Silver and Strong Fitness is dedicated to helping all women, with a focus on women 50+, live their lives to each woman’s fullest potential. That means providing resources, education, coaching services, and a community of like-minded women who support each other’s goals and explore what is possible. We are not satisfied with “just ОК.” We are a community of mature, experienced women who know what they want, are ready to put themselves first, maybe for the first time in our adult lives, and push our own boundaries of what is possible. We are a group of women ready to start a revolution and change the look, feel, and experience of healthy aging.
Our Offerings Include
Want to explore all aspects of healthy aging, like weight training, injury prevention and rehabilitation, macro nutrition, skin care, mindset work, and supplementation, or listen to experts or the life-changing stories of women over 50? With our blog, podcast, and newsletter, gathering our favorite blog posts from the past month and stories spotlighting a community member on a transformation journey of her own, we have your back. The Silver and Strong one on one coaching will begin in January 2024 with group coaching to follow., covering macro nutrition, weight training, and mindset work – all crucial for long-lasting transformation success. Join us by sending an email to info@silverandstrong.com.
Meet The Team
I’m Ilene Block
Founder of Silver and Strong, an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach and lifelong advocate for women over 50. In my 60s, I completely transformed my body and my mindset, losing over 60 pounds, building muscle and stepping on stage as a competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter. My mission is to help women embrace strength, fuel their bodies with intention, and rewrite what aging looks like. At Silver and Strong, we combine macro-based nutrition, evidence-based training and mindset coaching to empower women to live with vitality, confidence and independence at every age.
Pat Light
Pat brings a unique blend of professional experience, personal transformation and deep empathy to her role as a group coach. After retiring from a successful career in health care administration, she shifted her focus to her long-time passion: strength, wellness and empowering women to reclaim their health through movement and mindset.
Pat began lifting weights over seven years ago, but it was in 2020 – under the guidance of her first personal trainer – that she truly embraced resistance training. A year later, her life changed through a group transformation program where she learned the power of progressive overload, how to fuel her body for strength and longevity, and the critical role of sleep, cardiovascular health, and mindset in sustainable change.
Certified as a Level 1 and 2 Macros Coach , Weightlifting and Fitness Coach and Personal Trainer Specialist, Pat has developed curriculum and successfully led coaching programs specifically designed for postmenopausal women. Her coaching is rooted in lived experience and a deep understanding that health after 50 is not about restriction – it’s about strength, energy and agency.