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Dr. Derek Alessi, Ph.D: Finding The Right Lifestyle For You After 45 (Ep. 231)

Release Date: 03/24/2025

Ashley Wiles: The Power of Sport in Tween Adolescence Development (Ep. 248)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

Sole Girls is changing the world we live in by giving girls the tools to be physically active, connected, confident, and empowered. Their programs combine physical activity, personal development, and mentorship. Physical activity is proven to reduce stress, anxiety, and contribute to a lifetime of health. Running is easy to do, it doesn’t require a lot of equipment and can be done anywhere in a non-competitive environment and is very community oriented. I am joined today by then Founder of Sole Girls Ashley Wiles. Ashley is a mental performance coach and digital media business builder. She...

Dr. Cathy Goldstein: The Holistic Alternative To Botox and Filler (Ep. 247)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

Cathy Goldstein has been a practicing Acupuncture Physician for 30 years, graduating in 1988 from the New England School of Acupuncture—one of the leading schools in the Integrative Health Care industry and partnered with Mass pharmacology and health sciences programs. She is board certified by the national governing board, NCCAOM (National Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). Cathy has also been deeply involved in the bio-medicine exam development with the NCCAOM, where she served as chair or member for several years. Additionally, she is the co-chair of the PEDC (Professional...

Christina Hathaway: Unpacking Body Dysmorphia, Trauma, and Changes Through the Decades (Ep. 246)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

Christina holds a Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University. Additionally, she has received specialized training in food and body obsession from the National Eating Disorder Association and other nationally recognized organizations. She completed the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certification for personal training and nutrition coaching. Christina is also a certified Women's Coaching Specialist through Girls Gone Strong (GGS) and holds a Hormone Specialist Certification from the Nutritional Coaching Institute (NCI). In this episode, we...

Michelle Parra: Why Everyone Should Care About Pelvic Floor Health (Ep. 245)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

While the topic of pelvic floor health mainly centers around females at the child bearing age, it's incredibly important for any human being to have quality pelvic floor health. My guest today is the sister of a two time guest on the show Melissa Parra and I'm so excited for this conversation! Michelle Parra, MSPT earned her Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland in 1995. She has since pursued extensive training in the area of Pelvic Health and has been treating male and female patients exclusively in this area for the last 14 years. She is experienced in the treatment of...

Renee Fitton, MS, RDA: Uncovering A New Form of Fasting Through A Longevity Dietitian's Lens (Ep. 244)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

You've probably heard about the traditional forms of fasting including a 72 hour fast and intermittent fasting but have you heard about fasting mimicking? Through longevity research, our guest today has found a way for our bodies to reap the benefits that fasting provides without going through the pain and anguish a traditional fast typically comes with. Renee Fitton, MS, RDA is a longevity dietitian and Director of Education at Prolon. In this episode, we discuss the difference between metabolism and metabolic health, the process of fasting mimicking, who it's for and who it's not for, brain...

Nancy Griffin: Why Health and Wealth Overlap and Your Unique Life (Ep. 243)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

Nancy is a connector and influencer. She attributes her success to personal courage, determination, and joy, when focusing on women’s health and wellness, hence creating Women,Worth & Wellness®. Nancy enjoys every opportunity to inspire and inform women about their personal health and wealth, net worth and self-worth, philanthropy and legacy—so that women feel fabulous, generous, joyful, confident, and on top of their game every day. Nancy Griffin established Women, Worth & Wellness in 1994 as a Private Client Wealth Advisor for her female clients and their families. Nancy...

Heather Deba: How Doubling Her Calories FINALLY Unlocked Fat Loss (Ep. 242)

Forever Fit with Carol Covino

If you've been dieting for a long time and have slashed calories down and you are still not losing weight, listen to this episode. While it may sound counterintuitive right now, increasing your calories over a sustained period of time is the unlock you need for fat loss. Today's guest is living proof of this after years of struggling with every diet under the sun and she's now helping other women reach their goals as well. Heather Deba helps women restore their maximum metabolism, lose weight, and helps them keep it off permanently. In this episode, we discuss Heather's story, why our...

