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The Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTake Up Space: A Perimenopause Body Builder on Her Strength JourneyA Perimenopause bodybuilder shares her story on how to take up space and the history of women being strong before skinny.  Book author, Anne Marie Chaker, will surprise you about women’s empowerment and when skinny reared its ugly head. Stay ‘til the end and listen to a very subtle challenge we’ll give you about messages to women.    Strong does things Skinny Never Even Dreams About. - Debra Atkinson   My Guest: Anne Marie Chaker is a veteran journalist and professional bodybuilder. During her career at The Wall Stree...2025-08-1241 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhat Stem Cell Therapy Taught Me About Recovery, Mindset, and Reinventing DowntimeIn today’s episode, I share my personal experience with stem cell therapy—and the unexpected lessons that came from being forced to slow down. Whether you’re choosing a procedure like stem cell therapy or suddenly dealing with an injury or illness, time off from your normal routine isn’t just inconvenient — it’s a major mental and physical shift. But it doesn’t have to be a setback.  In this episode, I unpack the power of reframing your downtime with three key focus areas: Mindset,  Movement, and  Meaningful redirection.   Why I opted for St...2025-06-2750 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessLaunching a New Personal Training for Perimenopause Business GrassrootsA huge welcome back to our 2024 summer intern, Hope Ogg.  We checked in with Hope one year after her graduation from ISU to hear about her journey: New personal training for perimenopause business  Grassroots delivery method  Her no email list, no website business growth  A new opportunity on the West Coast My Guest: Hope Ogg previously worked a summer with Debra and learned amazing skills to help her branch out and create my own business training women!   Questions We Answer in This Episode: [00:02:45] What have you been doing both...2025-06-2135 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhole Body Vibration for Women Over 50Whole Body Vibration for menopause is revolutionizing fitness, boosting bone density, flexibility, and recovery — all essential for thriving through midlife and beyond..  This science-backed solution supports strength, balance, and energy. Get ready to explore how Whole Body Vibration for menopause can elevate your wellness routine and redefine what’s possible at any age. My Guest: Scott Hopson, co-founder of Pivotal Coaching, is a global leader in fitness and performance education. With over 25 years of expertise, Scott leverages Whole Body Vibration through Power Plate to optimize strength, flexibility, recovery, and holistic well-being for women in mi...2025-04-1540 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowBetter Strength and Metabolism in Midlife Through More Rest and RecoveryBuilding strength and metabolism in midlife is not hard. It’s just not easy to follow data and not emotion. This episode goes beyond sets and reps to uncover why muscle maintenance and metabolic health hinge on listening to both science and emotions. Discover how prioritizing recovery can unlock better strength and metabolism in midlife. My Guest: Ben Brown, owner of Body Systems, empowers clients worldwide with Pure Science, Proven Results™ Coaching Process, a science-backed approach to health freedom. With advanced degrees in Strength and Conditioning and Clinical Nutrition, he blends data, behavior chan...2025-03-1840 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Find a Positive Body Mindset While Menopause Changed EverythingBody positivity is a term by now you’re familiar with, but do you have a positive body mindset? Menopause changes your body, energy, or relationship that can come at midlife. Of the up to 90,000 thoughts we think a day, how many of yours are about the body you have and don’t want vs gratitude for the one you’ve got? Tune in to have that positive body mindset! My Guest: Stephanie Roth-Goldberg, LCSW, CEDS-C is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst specializing in treating eating disorders and athletes in NYC and NJ. Step...2025-03-0433 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Slow Aging and Feel Younger Fast with EpigeneticsSlow aging is no longer a mystery — it’s rooted in the science of epigenetics. This includes lifestyle, diet, and environment influence your biological age. Understanding biological versus chronological age reveals strategies to live longer and feel younger. Today’s episode covers tools and insights for changing biological age. If you're ready to slow aging and feel younger fast, this episode is for you. My Guest: Hannah Went, a Biology graduate from the University of Kentucky, is passionate about longevity and breakthrough technologies. After researching cell signaling and biology, she saw the potential of met...2025-02-2539 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowMidlife Strength Training Myths Busted with Jennifer KirschPay attention! If you’re hearing “lift heavy” shouted from the roof tops and feel the fear of injury or simply inability to comply…. THIS IS YOUR EPISODE! Consider your midlife strength training myths busted. Strength training should be non-negotiable for midlife women, yet still believe in long-existing myths related to them. By the end of this episode, you will identify and consider any current midlife strength training myths busted! My Guest: Jennifer Kirsch is a personal trainer and nutrition coach specializing in helping women 50+ build strength, confidence, and consistency through simple...2025-01-2440 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowIs Coffee Good or Bad for Midlife Woman’s Gut and Metabolism?Are you drinking coffee and wondering if coffee is good or bad for midlife? Coffee drinkers, pay attention. In this episode, America’s happy gut doctor shares the pros and cons of coffee. Know the benefits without sabotaging your gut health or adrenals. Do not miss this to know if coffee is good or bad for midlife? My Guest: Dr. Vincent Pedre, Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health, Founder of Dr. Pedre Wellness, and CEO of Happy Gut Life. He is a Functional Medicine-Certified Practitioner with a NYC-based concierge practice and be...2025-01-1448 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowAddress the Root Cause for Metabolic Health and Optimal AgingKnowing the root cause for metabolic health is the key to thriving through midlife and beyond. In this episode we’ll help more clearly understand the connection between metabolic health, weight, disease risk, and the power of daily habits. Discover how addressing the Root Cause for Metabolic Health transforms aging. My Guest: Dr. Reena Singh is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in metabolic health, weight loss and women's health. She overcame her own chronic illness diagnosis in her early 20s which is what led her into naturopathic medicine. Her goal is to always ad...2025-01-0738 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTop 10 Flipping 50 Podcasts for 2024 | Menopause Fitness  In one of my favorite episodes of the year, I share the top 10 Flipping 50 Podcasts for 2024. We had a virtual tie so we kick this off with a tie for the #10th most popular Flipping 50 podcast of 2024. #10 2 Big Obstacles to Gaining Lean Muscle and Fat Loss After 40 [00:04:44] Fat loss after 40 and building lean muscle can feel frustratingly out of reach. In this episode, Debra dives into the two biggest obstacles— anabolic and catabolic hormones—and how they impact your progress. https://www.flippingfifty.com/fat-loss-after-40/ September 27 #10 My Post...2024-12-2730 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTurning Your Personal Drama and Trauma into TransformationPersonal drama or personal trauma? One and the same? What is it, and how does it shape your health and happiness? Let’s explore the connection between everyday