The Weekly Walk

This week Joyce and Eric talk about one of Joyce’s favorite things, sleep! Sleep is important for your mind, mood, and body and should be a priority in your life. Walk along with Joyce and Eric as they dive into the topic. Lace up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to listen to while you take a walk.

This week Joyce and Eric dig into the theme of March: I’m In. Lace-up your sneakers and join us for the perfect podcast to take on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Debbie Weiss, author of “Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love,” for a casual conversation you can walk to. Debbie and Joyce dive deep into the importance of connection and the difficulty of making friends as an adult. They also discuss what worked for Debbie in reinvesting in herself to create a life of love and connection after the loss of her husband.

About Debbie
Debbie is a former attorney who earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2020. A native of the Bay Area, she turned to writing after George, her husband and partner of more than three decades, died of cancer in April 2013, and she found herself single and living alone for the first time in her life. Weiss’s essays have been published in The New York Times's “Modern Love” column, HuffPost, Woman’s Day and Reader’s Digest, among other publications.

Connect with Debbie

Website: https://debbieweissauthor.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbieweissauthor

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

This week Joyce and Eric tackle the age-old question, “Where to walk”. There are so many different places and each has its own benefit. Lace-up your sneakers and join us for the perfect podcast to take on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Jesse Greenberg, managing partner at 383 Ventures, for a casual conversation you can walk to. From daily check-ins with your mind and body, to finding connection with others, and to discovering beautiful places throughout the world only accessible by foot, Joyce and Jesse delve into not only the benefits of walking, but also the power it can bring.

About Jesse

Jesse is a standout investment and operations leader, blending deep private equity credentials with innovative operating experience across music, media and tech.

As Managing Partner of 383 Ventures, Jesse advises and invests across the music and entertainment landscape. His background spans Investment Banking and Private Equity, running a 250+ person advertising agency and leading a live events and experiential marketing firm that excelled during Covid by creating scaled Covid-friendly concerts with the biggest artists in the world, including Garth Brooks, Metallica and Bon Jovi.

Connect with Jesse

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesseg33/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-greenberg33/

Join Joyce & Dr. Stuart McGill, Chief Scientific Officer at Backfitpro Inc, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Waterloo, for a casual conversation you can walk to. Joyce and Dr. McGill discuss how walking is a non-negotiable activity for spine health, the importance of assessing the cause of your back pain, and how to find a workable plan to correct it.

About Dr. McGill

Dr. McGill is a “distinguished professor emeritus”, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world.

He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases, and elite performers, are regularly referred to him for consultation.

Connect with Dr. McGill

Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/

Book: Back Mechanic

This week Joyce and Eric dig into the process of building habits. The share 3 personal habits they have and one they are working and tools and tips to help you build your habits. Lace up your sneakers and join us for the perfect podcast to take on a 30 minute walk.

Join Joyce & Micki Havard, Pilates Instructor, Author and Teacher Trainer, for a casual conversation you can walk to. Micki shares the history and value of a Pilates practice, and she and Joyce discuss how to live your best life, including normalizing the fear and anxiety of starting something new, but also the power of just beginning.

About Micki

Micki is a Pilates instructor with over 20 years of experience. In 2011, she started a Wellness company called MickiPhit, where she combines her knowledge of Pilates, group fitness and movement to enhance the life of her clients.

In 2018, she launched a membership based Online Pilates Studio (MickiPhit.com) that offers 24/7 access to step-by-step instructional Pilates videos providing simplified Pilates for your home or on-the-go Pilates practice. She also offers the MickiPhit Fitness app for those who want more athletic weight training workouts for home or on-the-go. Her book, Pilates for Everyone, provides over 100 variations of Pilates and Pilates inspired exercises, making Pilates more accessible to students of many fitness levels.

Connect with Micki

Website: https://www.mickiphit.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mickiphit

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

MickiPhit Pilates Retreat in Zermatt, Switzerland 

This week Joyce and Eric talk about the “sprint”. The sprint can catapult you toward your dreams, show you what you are made of, and show you what you can accomplish in a short amount of time. Lace up your sneakers and join us for the perfect podcast to take on a 30 minute walk.

Join Joyce & Dr. Grace Lo, clinical researcher with a focus on osteoarthritis, for a casual conversation you can walk to. Joyce and Grace explore the different types of arthritis, and the research of how walking can help one from developing frequent knee pain from osteoarthritis. 

About Dr. Lo

Dr. Grace Lo is a clinical researcher with a focus on osteoarthritis since 2001.  She is an assistant professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Rheumatology at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.  She received her rheumatology training at Boston University, where she also obtained a Masters of Science in Epidemiology.  She has been working with investigators of the Osteoarthritis Initiative, a cohort of people who are either at high risk for or already had symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis at the time of enrollment, and has spent much of her research efforts conducting studies using data that has emanated from this cohort.