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#331: Get Lively Gets Local
04/25/2024
#331: Get Lively Gets Local
Sometimes we get to turn the tables, and that’s what is going on this week as I get to be a guest on the Little Local Conversations Podcast! Opportunities like this are such a gift, to experience something you do all the time - but from a different perspective. Listen in to hear more! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#330: Breaking up with my fitness tracker.
04/25/2024
#330: Breaking up with my fitness tracker.
So I broke up with my fitness tracker. And I know, in the grand scheme of the world and life, this is about as minor as it gets. But given I observe lots of people with lots of fitness trackers, I thought this was worth sharing. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about it! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#329: Two Small Biz Owners Chatting about Identity, Change, and Expansion
04/03/2024
#329: Two Small Biz Owners Chatting about Identity, Change, and Expansion
Every now and then I meet someone and as we start talking we keep saying: I can relate. Oh my gosh, YES! Same, here. That’s exactly what happened when I met Meghan Moran, owner of Alainn Salon (here in Watertown!) at a community holiday party last December. Now she's joining us on the podcast this week! Tune in to listen now. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#328: Why Getting Traction Helps
04/03/2024
#328: Why Getting Traction Helps
Ever find yourself saying OVER and OVER that you want something for your life but you just can’t seem to get traction? Yup, that was me at the start of the year as I was losing energy like a leaky faucet and couldn’t seem to get myself focused on working in the way I wanted - with focus, with a plan, and enthusiasm. And this is how I got there, how I got some traction, and how you can too… I explain more in this week's episode. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#327: The Opposite of How I See my Myself
02/28/2024
#327: The Opposite of How I See my Myself
Yes, the identity conversation on the podcast continues! I wonder if it will take us all the way through to the daffodils blooming… So this week's conversation on IDENTITY is brought to you by an experience that I had being interviewed for a podcast. Tune in to find out what happened! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#326: When I find myself being judgemental.
02/28/2024
#326: When I find myself being judgemental.
Another week and another aspect of “our identity” to explore. Now that I’m on to this topic, I keep having all these moments where I realize: wow, you are doing this because you identify that way… or in this week’s case, because I DON’T. So here’s what happened, and I’m going to kick this off by saying that I’m not proud of my reaction, but I’m calling it out anyway. I explain more in this week's podcast episode! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#325: When looking back tells you so much.
02/28/2024
#325: When looking back tells you so much.
“More people need a place to feel good about themselves, to co-exist, to feel worthy of having a seat at the table.” That is what I found in a notebook that I picked up the other day to write some things down. It was a notebook I haven’t picked up in some time (yes, I have tons and they are all over the place) and after I wrote down what I didn’t want to forget, I leafed back to see what I had previously written. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about this! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#324: Deciding which story to tell ourselves.
02/14/2024
#324: Deciding which story to tell ourselves.
You know I love sharing snippets and concepts from books that I’m reading… and the book this time around is: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. This book has been on my list for awhile (thank you, Jay!) and I’ve read others by this author, but as usual, this one is striking at just the right time. The concept of this book is not new - but it rarely is - rather, it’s being open to receiving the message at the time you read or hear it. And boy was I primed for this one! Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about it. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#323: Having an Identity Crisis?
01/30/2024
#323: Having an Identity Crisis?
