Seasoned Athlete

After a two-year hiatus, Seasoned Athlete is back with a story that has to be told.Meet Ernie Andrus, a WWII vet who recently celebrated his 100th birthday by stepping into the Pacific Ocean after finishing his second cross-country trek on foot.Listen to find out why he decided to run from coast to coast in the first place (when he was 90), how he trained as a truly late-in-life runner, and get inspired by his determination to complete this mission against all odds.Find out more about Ernie's story and how you can support his epic adventure and help him fundraise for the LST 325 Ship Memorial at coast2coastruns.com.See more photos of Ernie and his 100th birthday celebration at seasonedathlete.me.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I have a very special episode for you today! Every year on my birthday, I take a moment to reflect on the things I've learned over the past 365 days, and since I just turned 47, it's time for another birthday episode! This is the 5th year I'm doing it, and I am very excited to share.  I'm talking about what keeps me motivated, how aging changes the way I train (and it will for you too), the things I've realized about training during these very strange times, and what I hope you'll gain from all of it.  Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchWe discuss:How I started my birthday weekend with an injury. The things about my athletic journey that have changed since the pandemic. How the closing of my gym altered my workout routine.  My big WHY and how it helps me stay consistent in my training.  The things you can and should focus on so you can sustain an athletic lifestyle. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today I'm excited to welcome Loretta Claiborne to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Loretta was born in 1953 with physical and intellectual disabilities and did not walk or talk until four years old. Doctors told her mother that Loretta belonged in an institution because she would never survive in the "regular" world.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouch Loretta, a Special Olympics athlete, is a gifted motivational speaker who shares her life story that carries a heart-felt message of acceptance and hope worldwide for all people with different abilities. Her mother refused and chose to raise her the same as her other children. Despite her [different] abilities, which led to years of being bullied, teased, and hostile retaliation, she credits the Special Olympics as her positive force that turned her life around.We discuss:How the special Olympics has impacted her life.  The various mentors that have helped her throughout her life.Why age and physical ability should never stop you from going after your dreams. How she has found healing and freedom through running. All of the ways she has committed her life to activism. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today I'm excited to welcome Angela White aka The Running Granny to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Angela started running at the age of 53 as part of a series of ‘small steps' she took to improve her health and quality of life. A friend then introduced her to the world of ultra running and she became fascinated with what the human body can achieve when asked.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSince then she has completed events of varying distances including 50 miles, a 100 mile race and the 190 mile Northern Traverse and a number of 24 hour races as well as taking up cycling and swimming. A former surgeon, Angela has a passion to inspire others to take their own ‘small steps' to adopt healthy lifestyle choices throughout life and has set up a social enterprise to encourage and motivate people to improve their future health.We discuss:The beginning of her athletic journey.  Why it can be hard (but so important) for people to get active in their older age. The ways society makes it harder to get started based on assumptions that aren't true. How becoming an ultra runner changed her lifestyle. How you need to think of athletics differently when you do it later in life.  … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today I'm excited to welcome Vanessa Bogenholm to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast. Vanessa is a Bay Area based personal trainer and an avid runner who is a regular age group podium fixture. She is also the author of It's Your Body which shows you step by step how to slow down and understand how the body works so you, too, can get the results you want.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchShe was not born a natural athlete, but thanks to an influential coach in her early teens, she found joy and freedom through running and that has led her to a life of helping others make their own physical, mental and emotional commitment to pursuing what excites them and becoming their best selves. We discuss:How she started her athletic journey. Why you need to hire the right people and the value of a great coach. How nutrition, sleep and taking care of your body is vital every day. Why you need to be honest with yourself about your goals and what it takes to achieve them. How your athletic journey can help you gain confidence in other areas of your life.  … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Over the last four years, I've interviewed around a hundred athletes from a wide variety of sports and fitness or athletic backgrounds. Everything from the lifelong athlete who has never known a life outside of elite sports, to women athletes in their 70s, 80s and 90s who wanted to play organized sports when they were younger, but never had the opportunity...to later in life athletes and weekend warriors.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchToday, instead of interviewing a later in life athlete. I'm going to share actionable tips you can use to start your own later in life athletic journey.These tips come from a combination of advice given by athletes I've interviewed for Seasoned Athlete along with my own experience as a later in life athlete.We discuss:Why you need to keep an open mind when it comes to the activities you do. How finding an athletic community in the sport you love makes such a difference. Why you need to be patient with your progress.  The fact that you won't like your sport all of the time, and that is totally ok. How you define what it means to be an athlete. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We are starting to head into the holiday season, and this time of year can be a notoriously difficult time of year when it comes to staying on track with your fitness, your training, your nutrition, and other things you generally want to have happening in your life.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchPeople often set aside practices that make them feel good in the day to day, often with a promise to start fresh in the new year - all to get through this time of year.But why does it have to be like this? Why do you have to sacrifice these practices that make you feel strong, healthy, happy, and supported just to get through this time? And are you in fact doing yourself a disservice by doing so?This is what we're going to get into today.We discuss:The definition of a habit. How you can get more of the habits you want and fewer of the ones that don't serve you.Why you need to give yourself more than 21 days to get a habit to stick. Why taking on too many habit changes at once is counter productive. How being too rigid can make you less likely to stick to your goals. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A little while back, I put out a call for episode topic requests, and this one came in. What is a good regimen for pre and post races? Looking for nutritional advice. After my last race I had a hard time getting back my energy. It took almost a week and I have been trying to eat cleaner.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSo we're going to get into this today.We discuss:What works for one person may not work for another.Why being able to recover more quickly after races is not just about nutrition.What you should be doing the week before your race.Why going into a race fresh can help your body not feel completely wrecked after your race.What you need to be doing on and after race day to best support your body. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today I'm going to talk about something that's been on my mind. And because I have a podcast, I get to talk about stuff that's been on my mind. I spend a lot of time thinking about why people exercise. Why they decide to do it. Why they keep doing it. And why they stop doing it.Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchThis episode is sponsored by The Amino Co. Shop 100% Science-Backed Amino Acid Supplements [Patented]► aminoco.com/SA30 Enter code 'SA30' to Save 30% + FREE gift with every purchase!Today, I'm going to talk about one big reason why this is likely happening. I'm going to talk about the fixation on your body.We discuss:How women going through menopause are often at war with the changes going on in their bodies.Why what you do with your body is connected with who you are as a whole person.The fixation people have with changing parts of their body that they don't like.Setting fitness goals that have nothing to do with how your body looks.Why the look of your body rarely has to do with your actual strength. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Making yourself a priority when life is filled with so much to do can be daunting. More often than not, our health and fitness is what takes the back seat, even though it should be at the top of the list. We feel worse as the time goes by, but it just feels impossible to change. Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchIn this episode, I'm talking to Professional athlete and mother Timmie Brann. Her mission is to show others that in each of us is an inner athlete that deserves a challenge—and when we push ourselves, we come alive.We discuss:How she came into professional sports at a later age. How obstacle racing connects us back to our inner child. Why it's important to see what's possible for yourself.What it takes to make that really happen.How we need to ask for the support we need to prioritize ourselves. … and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchOne thing that rarely gets discussed but is of the utmost importance for any athlete is injuries. Yup. Part of being active means you're going to occasionally hurt yourself but there's smart ways to recover and not so smart ways to recover. And knowing the difference really matters. This episode is sponsored by The Amino Co. Shop 100% Science-Backed Amino Acid Supplements [Patented]► aminoco.com/SA30 Enter code 'SA30' to Save 30% + FREE gift with every purchase!In this episode, I want to focus on smart injury recovery for the Ageless Athlete. Of course, the goal is always to do what you can to prevent them.. And there are plenty of smart practices that you can implement into your training and your overall lifestyle to help prevent or reduce injury. But today I want to talk about what to do when an injury inevitably happens.We discuss:Why sleep is incredibly important for your body to recover. How to listen to your body to know when an injury needs extra attention. The difference between minor injuries and major injuries.How you can continue to train even while injured (by training other parts of your body!) Strategies you can use to ensure that you're healing in a timely manner and in a way that gets you back to full strength.