

Wellness While Walking
Carolyn Cohen
Are midlife metabolism changes making you feel like your body has new rules you don't understand? Struggling to find the consistency, motivation, and pain-free options to maintain your health after age 40, 50, 60 or beyond? Looking for a walking companion who truly understands your health challenges and helps you cut through the health information overwhelm to discover what actually works for your midlife body?
Join Health Coach Carolyn for Wellness While Walking—your 30-minute movement companion that delivers research-backed strategies for weight management, metabolic health, and extending your healthspan in a motivating, compassionate format!
Each episode addresses the real concerns you're facing: how to navigate shifts in your metabolism, establish sustainable habits despite busy schedules, adapt movement to work for you, and implement doable nutrition approaches that work with—not against—your changing body. Coach Carolyn combines the latest walking and health research with practical wisdom that acknowledges the unique challenges of midlife wellness.
Whether you're seeking accountability for consistent action, clarity on conflicting health advice, or gentle guidance for aging vibrantly, Wellness While Walking meets you where you are with understanding and actionable solutions.
By the end of each 30-minute episode, you'll feel physically energized, mentally renewed, and equipped with clear next steps—having moved, learned, laughed, and found the motivation to take the next meaningful step on your health journey!
Join Health Coach Carolyn for Wellness While Walking—your 30-minute movement companion that delivers research-backed strategies for weight management, metabolic health, and extending your healthspan in a motivating, compassionate format!
Each episode addresses the real concerns you're facing: how to navigate shifts in your metabolism, establish sustainable habits despite busy schedules, adapt movement to work for you, and implement doable nutrition approaches that work with—not against—your changing body. Coach Carolyn combines the latest walking and health research with practical wisdom that acknowledges the unique challenges of midlife wellness.
Whether you're seeking accountability for consistent action, clarity on conflicting health advice, or gentle guidance for aging vibrantly, Wellness While Walking meets you where you are with understanding and actionable solutions.
By the end of each 30-minute episode, you'll feel physically energized, mentally renewed, and equipped with clear next steps—having moved, learned, laughed, and found the motivation to take the next meaningful step on your health journey!
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Nov 18, 2020 • 34min
45. Our Daily Lives: Embracing + Elevating the Ordinary
Can we shift our mindset around those pesky everyday tasks of life? Or change the way we do them so they are more fun? We might not ever embrace the ordinary daily rituals with the vim and vigor of Carolyn’s dog, Coby, but it’s worth a shot, right? LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) "Approaching Life With a Beginner's Mind," zenhabits.com Whistle (While You Work It) – song to work by! App for Gamifying Tasks "The Joy of Housework: Finding Focus, Meaning and Gratitude in Daily Chores," thesimpleswan.com "Blessings For Everyday Situations," pjlibrary.org "Shtisel" on Netflix Mezuzah, wikipedia.org Habit Tracker Examples: Here, Here and Here Happier Podcast/Gretchen Rubin -- Episode with Chef Carla Hall The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Nov 11, 2020 • 32min
44. 5 Paths to Wellness: Food, Movement, Stress Reduction, Sleep and Connection
We break down fundamental wellness into categories, and have at them! Your mindset may be shifted as we talk healthy low-hanging fruit! Plus, I have a couple of slots for coaching on my schedule – reach out with any inquiries, or just to chat! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) A Day to Wellness The line-up of speakers Email me at wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com if you’re interested in buying the whole day of talks Coaching My website is being revamped, and I had wanted it done before I offered these two coaching slots up. But the holidays are coming, and many people have urgent issues they want to address, so simply reach out via wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com to discuss your interest – obviously, there is NO/ZERO/ZILCH obligation! DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Nov 4, 2020 • 43min
43. The Case for Cooking (a bit!) + Resilience and Curiosity
We chat about some reasons why we might consider cooking a bit more than we do. And then we tackle resilience and relying on our strengths to keep on keeping on! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) A CASE FOR COOKING Cooked, Michael Pollan Catching FIre: How Cooking Made Us Human, Richard Wrangham Why Are Humans Different Than Other Apes? It's the Cooking, Stupid, nyt.com Food Extrusion, wikipedia.org Americans Spend an Average of 37 Minutes a Day Preparing and Serving Food and Cleaning Up, usda.gov American’s Eating Patterns and Time Spent on Food, usda.gov Trends in US Home Food Preparation and Consumption, 1965/1966-2008/2008, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Kiss the Ground - documentary website Dust Bowl 2.0: Rising Great Plains Dust Levels Stir Concerns, sciencemag. com RESILIENCE AND CURIOSITY Breathing techniques 4-7-8 Breathing Technique Box Breathing 4-4-4-4 Good News Network Some Good News YouTube Series - John Krasinksi High School Student with Autism (Amazing) Basketball Video Are You a Curious Person? Why You May Also Be More Resilient, psychologytoday.com Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Stress, greatergood.berkeley.edu The Impact of Gratitude on Depression and Anxiety, researchgate.net DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Oct 28, 2020 • 40min
42. Calories 101: To Count or Not to Count?
Counting calories come to mind to many when the conversation turns to health and weight loss. But what are they really? And do we need to focus on them, or is worrying about calories a waste of time and energy? We’ll dig in there, and we’ll also spend a few minutes talking about a new documentary, and its optimistic message. LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) CALORIES 101 Why Calories Don’t Matter, drhyman.com Good Calories, Bad Calories, by Gary Taubes. The Caldor Pocket Calorie Counter Book(let) of My Youth, or something pretty close! New Scientific Study: Calories Matter, paleomom.com Feel the Burn: How Do Scientists Count Calories? blogs.scientificamerican.com Do Dieticians Accurately Report Their Food Intake? weightology.net Estimating Food Portions. Influence of unit number, meal type and energy density, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial, bmj.com Low-Carb Diets May Work By Boosting Calorie Burn, webmd.com Episode 32 - Wellness While Walking with guest Dr. Elizabeh Boham, Part 1 Episode 33 - Wellness While Walking with guest Dr. Elizabeh Boham, Part 2 KISS THE GROUND DOCUMENTARY Kiss the Ground movie website Dust Bowl 2.0? Rising Great Plains Dust Levels Stir Concerns, sciencemag.org DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Oct 21, 2020 • 33min
41. Departing Our Comfort Zones + Making New Friends
Approaching life with curiosity and a growth mindset is correlated with wellbeing and life satisfaction. Those are the facts, but guest Terri from the Mixing Up Midlife podcast brings those ideas to life! Our conversation touches on departing from our comfort zones and making new friends. Join our chat! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Mixing Up Midlife podcast website Mixing Up Midlife on Apple Podcasts Mixing Up Midlife Instagram Mixing Up Midlife Facebook Terri on The Vessel, NYC Terri talked about being photographed in front of The Vessel, a building in New York City Terri said it looked like a gyro, but the internet seems to think it looks like shawarma DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Oct 14, 2020 • 32min
40: The Ins and Outs of Coffee + Health and Health Decision-Making Clarity
Episode 40: The Ins and Outs of Coffee and Health + Health Decision-Making Clarity Is coffee good for us or should we quit drinking it? A mega-meta-analysis shows there could be many health benefits. But how do we know if we should be drinking coffee or not? We also take a look at a decision-making pitfall that we can be alert to, whether we’re navigating COVID or another health issue. LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Health Decision-Making Pitfalls The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis. The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think, newyorker.com Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman. When It Comes to Covid-19, Most of Us Have Risk Exactly Backward, nyt.com Against Covid-19, Imperfect Measures Do the Most Good, nyt.com Coffee Deeper Dive – Caffeinated? Decaf? Health Benefits? Keep Drinking it Or Quit It? British Medical Journal (BMJ) Mega-Meta-Analysis: here and here Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee, time.com Whole View Podcast - coffee episode The Benefits of Quitting Caffeine, marksdailyapple.com Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker, PhD. Things I Love Segment Documentary: Kiss the Ground -- Netflix DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Oct 7, 2020 • 34min
39. My Coffee Journey: Flavored, Decaf, Rituals + A Wrong Turn
We cover a lot of ground (he he) in this episode all about java! I've been around the block a few times when it comes to coffee. You'll hear all about the good, the bad, and the unfortunate! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Coffee Advertising - General Foods International Coffees and Sanka Not the Exact International Coffees Commercial I Spoke of, But Similar A Print Ad From My Time Working on The Brand The Joe Montana Commercial for Sanka Joe Montana Sanka Print Ad Spaghetti and a Peanut Butter Sandwich (see Ep. 38!) Reddit: Stonerfood Radio Challenge: Eat Spaghetti With Peanut Butter Sandwich - 5 Minutes of Your Life You'll Never Get Back Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast!