It’s February, my friends! That happened quickly! So as I was recording this week’s show, I was having all kinds of revelations at the moment. Realizing so many things about myself at this point in my life and what’s going on with me right now. And here’s the long and the short of it: Apparently I’m having an identity crisis. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about that. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#322: Slicing the Apple just Right
01/09/2024
#322: Slicing the Apple just Right
Over the holiday break, I read a book about why small businesses fail. Sounds dreadful, I know, but it was EXACTLY what I needed to be reading and in fact, it was quite inspiring. In this week's episode, I share a story that the author told and what I learned from it! Tune in and let me know what you think. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#321: Fear of Making Change when Old Habits Die Hard
01/04/2024
#321: Fear of Making Change when Old Habits Die Hard
I took time over the Christmas break to take a closer look at the functions of Get Lively and how to grow as a business so that we can continue to be everything WE need to be for our community. And with that, taking a hard look at what I’ve been doing and asking if I should be doing them just because “that’s how I’ve been doing it for years.” I went through many aspects of the business and found myself getting really stuck on certain functions that frankly, take a lot of time for me to do, and that time may be better well spent on other functions. This podcast was one of them. But, ultimately, I’ve decided that we will switch to a bi-weekly show. Listen to this episode to learn more about this change. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#320: Two things for 2024
12/20/2023
#320: Two things for 2024
Happy 2024! Oh, all those even numbers make me so happy! As we take our first steps into this new year, I’ve got TWO things that I’ve decided to focus on this year. And I’m boiling this down to a simple message… Listen to this week's episode to find out. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#319: Reflections and Building Character
12/06/2023
#319: Reflections and Building Character
Happy Holidays! As 2023 comes to a close, there are two things that I’m reflecting on and I invite you to do the same. Tune into this episode as I share what they are. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#318: All the Emotions that come with the Holidays
12/06/2023
#318: All the Emotions that come with the Holidays
And just like that, we are more than halfway through December… I’m going to keep this message short, and hopefully (somewhat) sweet this week. Here’s the thing… I’m feeling ALL of the emotions lately. Yes, the fun and festive ones, but honestly, also the nostalgic and melancholy ones too. I'm sure you are, too. Listen to this episode as I talk more about it. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#317: Looking Back on 6 Years of the Podcast
12/06/2023
#317: Looking Back on 6 Years of the Podcast
I’ve been getting quite reflective lately, as I often do in December, and thought… hmm… why don’t I take a look back at the six years worth of podcast episodes to see which themes and topics have consistently bubbled up?! And so, without further ado, six years of the Get Lively with Jan Show themes are covered in this episode. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#316: Staying in the Driver’s Seat this Holiday Season
11/29/2023
#316: Staying in the Driver’s Seat this Holiday Season
Happy December! Here. We. Go. As I was thinking about this month and the holiday season - and how this can so often lead to a surrender to food, booze, shopping, and getting WAY out of our routines - and I wanted to remind all of you (and MYSELF!) that this does not have to be the case. WE are in the driver’s seat. Listen to this episode as I share more. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#315: How I’m Thinking about Giving this Holiday Season
11/18/2023
#315: How I’m Thinking about Giving this Holiday Season
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! And now with December upon us, the season of giving has officially arrived… I don’t know about you, but several years ago, I realized that I did NOT want to spend the month of December stressing about shopping and buying gifts for people just to check it off the list. For me, it had started to lose meaning... and so, Fran and I started to shift our giving. Listen in to find out what we do and why it always involves giving a SMILE! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#314: All that is bringing me JOY right now.
11/14/2023
#314: All that is bringing me JOY right now.
There are a lot of things out there right now that are dark and hard to hear… So in the spirit of this Thanksgiving week, I decided that I would focus on the things that are bringing me the most joy right now. Listen to this episode to find out what they are! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#313: The Ups, Downs, and All Arounds of Entrepreneurship
11/08/2023
#313: The Ups, Downs, and All Arounds of Entrepreneurship
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!” Little did I know that when I watched Finding Nemo with my niece and nephews all those years ago, that Dory’s mantra would become a touchstone for me as a business owner years later. Today’s message and show is a tribute to all my fellow business owners out there… to those who have taken on their own business, a side gig, or trying to get something started on their own, this one's for YOU. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#312: Celebrating 6 Years of the Show with a LIVELY Woman Sharing her Story of Life and Career
10/24/2023
#312: Celebrating 6 Years of the Show with a LIVELY Woman Sharing her Story of Life and Career
Well this is a special week! It's the 6th anniversary of the Get Lively with Jan Show! It’s so fitting that this week we welcome a special guest, former Simmons colleague and friend, Allyson Irish. Allyson and I started working together in 2003 at Simmons College and 20 years later, we’ve got some stories to tell! Tune in to this week’s show as we chat about all the good stuff: life, career, starting over, learning to change, accepting who we are now, unexpected challenges, health issues, and - of course - Pearl Jam. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#311: Why I’m so Shocked by my Facebook Feed
10/17/2023
#311: Why I’m so Shocked by my Facebook Feed
As a health and fitness coach, it is probably no surprise that I’ve recently received many inquiries about Ozempic and the new weight loss drugs that many people are now using. I’ve listened to many podcasts about this class of drugs, but I needed to sit down and do more research. So I did. I googled many of the drugs and how they are being used. And after that, I did what I often do, picked up my phone to scroll through Facebook. It’s as if I was logged in as someone else. My news feed COMPLETELY changed. I am not exaggerating when I say that every second or third post was an ad for Ozempic or one of the other weight loss drugs. Here’s my message about that: Be aware. Be safe. Tune into this week's episode as I talk more about this. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#310: Why my notebook is on my couch.
10/16/2023
#310: Why my notebook is on my couch.
