August 18, 2023 • 27 mins
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At the age when most seniors start to really feel their age, Australian exercise guru and physical activity expert Bill Dooley tells the Great American Senior Show's gray-haired host Sam Yates that even a small exercise routine can shave years off the mental and physical attributes of seniors around the world.
In one of his first ventures into the United States, the international expert share some tips, tidbits, and acts about the aging process and what impact even a small amount of exercise can have on the lives of seniors.
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Sam Yates (00:11):
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another exciting
edition of The Great AmericanSenior Show with your gray
haired host, Sam Yates. As wehead into our third year of the
great American senior show,we're asking our worldwide
audience to drop us a note withyour name, and location. And
we'll give you a shout out. Now,let's find out today's latest
(00:33):
news on The Great AmericanSenior Show. Today, you know, I
am very, very pleased to have aspecial guest in studio. And it
is it's an interesting twist,because my guest is in
Australia. So I want to give avery hearty welcome to Bill
(00:55):
Dooley and Bill is Growing Youngexercise program expert number
one. Bill, welcome to theprogram.
Bill Dooley, Growing Youn (01:03):
Thank you, Sam, lovely to be here.
Sam Yates (01:06):
Now, I want to get into your background. But but
obviously everyone's gonna go.
Are you really in Melbourne,Australia?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young Ex (01:17):
I am indeed our time here at six
o'clock in the morning on Fridaymorning, our time, which has 14
hours ahead of your time. That'scorrect, I believe. So yes, it's
as cold. So yesterday was Ithink this time in the morning
(01:38):
was one degree Celsius. So I canconvert that in Fahrenheit, Sam
like, off the top of my head.
But right off the top of
Sam Yates (01:49):
my head, my instant analysis is cold. That is cold
oil. It's a far cry from thetemperature index of 105 degrees
Fahrenheit that we have in sunnyFlorida today, so but I still
want to welcome you to theprogram and read sincerely thank
you for getting up early thismorning. You know, as we all
(02:13):
age, I think a lot of ourseniors, especially those that
get to 65. And above, alwaysstop and say, Wait a minute, let
me turn the clock back a littlebit because I'm having a few
problems. And that's what caughtmy attention when I heard about
your program and you reachedout. It is it is something to be
(02:36):
in that age category, butanother to be fit and well. And
you fit into the overall programof helping people not
necessarily reversed, but makesa very good progress in staying
young.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (02:53):
Yes, that's right, Sam. We wanted to
be positive on this on thispodcast, of course. But let's
take a step back from that. Thelead into that is 65 years is
around the age when those thathaven't been quite as active as
they could be leading up to thatfind that they're not being as
(03:18):
active as impacting on theirlife, or their day to day
living. So with regards tostrength, and muscle, and all
those sort of things. If wehaven't been as active as we
could be, in the younger yearsas we get to 65 That's the age
where you start to notice adifference in getting out of
chairs or the car, or gardeningor walking up steps, all those
(03:42):
sorts of things, you start tothink, oh, hang on, that's
starting to show a little bitwith those things. So that's why
that a 65 is that tipping pointwhere I have a lot of people
come to see me from that age,little bit before that a little
bit after that, where they startto notice these differences in
their day to day living. And sothat's the positive spin is then
(04:04):
we do look at helping to improvethem physically. And then of
course that then improves theirlife outside of the exercise
related things that they do.
Sam Yates (04:17):
Well, I want to get into that exercise program the
growing younger, growingyounger, young growing young
exercise program which makes youfeel younger you in many cases
are a different person, but youare the expert. Tell us about
yourself. Give us a bit aboutyour background.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young E (04:35):
My background I have been working
in this exercise spaceparticularly with the seniors,
which I enjoy thoroughly. It'sfantastic but I have 20 years
and the program has been goingclose to eight years
specifically this growingexercise program. So my
(04:55):
background is I've done wentthrough university I studied
clinical exercise science, wentback there, after I graduated to
teach in the College of Sportand Exercise Science and lecture
there, which was I thoroughlyenjoyed. Not so much then when
(05:17):
we went into lockdown over COVIDperiod, of course, because that
was out of the classroom, and alot of it was online, but went
back into the classroom afterthat. And this promo and just
written a book about this, inparticular, this particular
topic, which was well received,which was great. So this is the
(05:40):
area that I, over the course of20 years have started to
specialize in for want of abetter term, or it's the most
creative the most interest herefor me, because I say it's as
positive outcomes from this, andI'm not getting any younger,
myself, Sam. So it's close tohome as well with members of my
(06:05):
family who have gone through itand seen such positive results
as well. So
Sam Yates (06:10):
I understand one of the focal points for getting
this program going was was yourmom.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (06:17):
And was yes, sometime back. So mom
had a few falls in and aroundthe house, and we sat down and
had a chat about it. And thenbase basically the exercise I
gave man to do at home, over thecourse of a few months, really
(06:38):
improved her and that was thecatalyst and the, I suppose the
foundation for the program. So Ithought other people could
improve his mum did and, andenjoy this as much as Dan did.
