Tina's SurThrival Guide to Health over 40

Oct 29 2024 69 ep. 22 mins

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I'm Tina Tang, a fit at 53 online strength coach. This podcast is my SurThrival Guide to health over 40 where I’ll share things I wish my mom had told me and where I’ll be interviewing experts to give us thoughtful guidance about aging well physically & mentally. New episode drops every Tuesday 7pm ET. If you haven’t already, subscribe!

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Get better at jumping by jumping less, at first.

Oct 29 2024 16 mins

This episode is inspired by feedback one of my student's in my Strength & Intro to Plyometrics 8 week program. She wanted more plyometrics in the workouts - rightfully so! Yet, I jumping gradually progressed in their workouts. In this episode, I share the logic behind adding small doses of jumping into workouts, rather than going head on into a workout full of jumping. Some of

Finding the Courage To Change Job Paths

Oct 22 2024 14 mins

In this episode I talk about 2 steps that lead to my career changes. Often it is unhappiness in a situation that spurs our action or consideration for change. Yet, no single action precipitates the abrupt change. I share two steps I took: exploration of an interest and testing out the interest that lead me from finance to jewelry and from jewelry to fitness Where to find me or wo

Top 2 Lessons I learned at Goldman Sachs that have left imprints on the way I conduct myself.

Oct 01 2024 12 mins

This past weekend I binged the current and entire season of Industry. In case you don't know, it's a drama about working at an investment bank, specifically the sales and trading desk at a international bank in london. The main characters are in their first career like I was when I worked on Wall Street. While most of the sex and drugs are exaggerated, I love the show because it re

Getting back to exercise after knee surgery or serious injury and overcoming the mental hesitation to know what your body can dowith physical therapist Dr Andy Fata-Chan

Sep 17 2024 22 mins

When people have had an injury, specifically knee, even after rehab, their mindset about what they can do shifts. Comments I’ve heard in a class or during training: "I can’t jump as I’ve had a knee injury." "I’m afraid I’m going to re-injure my knee." Usually, after rehab, people are plopped right back in the original gym environment, right where they started. What to do

Say NO to a little pee during a workout. Why this happens and how to change it with Surabhi Veitch, pelvic physiotherapist

Sep 10 2024 33 mins

Why do we leak? How does a pelvic floor therapist teach us how to stop it? For my small group class and in my personal workout programming business, I've had students disclose how they pee a little when jumping rope or doing some kind of jump exercise. When there is an injury someone is working through (even for myself), my first go to is a physical therapist and not a primary care

How to Sleep Again: Natural Treatment for Insomnia & Sleep Disorders with Dr Elaine Wilson

Sep 03 2024 39 mins

If you suffer from 3+ nights a week of difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep and have been for more than a month, you likely suffer from chronic insomnia. I know I do, which is why I started my research into sleep solutions. What I discovered is that CBTi (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia) is the most effective (non medication) evidence based solution for sleep.

How Editors Found Me: My DIY secret to doing my own PR for each of my businesses.

Aug 27 2024 9 mins

As promised in the episode, here is the waitlist link for my next 5 person cohort for Strength & Introduction to Plyometrics: https://bit.ly/intro-to-plyo Back when I owned my brick and mortar jewelry stores for 10 years, I was featured in more than 40 editorials from top fashion magazines from 2000-2010. I was my own PR. Since starting my own fitness business, I've been featu

WORKOUT INFO OVERLOAD: Cutting through the bullshit on what we need to do for a healthy body over 50

Aug 13 2024 13 mins

Lift weights, do plyo, HIIT and SIT, do steady state cardio, don't do steady state cardio, get mobile. There is so much, TOO much information out there about the kind of exercise and workouts we need to be doing for healthy aging bodies. I, too, have been caught up and overwhelmed by information that sometimes asks for conflicting actions. In this episode I cut through the bull

PROTEIN: What's enough? with Dr Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor & intuitive eating coach

Aug 07 2024 32 mins

There is SO much on the interwebs about how much protein we need, how we're not getting enough and how to get it in. This week, I wanted to interview an expert who has spend 25 years in the nutrition field and who knows the science & research about how much protein we need. Dr. Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor and intuitive eating coach, breaks

FAQ's: What you need to know about GLP1's, perimenopause weight loss, and hormone therapy with NYC endocrinologist Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

Aug 02 2024 26 mins

Concise medical and research based information answering all our questions about GLP1’s, strength training, perimenopause weight loss, and hormone therapy with NYC based endocrinologist & weight loss specialist Dr. Salas-Whalen Dr Rocio Salas-Whalen Dr. Salas-Whalen is a New York City based triple board-certified physician with broad experience across all facets of endocrino