Earlier this year, I had gotten into the practice of writing down one thing each morning that I was 100% committed to doing and would make happen no matter what. Simple tasks - I’m not talking about “redesign my website” but perhaps the task would be: Make a list of things that need to be changed/updated. But then summer came... And like so many of you, my routine slipped away. Now, I'm leaving my notebook on the couch that I sit on in the morning so I can't miss it. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about this. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#309: I’m not that person anymore.
10/05/2023
#309: I’m not that person anymore.
I was listening to a podcast this morning and the woman was talking about how she built her business while working full-time as an elementary school teacher. She talked about working before work, after work, late at night, weekends, and every space in between while she was building her business. I used to be the same with my business, but now I've changed. Tune into this episode as I talk about this more. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#308: If it’s not fun, what’s the point?
10/05/2023
#308: If it’s not fun, what’s the point?
After almost a decade in business, there are catch phrases that seem to have popped up at Get Lively. Things that I say all the time, and honestly, in some cases, things I didn’t even REALIZE I was saying all the time until it was pointed out to me. “If it’s not fun, what’s the point?!” Yes, that is one of them. Tune into this week's episode as I chat about applying this idea to being a business owner. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#307: What I Care About as a Fitness Studio Owner
09/28/2023
#307: What I Care About as a Fitness Studio Owner
Jumping into the first week of October with a slightly different topic on the podcast and in this weekly message… Now that we’ve hopped back into our fall routines, and as we have now been at our newest studio location for six months, I’ve been thinking about YOUR experience at Get Lively. Chatting more about this and more on this week’s show, but wanted to share some of the things that we really care about as it relates to your experience and helping you to live your most lively life. And if you’ve got feedback to share on your experience, please let me know! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#306: Beyond Food and Exercise
09/12/2023
#306: Beyond Food and Exercise
As promised, here is part two of my thoughts and reflections after watching the Netflix docuseries: Live to 100: Lessons from the Blue Zones. In last week’s show, I talked about the lessons we have to learn from how people who live in these regions eat and move… and to break it down in the simplest of terms: They eat mostly plants, foods they grow, very little that is processed. They move a lot, they garden, they walk, they do manual labor (ie. no kitchen aid in these regions). So there’s that, but what I really wanted to talk about this week was what they do beyond food and exercise that seems to contribute to their longevity… Their sense of community. Their sense of purpose. Listen to this week's episode as I share more. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#305: Do you want to live to 100?
09/12/2023
#305: Do you want to live to 100?
I watched a docuseries called: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, on Netflix. I first learned about the “blue zones” about a decade ago while studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. If you are not familiar with the phrase, it’s the five areas around the globe where people live/or have lived, much higher than average. So basically, much higher percentages of people living into 100 and beyond. This week’s show and email are basically my reaction to what I saw, heard, and learned. I’m not even sure how to process it all, but I do want to share my thoughts. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#304: Did you consider this about your Comfort Zone?
08/30/2023
#304: Did you consider this about your Comfort Zone?
And just like that, Labor Day has come and gone… And, that finds us seeking routine and order yet again. Some might say we’ve been pushed out of our comfort zone. Ever think about the transition of seasons in that way? I hadn’t either… For me, I always think about being pushed outside of my comfort zone as taking on a big challenge, doing something that scares me, or doing something that feels risky. I'm chatting all about this in this week's episode — tune in. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#303: More on Cheat Days and Exploring Eating
08/21/2023
#303: More on Cheat Days and Exploring Eating
I aired an episode on “Cheat Days” earlier this summer, and this topic is back by popular demand today! If you haven’t listened to that episode, you can head back to #298 where I explain the concept… but to give a brief synopsis, the idea of cheat day is that you eat really “good” for X amount of days and then have a day where you eat whatever you want. I find fault with this concept for two reasons, which I share more with you in this week's episode. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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#302: When Mornings Get Dark Again
08/21/2023
#302: When Mornings Get Dark Again
So I find myself on the couch at 5am this morning, but it’s DARK. Oh how this transition can be tough… you see (probably no surprise), I LOVE early mornings. Let me rephrase that, I love early mornings when the sun gets up with me and enjoys my coffee alongside me. But this week that changed. Doesn’t it feel like we flip the calendar to August and suddenly it’s getting dark again? This might sound silly, but this is the type of stuff that would really raddle me. The change in light, in season, in routine from the summer months used to really be tough for me. In this week's episode, I share how these changes no longer affect me. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY. We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE. Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a healthier and happier life! www.getlivelynow.com
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