And, and, and it was born fromthat.
Sam Yates (06:53):
What a great testimonial. That is, this would
be a great point for us to letpeople know, because you
mentioned your book, you'rementioning the program and and
we're gonna get into the programitself. But how can people get
in touch with you
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (07:06):
look through my website. So it's Bill
dooley.com. And the program, ifwhen you go through the website,
the program is there for you tohave a read about and and
there's some sample videos onthere for you to have a bit of a
look at me. And hopefully,you're not put off by look at me
(07:26):
and you'd like to go furtherwith it. But of course, emailing
as well, if you'd like to evenhave any questions or
suggestions or anything to dowith with some feedback, built
orally at Bill dooley.com. And Iwelcome anyone to email me about
(07:48):
any questions though thisabsolutely
Sam Yates (07:51):
right. And that's Dulli with an E why not just the
why it's d w el EY.
Bill Dooley, Growing You (07:57):
That's it correct, Sam, Yes. Sorry,
Sam.
Sam Yates (08:02):
It is a great Irish survey for sure. I know that.
You know, you have been verywell received in Australia. I
went to your Facebook site and Ichecked out a lot of the a lot
of the Australian publications.
And you have been very wellreceived. But is this your first
exposure in the United States?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young Ex (08:27):
i Well, one off. It's yeah, it's
insanely. I say I just thoughtwhat wanted to create more of a
rub apart from loving Americaand everything to do with it. I
just thought that the programitself I thought the more people
(08:47):
that know about it, it's allabout just benefiting lives.
Really Samso, America, I thoughtit was a natural progression
from from where I am. And Ithought the goal or reach out
and and speak to you and you'rekind enough to invite me on. So
that Yes, look, it's only earlydays with regards to, to me just
(09:10):
talking a bit more about it tomore people. And yeah, I've had
great results here andhopefully, some some people over
your way will will enjoy it aswell.
Sam Yates (09:22):
But I have to say that, you know, I not only do
the podcast, but I also do quitea lot of marketing into those
senior segments. So we'll we'llchat offline about some thoughts
and ideas on that as well. But Ido have to mention, I am
headquartered in Florida. Andfor anyone, if you ask them,
(09:44):
hey, what do you think of whenyou think of Florida they
usually say Disney World MickeyMouse or senior citizens because
Florida does grow a lot ofsenior citizens one of the
highest percentage populationsin the United States. So this is
a good point to say that we'regoing to share this podcast with
(10:07):
the Florida Business Forum. Sowe'll not only have this on the,
the great American senior show,but also on the Florida Business
Forum. So there's someopportunities there. And, and I
mentioned that because I wouldlove to see as many people as
possible, check out yourwebsite, and get involved in my
(10:27):
visits to nursing homes andother facilities across the
state of Florida. But there is aneed for this. And one of the
biggest needs is around falling,that people as they get to a
certain age begin to be morefall prone. What are the dangers
of falling with a seniorcitizen?
Bill Dooley, Growing Youn (10:48):
Well, that's a very good question,
Sam, falls cause there's no say.
So there's certain factors thatcontribute to a fall. And we'll
strip that back a little bit andtalk about that. So one of them
is a reduction in strength,because strength and balance are
quite closely related. And soyou've also got some other
(11:11):
factors that can contribute tofalling as well, such as issues
with your feet, or medications,environment. So there's a, even
your, in a year or vestibular aswell, contributes eyesight as
well. So there are a few things,but quite a strong factor in
(11:32):
helping to reduce falls is to dostrength training, and get some
get stronger, and also somebalanced training as well. And
there's some things that weobviously cover in, in the
program. So I had a lady, thisis a true story. So a lady in
her late 60s who really hurtherself had hospitalized with a
(11:58):
fall did the program and apartfrom a little she didn't tell me
she had a little bit of a tripup the stairs at home when she
was rushing to go out. But shehasn't had a fall in eight
years, which is tricky. As itregularly does the program
(12:19):
because this is something youneed to be consistent with, of
course. But they're the thingsthat I get this feedback, and I
get a lot of messages aboutthis, and it just reinforces why
you do it. And you know, I'mhappy that it's having that
impact and that positive impacton people's lives. But but
falling is you can reduce therisks of it. Of course, by doing
(12:43):
the program, I mean, the carcompletely 100% guarantee
anything. But it can greatlyreduce the risks of it and the
impact of falling, not onlyphysically, but psychologically,
as well. Just read the knock onthe impact, negative impact on
confidence and things like thatit does, the flow and effect of
(13:05):
a four is greater than thephysical in a lot of ways. So
that's something that I'vereally, really warms my heart
that people have messaged me tosay, look, you know, since doing
your program, I've started toreconnect with my social groups
started to go out and sociallyagain and meeting friends. And
(13:29):
so a lot of the times thatnegative impact will people
housebound, or, you know, theirconfidence, they will just say
this is something that's muchmore than the physical as well.
