The Over 50 Health & Wellness Podcast

Text us a comment or question!Diets have gotten a bad rap recently. And it’s easy to see why. Research shows that the vast majority of dieters who lose weight gain it all back within 12 months, and sometimes with a little extra as an added bonus. More people than ever before are overweight, and more people than ever before are going on diets. What’s going on here? That fact that Americans collectively lose millions of pounds every year would suggest that diets do in fact work. So why are we continually struggling with long term sustainable weight loss?What if diets aren’t addressing the real problem? Us humans are complex emotional creatures, and we eat for a wide variety of reasons. We eat when were hungry of course, but we also eat to celebrate holidays and special occasions, when we’re out with family and friends. But there’s a darker side to why we eat. Many of us unconsciously eat to numb painful emotions and feelings – we eat when we’re anxious, sad, depressed, and overwhelmed. Sand eating in this way ultimately brings on more pain, more feelings of shame, humiliation, and guilt – which feeds into a vicious downward spiral. And the best diet in the world isn’t going to address the root of this problem.My guest today is Tricia Nelson. Tricia is the internationally acclaimed author of the book “Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now” and is an emotional eating expert who has helped thousands of people heal their relationships with food. Join us this week as Tricia shares her personal journey of recognizing and overcoming her own emotional eating disorder, why dieting won’t help you overcome emotional eating, how to know if you are an emotional eater, and if so, what steps you can take to gain control of your life and your health.  You can connect with Tricia in the following ways:Website: https://www.healyourhunger.com/Heal You Hunger Podcast: https://www.healyourhunger.com/heal-your-hunger-2/Book Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1521101108/TedX Talk – Heal Your Hunger – What If Weight Loss Isn’t About Food? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSe2vaxXXMInstagram - @tricianelson_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HealYourHungerFB Group Secret Sauce to End Emotional Eating - https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretsaucetoendemotionaleatingAre you and emotional eater quiz - https://www.healyourhunger.com/are-you-an-emotional-eater-or-food-addict/ Sponsor Info:Living Libations – https://livinglibations.com/Use coupon code SILVEREDGE at checkout for 10% off your order!More free resources over at www.silveredgefree.com👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!I must admit, I’m a sucker for a good transformation story. I never get tired of hearing how people face great challenges and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. There’s just something about stories of facing hardship – of real-life struggles – and coming out the other end a better person. And today’s guest is a perfect example of this. He had an active and athletic background – he was the captain of his high school football team – but somewhere in midlife his health took a turn for the worse. He was married, had five kids, a high-pressure job, and he put self-care on the back burner. He was no longer active and was eating what many stressed out parents eat – which is quick and easy – but very unhealthy – meals. And he grew heavier and unhealthier. He stopped weighing himself after he hit 315 pounds. Things were bad, and about to get much worse. He was diagnosed with cancer. But – because this is a transformation story – this tale has a happy ending.My guest today is Michael Martz. Michael is a personal trainer and fitness coach who specializes in helping men and women over 40 reach their fitness goals and lead a healthy life. Join us as Michael shares his amazing personal transformation story as well as his thoughts and tips on strong healthy aging! You can connect with Michael here:Website - https://www.martzfitness.com/Instagram - @martzfitnessFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/MARTZFitnessEmail – martzfit50@gmail.comSponsor Information – Energy BitsWhat the heck is an “energy bit?” Bits are tiny “bits of nutrition” made purely of algae, a sustainable whole food crop endorsed by NASA and United Nations as the most nutritionally dense food in the world. Scientific studies have shown that algae’s nutrients improve immune health, gut health, energy, longevity, nutrition and beauty. Swallow or chew a few algae tablets to flood your body with pure, toxin-free nutrition, protein and nutrients you simply can’t get from any other food or supplement.Main website - https://www.energybits.com/Vitality Bits (50/50 Spirulina/chlorella) - https://www.energybits.com/vitalitybits.htmlUse coupon code “silveredge” to save 20% off your order!👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this week’s episode of the Coach’s Corner, I start out by announcing my new Facebook group – the Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint - and inviting you to join.  Then I take on the delicate subject of the “healthy at any size movement,” and conclude with a brief discussion of the importance of maintaining a healthy skin microbiome.  The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:Over 50 Lean Body Blueprint Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3172506236368032Instagram – @thesilver_edgePersonal Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kevin.english.1675275/Self Magazine “Future of Fitness” Issue - SELF's Future of Fitness Issue | SELFLiving Libations Website - https://livinglibations.com/Remember to use coupon code “silveredge” at checkout to save 10% off your order!Nadine Artemis Podcast Episode - https://silveredgefitness.com/episode56/ 👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!We live in society that rewards having. Having a nice house, a fancy car, an important job title, a college degree, a fit body. And there’s nothing wrong with any of those things. I have or have had all those things. But where we run into trouble is when we allow having these things to define who we are. In other words - when our internal value is derived from having these external things. We feel we need to have these things in order to be worthy – to be enough. So we often do – or act – from a place of unworthiness in order to get these things so that we – and others – will consider us to be worthy. But what if we flip that script? What if we start