Sole Sistas On The Run: Recent Episodes
Sole Sistas On The Run
This podcast is based on live conversations we will have while running. The ultimate goal is to encourage, uplift, inspire, and bring awareness to the issues that many face and promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
There are times in life when we just have to get through a situation to get on the other side. In this episode, I take you on with me after a struggle run.
Do you talk yourself out of hard things? We want remind you that you can do hard things!
We took the summer off and now we're back to share more health and wellness information with you all.
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Bertha Cross and Chimone Parris. Both ran in the Tokyo Marathon and discuss their World Major Marathon journey, running abroad and how to balance it all.
Once a month Sabrina will take you along with her on her walks to discuss her weight-loss journey.
Today we discuss the basics of strength training, tips for injury free workouts and how to properly perform a plank.
This episode I'll take you on my weight loss journey and also discuss maintaining daily peace.
What is like being black and abroad in Tokyo? We have the pleasure of speaking with Brett Alexander Jackson and McKenley Mason as they discuss their run journey and recent marathon in Tokyo Japan, working towards earning the 6 Star World Major Marathons, running all 7 continents and competing as triathletes.
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
Managing stress can help us live a more balanced and healthier life. We share some tips on how to manage stress and highlight Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African American doctor for Women's History Month.
As we age, physical activity and proper diet are vital in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Today we share some tips and exercises to help prevent common injuries as we age. We also highlight two women for Women History Month. Katherine Switzer the first woman to run a marathon and Marilyn Bevan, the first African American woman to win a marathon and run under 3 hours.
This episode we discuss tips for aging healthy. We also share women's history facts for Women History Month.
This episode we discuss looking inward at our own behavior, as we continue to be the best version of ouselves. We also share more black history facts in the discipline of cycling and swimming.
February is Black History Month, Heart Health Month and the month of love. I honor of this, we share a BHM fact and discuss what we love about ourselves. We encourage you to complete this task and practice some self love this month.
It's February, the month of love! This segment we discuss loving ourselves from the inside. And focus on internal health and wellness
As we continue to elevate ourselves for 2023, we want to be intentional about what we eat. And with higher food costs, we discuss how to eat healthy on a budget.
Happy New Year! 2023 is all about elevating me! We share what this mean to us and our goals for 2023. We hope you're able to take something from the conversation and apply it in your life.
As in the movie The Matrix, Neo had to make a choice between taking the blue pill and staying on the surface in the land of illusion/delusion ("ignorance is bliss") or the red pill, where you go deeper (reality into the Matrix), below the surface to truth, to authentic and genuine friendships and relationships. I choose the red pill and here's why....Happy New Year!!
It's the holiday season and also off season for us. How are you spending this time? Are you enjoying this season or is the season running you?
We were not meant to live a life of average and mediocre. This segment we discuss how can we better at what we do.
It's that time of year where we discuss what we're grateful for this year. What are you grateful for this year?
We're Shar some tips to maintain your health and wellness goals during the winter season.
When was the last time you felt uncomfortable in a situation and did you grow from it? This episode we discuss being uncomfortable for the purpose of growth progression.
It's been two years but it's that time of year for all of the fall marathons. We discuss the lottery process for the major marathons, recap Berlin marathon and shoutout those who ran the Chicago marathon and have more marathons coming up.
There are times in our lives where we are forced to slow down or completely stop in our activities in order to recover and heal completely. Beinig aware and listening to our body is very important to prevent injuries.This episode we discussed the importance of recovery and the ups and down side of letting our body rest.
It's race week and as I taper, I was reflecting on who influenced me and the topic of mentoring. So I wanted to ask the question, do you have a mentor in your life or are you a mentor for someone else?
Do you develop a plan to reach your goals or wing it? As they say, an hour of planning can save hours of doing.
Doing things solo can be fulfilling but sometimes we need motivation and interaction with others to help us get through challenging times.
The key to getting the results you desire in your health and wellness journey is to do what you enjoy and be consistent.
Running with other people can be fun and keeps us accountable. But running solo requires a bit more discipline and allows time for self reflection.
Sometimes life happens and we get derailed from our training temporarily but we have to keep going and get back on track.
