Wellness While Walking

Today, an aspect of health too many of us overlook, with potentially grave consequences. How to correct any deficiencies and protect our brains and wellbeing for future thriving with Dr. Susan Krutt!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Wa...

Be a fly on the wall of the talk I'm going to give my kids on our upcoming vacation! What are the most important nuggets I want to pass along to my kids so that, as young adults, they get on their own health priority lists? I'll share what rises to the top to tell them – including actionable steps -- and I guarantee it will have relevance for you and your family as well!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***...

Design and enjoy your own health retreat to get you focused on your wellness! Sometimes we need to dedicate some time and space to choose our next step and figure out how to make it happen! I'll share how my own recent day-long retreat went, and some other themes you might choose to organize your own retreat around! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for sup...

Is monitoring calories a worthwhile effort? Are all calories equal? Can they give us all the answers for weight management and health? We'll talk about the shortcomings of relying fully on calories, but will also figure out how to approach calorie counting with nuance to make it a potentially powerful tool for our health journeys!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community!...

Belly fat has probably caused more people to diet than any other factor! Today, we talk about the health issues associated with belly fat and healthy lifestyle changes that will reduce the most lethal fat stores! And I share my own recent experience joining a gym and taking a body composition test!    LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivatio...

Find simple and effective ways to fit wellness into your packed schedule! Whether you're looking to improve your eating habits, move more, reduce stress or feel more energized, we've got you covered! Let's dive into our "menu" of quick, health-supporting activities that can be done in 5, 20 or 60 minutes – whatever you've got! Small, consistent efforts can lead to big long-term benefits, so get re...

The last few months of the year -- or Q4 in business terms -- can be a wash for health. We can wonder why start something new at this time of year, which is so full of activities, obligations and things that can derail our health journey? We find a way to get past these hurdles today so we don't feel like we need to dig ourselves out of a hole in January! And then we revisit some of the most amazi...

Friend, delve into the profound significance of "anchor relationships" with me today! Discover how intentional, nurturing connections can enhance both personal growth and career success, while fundamentally improving health and wellness among us midlifers! We're with Kellie Cummings again, and let's examine more deeply this piece of the wellness pie called social connection!   LET'S TALK THE WALK!...

Resilience can help us reach our goals, but can we be resilient when times are tough? When Kellie Cummings' puppy went missing in a rural area, she was able to rely on her positive psychology training to stay calm and effective. When our day goes off the rails or we're facing a longer-term challenge, how can we stay strong and keep overwhelm at bay? Kellie's here to help us figure out a plan!   LE...

Got food chatter going all day long? Let's quiet the food noise! We age in a more accelerated way at certain points in our life – when are these and what can we do about this dynamic? Tune in, find out!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While...

(Updated for regular speed!) Those devilish hits of dopamine can derail us with our choosing a cupcake over a cup of vegetable soup or with our spending an hour doom-scrolling or watching continuous short social media videos when we'd originally planned to spend time with family members. When we choose the "junk" repeatedly over time, it can change the nature and fulfillment of our lives. So how d...

We can bring our strengths to making some changes for our health and well-being. I'll tell you about some clients and listeners who are using one particular strength to change their trajectories, and I'll introduce an expert in this superpower as well!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness W...

How we live and interact with our neighbors – or not – can affect our health and wellbeing. We'll hear from Piña Madera about living in a co-housing community outside Boston, and then we'll talk about how we can bring parts of that beneficial experience into our own lives – for increased happiness, connection and health!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for suppor...

Does WHEN I eat matter for weight loss? Is my favorite protein powder ultraprocessed? Should I hold on when walking on the treadmill? Answers to these questions and more food for thought ahead today! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walk...

Facing pre-diabetes or are your blood sugar markers are climbing up? Or maybe you just get hangry and feel like you have a lot of energy ups and downs. We've got a powerful two-pronged approach that might be right for you!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Inst...

I was lucky. A doctor tested me for diabetes, for seemingly no reason. Too many of us are walking around with pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes without a diagnosis, because our medical system doesn't…. well, tune in for what it doesn't do and what we need to do to make up for it. We can do it!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fu...

We can feel better in all sorts of ways, and one way to improve our well-being is through our appearance, so today, we'll chat with personal wardrobe stylist Maria Turkel! We'll dive into game-changing tips on closet organization, quick fixes when clothes gap, and putting colors and silhouettes together. Maria shares insider tricks – some of them hard-won from her career in Hollywood -- and also s...

      One character strength is particularly helpful in our effort to make healthy lifestyle behavior changes. Join us to figure out how to build that skill like a muscle, and how to put it to work to finally see some successes on those health goals!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page We...

We'll do better when we feel better, so today we'll figure out how to feel better so we can take consistent healthy action. What will that do, but have us feeling even better! Let's find your on-ramp to feeling better right now!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking o...

"Walking the Weight Off" or "How to Walk for Weight Loss," the headlines tease. Are they accurate or misleading? How can we walk to help us on our weight loss journey? And did you realize 2024 is halfway over? While we're at the midpoint of the year, it's a perfect time to reconsider those goals and resolutions from several months back. Today's a great day to take the next step and we'll discuss h...

SUMMARY Fellow walker and cerebral palsy advocate Nicole Luongo discusses her unique walking and exercise routine, and shares with us how she manages her goals and hurdles. After listening to Nicole, you'll definitely want to get moving!    LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While...

Hospitality isn't just for restaurants any more! Dr. Michael Sonick joins us to discuss his new book about bringing the healing power of hospitality into dentist and doctor's practices. What should we look for? How do we figure out if the practice offers it? A collaborative, patient-centric model? This is a new (and welcome!) shift you'll want to hear about!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebo...

From the secrets of tooth and gum care to all the ways getting it right can potentially impact our overall health, Dr. Michael Sonick will help us delve into this critical aspect of our wellness puzzle!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While...

Tiny sessions with big results might be our "way in" to meditation and mindfulness. Indeed, a small practice of it can be life-changing. Let's dip our toes in the water together, learning about minis, and then tackling a slightly longer practice in the form of a brief walking meditation session. Don't let the perfect (20 minute mediation on a mat and ohmms) be the enemy of the really awesome (mind...

Got pain? Sleep issues? Menopausal symptoms? Ancient wisdom has made its way into many mainstream health and well-being practices. We'll talk about one such practice – acupuncture – and will learn about what it is, and the range of health issues it's been used to address. Join me and our expert guide, Michelle Oravitz, to dig into Acupuncture 101!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group fo...