A podcast discussing wellness for seniors, fitness trainers and healthcare industry with enriching topics such as physical and mental wellness, nutrition, positive spirits and motivation for a healthy and active lifestyle.
“Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect.”-Eleanor C. WoodThis motivation is about knowing each day will be different and new, and plans will change…and that is okay!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and thank you for joining us on this episode!As we already know, exercising on a regular basis brings many benefits but sometimes we need that extra push to get us motivated to workout. Music is a great way to add energy back into our exercise routines because it makes us feel energized and motivated. Listening to some of our favorite music stimulates our brain and can help us focus on the task of working all out while having fun!In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Some of Meredith's personal experiences in coaching clients of all ages and how music played an important role during her classes.2). How pairing different types of music (slow, fast) to match your workouts can help motivate you and add energy to your routines.3). Some of the different types of music that her clients (of all ages) enjoyed listening to and what motivated them.4). How tempos of different styles of music can affect you and why it's important to pick the right kind of music that keeps you going.5). How to go about finding the right music that motivates you the most on a regular basis to help maximize your workout routine's effectiveness.///Thank you again for joining us this week. Music can be a great motivator and hopefully you agree that adding some of your favorite tunes to your workouts can bring some benefits to you energy level and attitude about exercise. What is some of your favorite music to exercise too? Send us an email or let us know on our Facebook page, we'd love to hear from you!Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbon.”-Ann Ruth SchabackerThis motivation is about seeing the gifts in each day, and opening them to fully appreciate them all! MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Some people want it to happen, some people wish it would happen, others make it happen.”-Michael JordanThis motivation is about making what you want to achieve happen by doing it! MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and thank you for joining us on this episode!Online culture has become a big part of who we are as a society and social media is at the forefront of this new wave of media. Images and stories flood our phones 24 hours a day and it can sometimes hard to navigate everything all at once.Social media is utilized by all generations and we wanted to talk about how it has affects the senior population specifically. What are the benefits and what can be the drawbacks of spending too much time online mentally, emotionally and physically?In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Why we decided to dedicate a full episode to the effects of social media specifically on seniors and Meredith's thoughts on why there isn't enough research done on this issue.2). What social media is primarily used for in the senior population and what percentage of seniors are online.3). How social media and depression are related in some cases and some of the down sides that the luxuries of online culture provides us.4). Some of the negative effects too much social media can have on your life and what kind of effects it has on you mentally, emotionally and physically.5). Meredith's best tips on how to regulate your social media intake and some of her suggestions to a healthy approach towards using social media and online media.///Thank you again for listening to this week's podcast. Social media can be a beneficial tool to enhancing the lives of all people including seniors but there is drawbacks to everything and social media is no exception. Hopefully the tips in this episode can help you or someone you know live a healthy online life which can also promote a healthy life in general.Tile the next episode!Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”-Dolly PartonThis motivation is about being your authentic true self, and living your best life for you!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Now tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary OliverThis motivation is about living your life to the fullest, no matter your age or where you are in life…keep creating memories and making adventures! MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello and thank you for joining us on this episode!In this week’s podcast we’re diving into a great discussion on how Meredith goes about creating her “BEST OF” workout series videos and how they can be beneficial to you and your workout routines.Our “Best Of” series videos are designed to give you the best workout in the time allotted and meant to be great “Go – To” routines for any level of fitness.In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Meredith’s reasoning for initially designing this Best Of series workouts and how they differ and also compliment our current vast library of exercises.2). How Meredith designs some of her routines based off of our amazing user comments and emails that we receive on a weekly basis.3). Meredith’s thoughts on some of the various exercise videos available on YouTube from other channels and her concerns on safety and practicality that she see’s missing and how this also helps shape her routines.4). How this series of “THE BEST” workouts is meant to stand side by side with all of our other workouts to help compliment them and give you more options to build your own routines.5). Why these series of videos are designed to be either full body, upper or just lower body to help compliment the challenges that many people face when dealing with limitations or even just starting out.///Thank you again for joining us on this episode! We hope this discussion on the background, design and effectiveness of our “BEST OF” series exercises helps you in your health and fitness journey. It is our goal to put out the best we can when it comes to our fitness content and we hope our “Best Of” routines helps you find that exercise sweet spot as well.Tile the next episode!Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Life is short. Don’t be lazy.”-Sophia AmorusoThis motivation is about living each day to its fullest, doing something each day, feeling accomplished…because life is so short at the end of the day!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“Don’t think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you’ll never do a thing.”-Bill MurrayThis motivation is about staying positive in all you do; do not let the “failures” hold you back and keep you down!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meredith Chen is an AFAA-certified personal and group fitness trainer and the host of the popular YouTube channel, Senior Fitness with Meredith. She has been training for over 15 years, has been endorsed by healthcare professionals and physical therapists, and has shadowed top industry experts to continuously create the best and safest content for her viewers and participants.
Meredith became interested in working with older adults after a client asked her to become the Fitness Coordinator at a local senior community, and the rest is history! Meredith has a passion for motivating others to lead happy and healthy lifestyles and is dedicated to helping seniors enrich their mental, physical, and nutritional wellness. Her goals are to help all audiences in their health and fitness journey, be an overall inspiration, and help others reach their goals.
Meredith says, “I see fitness not just as a ‘go, go, go,’ ‘push yourself harder,’ ‘run faster’ objective. It is more purposeful, more long-term in benefits, and for overall wellness.”