… and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchWhen starting or getting back into your fitness journey, short term, quick solutions can feel super appealing. Things like 6 week weight loss challenges, mental and physical challenges like 75 Hard, short term strict nutrition plans like Whole 30, detox cleanses, become the go to, but won't provide the long term solutions most people truly want. Exercise ends up being something that causes stress to your life rather than relieves it.This episode is sponsored by The Amino Co. Shop 100% Science-Backed Amino Acid Supplements [Patented]► aminoco.com/SA30 Enter code 'SA30' to Save 30% + FREE gift with every purchase!In this episode, I'm talking about the unsexy truth regarding long term fitness results. I'm also sharing why those sexy solutions just won't work. Follow this plan and you can finally get off the rollercoaster of challenges and cleanses and fad diets and uber restrictiveness for good.We discuss:Why the sexy solutions are counterproductive to your fitness journey. How short term, intense and strict fitness routines won't lead to long term lifestyle change. The simplest thing you can do to truly get on track with your fitness goals. How recovery plays a vital role in your overall wellness. How to eat to fuel your body and make exercise even more fun!… and more!Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Diet culture leaves us thinking that the only reason to work out is to shrink our bodies. The messaging is constantly about losing weight, dropping dress sizes, and it is affecting your health more than you may realize. Fueling your body, no matter how much of an athlete you are, is incredibly important. Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchIn this episode, I'm talking to Steph Gaudreau, NTP, a nutritional therapy, intuitive eating, and strength training expert helping women who lift weights fuel themselves better so they get stronger, increase their energy, and perform better in the gym.We discuss:How strength training changed her relationship with fitness.The many reasons active women don't eat enough.Outdated fitness philosophies that just need to go. The various ways that under-eating is affecting your health. How weight lifting expands your life outside of the gym. … and more!Connect with our guest: Website: stephgaudreau.comListen to Your Body Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/listen-to-your-body-podcast/id999471212Get the FREE Off The Couch Starter Pack here: https://robinlegat.com/byecouchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Simple fitness is possible. I know, shocking, right? The truth is, you don't need to be doing CRAZY gym routines to get into great shape and be ready to take on something like a 5k, 10k or even an obstacle run! Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comIn this episode, I'm talking to one of my amazing clients, Eileen Faulk and about how my 21 day fitness challenge has led to her training for her first big race. Yup. It's true. She's doing it! We discuss:- Why weight loss as your only fitness goal can be detrimental. - The fact that diet culture is so rooted in being active that we forget all the reasons it's amazing. - How empowering it can be, especially after 40, to have a body that is strong. - Why lifting weights as a woman is super important. - How the combination of building strength with developing skills, will start to show you that you are able to do things you never imagined you could.… and more!Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Simple fitness is possible. I know, shocking, right? The truth is, you don't need to be doing CRAZY gym routines to get into great shape and be ready to take on something like a 5k, 10k or even an obstacle run! Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comIn this episode, I'm talking to one of my amazing clients, Eileen Faulk and about how my 21 day fitness challenge has led to her training for her first big race. Yup. It's true. She's doing it! We discuss:- The ways that having a fitness coach can make it easier to stay accountable to your fitness goals. - Why treating yourself is something that needs to be done on the regular. - How the knowledge of nutrition and the various ways it fuels your body creates simple changes in your overall health. - How working through my various programs has helped her stay accountable to her fitness goals. - Why having challenges and group accountability is so helpful. … and more!Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Join us for Seasoned Athlete Live: Start Line Strong - a workout + workshop mash-up that will help you go from underprepared and overwhelmed to ON-FIRE to run an obstacle race. Grab your spot at our next event at seasonedathletelive.com.We're taking on a topic that might ruffle some feathers. With anti-aging culture so rampant in our society, too often we are encouraged to deny or even avoid the fact that we are aging. In fact, we are led to believe we should do whatever we can to stop it, and I'm over that messaging. Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comIn this episode, I'm talking all about the great parts of aging, and why leaning into it is the best thing you can do for yourself. Also, I'm here to just say it: you're aging, and it's time to own it. We discuss:- The realities the anti-aging industry doesn't want you to consider. - Why mid-life doesn't need to be a crisis. - The benefits of being an aging athlete. - Examples of when aging is truly awesome. - Why age is not just a number, it's an asset. … and more!Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

At Seasoned Athlete, we are passionate about dispelling myths and sharing facts about aging women and our fitness needs. Too often, we are told the wrong information, studies are done with only men in mind, and it leaves us burnt out and unwell. We're thrilled to be kicking off this season with Dr. Stacy Sims!Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comStacy T. Sims, Ph.D., is an applied researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions.We discuss:- Key things to ACTUALLY focus on in the gym when in peri and post menopause. - Why resistance training is so important for 40+ athletes. - Movement and exercise modalities that can mitigate perimenopause symptoms. - Why intermittent fasting isn't beneficial to women. - Recovery practices that benefit the aging women population. … and more!Find out more about Seasoned Athlete Live: START LINE STRONG here: https://seasonedathletelive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode I'm talking to 87 year old record breaking track and field athlete, Flo Filion Meiler. Flo was an athlete for much of her life but took it to new heights at the age of 60 when she began her journey as a track and field star. She breaks down how she stays motivated, what her best habits are, and how she keeps her body limber and strong enough to compete in various (18!!) events that test her body, and more importantly, her mind!We discuss:- The benefits of having a training partner as a competitor and top supporter- Flo's favorite events are the ones that are the most difficult - You have to be mindful of your body, especially as a Seasoned Athlete- Flo's favorite motto is "never too late"- Flo has killer habits that keep her in the game… and more!Here are some highlights.  There is power in connecting"There is power in connecting and community and having people in your corner and lifting each other up together. Sometimes my training partner would win and sometimes I would, and we would always congratulate each other. You can compete against somebody, but you respect them so much that even when they outclass you, on a certain day, you can be happy for them, and that's a great benefit of competition. When you respect your opponent, first of all you want them to play at the highest level to raise you up to the highest level. And when they beat you that day all you can do is be happy for them."Flo insists that it's never too late."It's never too late to improve yourself. It's never too late to train at least three times a week to get your body in shape. If you're interested in becoming a very good athlete you need to put those hours in. But also I tell some of my senior friends to find a friend to go walking with because it's so much more pleasant to be walking with someone and to discuss different things as you walk. So, I do emphasize trying to do some type of exercise with a friend."Flo's training schedule is no joke."In order to keep up with what I hope to do, I have to train real hard. My training regimen is anywhere from one and a half to two hours, three times a week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I will do about a half hour of machine weights and then one and a half hours of doubles tennis. And then on the weekends, I will do at least a three mile jog on a Saturday, the only day I have off is Sunday."Motivation is what gets you started - habit is what keeps you going.  “Yeah, motivation was what gets you started and then it's the day to day of just showing up and doing it until it's not work anymore, till it's already a part of your life. And that's the difference maker. And that's what you will inspire other people to get started on and, hopefully, achieve. And you've got this habit locked down. I'm sure you have your routines every day and you know exactly when you're going to exercise, what you're going to do, and it doesn't feel like a burden in your day. In fact, it's probably the thing you look forward to the most."Love what you've been hearing on the Seasoned Athlete Podcast? Now you can proclaim your love proudly by rocking your own Seasoned Athlete apparel. The new and improved Seasoned Athlete merch store is now up and running, and we have everything from shirts, hoodies and hats to home décor and accessories. I have even selected a handful of super fun, Seasoned Athlete-approved artist designs for you to choose from. Want a fun retro design shirt that says "POOP THEN RUN"? You can get that at the new Seasoned Athlete merch store!Check out all the designs and grab your perfect item at seasonedathlete.me/shop.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Have you recently restarted your fitness routine and realized you've pushed yourself too far? Today we're talking about overtraining. What it means. The dangers. And the signs and symptoms to look out for as you train. I'm also going over a few simple tips you can utilize to prevent reaching that point in your training, especially the need for recovery and a good night's sleep.I discuss:- What happens to your body if you've been overtraining.- Steps you can take to prevent overtraining syndrome before you experience symptoms. - Creating the habit of warming up and cooling down before and after workouts.- Why recovery needs to be scheduled into your workout routine. - Simple things you can do to get a good night's sleep.