Dr. Maria Cristina, Sheehan Health and Wellness, is an expert on aging as we know it. At the age of 69 she stepped away from her academic career, where she served as a CEO for 20 years, and into the world of fitness. Today at the age of 77 she is a natural body fitness competitor winning multiple gold and silver medals in bikini, swimsuit and sports model categories in international competitions since 2017.
She became a health coach and fitness trainer and now coaches women over 55 both online and in person. She is a sought-after speaker for audiences that want to improve their health and turn back the clock.
She also enjoys providing keynote speeches on wellness and longevity and working with executives and their teams to foster healthy lifestyle habits to enhance their health and improve productivity.
She has been featured on the Aging and Awesome TV series and now hosts fitness retreats in Central America for women wanting to reclaim their bodies and energize their health.
Her programs feature how to transform your thinking about aging while mastering the movement right for you and the meal plan that is sustainable to achieve your ideal weight and highest level of energy. She is the best example of her own philosophy which is we can get stronger with age. She believes adults, especially women over 55, should not expect to be frail and dependent as the decades advance.
Her journey began at age 69 when she found herself agingtypically, slowing down gaining weight and feeling the decline she was experiencing was inevitable. She was never an athlete in fact the last picked for any sports team as a child and barely passing the PE requirement in college. In her 50s she tried everything from prepacked diet foods to exercise programs she could never sustain. Turning 69 she determined 70 was not going to go well. She took the advice of her financial consultant and turned to a bodybuilding pro expecting to solve all her weight issues in the 36 sessions he required to start working with him. She believed that she might gain hulk tyle muscles,which of course is ridiculous, and he told her so. Completing the 36 sessions taught her disciple and provided accountability and she saw that in that short amount of time she could gain strength. She needed the critical component to strength training which is nutrition and found the Health Coach Institute. She became a health coach and from there her journey continued to flourish.
She created the closed FB Group for women Flourish with Age where she provides motivation and wellness tips, exercises and information about women living longer better.
She is currently offering a special subscription program until the end of the year. It’s designed to give women that same accountability and knowledge she has acquired on her journey.
In February 2024 she will be offering the Elite Wellness Retreat in Panama There are just six spots available for this luxury once in a lifetime wellness experience which will include the latest information of longevity at its best and exciting excursions.
In this episode Maria talks about health, mindset, meals, movement, and much more!
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