senior fitness

Ageless Grace's Denise Medved joins Suzanne to talk about caregivers and family members doing brain exercises together to improve cognitive health. 

Denise says, "The program can help you maintain your cognitive health. It can help you improve your cognitive health and it can delay any decline that has already started. It won't cure it, it won't go back and fix it, but it will delay it. We've had some research studies that show even in eight weeks of doing it three times a week, as opposed to every day, that they improved or maintained their cognitive function. Most improved."

"Mass. General Hospital in Boston has created a program to support caregivers, not professional caregivers, but family caregivers. And the program that they use is Ageless Grace. They help the caregivers learn a few tools they could use with their mom or their dad or whoever they're caring for. But more importantly, the caregivers gets to do what I call blowing off some steam, uh releasing some stress and feeling good yourself."

It works well with two people doing it together. "We even have some of our educators — which are people have gone through a 14-hour certification to be able to teach the program and then they re-certify every year — we have had many of them practice on their loved ones. One educator I'm thinking of in particular would call her mother every single morning at a certain time. And on Zoom, she and her mother and her sister, they would do Ageless Grave, bring health together. And that was a way of them connecting, and that was a way of them also supporting their mom in being able to maintain cognitive function. And they just did it for 10 to 15 minutes every day."

Ageless Grace has live classes hosted across the country, as well as Zoom classes, and videos. Denise says, "You practice this 10 to 15 minutes a day, which isn't very long, and you'll not only maintain cognitive function but can improve it and lift your spirit." Find locations at their website https://agelessgrace.com/.

Learn more about:
* Denise Medved: https://agelessgrace.com/denise-medved/
* Ageless Grace: https://agelessgrace.com/about/
* The Vitality Revolution podcast series: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/
* Humana: https://www.humana.com/
* Answers for Elders: https://answersforelders.com/welcome-to-answers-for-elders/

Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www.seniorresource.com/
Check out our affiliate podcast Alzheimer’s Speaks: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/

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Denise Medved at Ageless Grace shares three of her 21 simple exercises to do each day to fortify your brain. Denise says, 

"Breaking out of your normal patterns of movement is important to firing new neurons and creating new neural pathways. Most people don't do new things. They do what they already know how to do, and they repeat it. Breaking out of that pattern is really important, to find new neurons, and create new neural pathways. Obviously, the best thing to do is actually physically do them with me, but I can describe a few that will help you be able to get started and see a difference in your own brain. You do these sitting down."

1. Gentle Geometry. Denise says, "It uses the shapes of a triangle, a circle and a line, either vertical or horizontal. We'll start making a circle, for example, with your right hand. And after you get that going, then start to draw a triangle in the air with your left foot, your opposite foot. Try to do them both at once. And then, depending on the group — many people cannot do this at all, and that's the point of it. Everybody laughs, everybody's laughing. But you want to keep trying — the minute you stop, that means your neurons stop firing. You're making the circle with one hand, so you don't want to stop and say, I can't do this. I give up, you wanna say 'I'm gonna keep trying so I can fire neurons,' and then I might add a third thing, and say, 'with the other hand make a horizontal line.' So you might be doing a circle with one hand, with the opposite foot, and then a horizontal line with the opposite hand. And you keep doing this to a song, something that you like. You put on some music, and when the song is about halfway through, you switch and you mirror it, so that you're switching sides of the brain that you're working. So now the other hand is making the circle, the other foot is making the triangle and the other hand is doing that."

2. Spelling B. "B stands for body, and it means you're spelling using your body parts. You could spell lots of different words. You could do it in cursive, you could do it in Japanese, you could do it in Spanish, whatever you like. But just to make it simple, to explain it, I might say: In lowercase cursive, write the word health in the air with your nose. So you would move your and write, go back and cross the T, and you might do that three or four times. And then you might write health with your right elbow two or three times, write it with your left elbow. And getting into some of the humor, write the word health in case cursive with your belly button. Look how much of your body it's used: your whole abdominal wall, rib cage, spine. And then you might write health in the air with your foot two or three times, and then with the other foot, or with your back against the wall. So you use all kinds of body parts. And again, we could have written several different words. It doesn't matter, as long as you're switching up and using words, and you're writing them with your body parts, because your brain right away is stimulating those functions of the brain. It stimulates all five of them simultaneously."