Sep 30, 2020 • 40min
38: In Wellness + in Health: Walking, Cooking, Eating, + Learning Together
What’s it like to live with a health coach? Our guest today tells all! Was he fully onboard or an unwitting accomplice? We'll find out today! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Finding Support -- More Sources in Episode 39 The Supportive Spouse: How to Get the Right Kind of Emotional Support, psychologytoday.com You Want to Eat Healthier, But Your Partner Doesn’t. How Do You Navigate That? Health.clevelandclinic.com What To Do When Your Spouse Isn’t Supportive, firstthings.org DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking. Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.

Sep 23, 2020 • 36min
37. Math + Marcia Brady + “Just” Watch Your Language!
Are there investments we can make in our health now, especially for those of us who will spend more time indoors soon? We talk about how words – our own and others’ – can affect us, and how we have to be careful not to let them diminish us. Don’t even ask what Marcia Brady has to do with it -- “JUST” listen in! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Wellness Tools Propane Patio Heater Instant Pot – Slow Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Plus! Yoga Mat Mini-Trampoline Massage Ball Tools Other Resources Mixing Up Midlife – Intuition Episode Just Busters – Female Podcast Editors Adam J Lewis Academy The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan Holiday Notorious RBG, Irin Carmon Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast. DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.

Sep 16, 2020 • 39min
36. To Snack or Not to Snack: Why, When and How + Dr. Rangan Chatterjee’s Take on “Snacks”
Need a snack to get you to stave off hunger until the next meal? What are the right times to snack, and what’s a healthy snack if we’re partaking? We’ll talk specific snack ideas and recipes. We won't bite off more than we can chew, but we'll also talk about Dr. Rangan Chatterjee’s latest book, Feel Better in 5, where he talks about “snacks” for body, mind and heart. LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Resources: Feel Better in 5, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee (Wellness While Walking Book of the Month, September 2020) Wellness While Walking, Ep. 32: Dr. Boham talked about functional medicine Snacking: Flackers flax seed crackers Mary's Gone Crackers seed crackers Trader Joe's Gluten Free Norwegian Crispbread Recipe: Homemade Tahini Dip Recipe: Homemade Peanut Sauce Recipe: Homemade Creamy Herb Dressing - modify as desired! Recipe: Avocado-Sriracha Mash Cracker Topping Inspiration Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast. DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.