irritations and deeper trauma. From bad hair days to betrayal, uncover how personal drama impacts your well-being and how to move past it to live the life you deserve. My Guest: Dr. Debi Silber, founder of the PBT (Post Betrayal Transformation) Institute and National Forgiveness Day (celebrated annually on September 1st). An international bestselling author and acclaimed speaker on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show, TE...2024-12-1737 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowEmpower & Energize Yourself with The Colors You WearHave you ever wondered why you feel better based on the colors you wear? In this episode, you’ll understand just how your fashion is related to your personality. Know the difference between “image” and “essence". Discover how to use fashion as a tool for self-expression and personal growth! Today’s guest is my personal color expert (in addition to my voters on IG who helped nail the ultimate Mother of the Groom dress I wore!), and now she can be yours too. My Guest: Jennifer Butler is a master of color and...2024-12-1039 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTRAVELING ALONE AFTER 50 OR WITH FRIENDS? Safe vs Not SafeDreaming of traveling but your friends aren’t? How can we step up our game and really get the adventure and bucketlist life we want? I challenge you… and me to take the trip we want. Traveling alone is not just a destination trip, it’s very possibly a destination to yourself. How liberating would that be. My Guest: Peter Mangan is a visionary leader in the positive aging sphere, bringing a wealth of experience in fostering meaningful connections with older adults and igniting their passion for travel. Inspired by his father, Peter's journey highlights the tr...2024-08-1340 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessContent Creation Mistakes Most Health Pros Make (And How to Avoid Them)Content creation mistakes most health professionals make can keep you hidden from the people you can serve!  In this episode, Debra Atkinson and intern Hope Ogg discuss the critical aspects of content creation and the common mistakes that can hinder your success as a health & fitness professional. From understanding your audience to the importance of SEO, Debra provides actionable advice to help you refine your content strategy and boost engagement. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls and create content that resonates with your audience, ultimately driving your business forward. Take your content creation skills to the next l...2024-08-1021 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowDetoxifying Your Body from the Damage of Diets in MenopauseThe damage of diets, and often in midlife, a lifetime of it can be the limiting factor in your weight loss, your fitness, and your longevity. Girls start dieting as early as 13, sometimes even younger, leading to lifelong struggles with self-image. We talk with a male trainer specializing in helping women in their 50s get in shape. Curious about his career path? So I asked and here he is. You’ll be glad you stayed for this one, and stay till the end if this resonates with you. Joe is giving away 3 months of coaching to one of...2024-08-0640 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Eat Out Without Blowing It!Registered dietitian Bonni London joins me today to talk about how to eat out without blowing it and how to decide if fasting is something you want and need and if so how. Let’s talk about your definition of healthy. Is it for weight loss, weight maintenance, or is it to reverse an illness? Stay tuned to know which kind of healthy food can help achieve your goals. My Guest: Bonni London is a Sarasota-based registered dietitian since 1999 with a 30-year career dedicated to empowering people to overcome health and weight challenges. Bo...2024-07-0943 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowLess Belly Fat: Muscle Loss is Fat Gain in MenopauseFor Less Belly Fat, Lift Weights: Muscle Loss is Fat Gain in Menopause For less belly fat, the deep visceral type that isn’t just vanity, it’s deadly, lift weights. While yes, High Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT) is notably recognized by science as a means for removing fat, it may have more positive impact on the over-the-top, er muffin top fat. Weight training improves total body fat, abdominal belly fat and improves lean muscle resulting in “re-composition.” The influence of weight training decreases the risk of heart disease associated with waist girth. For women 35 or more inc...2024-03-2932 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTesting Your Longevity: Older or Bolder This episode kicks off the New Year with something we seem to all be so interested in, right behind belly fat, and that’s longevity. Is it just me or is it even 30-somethings now trying to reverse aging? Unpacking all that this is and isn’t could be a philosophical episode all on its own. Instead, I’d thought we’d take a look at 4 ways testing your longevity is possible, at home. Now, these tests are not fool-proof. And if you have an old injury or condition, you won’t be able to do one or more. Y...2024-01-0531 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Pair Intermittent Fasting and Exercise After 40 If you are trying to use intermittent fasting and exercise after 40, it’s tricky. You’re choosing to apply two hormetic stressors to a body already under hormetic stress going through physiological changes. We really can separate this into three areas – which might help you understand the dilemma.    The benefits of intermittent fasting for women in midlife are potentially many:  Improved gut health Autophagy Busting a weight loss plateau/imposing a hormetic stressor Reduced inflammation    Yet the midlife hormonal changes mean:  Muscle loss(anabolic resistance) Bone loss  Adrenal stress    Enter opt...2023-12-2222 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessHelping Clients Combine Intermittent Fasting and ExerciseNo doubt you too are trying to help clients combine intermittent fasting and exercise. I’m sure it’s come up. You may be attempting to do it. You may know their doctor is suggesting it.  But here’s the incongruence for midlife women. Low Energy Availability (LEA) and exercising while fasting are one and the same. If you’ve been involved in fitness or nutrition for a minute, you know of the Female Athlete Triad. Generally, young active women essentially become menopausal when they should be having regular cycles because of energy insufficiency. LEA is...2023-11-2530 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowContinuous Glucose Monitor Use by Nondiabetics to Guide Diet and Improve HealthAnswers to Your CGM Questions: For Nondiabetics  Got questions about CGM use? We’ve got answers to your CGM questions in this episode. My guest wrote the book and we have a tip-rich discussion about how you can benefit from CGMs and change your life. And if not you, potentially this will be of value for someone you influence.  My favorite CGM: https://www.flippingfifty.com/myglucose  My Guest: Paul Kolodzik, MD is board-certified by both the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the American Board of Emergency Physicians. In a thirt...2023-11-1434 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessFunctional Foot Expert Dr Emily Splichal About Growing & Scaling a BusinessHow do you see yourself? Educator, healer, entrepreneur?  My guest founded an education company, a product development company, and while she runs them as CEO, she continues to educate on benefits and use of products. But she started without the vision of where she is today. She knew she had something and she just kept going. She did it backwards, she did it when others said you can’t do that.  So, if you’re wondering if you can, if you should, or you are swimming upstream surrounded by people who are used to doing it the...2023-10-1126 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowFunctional Feet for Your Second Half with a Strong FoundationBefore you ask what kind of shoes I like or our guest does, listen to this for a deeper understanding of healthy feet.  