This week we are exploring the different types of stressors we experience during different times of our lives. We are chatting about children and teens, college and young adults, and fully formed adults. While a lot of holiday stressors overlap between age groups, there are specific issues that we have to deal with throughout different phases of our lives.

This week we are here to help you with your last minute holiday shopping! We are sharing our favorite fitness gift ideas. They are all items that we use ourselves and would love to see in our stockings (ok, it might just be Sydney’s wish list). We would love to hear what else you think should be on the list!

Brands mentioned (we are not paid or sponsored by any of them, we just love the brand!): 

@junkbrands

@roguefitness 

@bornprimitive

@garmin

@lululemon

@smartwool

@darntoughvermont

It’s December and we are firmly in the “Holiday Season” (aka Sydney’s favorite time of year). We are starting off the month by talking about how to prepare for the holidays to minimize stress. Be warned, there is some meandering in this episode…

The small business discussed in the episode is @meaggiemoos - check it out if you are a book lover (especially fantasy)!

We are closing out November with our final (for now) discussion about women, aging, and fitness. This week we are looking into the benefits and importance of community when it comes to maintaining your fitness as you age.

This week we are diving into THE CHANGE. And for a fun twist, Amber is going in blind and learning along with you! We are looking at the progression of menopause and what some of the common symptoms are. And also looking at ways to help you get through it.

This week we are continuing our exploration of fitness and aging by looking at how to grow old, without feeling old. We are talking about what qualifies someone as “old” and what it means to be old. And, as always, we have some tips and tricks for how to keep feeling young and independent!

We are kicking off our month of Women and Aging this week with Understanding the Impact of Aging on Women’s fitness. We are discussing the research (or lack thereof) and what happens as we age. We will also look at ways to help maintain our fitness and independence as we get older!

It has been a whole year of Bitch v. Bear! So this week we are celebrating our first year of podcasting with a little reminiscing. We are looking back at our favorite episodes and how much we have learned (spoiler: it’s a lot!).

We are wrapping up our month of listener submitted episodes with PETS! OK, it’s mostly just us talking about our dogs and how much we love them. But there is also some talk about how to incorporate your dog into your fitness routines and the benefits of doing just that.

This week we are covering the listener submitted topic of Rest and Recovery! We were super excited to get this submission as rest and recovery is something we strongly believe in and promote as much as possible. We are talking about why rest and recovery is so important and how to do it!