3. Pretend swimming. "Another quick one, that's very easy, is the idea of swimming. So you might lean back in your chair, and obviously to put your feet up in front of you in order to paddle, because you're seated. So right away, your brain is saying, well, how would I swim in a chair? Feet in front? And then you do as many different strokes as you can think of. A crawl, an Australian crawl, a breast stroke, a butterfly. That also stimulates the brain as well as moves the body."

Learn more about:
* Denise Medved: https://agelessgrace.com/denise-medved/
* Ageless Grace: https://agelessgrace.com/about/
* The Vitality Revolution podcast series: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/
* Humana: https://www.humana.com/
* Answers for Elders: https://answersforelders.com/welcome-to-answers-for-elders/

Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www.seniorresource.com/
Check out our affiliate podcast Alzheimer’s Speaks: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Medved joins Suzanne to talk about the Ageless Grace brain fitness program, 21 simple exercises to do each day to maintain brain health. Ideally, these are preventative measures, but if the signs of cognitive decline are beginning to appear, the Ageless Grace program can improve symptoms. Because Ageless Grace is performed in a chair to engage the brain, almost anyone can participate.

Denise describes her inspiration for the program. "I saw my parents aging completely differently, even though they had the same food, they lived in the same house, they did everything together for 47 years. My mother, who was a brainiac, who studied, who took courses, who taught courses, who played the piano, who learned new pieces every week, who read books avidly, who did the New York Times and London Times crossword puzzle, but hated exercise or movement of any kind. She was actually diagnosed with Alzheimer's. And at that time when that happened, in the early 2000, they were saying, oh, if you do crossword puzzles and word games, you will be cognitively fit the rest of your life. My dad, who spoke English as a second language, was very physical. He was a gymnast, he was a weightlifter, he was a body builder. And I saw my dad staying sharp and fit and in control of himself and cognitively sharp all the time. And I said, well, that's interesting. You'd think my dad, who never studies, never reads, doesn't teach courses or take courses because it was difficult with him with English as a second language, is cognitively fit.

"I took a graduate program in gerontology, graduating from the Neuroscience Academy in Sydney, Australia. And at the same time there was research being done. They discovered that the primary function of the brain is to control movement of the body. So when we do some kind of movement, especially movement that's new or unique to us, or a little out-of-the-box, out of the ordinary, or when we're learning some new physical skill, those things stimulate the firing of neurons, which are brain cells.That's what we need to do to stimulate the cognitive function of our brain, so that we can change our brain and make it more resilient and stronger all the time, for a better quality of life."

Why aren't crosswords and jigsaw puzzles enough for neuroplasticity? Denise says, "I talked a little earlier about the five primary functions of the brain. Each of those different word games, or crosswords, number games, they affect a certain part of the brain, or a certain function of the brain, maybe two functions, but not all of them. I like to compare it to brushing your teeth. If you brushed your teeth every day, just in the front and noplace else, you'd be doing a great job with your front teeth, but everything else would decline and you would have tooth decay. So if you only work one or two functions of the brain all the time, they will be sharp, but the other functions will be failing." 

Learn more about:
* Denise Medved: https://agelessgrace.com/denise-medved/
* Ageless Grace: https://agelessgrace.com/about/
* The Vitality Revolution podcast series: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/
* Humana: https://www.humana.com/
* Answers for Elders: https://answersforelders.com/welcome-to-answers-for-elders/

Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www.seniorresource.com/
Check out our affiliate podcast Alzheimer’s Speaks: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise Medved, founder and CEO of Ageless Grace, joins Suzanne to talk about the brain fitness program taught in 50 states and more than 30 countries. Brain fitness is an aspect of intellectual wellness, one of the 8 foundational principles of wellness, a topic of this month's portion of The Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.

