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Witnessing Ageism and the Overlooked Value of Seasoned Professionals
Photo by Marcus Aurelius In my tenure with a company specializing in an online healthcare recruitment platform, I encountered a recurring...

Erin Eleu
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Who Is Going To Work For 1 Hour a Week?
Leading an outdoor class at a senior living facility “Who is going to work for one hour a week?” This was the question posed to me by the...

Erin Eleu
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Finding Joy & Laughter in the Face of ALS
My husband and I were sitting at the donut shop with the Donut Posse when our friend Vickie shared that the doctors believed her husband,...

Erin Eleu
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Breaking Into the Health & Fitness Field: Why Your Voice Matters
Photo by Matt Botsford on Unsplash Isn’t the market saturated with health and fitness professionals? This question often arises during my...

Erin Eleu
Sep 27, 20232 min read


10 Reasons to Become a Health & Fitness Professional if You Are Active & Over 50
Photo Credit Pexels Are you over 50 and looking for a fulfilling career that combines your love of fitness and an active lifestyle?...

Erin Eleu
Sep 12, 20234 min read


When Helping is Hurting
Photo by Filip Mroz on Unsplash "Flo" attends my Strong for Life class at the local senior center. Despite her swollen legs from edema,...

Erin Eleu
Dec 2, 20222 min read


How to Mobilize & Strengthen Your Feet
Photo by Lucrezia Carnelos on Unsplash “The foot is the platform for your entire body. The muscles in your feet need to be strong enough...

Erin Eleu
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Physical Ability is Currency
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Movement, like money, can be exchanged for getting the things we want. That item in the store we want...

Erin Eleu
Nov 25, 20222 min read


The Risk of Not Lifting Weights
Photo by Victor Freitas on Unsplash This week I had a new lady in her 70s attend my Strong for Life class. I had one-on-one time with...

Erin Eleu
Nov 2, 20221 min read


The Health Benefits Found at a Donut Shop
It would be truly great if you ate your five a day and did your two hours and thirty minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity a...

Erin Eleu
Sep 19, 20223 min read


Training Muscles to be Brakes
Photo by Gordon Cowie on Unsplash Muscles serve as important decelerators and braking systems against external forces. The ability to...

Erin Eleu
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Retiring The Term “Fall Prevention”
Photo by Eugene Chystiakov on Unsplash The underlying message in the term “fall prevention” is avoid falling at all costs. Talk about...

Erin Eleu
Jul 6, 20221 min read


Book Recap & Review: “Breaking the Age Code” by Becca Levy PhD
Dr. Levy demonstrates how our beliefs on aging impact our longevity and health status. Age beliefs, it turns out, can steal or add nearly...

Erin Eleu
Jul 6, 20223 min read


Why Fit Older Adults Are Seen As Outliers (And Why They Shouldn't Be)
Rocky Mountain Senior Games 2018 In my town there is a 69 year old woman who holds the record for women on going up and down the Manitou...

Erin Eleu
May 6, 20222 min read


When It’s More Dangerous To Play It Safe
Nothing destroys as much as long physical inactivity –Aristotle Photo by Ulrich Derboven on Unsplash I walked into the senior living...

Erin Eleu
Mar 7, 20221 min read


Activities for Your Future Self
Photo by Tobias Nii Kwatei Quartey on Unsplash Ageism is discriminating against your future self — @thischairrock CityRock, a local...

Erin Eleu
Feb 21, 20222 min read


The Gift of Time and Attention
All relationships have one law. Never make the one you love feel alone, especially when you’re there . –thelovebits.com Photo by Andrik...

Erin Eleu
Dec 28, 20202 min read
No Complaints November
“ Complaining lets a bully know that a victim is in the neighborhood . ” — MAYA ANGELOU I recently completed Will Bowen’s (@WRBowen) book...

Erin Eleu
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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