Grab your friends and head out to the Nearest Town Square, Christmas market or holiday parade to check out the beautiful lights. Give the best gift of the season – your time together:) #friends #christmas #holidayseason #holidaylights #inspiringyournext #shorts

Wonder about snowshoeing but never tried it before now? I didn't get started until my 40s into this awesome activity but absolutely LOVE it! It's easy to do - literally walking on a trail in a beautiful snow globe - so check out why everyone should try this and my tips on how you - even as a beginner - can get started with or without having your own snowshoes! I recommend renting gear first and have suggestions in the video but then look into used sporting goods stores or online resellers as I purchased my first pair for $25 on Craigslist and it was all I needed to get going. Once I realized how much I love it, I upgraded and still have my CL pair for friends who join me!! There's much more to hiking in the winter so also check out my other videos with key tips to ensure you're safe with the right equipment, the right car & tires, and any "unforeseen problems" planning steps. Also check out my website for upcoming group outings, including options for beginners and get introduced to this wonderful activity!!! Thanks here to the companies for the gear I rely on in my snowshoe and winter hiking excursions: #atlassnowshoes #mountainhardware #osprey #salomon #title9

Taking a walk in a winter snow globe is truly a magical experience but it's important to be prepared with the right gear so you're comfortable no matter what the weather brings so join me to dive into what I pack and what I think you should pack for your next cold weather hike. It may seem like a lot of gear but trust me that it's much better to be over prepared for a winter hike than to find yourself caught out in bad weather and delayed or stuck somewhere, so know this list is more than what I hopefully will ever need. Search and rescue teams tell you to have enough gear that you can stay overnight if absolutely necessary. If you're new to winter hiking, start close to home and let others know where and when you're going and when to expect you back. You'll quickly figure out what works and what doesn't work for you and make changes and gain confidence for longer snow hikes in the future! Share your hiking photos and videos and tag me at destinationuwendy and inspiringyournext so we can continue to inspire others to get out there and go for their first winter hike! For additional resources on how to get out and adventure more and have more fun over 40, head to my website, www.destinationu.net. Subscribe for free and access additional resources and help to get you going! #winter #winterhiking #hike Here's the gear mentioned in today's video: Multiple long sleeve shirts - Nike, SmartWool Pants - Title 9 Snow jacket - Mountain Hardware Gloves/mittens - Mountain Hardware, Head Hats & Neck Gaiters - Turtle Fur Socks - SmartWool & Dexshell Hiking Boots - Salomon & Columbia Leg Gaiters - Outdoor Research & IDAND Spikes - Kahtoola Snowshoes - Atlas Headlamp - Black Diamond Hiking poles - Black Diamond GPS - Garmin 740 Charger - Decibel Electronics Compass - Suunto Sunscreen Coppertone Sport 50 Sunglasses - Oakley Ski/Snowboard Goggles - Dragon Backpack - Osprey 36L Hand and Toe Warmers - Hot Hands and Little Hotties Food - Gerber baby food, Noka Superfood Smoothie, Honey Stinger Gluten Free Waffle, Thermos - HydroFlask and Yeti - for hot cocoa, hot tea or coffee Snow shovel - BCA - Back Country Access

Want a reason you should get out on the hiking trails?? What’s it like to hike a 14er? Join us for a free webinar Wednesday and check out a quick clip here of the slightly longer version on my YouTube Channel. See what it's like to hike up what's called a "14er" out West - a mountain peak that reaches 14,000 feet. I think it's especially fabulous - hiking that is - for us guys and gals over 40 as it's inspiring, a great goal and something that helps us improve our physical and mental health. Gear used in this hike include: Brooks Trail Running Shoes Clothing and jackets from Nike, Kari Traa, Marmot Hiking poles by Black Diamond Sunglasses by Oakley Running Backpack by Ultimate Direction #14er #mountaingirl #nevertooold #foreveryoung #hiking #selfcare #perserverence #colorado #mountoftheholycross #getoutside #goforit #hike #trails #sharepastimes

Celine Anelone Brozovich joins me today to chat about how she was able to manage an early diagnosis of depression using the power of her intellectual curiosity, how this evolved into a wonderful career and why now she has made a personal and professional life change and is feeling outrageously good. She will share more about why she has a trampoline in her office and why she needs to share it and tell everybody!! She has turned all of her experience now into a way to help other women really find their true health and happiness and I hope you'll listen in to our fun interview and check out her community and resources available at www.bakenjihealthcom.

