Fit'n Fifty Plus

By Jennifer Gale

Fitness & Nutrition

What's Fit'n Fifty Plus about?

Health and fitness information for women over 50 hosted by Jennifer Gale, author, International Presenter, Researcher and older women’s health and fitness tipster. Featuring special guests and experts on being a fit and healthy woman over 50. Learn the nitty gritty - everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask - about being fit and healthy after 50. Not your usual women’s health and fitness podcast.

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Wearable Devices why, when ...

02.15.2019

Wearable Devices why, when and what to look out for? Peta and I talk through the use of wearable devices. We take a little journey through the development of them and how we have both used them. We also talk ...

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02.15.2019 Wearable Devices why, when and what to look out for Wearable Devices why, when and what to look out for? Peta and I talk through the use of wearable devices. We take a little journey through the development of them and how we have both used them. We also talk ...
02.08.2019 Have you lost your Mojo? Have you lost your Mojo? Well, we all do sometimes even me. Peta from Strong Healthy Women talks with me today about how we might get back the feeling of excitement. I challenge Peta to talk me through how to ...
02.01.2019 When things don’t go to plan When things don’t go to plan, how do you keep healthy and well? We all have those times when the world just falls to pieces. Our partners get really sick or one of your family members needs more support than ...
01.25.2019 What’s not to love about stretching? Peta from Strong Healthy Women and I chat about stretching. Why you should do it? What exactly it does for your body and how to incorporate it into your daily life. Stretching is so important as you get older because ...
11.09.2018 Your Brain, Menopause, Hormones Your brain, menopause, hormones and how it all affects your eating with Justine Cecile. The one thing I love about my guest and women I meet is their amazing back stories and how they end up helping other women. Justine ...
10.12.2018 XXX Menopause and Tantric Sex XXX Menopause and Tantric Sex yes we are going into a very deep conversation about all things sexual with the very knowledgeable Janet McGeever. Janet has recently co-authored a book with Diana Richardson on “Tantric Sex and Menopause, Practices for ...
09.28.2018 Women’s Health Physiotherapist Women’s Health Physiotherapist and very smart woman Angela Melit joins me in the pod this week, and how amazing is this woman? Angela’s passion is trying to keep us all moving and being able to do the things we really ...
09.14.2018 A Trainer with a Difference A trainer with a difference that is exactly what Alison McGrath is. As a woman with a lifetime of experiences, Alison’s approach is to bring all that she has learned in life together. With this she is able to help ...
08.31.2018 Ageless Confidence Ageless Confidence what exactly is it? Peta Gillian and I talk through the lessons we learned at the Ageless confidence workshop Peta hosted in Brisbane. As well as what we learned we go through the hints and tips from the ...
08.17.2018 Go Live, Get Your Voice Heard Go Live, Get Your Voice Heard and share all of that passion and wisdom you have amassed in your life. Yes this week I chat with the Queen of LiveStream Victoria Rose about going live, videoing and all that goes ...
07.20.2018 Winter Warmers How to Keep Going Winter Warmers How to Keep Going when you don’t really feel like it. A conversation about how to keep motivated and why you can’t really rely on it. Peta from Strong healthy women and I go through the many things ...
07.06.2018 Menopause: Today we turn the Tables Yes indeed today my good friend and colleague Peta from Strong Healthy Women Brisbane interviews me yes me Jennifer from Fit N Fifty Plus about all things Menopause. We talk about the good the bad and the ugly and put ...
06.22.2018 Carers Compass Just how do you know what to do and ask when someone close to you gets very ill and you all of a sudden become a carer? The Carers Compass is an organisation established by Dianne Gatto who had this ...
06.08.2018 Communicating in a Relationship Communicating in a Relationship can be quite difficult and we also bring so much of our past, and our bad habits, with us into the space. This week I talk with stand up comedienne Jo Drennan and her business partner ...
05.18.2018 Your planks for a healthy life Just what are the pieces of this healthy life puzzle and how can you incorporate them easily into your life so you can get more out of it? Just a little question that Peta, from strong Healthy Women, and I ...
05.04.2018 Retiring with Joy Just what does this word mean to you? Actually what does it really mean in our modern context where many of us go on to have more than one career. The second one starting after we have supposedly retired. Meet ...
04.20.2018 Working out at home Working out at home with Peta Gillian from Strong, Healthy Women Brisbane. Peta and I take you through your house, garden and maybe your farm to show you how you can make the everyday a part of your exercise routine. ...
04.06.2018 Broken hearted? Broken hearted? Well this week’s guest Leah Shepherd can really help you get some perspective and help you really understand what is really going on. Leah and I talk all about relationships, breaking up and grief about not having that ...
03.23.2018 Keeping strong when you are running or getting fit Peta Gillian from Strong Healthy Women joins me to talk all things weights and weight training for women. Why training with weights and resistance training is important and just what can you do. As usual, Peta has some fun little ...
03.09.2018 Barefoot and? Well what’s next. Did you know that when you walk you are nearly always balancing on one leg? This week I talk with “The Barefoot Podiatrist”, Paul Thompson about understanding your feet and the impact that they have on your ...
02.23.2018 Now I’m exercising what should I be eating - with Sally Marchini Yes the delightful Sally Marchini APD joins me once again in the hot seat to talk specifically about eating for your exercising body. Sally talks in detail about what you should and should not be worrying about. As well as ...
02.09.2018 Hop to it with JJ Armstrong, Personal Training with a difference It would be fair to say that personal trainers come from all walks of life and backgrounds but JJ Armstrong has possibly the best and most fascinating background of anyone I have ever met. You see JJ was responsible for ...
10.13.2017 Shar Qui Bellydance Fitness Shar Qui Bellydance Fitness with Oreet. This is not your usual fitness class, and definitely not your usual belly dance class either. Oreet specially designed the SharQui belly dance fitness because she wanted a faster more intense workout, along with ...