This weeks episode we have the pleasure of chatting with three of our fellow runners. Alan Brazil, a veteran marathoner who has completed ten marathons, Remy Meraz who has completed her first marathon this year and Melinda DuBose who will complete her first marathon this October at the Chicago Marathon. They each share their marathon journey, lessons learned, motivation and tips for our newbie Melinda.
For many of us, it's been two years or more since we us have trained for a marathon. Today I discuss having to start over and how to train properly and with the appropriate training plan based on your current level of fitness.
May is mental health awareness month and we have a special guest this episode. Tammy Montgomery-Dozier is an author of several books (Addicted To Pain, From F.A.D.S. To Freedom and SPAA). actress and owner of Connected by Love Consulting, which provides resources to families seeking help for their loved one's mental wellness. Tammy shares her journey dealing with her own mental health issues and how recognizing and overcoming those issues has led her to find her purpose.
May is mental health awareness month and this episode we discuss how we manage our mental health issues and more specifically how we interact with others who are having mental health issues. Everyone is going through something, fighting a battle that you know nothing about. So be kind.
It's the end of our Self Care month and today we wanted to discuss rest, recovery and fun. We discuss the difference between active recovery and full recover/rest and the importance of allowing your body to recover from your workouts. And the importance of having fun!
This episode had such a great impact and is just as relevant more now than ever, that we had to share it again. We have all experienced high levels of stress during the pandemic but our Physicians experience it double, their own levels of stress on top of the patients they see and treat. In this episode, we discuss mental health with our very own Dr. Jennette Berry. She gives us some insight into how she deals with stress and anxiety as a Physician and how she helps her staff and patients. She also tells us how meditation has helped her manage her hectic days.
This month we'll focus on self care....self care is the best care. And today's episode we discuss finding your happiness.
Spring is here and we getting back to somewhat normal and we just wanted to remind you to get out and enjoy it and walk in grace.
This episode in honor of Women History Month, we honor and discuss our shero's, the women who inspire us and the contributions they've made to our culture.
At times we get off track or forced into a situation where we have to re-assess and start over. Here are some tips to help you refocus to get back on track.
We're back! We had to take some time to rest, relax and refuel and now we're back with new episodes. It's Women's History Month and we're celebrating YOU, our everyday listeners who balance work, family, fitness practices and life! In trying to balance it all, stressors and triggers can interrupt our peace. This episode we discuss how to maintain our peace of mind to live a prodictive and fulfulling life.
Our special guest Dr. Rita McGuire joins us to inspire, motivate and educate on her journey to living a health and wellness lifestyle.
Our special guest Dr. Rita McGuire shared her story with us and her "why" she began her journey from being over 200 lbs to entering a fitness competition and then transitioning to a plant based lifestyle. This episode is a partial clip from our full conversation which will air in it's entirety next week.
Checking in with you all. Many of us have experienced loss,.stress and anxiety just in the first few week's of January! We wanted to share a few tips on how reduce your stress and maintain your mental health through these times.
It's our anniversary and we wanted to thank you all for your support and reflect back on some of our favorite episodes. We also recorded this episode with a live video so check out our YouTube video! https://youtu.be/FRr4UuEeuOE
Happy New Year! What are your goals for 2022? We discuss our personal goals and reflect on what we learned in 2021 and what we wish to accomplish for 2022.
It's a new year. Time to reset and refocus. So we wanted to share some simple health and wellness tips going into the new year.
As in the movie The Matrix, Neo had to make a choice between taking the blue pill and staying on the surface in the land of illusion/delusion ("ignorance is bliss") or the red pill, where you go deeper (reality into the Matrix), below the surface to truth, to authentic and genuine friendships and relationships. I choose the red pill and here's why....Happy New Year!!
Today our guest, Earl Sewell returns as we discuss how he transformed his body by changing his eating habits and consistent exercising and reversing his Diabetes diagnosis.
Today I have a special guest, my long time friend, Earl Sewell and we discuss how he transformed his body by changing his eating habits and consistent exercising and reversing his Diabetes diagnosis.
We all have uphill battles but how do we maneuver those battles to keep climbing and remain encouraged? Take a listen and we hope you're able to see the beauty through it all.
