How much do you move in a day? We all know movement is life. It enhances our lives in ways we cannot imagine. According to Petra Fisher, a movement coach, working on your feet pays off. It connects us to the ground. Our feet hugely impact our ankles, knees, hips, pelvic floor, low back, spine, neck, and shoulders.

Petra joined the outdoor movement after having a career in the corporate world that didn't feel like the IT for her. Her body was physically broken, and she wouldn't do a lot of things. The therapy sessions she attended made her realise she loved working with bodies more than being in corporate. It led her to movement coaching. She started working with Katie Bowman. 

Petra enjoyed how her life was changing for the better and decided to quit her job to pursue her newfound journey, which gave her the freedom to be outdoors all the time.
In this episode, Petra shares how movement changed her life, what inspired her to become an outdoor person, the benefits of adding movement to your daily routines, the different places she has lived, and her journey to developing strong, happy feet, among other things. 

Listen to this episode to learn more.

Key Talking Points of the Episode:
[01:03] Getting to know Petra
[04:12] What led Petra to choose her life of movement coaching and being a nomad?
[08:11] The truth about surfing
[14:16] The importance of movement as a daily practice
[16:42] Petra's controlled articular rotations(CARS)
[19:30] What are the most common things people suffer from that they don't realise before starting to work with Petra?
[22:46] What does Petra feel about being bare feet?
[26:27] My experience being barefoot
[32:37] Petra's transition from stilettoes to having strong, happy feet
[37:55] What is it like for Petra to be a minimalist traveler, an online coach, and a surfer?
[41:13] How does Petra deal with WIFI during her travel?
[45:47] What does Petra carry with her when travelling?
[47:35] What Petra hopes to experience in Bali 
[49:11] My experience in Sri Lanka
[54:15] Impact of tourism on local economies
[58:50] Petra's online movement classes
[01:07:41] Be the weirdo in the park 
[01:13:41] What's Petra doing right now for fun?
[01:14:29] What's in the pipeline for Petra at the moment?

Magical Gems from the Episode: 
"How you feel after surfing is such an intense flow state that I always find it very hard to get anything else done."

"When you're thinking about your movement life, there's a huge place for specific, focused exercises to help you figure out those blind spots and repatterning."

"CARS, as a regular daily practice, let you move all your joints and all of their biggest ranges."

"Our culture is good at measuring and avoiding acute risks, things that will kill you, but that doesn't happen very often."

"A foot transition is never a single journey. You don't go from a shot human to a barefoot human and expect that your feet will be fine. What your feet are going to do is evolve constantly in response to the movement environment that you're giving them."

"People think travelling is being on holiday, which it is not. For me travelling was about this constant adaptation to the unknown."

"I like to think about my life more as a set of toolboxes and priorities."
"We need to start making movement more normal if we all want to thrive."

Connect with Petra Fisher:
Website: https://www.petrafishermovement.com/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petrafishermovement/ 

**Do not forget to check out Petra’s courses** https://www.petrafishermovement.com/programs/
Connect with me on: 
Website: https://julieangel.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie_angel_movementsnacks/ 
 Email: [email protected] 

**Do not forget to checkout my course**
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Welcome to this episode of The Curious Midlife podcast. Today, Julie guides us on how to be 360 degrees strong and its benefits to unleash our fitness and strength regardless of age and gender. She will also share why training matters and its effects on other aspects of our life.

360 Degrees Strong

[4:54]

Since we enjoy doing things we're good at, most people don't train. However, it is outside of the comfort zone that growth occurs. We get to test our limits at that point. However, the environment in which we want to conduct this exploration must also make us feel safe.

[7:39]

Your best ally is fear. To know if something is worth listening to, you must become friends with it.

Where Training Matters

[9:24]

There is no time for you to stop and warm up when you're in an emergency situation. You’ll need to be prepared at that moment and do all sorts of things to be safe. That's when the training matters.

[10:18] 

We enjoy practising our strengths. But it's also very beneficial to begin to take pleasure in the things you are truly bad at. Because the things you are bad at will make up the gaps.

Enjoy Sleeping

[15:13]

Sleep is amazing. It is the foundation. It’s when you reset and rebuild. So at 53, Julie needs to find a balance because she enjoys playing and enjoying her movement.