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Let's start with understanding overtraining syndrome."This is a condition where you work out too much or too hard, without giving your body enough rest and recovery. As a result, you may experience any number of physical, physiological and psychological symptoms. These symptoms can include but are not limited to everything from increased likelihood of injury, increased resting heart rate, sleep disturbances, lower immunity and higher likelihood of getting sick, feeling depressed, anxious, or moody, and lack of energy, especially experiencing mental burnout." How do you know if you're reaching a point of overtraining? "Everyone's experience is highly individual. Your need for recovery is different than the next person's, your symptoms may be different than the next person's. But this is definitely something you should be mindful of for a couple of reasons. First, as we age, it's important to put a greater focus on recovery. Yes, we can train hard at any age. But recovery is just as important and is required for optimal training adaptations. But like anything, it's a habit, and it must be practiced over time. So if you're not used to making recovery a priority, you could be putting yourself at risk for overtraining syndrome."Do not be afraid to take unscheduled recovery days"There are a couple ways you can figure out when it would be wise to take an unscheduled recovery day. An important skill for anyone to have is the ability to listen to your body to know when it's time to take an extra day off. But it doesn't always come naturally. It starts by paying attention to how you feel on any given day. How did you sleep the night before? Do you feel rested? Are you more sore than usual? Soreness in and of itself isn't a reason to not exercise. But if you are feeling especially fatigued, it may be wiser to take an unscheduled recovery day and maybe just go for a walk that day. Would you be better served by doing an intense workout or a gentle yoga session that day? Don't attach any sort of guilt taking an unscheduled recovery day." What to do if you're already in overtraining syndrome?"First step is to rest. Reduce your workout intensity, increase your rest days, and if there's any question whatsoever, take time off entirely and consult a physician. In most cases, overtraining syndrome is reversible, but you need to be smart about it. And the best thing you can do here is to talk to your doctor and go from there. And remember, you're not doing yourself any good by forcing yourself to train if you're feeling fatigued, overstressed and burned out. The point is to enjoy it. There's no shame in taking a break if your body and mind and soul need it. So train smart."If you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine. Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

When was the last time you took a moment to play? To really just do something fun, like when you were a kid? Perhaps it's a game of hopscotch, or even just doing a puzzle, play really is important when it comes to your overall well being. On today's episode, I'm talking to Pat Rumbaugh, The Play Lady and executive director of Let's play America, all about how to incorporate more playful fun into your life and why it truly matters! We discuss:- The power of play and why it's something to prioritize as we age. - How play can increase physical movement and support a healthy lifestyle. - When she started to notice play becoming less popular and what she did about it.  - The types of play you can start to incorporate right now. -  … and more!Here are some highlights.  How Pat discovered the gap in sports and play. “I was a physical education teacher and coach for years at the Washington International School, and I have two children, grown children now, and I observed that if children found an activity they loved, it didn't have to be a sport, I'm talking to an activity, and they have the opportunity to play it, they would wanna continue. It was fun, and a lot of times it was something they wanted to do with friends. But I also noticed that you would either play in a sport or activity six days a week or you weren't doing anything. You will maybe home on electronics. And so I said, something's happening. So I started researching it, and I discovered that since the 1980s, children have lost eight to 10 hours of free play time a week. And because of that, I said, I need to do something about it.”Why balance is important.  “I hope that people don't jump back into signing up for an adult-led activity every day because frankly, I don't think you need it. I think you need time to be able to just totally relax and have your choice of play, and that's a very wide range. That could be reading a book that you enjoy or a comic book, or it could be writing in your journal. At the same time, you and I both really understand and get what it does for us when we physically move, and that's why coming from a physical educators background, I say to people, “You need to think about your body, you're gonna feel so much better if you regularly get physical activity.” I don't like to call it exercise or going to the gym, I like to call it an activity that you enjoy.”Why team play is a great option.“Being on a team is so wonderful because you can help your teammates in so many ways. One of the biggest ways you can help them is by giving positive feedback and really just being supportive. And of course, you can do that individually, track, swimming, singles tennis, etc, but it's just, it's remarkable by just some of the things you say and the attitude that you have, that brings out the play and the pleasure of it.”Contact:www.letsplayamerica.orgFB/IG/Twitter: @PatRumbaughPlayIf you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine. Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode I'm sharing why NOW is the time to run your first obstacle race. You may be feeling “blah” from sitting around more than usual during the pandemic, and feel you're just too out of shape to do it. Or maybe you think your age is a reason that obstacle racing just isn't for you. I'm busting these myths today. Obstacle racing truly is for everybody, and in this episode I want you to leave PUMPED and ready to set off on your first (or next) race. We discuss:- How races can  make you feel like you can conquer the world.- Why it doesn't matter what age you are, you can do this for the first time.- A story about my first obstacle race.- Why you'll be able to do more than you think.- Why we need more women over 40 on the courses. … and more!Here are some highlights.  What exactly is an Obstacle Race?“Obstacle races are a type of race that combines running with completing various obstacles throughout the race course. They're typically held on trails, but not always. They can vary in length, usually anywhere between a 5k distance to a 50K distance, and there are even some 24-hour obstacle races out there!Obstacles include anything from climbing over walls to barbed wire crawls, to rope climbs, monkey bars, heavy bucket or sandbag carries and more. There are different race brands like Spartan, Tough Mudder, Savage race, and they all have their own signature style and signature obstacles. You typically have options to race competitively, where you would have to do all the obstacles on your own or race in what is usually called an open heat where teamwork is allowed and encouraged.”You Can Do More Than You Think. “I'm guessing the biggest thing holding you back is that you think you'll fail every obstacle, or you don't think you'll make it to the finish line. You have the ability to get from start to finish, in some ways, that aspect of obstacle racing is easier than a traditional road race, because the running portions are broken up with obstacles, so you aren't necessarily running non-stop like you would at a 5K, 10K or half marathon. As for the obstacles, will you fail some of them? Sure, most likely.  It's a rare person who can complete every obstacle in their first race, that's just the real deal right there. Certain obstacles take strength and technique that is generally built over time. It's a mostly unrealistic expectation to be able to complete every obstacle on your own in the first race, so with that in mind, don't let that hold you back from getting out there. But here's what you may not realize: you will be able to do more than you think. Although it's an unrealistic expectation to be able to complete every obstacle on your own in your first race, don't let that set a new expectation that you won't be able to do anything, because there will be plenty of obstacles that, yes, you will be able to do.”You'll Meet the Nicest People.“Something that might make you apprehensive about signing up for an obstacle race is that you might think the people in the course are either six-pack having, buff meathead Bros or that they're gonna be watching you and judging you. You're afraid that you're gonna look bad out there and that people are gonna judge you for it. I'm here to tell you that this couldn't be further from the truth.”Racing is for Everybody...and EVERY body.“Another thing that holds people back from doing obstacle races is that they think you have to have a certain body type to run a race, and that's just not the case. When you go to an obstacle race, you'll see people of all ages, sizes and walks of life. It's a place where we can all challenge ourselves and all feel accepted. Everyone who shows up for a race, we'll have different strengths and abilities, and everyone who shows up has it within them to make it to the finish line, it only takes gathering the bravery to get to your first race, to realize that you belong.”Doors are now open for Age Is No Obstacle, my signature coaching program created to help women over 40 get strong, confident and ready to run their first obstacle race, or their first competitive race, in just 12 weeks. Age Is No Obstacle includes a fully customizable online 12-week training program designed to give you the strength, stamina and endurance to rock the race distance of your choice. You'll also get access to the Age Is No Obstacle audio course, giving you all the things you need to know to train fuel, recover and prepare for your race.Finally, connect with your fellow Ageless Athletes and get on-the-spot coaching with ongoing live workout and group coaching sessions. Unlock over $500 in bonuses if you pay in full, including a FitFighter Steelhose Home Gym Set to get you fully set up to hit the ground running with your training. If you have an obstacle race on your post-pandemic to-do list, ditch the guesswork and skip the trial and error that so many new racers go through. Instead, get into Age Is No Obstacle before doors close on Wednesday at 5pm PT and get yourself ready to rock that race in just 12 weeks. Grab your spot now at robinlegat.com/obstacle.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Menopause is something that all women will eventually experience, but more often than not, they aren't equipped for dealing with all that comes with it. Whether it's the gap in medical understanding of it, hormone coaches pitching unfounded science, or women just feeling left in the dust, it can be truly challenging to go through. In this episode, we are talking to Amanda Thebe, a personal trainer and nutrition coach with nearly thirty years of experience in the fitness industry. She is a force of nature for women who are experiencing menopause hell and want to start feeling healthy and fit in their 40s and beyond.We discuss:The medical industry leaving menopausal women behind.Supplements and the fallacy around estrogen production. Why strength training can really improve a woman's health.How accountability can help you stay on track with your athletic goals. Making fitness part of your schedule so you won't skip it.