fitness for seniors

Staying motivated to exercise can be challenging. Throw in a busy schedule, lack of time, days where we don’t feel 100% and regular exercise can slowly fall by the wayside for most of us. What happens next are feelings of laziness, lethargy, and a possible lack of energy.

Falling into a fitness “rut” isn’t something we usually plan to do, it just sometimes happens and can be attributed to many factors. Life throws a lot of curve balls at us and sometimes responding to them makes us feel like we have to take time away from some things to make room for others.

But it doesn’t have to be that way! Staying active can still be a part of your life even “jump-starting” your active lifestyle is something we all need to do from time to time.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). Our definition of the “Fitness Rut” and some of Meredith’s personal experiences in working with clients that encounter a fitness downturn.

2). How going through a fitness rut can affect you both mentally AND physically.

3). Some of the things that can potentially lead us into a fitness rut and some of the signs that may push us in that direction.

4). Some of Meredith’s best tips on how getting back to basic “movement” and moving around in any form can slowly help you back to being physically active.

5). Why it’s OK to sometimes feel like you’re in a slump and that it happens to everyone. What’s important is to always stay focused on getting back to being physically active when you feel like you’ve hit a wall and to not give up!

///

Thank you for joining us on this episode! We hope the tips and suggestions here help you or someone you know work out of a fitness rut. It can be a challenge, but getting you back on track with exercise is important especially as we age. Staying active throughout the year and always coming back to exercise even when we get into a slump will always be a healthy option:)

Til the next episode!

Team Meredith

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me while I chat with founder and creative director of Chair One Fitness, Alexis Perkins!

Alexis is passionate about fitness, television production, dancing, and public speaking. She tells how Chair One Fitness was conceived and how she is motivated to live up to her full potential.

A few of her accomplishments: 

• Magna Cum Laude graduate from Norfolk State University 
• International Zumba Fitness instructor 
• Coordinated LOVE Fest, the largest dance fitness event in Hampton Roads Virginia, attracting people from all over the U.S
• Worked at CBS affiliate WTKR News Channel 3
• Co-producer and lead instructor for the television program Fuzion Fitness and Body By Alexis

Chair One Fitness is specifically designed  to include senior citizens, people with balance deficits, injuries, disabilities, or suffering from obesity by combining the forces of dance fitness, activities professionals, and recreational therapy. This amazing program removes barriers and creates fun fitness options for you regardless of age or ability.

Work out with Alexis or get in on the amazing impact she's making on the world and become an instructor for Chair One Fitness! You'll love her spunk and grit!

Connect with Alexis here:

• Chair One Fitness
• Facebook
• Youtube
• IG @chaironefitness; @iamkingalexis
• email: alexis@chaironefitness.com

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Kitcaster Podcast Agency 
Grow your personal and business brand voice by getting booked on podcasts through Kitcaster!

WORK WITH MANDY

• mandyscreativevision.com
• embraceyourworthwellness.com
• https://www.facebook.com/mandyscreativevision
• https://www.facebook.com/embraceyourworthwellness
• Mandysawyer.com/visionguide (Free vision board guide)
• https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6327754e821b5d8e1a7d5616 (Free thank you card templates)
• https://mandysawyer.com/embraceyourworthplanner (Printable planner)
• mandysawyervision@gmail.com

Bucks County Bytes is happy to introduce to you my friend, Ed Baumstark from MapMyFitness and MapMyRun, Under Armour, one of my fitness apps that I have been using since 2013.
Ed has always been my mentor as far as making one push the limit. I love using the app as it gives me the incentive to keep pushing every day, no matter what, to make sure I move. Ed would be up early in the am, out walking Ryder his beautiful dog, biking for many many miles, and just logging in multiple workouts a day. It's the motivational spirit that he has to give everyone, as he just pushes you to get out the door seeing those rides, walks, and keeping everything in such a positive spirit.
There were many years in there that I didn't log any workouts as there were some difficult years and I now realize that no matter what the situation, or age, or condition one is in, fitness is a must.
I asked Ed onto my podcast as he has the gift of fitness to share with many. Ed is a senior, but you wouldn't know it as his mindset is strong and he is a very wise and knowledgeable man who has known workouts his whole life. You could say Ed was a trendsetter, as he was a long-distance runner way back in the '70s before there was such a thing called bottled water and hydration packets. He is authentic, original, spiritual, and has healed himself by fitness and much more.
Have a listen to Ed speak on his first podcast, as his wisdom is shared with my audience, his friends and family, and all of our wonderful acquaintances on MMF and MMR.
Thank you Ed for sharing your story!

Subscribe, share, and like Bucks County Bytes!
Where stories become a voice heard to help others out there across the world. Inspiration. Motivation. Positive Energy. Health and Fitness. Stories from across the county to across the world.
Have a story to share?
Contact me through Bucks County Bytes

Listeners can find Ed on Map My Run or Map My Fitness
Ed uses the Zwift Training System.

Shamanic Healing Articles
What is Shamanic Healing?
University of Minnesota

What is Munay-Ki?
Munay-Ki
Wikipedia Munay-Ki

Ed Baumstark can be very helpful in navigating Shamanism and Munay-Ki.
It has been helpful during my loss of Herkales and Sam. Hope some of the articles here can be helpful.

Bucks County Bytes is on MapMyRun or MapMyFitness as Martha Voorhees, look for the Mount Hood photo.

Bucks County Bytes
Bucks County Bytes links

Sponsor Dr. Patrick Sanaghan
The Sanaghan Group

Dr. Patrick Sanaghan
Amazon Author Central

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 with day to day activities.

In this episode, Meredith discusses some of these beneficial exercises that you can do in your own home and how they help your body stay in the kind of shape it needs. 

As always, you’ll want to only do movements and exercises that you feel comfortable with as everyone has specific needs that pertain to them.

 Meredith discusses many movements in this podcast, most of which you can see some examples of on our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/seniorfitnesswithmeredith) as well as our website www.SeniorFitnessWithMeredith.com.

In This Podcast You Will Learn:

1). Why the 65+ age group is a generation that requires a certain level of attention when coming up with workouts and exercises that will benefit the body.
2). Some great cardio workouts for seniors that focus on building up heart health and is lower impact to prevent injury or fatigue.
3). Resistance and strengthening workouts that you can do easily at home for your upper body and back to help with standing, sitting and carrying heavier objects.
4). How workouts that help build strength in your lower body or legs can help with everyday movements like standing and walking. Having a little more strength can go a long way!
5). How you can incorporate these simple and easy workout suggestions into your daily life so that they don’t feel like a chore and can be enjoyable to do while at home.
6). Why focusing on your core (stomach, abdomen etc.) is the foundation for your body to move and why it’s important for seniors to embrace workouts that strengthen the core and how it can help them.  
///

Thank you again for listening to our podcast! Hopefully, you find some useful information here that can help you build and maintain a healthy body and mind.

 As stated earlier, staying fit with exercise helps our bodies no matter what age we are at and hopefully this episode was helpful to you.

We always aim to inform all of our seniors looking to find more information on health and fitness as well as healthcare workers, physical trainers, and instructors.

Til the next episode!

Mike – Team Meredith

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.