Value of Transition and Skill Acquisition

[21:50]

The benefit of transformation and skill development is that you can use them in other areas of your life. For instance, you might be afraid of breaking the jump. It's not necessary to jump. It's just a phrase that suggests overcoming a challenge through mental, physical, emotional, and possibly even imaginative means.

Showing up For Yourself

[23:56]

Being strong in all directions helps you stay safe because you can always keep in touch with your nervous system to check in and see how you're doing. Additionally, when your nervous system is relaxed and you are primarily operating in a safe environment, your range of motion is increased, giving you access to your strength and fitness.

Celebrate

[27:23]

Normally, no one celebrates the small things they do, but Julie does. And so she wants you to celebrate as well. Celebrate those small and micro things you’ve achieved because all those are involved for you to be 360 degrees strong. 

Go to https://julieangel.com/ to find free resources and get started on the free movement courses and free movements next guide.

You can also follow Julie on her social:

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Welcome to another episode of the Curious Midlife Podcast.

Today's special guest is Kyle Koch. 
Kyle is a former IT software technician turned nature nerd. Kyle quit his 9-5 office job in 2011 to enroll in the Wilderness Awareness School's 9-month Immersion program. He spent the following 8 years both studying and working for WAS, before setting off on his own. Kyle dedicated his life to helping others reconnect with the natural world. He has been facilitating transformative experiences in nature for over a decade: inspiring youth and adults to connect to their gifts through exploration, play and curiosity. Kyle has nature connection skills from folks 4-74 in a multitude of environments all over North America. His favorite hobby is foraging for food through parkour and natural movement. He believes the combination of nature skills and community practices can help us create a more meaningful life. When not teaching or facilitating you can find Kyle exploring ways to deepen his connection with nature, his community and himself.

You can contact and follow him at:
[email protected]
@trottingsparrow
And enjoy his work here too: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/retreats

Like, subscribe and share! So many great conversations to come!

cheers x Julie

This week's episode features the wonderful Courtney Townley. 

Courtney has been helping women around the world take better care of themselves with more consistency and ease for the past 20 years. She helps women mend their relationship with themselves so they can achieve deep health and deliver their best to the things that matter most to them.
Deep health, in her opinion, isn’t about following someone else’s set of rules and regulations for your life, it is about getting to know yourself better so you can lead yourself better.
She is the hostess of the highly-rated podcast, Grace & Grit, where she encourages women to expand the definition of health far beyond the topics of diet and exercise.
Courtney is a level 2 certified nutrition coach through Precision Nutrition, a certified strength coach via the National Strength & Conditioning Association and a certified life coach via The Life Coach School.


Get her free Midlife Magic guide here:
https://graceandgrit.com/midlifemagic/

You can find Courtney on 
Her website:
www.graceandgrit.com

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GraceGritLlc?ref=hl

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/gracegrit/

Like, subscribe and share and help spread the word that midlife is a time to move through the world feeling better, happier, stronger and more confident!

Starting is always the hardest part so they say. And I've seen that time and time again.

I'm a big fan of the science of small wins and in thinking small if you want big change. And creating changes that are sustainable and will serve you well. 

In todays podcast I dive into what that means and could look like. Why finding your own style of Movement that brings you joy is key.

Recognising that movement is emotional.

How the interconnectedness of Movement Snacks, an Age Positive Mindset, Parkour & Play and of course Strong Resting are what is going to lead to sustainable success. 

This is the MAPS system that I use with all of my 1:1 clients in my 12 week course designed to help midlife women reclaim and increase their physical strength & confidence so they get their mojo back, feel brave and have adventures and age with grace. 

If any of my message or approach resonated with you, you can book a free discovery call and we can identify where you're at, where you want to get to and what that might look like. 
https://calendly.com/julieangel/experiment1et

If you are a good fit you'll be invited to apply for my course and for us to work together. 

Enjoy and let me know your thoughts! You can reach me at [email protected]

In January 2021 I decided to join Damien Norris's very generous and free 365 days to a Handstand on Facebook.

It taught me and revealed way more than the physical act of a free standing handstand.

