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
⭐ Learn More & Stay Connected
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
Author Ned Hickson Interview | Crime Suspense Writer on The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy
In this fun, inspiring, and insightful episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, Tracy L. Markley welcomes award-winning author, journalist, and nationally syndicated humor columnist Ned Hickson — now widely known for his bestselling crime-suspense novels.
Ned shares his journey from more than 20 years in journalism and humor writing to becoming a full-time novelist. He talks about the creative spark behind his hit crime/suspense novel No Safe Harbor, how real-life experiences shaped his storytelling voice, and why he believes anyone can pursue their creative calling at any stage of life.
Blending humor, honesty, and strong writing wisdom, this conversation offers valuable insight for aspiring authors, readers, and anyone fascinated by storytelling and creative reinvention.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- How two decades in journalism sharpened Ned’s unique writing style
- What inspired the creation of No Safe Harbor and his mystery series
- How he transitioned from syndicated columnist to full-time novelist
- The story behind his editing company — Easy Writer Editing Services
- Honest reflections on perseverance, creativity, and writing with purpose
- How humor helped shape both his career and his resilience
This uplifting author interview is filled with inspiration, practical wisdom, and the joy of storytelling — a must-listen for writers and readers alike.
🌐 LEARN MORE ABOUT NED HICKSON
Website: http://www.nedhickson-author.com
🌐 LEARN MORE FROM TRACY
Website: www.tracymarkley.com
Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/tracymarkley
Instagram: www.instagram.com/motivate_healthyfit