More than 3,600 educators have been certified to teach the program. It consists of 21 simple exercise tools, based on everyday movements that are natural and organic, and focus on the healthy longevity of the body and brain. Denise explains, "There are five primary functions of the brain. I'm not talking about regions or sections of the brain; that's anatomy. I'm talking about what does the brain do. All five functions must be activated on a daily basis, and strengthened because, if only one or two functions are strong, that doesn't mean the entire brain is healthy — all of those functions must be healthy.

"First, the brain does strategic planning, and it is based on physical movement, because the primary purpose of the brain is to control movement of the body. By strategic planning, I mean, how do you physically get from point A to B to C? How do you navigate across the room? How do you navigate to get in and out of your car?

"The next one is called memory and recall. As it relates to the purpose of the brain, it's controlling movement of the body, remembering a physical experience that you had. And a lot of people don't realize this, but any memory is actually remembering a physical experience, whether you realize it or not. Try to remember a fact learned in geography, and right away, you probably go to a picture of your classroom in your brain, or a picture of your teacher or where you sat when you were learning this thing. It is a physical memory experience that you are stimulating, and recall is slightly different than memory because recall could mean that you might be recalling what you know about something and the physical experience you had learning about that even though you don't do it yourself. So an example would be if I said, pretend you're playing the trombone. Well, you may never have even touched a trombone, but immediately you're gonna recall what you know, that it has a slide, that it has a mountain, and that is a form of memory. 

The third function of the brain is analytical thinking. And again, it has not anything to do with analyzing numbers particularly, or words, it has to do with understanding all the parts or components that make up an activity of your daily life. What are all the parts and steps that make up the idea of playing baseball? What are the parts and steps that make up the idea of I'm gonna get in my car and drive to the gym and I'm gonna have a workout? That's analytical thinking as it pertains to the brain.

The next one is called creativity and imagination. And we are all creative. It's one of the functions of the brain. And what that really means is being moving or acting in some way that's a little new to you, or different, or a little out of the box. It can be as simple as brushing your teeth — with the other hand instead of the one that you always use. That is a form of creativity. Dr Norman Doidge discovered that imagination and physical activity light up the same parts of the brain in an MRI. I can imagine that I'm playing a trombone, or I could really play a trombone, and my brain would light up the same way. It's fascinating.

And then the last function of the brain is kinesthetic learning. And that means we learn through our brain body first, and later on our brain kicks in, and advises our body on how to make it more efficient. That's how we learned, from the time we were children to maybe teenagers, or in their 20s, because we were learning how to do something for the first time."

Learn more about:
* Denise Medved: https://agelessgrace.com/denise-medved/
* Ageless Grace: https://agelessgrace.com/about/
* The Vitality Revolution podcast series: https://answersforelders.com/vitality-revolution/
* Humana: https://www.humana.com/
* Answers for Elders: https://answersforelders.com/welcome-to-answers-for-elders/

Answers for Elders is part of the SeniorResource Network: https://www.seniorresource.com/
Check out our affiliate podcast Alzheimer’s Speaks: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!

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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

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Ready for a powerful reinvention story that will help you redefine what it means to age with vibrancy, health, and joy?

Meet 69-year young Vickie Aigner, an integrative fitness guru who has transformed the lives of hundreds of seniors.

Using her virtual Alive, Fit and Free platform, Vickie helps seniors gain strength and energy, build community, and make joyful connections that support vibrant health. Her oldest member, Lois, is 101 and going strong!

These aren't your average seniors. They're modern seniors leaning into being their strongest, sexiest and self-confident selves!

Vickie has overcome numerous obstacles to powerfully reinvent herself and add value to the world. She is changing lives in the best ways!

