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Join host Julie Barth and Old Nerd in the Gym founder, Gery Deer, as they cover fitness topics and the relationships between caregiving and self-care.Hosts Julie Barth and Gery Deer discuss fitness and caregiving with various topics including proper hydration, nutrition, emotional stressors and low impact exercise ideas for both the patient and the caregiver. This podcast can help anyone who is caring for and helping others to learn more about their own health and keeping their charge in the best possible shape for the future. We are helping to navigate the journey of health and wellness and how to take care of your own personal health along with the health of your charge.
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Gery Deer sat down and spoke with Hans Marlette, the Executive Director of Day of Caring 365. The Day of Caring 365 Foundation was founded in 1991 to foster volunteerism and provide resources for communities in need. Day of Caring 365 is a nonprofit organization that has provided funding for food banks and shelters in local communities utilizing volunteers and donations for charity.We have expanded to include Roberta's pantry which helps to provide hygiene products for many people...
This month our guest on Old Nerd in the Gym is Nick Wilson, a Certified EPT Practitioner at the Better Days Center in Centerville, Ohio. Nick Wilson is a co-owner of Better Days Center, located in Centerville Ohio and he has been practicing Emotional Polarity Therapy techniques since 2019 when he joined his wife and business founder, Chanelle Wilson.Nick shares what he and his wife Chanelle do to help people every day. Better Days Center’s EPT practitioners offer children, teens and adul...
Kristen Tamplin of MAT, Muscle Activation Therapy, talks with the Old Nerd about Muscle Activation Therapy(MAT0, health, fitness and Ninja Turtles.Hosted by Julie Barth and Gery DeerProduced and Edited by Julie BarthDirected by Gery DeerGraphics by Taylor HugginsOld Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast, it’s associated trade and service marks and all content connected thereto are copyright 2022 GLD Enterprises Communications, Ltd. All rights reserved. Julie Barth - co -host and producerGery D...
For those caregivers dealing with someone suffering from a debilitating or terminal illness, hospice care can be one of the most valuable services to both patient and family. Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misinformation regarding hospice so we decided to tackle this difficult subject in this episode of the Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast.Hospice is much more than "end of life care" for terminal patients. Services range from palliative, in-home, and in-facility care, to grief cou...
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” —William FaulknerThere’s no denying the last 18 months have been challenging for everyone. Gratitude has been something that might seem elusive to a great many people. Strangely, when times are the toughest gratitude is most important.Many people treat gratitude as something transactional or focused within their religious beliefs but instead, it must be an active part of o...
According to the most recent set of data released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (dated August 18, 2021), only 72% of adults in the United States have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. While this is an improvement over some earlier numbers, cases of covid are skyrocketing with nearly 3,100 new cases being reported daily in Ohio alone (ODH). Constant politicizing and the spread of misinformation on the issues of personal protective devices, such as masks, and the s...
One of the greatest stressors of modern life is money. For caregivers, their family, and other members of their support system, money can be the bridge or barrier to better health care, more services, and domestic stability. In this first episode of the third season of Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast, Gery and Julie talk with Bob Stolz, a good friend of the Deer family and skilled financial professional. Bob shares his take on how to look out for the bottom line as a caregiver and as some...
Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast Description - Season 2: Episode 13 The Physical Therapist and the Old NerdIn our Season 2 Finale, Gery and Julie welcome Dr. Chelsea Walter, a physical therapist from the Lebanon, Ohio area who has started her own, in-home/in-gym practice. Chelsea talks PT and the various differences between therapies as well as helping you to understand how it’s much more than just something you do after an injury. About Healthy Movement Physical Therapy and Wel...
This episode of the Old Nerd in the Gym involves grief and loss. It may be uncomfortable for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. A great deal of the Old Nerd content has been generated from our founder, Gery Deer, and his experience caring for his parents. Sadly, his father, Gary, Sr., passed away on July 1st, 2020 and that left Gery with a new perspective on his experience. In this episode, he describes his father’s death as a “deafening absence,” referring, not just ...
The world around us has changed in ways no one could have predicted even several weeks before. As more and more communities are ordered to remain at home to help minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, stress levels are rising, and so is the clutter. Disorganization can add to an already exploding stress level in your home. If you're a caregiver, now you may have to deal with a lack of outside help, less sleep, and more worry. Isolation can be a bit stressful and amid the Coronavirus ...
Without question, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) siege is affecting every American but caregivers could be some of the hardest hit. Why? Because, in addition to themselves, they are generally caring for a high-risk patient. On this special edition of the Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast, co-hosts Gery Deer and Julie Barth discuss some of the dangers and preventative measures caregivers can take to minimize potential infection. They'll also talk about where to find the best, most knowledgable, ...
Roger Hines II is the author of the book CP Dad: My Life as a Special Needs Parent. He captured seventeen years of caring for his family including his son Kolton who has Cerebral Palsy. In this episode, Gery and Julie discuss strategies to achieve your goals as we get further into the New year. We talked with Roger and his book and his caregiving experiences with Kolton and his two other kids. Special needs parents, like home caregivers, are rarely recognized for how hard their d...
During the holiday season, it can be challenging to stay focused on health and nutrition. Our guest for this episode of Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast is Jessie Whitesell, a professional health coach, and fitness trainer. Co-hosts Gery Deer and Julie Barth talk with Jessie as she shares some insights on coaching, wellness, not giving up and how to stay on track with your health while hitting up all of those holiday parties! Listen to the full podcast with the following link, or fin...
"Organization is about facing our "clutter" and making the decision to get back to the things that are really important: our families, our children, our friends, our relationships." - Tami Doling, Professional Organizer Our guest on this episode of Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast is our good friend Tami Doling, a Professional Organizer and Motivational Speaker. Her company, Silver Lining Organizers, LLC, is dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier lives b...
One of the greatest challenges for caregivers is identifying resources available for various services, from home health care to meals on wheels. Struggling to find where to get help can increase stress and affect the health of both the caregiver and your family member. For this reason, most regions have some type of “agency on aging” that provides a clearinghouse and specialty services for seniors and caregivers. These organizations are typically not-for-profit and offer everything from basic...
Yoga is a Hindu practice which helps to focus the mind, body, and spirit. Those who practice yoga will attest to its benefits in their overall wellness and how it helps ease the mind. In this episode, Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast hosts Gery Deer and Julie Barth join their own yoga instructor (sometimes referred to as a “yogi”), Carmen Milano at one of her practice spaces in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Carmen grew up in Chicago but has lived in Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Portland, and...
Weight Loss and the Old NerdWeight loss is a billion-dollar business around the world, and particularly in the United States. Amidst all of the fads and gimmicks it can be difficult and emotionally draining for someone to try to lose weight, especially if they’re going it alone. This episode of Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast features our special guest Carol Erisman, Store Manager of Profile by Sanford in Springboro, Ohio. Carol’s company offers one-on-one weight loss coaching, DNA t...
Season 2 - Episode 2 Boxing and the Old NerdJulie Barth and Gery Deer in our first ever ringside recording at Drake's Downtown Gym to talk about a boxing class for Parkinson's patients, caregiving, fitness, wellness and as always some cheesy jokes.Drake’s Downtown Gym is an old-school boxing gym situated in a former bus depot at the heart of Dayton, Ohio’s Historic Oregon District. Julie Barth and Gery Deer sat down with trainer/boxer Shannan Hamm in the gritty, no-nonsense environment of Dra...
Welcome to Season 2 of The Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness Podcast! In our season premiere episode, fitness trainer Melanie Redd, of “Melanie Redd Performance Training” joins us! Melanie shares her fitness journey and offers some tips and information on getting started, staying motivated, and shares the health benefits of - wait for it - DARK CHOCOLATE! You don’t want to miss this one.Old Nerd in the Gym is written and co-hosted by Gery L. Deer.Produced and directed by Julie A. BarthThis is ...
This is a fun compilation of all the times we went off the rails and got very goofy while recording Season 1 of the Old Nerd in the Gym Fitness podcast. I laughed editing this together and we hope you laugh as well. At the end of the gag reel is a little teaser about our next season of Old Nerd and what is up next for us. Old Nerd in the Gym is written and co-hosted by Gery L. Deer.Produced, edited and directed by Julie A. BarthThis is a production of GLD Enterprises Communication...
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