As we work on improving ourselves, it can be frustrating when we're not where we want to be but we have to remind ourselves, we're not where we used to be.
This episode we discussed what we're grateful for as we approach the holiday season. Have a listen and ask yourself, what are you grateful for.
This will the first time in two years that many of will gather with our family and friends for the holidays and sometimes these gatherings can cause triggers, good or bad. We have to remember that we can't other's actions but we can control how we respond. Today we discuss how to maintain our mental health and peace during the holidays.
We had to reset our clocks now it's to reset our health and wellness goals for the winter and holiday season!
Do you take recovery days from your workout routine or do you workout 7 days a week? This segment we discuss Active vs Passive Recovery, the definition of each and the benefits of Active Recovery. Take a listen and see how you can begin to implement Active Recovery in your workout regimen in order to return to your workouts stronger and faster!
Are you at home injured and inactive? Getting injured can be painful, frustrating and mentally demoralizing. But there are ways to remain active to prevent losing your gains as you recover. In this episode we discuss various activities to keep you moving, while you recover and foods that aid in the healing process! We hope you are able to apply some of these tips to your daily routine on your journey to getting healthier and stronger!
We were live at the Bootcamp and Brunch Event by DeVore Irick of JerkNFish Catering and spoke to several participants to get their feedback and experience. Our goal is to educate people on the benefits or living a healthy and active lifestyle that's practical, realistic and something that you can maintain as a lifestyle. We hope these individuals inspire you to begin a healthy lifestyle.
This episode we discuss something that we as women rarely discuss.....menopause and perimenopause. All women will go through this at some point and we need to bring more awareness to this topic to inform and educate women on the many symptons, treatments and coping methods. Take a listen and let us know what are your solutions to dealing with menopause.
Today's health and wellness segment we have special guests who joined us to talk about balancing our workouts with a healthy diet. We have the owners of Jerk N Fish catering, DeVore Irick and Kevin Ward and Personal Trainers Brian and Tatyana. DeVore Irick will be hosting a Bootcamp and Brunch event this Saturday, Sept. 25th where the participants will participate in a Bootcamp and Zumba workout, cool down with a Yoga session and enjoy a health meal served by JerkNFish. We had an informative discussion on healthy eating habits with DeVore, knowing the difference between Anaerobic and Aerobic exercise and how to balance both with Brian and Tatyana talks about the 4 pillars to a fitness regimen: endurance, strength, nutrition and flexibility and rest and how to incorporate each component. Enjoy this informative conversation and we hope to see you at the Bootcamp and Brunch Event!
Many of us are returning to work after being home for almost two years. To reduce anxiety and stress, hear are some tips to follow to help keep you on your fitness track and maintain and protect your mental state and peace of mind. We hope these tips will help you be the best you in your workplace.
We discuss gettting in your daily water intake and sticking to your health and fitness routine after returning to work.
Are you stuck in a rut? Are you limiting yourself because you're comfortable? In Today's health and wellness segment, we discuss getting out of our comfort zone in order to reach new heights and accomplish new goals. Take a listen?
How do you spend your time? Do you take time for granted? Do you procrastinate? Is your time spent productively or wasteful? Listen to our health and wellness segment and think about how do you manage your own time.
We're back after taking some time off this summer and we hope you all had a safe and exciting summer! I'm back and wanted to share some lessons learned that I experienced this summer regarding my physical abilities and not taking simple things for granted. We hope you're able to take something from this episode and apply it to your daily journey.
This episode our guest are Chandra Davis a Culinary Chef and Certified Nutritionist and Sue Ellen Anderson Haynes, a Registered Dietician Nutritionist with a focus on women's health. We had an enlightening conversation discussing nutrition, total wellness and mentoring as African American Women and it's impact on our well being. Join us in this informative and insightful conversation. We hope you are inspired to begin your wellness journey and bring someone along with you as we are!
Our Father's Day episode features a stimulating and inspirational conversation with our very own Alexander Torres! Get your notepad as Alex shares some valuable advice for us all, runners and non-runners.