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Menopause can be hard to diagnose. “Women at this phase of their lives, we go through this stuff and we don't know what's happening and we don't have an answer for it. At least now we can say, is it her menopause? Is this thing I'm going through perimenopausal? The symptomatology is just so different for everybody. We hear about hot flashes, that's very, very common. We don't hear about clinical depression. We don't hear about migraines with auras. We don't hear about vertigo. We don't hear about that stuff as much. So when women are going through something like that, they may not realize that this could be related to menopause. And you were going to your nose and throat doctors who are not gonna give you the answer you need at that time.”The movement for better care has to be grass roots. “I think the movement has to be from the grass roots up. And I always say that like [people] with a decent sized platform are already fairly vocal and are talking about it a lot, but Karen next door can go and speak to her friend Susan and have a chat, and it starts the ripple, it starts the conversation. And the first time you say menopause, you wanna cringe and it feels awful, but the second time it's easier. And then the third time you don't even think about it. When we normalize the conversation and when we share it with our friends, it snowballs, and I think every woman of this generation needs to do that writing for the next generation coming. And it's promising that it's happening now, and that gives me hope for the next generation.”Pseudo Science around menopause. “I do get really frustrated. We know the supplement industry is non-regulated in the US, in most countries as well, and so we don't know the efficacy quality or bioavailability of the supplements we're taking. A lot of menopause targeted supplements contain herbs and tinctures that have been very poorly studied or are not studied at all, usually in small and small trials. And so they're marketed as the solution to menopause, and I have a problem with that because it's sort of not addressing the problem. When you talk about menopause, we know it's a natural thing that's gonna happen to most women. Some women, it happens in a more fast manner, if they have had constitutional historic issues or they literally get thrown into menopause in the deep end. Nothing's gonna stop that happening, and that's my point. It doesn't matter how many supplements you take, it doesn't matter how many coaches call themselves hormone balancing coaches, you can't change the fact that your hormones are going to decline. You can't introduce estrogen in food to stop that happening. The message is so confusing for women.”Connect with Amanda Thebe: WEBSITE: AmandaThebe.com SOCIAL:Instagram | www.instagram.com/amanda.thebeFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/amandathebexTwitter | https://twitter.com/amandathebex FREEBIE: Grab my 12 Week Core Program, ABS ON FIREhttps://www.amandathebe.com/abs-on-fire/BOOK:Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!www.amandathebe.com/books - all buying options listed here.If you've been wanting to run a Spartan Race for like ever now, or level up to your first competitive race, I've got good news for you! Races are back on the calendar and I want to help you make this goal happen!Join me on Saturday May 22 for Start Line Strong, a movement-based masterclass that will take you from feeling overwhelmed and underprepared to on fire to run your first Spartan Race or your first competitive race.Part workout, part workshop, Start Line Strong will give you the tools you need to ditch the fear and feel ready to sign up and show up for your first Spartan Race or your first competitive race, all while getting an amazing all levels workout in the process.Start Line Strong takes place on Saturday, May 22 at 8am PST, 11am ET, and it's free to attend!Reserve your spot now at RobinLegat.com/startSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode I talk about the joys that running can bring to your routine as well as your athletic life. It's no secret I did not start off as a runner, in fact, I avoided running at all costs. But I have found a love in running and I think you can as well.Running can be one of the most fulfilling and rewarding parts of your day and in this episode, I have included some steps to finding the runner in you.We discuss:- Running as a journey not a process.- Being patient with yourself and trusting the process.- Incorporating strength training.- Treating yourself to running shoes.- Incorporating speed training.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Pushing Yourself.“The idea of running for 10 minutes without stopping seemed completely ludicrous to me, just out of control, crazy, insane. But I did it. It was hard, but I finished, and I was damn proud of myself. Eventually, the app asked me to run 20 minutes without stopping, same thing. Did it hard, finished. Proud of myself. I kept building to the point where I could run a 5K race, then a 10k race. The weekend of my 40th birthday, I ran my first half marathon.”Understanding Your Body“A big mistake that new runners make is to just run without doing any other type of strength training. I mean, I did it back when I started, but here's why, this is a mistake that can be holding you back from making progress. Running is a repetitive stress movement meaning you're using the same muscles in the same way over and over again, and in a fairly high impact way. If you don't strengthen your body to support this repetitive stress, it can lead to injury, which most definitely will not help you run farther, run faster or be unhappy. This is why strength training is important.”Starting off on The Right Foot“Another common thing that new runners do is to run on beat up shoes. It makes sense, this is a new hobby and you're not sure it's going to stick. So you don't want to throw down a bunch of money to buy shoes that you don't know if you're going to wear for the long term. But here is why I encourage you to get yourself new running shoes, as soon as you are able, because they can change your running game.If you've been wanting to run a Spartan Race or similar obstacle race, or level up to your first competitive race, I've got good news for you. races are back on the calendar and I want to help you make this goal happen. Join me on Saturday May 22nd for Start Line Strong, a movement-based masterclass that will take you from feeling overwhelmed and underprepared to on fire to run your first obstacle race, or your first competitive race.Part workout, part workshop, Start Line Strong will give you the tools you need to ditch the fear and feel ready to sign up and show up to race, all while getting an amazing all levels workout in the process. Start Line Strong takes place on Saturday, May 22nd at 8am PT/11am ET, and it's free to attend. Reserve your spot now at robinlegat.com/startSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode I talk with Stacy Griner, Owner and Operator of Kika Stretch in Atlanta, Georgia. Stacy wasn't always an athlete, in fact she grew up avoiding sports and sweating all together! Through big life events and changes, Stacy found her inner athlete at age 41 and began her journey as a cyclist, marathon runner, triathlon competitor, and traveler. Though Stacy has not been an athlete her entire life, her journey is what makes her story and message that much more special. Stacy has overcome many challenges in her life to reach an inner peace that can only come with experience and reflection.We discuss:- Life events that change us for the better.- Pursuing a dream you never knew you had.- The transition and rebirth as an athlete.- Shifting your mindset when it gets tough and always pushing forward.- Finding that peace within yourself and continuing to grow.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Finding Your Community“At the time it was really a matter of  finding myself and finding my voice. Coming to some realizations about who I am and who I love. I found this organization called Black Girls Run and they didn't have a big following in the South Bay but they had quite a presence in Oakland. I connected with a few women and I got in community with these women who were into running and they were like, ‘Hey, you can do a half marathon.' And I was like, “I don't even run, like, I don't even know if I can run a mile without stopping.” But, they were very supportive and they were like, ‘Well then you can walk it.' And I didn't even think about walking a mile. Like, I knew I was out there, but I just... I wasn't aware of measurement like that.”Standing in Your Truth“I started to train for my first marathon that I did in Paris that I actually was like, gosh I'm sweating. And by that time, I had come to the realization that I was standing in my truth as a queer woman. I was just out, proud of who I was and that journey I was starting from there to  after I had finished that first half of marathon, it was like laying the foundation for me standing in my truth. And then from there it was just building on that muscle and building on that to make myself stronger.”Having Something Just For You“My entire life I did not have to have anything just for me. Like my career, my marriage, all of this stuff was for other people, and becoming an athlete was all me. Which was one of the reasons why I love it so much, because it was the one thing where I was able to show up for myself and really prove to myself that I could do something. Now mind you, obviously I had other accolades like, I'm a Mom, I have a great career, but for some reason… that felt great, but becoming this athlete was just something that I didn't ever dream of. Like, when I was young, I dreamed of getting married and having children and having a great career. I never dreamed of running a marathon. I never dreamed of riding my bike 545 miles. I never dreamed that I was going to do an Iron Man. I just didn't have those kinds of dreams.”If you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine. Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode, I talk about why age is not just a number and why we should shift from this mindset.If you've been following Season Athlete for a while, you may have noticed something about the way I talk about older athletes. Since day one, I have never said age is just a number. It's a phrase I've seen over and over again in articles about aging athletes and the phrase is ubiquitous. Something about this concept and phrasing has always felt off to me. So today we talk about why the concept of “age is just a number” is highly flawed and all the reasons why age is in fact more than just a number.We discuss:- Why the mindset of “age is just a number” is flawed and dismissive.- Age should be acknowledged and celebrated.- The challenges and the benefits that come with age.- Younger Athletes vs Aging Athletes.- The American Culture surrounding aging women.… and more!Here are some highlights.  What You Don't See.“Let's start with the phrase itself “Age Is Just a Number.” It's completely dismissive. What do I mean by that? Well, imagine you see an article online about an athlete in her 60s with the headline “Age Is Just a Number.” What you usually see is, of course, an amazing and inspirational story of a person doing something that is completely unexpected of someone their age, right? And the moral of that story is hey, age is just a number, so what's stopping you? Let's dissect this for a bit. Let's talk about what you are not seeing.”“You're not seeing this athlete's training regimen and how age is factored into it. You're not seeing the recovery routine and the extra steps and time needed to stay mobile and avoid injury. You're not necessarily seeing how these practices have changed as they got older and what adjustments they've had to make due to age. You don't have a deep understanding of their athletic and their life experience leading up to this point that helps inform their decisions in a way that can only come with age.”Age is an asset, not a side effect.“I like to say that age is an asset. That's actually what I've been saying since day one on my website. I believe I say age is more than just a number, it's an asset, because it shows that age is a contributor to your story, not a side effect of your story. That age is very much woven into who you are as a human and as an athlete. All those challenges and all those benefits work together to create the athlete that you are today. And it's clear that the athlete you are today is not the athlete you were when you were younger.”Women and anti-aging in American Culture.