Senior Fitness With Meredith

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.

Hello and thank you for joining us on today’s episode!This week we’re taking a closer look at what exercise addiction is and ways to self diagnose yourself or others you may know if you feel it is something that may be a problem.Over exertion of exercise can be an issue for some especially when it becomes to take a toll on your body and emotional state. Regular exercise is always recommended and a great way to stay healthy but when it becomes an obsession or a way to deal with issues in life, it can lead to injury or long term problems.In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Why we felt this was an important topic to address and bring light to the actual problems that can occur when someone suffers from exercise addiction.2). The emotional state and problems that occur when someone is suffering from exercise addiction.3). What it feels like to be anxious when you miss a workout or multiple workouts and how this can lead to more serious problems later down the line.4). Some of Meredith’s suggestions on how to manage your workouts and schedule then so that you don’t feel overwhelmed.5). Ways to help manage the anxiety and the other effects of feeling addicted to exercise that can help you control and diagnose yourself or others which can ultimately keeping you safe from short and or long term injury.///Thank you again for joining us on this episode. Exercise addiction is an issue that doesn’t get addressed very often and can cause long term injury if gone un-diagnosed. We hope our tips in this episode helps you to recognize the warning in yourself or others you care for if you feel it may be becoming an issue.Til the next episode!Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”-Vince LombardiThis motivation is about how you must work hard to reach the top…it is not handed to you!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“In all my work what I try to say is that as human beings we are more alike than we are unalike.”-Maya AngelouThis motivation is about remembering we are all alike, we want the same things, we all have feelings…love thy neighbor!MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thank you for joining us this week on the podcast!If you’ve been following our workouts for a little while then you may already be aware of our popular “No Hops, No Squats & No Floor” workouts. These are workouts that are designed by Meredith that incorporate full body routines without any kind of squatting, hopping or movements where you need to transition to the floor.These are some of our most popular workouts and we wanted to dedicate an episode to finding out how Meredith designs these type of exercises and finding out if they can still be effective for  you.In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Why Meredith felt it was important to create these type of workouts and why it’s so important to encourage people to exercise regardless of limitations.2). Some of the physical problems people have that limit movements and make it hard to do things like squat, hop and transition to the floor.3). Why designing workouts like this are necessary especially if you are just starting out and may not know the best way to substitute movements that are safer for you.4). Why these workouts are “full body” and how Meredith designs these routines to be most effective and avoiding harmful movements.5). Meredith thoughts on how you should always do what’s best for your body especially if you have limitations and why it’s always important to stay active no matter what level of fitness you are at.///Thank you again for joining us on this episode. We hope the information here helps you decide if our no squats, no hops and no floor workouts are right for you. We all have limitations but that doesn’t mean we can’t stay active on a regular basis. Staying healthy is important for everyone and no matter what level of fitness you are, there is something for everyone:)Til the next episode!Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.