Can You Run in Your 60s? Movement, Mindset & Staying Visible as You Age

Guest: Julia Chi-Taylor, relationship coach, mentor, and international athlete who has been running for over 60 years. Julia works with people on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels and is still competing in her late 60s. Key Takeaways•        It's never too late to start running. Begin with lots of walking and a little running, take it slowly, and find a guide who understands you emotionally as well as physically.•        The belief that recovery takes longer as you age is just that, a belief. Mindset and narrative around pain can spiral things down as much as the injury itself.•        Blue Zones (Japan, Sardinia, Okinawa, Loma Linda, Ikaria) show us a different model of communities living well into their 100s through movement, plants, purpose and community.•        Running as meditation: the goal is non-attachment to outcome. Aiming for something AND letting go of the result is the ultimate practice.•        Staying visible as you age is a choice. You can disappear into it, or you can keep showing up with energy.•        If you're starting to exercise later in life, the goal isn't pace or distance; it's whether you enjoyed it. That's the measure of success.•        Reactivity is an arrow to past wounding. Real stillness in running and in life means not reacting from old patterns. Timestamps00:09  Meet Julia: 50 years of coaching, running since age 602:34  How to start running later in life04:59  Miracles in recovery: real stories07:24  Jo's deadlift injury and healing journey09:52  Blue Zones, aging myths and the beliefs we're fed14:36  Being the oldest in the gym (and why it's great)16:51  Making yourself invisible  and how to stop19:11  Julia's spiritual path and the running-meditation connection26:04  How Julia would coach Jo to start running29:00  The Happiness Curve and the striving trap33:13  Where to find Julia + Jo might actually take up running! Find Juliahttps://juliachitaylor.com