“I feel like in some ways this concept plays into what is at least an American cultural standard. That age is something to be denied and avoided, and of course, women in particular are constantly bombarded with these anti-aging messages. We are raised from an early age to fight aging at all costs. People who are older are generally considered less than. There are activities that are appropriate for someone of a certain age and activities that are... well, not. So when you do something that is unexpected for someone of a certain age, age is just a number is there to suggest that whatever you bring to the table has nothing to do with your age.” If you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine.Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode, I talk with Jenn Drummond, an American motivational speaker, mountaineer, adventurer, and founder of Bold Brave Beautiful —a blog and community where she invites people to become more conscious of their life purpose and take action toward achieving what seems “impossible.”  Jenn, a mother of seven, left the finance world after a life changing event to pursue what she describes as “A Calling to the Mountains.” Though Jenn did not grow up identifying as an “athlete,” she recognizes that being new to the aging athlete club comes with a different mindset and new goals to pursue with her family and within herself.We discuss:- Life changing events that cause you to take pause and pivot.- The inception of Bold Brave Beautiful and the call to inspire others.- The journey to becoming the first woman to complete the Second Seven Summits.- Living your life in parallel with your family and children.- Finding any opportunity to train, even while helping with homework assignments.… and more!Here are some highlights... Sometimes your life pivots“I think what happens is you start heading in a direction and then doors start opening that you never even knew were there before. I didn't start with the idea that I was going to do the Second Seven Summits, right? I started with this other idea and then as ideas get energy and movement and you pursue them; sometimes you pivot or turn a corner and you keep growing. And as you do that, you become more home to yourself. Life is just amazing.”Inspiring others“There was this other female that reached out to me across the world and she had wanted to go climb this mountain that I was going to climb, but she got diagnosed with cancer, so she couldn't. And she was like “I'm cheering you on. I'm watching you because this is the closest that I'm going to get to this opportunity.” And so I bought prayer flags for her and then I hung them at the top for her. Somebody I'd never even met before, right? But we're all so connected that if we allow ourselves to be vulnerable and share our stories and connect? We all become so much stronger.”Balance and Intention with yourself“It takes a lot of effort and intention and I have to be very gentle on myself at times. So my coach will build a plan out for me each week and if I can hit that plan, like I win, right? But there's many days that it doesn't happen as it's laid out. And I just have to know my kids are important and if I have a two-hour hike in there and I only get a one-hour hike in, one hour is better than zero hours. Right? I have to be gentle with myself there.”If you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine. Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On today's episode, I cover three simple steps to restart your dormant fitness routine. As we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel coming out of the pandemic, it is easy to look at where you are with your fitness goals and quickly get discouraged. Remember, it's okay to not be where you were with your goals and routine before going into quarantine over a year ago. And with a little guidance, you can get back to your fitness routine and start working towards your goals once again. We discuss:- Recognizing where you are now in your workout.- Easing back into your routine.- Knowing your limits and respecting your body.- Dedicating time to your fitness goals.- Foundational Movement Patterns.- Simplicity and why it is important when doing the work.- Space, equipment, and gear.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Understanding where you are now“You need to embrace that where you are now is not where you were before… it's just not. You may find yourself frustrated when you're not progressing as fast as you want or as fast as you once did. And you know what? Not progressing as fast as you once did is totally okay and it's 100% normal. Your fitness and your starting point? They're simply different now. The key is to give yourself grace and be very forgiving and patient with yourself. Resist the urge to compare yourself now to where you were at any given point in the past. Resist the urge to use unrealistic metrics or benchmarks in your current fitness journey.”Rebuilding yourself and your routine“The methodical build starts with understanding deep down in your heart of hearts that now is not the time to go full beast mode. Even if you used to work out six, seven days a week, do two-a-days and run ultra-level miles on the weekends, this is not where you are now. I repeat, this is not where you are now. The key is a slow build at a reasonable pace. This could be that you're back to two to three days a week, max, even if used to easily pull off six to seven day weeks.”Keeping it simple“Make it as easy on yourself as possible to show up and do the work. This is about removing both the physical and mental barriers that will show up and try and stop you from getting consistent with your fitness routine. What do these barriers look like and what can you do? Let's start with your schedule. If you don't set aside dedicated time to exercise, you may feel like you never have time to do it. If you put it off until the end of the day, the end of that day will come more quickly than you realize. You'll probably feel like you ran out of time and you won't get it done. And yet another day will pass without a work-out.”If you've been out of the fitness game for a while, you know how hard it can be to get back into a consistent exercise routine. Make it easy on yourself by starting with Your First Five Days.Your First Five Days is a free mini-challenge that's all about setting that foundation to get you back into your body, your energy and your confidence with simplicity and ease.Each day during Your First Five Days, you'll get simple tips and action steps on how you can make fitness a part of your everyday life in a way that doesn't feel heavy, hard or stressful.You'll also get a daily private podcast episode that you can listen to while you move.Where will you go from there? The sky's the limit! It all starts with Your First Five Days.Get it for FREE at www.robinlegat.com/fiveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Today, I am talking to Dr. Helen Hsu, the Lead Outreach Specialist, Staff Psychologist, Asian American specialist, and a lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. Hsu is a marathon runner, Crossfit athlete, Obstacle racer, and trapeze enthusiast. In this episode we Discuss Helen's belief in the Mind Body connection and her personal philosophy on being a seasoned athlete.We discuss:- Understanding what our bodies are telling us when we are showing physical signs of illness.- The impact stress can have physically as well as mentally.- Dealing with the muscle and bone density loss that we experience as we age.- Exercise as a coping mechanism for mental health.- Checking in with yourself and being in tune with your mind body connection.- Dealing with the ongoing pandemic and how to adjust your regiment.- Knowing your limits and doing what works best for you.- Finding the exercise, you love the most and not judging yourself when first starting out.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Figuring out what motivates you“A big thing is figuring out what modality might be helpful for you, and also that it's okay if it evolves. So what do I mean by that? I know a lot of people who it really helps to have some competition or accountability, so they're competing with other people about steps or they've actually signed on to one of these apps that help you gamify your goals, whether that's other life goals or work or fitness goals.” Knowing your limits“One workout is not going to make or break me, like to rest today and allow myself what my body needs will help me be stronger, so one of the things I realized at one point when I was doing half-marathons, doing a lot of obstacle races, I did a couple of local prospect competitions. But I sat down at one point and I was like: Okay, this is taking a lot of time and energy.  I had to really ask what is my goal? My priorities are the value of my work, my community work, my family, and actually my final goal is longevity. So for seasoned athletes, I think that's a thing to think about. I realized my goal was to be as active as long as possible.”Trying something different”I went to trapeze school on a whim. I was on a business trip in DC. I was looking up if there is a Crossfit box or something, I can stop in between my meetings. And I said, trapeze school. And I said, Oh my gosh, alright, let's just go check it out. It was so fun, and has become a regular thing when I will be in DC. And one of my trips, there was a man up there flying overhead above the net and he was over 70, and he just said, “I just saw it and it looked interesting. So I was going to try it.” And I'm like, I love that.Get started on your athletic aging journey by joining the Ageless Women Athletes Facebook community. This group is for women over 40 (or for those who are almost there) who want to stop feeling old and start living ageless! Inside the group you'll meet women like you who will lift you up when you're down and cheer you on to your big, bold goals.You'll also get immediate access to videos, training and tools to help you move well, feel great and pursue the types of goals you never imagined were possible for yourself. In short, the Ageless Women Athletes community is here to help you age like an athlete, however that looks for you.Click HERE to join! We'll see you inside the group!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

