Senior Fitness With Meredith

Greetings and thanks for joining us on the podcast today! For this episode, we wanted to get back to the basics of weight loss. There is so much information available now about losing weight that it’s easy to get overwhelmed. What weight loss strategies are best for you? How can you ensure that they will work? These are all questions we ask ourselves as we start out on our weight loss journeys. No...

Hello and thanks for joining us today for this great episode! On today’s podcast, we’re diving into something that affects everyone, especially in our seniors.  Stress! Stress affects everyone on a daily basis and depending on who you are, what you have going on in life and many other factors, stress can wreak havoc on your mind a body. Seniors especially deal with stress on a daily basis. The ide...

Hello and thanks for joining us today on the podcast! In this episode, we are discussing one of the more popular items of workout equipment that we found our seniors love to use, resistance bands! Resistance bands are one of the best ways to add strength training to any workout. They are very versatile and can be used to work just about any body part. Adding resistance to your exercises is a great...

Hello and thanks for joining us for this episode! We wanted to devote a full podcast to osteoporosis and how that can affect your active and physical life.  Osteoporosis is a very common disease and is a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle often causing complications during falls or other physical activity that can threaten a bone break. The disease is responsible for an estimated...

Hello again and thanks for swinging by for this episode of the senior fitness podcast with Meredith. In this sit down session, we are talking about one of our favorite subjects: In-Home Workouts! Why are these kinds of workouts so much fun to talk about? Because you don't need a gym or in some cases, even equipment to do them! Gym memberships are all the rage these days and we can easily see...

Thanks for joining us on this weeks podcast! For this episode we will be discussing important information on falling prevention in seniors. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall.  Falls are the le...

Hello again and thanks for joining us for this week’s podcast! For today’s discussion we’re diving into the best cardio based exercises for seniors ages 65+.  Cardio exercise has many benefits and should always be included into your weekly routines. The good news is that there are many ways to get cardio exercise in and in some ways may be much easier than you think. No matter what age you are, ab...

Hello and thanks for joining us on this week's episode! This podcast is all about working out in the water or "aqua workouts". This could mean many things but primarily we are referring to exercising in some kind of pool or could also be at a beach setting. There are many benefits to getting your exercise in a pool. Being in water is easier on your joints and muscles because of the...

Greetings and thanks for swinging by for this week's podcast! For this episode we are wrapping up 2019 and talking about how you can establish new health goals for 2020 and also how to make sure you stick with them. Setting goals and following through to achieve them can be difficult to do. Everyone looks at things he or she wants to improve and a new year is always a popular time to try and...

Hello and thanks for joining us on this episode of the Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith. Today's discussion focuses around "High Intensity Interval Training" or "HIIT" workouts for short. If you exercise regularly or keep up with workout trends then you may have heard of this term before. But what it is it? Hit workouts can pretty much be summed up in their name... hig...

Hello and thank you for joining us on today’s podcast! For this episode, we are talking about one of the more popular health and fitness topics, how to trim belly fat. Fat around the waist (Or wherever you feel you have it) is something we all have and that we all either love it, don’t mind it or aren’t a fan. If you fall into the category of “not a fan” then perhaps this podcast can help clear so...

In this episode of our podcast we're discussing a topic that affects many people of all ages but specifically in our senior population.  Depression is a serious mental health issue and we wanted to dedicate an episode to shining the light on ways to cope and heal from it. Depression can affect anyone and there are many reasons why it can occur. What's more important though is how to over...

On today's podcast we'll be looking at some common misconceptions about exercise and how they can affect motivation or stifle physical activity all together. Getting regular exercise is healthy for the body no matter what age you are. But if you have certain doubts or misconceptions about how exercise is good for your body (or how it isn't) then this could lead to adopting unhealthy...

Greetings and thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith. Not getting enough sleep is a problem for many people and especially can be true for our senior demographic. Surprisingly the older we get, the less sleep we seem to achieve. There are many reasons that could contribute to less than restful sleeping habits like dealing with medical conditions, freque...

Greetings and thank you again for joining us on this episode of the Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith. In this episode, we’re discussing ways you can still stay active even if you have physical limitations either from a past injury or any kind of limited movement. Being able to stay active is important to maintaining not only physical health but mental health as well.  Sometime we may feel like...

Greetings and thanks again for joining us on the Senior Fitness with Meredith podcast Today's topic dives into the relation between physical health and mental health and how they closely affect each other. Staying in great physical health has many benefits, a lot of which keep the body feeling great and in top shape. But there is also a strong correlation between physical health and mental he...

Hello and welcome to another Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith! For this episode we are talking about the importance of stretching and flexibility.  Keeping your body loose and relaxed is an important aspect of living a healthy lifestyle. Life can get busy and and cause us to tense our bodies, to the point where we may not even realize we are doing it. Stretching on a daily basis and keeping ou...

Welcome to another Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith, we’re glad you could join us! In this episode we are looking at ways to help you find the right fitness classes, gym or trainer.  Getting started in fitness can be overwhelming or intimidating and if you’re not quite sure where to start then let us just say that you are not alone!:) If you are ready to start your fitness journey and are curi...

Welcome to another episode of the Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith. For this session, we’re breaking down the importance of maintaining a regular schedule for your exercise sessions and how to stay motivated to stick with them. Staying motivated to exercise is something that we all deal with no matter what age, level or ability you’re at. It’s something that challenges us all.  Luckily, there...

Greetings and welcome to another episode of the Senior Fitness Podcast with Meredith.  In this episode, Meredith discusses yoga and how it can benefit the body and mind at any age.  In today's world yoga has become much more accepted as a form of exercise and is seen as another great way to strengthen your body and mind.  For our senior generation, there is really no better time than now to t...

Hello and thanks for joining us on the podcast today! For this episode, we wanted to dive right into discussing some great exercises targeted towards ages 65+, our senior generation. Exercising and fitness benefit the body, mind and health no matter what age you are at. Keeping your body in good health by regular exercise along with eating a healthy diet provides the body what it needs to help us...

Welcome to the podcast friends, we are very excited about this episode because we get to talk about one of our favorite subjects... food! Well, nutrition in general and how we can make sure our seniors get the best information and coaching on nutritional needs today. In most cases, knowledge of nutrition has been passed down from year to year but that doesn't always mean that good nutritional...

In this episode, we’ll be talking about some very useful tips on how to help seniors get motivated to exercise and help explain why it’s helpful to their overall health. Let’s face it, exercising can be very intimidating for some seniors and we don’t always do a great job of explaining the health benefits or most importantly, making it fun! There are many reasons why simple fitness routines may no...

We’re finally rolling out our very first podcast series! And to kick things off we’re diving right into learning more about Meredith herself starting with this episode: “Introduction To Senior Fitness With Meredith”!Our goal behind starting a podcast is to have the opportunity to go into more detail on issues surrounding senior wellness and health. To touch on topics that not only include physical...