It improves people's livessocially and mentally as well,
Sam, which is which is a greatthing.
Sam Yates (13:49):
Absolutely. And I'm glad you expanded on falls
there, because here in theUnited States, September is Fall
Prevention Month, and I knowthat it is April and Australia
is don't fall April, I believe,if I recall. And so you know,
your timing on mentioning thatis outstanding, because we will
(14:11):
be going into September and andI want to make sure that our
audience takes too to heart someof your your conversation about
strength and gaining theconfidence that you don't become
a fall victim because that isone of the worst things that can
happen to a senior the fallleads to other things that leads
to infection and and then all ofa sudden they are not with us.
(14:34):
The program itself. Oh, before Igo into the program, I have an
important question. Will you beable to come back for another
episode?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (14:45):
Oh, absolutely. If you'll have me
Sam Yates (14:48):
there is no doubt of that because I I think that we
can can really make a differencein the lives of some of our
senior audience. Talk about theprogram itself. Well What you
are offering is a paid program.
It's a subscription program.
Tell us what's involved.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (15:06):
Yes, you're right. So it is a
subscription program. So there'sa membership involved. I've
tried to look, trying to make itas cost effective as possible.
First and foremost, because costis very important. And making it
something that is financiallyviable for people is important.
(15:28):
So, so I wanted to make it it'sless than $1 a day, which, which
I thought, you know, it wasn't,there wasn't there to be only
wanted to be expensive or, ormoney grabbing venture or
anything like that. So theydon't just need to cover costs
and things like that, of course.
So that's that. With regards tothe program itself, there's some
(15:49):
pillars of health for seniors,they're important one is the
program covers strengthexercises, covers balance, and
also mobility, which is veryimportant for falls prevention
as well. SAMSA. So, the programis designed for those that if
you like a gym, that's terrific.
(16:14):
If you don't, then you're wellcovered, as well. So you can do
the exercises anywhere you havea portable device. So any laptop
or tablet, iPad, mobile phone.
So you can do these exercises athome with minimal gym equipment.
Okay, it's designed for that.
Because not everyone has adefinitely decked out gym at
(16:35):
home. So the program essentiallyis designed for people who
haven't exercised before. Soit's a stepping stone. So you
start with some basic beginnerexercises, and then progress
through the steps of the programto build confidence and
(16:56):
experience, then there's morechallenging programs for you as
you go along. So but all youneed to do really is login,
follow the day to day program,and I take you through all the
exercises step by step. And youreally don't have to think other
than to watch me and followessentially. So hopefully, it's
(17:17):
made it as as comfortable as itcan be, for people to, to then
do these at home convenient, ascost effective. And as somebody
they can suppose incorporateinto their day to day life
doesn't take long, you've got toevery day you're looking at 15
(17:39):
to 20 minutes. But it's enough,absolutely enough to make a
positive impact on yourstrength, and your balance and
mobility, which will help you tomove around better and to live
better away from the exercisebecause essentially, Sam, or the
program is a little bit of aninvestment to then make the rest
(18:01):
of your day a lot moreenjoyable, essentially.
Sam Yates (18:06):
And I have to say that, you know, when I was
checking out a couple of yourvideos, I did see some of that
very exotic equipment, one looklike a chair, another look like
a mob. And it was like, Yeah,this is all it takes. And you
know, the most complicated thingis the equipment use to access
the program and and it's it'sinteresting, my mother in law's
(18:30):
87 And she has her cell phoneand she has her iPad. And 10
years ago if you had told me mymother in law would be not
addicted but dependent uponthose electronic devices. She is
that's one of the ways that shesocializes and I can see that
(18:51):
this program exercising andgetting involved is good from a
social standpoint as well.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (18:57):
Yes, yes, absolutely. So the one of
the benefits of course,individually improving your
health is one of the benefitsbut also trying to create a
growing membership club thatpeople can feel they're a part
of, and other people around theworld are doing it and so they
(19:19):
they feel because that beingconnected is also one of the
benefits of doing the program ordoing exercise in general even
people that come in to see mepersonally because I do run the
program face to face as wellhere in Melbourne and I do
around Australia as well throughtechnology like you said through
zoom and FaceTime and thingslike that. But the people who
(19:44):
who do the program and do theexercise the that connectedness
and that that I suppose thatwalking away from social
isolation, walking towardssocial connections, okay because
then A lot of people that do theprogram with me and come to see
me live by themselves, thatthey've lost their partner or
(20:08):
that through choice and livingby themselves. So they, they do
the programming exercise to feelconnected to something in
someone, and which is. Which isagain, just another benefit and
something that makes me happy tosee and hear. And it's through
the program itself, people havebecome quite close friends
(20:30):
outside of the exercise, whichis, which is a positive as well.
