Episodes

  • Running Over 50 with Coach Henry Howard

    Running Over 50 with Coach Henry Howard
    Nov 12 2024
    Henry Howard found running in his early 40s when he set out to achieve a bucket-list goal: run a marathon. Since then he has finished more than 40 marathons and ultras, including four 100-milers. Along the way, he has qualified for the Boston Marathon twice, become a running coach and launched his RunSpirited website. As a running coach, he guides awesome runners of all experience levels, backgrounds and fitness to achieve their amazing goals. As a professional writer and editor, he has merged his background with his passion for running and desire to give back to the community. RunSpirited offers coaching tips, interviews with inspiring athletes, product reviews and much more. More info:
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    51 mins
  • Life After Menopause with Nicki Williams

    Life After Menopause with Nicki Williams
    Oct 22 2024
    In episode 165, Jill and Chris speak with award-winning nutritionist and author, Nicki Williams. She is the founder of Happy Hormones for Life, helping women of all ages to rebalance their hormones, reclaim their health and feel better than ever. After failing to find any medical help for her health issues in your early 40’s, she discovered that she could turn things around using diet, lifestyle and natural supplements. For links and more information visit our website:
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    57 mins
  • Strengthening Mental Skills with Pat Spencer

    Strengthening Mental Skills with Pat Spencer
    Oct 8 2024
    Jill and Chris talk with Pat Spencer, owner of , who helps endurance athletes hone the mental skills needed to achieve their endurance sports goals. Pat is an avid gravel cyclist, former long course triathlete, marathoner, and open water swimmer. A licensed clinical social worker and a therapist with a private practice in central New Jersey, she has worked in mental health for 25+ years in a variety of settings, including directly with clients, as a supervisor, as a adjunct professor and providing a number of professional trainings. In 2022, she decided to combine her understanding of mental health with her love of endurance sports. She knew she was not the only athlete out there dealing with all of the mental challenges that come with endurance sports. For more information visit our website at
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    59 mins
  • Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni

    Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni
    Sep 24 2024
    In episode 163, Jill and Chris talk with Kim Vopni, a leading authority in health & fitness coaching for women with pelvic floor dysfunction and is known as The Vagina Coach. She has helped thousands of women learn how to do pelvic floor exercises, ditch the incontinence pads, eliminate their prolapse symptoms and get back to living life to the fullest! Kim is a certified fitness professional who became passionate about spreading information on pelvic health when she was pregnant with her first child. She is the author of 2 books – Prepare to Push – What Your Pelvic Floor and Abdomen Want You To Know About Pregnancy and Birth and a second title Your Pelvic Floor – The Inside Story. Kim is the founder of Pelvienne Wellness Inc and co-founder of Bellies Inc. She is also the founder of Kegels and Cocktails™ – a women’s health event designed to empower and educate women on the importance of pelvic health. For more info visit our website at
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Just Lift with Jackie Errico

    Just Lift with Jackie Errico
    Sep 10 2024
    Jill and Chris talk with Jackie Errico, a nationally certified strength and conditioning coach, a certified personal trainer, and co-owner of Just Lift Fitness training studios located in the Chicago area. Jackie focuses on helping women gain confidence in their bodies. She educates women on the physical and mental benefits of strength training and how to fuel bodies with the right food; teach them how to lift weights properly and safely; and help them create a fitness and nutrition game plan so that they can achieve the results they deserve. For more info see our
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    50 mins
  • Finding Wellness with Dr. Makaila Woods

    Finding Wellness with Dr. Makaila Woods
    Aug 27 2024
    Great conversation with Dr. Woods about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, the effects of menopause on weight loss and her advice for women 50 and over. A functional medicine doctor, Dr. Makaila Woods has Double Board Certification with the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. We discuss: why she decided to get into both functional medicine and weight loss from gynecolocy and obstetrics. when to consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy the relationship of replacement hormones and cancer How to find a functional medicine doctor and how they are different than other types of doctors how she helps her clients lose weight for more information and the links we discuss, go to our website show notes page at
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    45 mins
  • Elite Athlete Bree Lambert

    Elite Athlete Bree Lambert
    Aug 12 2024
    160 - Elite Athlete Bree Lambert Bree Lambert is a personal trainer, running coach, nutritionist and ultra runner. She has been pursuing endurance sports since her teenage years, starting with road triathlon, Xterra off-road triathlon and now ultra running. Bree completed her first 50K in 2005 and since then has completed distances from 50k to 100 miles. Each finish represents hundreds of hours of training, dedication and mental preparation. Bree coaches other runners to achieve their goals while providing personal training services to both runners and non-runners alike in San Jose, California and online. She believes in a healthy lifestyle and thinks that no matter where your health is now, you can make an improvement. For more information and links, visit our website at .
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Healthy Living with Alicia Jones

    Healthy Living with Alicia Jones
    Jul 23 2024
    In episode 159 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 Podcast, Jill and Chris talk with Alicia Jones who helps transform the health and the lives of women over 40 through her fitness and weight loss strategies. She has a B.A in Kinesiology and has many certifications, including National Coach of Canada (NCCP), Advanced Sport Nutrition, Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Personal Training Specialist: Canfit-pro. Alicia has appeared on various health and wellness television programs and produced and hosted Health Matters and The View: Health and Wellness On Rogers TV. For more information and links, visit our website at .
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    1 hr