We are celebrating the 100th episode of the Seasoned Athlete Podcast! What a better way to celebrate than revisiting some of my favorite interviews over the last four years. I chose one athlete to represent each decade from the 40's all the way to the 90's. From Spartan Racers to Ice Swimmers, we have had some amazing Seasoned Athletes over the last 100 episodes. We discuss being an athlete in:- Your 40's: Cath Pendleton is an Ice Swimmer and shares how she got into Ice Swimming and eventually swimming the English Channel.- Your 50's: Andrea Owen is a Spartan Racer and fell into racing by way of her son who convinced her to give it a shot after attending one of his races.- Your 60's: Sue Spencer is an Olympic Weightlifter and loves the peace and solitude going to the gym brings to her and her life.- Your 70's: Lynn Salvo is a Cyclist whose journeys through Canada and North America earned her two Guinness World Records and many amazing memories from the seat of a bicycle.- Your 80's: Libby James is a Masters Runner earning World Records for USA Track and Field in 10K and 15K distances in the women's 80-84 age group.- Your 90's: Betty Lindberg is a runner who is still going at 96 and has the best advice for her younger self and what is most important for the aging athlete.Here are some highlights.  It's a lifestyle, not just a hobby“Staying active and healthy, I think is important. I mean, I don't want to be one of those people when I get to be 70 or 80, sitting around doing nothing. I think the more active you are, the more healthier you're going to be, the more you're going to be able to do, so I just think just getting out and having fun and finding something that you really enjoy.” - Andrea OwenIt's just as mental as it is physical“I love Olympic weightlifting, and I go to the gym three times a week with my trainer, and we just work on Olympic lifts, so he basically watches me what I'm doing and occasionally comments, and it's like a solitude time, it's a time for me, I'm just concentrating on what I'm doing, and I walk out of that gym after an hour or so, and it's like I've done a meditation or something, it's very, very relaxing in that way, mentally, you are so focused that you're not thinking about all those other things that go on in the world, and so for me, it's been amazing that way, and just being to let go of other stuff.” - Sue SpencerCycling through History“Well, what happened was I'd done the two cross country rides, and then I looked at the pieces and I thought, well, I have a great friend in Wichita, that could be the hub. And then I just kind of... And then I was going to do Canada, so that was going to be the top of the peace sign. So then I just looked at what needed to be filled in in order to make a peace sign, and then I just made rides that fit those places, and then it turned out that one of them was from Wichita to Biloxi, Mississippi. And it went through all kinds of civil rights places, which was unbelievable.”“I was a terrible history student, but being in the places being in the place where Emmett Till would have harassed the white owner of the grocery store and being in the courtroom where his murderers were tried, it was unbelievable to me so those are two highlights, but there were many, many, many of them. And then not even a month later, I cycle what I hadn't done on the East Coast, and I cycled Underground Railroad with a friend.” - Lynn SalvoGet started on your athletic aging journey by joining the Ageless Women Athletes Facebook community. This group is for women over 40 (or for those who are almost there) who want to stop feeling old and start living ageless! Inside the group you'll meet women like you who will lift you up when you're down and cheer you on to your big, bold goals.You'll also get immediate access to videos, training and tools to help you move well, feel great and pursue the types of goals you never imagined were possible for yourself. In short, the Ageless Women Athletes community is here to help you age like an athlete, however that looks for you.Click HERE to join! We'll see you inside the group!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I talk to Jill Heinerth, an underwater explorer, writer, photographer, speaker, and filmmaker. Jill shares how she started over after leaving her business in Toronto to pursue her dreams in the Cayman Islands, writing a best-selling memoir of her adventures, and how the pandemic and quarantine brought about a new business venture for her and her husband. We discuss:- Having a successful business but ultimately realizing you would rather be pursuing deep-sea scuba and diving adventures full time rather than keeping it a hobby.- Telling your family you are starting over while still not knowing how you are going to make money at your dreams.- Pioneering the deep-sea diving world as a woman, photographer, and writer.- Knowing the risk while looking fear right in the face and inviting it into your life for the better.- Being a natural storyteller and deciding to write a book about your life and adventures.- Having to put everything on hold, shutdown, and decide to move because of a global pandemic.- New opportunities that present themselves as the result of quarantine.… and more!Here are some highlights.  Deciding to make the change.“I was a part-owner of an advertising company in Toronto, and that was my day job inside at a drafting table, and I loved my work. I am a creative being, I'm an artist, but nights and weekends, as often as possible, I was teaching scuba or jumping in the car to drive north to go diving, and one day, literally after a series of really high pressure jobs, I was just sort of looking around my little area going, I am not an indoor girl, I can't do this, I cannot work in an indoor space for the rest of my life, I have to find a way to be creative in the underworld. I thought, I love diving. It's the thing that I'm always trying to do, so why not get rid of this job and find a way to be creative, underwater...”Taking what you love and expanding.“I just knew being in the water every day is really what I wanted to do, but in terms of actually making money, I thought, Oh, you know, I don't want to teach scuba my whole life or I don't want to just do that. I was reading in the magazine, I wanted to write the articles, I wanted to shoot the pictures, and so I started submitting to magazines and pitching things, and then eventually volunteer to support an expedition. And that really opened the doors for me. I think volunteering is a great way to test the waters, so to say, or literally, and meet the people that are doing what you want to do.”Knowing your limits.“I believe that the rule of survivors is that you do have to be willing to bet it all, spend it all, do it all, train my butt off, and then in the heat of the moment, when I'm within a hair's breadth of what I may perceive as a complete success or the pinnacle of my career, I have to be willing to say, no, not today, and I'm much better, I'm much more peaceful about that, so I don't feel as much pressure as I used to to perform to get the notch in the belt.”Ready to take the inspiration you get from Seasoned Athlete and put it into action in your own life? Grab Robin's new pop-up mini podcast called How To Age Like An Athlete.In this three-episode series, she shares stories of people just like you who made a choice to step into their own athletic potential at various ages and changed their lives in the process. Then Robin will give you a simple step by step method to make this happen in your own life right now! Subscribe for free and listen now at RobinLegat.com/privatepod.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I highlight and discuss fad diets and the myths around nutrition for those seeking to live an active and athletic lifestyle, especially for women athletes and aging women athletes. With so much information out there, it's important to understand the research you're retaining when exploring what nutritional lifestyle works best for you.We discuss:- How living an athletic lifestyle requires a mental shift when it comes to food.- Understanding the relationship between food and our bodies as not only athletes but as aging women as well.- How women athletes tend to focus on calorie intake which has statistically been known to lead to eating disorders among the athletic community. - Fad diets and the male body vs the women's body.- Low energy availability: what does it mean and how does it affect you in your day to day as an athlete?- The Ketogenic Diet: does this fad diet really work for the woman athlete?- Intermittent Fasting: where men see gains and results, women see the opposite. … and more!Here are some highlights.  Low Energy Availability and your cycle“If you are menopausal, low energy availability can exacerbate some of the effects of aging, including increasing stored fat in the body. And that right there is something to make note of - because although younger populations might be keenly aware that they are in a low energy state on their periods, and can act quickly to do something about it, older populations may not realize it's happening. Or worse, it may lead to a line of thinking that despite all the exercise you're doing, you're not losing weight - so you should eat less. When really, you may need to be eating more.”The Ketogenic Diet and what the research is telling you“For women, the ketogenic diet increases cortisol, which can then result in muscle breakdown. We lose muscle as we age, and as a result we need to emphasize resistance training and protein consumption to prevent muscle loss. Keto makes this even more difficult.Intermittent Fasting can affect your body in many ways, not all beneficial”Intermittent Fasting has become popular for weight loss because in general, if you're fasting at least half of your day, if not more, you're likely taking in fewer calories. And yeah, when calories out are greater than calories in, weight loss typically happens. So you can see why people - especially women - have been quick to adopt Intermittent Fasting. The problem is that there simply has not been significant research on it in athletic populations. But we can infer that severe time-based restriction like this can play a role in low energy availability, and all of the problems that come with it.” If you enjoyed this episode, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and connect with us on Instagram too! Ready to take the inspiration you get from Seasoned Athlete and put it into action in your own life?Grab the new pop-up mini podcast called How To Age Like An Athlete. In this three-episode series, Robin share stories of people just like you who made a choice to step into their own athletic potential at various ages and changed their lives in the process.Then she'll give you a simple step by step method to make this happen in your own life right now!Subscribe for free and listen now at RobinLegat.com/privatepod.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Should women and men train differently? In this episode, we explore this question based on the comparison of two articles highlighting why, when, and how women should train based on their menstrual cycles.We discuss:- Comparing studies measuring the results of modern exercise in men versus women.- Breaking down the bias of these studies.- Women training and competing around and during their cycle.- Understanding our cycles and bodies and how to incorporate that information into our training and nutrition as an aging athlete. … and more!Here are some highlights.  Understanding our cycles”When we are on our period, we are in what's called the follicular phase of our cycle. Estrogen drops during this phase, and our muscles have greater access to energy stores. As a result, we are better primed for high performance.”Using the education of our bodies to enhance and better utilize training“When we're in the high hormone phase and the weeks leading up to the period, we don't have as much of an ability to go hard. We have a reduced ability to tap into our stored carbohydrates since those are being reserved for a potential fertilized egg. This is a fancy way of saying the body wants to make a baby, and the period happens when the baby doesn't happen, right, but the body is still preparing for it. That's why we can't tap into those stored carbohydrates. Ultimately, the more we can learn about our cycle and the hormonal fluctuations that come with it, the more nuance we can add to our training.”Be diligent in your research“Women deserve education and knowledge around how to train, eat and recover, but for the most part, that's not what we're seeing in the media or in the bulk of fitness and nutrition studies, which are still mostly being done with men. So what can we do to ensure we're not getting caught up in misinformation around these topics? Don't believe everything you see in the media about exercise recommendations for women or for aging women.”If you enjoyed this episode, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and connect with us on Instagram too!ageUP is a revolutionary membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. This is your fast track to becoming fearless, feeling ageless and living LIMITLESS! Discover the life-changing benefits that come with exploring your athletic potential at any age or fitness background - get on the waitlist to join ageUP when the next enrollment window opens at https://robinlegat.com/waitlistSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I had an amazing chat with Betty Lindberg, an incomparable 96 year old runner and race walker. Betty has made an art form out of her ability to slowly build up her body and stamina and not let mental distractions get in the way.  