from a place of being worthy – of being enough, and THEN do the work for the things we desire from a place of self-compassion. What if you, as a spiritual entity, already are – and always have been – enough?My guest today is Andy Petranek. Andy has a fascinating story. He was a musical prodigy as a child, then went on to join the Marines, ran eco-challenges and eventually became a Red Bull sponsored adventure racing athlete, was a CrossFit Games athlete, opened and one of the most successful CrossFit gyms in the world, and co-founded the Whole Life Challenge. He was on top of the world – he had accomplished so much. But all of that came suddenly and unexpectantly crashing down when he became paralyzed by anxiety and severe panic attacks. What happened? How did this former Marine, CrossFit Athlete, sponsored adventure racer end up here? While that’s a fascinating part of this story – it’s not near as compelling as what came next.Join us this week as Andy shares his incredible story – his rise and his fall – and how he rebuilt and reimagined himself to become a professional life, leadership, and performance coach who helps people create greater levels of confidence, joy, fulfillment, and meaning in their lives. You can connect with Andy here:Website – https://andypetranek.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/andypetranekInstagram - @andypetranekYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkUBgg0MjjwdqSZ49SzMmgPHFtSEnqHbdWe discussed the following during this episode:Whole Life Challenge Website – https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/Whole Life Challenge YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/WholeLifeChallengeWW/featuredCarolyn Freyer-Jones - https://carolynfreyerjones.com/👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!We are culturally programmed to focus on the outcome – not the journey. Afterall, we are rewarded for outcomes. But this model applies poorly to health and fitness. When we focus primarily on “losing weight” or “getting fit,” we miss a huge component of creating sustainable life-long change. And that’s the journey – as in the HOW and WHY we create change. My guest today states that working is winning – implying that the magic is in the work, that the small steps you take towards a big goal matter in creating any meaningful change.Before we worry about what diet is best: should we do keto or intermittent fasting, or what exercise program we should follow - we need to understand the work ahead, and to create and nurture the perseverance, patience, and intention that will allow us to move steadily on our journey. Along our journey we’ll need to construct systems and frameworks that will support our future selves and set us up for success. My guest today is Kathleen Trotter. Kathleen is a fitness expert, media personality, personal trainer, writer and author, and as you’ll soon hear, she is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about helping people live their best lives. She believes that we should all live our lives by design, not by default to become our best – and fittest – selves. But that’s easier said than done. But not to fear – Kathleen is here to guide us on this journey. Join us as Kathleen Shares her thoughts on why working is winning, the importance of perseverance, patience, and intentions, why we need to build systems now that will support our future selves, and the criticality of mindset and self-love.Connect with Kathleen:Website - www.kathleentrotter.comFacebook - @FITbyKathleenTInstagram - @fitbykathleentYouTube - Kathleen Trotter Personal Trainer - YouTubeTwitter - @fitbykathleentWe discussed the following resources in this episode:Book - Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit by Kathleen Trotter - https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Fit-Compassionate-Trainers/dp/1459735196/Book - Your Fittest Future Self: Making Choices Today for a Happier, Healthier, Fitter Future You by Kathleen Trotter - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Fittest-Future-Self-Healthier/dp/1459741285/Andrew Huberman on Impact Theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGa_jt3IncYReview of the book Molecule of More https://www.kathleentrotter.com/2021/09/27/dopamine-vs-dopamine-vs-the-here-and-now-chemicals-which-do-you-need-to-feed/Article on importance of little wins https://www.kathleentrotter.com/2021/10/27/merely-participating-subjective-insertion-and-the-power-of-celebrating-the-little-wins/Book – Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse – https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-Ja👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this week’s episode of the Coach’s Corner I start out by giving you my top 10 tips to help you stick with your New Year’s resolution this year, and then spend a few minutes discussing my new online programming option and why those might – or might not – be a good option for you. The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:MAPS Fitness Products - https://silveredgefitness.com/coaching/👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!I have a confession to make. I’m not particularly strong. I mean, I suppose compared to other 57 year olds in the general population I might be considered strong. I’m certainly fit and healthy, and my body type could be described as lean and athletic. Not don’t get me wrong – I’m not weak. In fact I’m objectively stronger than I’ve ever been in my life. But my primary mode of training the past few years has been CrossFit. And I tend to do well in workouts that have light to moderate weights with a lot of jumping around – but not so well in tests of absolute strength. And there’s an obvious reason why that is – I tend to seek out and train in areas that I’m already good at. But being stronger – that is gaining more lean muscle mass – makes everything better. In the words of Mark Rippetoe, stronger people are harder to kill and more useful in general. In fairness to CrossFit, my coach has pulled me aside several times in the past couple of years and said something along the lines of, “you know Kev, if you took a few months off from CrossFit and focused on strength, you’d come back as a much more formidable athlete. And he’s right – I mean I understand that intellectually. But that means taking months off from something that I’m pretty good at and that I enjoy, to do something I suck at – in other words to work on my weaknesses. And my conversation with today’s guest gave me the incentive to do just that. I’m going to train for and enter my first ever powerlifting meet. If you’re not familiar with powerlifting competitions, they are a test of your one rep max in three lifts – the barbell back squat, the bench press, and the barbell deadlift.But this show isn’t about me – it’s about you. My challenge to you is this. Listen to this show with an open mind, and then check in with yourself. What’s holding you back? Is it fear? Insecurity? Why couldn’t you train for your fist powerlifting competition?My guest today is Andy Baker. Andy has over 17 years of experience as a personal trainer and strength coach and is one of the most sought-after strength and fitness experts in the industry.  