The Flipping 50 Show

Join fitness industry expert and sport specialist in (ice) skating and hockey Dr Mike Bracko for pillow talk on the importance of sleep on weight loss, fitness, and sports performance. We share not just the why but the how to get sleep when it might be evading you. Listen to the final question of the show for what might be a surprising answer to first steps to fitness.  Contact Dr. Bracko at brack...

Willpower, self-discipline, stick-to-itiveness...they're all related to these goals and New Year's Resolutions we set for ourselves this time of year. What if you're trying to change something though that can't be changed? What if you have only so much willpower? How will you ever make changes stick? Five tips for winning the willpower game. For more information subscribe to the channel for new vi...

Stress is no stranger to anyone with a heartbeat. Guest Michael Tyrrell, creator of Wholetones shares the beautiful work with 7 unique frequencies. Each has healing powers which he's artfully woven into a layer of beautiful music that's turning up as not only music therapy for stress, but for chronic conditions, disease, and a path to productivity and an end to procrastination. Truly a special sto...

This Half Dozen research study appetizers will warm you up for exercise that benefits mind body and soul in the second fifty. From improving mobility to improving sleep after menopause and more... enjoy the video link below for a how-to on the stretching that might get you further down the fairway next spring pain-free.  www.voiceforfitness.com/activeagingsecrets Video Link: https://www.youtube.co...

Could it be that easy? If you're doing everything you can with nutrition and exercise and seeing no results, getting more sleep could just be the solution. Here's why it's so important. You'll discover the effects that the right dose of sleep has on the hormones that govern appetite and fat storage or burning potential. For more information:  https://www.voiceforfitness.com/en/forever_fit_and_fab_...

Why is fat loss so hard? You're not "lazy." You're not "pigging out." It still won't come off? You've got unidentified sources working against you. I reveal them in this episode and give you ways to work them back onto your team. Hormones just before or in years after menopause for most women ..whether you've had a lifetime of fitness and health or you are only now realizing you have to pay attent...

If you could detect breast cancer up to eight years sooner than a mammogram, wouldn't we? Dr. Veronique Dezonea joins the show today to discuss her personal journey and the outcome of it for herself, as a doctor and how she's helping scores of women heal their bodies naturally with her system of 7 Essentials.  Links we mentioned on the show follow.  For more information and to reach Dr V: https://...

You're thinking of hiring one, you've hired one, you regret hiring one...wherever you may be on the continuum this key to being a good "boss" for yoru trainer will put you in control. You'll know what to ask, demand, negotiate in advance, before you sign.  https://www.voiceforfitness.com/activeagingsecrets

Do You Need To Hire A Personal Trainer? Unless you're a kinesiology major, the answer is probably yes. Even if you are, the answer may still be yes. Here's why. A short listen away from knowing why and how to make it work for you.  https://www.voiceforfitness.com/activeagingsecrets  Looking for help in losing weight and answers to the changing rules of nutrition and exercise after 40?  https://www...

As a fitness professional of 30 years you may think I don't get it, don't remember not exercising. I do. Exactly. It leaves a profound line in the sand between life before and life after. You'll experience it to or you have done so already. Once you cross over you don't go back. www.voiceforfitness.com or email debra@voiceforfitness.com for more information or to share your story.

In this episode, I continue reading the book Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals. Enjoy the introduction describing the various ability levels we find in the "second fifty" crowd and how to plan for optimal success as you consider the overview of options available to you. For more information, visit www.voiceforfitness.com/navigatingthebook or find it on w...

In this issue of the WellU podcast, you'll hear me read the preface to Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust. Written by Tom Durkin, Fitness Industry owner and manager for 35 years it reveals the reasons behind the book, his beleif in the importance of the book for you the consumer as well as the fitness industry. For more information on the bo...

Got Gas? The Inconvenient Truth About Digestion In The Second Fifty addresses a stinky little challenge of being "old farts." More older adults have digestive issues than younger in part because of antibiotics, stress, and diseases that cause changes in enzymes and gut bacteria. Some insights on the causes and culprits and on the solutions for feeling better. If you're avoiding exercise due to emb...

Mood Boosting Depression Busting Tips for Mental Health Awareness Week. This special list of wellness activities integrates everything from nutrition, exercise to sunlight and exercising your creative right brain. Depression and anxiety effect so many Americans, in fact most of us at times experience either chronic depression, temporary or situational depression, or seasonal affective disorder. As...

Your stress levels now are not your only worry. The short term nuisance of forgetting details can lead to longer term issues of dementia. There is a solution, many actually, affordable, accessible and that can take as little as minutes to work. Listen as Daniel Mauro discusses recent research including that on yoga and its brain benefits. Stay til the end for a checklist of healthy brain habits. r...

Your foods can either kill you or heal you. Strong and bold statement, but as our guest today Steve Ellenberg of Boulder, CO tells us it isn't far from the truth. Inflammation caused by a number of true medical conditions is exaccerbated by inflammatory effects of foods. As Steve tells it, he has living proof. This 73 year old shares his discovery of the finer points of green drinks and the connec...

My Guests Dr Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver, founders and directors of the TantraNova institute in Chicago share their work helping more than ten thousand couples and singles rekindling and expanding their love and relationships over the past decade. Learn more about deepening your relationship with yourself as well as loved ones and enjoy a practice on this episode. Listeners may go to ww...

The family is nearly grown, the career going strong, the financial stability sound and the "things" around you collected. You know there's something more you're meant to be doing or to this experience of life. Putting your finger on it starts with discovering and revealing your "story." Shedding the mask you wear to convince others and yourself it's all OK takes some work. Listen as Coach Kaeleya...

We hit four of six areas of integrated fitness after 50 today. Get out your pencil and paper or start counting on your fingers. See how many you're already doing and where you need to buff up. You're exercising? So are you doing cardio, strength and mobility in the right doses? Are you doing an interval day, a longer easy day and a tempo day? Find out. All based on recent longevity results and res...

Using a collection of books and resources we look at finding the strengths our unique personalities have so we can use them to interact, influence and operate as our highest selves. Resources include Sacred Contracts by Carolyn Myss, How The World Sees You by Sally Hogshead, and Relationship Selling with Jim Cathcart, as well as any content by Eben Pagan. For more information and resources visit w...

Ironman Harvey Golomb is my guest today. Like many drawn to the sport of triathlon, Harvey wasn't a high school athlete, though he loved to be active. The triathlete completed the inaugural Boulder Ironman just three days ago as we had our interview. Not his first, his fourth. Finishing stronger and feeling fitter than ever hear how he approaches his life in retirement - or rewirement - and what's...

Meet Susan McNaMee whose enthusiasm about an active lifestyle is infectious. Not one, but two-time Ironman as of last Sunday in Boulder Colorado, Susan was signed up for her first Ironman (a 2.4 mile swim kicks it off) before she knew how to swim. You may just raise the roof on your possibilities listening to this 62-year old. www.voiceforfitness.com

More research is pointing to not only physical activity and nutrition but all dimensions of wellness and their contributions to our longevity. Dive into each dimension and assess your well-being. Never too late to change for the better. 

Today we review several new studies (published June - August 2014) that highlight aging and activity in older adults. Tune in for ways walking is both beneficial and dangerous. Find out how to reduce your health care costs in your later years and learn why later day activity is important. Visit www.voiceforfitness.com or www.voiceforfitness.com/activeagingsecrets for more tips on the most active s...

When you think of high sodium restaurant meals you might think of fast food restaurants and drive-throughs. You'd be mistaken and you might be shocked by the amounts of sodium we take in on average. Make the move, the move to cooking at home and see why it just could save your life.