The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy - Podcast
The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy is your source of practical, uplifting, and science-rooted guidance for living a stronger, safer, and more confident life — at any age.
Hosted by Tracy Markley, internationally recognized fitness educator, award-winning author, stroke recovery specialist, and creator of the bestselling books The Stroke Recovery Workbook, Brain & Body, and Balance Walking and Fall Prevention, this podcast blends expertise with heart. Tracy’s decades of experience helping stroke survivors, seniors, and everyday adults rebuild strength, balance, mobility, and hope shine through every episode.
Whether you’re looking to improve your proprioception, feel steadier on your feet, better understand your body, prevent falls, recover from injury, or simply age with power and grace, this show gives you real tools — not fluff. Tracy brings compassion, clear explanations, and encouraging motivation to help you feel capable, empowered, and ready to move forward.
🎧 Tune in for:
- Balance, gait, and fall-prevention tips
- Stroke recovery insights from one of the most trusted voices in the field
- Fitness and mobility guidance for seniors and pre-seniors
- Brain–body education and nervous system support
- Strength training, walking programs, and functional movement
- Real stories from people who regained independence and confidence
- Encouragement, mindset support, and realistic strategies you can use today
- Hearing loss
- Fitness and exercise for all ages
- Muscles, joints, ligaments, fascia and more
- and much more
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Website: https://www.tracymarkley.com
Books by Tracy Markley: https://www.amazon.com/author/tracymarkley
YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@TracyMarkley
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tracy.markley
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyfitt
⭐ Your Host
Tracy Markley is a fitness trainer, educator, and author known for blending anatomy, neuroscience, and compassion to help others move better and live better. Her work has transformed lives around the world — from stroke survivors rebuilding mobility to adults who simply want their body to feel like home again
The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy - Podcast
Stroke Recovery: Understanding Foot Drop & Leg Stabilization
Foot drop is one of the most common and frustrating challenges stroke survivors face — but understanding it is the first step toward improving it.
In this educational episode, stroke recovery specialist and author Tracy L. Markley explains the causes of foot drop, how it affects walking gait, and why leg stabilization is essential for safer, stronger movement after stroke.
Tracy breaks down how the brain communicates with the foot and leg, what happens when that communication is disrupted, and which muscles and movement patterns are involved in lifting the foot during walking. She also explains why alignment, proprioception, and hip stability play a major role in correcting foot drop — and how knowledge helps survivors move with more confidence and safety.
Drawing from her book Stroke Recovery: Leg Stability and Walking Gait and her years of experience working with survivors, Tracy offers encouragement, clarity, and practical education for anyone dealing with foot drop on their recovery journey.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- What foot drop is and how it develops after a stroke
- The key muscles responsible for lifting the foot
- Why leg stability and hip alignment matter for gait improvement
- How brain–body communication affects walking patterns
- Common challenges survivors face with foot placement and safety
- Practical concepts to understand before beginning foot-drop exercises
- Encouragement and hope for anyone struggling with walking confidence
This episode brings survivors and caregivers the knowledge they need to better understand leg mechanics and take steps toward safer, more stable walking.
🌐 LEARN MORE FROM TRACY
Website: www.tracymarkley.com
Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/tracymarkley
Instagram: www.instagram.com/motivate_healthyfit