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
Stroke Recovery - Regaining Arm Movement Tips!
Regaining arm and hand movement after a stroke is one of the most challenging — and most important — parts of recovery.
In this educational and encouraging episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, stroke recovery specialist and author Tracy L. Markley shares essential knowledge to help survivors better understand arm movement, muscle function, neuroplasticity, and safe training practices.
Tracy breaks down how the shoulder, arm, wrist, and finger muscles work together, why certain movements feel difficult after a stroke, and what survivors can do at home to support progress. She also explains how brain–body connection, consistency, and proper alignment influence recovery success.
This episode is filled with hope, clarity, and practical education — empowering survivors and caregivers with the knowledge they need to keep moving forward.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why certain arm and hand movements are affected by stroke
- Key muscles involved in lifting, reaching, gripping, and stabilizing
- How neuroplasticity supports long-term improvement
- The importance of alignment, posture, and body awareness
- Why safe form and patience are essential for recovery
- Encouragement for survivors working toward stronger arm function
Whether you’re a stroke survivor, caregiver, therapist, or trainer, this episode gives you the foundational understanding needed for effective, safe arm recovery.
Remember: Knowledge is power — and understanding the body helps unlock progress.
🌐 LEARN MORE FROM TRACY
Website: www.tracymarkley.com
Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/tracymarkley
Instagram: www.instagram.com/motivate_healthyfit