Sam Yates (20:35):
No, I'm going to say this for all of our listeners
who may be listening in theircountry club, or while they're
exercising at home a little bit.
They're looking for somethingdifferent to do, but they still
want to exercise and and this isthat what they will be doing is
joining an internationalexercise club.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (20:58):
Yes, well, it's well put it's that's
essentially what what it what itis. And it didn't start out to
be that way. Ashley had startedquite small. Well, one person,
it started with bash through thebenefit of technology. And like
you said, if you had asked me 10years ago saying that I'd be
(21:20):
chatting to you somebody inFlorida about exercise for seven
years and the benefits of it, Iwould have told you to that I
don't think that'd be possible.
But it is and it's amazing thatwe can do it. And the
international cover like thesound of that, Sam, actually,
Sam Yates (21:39):
yep, well, you know, one of these days, I might get
into marketing, you never know.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young E (21:43):
We all the marketing guru, and
you've come up with about sixgrand ideas already. And that
wasn't actually your show andchatting to you. i A lot of this
wasn't planned. With regards toFlorida having you know, the
such a vast seniors populationand things I just liked your
show. And I liked youpersonally, and this is all an
(22:07):
added bonus and say,
Sam Yates (22:10):
Well, I appreciate that if we can help some of our
seniors. That was the impetusfor me creating the great
American seniors show and that Iwant to help seniors, especially
as I'm approaching that magicage myself, the gray gives it
away heads the your gray hairedhost. But you know, I think it's
(22:32):
important that each of us dowhat we can to, to take care of
those around us. So that's,that's my contribution with us.
But I want to do something. Andthat is to encourage our
personally, I want to encourageour audience to reach out and
check out your website. I thinkthat is just very, very
(22:54):
important. If we could get a fewpeople involved. Great. If we
could get more, that's evenbetter. But once again, how may
someone get in touch with you?
Bill Dooley, Growing Yo (23:04):
Through the website itself? So www dot
Bill dooley.com. So that biDouble L d double o l ey.com? Or
even just email me, Sam, happyto, to answer any questions.
I'll get a lot of inquiriesabout where should I start? What
(23:27):
should I do? I've neverexercised before. Is it really
going to help? All those things?
So I'm happy to answer any day.
So the My email address is abill Dooley at build all the.com
and duly with an EY as you saidearlier. So even check the
(23:50):
website out Absolutely. Send mea message or a question.
Absolutely. There's noobligation that the program
itself, although I really havepeople do it, but you can join
and leave at any time. Like it'snot you're not locked in. I
didn't want it to be that way. Ijust want it to be an easy and
(24:11):
convenient way for people toimprove their health
essentially. So that if they cando any of those two things, I'll
be happy to help with anyquestions I have.
Sam Yates (24:22):
Awesome. Well for those who may have not too did
precisely at the start of theprogram. I am located in Florida
Bill Dooley is located inMelbourne, Australia, 14 hour
difference. So the recording ofthis program started around 4pm
Eastern Standard Time, which was14 hours earlier into Friday on
(24:46):
your time. So another question.
What the heck are you going todo for the rest of the day?
Bill Dooley, Growing You (24:54):
That's a cool question. Sam on on on
work every every day at thistime. on stage 6am is when I
start. And I finished when mytwo young boys go to bed
essentially. They love this.
This is not I mean, I know a lotof people say but I do mean it
(25:15):
that this isn't really workedfor me. It's It's funny, that
sort of family, this professionand in a way and you know, like
you liking to help people thisis my way of doing that. And
using what I know to help makepeople's lives a bit better. And
you know, I thoroughly enjoyeddoing it.
Sam Yates (25:41):
Well, I just want to say Bill Dooley, fitness and
exercise guru and scientist, youhold a bachelor of exercise
science, and that in theclinical practice side of that,
and you're also an accreditedexercise scientists with
exercise and sports science inAustralia. Those are really
(26:03):
great credentials. And I want tosay thank you for being our
guest today.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (26:08):
Oh, pleasure, Sam. Thank you for
having me. And I hope if if youdon't have any backdoor, I'd
love to do that as well.
Sam Yates (26:15):
You will be back I guarantee it. So don't forget to
check out Bill dooleys website WW W. Bill Dooley bi, l l
dwoley.com. Or you can alsovisit him on Facebook. All you
have to do is put his name in onFacebook and he will come up
there. And on Facebook, you'llsee a lot of the articles that
(26:37):
have been written about him andthe amazing success of his
program. Bill one more time.
Thanks for being here.
Bill Dooley, Growing (26:44):
Excellent.
Thanks for having me.
