The Women's Fittest Podcast

Nov 16 2024 170 ep. 68 mins

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The Women’s Fittest podcast host, Debra Jean Terpstra, is a 47-year-old, lifetime drug-free women's physique bodybuilder, coach, business owner, and single mom, delivering a balance of scientific and anecdotal health and fitness info uniquely purposed for women. Critical thinkers will find practical application on everything fitness related from healthy food relationships to contest prep. Whatever your level of knowledge Debra provides expert advice on nutrition, exercise, hormones, mental health, and more, delivered in easy to understand vernacular from a variety of evidence-based and experienced foundations. Debra's passion for bodybuilding and the human condition is apparent in her personal interviews that showcase NPC and IFBB athletes (her guests) in a raw and genuine way. These women are the heart and soul of professional bodybuilding and fitness, and these are their real-life experiences. The Women’s Fittest is your one stop shop for bodybuilding and fitness info, no matter where you are in your journey. Healthy looks different on everybody.

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The Benefits of Backward Walking & What Would Healthy Me Do?

Nov 16 2024 32 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode 184. In this episode I share some secrets of backward walking as I’m often asked about it when I’m at the gym. I also talk about the behaviors and mindset that get you to your goal and how it’s more beneficial to focus on those presently while reflecting on what you as a person who’s a

5 Off Plan Diet Options to Help You Stay On Course

Oct 06 2024 20 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #183! One huge part of healing my food relationship over the last 4 years has been learning how to navigate off plan opportunities. With the holidays just around the corner (beginning with Halloween) now is the perfect time to practice learning how not to stray too far from your prescribed pla

Healing Years of Eating Disorders

Sep 28 2024 62 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #182 Healing Years of Eating Disorders. It’s been a minute since I’ve recorded a podcast but I’m happy to say I’m back and more focused than ever on helping y’all get healthy and fit. In this episode I recap the last few years of final healing with my food relationship and body image

Boundaries

Apr 11 2024 37 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #181 Boundaries In this episode I share how healthy boundaries are necessary and very beneficial for your fitness goals. Especially if you’re just beginning, knowing where to insert a boundary versus following hard to stick to ultimatums could be the difference between adherence and quitting

Roman Empire: Body Image

Mar 13 2024 38 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #180 Roman Empire.After a much needed break from social media in all forms I’m back on here sharing a trend I’ve seen quite a bit over the past several months on it about the Roman Empire. Apparently men think about the Roman Empire quite regularly, so, the question is, what is women’s �

IFBB Pro Janessa Roy: Competing w/in a year of giving birth

Feb 04 2024 75 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #179 with IFBB Women’s Physique Pro Janessa Roy.Janessa and I became instagram friends after several voice message exchanges while she was contest prepping and faithfully listening to the podcast while getting her steps in through outdoor walks (cardio). After learning she was barely a year

Mythbusting Gut Health w/ Sarah Ford Bishop

Jan 10 2024 45 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #178 mythbusting gut health with Sarah Ford Bishop! We covered a lot of your questions and concerns with this episode! I’m super grateful to Sarah for the experience she’s gained and knowledge she’s invested into this topic of gut health. So much of our health is connected to our digesti

Acting On Opportunity In 2024

Dec 31 2023 38 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #177Happy New Year 2024! Thank you so much for your continued support of the podcast! I’m excited to spend another year with y’all. In this episode I reflect over the past year and talk about some of my goals for 2024. I know I’m not alone when I say it’s been a weird fog since 2020 an

Interview w/ Leana Kaplan

Dec 10 2023 79 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #176 interview with Leana Kaplan! If you don’t know her or follow her, do it now, you won’t regret it! And after this you’ll feel like her bestie!!Although Leana isn’t a pro, yet, she’s made big waves in the industry in just a few years and is a riot to follow on social media. Her go

Un-Food Focusing Your Holidays and ED Recovery w/ Sarah Ford Bishop

Dec 03 2023 45 mins

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #175 with Sarah Ford Bishop! This month we are trading in Mythbusting for some honest pre-holiday reflection. In the first part of this episode Sarah and I discuss how far we’ve both come in our respective eating disorder journeys as marked poignantly by the upcoming 2023 holiday. In doing s