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!

How do you eat healthy on the road? I have been taking my own food on road trips and it’s been so much better! It takes a bit of planning but check out my tips & recommendations to make it easier. Special shout out to Engel as it's my personal favorite and allows me to keep everything stored safely so I can eat the most clean and healthy foods, no matter where I end up! Want to live with more inspiration, more adventure and way more fun over 40?! Check out our website for more tips like this and links to my favorite resources to easily and more quickly getting out on your next adventure!

Have you ever truly felt that you were completely aligned with your feelings and what you want? Have you ever experienced a time of dedicated focus on you that you received so many insights and wonderful ideas and you knew that no matter where you were headed, it would all be okay? My guest today, Michela Fantinel, shares her stories of how traveling abroad by herself led to such clarity and peace and it led her to move from a feeling of restlessness to being ready for any direction life would then take her. Join us to share stories and insights and hear how she's now turned this into her business, in which she shares resources and coaching with women over 50 in Magic Fifty.

Have you ever checked out a new town or neighborhood by cruiser bike? Many hotels have bikes for their guests free or at an inexpensive rental rate and especially as I prefer to pick up some groceries for healthier eating options when I'm on the road, I love the option to tour around by cruiser bike. Check out a few tips and then get out there and have some fun! Inspire others - especially those of us over 40 - by posting your cruiser bike experience and share with or tag @inspiringyournext!

Why should YOU - especially if you're over 40 or over 50 - should set up and go on an epic hike NOW - before you get any older. Have you ever wondered what the heck people do when they go on a hike? What does some one mean when they say an Epic hike? It was something I never even wondered about in my teenage years, or 20s and 30s. And Heck, even when I was growing up, the closest thing I knew about hiking was people eat granola. And john Denver sang about it. That was about it. I just was not raised in a family who got out and hiked, and it was probably related to the geography in the area of which I grew up. But regardless of that, as you know, with my podcast being focused on reimagining our life going forward and carving new paths , I found it interesting that in my 30s and 40s, I started to discover that hey, this was kind of cool, or even WAAAAYYY cool, and that there was much more out there than I really understood. Before trying it, I thought how hard can it be? It's just walking - even if it is up the hill, right? Okay, yeah. going up a hill is gonna involve some heavier breathing. But I thought how can people find exercise or training to be something you can do while hiking you just seemed a little basic and a little too easy. Well, I can tell you that hiking is not only a wonderful aerobic and character building activity, but it's also awe inspiring, and glorious beyond which I ever even thought possible. Now at age 53, I've gone on hundreds of hikes of all lengths, difficulty, and had totally different experiences and seen so much beauty, but 3 hikes I completed all over the age of 50 stand out that I'll comment on a bit more. Aspen to Crested Butte in Colorado, The Narrows in Zion National Park and Hiking across the Grand Canyon. So join me today as i talk about why you - especially if you are over 40 or 50 - don't want to miss this amazing experience and why you should consider planning and going on your epic hike now and not postpone it any longer. Special thanks to Subaru as my Outback took me to these and many fine hiking trailheads and to GoPro for helping me capture it all!

What's it like to kayak in a little slice of paradise? Check out why I think this is perfect for anyone over 40 or over 50 who wants to explore more. This is a short share of my recent adventure on Lake Powell as we head out at sunrise and beach the kayak at the lower, lower start of Antelope Canyon. It is another way to get a sneak peek into the amazing lower Antelope Canyon in Arizona and I highly recommend Lake Powell Paddleboards and Kayaks (lakepowellpaddleboards.com) and the sunrise option. Gorgeous and something everyone can do! Get out here and join us next time!!! Awesome products I used as a part of this sweet adventure I hope you'll consider checking out: Oakley sunglasses GoPro IPhone 11 Teva Sandals Subaru Outback

Isn't It Time for YOU to RECREATE Now? There are many negatives to come from the COVID challenges over the past year but I hope you also were able to find some positives from the experience. If you're anything like me, there are many folks in our 40s, 50s and 60s who really stopped to think about where we are in our life and what we want going forward. As our focus in this podcast is to reimagine our next chapter, it's a perfect time to also discuss how you will recreate going forward. The definition of recreate is "To give new life or freshness to" and that is exactly what my guests, Melissa and Kim, today are focused on. Helping you reimage and recreate to make this and your next chapter your best. So join us today as we dive into the details of HOW to recreate and take what you WANT to go after and turn it into your new reality. I am so excited to announce I am partnering with Melissa Lamson and Kimberly Miles, the Co-Creators of RECREATE, and their Action Tank 2021 is kicking off in the next few weeks but if you hurry, there are only a few spots left - like 2 I think - for this amazing Mastermind, Think Tank and Accelerator all in one for women 50 & up to build up and launch your next meaningful X - You KNOW I like that as it aligns perfectly with my focus on IYN. You can check out more details and again - submit ASAP if you're interested - at www.recreatenow.org