Andy coaches high level elite athletes as well as “athletes of aging” and is the co-author of “Practical Programming for Strength Training” with Mark Rippetoe.  In addition, Andy is the co-author of “The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life after 40” with Dr. Jonathon Sullivan.  In this episode Andy breakdown who is (and who is not) a good candidate a powerlifting competition, as well as exactly what we need to do to prepare ourselves for our first meet. In addition to giving us all the resources we need to successfully prepare for our first competition, he gives us his best advice on competition day preparation and mindset.We discussed the following resources during this episode:Andy’s Website – www.andybaker.comAndy’s Training Programs - www.andybaker.com/training-programsBook – Practical Programming for Strength Training by Andy Baker & Mark RippetoeBook - The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 by Andy Baker & Dr. Jonathon SullivanSBD Apparel - https://sbdapparel.com/USPA Powerlifting - http👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this week’s episode of the Coach’s Corner I start out by reflecting back on some of the highlights of this podcast so far, and then I spend a few minutes talking about some exciting changes that are happening here at the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast in the coming new year.  The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:10 Pound Fat Loss Program - https://silveredgefitness.com/coaching/Book: The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 - https://www.amazon.com/Barbell-Prescription-Strength-Training-After/dp/0982522770/👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!Imagine this scenario. You’re 30 pounds overweight, and in fact you’ve been overweight pretty much all of your adult life. Perhaps you’ve lost some or all of this weight several times in the last 25 years. The times you’ve tried dieting have been awful. You were constantly hungry, you were cranky, and a few weeks into it your sleep started to deteriorate, only making matters worse. You started to despise the treadmill. But you stuck with it through sheer determination and willpower. And you lost the weight and finally got to return to some sense of normalcy. But a year later you are right back where you started. And perhaps you start the cycle all over again. You feel frustrated and defeated, perhaps you’ve internalized your failure to permanently lose this excess weight as your personal failure. But you’ve decided that this time is going to be different. New year, new you. Instead of following a diet you found online, or one that a friend suggested, you’ve hired a nutrition coach. And this nutrition coach isn’t cheap, but they have a great reputation and track record of helping people achieve long-term sustainable weight loss. And three months into this program you’ve been dieting and keeping up with your exercise. Nothing crazy, you’re a bit hungry some days, but it’s manageable. Your workouts are three weight training sessions a week, as well as one cardio session a week, and on the other days you’ve gotten in the habit of going on long walks with your dog. You feel great, and you realize that you’re halfway to your 30-pound weight loss goal.But then on your next check in call you coach tells you that they want you to stop dieting. In fact, they are going to increase the amount of food that you eat each day. Wait… what? Increase the amount you eat each day? But… won’t that cause you to gain weight. Your coach informs you that yes, you’ll likely see some weight gain, but just a little. And now you’re thinking hold on… I’m paying my coach to help me lose weight – not gain it back. What’s the deal here? I was doing so good. I’m halfway to my goal. Why in the world would I want to backtrack now? Your coach patiently explains that you’re moving into a reverse dieting phase tat will las for the next 15 weeks. And you’re thinking to yourself – reverse dieting – what is this BS? I’m here to lose weight – not gain it back!I’ve wanted to do an episode on reverse diets for a while now – what they are and why you might consider them. And one of the foremost experts on this subject is Holly Baxter. Holly is a 2x Natural World Champion Fitness Model and has a Master’s degree in Dietetics, is an Accredited Dietician, is a fitness educator, and along with her husband Layne Norton were early pioneers in field of reverse dieting - and they even wrote the definitive book on the subject titled The Complete Reverse Dieting Guide.Join us this week as Holly shares her personal fitness story and her thoughts on the healthiest, most effective way to achieve long-term sustainable healthy weight loss. In this episode she breaks down the importance of a healthy metabolism for fat loss and explains what reverse dieting is, why you might want to consider it, and exactly how it’s done.Connect with Holly:Website - https://hbnutrition.com.au/Instagram - @hollytbaxterYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw33382AK54Vd90P56EISigFacebook - 👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective

Text us a comment or question!In this week’s episode of the Coach’s Corner I start out by talking about Newsweek’s recent cover story titled “Toxic Food: You Meal Should Come with a Warning Label.” And why I think this is such a big deal. Then I talk a bit about how much sugar the average person consumes, why that’s very bad, and some tip on reducing our sugar intake. The links to all the resources we discussed in this episode are below:10 Pound Fat Loss Program - https://silveredgefitness.com/coaching/Newsweek Article: Americans Are Addicted to 'Ultra-Processed' Foods, and It's Killing Us (newsweek.com)👉 Join The Silver Edge Collective today and start building a lean, strong, healthy body you love for the rest of your life! https://go.silveredgefitness.com/silver-edge-collective