise when working toward your goals. I’ll be going through an area where obstacles often show up and strategies to overcome them, so that obstacles become small speed-bumps not roadblocks on the road to attaining your goal. What topics would you like covered on the podcast to help you be fit and flourishing in midlife?  C...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a technique that I use to help clients set smarter goals and showing you how to use the same technique for your goals.  You'll be able to easily assess your readiness to take action by addressing your current confidence levels and reflecting on the importance of your goals so that it's easier to get into action and move closer to successfully accomplishing...

Learn about the why and how of goal setting for success.   You don’t need more discipline, more willpower or a complete overhaul your whole life to become fit and flourishing! You’ll learn about a framework and useful guidelines for designing your goals along with ways to clarify and boost your motivation so you can succeed in achieving your goals by taking them from blah to badass.    To help you...

Today we are starting with self-care - the things and activities you do to maintain or improve health and well-being so that you are taking meaningful steps to be the best version of yourself in midlife and beyond.  We’ll be talking about some key things to consider and exploring potential strategies for how to give yourself the support you need to make it happen. Segment 1: 3 Things to consider f...

In this episode, we’ll be exploring the elements of being fit, not just physically, but emotionally and socially as well.   Then, we’ll dive into the concept of human flourishing - what it is and why it’s beneficial. If you have mid-life related health and well-being topics you'd like to hear covered or questions you'd like answered on the podcast, send them my way by connecting with me...

In today's episode, I'll be going over a four step process for honing in on your own personal vision of living life to the fullest so that you are fit and flourishing.  By creating your own personal health vision statement, you can bring into focus and target what you really want to accomplish for your health and well-being.  To help you do this, I have created a free worksheet to help g...