Sam Yates (26:46):
My pleasure. I'm Sam Yates. Have a great day
everybody. Thanks for listeningto the great American Senior
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(27:08):
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the news you need to know Have agreat day everybody
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another exciting
edition of The Great AmericanSenior Show with your gray
haired host, Sam Yates. As wehead into our third year of the
great American senior show,we're asking our worldwide
audience to drop us a note withyour name, and location. And
we'll give you a shout out. Now,let's find out today's latest
(00:33):
news on The Great AmericanSenior Show. Today, you know, I
am very, very pleased to have aspecial guest in studio. And it
is it's an interesting twist,because my guest is in
Australia. So I want to give avery hearty welcome to Bill
(00:55):
Dooley and Bill is Growing Youngexercise program expert number
one. Bill, welcome to theprogram.
Bill Dooley, Growing Youn (01:03):
Thank you, Sam, lovely to be here.
Sam Yates (01:06):
Now, I want to get into your background. But but
obviously everyone's gonna go.
Are you really in Melbourne,Australia?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young Ex (01:17):
I am indeed our time here at six
o'clock in the morning on Fridaymorning, our time, which has 14
hours ahead of your time. That'scorrect, I believe. So yes, it's
as cold. So yesterday was Ithink this time in the morning
(01:38):
was one degree Celsius. So I canconvert that in Fahrenheit, Sam
like, off the top of my head.
But right off the top of
Sam Yates (01:49):
my head, my instant analysis is cold. That is cold
oil. It's a far cry from thetemperature index of 105 degrees
Fahrenheit that we have in sunnyFlorida today, so but I still
want to welcome you to theprogram and read sincerely thank
you for getting up early thismorning. You know, as we all
(02:13):
age, I think a lot of ourseniors, especially those that
get to 65. And above, alwaysstop and say, Wait a minute, let
me turn the clock back a littlebit because I'm having a few
problems. And that's what caughtmy attention when I heard about
your program and you reachedout. It is it is something to be
(02:36):
in that age category, butanother to be fit and well. And
you fit into the overall programof helping people not
necessarily reversed, but makesa very good progress in staying
young.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (02:53):
Yes, that's right, Sam. We wanted to
be positive on this on thispodcast, of course. But let's
take a step back from that. Thelead into that is 65 years is
around the age when those thathaven't been quite as active as
they could be leading up to thatfind that they're not being as
(03:18):
active as impacting on theirlife, or their day to day
living. So with regards tostrength, and muscle, and all
those sort of things. If wehaven't been as active as we
could be, in the younger yearsas we get to 65 That's the age
where you start to notice adifference in getting out of
chairs or the car, or gardeningor walking up steps, all those
(03:42):
sorts of things, you start tothink, oh, hang on, that's
starting to show a little bitwith those things. So that's why
that a 65 is that tipping pointwhere I have a lot of people
come to see me from that age,little bit before that a little
bit after that, where they startto notice these differences in
their day to day living. And sothat's the positive spin is then
(04:04):
we do look at helping to improvethem physically. And then of
course that then improves theirlife outside of the exercise
related things that they do.
Sam Yates (04:17):
Well, I want to get into that exercise program the
growing younger, growingyounger, young growing young
exercise program which makes youfeel younger you in many cases
are a different person, but youare the expert. Tell us about
yourself. Give us a bit aboutyour background.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young E (04:35):
My background I have been working
in this exercise spaceparticularly with the seniors,
which I enjoy thoroughly. It'sfantastic but I have 20 years
and the program has been goingclose to eight years
specifically this growingexercise program. So my
(04:55):
background is I've done wentthrough university I studied
clinical exercise science, wentback there, after I graduated to
teach in the College of Sportand Exercise Science and lecture
there, which was I thoroughlyenjoyed. Not so much then when
(05:17):
we went into lockdown over COVIDperiod, of course, because that
was out of the classroom, and alot of it was online, but went
back into the classroom afterthat. And this promo and just
written a book about this, inparticular, this particular
topic, which was well received,which was great. So this is the
(05:40):
area that I, over the course of20 years have started to
specialize in for want of abetter term, or it's the most
creative the most interest herefor me, because I say it's as
positive outcomes from this, andI'm not getting any younger,
myself, Sam. So it's close tohome as well with members of my
(06:05):
family who have gone through itand seen such positive results
as well. So
Sam Yates (06:10):
I understand one of the focal points for getting
this program going was was yourmom.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (06:17):
And was yes, sometime back. So mom
had a few falls in and aroundthe house, and we sat down and
had a chat about it. And thenbase basically the exercise I
gave man to do at home, over thecourse of a few months, really
(06:38):
improved her and that was thecatalyst and the, I suppose the
foundation for the program. So Ithought other people could
improve his mum did and, andenjoy this as much as Dan did.
And, and, and it was born fromthat.