Dr. Nayan Patel: Understanding Glutathione, Oxidative Stress, and Life Extension (Ep. 241)

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Dr. Nayan Patel is an alumnus of the University Of Southern California School Of Pharmacy, where he now serves as adjunct faculty. A pharmacist for over three decades, Patel is an internationally recognized expert, consultant, and lecturer on the Master Antioxidant Glutathione and has traveled the world educating practitioners and pharmacists on advanced biochemistry and antiaging science. Dr. Patel founded Auro Wellness in 2011 to create products to help the body function at an optimal level and reduce the long-term impact of stress on the body. Through his research, Dr. Patel...

Conrad Sanchez: The Power of EMS Fitness Through A Master Trainer's Lens (Ep. 240)

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There are countless modalities when it comes to fitness and training and technology is evolving every single day. Some of these methods are better than others and we are going to explore a training style you may not have heard of from a master coach. Conrad Sanchez grew up between France and Spain, speaking Spanish to his father, English to his mother, and French in school. He also studied German for a long time. He graduated from the University of Bordeaux with a Master’s in Management and Cross-cultural Negotiations. After a brief stint in finance, he became the executive assistant to a...

Gina Conley: From Bump To Birth: The Science and Strategy of Prenatal Movement (Ep. 239)

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Gina Conley holds a M.S. in Exercise Science and is the Founder/CEO of MamasteFit, an industry-leading perinatal fitness provider with a training facility located in Aberdeen, NC (nearby Fort Bragg). Gina is a seasoned birth doula who has supported nearly 200 births in North Carolina. Gina is the Her unique experience of exclusively training perinatal fitness clients (in-person and online), coupled with supporting births as a doula, has resulted in MamasteFit creating In-depth prenatal fitness programs, which support clients recovering in a postpartum to return to their desired sport or...

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Today's guest has a fascinating story and weight loss transformation and his reason for it was very interesting as you'll hear. While this is a wide ranging conversation, our central theme in this talk is how to find the right lifestyle for you after 45 and the big pillars that contribute to it.

Dr. Derek Alessi, Ph.D became interested in the field of fitness training at an early age when he was an obese teenager. Determined to change his health, body and ultimately his future, he began strength training and developed a system to modify his nutrition.

Derek dropped over 80-pounds in one year and later that same year, he entered his first and only body building contest. Disenchanted with the way body building tends to minimize health and well-being in order to encourage raw size, he left that arena and dedicated his career to helping individuals achieve better health and wellness through a program of planned exercise and practical nutrition.

At the age of 19, Derek passed a national fitness certification exam and began his career in personal fitness training. He furthered his quest for more information through education and received post-graduate degrees in health and physical education as well as a master’s degree in nutrition.

Dr. Derek is the author of The Bermuda Triangle Diet (October, 2009 Strategic Publishing), Lose Fat Forever (2003), and The Promise Health and Fitness System (2002 ). Derek has earned a doctorate degree in health and physical education and a master’s degree in nutrition.

He is also a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) trainer. He owns and operates Dr. Derek Health & Fitness, a private practice, a personal training facility for adults in East Amherst New York. He has appeared on over 2100-TV and 400-radio programs throughout the country and has been featured in national print media including Maxim, Burn Fitness for Women and Iron-Man Magazines.

Dr. Derek is a health, fitness and lifestyle contributor for the USA Today and the host of weekly TV show on NBC Cleveland & NBC in Buffalo, New York called Live It Fit Now!

In addition, Dr. Derek conducts regular health and fitness seminars for the health care industry, Fortune 1000 companies, and small businesses where he combines his unique brand of humor, empathy and knowledge to communicate his positive, affirming message: Make the Most of Your Life… Live It Fit!™

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(2:40) Losing 80 Pounds To Be A Dentist

(6:15) Nair and Finding Competing Wasn’t For Him

(11:10) Opinion on GLP-1’s

(13:20) Biggest Mindset Shift

(21:40) First Steps For Weight Loss

(22:38) The Right Diet

(25:05) True Keto Salad Dressing

(34:05) The Right Exercise

(37:00) Training Heavy In Midlife and Beyond

(42:10) Women vs Men

(53:16) Choosing Your Curious