We discuss: - Betty calls herself the original ‘couch potato'- Betty proves everything is possible when you keep your body moving- The optimistic attitude from Betty has served her well in live and in athletics- Betty's workouts include lifting weights which is very important for women as we age  … and more!  Here are some highlights.    Girls were never supported in sports growing up “When I was growing up girls didn't do anything except maybe Jacks or Hopscotch,” says Betty. “That was about as wild as we got. It just isn't the thing that young ladies did. So, no, I didn't really do anything. I was the original couch potato. I don't recall any girls in high school doing athletics and I didn't get to go to college because of World War II, it was 1942. Girls just didn't do that sort of thing.”  Betty breaks records without knowing it “It's amazing when I look back because I have some of the records from back then,” Betty said. “People in their 60's, 67 and 68, there was nobody older than us racing. So in the last 30 years we have got it up to the 90's. In USA Track and Field you compete in the 5 year age groups. Because they know that a you get older you get slower and you get less strength. So it's always fun the the women's 90-95 year age group! There are some others in my age group because I have records I'm trying to beat. There are some women in their 100's!” You just need to show up “Something that has always inspired me is the quote '98% of winning is getting to the start' “ says Betty. “You don't have to worry about how many people will finish ahead of you or are going to be faster than you. You have trained for this and you're going to do the best you can and that's going to be it.” The true test of a runner “The major long distance I do is the 10k, which is 6.2 miles,” Betty said. “The most recent time I did it I was about halfway through and I kept telling myself “this is it, this is the last time you're going to do this race.' And it was my 30th time doing that race. The last 3 miles of that race are mostly uphill and you just keep telling yourself that you're never going to do it again. And then the moment you finish and all you can think is ‘next year I've got to train a little bit harder.' “  Betty keeps her body strong enough to do more races “And I spend time with personal trainer 3 times a week,” says Betty. “And I do everything while there at the gym from lifting weights to working my legs to stepping. I'll also do lunges and sit ups and the last thing every session is planking! I once did a 4 minute plank. Your body has to be strong to do these races from your legs to your core and your arms. But most especially, your brain.”If you enjoyed this episode, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and connect with us on Instagram too!ageUP! is a revolutionary membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. This is your fast track to becoming fearless, feeling ageless and living LIMITLESS! Discover the life-changing benefits that come with exploring your athletic potential at any age or fitness background - join ageUP! at https://robinlegat.com/ageupSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I set down a few steps we all can take to start the new year with 2021 Vision. Together we'll figure out what our ‘Big Idea' goal for the year is and all the steps we can take to get there. We discuss: - How can you start this year with 2021 vision- The goal of this episode is to make you think big for yourself- What is something you would like to do that younger you would be surprised by?- You'll have a goal, a date, a plan, and then milestones- Make sure you feel those wins each time you pass a milestone … and more!   Here are some highlights.   Robin is looking at 2021 “You may have started 2020 with a plan, with a vision of what you would like to do with the year,” says Robin. “What you would like to accomplish, what kind of goals you had. But, for many of us, those plans, those goals, those ideas, got derailed around March. And that's fine. We had to spend that year collectively figuring things out. But now it's a new year and it's a new opportunity.”  What is your ‘Big Idea' “Step 1 is to come up with a ‘Big Idea,'” Robin said. “It can be a fitness related ‘Big Idea' or a life ‘Big Idea' or even a work ‘Big Idea'. As a coach I like to think about fitness and athletics. I'd like you to think of that one big thing that you've always wanted to do or you never imagined you could do.”   Use your ‘Big Idea' to create smaller ideas “Hopefully your ‘Big Idea” helps you to come up with smaller ideas that are going to help you accomplish a goal” says Robin. “And that goal needs to have a date. So we're going to name that goal and give it a date. Put it in your calendar and make that date real by putting it in front of you. Because that is how you make a plan.”If you enjoyed this episode, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and connect with us on Instagram too!ageUP! is a revolutionary membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. This is your fast track to becoming fearless, feeling ageless and living LIMITLESS! Discover the life-changing benefits that come with exploring your athletic potential at any age or fitness background - join ageUP! at https://robinlegat.com/ageupSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

On this episode of Seasoned Athlete, we're talking to professional sky diver Amy Chmelecki. She's done over 19,000 sky dives, broken 20 sky diving world records, holds 5 world titles and 10 national titles…and that's just some of it!In this episode, we discuss…-  How participating sports can help you find confidence-  Why trying new things (even if they scare you) is so important-  Why having a growth mindset helps with achieving your goals-  What it means to be a woman in a male dominated sport…and more!Connect with Amy here: https://www.instagram.com/amychmeleckiHere are some highlights…Amy's early athletic lifeI didn't discover athletics until about 14 and when I finally did, something completely changed in me. I remember realizing like, ‘wow, I'm good at this,' and before that, I never really had felt good at anything. As a child, I was like, ‘I'm not smart, you know, just like kids stuff.' And on the field, I felt good. Things were moving fast, I could really see things more clear and I could move better. I had asthma growing up, really bad, so it didn't come easy running around on the field, but there was something about it [field hockey]. The moment I discovered athletics as a young girl, it completely changed my life.The first time she went sky divingI went to a sky diving facility with a friend of mine, who I still skydive with to this day, he's on the Red Bull Air Force with me. That first day when I walked on to a drop zone, which is another name for a coding facility, I saw just all these amazing, happy people, and that was in New York. I grew up outside of New York City, and people weren't always happy like that. This was in 1996, it was a different time. People are happier in New York these days.I walked into the ski facility and I realized that it was something that you could do [professionally], that it could be part of your life. Until that point, I just thought you did it once or you were in the military. I didn't really understand. And pretty much from that moment on, I never looked back.All about the sky diving community It's like-minded people that are enjoying [the same thing.] It's people from all walks of life. Maybe you're hanging out with a brain surgeon, and a lot of times you don't even know what they do for years, and it'll be someone in this intense insane career. I was a bartender to pay for my skydive in the first five years when I was becoming a professional sky diver. So you have really this big range of people, but everyone enjoys sky diving and for the most part, everyone is so nice and happy. It's a total sub culture once you're in it.What it means to be a pro sky diver There are a lot of different avenues you could take to become professional in the sport, believe it or not. There's a lot of opportunities and different roads you could take. It's also a nice sport that you can do into your 40s and 50s. I have friends that are still going strong in their 60s as professional skydivers so it's really a great sport. I have one friend that was on his way to being a professional soccer player, and he was sky diving too and he saw that as having more longevity, he could do it for longer, so he decided to take that path and he excels now.Right now I have three main aspects to my hustle. I work with Red Bull, they sponsor me on part of the Red Bull Air Force, and that's about a third of what I do. We do demonstration jumps, and we do project-based social media projects and VIP tandem experiences. We'll take the IPs on tandems and they're such an amazing company to work for. They hired me when I was 36. A lot of people think that Red Bull doesn't work with older athletes, but yeah, they hired me when I was 36.I also coach different groups within the military, and that's also a big part of what I do. And then I work with a non-profit called the Women's Skydiving network It's a great endeavor. When we can, we're gonna do a world record, but it's a huge endeavor getting 100 women together to break a world record for sky diving.Amy shares why it's important to uplift other women sky divers It's always been a drive of mine from the beginning. There are not a lot of women that sky dive at all, and I always used to wonder why. I would hang around the drop zone and it would be like me and 20 guys. That is still a lot of the normal though it has changed in the last 25 years since I started sky diving, but I was always thinking ‘Gosh, it'd be nice to jump with a bunch of women. So even as a very young sky diver, I would get groups of women together and say, ‘Hey, let's all do jump together.”And it really was just a different feeling because it was so rare to get to do it. It was just usually a lot of men, which I'm really not complaining, that was also kind of fun... Let's face it as a 18-year-old girl. That was fun.It also became apparent that other people wanted to do it, so it was an easy way, not only to do things that got me motivated and were helpful to other women, 'cause it was inspiring when people saw women reaching certain goals and making this great things happen, but it was also something I could hustle, something I could do and make a business out of, so it was kind of an easy, clear path for me.Robin shares her own goals for helping women become athletic It's nice to help other women see the side of themselves that you were able to see at a much younger age. This is something that I really stand for too, as a coach, and part of this podcast is that I want to help women see this potential in themselves. When many women have been conditioned to think that things like skydiving are just not for them, and to be able to open up that opportunity and you're doing it by example, you're showing what's possible, you're helping