Sam Yates (06:53):
What a great testimonial. That is, this would
be a great point for us to letpeople know, because you
mentioned your book, you'rementioning the program and and
we're gonna get into the programitself. But how can people get
in touch with you
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (07:06):
look through my website. So it's Bill
dooley.com. And the program, ifwhen you go through the website,
the program is there for you tohave a read about and and
there's some sample videos onthere for you to have a bit of a
look at me. And hopefully,you're not put off by look at me
(07:26):
and you'd like to go furtherwith it. But of course, emailing
as well, if you'd like to evenhave any questions or
suggestions or anything to dowith with some feedback, built
orally at Bill dooley.com. And Iwelcome anyone to email me about
(07:48):
any questions though thisabsolutely
Sam Yates (07:51):
right. And that's Dulli with an E why not just the
why it's d w el EY.
Bill Dooley, Growing You (07:57):
That's it correct, Sam, Yes. Sorry,
Sam.
Sam Yates (08:02):
It is a great Irish survey for sure. I know that.
You know, you have been verywell received in Australia. I
went to your Facebook site and Ichecked out a lot of the a lot
of the Australian publications.
And you have been very wellreceived. But is this your first
exposure in the United States?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young Ex (08:27):
i Well, one off. It's yeah, it's
insanely. I say I just thoughtwhat wanted to create more of a
rub apart from loving Americaand everything to do with it. I
just thought that the programitself I thought the more people
(08:47):
that know about it, it's allabout just benefiting lives.
Really Samso, America, I thoughtit was a natural progression
from from where I am. And Ithought the goal or reach out
and and speak to you and you'rekind enough to invite me on. So
that Yes, look, it's only earlydays with regards to, to me just
(09:10):
talking a bit more about it tomore people. And yeah, I've had
great results here andhopefully, some some people over
your way will will enjoy it aswell.
Sam Yates (09:22):
But I have to say that, you know, I not only do
the podcast, but I also do quitea lot of marketing into those
senior segments. So we'll we'llchat offline about some thoughts
and ideas on that as well. But Ido have to mention, I am
headquartered in Florida. Andfor anyone, if you ask them,
(09:44):
hey, what do you think of whenyou think of Florida they
usually say Disney World MickeyMouse or senior citizens because
Florida does grow a lot ofsenior citizens one of the
highest percentage populationsin the United States. So this is
a good point to say that we'regoing to share this podcast with
(10:07):
the Florida Business Forum. Sowe'll not only have this on the,
the great American senior show,but also on the Florida Business
Forum. So there's someopportunities there. And, and I
mentioned that because I wouldlove to see as many people as
possible, check out yourwebsite, and get involved in my
(10:27):
visits to nursing homes andother facilities across the
state of Florida. But there is aneed for this. And one of the
biggest needs is around falling,that people as they get to a
certain age begin to be morefall prone. What are the dangers
of falling with a seniorcitizen?
Bill Dooley, Growing Youn (10:48):
Well, that's a very good question,
Sam, falls cause there's no say.
So there's certain factors thatcontribute to a fall. And we'll
strip that back a little bit andtalk about that. So one of them
is a reduction in strength,because strength and balance are
quite closely related. And soyou've also got some other
(11:11):
factors that can contribute tofalling as well, such as issues
with your feet, or medications,environment. So there's a, even
your, in a year or vestibular aswell, contributes eyesight as
well. So there are a few things,but quite a strong factor in
(11:32):
helping to reduce falls is to dostrength training, and get some
get stronger, and also somebalanced training as well. And
there's some things that weobviously cover in, in the
program. So I had a lady, thisis a true story. So a lady in
her late 60s who really hurtherself had hospitalized with a
(11:58):
fall did the program and apartfrom a little she didn't tell me
she had a little bit of a tripup the stairs at home when she
was rushing to go out. But shehasn't had a fall in eight
years, which is tricky. As itregularly does the program
(12:19):
because this is something youneed to be consistent with, of
course. But they're the thingsthat I get this feedback, and I
get a lot of messages aboutthis, and it just reinforces why
you do it. And you know, I'mhappy that it's having that
impact and that positive impacton people's lives. But but
falling is you can reduce therisks of it. Of course, by doing
(12:43):
the program, I mean, the carcompletely 100% guarantee
anything. But it can greatlyreduce the risks of it and the
impact of falling, not onlyphysically, but psychologically,
as well. Just read the knock onthe impact, negative impact on
confidence and things like thatit does, the flow and effect of
(13:05):
a four is greater than thephysical in a lot of ways. So
that's something that I'vereally, really warms my heart
that people have messaged me tosay, look, you know, since doing
your program, I've started toreconnect with my social groups
started to go out and sociallyagain and meeting friends. And
(13:29):
so a lot of the times thatnegative impact will people
housebound, or, you know, theirconfidence, they will just say
this is something that's muchmore than the physical as well.
It improves people's livessocially and mentally as well,
Sam, which is which is a greatthing.
