He's one of the best-known real estate agents on the South Shore — and two years ago, Billy D was out of shape, frustrated, and had already quit every gym he'd ever joined. Nothing stuck past six months. In this episode, Bobby and Maria sit down with Billy to unpack what changed: nearly 200 workouts in two years, 25 pounds down, 10 pounds of muscle up, and a training session his 17-year-old son couldn't finish.

What we cover:

- Why a guy in his early 50s who never trained finally started, and stayed

- The day-one goal (lose 25, gain 10) and hitting it in about nine months

- Working around injuries instead of through them

- Why every other gym failed to stick, and the trainer difference

- The 35-minute drive test: how far you'll go when it's actually working

- Out-training a 17-year-old who calls him "old man"

- Creatine, a gallon of water a day, and keeping the smoker in the rotation

- Leading 94 agents: how fitness became a leadership tool

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:28 - Meet Billy D

1:56 - Two years, nearly 200 workouts

3:54 - Out of shape in his early 50s

5:20 - Goal: lose 25 lbs, gain 10

6:59 - Trusting the process

7:35 - Training around injuries

12:53 - Why other gyms never stuck

14:58 - The 35-minute drive test

16:42 - Training style & accountability

18:06 - Non-scale wins & confidence

19:29 - Out-training his teenage son

22:39 - Creatine, water & BBQ balance

25:29 - Fitness as leadership

26:54 - Wrap-up

Big Day Fitness helps adults over 40 move better, get stronger, and live bigger — with locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA. Find us at bigdayfit.com, on Instagram at @bigday_fitness, or email [email protected]. Hear the show on 95.9 WATD-FM.

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She turned 65, hurt her shoulder, and typed "gym for older people" into Google. What Ellie Hickey found instead got her back on the water — rowing out of Cohasset Harbor at 66, pressing 25 pounds overhead with the arm she once couldn't raise, and winning the gym's body composition challenge she was nervous to even weigh in for. Bobby and Maria talk with Ellie about strength training after 60, her husband's comeback from bypass surgery, four generations of an active family, and why her plan is simple: strong at 65, stronger at 70.

Chapters:

0:00 Meet member Ellie Hickey

1:03 Rowing at 62, joining at 65

2:49 Rowing out of Cohasset Harbor

3:53 From runner to rower

4:37 Googling "gym for older people"

5:58 Shoulder comeback: 25 lbs overhead

6:26 Bypass surgery & why strength matters

9:04 Four generations of movement

10:30 The "young gram" motivation

12:48 Muscle up, fat down

14:22 Processed foods challenge

16:16 You get to go to the gym

17:57 Saturday mobility class

19:19 Stairs & grocery bag wins

22:47 First-day nerves

24:48 How new members start

27:29 Wrap-up & contact info

The Big Day Fitness Show helps adults over 40 move better, get stronger, and live bigger. From Big Day Fitness in Norwell and Duxbury, MA. Learn more at bigdayfit.com or email [email protected].

Susanne Bloom joined Big Day Fitness in Norwell about five months after losing her husband. One year later, she's down 10+ pounds, up 2 pounds of muscle, sleeping through the night, and rowing every Saturday.

Bobby and Maria talk with Susanne — a nurse of 33 years and a founding member of our Duxbury location — about starting over after five years as a caregiver, why she calls movement a privilege, and how small group training rebuilt her strength and her social life on the South Shore.

In this episode: strength training as injury insurance for a career of lifting patients, functional fitness that shows up in real life, the menopause workshop that led her to HRT and better sleep, and the food journal that revealed she wasn't eating enough.

If you're over 40 and want to move better, get stronger, and live bigger, this one's for you.

Learn more at bigdayfit.com or email [email protected].

Chapters:

Meet Suzanne

Why she joined

Starting over after caregiving

Movement is a privilege

Strength as injury insurance

Functional fitness in real life

Community and the walk to the gym

The menopause workshop and HRT

Better sleep, less stiffness

The numbers: fat loss, muscle gain

The food journal

The domino effect

How to reach Big Day Fitness

Fresh off a trip to Spain — where Bobby and Maria got married a second time so her family could finally be there — they unpack the moments that stuck with them. Front and center: Bobby's 92-year-old grandmother, who flew across the world, danced through Madrid, and walked him down the aisle. It's the clearest proof of a simple idea: your health is an investment, and moments like these are the payout.

What we cover:
• Health as an investment — why the work you put in now "cashes out" decades later
• Staying capable at 92 — how years of balance work and staying active let Bobby's grandmother crush an 8-hour-flight trip
• Closing the gap — Bobby's dad, 57, and the hike that reset what he believes he can do
• The misogi — the once-a-year "pick one scary thing" challenge, and Maria's 7-hour, 4,000-foot climb she almost talked herself out of
• "Bone on bone" at 17 — the diagnosis that told Maria to stop, and how strength training gave her a decade pain-free
• When a doctor says "never again" — why a second opinion and a little proactivity matter
• The joint-by-joint approach — why knee pain often isn't about the knee, and what to work on instead
• Proactive vs. reactive health — where strength training ends and PT, chiros, and doctors begin

Chapters:
00:00 — Welcome
00:29 — Back from Spain: the wedding they did twice
03:13 — Bringing family, including a 92-year-old grandmother
05:43 — She walked Bobby down the aisle (again)
07:01 — Health is an investment that cashes out
07:21 — Bobby's dad, 57, and the hike that reset his baseline
11:14 — The misogi: pick one scary thing a year
12:15 — Maria's misogi: a 7-hour climb she almost skipped
16:46 — "Bone on bone" at 17: Maria's knee story
20:16 — When a doctor says "never again"
21:44 — Why your knee pain might not be your knee
25:00 — Proactive vs. reactive health (and PT + strength)

About the show:
The Big Day Fitness Show is hosted by Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez — strength training, mobility, nutrition, and real-talk wellness for adults over 40. Big Day Fitness has locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, helping the South Shore move better, get stronger, and live bigger.