When something bad happens, it can be easy to be a victim, but today my guest Claudine will share how pretty early she decided she was not going to be a victim but instead really learn from it. She realized her life was not in alignment but she ultimately decided to take action and now believes we don't need a hammer to create change or experience growth. She became the author in her own life. What will happen to make you really stop to become more aware of what you truly want and then finally take action toward getting there? Do you really want to be hit by a hammer to experience your life changing moment? What the heck does that mean anyways? Well, If you've listened to ANY of my Life Reimagined podcasts, you have already heard from so many amazing women who had their life detoured or disrupted unexpectedly and you've also heard how much it awakened them and led them to their true purpose and how now it's considered more of a positive and a blessing than anything with a negative connotation. But what are some of the reasons or critical steps that are taken by these seemingly ordinary women in our 40, 50 and 60s - and beyond - that allowed them to use these tough challenges and experiences to really kick their life and everything around them into high gear? My guest today Claudine will share her personal experience and how she believes it was her mental fitness to handle her near-death experience that made all the difference in her recovery and how she used that life-altering moment to go down a completely different path and truly become the author of her own life. Positive Intelligence is the science and practice (mental fitness) of developing mastery over your own mind so you can reach your full potential for both happiness and success. How are we viewing the world from a growth or fixed mindset? Mental fitness is your ability to handle life’s challenges with a positive mindset rather than a negative mindset. Your mental fitness affects EVERYTHING, including your performance, your relationships, and your well-being. Extensive research shows that mental fitness is the best predictor of how happy you’ll be and how well you will perform relative to your potential. Tap into Your Full Potential and take this Free Saboteur assessment: Learn what is getting your way for having the life that you want: https://assessment.positiveintelligence.com/saboteur/instructions To schedule a free call to review your assessment, make appointment at https://IamClaudine.as.me/Assessmentcall https://IamClaudine.as.me/BreakthroughCall

How can a busy guy or gal get more health salads into our work week? Prep a batch ahead using mason jars in this quick and easy option for grabbing your healthy lunch or dinner on the go!

Have you stopped and really evaluated how your food is working for you - especially if you're over 50? Is it working for you? This is not a question I had often asked my younger self but as I get a bit beyond my 20s and 30s, I'm increasingly aware of the importance of what I'm eating and how significant my choices can be in how I feel every day and in how I'm setting a strong path for hopefully many healthy and active years ahead…..cause there's so much more I want to do, see and experience and I need this body to go the distance. So when I met my guest today, Ginny Grabowski, we instantly connected, and I knew I wanted to have her share the path that's brought her to now helping other women in our life chapter consider plant-based eating - and before you turn off or turn away, give us a few minutes to share that it actually can be easier and more delicious than you think. Because as part of my life reimagined, I never thought I'd be filling a cooler of food for my road trips and never thought I'd actually enjoy even trying to prep and cook these adventurous recipes. I am not 100% vegan or vegetarian due other dietary restrictions but I can totally attest to the importance of plant-based eating in my life and my energy. Maybe even my hopefully keeping up my somewhat youthful appearance going forward as I'm totally in active age denial and plan to be for awhile. So I need what I eat to work for me and it's been a really unexpectedly fun and interesting culinary adventure for me, a non-cooking or former non-cooking gal to eat more intentionally and find how much better it makes me feel. So join me today ….as Ginny and I talk about how to even dip your toe in the water of introducing more plant based eating into your day and how easy and how sweet this lifestyle can be. Check out Ginny's upcoming Plant-Based Boot Camp at https://www.thewomenswellnessacademy.com/plant-based-boot-camp

I never thought I'd be a gardening gal but at 52, I started my first vegetable garden! It's easier than I ever imagined and I absolutely love the lettuce, arugula, cucumbers and herbs I am enjoying now and throughout the summer. Kudos to Burpee for this awesome 36 cell seed starter kit and to Home Depot for the inexpensive materials to extend my irrigation system to keep my growing seeds and veggies watered. If you like this video, you should check out our DestinationU resources and our Inspiring Your Next Community, in which we share our adventures in trying something new - like my first veggie garden. We inspire with ideas and then support each other with the how-to steps and serve as our own private community go-to resource and concierge. Check it out and join us!