Sam Yates (13:49):
Absolutely. And I'm glad you expanded on falls
there, because here in theUnited States, September is Fall
Prevention Month, and I knowthat it is April and Australia
is don't fall April, I believe,if I recall. And so you know,
your timing on mentioning thatis outstanding, because we will
(14:11):
be going into September and andI want to make sure that our
audience takes too to heart someof your your conversation about
strength and gaining theconfidence that you don't become
a fall victim because that isone of the worst things that can
happen to a senior the fallleads to other things that leads
to infection and and then all ofa sudden they are not with us.
(14:34):
The program itself. Oh, before Igo into the program, I have an
important question. Will you beable to come back for another
episode?
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (14:45):
Oh, absolutely. If you'll have me
Sam Yates (14:48):
there is no doubt of that because I I think that we
can can really make a differencein the lives of some of our
senior audience. Talk about theprogram itself. Well What you
are offering is a paid program.
It's a subscription program.
Tell us what's involved.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (15:06):
Yes, you're right. So it is a
subscription program. So there'sa membership involved. I've
tried to look, trying to make itas cost effective as possible.
First and foremost, because costis very important. And making it
something that is financiallyviable for people is important.
(15:28):
So, so I wanted to make it it'sless than $1 a day, which, which
I thought, you know, it wasn't,there wasn't there to be only
wanted to be expensive or, ormoney grabbing venture or
anything like that. So theydon't just need to cover costs
and things like that, of course.
So that's that. With regards tothe program itself, there's some
(15:49):
pillars of health for seniors,they're important one is the
program covers strengthexercises, covers balance, and
also mobility, which is veryimportant for falls prevention
as well. SAMSA. So, the programis designed for those that if
you like a gym, that's terrific.
(16:14):
If you don't, then you're wellcovered, as well. So you can do
the exercises anywhere you havea portable device. So any laptop
or tablet, iPad, mobile phone.
So you can do these exercises athome with minimal gym equipment.
Okay, it's designed for that.
Because not everyone has adefinitely decked out gym at
(16:35):
home. So the program essentiallyis designed for people who
haven't exercised before. Soit's a stepping stone. So you
start with some basic beginnerexercises, and then progress
through the steps of the programto build confidence and
(16:56):
experience, then there's morechallenging programs for you as
you go along. So but all youneed to do really is login,
follow the day to day program,and I take you through all the
exercises step by step. And youreally don't have to think other
than to watch me and followessentially. So hopefully, it's
(17:17):
made it as as comfortable as itcan be, for people to, to then
do these at home convenient, ascost effective. And as somebody
they can suppose incorporateinto their day to day life
doesn't take long, you've got toevery day you're looking at 15
(17:39):
to 20 minutes. But it's enough,absolutely enough to make a
positive impact on yourstrength, and your balance and
mobility, which will help you tomove around better and to live
better away from the exercisebecause essentially, Sam, or the
program is a little bit of aninvestment to then make the rest
(18:01):
of your day a lot moreenjoyable, essentially.
Sam Yates (18:06):
And I have to say that, you know, when I was
checking out a couple of yourvideos, I did see some of that
very exotic equipment, one looklike a chair, another look like
a mob. And it was like, Yeah,this is all it takes. And you
know, the most complicated thingis the equipment use to access
the program and and it's it'sinteresting, my mother in law's
(18:30):
87 And she has her cell phoneand she has her iPad. And 10
years ago if you had told me mymother in law would be not
addicted but dependent uponthose electronic devices. She is
that's one of the ways that shesocializes and I can see that
(18:51):
this program exercising andgetting involved is good from a
social standpoint as well.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (18:57):
Yes, yes, absolutely. So the one of
the benefits of course,individually improving your
health is one of the benefitsbut also trying to create a
growing membership club thatpeople can feel they're a part
of, and other people around theworld are doing it and so they
(19:19):
they feel because that beingconnected is also one of the
benefits of doing the program ordoing exercise in general even
people that come in to see mepersonally because I do run the
program face to face as wellhere in Melbourne and I do
around Australia as well throughtechnology like you said through
zoom and FaceTime and thingslike that. But the people who
(19:44):
who do the program and do theexercise the that connectedness
and that that I suppose thatwalking away from social
isolation, walking towardssocial connections, okay because
then A lot of people that do theprogram with me and come to see
me live by themselves, thatthey've lost their partner or
(20:08):
that through choice and livingby themselves. So they, they do
the programming exercise to feelconnected to something in
someone, and which is. Which isagain, just another benefit and
something that makes me happy tosee and hear. And it's through
the program itself, people havebecome quite close friends
(20:30):
outside of the exercise, whichis, which is a positive as well.
Sam Yates (20:35):
No, I'm going to say this for all of our listeners
who may be listening in theircountry club, or while they're
exercising at home a little bit.