Posture a problem? How are your feet? Functional feet are the topic of the day. Barefoot specialist expert Dr Emily Splichal is more than a podiatrist. She’s a functional podiatrist. And… she’s a fitness trainer and a movement specialist. She may or may not be (though you’d never believe it from a picture) a midlifer who’s got enough experience working with patients and students to know midlife feet can be the beginni...2023-10-1036 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowMoney is Power, Women Need More of BothMoney is power. You may be asking, do I have the right podcast? Isn’t this health and fitness and all things menopause fitness & hormones? Yes, yes it is. And if I give you the blueprint for longevity and a healthspan to match, money is going to come up.    Did you plan on living as long as you could wanting to have as many adventures as possible, or helping your family as much as you do?  Are you ready for that or feeling constricted about finances and what happens when you’re not...2023-07-0441 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessHOW TO PROMOTE Health (and earn) EVERY DAY!You promote health. You promote fitness. And ultimately you do now or will want to promote your own products or services.  But if you feel salesy, or spammy, it’s going to show in your communications. Consider what’s in it for them. Tell them. Tell them why you trust it and you have proof they trust you if they’re on your email subscribers list! So they DO want to hear your recommendations! This follow-up to an affiliate promotions podcast gives you some very specific tips that work for me. And affiliate revenue is an amaz...2023-05-1716 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessStop Sloppy Introductions: Bio Makeovers for Health & Fitness ProsStop those boring introductions and settle into this bio makeovers episode that’s going to play like a masterclass.    Your audience is screaming, get my attention! Wake me up from this bad dream of messages that are the same from everyone!    There are trainers and coaches and podcasters that are pining for invites to speak on podcasts or appear in the news. When you get the chance, don’t blow it with a wimpy introduction.    If your host isn’t excited to read it, re do it! If th...2023-04-0537 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowAre Your Mitochondria Aging Too Fast? | Slow Down to Energy UpFeel like you’re aging too fast? Here’s help in this episode. I’ve had this guest on before and it’s not likely the time. If I asked if you’d like a non-pharmaceutical answer to better mood, energy, sex, and to reduce risk of disease - dozens of diseases, and reverse effects of aging you may have now, slow aging as we know it has existed …. You may think I was talking about exercise.  You’d be right. It’s been said many times that if all the benefits of exercise could be rolled into a...2023-03-2840 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessSecrets of High Functioning Female Fitness EntrepreneursWhat do high functioning female bosses know that you need to know?  Have you got that flexible 80-hour workweek that often happens with being the boss? It may no longer be an 8-5 for someone else but if you’ve shifted to more hours of the day, your work dripping into your personal life… you want this episode.  My Guest: Dr. Laura DeCesaris is a functional medicine practitioner, specializing in women’s health and high performance. Laura works with driven, ambitious women, helping them to rebuild their metabolism so they can experience optimal brain he...2023-03-1144 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowBeyond Color: Confidence, Radiance, and Energy in Your ClosetColor has so much more to it than your favorite color and truly may be the key to better relationships, businesses, and feeling confidence and powerful.  It’s not just one favorite color, but a family of colors that are about you, for you and cheering in your corner. You can choose to relate best, to have more power, or to command attention and authority while being authentic.  Want a compliment like, “you look amazing?” Instead of “I love that dress” ? don’t miss this!  PS - the human error in creating the video (that you...2022-11-1242 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Importance of Mitochondria | Energy, Heath, and LongevityIn this episode we unpack the importance of mitochondria.  Inside you lies something so important it controls your energy, health, and longevity.  Mitochondria, I was taught back in 1984 as a sophomore in Kinesiology, are responsible for energy production.  Science has discovered that disease and aging is controlled by our mitochondria DNA. But the trillions of mitochondria in our cells do far more than generate ATP energy. They also control all our health, cell signaling, metabolism, longevity, brain, gut, energy, sleep, digestion and well everything. Sadly, as you age, you have fewer mitochondria and the ones tha...2022-08-191h 09The Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowLET'S GET PHYSICAL | History of Women’s Fitness“Let’s get physical, physical… let me hear your body talk!” Grab Your Leggings! Cue Olivia Newton-John! The author of Let’s Get Physical is in the house! This interview promises to take you back, like flash-back potentially. You’ll recognize some of the names and some historic women’s fitness icons will be new.  Are you getting physical? This episode is sponsored by the Flipping 50 5 Day Flip.  Book club! Warning! This episode will potentially expand your library!  My Guest:  Danielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist whose feature writing has appeared in Th...2022-07-1933 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow Long Should Strength Training Sessions for Menopause Be? | ASK the EXPERT Q and AStrength training sessions for menopause optimization are different. They’re different than you’ve ever done in your life, different than a man of your same age. But repeatedly this question comes up, so I’m paying tribute to it again. Because if we get it wrong we risk losing the benefits we’re really after from strength training and blowing it by turning it into endurance work.   00:00 The Question:  Debra recommends two strength-training sessions a week. Do we know how long those sessions should be? Angie   [and how many days a week does s...2022-06-1433 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhy Eating Disorder Recovery Fails | Women Over 50Eating disorder recovery may not be your first concern. But you’d be surprised at the percent of midlife women triggered into eating disruption again or for the first time.  In this episode we discuss so much more than eating disorder recovery and truly define what is eating disorder, what is disordered vs emotional eating. For every woman nurturing herself or others, this episode has value.  My Guest: Mindy Gorman-Plutzer brings 2 decades of experience to her private practice as a Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner and Eating Psychology Coach. Mindy’s life experi...2022-06-1038 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow chronic inflammation can interfere with your best life after 50!A hidden cause of your weight loss resistance could be low-level chronic inflammation. Or for you, it could be the aches of the knees or hips. In this episode, I interview naturopath Elizabeth Yarnell.  00:00 We’ll define inflammation and discuss how it starts, what increases it and how to reduce yours. If you aren’t feeling yourself or exercise isn’t feeling enjoyable, this may be a topic to explore.  Need a Start, Restart or Reset? Try the 5 Day Flip: https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip My Guest:  Since bei...2022-06-0336 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Avoid Common Exercise Injuries MidlifeFrom a listener in the Flipping 50 Insider’s Group: It would be great if Debra could share some information about common exercise injuries.  