to create opportunities for other women. I think it's so important because we are under-represented in many sports, it's just how it is.Amy's experience working on stunts in HollywoodI feel like a lot of my career, I can't deny it it has to do with luck. I met some really amazing people early on in my career, and they got to kind of watch me grow, including the Captain of the Red Bull Air Force. They also do a lot of stuff in Hollywood, they're based in LA and we do a lot of cool stunts. Generally, if I fit the description, so it's gotta be kind of a blond woman around my height and around my build, I will get that job. That doesn't always happen, but when it does, it's so awesome 'cause Hollywood, anything you do where it's like a big stunt like that, it's always so challenging and you're with a group of extreme professionals!The challenges of breaking world recordsWorld records are a little bit like that. They're brutal through the process. It's freezing, you're jumping over and over again. You're getting the same sky dive over and over again. People are getting exhausted. You're having to cut people from the sky dive 'cause they're not performing, which is always heart breaking. But the whole thing is, it's about the journey. Every job we're getting better, but really it's like, it's about the journey. When you're done with it and now that's in the record books, that's where the reward is.Amy's perspective of the unique challenges of being an athlete over 40 I was afraid getting a bit older. I started thinking, how much longer can I do this? And am I still valuable? I wasn't sure. I was so used to this concept of like “Oh, I'm gotta be young to do this.”Then there was this awakening in my 40s where I'm like, ‘Wow. I still have a lot to offer.' I have so much experience to offer people, and although I've had to refine my performance and my strategy where I'm not doing 12-15 skydive a day, every day training for world championships like I used to, I'm bringing all my skill set and all my connections and all the experience I have,So it really, it has been nice that discovery of how much you do have to offer.I would say on the physical side, obviously any athlete in their 40s knows that it gets harder. You have to take more care of yourself. Big time. It used to be that I could stay up and hang out and socialize and have beers and then just travel across the world and get somewhere and then go to work the next day, and now I'm like, I have to really plan more strategically, make sure, I'm hydrated, make sure I'm rested.Amy's Parting Words of WisdomI would say be open-minded. Be in that growth mindset. I can't imagine a life without trying to wake up every day and be open-minded to being a better person. Don't limit yourself. There's so much more possible than you think.If you enjoyed this episode, leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and connect with us on Instagram too!ageUP! is a revolutionary membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. This is your fast track to becoming fearless, feeling ageless and living LIMITLESS! Discover the life-changing benefits that come with exploring your athletic potential at any age or fitness background - join ageUP at https://robinlegat.com/ageupSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

Welcome to the final episode of 2020! It's been a long, painful, traumatic year on a lot of levels, so this episode is all about the top lessons that I've learned in this most unusual year. I think it's important to reflect, even if the year was not what we hoped it would be. I could go on for years about it, but here are my top 3!Full show notes: https://seasonedathlete.me/episodesFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agelesswomenathletesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I talk to retired tennis pro, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy. We talk about her path to becoming a professional athlete starting while she was still a child and some of the sacrifices her family made to get her there. Full shownotes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I take a step back from my regular interviews and look at our collective mental and emotional state going into a new year. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I talk to runner and athlete, Melissa Huff. She talks about how she never did any sports or athletics at all until she was in her forties. Full show notes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Connect with Melissa: https://www.instagram.com/mrsbuff2u/ Connect with Robin: https://www.instagram.com/robinlegat/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I’m talking about HOW to find the motivation you need and why you are still an athlete even when all of your favorite sports aren’t available. Yes, Covid has changed it for a lot of us! Full shownotes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I talk to Amy Stone about her lifetime love of running. She entices us with years of ups and downs in Iron Man’s, Triathlons, and now Virtual Racing, and her experiences as a coach encouraging others with “internal motivation.” Full show notes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Connect with Amy Stone: https://www.amysaysso.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I talk about my journey during this past year around the sun. Normally it would consist of athletic achievements and athletic adventures, but this year changed my path and many others goals as well. I’ll be talking about a new type of challenge, the emotional and mental kind and how I’ve come through it so far and the lessons this year has taught me. Full show notes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode I talk to avid swimmer, Cath Pendleton. We talk about her swim filled childhood, how her triathlon experiences lead to ice swimming, and how she fared crossing the English Channel and swimming a mile in the waters of Antarctica. Full shownotes: https://seasonedathlete.me/episodes Connect with Cath: https://www.facebook.com/catherine.howard.33449138 IG and Twitter: @swimcathswim Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Daisy Purdy, president of the Inclusive Community Consulting. We talk about her journey into sports and fitness, how she used skating to raise funds for native lands and community health, as well as some of the unique experiences she’s had while at it. Donate to Mesas to Mountains here ( https://www.rollerrock.org/ ) Instagram: @mesas2mountains ( https://www.instagram.com/mesas2mountains/ ) Full shownotes: https://seasonedathlete.me/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I talk about the stereotypes about age that we face everyday through the news, on the internet, and all around us. Focusing on the fact that age is no limit to what you can do and what you can achieve. Full shownotes: https://seasonedathlete.me Learn more about ageUp! my revolutionary new membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. Discover the life-changing benefits that come with exploring your athletic potential at any age or fitness background - become an ageUP! Founding Member at https://robinlegat.com/ageup Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I talk about how exploring your athletic potential can change your life. Becoming athletic at any age can improve physical health and mental health, while also inspiring empowerment and confidence. ageUP! is a revolutionary new membership community for women over 40 who want to age like athletes. This is your fast track to becoming fearless, feeling ageless and living LIMITLESS! Learn more: https://robinlegat.com/ageup Connect with Robin: https://seasonedathlete.me Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I have Selene Yeager, host of Hit Play, Not Pause: A Feisty Menopause Podcast. We talk about her life as an athlete, fitness writer, and author. She also shares her no-nonsense tips to maximize your fitness through perimenopause and beyond. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

If you've been listening to the Seasoned Athlete Podcast and feeling overwhelmed by the stories or thinking "THEY can do it, but not me" this episode is for you. Connect with Robin Legat: https://seasonedathlete.me Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

In this episode, I am talking to Nikki Love about her amazing athletic journey including her 50th birthday celebration of 63 marathons in 63 days throughout the U.K. and her adventure of attempting a treadmill run across ‘Oz’; 2500 miles in 63 days. Connect with Nikki Love: nikkilove.co.uk Connect with Robin: https://seasonedathlete.me Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

This week, we talk to 55-year old Charlie Engle of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Charlie is a husband, a father, a writer, a runner and a recovering addict. He’s run across deserts, summited ice-covered volcanoes, swam with crocodiles and even served a stint in federal prison. But Charlie’s greatest challenge is the daily challenge of sobriety. Instead of trying to kill his addictive nature, Charlie instead channels it into positive, purpose-filled pursuits, and those pursuits have literally had him running all over the globe. He’s been clean and sober since 1992, his running pursuits have been the subject of multiple documentaries, and in 2016, Charlie released his first book aptly titled Running Man. Charlie is, as he describes yourself, an addict who runs and a runner who writes. In this episode, Charlie candidly talks about his struggles with addiction and how that opened up a new path for him as an ultra-endurance runner. He also shares some remarkable stories, including the hilarious way he stumbled into ultra-distance running and how he ended up running an ultramarathon within the confines of a prison yard. SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - CHARLIE ENGLE Age: 55 Sport: Running, ultra-running, Spartan Race, anything adventurous Quote: “People assume that they’re not qualified to be out there doing big adventures. We need to be out there leading by example that we’re never too old to be doing an adventure. “ Contact: CharlieEngle.com  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations

his week we talk to 66-year old Masters Runner Tom Bernhard of Castro Valley, CA. He currently holds four men’s 65-69 American age group records - 1 Mile, 5000m, and 10,000m on the track along with the 5K record on the road.  Tom is a four-time Road Runner of the year in your age group: once in 55-59, once in 60-64, and twice in 65-69. And he's won the Masters LDR Grand Prix two times: once in 2015 in the 60-64 age group and once in 2017 in the 65-69 age group. In this episode, we discuss how Tom has managed to work through various injuries and how he continues to be able to race at a high level.  SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - TOM BERNHARD Age: 66  Sport: Masters Running Quote: "Find your passion and pursue it with enthusiasm." Learn more about masters running: http://therunningprof.com EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE - STEPH ELDORE Each week, we start our show with our featured EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE. In this segment, we shine the spotlight on athletes over age 40 from a variety of backgrounds and skill levels.. Our Everyday Seasoned Athletes will be sharing why they do what they do and what they’ve learned along the way – all in their own words. This week, we feature trail runner Steph Eldore. EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - STEPH ELDORE Age: 43 Sport: Trail Running Quote: "When I finished that marathon it changed my life."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations