There are a lot of things out there right now that are dark and hard to hear… So in the spirit of this Thanksgiving week, I decided that I would focus on the things that are bringing me the most joy right now. Listen to this episode to find out what they are! There are […]

“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!” Little did I know that when I watched Finding Nemo with my niece and nephews all those years ago, that Dory's mantra would become a touchstone for me as a business owner years later. Today's message and show is a tribute to all my fellow business owners out there… […]

Well this is a special week!  It's the 6th anniversary of the Get Lively with Jan Show! It's so fitting that this week we welcome a special guest, former Simmons colleague and friend, Allyson Irish. Allyson and I started working together in 2003 at Simmons College and 20 years later, we've got some stories to […]

As a health and fitness coach, it is probably no surprise that I've recently received many inquiries about Ozempic and the new weight loss drugs that many people are now using. I've listened to many podcasts about this class of drugs, but I needed to sit down and do more research.  So I did.  I […]

Earlier this year, I had gotten into the practice of writing down one thing each morning that I was 100% committed to doing and would make happen no matter what. Simple tasks – I'm not talking about “redesign my website” but perhaps the task would be: Make a list of things that need to be […]

I was listening to a podcast this morning and the woman was talking about how she built her business while working full-time as an elementary school teacher.  She talked about working before work, after work, late at night, weekends, and every space in between while she was building her business. I used to be the […]

After almost a decade in business, there are catch phrases that seem to have popped up at Get Lively. Things that I say all the time, and honestly, in some cases, things I didn't even REALIZE I was saying all the time until it was pointed out to me. “If it's not fun, what's the […]

Jumping into the first week of October with a slightly different topic on the podcast and in this weekly message… Now that we've hopped back into our fall routines, and as we have now been at our newest studio location for six months, I've been thinking about YOUR experience at Get Lively. Chatting more about […]

As promised, here is part two of my thoughts and reflections after watching the Netflix docuseries: Live to 100: Lessons from the Blue Zones. In last week's show, I talked about the lessons we have to learn from how people who live in these regions eat and move… and to break it down in the […]

I watched a docuseries called: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, on Netflix. I first learned about the “blue zones” about a decade ago while studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  If you are not familiar with the phrase, it's the five areas around the globe where people live/or have lived, much […]