Senior Fitness With Meredith

Hello and thanks for joining us on the podcast today!For this episode, we wanted to dive right into discussing some great exercises targeted towards ages 65+, our senior generation.Exercising and fitness benefit the body, mind and health no matter what age you are at. Keeping your body in good health by regular exercise along with eating a healthy diet provides the body what it needs to help us with day to day activities.In this episode, Meredith discusses some of these beneficial exercises that you can do in your own home and how they help your body stay in the kind of shape it needs. As always, you’ll want to only do movements and exercises that you feel comfortable with as everyone has specific needs that pertain to them. Meredith discusses many movements in this podcast, most of which you can see some examples of on our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/seniorfitnesswithmeredith) as well as our website www.SeniorFitnessWithMeredith.com.In This Podcast You Will Learn:1). Why the 65+ age group is a generation that requires a certain level of attention when coming up with workouts and exercises that will benefit the body.2). Some great cardio workouts for seniors that focus on building up heart health and is lower impact to prevent injury or fatigue.3). Resistance and strengthening workouts that you can do easily at home for your upper body and back to help with standing, sitting and carrying heavier objects. 4). How workouts that help build strength in your lower body or legs can help with everyday movements like standing and walking. Having a little more strength can go a long way!5). How you can incorporate these simple and easy workout suggestions into your daily life so that they don’t feel like a chore and can be enjoyable to do while at home.6). Why focusing on your core (stomach, abdomen etc.) is the foundation for your body to move and why it’s important for seniors to embrace workouts that strengthen the core and how it can help them.  ///Thank you again for listening to our podcast! Hopefully, you find some useful information here that can help you build and maintain a healthy body and mind. As stated earlier, staying fit with exercise helps our bodies no matter what age we are at and hopefully this episode was helpful to you.We always aim to inform all of our seniors looking to find more information on health and fitness as well as healthcare workers, physical trainers, and instructors.Til the next episode!Mike – Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the podcast friends, we are very excited about this episode because we get to talk about one of our favorite subjects... food!Well, nutrition in general and how we can make sure our seniors get the best information and coaching on nutritional needs today.In most cases, knowledge of nutrition has been passed down from year to year but that doesn't always mean that good nutritional information is available. Especially in our "Baby Boomer" population, the information on nutrition and food has changed over the years and making sure we serve and cook the healthiest of meals is important to sustaining the body and mind at any age.In This Episode You Will Learn:1). Some of the common habits that seniors have about diet which can unknowingly have negative health effects on the aging body and how to help modify for healthier options.2). Why portion sizes and protein intake are still very important at a later age and how it should still be a priority to include in any meal for seniors.3). A few ways to help gently emphasize healthier eating habits (a balanced plate) in seniors that may need to adjust their diet because of health issues like digestive complications, chewing or diabetes.4). How doing research on different options in fruits and vegetables can help provide the same benefits for seniors without possible side effects. 5). Why including research with your meals is important to putting together balanced and healthy meals for yourself or for someone you may care for and the health benefits behind it.///Thank you again for joining us here. Getting to chat about food and nutrition should always be an open topic and hopefully you found some value in this episode.Whether you work in healthcare, fitness training or are a senior yourself, we aim to give you the best information on helping you understand nutrition for seniors and how to go about approaching trying new healthy options and learning about existing ones.Til the next episode!Mike - Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about some very useful tips on how to help seniors get motivated to exercise and help explain why it’s helpful to their overall health.Let’s face it, exercising can be very intimidating for some seniors and we don’t always do a great job of explaining the health benefits or most importantly, making it fun! There are many reasons why simple fitness routines may not appeal to the senior generation and in this episode Meredith breaks down some great & simple ways to approach emphasizing fitness in seniors and how to make it fun and meaningful for everyone. Whether you’re a fitness trainer, healthcare worker, or a senior yourself looking to find more information on why exercising is a great way to live healthier then hopefully you will find this podcast very useful. In This Podcast You Will Learn:1). Why it’s important to make sure that keeping seniors motivated about exercising and feeling healthy is important.2). How motivating seniors and keeping them interested in fitness should be considered part of your responsibilities if you are looking to get into training or caretaking.3). Why it’s important to always make anyone you are training with feel comfortable about their movements and never force any uncomfortable moves. Make it comfortable and fun for them!4). How it’s good practice to breakdown your workouts and let your seniors know how the exercises can help with everyday functions like carrying groceries or picking up items from the floor. Everything has a function.5). Always to stay happy, friendly and personable which will help keep them motivated and want to keep exercising.// Exercise and movement when done at the correct comfort level is a great way to stay active and healthy, no matter what age you are.Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. Hopefully, you find some great information here that will help you and perhaps answer some of your questions about motivating our seniors to live more active lives Til the next episode! Team Meredith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re finally rolling out our very first podcast series! And to kick things off we’re diving right into learning more about Meredith herself starting with this episode: “Introduction To Senior Fitness With Meredith”!Our goal behind starting a podcast is to have the opportunity to go into more detail on issues surrounding senior wellness and health. To touch on topics that not only include physical fitness, but overall mental and emotional state of our quickly growing senior population.With this first episode, we’re taking the opportunity to get to know Meredith in depth and how her passion for fitness led her to working with seniors and loving it!In This Podcast You Will Learn:1). What sparked her passion for health, wellness and fitness and how that transitioned into working with seniors.2). What makes working with seniors so rewarding and how it challenges her to be more educated in overall senior health and empathetic to their unique needs.3). Some of the differences between younger seniors (ages 55 – 70) and the older seniors (75 +) when approaching wellness or physical activities.4). Some advice for anyone who is looking to get into senior fitness training and/or wellness and why it’s different than training a younger demographic.5). The hopes in reaching seniors who may not have access to the kind of information here on our website and to help provide value to other healthcare industry workers so that they can gain knowledge about senior care and wellness.Thank you so much for taking a moment to check out this podcast, especially our very first episode! Hopefully we’ve been able to provide some value to you in regards to why we believe starting a fitness and wellness channel for seniors is so important.We also hope you feel comfortable with the goals we have set and getting to know Meredith and her passion for serving seniors and would love to see you again at the next episode.Thanks and have a great day! – Team MeredithSupport the showSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.