10.06.2017 The Comedy of Your Life Jo Drennan is a very funny woman but she wasn’t always that way. After a lifetime of very straight and structured thinking Jo realised that she needed to change if she was going to enjoy the rest of her life. ...
09.29.2017 Sexual Energy Bliss Runner host Suzanna Miller and I delve into the mysteries of the female body, sexual energyand orgasms, yes you read that correctly…Suzanna thought there had to be more to life than what she was experiencing in her physical relationships ...
09.22.2017 Laughter Yoga Listen in and have a good laugh whilst I interview Heather Joy Campbell a Laughter Yoga practitioner and teacher. Heather and I explore how good laughing is for you, and how your brain doesn’t know the difference between fake and ...
09.15.2017 Feldenkrais Feldenkrais, have you ever wondered what it is? Join me as I discuss this amazing practice with Margaret Kaye, an experienced practitioner and inspirational woman. Margaret takes us through a little mindfulness and exercise practice you can do sitting in ...
09.08.2017 Rightsizing, downsizing and getting on with life Leah Steinberg is an expert in “stuff” but particularly in managing your “stuff”. Leah talks with me about the service she offers to people who need to declutter and downsize. You know all of those things you have stored under ...
09.01.2017 Weight, what is it really? Weight, what is it really, and what are you really made up of? This week I ponder that question with Accredited Practicing Dietitian Sally Marchini. Sally and I talk about a new machine that can tell you the exact make ...
08.25.2017 Wheel Women rolling down the road with Tina McCarthy. Have the courage to take the first step Drag your bike out of the shed and have some fun. Tina McCarthy is the very definition of fun. Behaving like a child comes naturally to her especially when riding her bike. ...
08.18.2017 Eating Whole Foods Eating whole foods for your health with Sal Prothero qualified Nutritionist and whole Food practitioner. Oh yes my favourite topic FOOD. Sal Prothero took quite a while to actually get her nutrition qualifications but like every good woman she never ...
08.11.2017 Get Help FAST Get Help FAST that’s the message from this week’s incredible woman Shelagh Brennand. Shelagh, not quite 50 at the time, was out in her garden just a few years ago when she started to feel quite unwell. Unbeknown to her ...
08.04.2017 It’s never too late “It’s never too late in fiction or in life to revise” so said Janis Joplin. My guest this week has certainly lived that mantra since she turned fifty. Jeanette Anderson from Nature Direct talks with me about changing your direction ...
07.28.2017 Just Juicy and all thing Menopause Just Juicy and all thing Menopause with Blogger Mel Kettle. In her early 40’s Mel Kettle started to have some unusual symptoms that she knew had nothing to do with stress. Her journey to diagnosis of an early perimenopause sent ...
07.21.2017 Respect Yourself Respect Yourself and have some boundaries, one of the gems from this week’s conversation with Talli Kimelman. Talli is one powerhouse of a woman who has spent her life doing what she loves, and interestingly what she actually knew she ...
07.14.2017 Rule Your World Yes, that is right you can rule your little corner of the world using an activity app called Run and Rule. Best of all it’s free. This week I catch up with Clare Sanders from Run and Rule, a new ...
07.07.2017 Fit Fab and Fifty + Jennifer’s new book Listen in as Jennifer is interviewed by Janine Hall, from Organic Lip Balm, about her new book which is now available in hard copy. Jennifer explains why she wrote the book and discusses the four sections. Preparing, Pursuing, Persevering and ...
06.23.2017 Brown Fat, White Fat, Good Fat Bad Fat Let’s talk the whole thing out. If you are confused about what these things are and how they affect you then listen in to Carla Johnson Accredited Practising Dietitian. Carla gives us the real deal on how fat actually works ...
06.09.2017 Never Look Back sportswear for real women with Corina Collins Corina Collins decided it was time to create a new life and as a part of that took to designing her own sport wear for real women, and in colors other than black. Yes, women who are a little bigger ...
06.02.2017 Skydiving with Alison Vidotto “When you’re sitting on the edge of the plane with your legs tucked under the fuselage you realise there is no backing out.” Alison Vidotto is a mother of 6, an award winning business woman and an author, who has ...
05.26.2017 Being fit and well with Physiotherapist Leanne Yeung Leanne has a passion for helping people get the best out of their life. Despite pressure to become a Doctor Leanne decided that drowning people in pills was not the best way to go, and that exercise and movement was ...
05.19.2017 Your Nose Knows Bespoke perfumer and clinical aromatherapist Angela Vrettas and I take a delightful romp through the world of scent. How essential oils and their powerful properties as well as their smell can contribute to your well-being. Do you remember the smell ...
05.12.2017 Get Out of Your Own Way Dr Elise Sullivan, author of “Laying Bare the Power of You”, entrepreneur, dedicated horse woman and woman over 50 and I talk about life and the journey through your fifties. Elise takes us through some of the significant journeys in ...
05.05.2017 A Boxing Threesome! Yesiree Fit N Fifty Plus managed to get not one but three guests on to talk about boxing, why you should do it, what you need and also how much fun it can be. Join with Peta Gillian ( yes ...
03.24.2017 Suck it up Buttercup with Warrior Woman Jenny Ryder All I can say is wow I am in awe of Jenny Ryder. Having developed a passion for being fit and healthy just before she turned 50 Jenny decided to go the whole hog and buy a gym a year ...
03.17.2017 Recharge Your Life with Massage I’m lucky enough to have enticed Kristie Melling back into the studio to talk about taking good care of your body through massage, and how to do it yourself. Kristie from Feeling Peachy is a thoughtful, practical and vivacious massage ...
03.10.2017 XXX Shhh V’Juvenate Yes this weeks’ topic is X-rated, that is we are talking about sex, vaginas and things you can do to help you have a full, happy and sexy life. I am speaking with Natalie Holzgrefe from V’Juvenate about vaginal and ...
03.07.2017 Your Money or your Health? Money the age old issue that has brought world powers down, pushed couples apart and damaged the health of more than one of us in some way during our lives. This weeks’ guest Maggie Wilde talks with me about how ...
02.24.2017 Camino de Santiago, Portugues The amazing Pilgrims walk is something that many of us dream about but few of us find the time and the energy to complete. Meet Doreen Schwegler a woman with an appetite for walking and adventures of all kinds and ...
02.17.2017 Make Love to Your Skin! Yes, that’s right this weeks’ guest encourages you to make love to your skin twice a day. Debbie Majella from Door of Youth talks with me about looking fabulous in your own skin. Loving yourself firstly, and taking care of ...

