REDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife Crisis

Through these next 6 weeks, I am going to challenge you each week to take 5 minutes first thing in the morning to focus on a small task to complete that focuses on putting you in a good place to start your day, knowing you have done something to improve your own health and wellness. These tasks are SIMPLE and EASY and you'll be amazed at how effective they are when you follow through on them...

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY! Make sure to check out the great deals from KION at www.getkion.com/midlife . There is nothing more magical than seeing our glass half full and being grateful for what we have and for what we believe is available to us. My guest today, Gratitude & Meditation Expert Lori Saitz, is all about it. She is here to talk to us about how being grateful and having gratitude can get u...

I love setting a good, actionable goal, but one of the early themes in James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" poo-poos goals in favor of systems & processes . As I read about it, it stopped me dead in my tracks and think it deserves a thorough investigation to see how that thought can help you AND me hit our weight loss goal or ANY OTHER goal that we might have in mind for ourselves...

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We are creatures of habit. We settle into the familiar, even if it isn't comfortable, because we feel that any change will be painful. Our brains want to keep us safe, even if our current situation isn't necessarily good for us. We will repeatedly bang our heads up against a wall if that is what we've always done. But if CHANGE is screaming out to you - heed it's call. You neve...

In our conversation with Finlay+Green CEO and renowned Hollywood Makeup Artist Helen Marray-Finlay, we get into the significant impact of menopause on skincare. There is a significant influence of declining estrogen levels on the skin, leading to increased sensitivity and notable changes in texture. During menopause, it's crucial to adopt a gentle skincare regimen, avoiding harsh ingredients...

No doubt that our entrenched self-limiting belief are very often our biggest barrier to overcome. This is where self-affirming talk is important. Having a mantra. Reading affirmations – turning that negativity into positive statements about ourselves. Why not just be up for the challenge as opposed to automatically thinking that you CAN’T do something. You have to believe in yourself and that anyt...

Everyone writes off the last 6-7 weeks of the year. The candy rolls in over Halloween and carbs rule Thanksgiving to Christmas. The parties and the alcohol flow more than usual. So many people to see, things to do, and shopping to be done that our workouts become non-existant.  And then we show up January 1st. All stuffed full of food and liquor-logged with giant "pie in the sky" ideas t...

You are going to need to make an investment in yourself. And as we all know – it takes a very, very long time for our investments to show a decent profit. The same is true with our health and fitness. Gains don’t happen overnight. They don’t happen in a week and sometimes even a month.  The biggest investment you can make in yourself is TIME. The Time you need to workout, to build a good weekly me...

Bestselling author, Kelly Howard is here to share her profound wisdom on the misconceptions surrounding aging and physical activity, emphasizing the need for tailored approaches to fitness. Her book, "FIT: Active & Ageless for Life," not only encourages readers to embrace a proactive mindset towards their health but also advocates for a comprehensive understanding of the mind-body co...

Everyone who has been successful has had to EMBRACE THE SUCK along the way. When we know that we can get through, we gain confidence that we will be successful at some point in the future.  You know what they say - you don't learn as much when you are winning all the time - it's when you are losing that you gain the most insight. We ALL lose MOST of the time, so use those experiences to...

In this episode of Redesigning Midlife, we get into the unavoidable stress that tags along with our daily work routine. Amidst the chaotic hustle, it's crucial to nurture your mental well-being from the get-go.  The relentless challenges at work often seem insurmountable, from unanticipated deadlines to office politics or even the mysterious vanishing lunch. These stressors are ever-present a...

There are so many of us that don’t realize how blessed we are in this life and in our everyday movement. But some people actually can't get the kind of movement they want whether physically or situationally. But you can, but are choosing not to. We don’t know what we have until it is gone. Literal songs have been written using that sentiment and those words –usually about love, but what about...

The concept of being busy versus being productive has been swirling around in my life over the last several months. There has been a sudden awareness that I don't have any time because I'm so busy, but my productivity seems to have dropped. How is that possible? I feel so busy all the time. Tonight we are talking about the concept of PRODUCTIVE over BUSY and the 4 ways to get yourself ba...

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of Adult ADHD with the wonderful Franki Bagdade, a Therapist and ADHD Coach. ADHD is far from a one-size-fits-all condition. It comes in various subtypes, and it's often missed, especially in girls and women. We explore the possibility of an undiagnosed ADHD from childhood, debunk the myth of bad parenting, and emphasize that ADHD doesn&apos...

WHAT IS AN ENENY? An enemy is a person who is actively opposed or is hostile to someone or something.  When you look in the mirror would you ever say or think that you are your own worst enemy? You know we talk about your brain trying to keep you safe because it cares for you, loves you even. But what if we look at our mind as the enemy – that thing that is actively opposed to us getting uncomfort...

We all have the best of intentions, especially at the start of a new year. We are going to do better or turn things around. We resolution ourselves without setting ourselves up with a plan to achieve the success. One of the big keys to any kind of healthy lifestyle for 2023 is going to be the need to recognizing and breaking any kind of sugar or carb addiction that you have. And more than likely,...

So HOW MUCH TIME does it take to focus on your health? We all get so pooled up in the idea that more is more that we can’t take steps toward progress unless we are taking HUGE steps toward it. Like we’ve got to workout for an hour or more every single day. And if we’re not able to take those big steps, then we’ll take none. Go big or go home – right?  Wrong.  As long as you have a good plan that y...

One of the biggest things that I do when looking for motivation or learning something new is to find some inspiration – I look for someone who has already mastered that thing and I watch them. Just the fact that they have learned or achieved the thing I want or desire, means that I can get there too.  They have cracked the code – no need for me to learn how to crack the code, too. I’ve just to got...

I think  that everyone knows they need to get good sleep, but the problem is they can't. Do you feel like a zombie during the day, have a foggy brain, and trouble concentrating? Are your work and relationships suffering from your lack of sleep? Do you wake up full of dread? Or do you deal with a busy brain at night? Do you end up relying on sleep aids to get you asleep?  If you answered YES t...

When you are in bed trying to get up to workout ask yourself - WHY NOT? Or while driving home and trying to motivate yourself to workout when you get home ask - WHY NOT!? Or it’s raining and you’re supposed to do some sort of outside workout, instead of asking yourself "WHY am I doing this?" ask yourself – WHY NOT instead.   You've got this! Go make the workout your bitch! Take care...

What worked in our 20s & 30s doesn't work anymore? Say WHAT?! #truth. The health game that we played then doesn't work anymore and we don't understand WHY. But I have those answers and the 5 Steps to get your Midlife in Motion. This is a replay of a workshop I gave last Friday. I hope you enjoy and then go check out the Midlife In Motion LIVE program. If you would like to watch...

How many times have you pushed off the start date of WHEN you are going to start working out or start of focus on your health? We all WANT to, but there is a caveat. We have to get to an arbitrary time. When we have more time, when it's cooler, when it's January 1st. It reminds me of Tom Cruise in Top Gun where he is afraid to engage in the air battle below. “It doesn’t look good.” Every...

Midlife Health is something that we don't consider until we are "in the zone." We spend our younger years doing and eating and drinking what we want, but all of a sudden we are at an age where all we talk about is what hurts, bathroom issues, weight gain, and that we're tired all the time. Life changes overnight and we become ultra aware that there are certain things that we ne...

I’ve called this episode Debunking Vitality Myths. I just made that up – and I have no idea if those are a thing – but that is what they are – they are myths. Which I also call LIES or even EXCUSES when we would rather just not try, but need to say something. Acceptance of a situation is all yours. If you want to say that you are too old or or that it’s too late, then go ahead and say it. It’s not...