I love what she shares about her reinvention journey and how she:

✅ transformed her disklike for how seniors are viewed and reimagined the idea of Modern Seniors
✅ created a network of connected seniors and built longevity and vitality
✅ combats isolation and helps seniors build new neuropathways
✅ overcame rectal cancer and continues to reinvent
✅ had to be willing to fall apart in order to come back together better and stronger.

As painful as certain times of her life have been (like being widowed with six kids), she says she wouldn't change a thing.

Vickie shares powerful wisdom about resiliency and how new possibilities can emerge when we're open to reinventing ourselves.

This is a beautiful episode that can help inspire your own reinvention journey!

Mentioned in this episode:

3 Ways Reinvention Rebels Adopt a "Perfectly Imperfect" Mindset

Connect with Vickie:
Website: alivefitandfree.com
Email: vickie@alivefitandfree.com
Instagram: @alivefitandfree
Facebook Group: Alive, Fit and Free
LinkedIn: Alive, Fit and Free
YouTube: Alive, Fit and Free channel

Ready to pursue your midlife and beyond dreams? Here's a simple and fun way to get started and kick uncertainty to the curb! Download my audio cheat sheet, 5 Questions to Spark Your Curiosity and Inspire Your Reinvention Journey.  Let's get inspired together. 🥳 It's never too late and you're never too old to pursue your dreams!

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Today we have another edition of the Coaches Corner – so no guest today – it’s just me, and we’ll be back next week with our regular interview format. 

I thought it would be fun to talk about some of our core tenants and beliefs over here at the Silver Edge. So, I compiled a list of 15 ideas that make up our core philosophy. And here is the list in no particular order.

1.     We can be in the best shape of our lives after age 50

2.     Metabolic health trumps weight loss

3.     There are no shortcuts to a strong, lean, healthy body

4.     We need to focus on building functional strength

5.     Cardio sucks for weight loss

6.     The food/pharma machine does not have our best interests at heart.

7.     We are our own best health care advocates

8.     We can be overweight AND undereating

9.     The common advice of “eat less move more” is poor advice for most of us

10.  Diets don’t work

11.  The more restrictive the diet (keto, vegetarian, vegan, etc.) the more difficult to maintain optimal health

12.  There is nothing magical in intermittent fasting

13.  We should eat primarily whole foods

14.  We should eat more quality protein

15.  The common narrative of aging sucks!

I realize that some of these might be controversial or maybe even triggering for some folks, but join me today as I walk through each of these core tenants.

The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:

Shelly Stettner Interview - https://silveredgefitness.com/episode74/

Free Metabolic Assessment – https://silveredge.ac-page.com/metabolic-assessment

Coach’s Corner – Lose 20 Pounds In 2 Months - https://silveredgefitness.com/episode139/

Fix My Diet Assessment - https://silveredge.ac-page.com/fix-my-diet

Over 50 Guide to Healthy Protein - https://silveredgefitness.com/free/

Want more over 50 Health & Wellness Goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:

Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals:

https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry

Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

"Aging doesn’t have to be a constant reminder of what you can no longer do." Kirei Yasunori lives by that mantra. Even though she had been a lifelong athlete she found herself being a couch potato after retirement. Then she realized it didn't need to be that way. In this chat she talks about that journey and why Evolved Strength is a great solution for so many people.

Evolved Strength website: https://www.evolvedstrength.ca

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Let me ask you a question. Who’s in charge of your health and wellbeing? I mean, who has ultimate responsibility for your health as you age? We’re conditioned to believe that this is the responsibility of the medical community, since after all they are the experts. They spent all those grueling years in medical school, did their internship, and have practiced medicine for a number of years and have all of that accumulated wisdom. But here’s the deal, these amazing men and women are for the most part trained and responsible for sick care and disease care. But sick care, disease care, and injury care only play a small role in how you age. In other words, they are only a small piece of the healthy aging puzzle.