They're looking for somethingdifferent to do, but they still
want to exercise and and this isthat what they will be doing is
joining an internationalexercise club.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (20:58):
Yes, well, it's well put it's that's
essentially what what it what itis. And it didn't start out to
be that way. Ashley had startedquite small. Well, one person,
it started with bash through thebenefit of technology. And like
you said, if you had asked me 10years ago saying that I'd be
(21:20):
chatting to you somebody inFlorida about exercise for seven
years and the benefits of it, Iwould have told you to that I
don't think that'd be possible.
But it is and it's amazing thatwe can do it. And the
international cover like thesound of that, Sam, actually,
Sam Yates (21:39):
yep, well, you know, one of these days, I might get
into marketing, you never know.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young E (21:43):
We all the marketing guru, and
you've come up with about sixgrand ideas already. And that
wasn't actually your show andchatting to you. i A lot of this
wasn't planned. With regards toFlorida having you know, the
such a vast seniors populationand things I just liked your
show. And I liked youpersonally, and this is all an
(22:07):
added bonus and say,
Sam Yates (22:10):
Well, I appreciate that if we can help some of our
seniors. That was the impetusfor me creating the great
American seniors show and that Iwant to help seniors, especially
as I'm approaching that magicage myself, the gray gives it
away heads the your gray hairedhost. But you know, I think it's
(22:32):
important that each of us dowhat we can to, to take care of
those around us. So that's,that's my contribution with us.
But I want to do something. Andthat is to encourage our
personally, I want to encourageour audience to reach out and
check out your website. I thinkthat is just very, very
(22:54):
important. If we could get a fewpeople involved. Great. If we
could get more, that's evenbetter. But once again, how may
someone get in touch with you?
Bill Dooley, Growing Yo (23:04):
Through the website itself? So www dot
Bill dooley.com. So that biDouble L d double o l ey.com? Or
even just email me, Sam, happyto, to answer any questions.
I'll get a lot of inquiriesabout where should I start? What
(23:27):
should I do? I've neverexercised before. Is it really
going to help? All those things?
So I'm happy to answer any day.
So the My email address is abill Dooley at build all the.com
and duly with an EY as you saidearlier. So even check the
(23:50):
website out Absolutely. Send mea message or a question.
Absolutely. There's noobligation that the program
itself, although I really havepeople do it, but you can join
and leave at any time. Like it'snot you're not locked in. I
didn't want it to be that way. Ijust want it to be an easy and
(24:11):
convenient way for people toimprove their health
essentially. So that if they cando any of those two things, I'll
be happy to help with anyquestions I have.
Sam Yates (24:22):
Awesome. Well for those who may have not too did
precisely at the start of theprogram. I am located in Florida
Bill Dooley is located inMelbourne, Australia, 14 hour
difference. So the recording ofthis program started around 4pm
Eastern Standard Time, which was14 hours earlier into Friday on
(24:46):
your time. So another question.
What the heck are you going todo for the rest of the day?
Bill Dooley, Growing You (24:54):
That's a cool question. Sam on on on
work every every day at thistime. on stage 6am is when I
start. And I finished when mytwo young boys go to bed
essentially. They love this.
This is not I mean, I know a lotof people say but I do mean it
(25:15):
that this isn't really workedfor me. It's It's funny, that
sort of family, this professionand in a way and you know, like
you liking to help people thisis my way of doing that. And
using what I know to help makepeople's lives a bit better. And
you know, I thoroughly enjoyeddoing it.
Sam Yates (25:41):
Well, I just want to say Bill Dooley, fitness and
exercise guru and scientist, youhold a bachelor of exercise
science, and that in theclinical practice side of that,
and you're also an accreditedexercise scientists with
exercise and sports science inAustralia. Those are really
(26:03):
great credentials. And I want tosay thank you for being our
guest today.
Bill Dooley, Growing Young (26:08):
Oh, pleasure, Sam. Thank you for
having me. And I hope if if youdon't have any backdoor, I'd
love to do that as well.
Sam Yates (26:15):
You will be back I guarantee it. So don't forget to
check out Bill dooleys website WW W. Bill Dooley bi, l l
dwoley.com. Or you can alsovisit him on Facebook. All you
have to do is put his name in onFacebook and he will come up
there. And on Facebook, you'llsee a lot of the articles that
(26:37):
have been written about him andthe amazing success of his
program. Bill one more time.
Thanks for being here.
Bill Dooley, Growing (26:44):
Excellent.
Thanks for having me.
Sam Yates (26:46):
My pleasure. I'm Sam Yates. Have a great day
everybody. Thanks for listeningto the great American Senior
Show, America's favorite podcastdevoted to the health welfare,
education and information forseniors of all ages. Our
audience has grown into the1000s Thanks to loyal listeners
(27:08):
just like you. Remember thegreat American senior show for
the news you need to know Have agreat day everybody
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