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
Episodes
47 episodes
When Someone Says They’re Lonely: What to Do, and NOT to Do | Holiday Grief, Kindness & Brain Health
When Someone Says They’re Lonely: What to Do, and NOT to Do | Holiday Grief, Kindness & Brain HealthLoneliness is one of the most misunderstood emotional experiences, especially during the holidays, seasons of grief, and major...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:55
Stroke Recovery: Therapy Ended? Now What?
Welcome to Stroke Recovery: Therapy Ended? Now What? — an educational podcast series by Tracy L. Markley designed to help stroke survivors, caregivers, and professionals better understand the body, the brain, and the r...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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26:27
National Author's Day! Are you Ready to Be an Author? Writing Can Open Many Doors!
In celebration of National Author’s Day, Tracy Markley shares how writing her very first book completely transformed her life — and how your story has the power to transform yours as well.When Tracy published The Stroke of an ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:47
Stroke Recovery: How Your Favorite Music Boosts Cognition, Verbal Memory & Emotional Healing
Music is one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — tools in stroke recovery. In this episode, Tracy Markley explains how listening to meaningful, familiar music can improve cognition, verbal memory, language recovery, emotiona...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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25:14
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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37:28
Dog Walking for Exercise: Simple Movement Tips
Walking your dog is more than quality time — it’s one of the easiest, healthiest ways to increase your daily movement. In this lighthearted and encouraging episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, fitness educato...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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6:57
Trust Your Gut | Tracy L. Markley on Intuition, Safety, and Honesty for Women & Children
We all want to trust our gut — that inner knowing, intuition, or quiet feeling that tells us when something is safe, aligned, or protective. In this heartfelt and vulnerable episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:55
Stroke Survivor Recovery Tips and Knowledge with Tracy Markley Stroke Awareness Month
Stroke Recovery Awareness Month May - Stroke Recovery Education and Tips with Tracy MarkleyTracy Markley shares more knowledge and tips for stroke survivors for their stroke recovery. May is Stroke Awareness MonthTracy Markley
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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43:48
Hip Flexor Muscles! What Are They?
THE HEALTH & FITNESS SHOW WITH TRACY MARKLEY PODCASTWhat are your hip flexor muscles? Many people think that a hip flexor is just a small spot in the front of the legs. This is not true. Several muscles make up the muscles that...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:49
Brain Injury Awareness Month | Stroke Recovery & Brain Health Tips with Tracy L. Markley
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month — a time to honor survivors, educate families, and share knowledge that supports prevention, understanding, and recovery. In this important episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:12
Anchor Point Training with Chris Severs | Interview on The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy
In this educational and inspiring episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, fitness educator and author Tracy L. Markley interviews Chris Severs, the inventor and visionary behind Anchor Point Training — one...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:03:37
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...
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1:14:47
Keli Roberts Interview | Renowned Fitness Educator Shares Her Health & Recovery Journey
In this powerful episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, Tracy L. Markley welcomes internationally acclaimed fitness educator and award-winning instructor Keli Roberts — known to millions for her iconic ro...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:10:22
Author Judy Fleagle Interview | Living Life to the Fullest After Age 70 on The Health & Fitness Show
Anything is possible after age 70 — just ask author and blogger Judy Fleagle! In this uplifting episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, fitness educator and author Tracy L. Markley sits down with Oregon C...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:15:42
Scott Cole Interview | Tai Chi, Healing & Life Wisdom - The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy Markley
In this uplifting and transformative episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, Tracy L. Markley welcomes movement icon, healer, and international Tai Chi teacher Scott Cole for a powerful conversation about ...
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1:25:25
Denise Imbesi Interview | Muscle Mix Music, Vibes App & Caring for Parents with Stroke & Dementia
In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, fitness educator and author Tracy L. Markley welcomes Denise Imbesi — founder of Muscle Mix Music and creator of the Vibes Music App....
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49:44
Cynthia Joi Towner Gets Real - Stroke Recovery Journey - Honest, Humor, & Encouragement
“Her mother died of a stroke — then she survived one too.” In this deeply emotional and inspiring episode of The Health & Fitness Show with Tracy, fitness educator and stroke recovery specialist Tracy L. Markley t...
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1:21:33
The Importance of Staying Properly Hydrated with Tracy Markley
The Importance of Staying Properly HydratedWith Tracy MarkleyWelcome to The Health and Fitness Show with TracyToday is a podcast sharing some important knowledge and tips about staying...
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19:50
Dolly Stokes Interview | Living & Thriving with MS While Inspiring Others in Fitness
This powerful and heartfelt episode features a story of courage, resilience, education, and hope. In this deeply personal conversation, fitness professional and author Tracy L. Markley sits down with Dolly Stokes — fitn...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:34:55
Tracy Markley Shares the Motivation Behind Writing Each of Her Books. Tracy L. Markley
Tracy Markley Shares the Motivation Behind the Writing of Each of Her Books. Tracy is the Host of the Health and Fitness Show with Tracy, an world recognized and multiple award winning author of 14 books. She is also the author and ...
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24:47
Peter Twist Interview | Grief, Loss & Life Lessons from a Stage 4 Cancer Survivor & Fitness Leader
Welcome to the Health and Fitness Show with Tracy Podcast.In life we all experience many challenges including the many dynamics of loss and grieving. We cannot escape it. In this episode Tracy interviews Peter Twist and he shares great ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:32:53
Understanding Leg Stability & Foot Drop After Stroke
Leg stabilization and foot drop are just two of the most challenging issues stroke survivors face — and understanding them is essential for improving walking gait and daily movement. In this episode, stroke recovery specialist and au...
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7:59
How Your Calf Muscles Cause Knee Pain
Most people don’t realize that knee pain often begins in the calf — not the knee. In this important educational episode, fitness professional and author Tracy L. Markley explains how the two major calf muscles — the Gastroc...
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