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Al Lyman is an author, speaker, and coach, who made a conscious decision to “die healthy” when he was twenty-five.
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Barry Karch is a Broker and Owner of The Real Estate Power Houses, which is a real estate company for the new era embracing technology to provide cutting edge service for their clients. He is also the host of the Running for Your Life podcast, which is a podcast for mature runners who refuse to give in to Father Time and are dedicated to getting better every day and getting fit together to live a long and healthy life.
As you probably know by now, The FemiNinja Project is the brain child of Yours Truly. However, what you might not know is that the show is loosely based on my experience as a martial artist. Which is why the focus is on personal empowerment, overcoming obstacles, restoring human dignity and lots of other fun stuff.
Another little tidbit you might not know about me is that I am also an author. My first book is about fitness over fifty and titled “Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond.” It was published in 2016, and I suppose the title is self explanatory. My second book was released last year in March, 2023 and titled: The Reluctant Ninja: How A Middle-Aged Princess Became A Warrior Queen.”
Immediately after the book was published I suffered a terrible case of writer’s remorse. I’m not even sure if there is such a thing or if I made it up, but I had three really tough weeks. Which means I totally freaked out. There was no way I could get that genie back in the bottle.
The book chronicles my how (and why), I began my journey in the strange new world of men and martial arts at the tender young age of 47, and includes very personal information. Yikes! Eventually I got over it and assured myself that it would be okay, as long as only strangers read it. The following day I walked into the dojo and saw a copy on my Sensei’s desk. Major freak out.
That was a year ago, and he’s still talking to me, so I guess it turned out okay. In the meantime, the book earned two awards and made #1 Amazon Best Seller. Not bad for a middle-aged princess!
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Sean Carlton-Appleton is a certified Personal Trainer, Movement Specialist, and owner at Renaissance Fitness and Personal Training LLC which is dedicated to restoring what was for people aged 50 and over.
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In this solo episode, Cheryl Ilov, also known as the host of The FemiNinja Project, shares her passion for fitness over fifty, and why she firmly believes that everyone can be fit, healthy, and vibrant at every stage of life. She also shares her personal story of struggling with her weight, health, and fitness, and how she found her path to health and vitality through somatic movement and self-awareness.
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Meet Sue Spencer, entrepreneur, coach, grandmother, and owner of Lift You Up Coaching. She is also known as Beast Mode Grandma.
In her late 50s, Sue made a decision which led to transform herself from an inactive, overweight older adult to a strong and fit athlete. With the help of a personal trainer who challenged her to always reach beyond what she thought she could accomplish, she achieved a level of health, wellness, and strength she never dreamed possible.
Well, the results are in. After spending most of my summer deeply immersed in a podcasting contest, I finally got the news. I am thrilled and delighted to be one of four winners, and my new show, The FemiNinja has officially launched last week. Eee-ha! I think that’s pretty good, considering that the reason I entered the contest was simply to have the opportunity to (maybe) meet the woman who was running the contest (someday).
Well, not only did I get my wish, I got a whole lot more than I had bargained for at the same time. As one of the podcasters, I am responsible for providing 2 episodes a week full of bad-ass content on a variety of different topics. The FemiNinja is about personal empowerment, strength, grace, confidence, health, fitness, standing your ground, finding your voice, living large and loving life. Because living well and looking good is the way of The FemiNinaj!.
I wanted to say that living well and looking good is the best revenge, but not everyone got the message. However, a few people did, and I’m thinking those are the ones with their our amazing stories and bad-ass content to share. I’m hoping to get some of them on my show for interviews.
My first official show was the story about how I broke up with my BFF of 30 years. Yeah. It was really awkward, but it just had to be done for my own health and well-being.
Like I said, I certainly got a whole lot more than I bargained for! So far I have talked to her on the phone several times, met her in person, been to her house, and had lunch with her and the rest of the team of The Ladies Chit Chat Club.
Perhaps I need to set my sights a little higher in the future.