So here it is and I’m diving right in after this invitation. I’ve been sharing soundbites of short exercise tips on Instagram at @flipping50tv. I invite you to IG to see all of those. If there’s a particular exercise that you’re looking for, chances are I’ve given a tip recently. They’re less than a minute, but I think you’ll find that’s perfect.  My IG Tips to Avoid Com...2022-04-1936 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHealthy Food: Replacing Confusion with Freedom of (Good) Choice00:00 Could you even define healthy food today? Not many could easily. Given the unique individuality of the gut biome making a healthy food for one, poison for another. On every “healthy food” diet today there is a way to do it “dirty.” 00:20  Keto, vegan, vegetarianism… done using packaged and processed foods without reading the label full of chemicals you’re eating… it’s known as following a “dirty” dietary stream. Alternatively, eating “clean” whole foods you prepare and plan based on the nutrient density of them, most often grown recently requiring water and sunshine has the opposite...2022-03-2929 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowYour Menopause Workout vs Your 30-something WorkoutYour Menopause Workout vs Your 30-something Workout Your menopause workout is different. But how? Should it be less? Should it be more? Should it be lighter? Should it be more intense?  Yes, yes, yes, and yes.  It depends. I’m going to lean into these words on this episode. And shamelessly I’m going to share some of the recent research that can’t help but set me up to tell you about the Flipping 50 STRONGER program.  You can look and feel as good as you did at 30, as long as you don’t...2022-03-2224 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowIs Stem Cell Therapy an Option for You?Stem cell therapy isn’t just for your aging knees and hips. It’s not just for pre-surgical strategies. It may just be your next step to more radiant skin. This episode explores how stem cell therapy can be a powerful tool in healing chronic conditions and preventing the decline in the aging process. That is, in every way inside out. As a Medical Exercise Specialist, who is surrounded by clients and by physicians who utilize stem cell therapy now pre-surgery to improve outcomes and for improving natural healing from everything from knee injuries to hip...2022-02-2239 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowFlipping Brain Health Fundamentals for a Healthy Brain Over 50# Tips for Brain Health to Start Today We all worry about keeping cognitively sharp until the end - and dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other neurodegenerative conditions are at all-time highs!! Let’s explore how the stress, restrictions, and general behavior changes of the last almost 2 years have affected brain health. My Guest:  Teri Jaklin is a licensed naturopathic doctor and certified functional medicine practitioner in private practice for over 20 years. Prior to becoming an ND, she spent 10+ years in the frantic world of corporate public relations where she learned first-hand what 70 career hours per w...2022-02-1133 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 Show6 Commonsense Steps for Health from Uncommon MotivationFinally, a book with simple, commonsense steps for health from a woman with an unlikely source of inspiration. Whether you’ve had adverse childhood trauma, know it, or not, this is an episode (and a book, and a woman) you will find inspirational. My Guest: Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN; focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vand...2021-12-1437 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 Show10 Most-Asked Questions About Flipping50 MembershipThe Flipping50 membership is a labor of love in response to frustrations I heard for years with my own private clients and the hundreds of women in midlife training with staff members, then later the thousands of women I know weren’t wrong when they said, “I’m not settling” and “I’m not going to listen to a young male (or female trainer) tell me that I must be cheating or to stick with it even if I feel like crap.” Women in menopause and beyond if nothing else are not afraid to speak their mind, and not willin...2021-11-2326 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowLowering Cortisol Levels to Improve Menopause Weight LossSusan from our Flipping50 Insiders group on Facebook asks a question about lowering cortisol levels and I respond in this episode. Who You Ask for Advice Matters Be sure when asking in a group where you don’t know the experience, expertise of the responders (and they don’t know if they have enough information to respond back to you) that you filter the information very selectively. You put yourself at risk if you treat everything you hear from strangers as a round-up of good ideas. If you have a specific problem, unique background, it make...2021-11-1216 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhy Such Frequent Exercise Injuries in Midlife| Ask the Menopause Fitness CoachAre you experiencing frequent exercise injuries in midlife? You’re not alone. Though I’ve addressed this topic before, I want to answer Dixie’s question from our Flipping 50 Insiders group on Facebook. (Are you there? https://facebook.com/groups/flipping50insiders) Here's Dixie’s question. “I'm wondering what Debra would suggest for a 60-year old regular exerciser who is frustrated with setbacks caused by minor injuries. When I tried to increase my weight in strength training, I developed tennis elbow. So, I rested and healed and then started back at a lower weight, and then I had...2021-05-1819 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessFitness & Health Pros, Get More Social Media TractionSo you're posting regularly you're using Instagram, maybe Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, all the things, but results are dismal. Nobody is really liking, nobody's really commenting and nobody's really sharing and if you're on Instagram, we're going to talk a little bit more about Instagram specifically, Nobody's saving, which is like the gold standard. So, here's why, and what you can do about it. So literally what I want to share with you is what I've been watching and observing in certain exercise professionals: trainers, bodybuilders and health coaches on Instagram. I'm watching their accounts, and what I've...2021-05-0517 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow Many Repetitions to Fatigue Should You Do? | Women Over 50Wonder how many repetitions to fatigue you should do? You're not alone. This Flipping 50 community question comes from Shelly and our Insiders Facebook group. (link below)  The Question: "20 for a set or a full minute, am I using too heavy of weights if I fatigue at 6 or 7? Maybe better question is “is there a MINIMUM number of reps [I] should be doing?” And then do I just wait as Debra finishes up or should I pause and do a few more once I get rested?" - Shelly How many repetitions to fatigue that is id...2021-04-0917 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhy PLEASURE is the best nutrient of all!The best nutrient is pleasure? According to my guest on this episode, it’s so. Once you understand the reason why, I think you’ll be hooked. During nutrition month it was a given that I host a dietitian. I found the perfectly unique expert. I absolutely loved this discussion with my guest. I think you’ll discover that our short list of questions winds us up in a discussion that isn’t just about nutrition. My Guest: Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and High-Performance Coach. She currently maintains a private practice where sh...2021-03-2336 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowDo I Need Supplements in Menopause | Muscles, Energy and ImmunityYes, supplements in menopause will influence your ability to get and keep muscles. They’ll support your immune system. They’ll influence your overall energy levels today and the way you age. You can eat “healthy” every day of the year, but we all slip sometimes. We can’t eat 21-27,000 calories it would take a day in the healthiest diets to reach even the RDAs. That number is far too low for optimal health, it simply helps you avoid disease. Yes, aging can impact your micronutrient sufficiency. Questions I answer about Supplements in Menopau...2021-02-0714 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowCan You Reverse Thyroid Disease? | Expert GuestWhat if there was a simple reason your thyroid wasn’t functioning well and by making a few changes in skincare products and swapping some foods you eat for others you could regain thyroid function? What if there was a book outlining just how to do that? What if the author of that book were here to answer all the questions I can think to throw at him for the next 30 minutes? Well, my friend you’re in luck. I’m Debra Atkinson and you’re listening to Flipping 50..  in today’s episode we’re grace...2021-01-1029 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowPerimenopause: The Signs Symptoms and Circus (special guest)It’s always nice to know someone you follow, with education and knowledge, also has that one factor that makes her more valuable than anything else. That? Is what I call the “get you” factor. My guest today has it. And stay tuned … your inner I want to join the circus girl may just love today… Do You Have It? But first? That “get you” factor? That’s why my Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist 2.0 program is filling with women who are or want to be health coaches and personal trainers. When you are a woman in midlife...2020-12-0438 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowEVERYTHING ARMS Episode | Upper Arm Toning 911| Women Over 50Upper arm toning on your wish list? Welcome to the everything arms episode, this is Debra Atkinson you're listening to flipping 50 where I address, your top struggles and concerns and I share what to eat, how to move and how to change your mindset. So you can have the energy and the vitality that you want need and deserve in the second, and better half. If there’s one question that I’m asked most often, it's about core or abs. But frankly, question number two, a very close runner up is arms… bat wings, bingo arms, whatev...2020-11-0628 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhy Self-Sabotage Happens When You Want Success So Very MuchThere’s science to why self-sabotage happens. And if there’s science to it, there’s support for seeing it coming. This episode touches on something so very important at any time in your life and on many levels. If you’re 8 months into a pandemic and you’re also finding resistance to exercise or healthy habits, my hope is that this is particularly timely now and whenever you may be listening to it. Why Self-Sabotage 0:04  Why would you ever sabotage yourself, you've been wanting to lose weight, to be more active. To get more energy to f...2020-10-3033 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowI NEVER CHEAT and I Can’t Lose WeightPlease help!!!! I am so frustrated! I am 59 years old, several years post-menopausal. I had been sedentary for several years and ended up gaining weight. I had always been average weight...not real thin, and a little prone to putting on pounds if I didn't "watch it." Never Cheat and Still Can't Lose Weight When I was younger, though, I could lose weight relatively easily through dieting. Not anymore!! Several months back I started to try to lose weight through my old diet efforts. Nothing happened. I got frustrated and stopped dieting and ended up...2020-09-2712 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowEasy Ways to Boost Metabolism, Skin, & Recover from ExerciseWhat if I told you, you might be ignoring easy ways to boost metabolism? Improve your skin? Improve your recovery from exercise? My Healthy Addiction It’s true. I’m sharing a little strategy I’ve loved using for over two years now and that was a lifesaver for me after mold exposure. In addition, my brother who has quite a rare autoimmune disease and his wife now have one in their home. I bought it for enjoyment and just overall health benefits. I am grateful for the detox powers. I love all easy w...2020-09-1833 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessHow to Write the Best Bio, Avoid a Boring Bio, and Get NoticedHave you spent any time learning to write your best bio? Who has right? Who learned copywriting in college? Who got real life marketing support from their certification? Answer? No one. Now is the time. Everyone is online and everyone is reading your bio... if it's good. Otherwise they're gone in 3 seconds.  Best Bio Reasons A boring bio will not help you get noticed, get hired, or get profitable. You can stand out better on social and your website with something unusual. You also want to be doing interviews. Get booked in the m...2020-08-1820 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessFuture of the Fitness Industry | Past, Present, Future What MattersThe future of the fitness industry is changed, that’s no secret. In this episode I take a look at the past, present, and make a few predictions and express our wishes about the future with someone who has plenty of experience. My guest Rico Caveglia Chronological Age 78 Fitness Age 35 is America’s Healthy Aging Trainer and creator of The Ageless Living Lifestyle, The Vitality For Life Training System the Be Bold Never Be Old Wellness Club and the Fearless Aging Podcast.   He is a speaker, author of 29 books/DVD programs and a person...2020-08-0149 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessPersonal Trainer, Don't Waste This CrisisDon't waste this crisis. What on earth could I be talking about. Yes, this Debra and you’re listening to the Voice for Fitness Professionals’ podcast and I have not lost my mind but we have lost the way we've done business. It's gone. And yet now, if you are still trying to figure out a way to take your personal training business digitally… meaning, you're still meeting with one client at a time you're still delivering one on one sessions. In fact, you're creating a session that they'll use over and over and over again. You really...2020-07-1421 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowMenopause Metabolism Booster Guide EpisodeThe questions about metabolism, specifically menopause metabolism, pour in at Flippingfifty.com. The questions and the answers today come from a recent 6 session Menopause Metabolism Makeover that was once of the juicy bonuses for new course members and will be available inside our Café members area. Over 130 women took the live course. The questions kept us on those live sessions for over 90 minutes. This is clearly a topic you want to know more about and so I’m sharing this with you. But first I want to share this since during this at home sheltering wit...2020-07-0746 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessWho Are You Being Right Now? What Fitness Leaders DoFitness Leaders are Needed More Than Ever This is Debra Atkinson and you’re listening to the VrF professional’s podcast, brought to you by the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist. For trainers who want to make working with women in midlife their niche and want to own it with a hormone balancing exercise method that has worked for thousands of women since 2013. Right now is the time to learn, create content and programs that grow your business. The world is at home. And online. And looking for you. I’ll share the link to get mo...2020-04-2516 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowEasy Detox Anytime Including Before Your Holiday SplurgeEasy Detox Anytime Including Before Your Holiday Splurge Before we dive into this episode and I roll out the red carpet for my guest I want o read a review from iTunes. Natural easy detox happens daily when you eat and drink the things that makes your body thrive.  Heart of electrolytes? Of course, you have! Don't confuse those common exercise electrolyte sources (full of chemicals, sugar, or both) with what we're talking about today.  Post-mold, and pre-triathlon competition, I've been sipping on this stuff daily. It's a huge help for staying hydrated an...2019-11-2627 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowIs Your Exercise REALLY Hormone Balancing?Is Your Exercise REALLY Hormone Balancing? This past week some questions have come up in our community and I want to address them here so you understand the difference too. Before I start this episode about hormone balancing exercise vs traditional exercise, a couple announcements! Shout out to aerobicqueen for this comment in iTunes: This is my favorite health related podcast because Debra uses science based information and is extremely easy to like. I’m a health coach and know how much misinformation is out there and how much work it is to we...2019-10-2218 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessThe Positive Power of Negative Customer FeedbackThe Positive Power of Negative Customer Feedback In this post I’m sharing negative customer feedback. It’s all about how you can increase your business, and improve your customer satisfaction by attending to the customers who aren’t satisfied! People are not used to nice. Let’s just get that out there. They’re used to being taken advantage of and automated responses where you click 1 if, and 2 if… and you never get to a real person. The Advantage of Small If you’re a small or medium business (or a large one fo...2019-06-2123 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessSEO for Fitness Businesses | What You Need to KnowSEO for Fitness: Can Customers Find You? SEO is not a sexy topic compared to fat burning, health coaching, and suspension training. Without it though you will be missed by those customers who want your services. Why waste time thinking about your logo, colors, and the words on your pages if you don’t optimize your “findability” factor. This episode is all about how to make you the one they find when they’re looking for answers. And they are looking. There’s proof everywhere that SEO can be powerful if it’s done right. There’s good...2019-06-0223 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhy your food struggles can be a blessing in disguiseWhy your food struggles can be a blessing in disguise Food struggles are a reality for most people at some point in their lives. Women traditionally have spent more time in the kitchen, planning if not preparing food. And their givers. Often pleasers squelching the way they really feel to be “acceptable.” Can you relate? Have you had food struggles? Too little, too much, emotional eating, dieting, restricting… the list goes on. My Guest Expert My guest and weight loss expert Tricia Nelson lost fifty pounds by identifying and healin...2019-05-2534 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowProtein Intake and Strength Training After 50  10 Studies: Protein Intake and Strength Training After 50 Protein intake and strength training together are your dynamic duo for aging and loving it. ~Debra Atkinson 1) Protein was the determining factor when high or low carbohydrate intake didn’t have an impact on successful aging. “Successful” was determined by an integrated rating of social, physical, and mental performance. 2) In a 2018 review of literature of protein intake influence on aging researchers reported: “Currently recommended protein intake for aging adults may not be sufficient for muscle mass and strength maintenance. To minimize the adverse h...2019-02-2622 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowKettle & Fire Bone Broth for Skin, Gut, and Joint HealthThis post is about the hunt for the best bone broth. I didn't even know I was looking and there it was, on my doorstep. Meet Kettle & Fire and the family behind it.  Who doesn’t love a great soup? In this episode of Flipping 50 I introduce you to the founder of my favorite bone broth. I fell in love with the taste of Kettle & Fire before I knew the story behind it. And now, frankly, I’m hooked.  I don’t order a few at a time I order cases and sip it in th...2018-09-1131 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowSelf-care tips and tricks are a piece of cake with today's guestSelf-care expert and Flipping 50 guest Suzanne Choplin is a certified personal trainer, Pilates instructor, dancer, and yoga instructor with over 13 years experience in the field of movement and fitness. Her business is called C.A.K.E. What does C.A.K.E. Lifestyle and Personal Training stand for? Care and kindness every day.   Suzanne's upcoming summit starts soon! It all launches April 6 through April 26! Register now: http://liveyourlayeredlife.com/debra-atkinson I started my career as a dancer and performer, the pressure to perform can do a lot to a young woman, mentally and...2018-04-0331 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHormone Balance Through Skin Care | Do This Don't Do ThatIs your skin care making you fat? Hormone disruptors hide in a lot of beauty products, which isn't pretty at all.  Eating and exercise are obvious ways to tackle the belly fat that hormone imbalance can cause. Sleep and stress are understandable. Are you sure about your skincare routine and those products you're putting on your skin by 9am most mornings? Abby Jean from Annmarie Skincare is my guest in this episode.  Whether you're a minimalist or you love your girly products you're going to want to listen to the pearls Abby shared inside this ep...2018-02-2033 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowTwo Women’s Wellness Coaches On Their Personal Wellness HabitsKim Acedo, MS, CHWC works exclusively with women in midlife who have been putting their health and self-care on the back burner for most of their lives and now in their midlife years say “It’s MY turn to take care of ME!” Through her virtual coaching programs, Kim empowers her clients to build confidence, resilience, hope, self-motivation, and make lasting changes to their health and well‐being. She partners with her clients to get “unstuck” and discover goals and strategies based on their core values and motivators in order to bring about the healthy lifestyle the...2018-01-1645 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessUsing Lab Tests and Nutrition Coaching to Get Better Outcomes, LegallyNutrition coaching... is it for you? Can you legally do it and be within scope of practice? A personal trainer who wants to be authoritative, credible, and stand out among the noise of health coaches and trainers today wants to have knowledge and tools beyond the norm. A degree and certification are not enough. If lab tests about nutrient sufficiency, hormone balance, blood sugar response, and food sensitivities are getting your attention, you'll want to listen and pay attention to this episode.  This is the future of personal training that results in not only functional movements but f...2017-12-1144 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowCould Clothes Confidence Increase Your Weight Loss Success? #403Feeling good means looking good and looking good means feeling good. Commitment to health habits and self care often comes down to self worth and self image. The sage advice to "get dressed and groom" no matter what the day brings is a challenge though if you don't know what looks good. Stylist Sandra Veum is here to share tips for dressing for your body type. Connect with Sandra at my mariposastyle.com and to be considered for one of three lucky women we'll select for a Style-over, follow the steps below (we'll keep your identity confidential!)  St...2017-08-0837 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Handle Emotional Eating During the HolidaysEmotional eating expert, Tricia Nelson shares her story of losing 50 pounds and gaining freedom from food. Tricia has spent close to 3 decades researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia is a certified coach, speaker and author of the upcoming book and podcast by the same name, Heal Your Hunger.    