Trusting in the process, consistency, support and accountability. What it means to trust in the process and simply show up.

The link between fear and our physical abilities and how health, fitness and strength are all a process of delayed gratification. The body knows.

Thank you Damien! If you want to follow this programme and reach out to Damien, here is Day 1, there is a full playlist on his YouTube channel to guide you through the year :)

If you're curious and want to Move More in your daily life, get my free Move More course here: https://julieangel.com/free-move-more-course-to-get-you-back-on-track/

Selene is the Feisty Menopause Content Manager & Hit Play Not Pause Podcast Host

She is also a top-selling professional health and fitness writer who lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, USA Cycling licensed coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off road racer, and former All-American Ironman triathlete.

We know she is when asking the questions, so it was a joy to turn the tables and find out more about her journey, story and living a life in motion.

Find out more about the work she's doing at:

https://www.feistymenopause.com/

And the game changing book for active midlife women:

Next Level book: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Kicking-Crushing-Menopause/dp/0593233158

If you're curious and want to Move More in your daily life, get my free Move More course here: https://julieangel.com/free-move-more-course-to-get-you-back-on-track/

Louise is a holistic nutrition coach for midlife women. 

"Hi, I am a Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant graduated from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.

I work with midlife women who are feeling exhausted, depleted, and out of balance in their life with ALL of the uncomfortable symptoms of peri-menopause. 

Together we use food, nutrition, and lifestyle changes so you can leverage this period of natural hormonal change to come home to yourself at midlife. By learning what your symptoms are telling your you can regain your mojo, shift out of overwhelm and lose those feelings of loss of control which emerge as your hormones fluctuate and your body changes. The goal is to BUILD health at midlife to boost your energy and extend your active years in your exciting next chapter.

Peri-menopause is a powerful shift from our fertile years to greater creativity and empowerment. Whole foods and dense nutrition can support you to understand your body better, avoid exhaustion and change the trajectory on other emerging health issues in midlife. You get to deeply love on your body with delicious and nutritious meals and snacks!

As a dedicated listener, I approach the beautiful, intricate tapestry that is you, with empathy, warmth and an attitude of loving kindness. We are what we eat and I believe implicitly in the power of food to support your most vibrant midlife health allowing you to experience the best health of your life at midlife."

If you're curious and want to Move More in your daily life, get my free Move More course here: https://julieangel.com/free-move-more-course-to-get-you-back-on-track/

SHOW NOTES:

After realising there was a loss of fun in her life, dreading the camping trips, being overweight, at age 46, her doctor said she needed to eat less and exercise more.
She had been dieting since 15 yrs old and couldn't exercise due to feeling exhausted.

She knew something was wrong and couldn't imagine ageing from that place at 46 yrs old.

Serendipity played her hand, when driving home she a sign for the Canadian school for Natural Nutrition.

She learnt, changed how and what she ate and saw a turn around even though still thinking 'you can really do that with food?!'

We are what we eat.
She had never anticipated starting a business around nutrition but did.

She specialises in midlife women and perimenopause.
Midlife women have the most empathy and experience, humour and midlife women rock!

Enjoy the show!

How Louise turned her life around with food.
The holistic healing power of the body.
The lack of education and knowledge around womens health.
How peri-menopause is a natural hormonal process.
How standard health care is divorced from womens health - we are not 'little men'.
Removing the stigma and shame around talking about our health.
How our hormones effect every cell in our body.
The symptoms of peri-menopause and how their depletion does not happen in a  gentle linear fashion. It's spikes and crashes.
How we can support ourselves through that process.
The role of cortisol.
Peri-menopause is an opportunity to evaluate, listen and decide what we want.
How it's time to stop being a 'good girl,'
We should know what is happening in our body.
The medicalisation of a natural hormonal process.
The first line of defence of our brain and bone health has and still in food and exercise.

Louise Carr Nutrition

Get your free Hormone Balancing Recipe Book ww.louisecarrnutrition.com 

https://www.instagram.com/louise.carr.nutrition/

If you're curious and want to Move More in your daily life, get my free Move More course here: https://julieangel.com/free-move-more-course-to-get-you-back-on-track/