In this episode, we had a stimulating conversation with our very own Alexander Torres! Alex is a native of Gary, IN with a 20-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. He began his distance running in high school and ran his first marathon in the 2004 Chicago Marathon. He then began his journey into Ironman competitions. Alex is currently a 10-time Ironman Finisher and All World Bronze Athlete! This year’s schedule is to compete and complete Ironman Texas, Oklahoma, Mont-Tremblant, and Arizona. Listen as Alex discusses his training, goals, discipline, and motivation in his quest to complete his next Ironman and his words of inspiration. We hope you learn something new and are inspired just as we were talking with Alex!
In today's episode, we discuss how sometimes we need to just slow down...relax, rest, and rejuvenate. We get so busy with our To-Do List and Multitasking, we actually lose track of what we're doing in the moment. Can you relate?
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
In this episode, we had a discussion with a few of our shero's in our running group. These dynamic women are runners, mothers, wives and leaders in their professional careers. We pay tribute to our local shero's and hear their stories on work-life balance and how to overcome obstacles while lifting others along the way.
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth! Also, check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for inspiration and more information on health and wellness.
In our latest episode, we discuss heart health for American Heart Awareness for the month. We discuss knowing your health status, statistics that impact the African American community, the importance of researching and establishing a relationship with your doctor as well as the importance of resting, recovery and recharging. We also provide tips and resources on maximizing your time and workouts for more effective and consistent workouts in a short period of time. For Black History Month, we share our Living Black History fact, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett who is the leading scientist behind the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
Welcome to the health and wellness segment. We just wanted to share some tips with you to enhance and enlighten your total wellness. As they say, health is wealth!
In our last episode for 2020, we discuss the impact of 2020 and how social media has affected our emotional intelligence and mental awareness, what we learned about ourselves and how we're going into 2021. We hope you all have a safe and joyous holiday season!!
Welcome to our health and wellness segment! There's so much we want to share with you and sometimes we run out of time and we're not able to discuss various health and wellness issues. So we've designed these quick segments to share tips on maintaining your health and wellness. We hope these are helpful and you have success on your own wellness journey! Check out our Facebook and Instagram page-Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast for additional tips and inspiration! As they say, health is wealth! Also, in this segment, I mentioned lyrics from a Mary J Blige song titled Doubt that inspired me on my morning run. Take a listen and I hope you're inspired as well! https://youtu.be/BJPi6ADLR4Y
Welcome to our health and wellness segment! There's so much we want to share with you and sometimes we run out of time and we're not able to discuss various health and wellness issues. So we've designed these quick segments to share tips on maintaining your health and wellness. We hope these are helpful and you have success on your own wellness journey! Check out our Facebook and Instagram page-Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast for additional tips and inspiration! As they say, health is wealth!
Welcome to our health and wellness segment! There's so much we want to share with you and sometimes we run out of time and we're not able to discuss various health and wellness issues. So we've designed these quick segments to share tips on maintaining your health and wellness. We hope these are helpful and you have success on your own wellness journey! Check out our Facebook and Instagram page-Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast for additional tips and inspiration!
They run, they bike and they swim! Today we are joined by four members of the Lyles family. Bernard Lyles, Anita Lyles, David Lyles, and Terrance Lyles as they discuss their active lifestyle as marathoners, triathletes, and martial artists . We discuss their inspiration, purpose and impact on bringing up the next generation and sharing the knowledge they have learned along the way. Join us in this inspirational conversation and we hope you'll be inspired to get active and bring someone along with you.
With six days left, in this episode, we discuss the importance of voting. We also discuss the role of the Divine 9 in the history of voting rights and supporting the Biden/Harris campaign. Our goal is to inspire and motivate you to exercise your right to vote. Take a listen and let us know your thoughts on our Facebook Page, Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast.
October is breast cancer awareness month and on this episode, I have a discussion with one of my long time friends from Tuskegee University. Dove Dixon who is a two-time breast cancer survivor. We discuss her journey and resilience in fighting this disease. We hope you are inspired by her story.
Welcome back! We took several weeks off over the summer. We're back and discussing our summer activities. Sit back take a listen and catch up with us!