For Tricia's gift, 3 health mistakes smart women make that keep them overweight stressed out and unhappy, go to:  healyourhunger.com/Debra2016-11-0837 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowExercise as Your After 50 AphrodisiacFind your libido waning? After so many comments on a previous podcast Debra reviews the key points to exercise that can help bring back the sexy.  Comment below the post or send a question to Flipping50TV.com if you'd like to have your question answered in a blog, podcast, or on the TV show. 2016-08-2322 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowDr. Shiroko Is In: Blending Chinese and Western MedicineWhen was the last time you spent over an hour with your doctor? When were you asked what you wanted or how you would like to be treated? You're not dreaming and the future of medicine is now at least for doctors like Shiroko Sokitch. Dr Sokitch shares her style of medicine as she evolved from surgeon and ER doctor to using Chinese medicine to compliment her ability to serve patients. Learn more about supplements and Dr Sokitch's recommendations here: http://hearttoheartmedicalcenter.com Connect with Debra at foreverfitandfab.com2016-06-0140 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowIncredible weight Loss at 57 That's Changing Health, Energy, and LifeDiabetes is serious. Diagnosed 16 years ago, my guest today took her time taking it seriously. At 57 though, she's feeling better and taking charge. She shared her wake up call with me. She's starting over and so can you.  Connect with Debra at www.foreverfitandfab.com and send your question or share your story. 2016-05-1742 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowWhat is Leaky Gut and How Does It Rob You of Energy and Hold Fat?Leaky gut is real. You don't see it, or feel it, as a stomach ache. Yet, it can hurt you by robbing you of nutrients, cause your body to have inflammation that inhibits good health, these things can mean you can't lose weight even if you're exercising and eating well. This episode shares how to identify leaky gut and tips for healing it.  Connect to Debra: www.voiceforfitness.com/foreverfitandfab2016-04-1915 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow Who You Spend Your Time with Boost Energy and Weight LossYou deal with people you don't choose. Fact of life. How can you increase the energy you have with the help of people you spend your time with? Simple truths here that integrate each of the four podcasts in this series. This last episode of the series pulls together the hardest part.  Connect with Debra to get the habits of women flipping 50: www.voiceforfitness.com/foreverfitandfab www.voiceforfitness.com/allagesfitness www.facebook.com/navigatingfitnessafter50  2016-04-1213 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowThought Leadership Starts with You and Makes you Thin, Rich, and HappyFood, activity and thoughts all integrate to positively or negatively impact your health and happiness. Happy people make more money and do better at work. Here's how to make those choices that make that true. This is the third in a 4-part series of podcasts that tells you how to increase energy now.  Connect with Debra: www.voiceforfitness.com/foreverfitandfab www.facebook.com/navigatingfitnessafter50 www.youtube.com/allagesfitness  2016-04-0513 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessDream of Hosting a Fitness Conference or Presenting?Today's guestJanice Jaicks Shares Her Journey from Instructor to Presenter to Conference Planner and beyond. She's now a conference planning consultant. You never know where your career will take you! You'll catch Janice's enthusiasm! You can catch it live and in person this April 28-May with a promo code Leap2016 and save $30 just for being here! For more information about FitnessFest go to FitnessFest.org or reach Janice Jaicks at: 480-461-3888 janice@fitnessfest.org To connect with Debra: www.voiceforfitness.com/fitprosolutions2016-03-1641 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessIs a Calorie a Calorie When You're Working With Clients? Part IIBryan Adair joins Debra Atkinson for a talk about the controversy of the calorie. Do you count? Do you toss counting? What works? What works permanently? Part I of II Connect: Fit Pro Blog Fit Pro Private Subscription Reach Bryan at www.agelesshq.com    2015-10-0634 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessIs A Calorie A Calorie When You're Working With Clients?Bryan Adair joins Debra Atkinson for a talk about the controversy of the calorie. Do you count? Do toss counting? What works? What works permanently? Part I of II Connect: Fit Pro Blog Fit Pro Private Subscription Reach Bryan at www.agelesshq.com2015-09-3031 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness Business10 Ways to Boost Fitness Leads, Sales and RevenueYou can easily get overwhelmed by too much information. Choose one or two things and go for it like your life depends on it. The life of your business does. There is no changing the fact that social media is going to be front and center in the marketing campaigns of successful businesses in the future. Get started now with both the online and face-to-face promotions that cost nothing but time and energy. If you're not full yet, you have a bit of that.  Connect: debra@voiceforfitness.com For the entire 50 (+1 bonus) Ways t...2015-09-1727 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessWhat's In A Fitness Business Name?What's your business name doing for you? Is it creating leads? What difference does a name change make? One physical therapy business changes its name and begins getting 5 leads a month compared to eight over three years. Work the change? For them it is. Learn more about Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy here. Connect with Debra at: Subscribe to the YT channel for new videos Https://www.youtube.com/voiceforfitness For more fitness professionals marketing and selling without selling tips: https://www.voiceforfitness.com/fitprosolutions Free live weekly...2015-09-0816 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow to Change Results By Changing the Routine After 50Val gets live coaching on this call that may sound like your own challenges. If you're not making the kind of progress you want to with diet and nutrition you have now it's time to change. Listen as we give Val the best steps for changing her routine.  Connect with Debra:  debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook Twitter Stop by The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women Blog2015-07-1434 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowUnlearning the Old and Beginning the New to Lose Weight After 50Join guest Fran as we "live" coach her through why she's not already at her goal. We discuss the first steps she can take to make the most difference in getting results so she'll keep going and get off her weight loss plateau. Connect with Debra:  debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook Twitter Stop by The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women Blog2015-07-0745 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowDaring Dames After 50Guest and Wellness Coach Jacqueline Gikow of NYC shares her new book (available on Amazon) and the tangible tips for change. Several of her tips are missing from other how-to wellness guides. Learn how to choose and change mood.Contact Jacqueline:audaciousaging.NYC@gmail.com Connect with Debra:  debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook Twitter Stop by The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women Blog2015-06-3027 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessYour Boomer Fitness Business Blue PrintGuest Art McDermott shares his signature "why" story that explains why he is working with Boomers exclusively and why you can too. A prior competitive track athlete and fitness business owner, Art has taken every life experience he's had and turned it into a Boomer Blueprint for the now 51-70 year old boomer and for trainers who want to reach them. Listen as Art and I share the tools for reaching boomers no matter how old you are yourself. Find Art at TheBoomerBlueprint.com Connect with Debra: www.voiceforfitness.com Facebook T...2015-06-2834 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow To Weight Train For Weight Loss After 50Weight training is your ticket to lean muscle and less fat after 50. It's not as simple as just "lifting weights" though. There's a specific set of rules for lifting that's diffferent based on goals. If you want weight loss, bone density, sports performance or something else your training program should cater to it! Listen and lose. Connect with Debra:  debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook Twitter Stop by The After 50 Fitness Formula For Women Blog2015-06-2326 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness Business10 Ways To Increase Personal Training Profit Right NowYou can read 10 articles a day from social media to blogs to emails to industry journals. Unfortunately, when we see it in print we tend to belief it more whether it's true and up-to-date or not. I recently came across an article by a software consultant that talked about boosting profit. Among the points of course was contacting a software expert to go over your customer management. The 9 other points had varying degrees of potential compared to what's really working for personal training promotion in 2015. Get the scoop on how to profit. Take even one and focus on it.2015-06-2220 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessHow To Motivate Fitness Customers At Every StageThe motivation behind participation evolves. The messages that you send throughout your programs or training relationship with a client also need to evolve. You'll attract more, keep more clients coming regularly and have more continue with the right message at the right time!  As always connect with Debra: www.voiceforfitness.com Facebook Twitter Youtube2015-06-1617 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Fitness After 50 Formula QuizDo you think you know what to do but beleive your problem is doing it? That's the impression of nearly 75% of over 50's. The truth is that what they think is the key to eating right, getting fit or losing weight is all wrong. What you've learned over your last 30 years may in fact big your biggest obstacles to getting yourself into the best shape you've ever been in! Take the quiz and find out what your after 50 fitness IQ really is! Connect with Debra:  debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook 2015-06-1630 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessPump Up Your Fitness Social Media PowerYou're on it! Social media! Are you getting the likes, comments and the every powerful share from your posts? Once you understand the six types of people who might connect with you and share and five reasons they share you can get more engagement. You can get more traction from your socialm media time, money and energy.  Connect with Debra at: www.voiceforfitness.com Facebook Twitter YouTube2015-06-1021 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowShe’s post-diabetes, she’s retired from teaching, and she’s 70: Imagine a 70-year old yoga instructor and personal trainer. If you picture someone gently stretching during chair yoga or helping clients lift pink dumbbells you don’t have a good image of our guest today. Lin Goldkrantz is 70 and after picking herself up after hearing “diabetes” from her doctor she got a trainer, got empowered, fit and then became a trainer. You’ll wish she was in your neighborhood before this is done. You may contact Lin at orzahavwellness@gmail.com As always you can contact Debra: debra@voiceforfitness.com YouTube Facebook2015-06-0931 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowHow Long Will Weight Loss Take After Menopause?Reader "Dawn" wrote in her situation and you'll hear how I coach her on the "next step." If you're implementing changes in exercise, diet quality and timing and not seeing consistent evidence of change, listen up! The answer can be hidden.  Are you next? Got a challenge with weight loss or finding an active routine or meals that work for you? Send your questions to debra@voiceforfitness.com As always find Debra at: www.voiceforfitness.com Facebook Twitter YouTube2015-06-0220 minThe Flipping 50 ShowThe Flipping 50 ShowThe After 50 Pre and Post Workout FormulaWhat's the best pre-exercise snack? Should I eat if I want to lose weight? Do I stretch or not? These and more questions answered on today's podcast. Thanks to Dr Pam Peeke who contributed her answers. As a practicing MD and a Senior Olympics competitor in triathlon you can bet she has it dialed in for herself and her clients. The author of The Hunger Fix and Fight Fat After 40 walks her talk.  Find Dr Peeke on Facebook  As always connect with Debra: debra@voiceforfitness.com www.facebook.com/navigatingfitnessafter50 w...2015-05-0529 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessBeyond Hire Slow Fire Fast in FItnessTom Durkin, 36-year fitness industry owner, manager and operating partner has been in and out of multiple fitness businesses daily longer than personal training has been a "thing." He shares successful hires, hires that were mistakes, and what he looks for in a prospective new employee. What to say, avoid, and how to present at an interview no matter which side of the desk you're sitting on.  Connect with him at www.amesracfit.com As always you can reach Debra for questions, comments and suggestions: www.voiceforfitness.com www.fb.com/vo...2015-04-2831 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessBusiness Branding, Building Customer Loyalty with Betty Designs Kristin MayerKristin Mayer Chief Betty of Betty Designs talks starting a business with a fresh idea in a sea of competition, customer service that builds loyalty and the importance of knowing and growing your brand at your pace. Don't miss her website if you bike or multisport or coach women who do. www.bettydesigns.com  www.twitter.com/bettydesigns www.fb.com/bettydesignssickgear As always reach Debra at: www.voiceforfitness.com/fitprosolutions www.fb.com/voiceforfitnessbiz 2015-04-1828 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessSleep: The Athlete's Steroid and The Trainer's Secret WeaponDr Mike Bracko, an expert on sleep and performance as well as recovery and weight loss shares value-enhancing tips for trainers who want to serve clients optimally. What should you ask on assessments, in session and between? What effects does one poor night sleep have on your next day session? What does a chronic insomniac need from you? Mike answers these questions and more.  Contact Dr Bracko at drmikebracko@aol.com Mike is an international fitness presenter, writer/contributor as well as editor and committee chair for esteemed industry associations such as ACSM, IDEA and Ca...2015-03-1038 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessPassion To ProfitGuest And Balance Yoga Lounge owner, Sandy Eimers shares her journey from safe, secure job to entrepenuer. The risks of taking the leap, the risks of not taking it are here.  The Yoga Teacher's Toolbox Sandy mentioned can be found here. and the book One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model For Work/Life Success is by Marci Alboher. Connect with our guest Sandy at Balance Yoga Lounge or on Facebook As always you can find Debra at www.voiceforfitness.com Facebook Twitter2015-02-1733 minShe Means Fitness BusinessShe Means Fitness BusinessGet More PAYING Clients With Fitness Marketing MasteryFew fitness professionals are doing it. Yes, everyone is marketing and everyone is advertising. Few are doing it well. We just have more noise. If you will take the time to study these secrets and make sure you have them all included in each and every marketing peice you prepare you will be far ahead of the competition in reaching your most qualified customers who are ready to buy.  For the checklist, email debra@voiceforfitness.com and request the Checklist for Marketing and Advertising.2013-12-2029 min