My guest today used a term I never heard before – in fact I think she may have coined the phrase – and that’s compliant aging. And what she means by this is too many aging people simply accept that getting weaker, losing mobility, and becoming frail and unable to enjoy life to the fullest is simply a natural part of the aging process. We blindly accept the common narrative that we’re “over the hill,” or “it’s all downhill from here.” And while aging is inevitable – in large part we get to decide HOW we age. And all of us would rather be healthy, strong, and vibrant as we age as opposed to sick and frail. 

My guest today is Joni Grant. Joni is the author of the book Train to Age. She is also a competitive power lifter, personal trainer, and functional aging specialist. But she wasn’t always fit of strong – in fact, quite the opposite. She was weak and overweight, had never really worked out in her entire life, and then one day a friend talked her into joining her in a CrossFit class. She wasn’t a fan of CrossFit, but she fell in love with the barbell, and began her slow journey from obese and weak to competing in powerlifting meets. Today Joni is on a mission to educate seniors that they get to decide how they age.

You can connect with Joni in the following ways:

Website - https://www.traintoage.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TrainToAge

Email – joni@traintoage.com

Instagram - @traintoage

Book Train to Age - https://www.amazon.com/Train-Age-Fully-Joni-Grant/dp/1977246133/

Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals:

https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry

Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

I’m a big fan of keeping things simple, of not over-complicating things.  I like to take complex concepts and study them and break them down into easy-to-understand chunks.  I remember a professor in college once telling me that if I couldn’t explain a concept to a child, that I didn’t fully understand that concept myself.  And this love for simplicity has served me well as I dive into the world of exercise and nutrition.  While nutritional science and human kinesiology can be vastly convoluted, what you should eat and how you should move isn’t – or at least it shouldn’t be.  But that’s not the message we hear.  We’re constantly bombarded with overly complicated messages on what we should eat, or what exercise program is ideal for fat loss, primarily by people trying to sell us something and preying on our instant gratification desires by promising fabulous results in an unrealistic time frame.  

My guest today is basically the godfather of strength and conditioning and is a refreshing voice in today’s tangled world of fitness and diet fads.  Buckle up, we’re in for a fun ride as we explore how old-school concepts can – and should – be applied to today’s fast-paced culture.

My guest today is Dan John.  Dan is a 63 year old author, speaker, coach, and strength athlete with 40 plus years of strength and conditioning experience and expertise.  In this episode Dan shares his own fitness journey as well as his thoughts on exactly how to get – and stay – strong.  He outlines high level life strategies as well as practical advice on aging well.  

Connect with Dan:
www.danjohn.net
www.danjohnuniversity.com
Podcast - https://www.danjohnuniversity.com/podcast
Instagram @coachdanjohn
Email questions to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrf_X-KnNGBy75IGsPuI7AQ

Books (best bet is to search these on eBay):
Sears Fitness for the Whole Family by Ted Williams
Bodybuilding & Self-Defense by Myles Callum
Parkinson’s Law by C. Northcote Parkinson
Eat and Grow Thin by Vance Thompson

We mentioned the following resources in this episode:
T Nation Interview - https://www.t-nation.com/training/old-school-soldier/  12/2/04
3 Minute Squat test You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06zWKndPdMY
Easy Strength for Fat Loss YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PhWobjT3Q
Dan’s Books - https://www.otpbooks.com/otpbooks-authors/dan-john/
Easy Strength by Dan John & Pavel

Want to rewrite the narrative of your life and health? Visit the link below to see if our 1:1 coaching services are a perfect fit for your long term goals:

https://calendly.com/thesilveredge/coaching-inquiry

Want more over 50 health and wellness goodness? Check out our private Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/silveredgefitness

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 overcome it. 

The difficulty of dealing with depression is that most people who are depressed don't know it and therefore it can go un-diagnosed and un-treated.

This can easily lead to isolation and declining health both mentally and physically. This is what we want to avoid especially for our seniors.

In This Podcast You Will Learn:

1). Why depression doesn't get enough attention or isn't talked about enough in our senior population and how we can better address it to help.

2). The correlation between depression, mental health and physical health and why they are tightly related to each other. Feelings of depression can physically wear you down and how to overcome it.  

3). Some examples that can trigger depression in our seniors and identifying the signs of someone who could be depressed.

4). Ways to help someone who may be depressed including support groups, therapy, daily check ins, physical exercise and communication to name a few.

5). How simple physical activities like walking or swimming can help someone who may be depressed and allow them to begin the process of healing.

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Thank you for listening to this episode. We wanted to make sure that we took time to address this side of mental health that not only affects one person, but everyone around them.

Finding ways overcome depression should always be number one priority if you know a loved one who may shows signs. Physical activity should also be a part of recovery as it helps the body heal from the weight of depressed feelings

We hope this episode helps those out there who are dealing with depression themselves or know someone who is. Always try to seek help and stay active.

Til next episode,

Team Meredith

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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, frequent trips to the bathroom, restless legs etc. 

Some of these can be helped with proper advice from your doctor there are also many other things we can take a look at that don't necessarily require medication.

In This Podcast You Will Learn:

1). The overall reason why getting good sleep is important and how it helps your body both physically and mentally, also some of the side effects we can experience from lack of good rest.

2). How sticking to a consistent schedule every night when it's time to get your rest can help your body slow down and prepare for sleep. This can help improve your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. 

3). Why checking with your doctor if any combination of medications that you could be taking can have the side effects of keeping you up at night or not allowing you to fall asleep naturally. 

4). How sleeping with your pets on your bed can have negative effects on your sleeping consistency by their movement or attentiveness which can keep you awake without you even knowing it.

5). How frequent bathroom visits during the night disturbs your sleeping habits and how important it is to do your best to empty your bladder before you got to bed starting at least 2 hours ahead of time.  Or if you need to, consider wearing an adult diaper to help with the frequency of your bathroom visits. Your sleep is most important!

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Thanks again for joining us on this episode. Getting good sleep is something that we all would like to have more of. Aside from using safe and prescribed medications, as you can see by this episode there are many other options to try that could help improve your sleeping habits.

We hope that after listening to this podcast you are able to try some of these tips mentioned here to help you focus on your sleeping routine. Getting better sleep not only helps the body recover but also helps rest the mind.

A good's night rest is the best way to be prepared for the daily challenges we face at any age and especially in our senior generation.

Til next episode.

Team Meredith

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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 we can’t exercise because of pain or limits that we feel our bodies have.

This is not always true and we are most likely capable of doing a little more than we think we can. Of course everyone is different and what may work for one person may not work for someone else.

However, with some important research, dedication and practice, there are ways to find movements that can help you body stay healthy and strong even with physical limitations.

In This Podcast You Will Learn:

1). Why we sometimes think having a physical limitation or injury has to sideline us from doing any kind of physical activity and why doctors should be more proactive in encouraging activity even with limitations.

 2). Why learning about the human body and it’s capabilities is important when teaching classes or exercising on your own so you have the knowledge on when to stress certain areas of movement and when to modify safely for limitations.

3). How knowing the correlation between physical activity and mental health is important and how fear of exercising can stifle physical activity which then affects mental state. There are ways to build up confidence to get back into an exercise routine.

4). What “Range Of Motion” exercising is and why it might be the best way to get back into a schedule of working out especially if you’ve been away from it for a while.

5). The important notion that you should always consider some kind of exercise and motion even if you have an injury or a limitation. Being able to stay motivated to move will get you through challenging times and allow you to learn that you can still exercise and work with you limitations instead of letting them sideline you.
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Thanks again for joining us today on this episode. Dealing with physical limitations and working through injuries is not always easy. We may want to exercise but our bodies can make us feel like we are limited which can lead to feeling un-motivated and un-inspired.

But hopefully in this podcast you can take away some value as to how you can still remain active even while having some sort of physical limitation.

There are always ways we can stay happy and healthy and our hopes are that this helps inspire if you’re struggling with exercise or if you are a healthcare industry worker and would like to help inspire your clients.

Til the next episode!

Team Meredith

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