Right now we all are witnessing and experiencing frustration, hurt and anger during this challenging and difficult time. In the midst of a pandemic, we witnessed the murders of two African American men Ahmad Arbery and George Floyd and an African American woman, Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers and two civilian white men. We also witnessed an incident of a white woman falsely accusing a black man, Christian Cooper of threatening her. We are at a breaking point and now is the time for change. This episode we joined together with our community to march for peace, for justice and for equality. Quisha and I both realized we could no longer sit back, we had to get involved. Take a listen as we discussed why we decided to march and where do we go from this point.
Today's episode we had a conversation with the ladies in our run crew, Teresa Boston, Jackie Boyd, Cortina Irons and Yvette Taylor, regarding their journey and transition from training for marathons to training for a bodybuilding competition. The ladies provide some insight on the discipline and commitment to the sport of bodybuilding, as well as their challenges with the training. Sit back take a listen and enjoy. Maybe their journey will inspire you!
This is a special edition based on conversations we would have had if we were able to run together. We discuss how we're coping, our running progress and running etiquette. In light of the traumatic events this weekend, we also discussed the protesting occurring across the country over the weekend regarding the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer. We share our views, try to make sense of it all and determine where do we go from this moment. We hope you enjoy and take something from our conversation to inspire you to engage in your own community.
This episode we have an informative discussion on financial health with our fellow runner and Financial Advisor, Tiffany Allen. Tiffany provides valuable financial information for everyone during these uncertain times. Get out your pen and paper, you'll want to take notes for this one!
Hey everybody! May is mental health month,. Many people use running as a form of therapy to release and reduce anxiety and stress. In this episode we wanted to discuss how running helps us keep our sanity and deal with stressful issues that we deal with on a daily basis with our very own running buddy and original sole sista, Gencie Crowell. We hope you enjoy it and you're able to take something from this conversation for your own benefit. We look forward to hearing from you and sharing with us how you're coping on our Facebook page Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast.
Hi guys, we hope everyone is safe and doing well! We're practicing social distancing so we're not running together but we're still having conversations. This episode, we discuss how we're coping during the shelter in place order. We discuss the good and bad of this pandemic and what we look forward to going forward once it's all over. Grab a cup of tea or coffee, sit back and enjoy! We look forward to hearing from you and sharing with us how you're coping on our Facebook page Sole Sistas On The Run Podcast.
We will discuss the importance of maintaining your mental health with Dr. Carla Stewart. She is a mother of five children, wife, and founder of her own agency CLS Comprehensive Services, LLC. She has been serving the community through mental health and wellness counseling and consulting for over fifteen years. She's a graduate of National Louis University with a B.A. in Applied Behavioral Science, Masters in Counseling, and Doctors of Education (ED.D) in Counselor Education from Argosy University. She holds professional certifications and licenses in counseling. She highlights how imperative mental health is for everyone. She also shares resources, techniques, and tools to use to improve your mental health.
On the episode we have a panel discussion of our friends and family discussing the importance of exercising our right to vote, community engagement and concerns that prevent some from voting. Please note that the views expressed are independent of the hosts. Sit back listen, let us know what you think and share this episode so we can encourage others to vote!
This is a continuation regarding the death of Kobe Bryant. On this run, we discussed the controversial Gayle King interview with Lisa Leslie regarding the death of Kobe Bryant. This interview sparked a variety of emotions from sadness and grief to anger and shock. Here we discuss our thoughts and varying opinion on the interview.
Today was the memorial of the death of Kobe Bryant, the news of his death was unexpected and emotional for thousand of fans and admirers. During this run, we discuss our initial hearing of his death and how Kobe's death impacted us.
February is the month love, so we have titled this episode Love On The Run. Where we give our perspectives and interview couples to hear their stories relating to running, relationships and balancing family and health and fitness goals.
February is the month love, so we have titled this episode Love On The Run. Where we give our perspectives and hear from a single male to hear their stories relating to running, relationships and balancing family and health and fitness goals.
On today's episode, we interview our very own Quisha and get her perspective on how generational eating habits has influenced her upbringing and current eating patterns with her own family. We also interviewed three of my college girlfriends who also shared their experiences on how there eating habits have been influenced and practiced in their daily lives.