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Fit'n Fifty Plus

What's Fit'n Fifty Plus about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Fit'n Fifty Plus episodes:

Wearable Devices why, when and what to look out for

Have you lost your Mojo?

When things don’t go to plan

What’s not to love about stretching?

Your Brain, Menopause, Hormones

XXX Menopause and Tantric Sex

Women’s Health Physiotherapist

A Trainer with a Difference

Ageless Confidence

Go Live, Get Your Voice Heard

Winter Warmers How to Keep Going

Menopause: Today we turn the Tables

Carers Compass

Communicating in a Relationship

Your planks for a healthy life

Retiring with Joy

Working out at home

Broken hearted?

Keeping strong when you are running or getting fit

Barefoot and?

Now I’m exercising what should I be eating - with Sally Marchini

Hop to it with JJ Armstrong, Personal Training with a difference

Shar Qui Bellydance Fitness

The Comedy of Your Life

Sexual Energy

Laughter Yoga

Feldenkrais

Rightsizing, downsizing and getting on with life

Weight, what is it really?

Wheel Women rolling down the road with Tina McCarthy.

Eating Whole Foods

Get Help FAST

It’s never too late

Just Juicy and all thing Menopause

Respect Yourself

Rule Your World

Fit Fab and Fifty + Jennifer’s new book

Brown Fat, White Fat, Good Fat Bad Fat

Never Look Back sportswear for real women with Corina Collins

Skydiving with Alison Vidotto

Being fit and well with Physiotherapist Leanne Yeung

Your Nose Knows

Get Out of Your Own Way

A Boxing Threesome!

Suck it up Buttercup with Warrior Woman Jenny Ryder

Recharge Your Life with Massage

XXX Shhh V’Juvenate

Your Money or your Health?

Camino de Santiago, Portugues

Make Love to Your Skin!