New episodes every week. Catch us on 95.9 WATD-FM, or listen to the podcast at bigdayfit.com.

Subscribe for a new episode every week, and follow @bigday_fitness on Instagram. If you're on the South Shore and want to train with us in Norwell or Duxbury, reach out through bigdayfit.com — we'd love to help you get started.

Dr. An-Louise Johnson — "Doc," a South Shore oral surgeon and mom in her 50's — spent nearly a decade building muscle. When she started a GLP-1, she had one rule: don't lose it. She gets honest about how she pulled it off.

In this episode:

• Why "strong" beat "skinny" — and made fitness finally sustainable
• The muscle-loss risk of GLP-1s, and the plan she used to keep every pound
• Hitting 143g of protein a day, going from 3 to 5 workouts a week, and where people quietly miss protein
• "It felt like a miracle — but I still did the work"
• Food as fuel, not comfort
• Showing up anyway: motion is lotion, and why 40 minutes late still counts
• Modifying around a bad back, a sore shoulder, even a cast
• Why a room full of 40s–70s who "look like you" changes everything

Chapters:
00:00 Meet Dr. An-Louise Johnson
01:33 Getting strong, not skinny
03:36 The weighted vest and Christmas boxes
05:19 Starting a GLP-1, keeping muscle
07:26 More protein, more often
08:26 143g of protein a day
10:29 Why past diets failed
12:03 Food as fuel, not comfort
14:52 Showing up when you don't want to
16:48 Trusting experts, finding your people
20:07 Coaches, mods and a silly icebreaker
23:51 Injuries and "motion is lotion"

The Big Day Fitness Show with Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez — strength, mobility, nutrition, and real-talk wellness for adults over 40. Big Day Fitness has gyms in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, helping the South Shore move better, get stronger, and live bigger.

New episodes weekly, also on 95.9 WATD-FM. Follow @bigday_fitness on Instagram. Want to train with us in Norwell or Duxbury? Start at bigdayfit.com.

Most people think they ate "pretty good" today — and have no real idea what they actually put in their body. In this episode, Bobby and Maria break down the nutrition basics that actually move the needle for adults over 40: building awareness before chasing perfection, why protein is the easiest first win, and how hidden fats quietly blow up your calories without you noticing.

What we cover:

• The simple food journal that beats counting macros (and why awareness comes first)
• The 3-day journal method we start every member with — 2 weekdays, 1 weekend
• Why "diet" should mean lifestyle, not a 2-month sprint you burn out of
• How much protein you actually need: 0.7–1g per pound of goal bodyweight
• The thermogenic effect — why protein costs you calories just to digest it
• How to make protein less boring (sources, sauces, and the protein-shake shortcut)
• The domino effect: how one small win pulls the next one along
• Picking a clean protein powder by reading the label
• Why fat hits 9 calories per gram — and the olive-oil-vs-popcorn eye-opener
• Eating out: the hidden butter problem and how to order around it

What if the gym could actually be fun? In this debut episode of the Big Day Fitness Show on WATD, hosts Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez introduce themselves and share the story behind Big Day Fitness — a gym built specifically for adults over 40 who are done with cookie-cutter workout programs that leave them burned out, injured, or just plain bored.

Bobby and Maria break down why strength training is the single most important thing you can do for your body as you age, what the difference between lifespan and health span means for your future, and why the right fitness program should build you up — not break you down.

Plus, hear the inspiring story of member Sue, who went from chronic back pain to jumping on horseback again, and find out why so many self-proclaimed "non-gym people" end up never wanting to leave Big Day Fitness.

If you're over 40 and looking for a fitness approach that actually fits your life, this episode is your starting point.

Bobby and Maria dive into what really happens during perimenopause and menopause — the symptoms no one warns you about, why they happen, and what you can actually do to feel better. Maria also shares insights from her brand-new book, The Guide to Perimenopause and Menopause, a simple, no-nonsense resource for women who want real answers and practical solutions.

Bobby and Maria reveal how sticking to simple, ordinary habits in fitness, nutrition, and life can compound into extraordinary results over time.

Snacking trips up even the most disciplined eater. In this episode, Bobby and Maria break down why snacks are so hard to resist, how food companies design them to keep you eating, and what you can do about it. You’ll hear practical tips like portion control tricks, choosing “stop-at-one” snacks, and using cues to end meals. Plus, we dive into the science of your stomach’s cleanup system and why constant grazing may be sabotaging your digestion. Whether you struggle with ice cream, almonds, or endless Pringles, this episode will help you snack smarter—and feel better.