Financial strategists: What if your workout also boosts your retirement plan?

Financial strategist Jeff Smith and fitness expert Jennifer Scherer launched Fitness & Finance Radio, a podcast teaching real people how to align their health and wealth goals

FREDERICKSBURG, Va.  – There are three things workers at their jobs should know about retirement, and they need to take these into consideration now.

First, people are living longer, which means that without proper planning, they may run out of money. Second, healthcare expenses continue to rise, with no end in sight, which means people will spend a portion of their retirement income on healthcare costs. Lastly, most people fall short of retirement savings, causing a crisis.

One husband and wife duo is on a mission to help change that, bringing together their passions for financial planning with holistic wellness.

“You can boost your retirement planning by ensuring you are doing things to stay in better health,” said Jeff Smith, a financial planner and owner of Fredericksburg, Va.-based The Retirement Smith. “When you have better health and wellness, you will not have to use your retirement finances to pay medical bills. That’s something we want to help people harness the power of.”

Smith has teamed up with his wife, Jennifer Scherer, to create a podcast focusing on holistic wellness and financial planning for retirement. The Fitness & Finance Radio podcast (available weekly on Apple Podcasts and YouTube) offers people a look at essential topics they need to know about keeping healthy and how it can impact their overall finances in retirement.

Some of the podcast focuses have been on fitness, meeting finances, not allowing others to derail your success, if you are doing enough, return on intensity, overeating and overspending, childhood food and money habits, etc.

Listeners can tune in to hear the duo chat about the topics and get advice and insight that may help them now and in their retirement years. The two bring passion and experience to the table, with Smith being a financial planner and owning The Retirement Smith and Scherer being a health and fitness expert and owning The Fredericksburg Fitness Studio. Both businesses are located in Virginia and have a long-standing following of people whose services they have helped.

“We are excited to team up for this podcast and envision it helping many people ease into their retirement years with better health and wellness and the finances that will see them through,” said Jennifer Scherer, a registered dietitian nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, certified personal trainer, and owner of Fredericksburg Fitness Studio. “We both bring something to the podcast that listeners will enjoy and gain knowledge from, making it fun.”

According to the National Council on Aging, the amount of unpaid medical debt that older Americans have exceeds $54 billion. They also report that the four million older adults who have medical debt do have health insurance. Medical debt is a growing problem that is putting senior finances at risk. Making holistic wellness a factor in one’s life may help reduce the medical expenses that people face in their retirement years, which also gives their finances a major boost.

The Fitness & Finance Radio podcast can be accessed on YouTube for free, where they share insights on living a stronger, smarter, and more financially secure life. The Retirement Smith provides individualized financial planning services for clients in Fredericksburg, Va., and beyond, helping families achieve long-term security through a personalized, fiduciary-first approach.

Meanwhile, Fredericksburg Fitness Studio offers private, customized fitness programs by appointment and recently opened its newest location in downtown Fredericksburg. The studio features reformer Pilates and its signature approach—the innovative FFS 541 Method—a holistic system that’s gaining attention across the fitness industry. This method is built on five key pillars: physical fitness, nutrition, recovery, social support, and education, and is delivered through four core services: Pilates, personal training, recovery therapy, and registered dietitian-guided nutrition.

Designed to empower, inspire, and support pain-free living, the 541 Method combines science-backed techniques with personalized coaching to help clients thrive—one transformation at a time. To learn more about Fredericksburg Fitness Studio, visit the site: https://www.fburgfitness.com. To get more information about The Retirement Smith, visit the site at: https://www.theretirementsmith.com/ .

About Fitness & Finance Radio

Fitness & Finance Radio is a podcast produced by the married couple Jeff Smith and Jennifer Scherer. Both own businesses in Fredericksburg, Va., with Smith as a financial planning expert and owner of The Retirement Smith and Scherer as a fitness and nutrition expert and owner of the Fredericksburg Fitness Studio. To learn more about Fredericksburg Fitness Studio, visit the site: https://www.fburgfitness.com. To get more information, visit the site at: https://www.theretirementsmith.com