Here's a quick tip that will help you keep your flexibility in check with very little effort. In fact, this one feels good. Check it out! www.couchtoactive.com 

Mentioned in this episode

Full range of motion

Gentle exercise

Flexibility as we age

My prediction on one way fitness events will change in 2021. You heard it here first! www.couchtoactive.com

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Fitness events after the pandemic

5K events after the pandemic

Tough Mudder Events

Disney's Star Wars Half Marathon

Africa's Half Marathon

Bubble Runs

Here's a fun way to get in squats. These are important for your lifetime independence. Enjoy! www.couchtoactive.com 

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Sink squats

How to do a correct squat

How to safely do a squat

Independent Living

Aging and exercise

What exercise will help you go to the bathroom independently when you are old?

Fitness marketing is getting ready to blast you with messages of what your new normal should be. Get ready ahead of them so you can stay true to what brings you joy. The previous five episodes gave us food for thought as we work through what our new normal will look like. In today's episode I tie it all together and show you how to come up with your best new normal for exercise. www.couchtoactive.com 

Mentioned in this episode:

Tanya Mark

#covid15

Petra Kolber

Know your why.

Kim Peek

Wholistic Endurance Training

Shannon Williamson 

Dancing again

Being Brave

Starting over Again

I'd like to introduce you to Shannon Williamson. As a child she loved to dance, but like most of us she became too grown up and responsible for dance lessons. Shannon shares her story of how she debunked the myth of being too old to go back to something you love. Her story makes me smile. www.couchtoactive.com 

You can find Shannon on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shannonkwilliamson/

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Dancing

Tap and modern dance

Taking kids to dance lessons

Dance recitals

Kim Peek is the author of Wholistic Endurance Training. She used to hate running but a turn of events in her life brought her to not only loving running, but becoming a running coach. Then, as her fitness seemed unstoppable, Kim received a breast cancer diagnosis. 

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Learn about Kim and her book here. www.crushingmygoals.com/book 

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Holistic training

Endurance Training

Running

Breast Cancer

Power of Run

In this episode I bring back Petra Kolber, and amazing woman who at one point in her life had her picture on the back of a Special K cereal box. In this episode she shares insight into creating your own understanding of why exercise is important to you.

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www.petrakolber.com/confidence 

Don't get sucked into the Quarantine-15 memes flying around social media that are poking fun at the reality of weight gain during trauma. Today we meet Tanya Mark the founder of Mind-Body Nutrition that helps shed light on this important topic. 

Link to Tanya's Article:

https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/opinion/columnists/health_rotating/as-you-shelter-in-place-forget-about-your-weight/article_cf2f94d1-ed28-5d44-991b-42ce0696a166.html

The Conscious Eating Conclave starting May 11, 2020.

https://the-conscious-eating-conclave.heysummit.com/

Tanya Mark is a Mind-Body Nutrition, Dynamic Eating Psychology + Wellness Coach, Body Image Movement Global Ambassador, Redefining Wellness Ambassador and author behind "Radical Acceptance," a Jackson Hole News & Guide column focused on promoting healthy body image and redefining health. Tanya takes a non-diet, intuitive eating approach to healthful eating and works with clients virtually from her home base of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Expert Credentials: Certified Mind Body Eating Coach, Institute for the Psychology of Eating; Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, Nutrition Therapy Institute; Body Image Movement Global Ambassador; Redefining Wellness Ambassador; Spirit Junkie Masterclass Certified; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (former); Precision Nutrition Certified

Founder

Tanya Mark Mind Body Health

In this special Saturday episode Lyn helps us get ahead of the barrage of marketing that is about to hit our feeds that will try to brainwash us into what new normal they want for us; which will happen include handing over our wallets. Lyn talks about how this begins with physical, emotional, and mental healing. www.couchtoactive.com 

Wow, it was a unique month. Today we are going to take a completely different look at our recaps and planning. www.couchtoactive.com