20 Minute Fitness

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast, we have Andrew Herr, Founder & CEO of Fount. Before building his company, Andrew was running human performance & biotech strategy for the US military for 7 years, which is where the idea for Fount came from. Andrew's goal is to make the programs he used with Navy Seals to optimize their performance available to everyone through Fount. Listen to the episode to find out how Fount learns about your body, what type of experiments they run during their  4-month coaching program and how they will help to achieve your goals!Special thanks to this week's sponsor: Magic Minds, the world's first productivity shot!If you're looking for a great productivity booster that will also reduce stress and anxiety, I'd highly recommend trying Magic Minds! Go check them out at www.magicmind.co/fitness and use my discount code FITNESS20 to get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one time purchase. My 40% off code only lasts 10 days, so hurry while it lasts!That's www.magicmind.co/fitness & code FITNESS20 for 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase!

We're finally back on the pod with a brand-new episode! We had the pleasure to sit down with Rob Sebastian, Founder of Forward, and discuss everything healthcare. Rob and his co-founder started Forward 6 years ago with the massive goal of rebuilding healthcare for the entire world.In today's show, you can learn about why Rob believes that beneath the broken healthcare system stands a product issue, how he thinks it could be fixed, what Forward has achieved to date, and what their vision is for the future!Special thanks to this week's sponsor: Magic Minds, the world's first productivity shot! If you're looking for a great productivity booster that will also reduce stress and anxiety, I'd highly recommend trying Magic Minds! Go check them out at www.magicmind.co/fitness and use my discount code FITNESS20 to get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one time purchase. My 40% off code only lasts 10 days, so hurry while it lasts!That's www.magicmind.co/fitness & code FITNESS20 for 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your first one-time purchase!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we are bringing back a conversation with Shane Heath, the Founder of MUD/WTR, a company that aims to change your usual morning ritual. Probably most of us drink one or two (or more) cups of coffee in the morning. However, coffee addiction and the hundreds of milligrams of caffeine consumed every day can really have a negative impact on your health and well-being. This is what Shane experienced as well as what led him to create a healthier alternative to coffee.Press play to learn about the negative health impact coffee can have, how MUD/WTR is different from coffee, and some great tips on improving productivity and energy!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we go back to a conversation we had with the Co-Founders of a microbiome company that uncovers some very interesting but largely overlooked facts about the organisms in your gut. Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum and Afif Ghannoum, father and son, have built BIOHM together in the hope of educating people about the role that bacteria and fungi play in our microbiome, testing their microbiome health, and providing actionable recommendations.Listen to this week's episode to learn about the organisms that make up your microbiome and some great tips dietary and lifestyle tips for better gut health!

Are you having trouble sleeping? Do you feel tired and low on energy during the day? Well, you came to the right place then, because this week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we are bringing back our conversation with Jeff Kahn, the Co-Founder & CEO of RISE.RISE is an app that creates useful insights for people to improve their sleep to become the best version of themselves. Jeff studied engineering at Northwestern University, but as he and his Co-Founder became intrigued by sleep, they got into their school's sleep science department as apprentices. Their goal from there on was to figure out how they could take all the consumer sleep science data and turn it into useful insights for people, which is what led to the building of RISE.Press play to learn about sleep debt and the circadian rhythm or the two laws of sleep and how Rise builds upon these two factors to help people become more focused and perform better during the day!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we are revisiting a very special episode from 2020: a discussion with the Founder & CEO of WHOOP, Will Ahmed.If you're interested in the fitness world, chances are that you have heard of WHOOP before. The company's mission is to unlock human performance and to reach this mission their products are designed to measure the human body continuously. While WHOOP is mainly centered around providing its users with sleep, recovery, and strain data, recently they have also made some pretty awesome discoveries in detecting COVID-19.Listen to the episode to hear about the founding story of WHOOP, the features and benefits of the device, and how they might be able to tell if a user has COVID-19!

This week on the podcast we began our next 2 part series, this time surrounding the Ins & Outs of Nutrition From the Context of Weight Loss. In Part 1 we cover the very basics such as; what actually is weight loss, how to plan your diet for weight loss, and a few tips and tricks to make the ride easier.With that being said, there are no quick fixes but instead advice on healthy nutrition that, if implemented, will lead to not only to sustainable weight loss but permanent lifestyle changes. This is key as what we must avoid is falling back into old habits and undoing (often times worsening) any progress made.

As promised, today we're back with part 2 of our episode on circumference measurements. For anyone who has yet to listen to part 1, I would definitely recommend going back and doing so. For a quick recap this is what we covered in part 1:The very basics of circumference measurementsWhy you should actually track your measurementsThe Do's and Donts of tracking circumference measurementsSome key measurements and ratio's for health & longevityHow you can track your circumference measurements with ShapeScaleNow that we've tackled circumference measurements from a high level, in today's episode we're going to look at some more specific applications for circumference measurements such as key ratios for body fat loss, muscle building & performance. Stay tuned!

I'm sure signing up for a gym membership or starting a new diet in the pursuit of becoming healthier sounds familiar to you all. Well, would becoming healthier make you look better? In fact what even is looking better?Most people start a fitness journey without a clear picture of their success. This can oftentimes lead to them becoming disheartened by their appearance - even after making progress on their weight scale. Perhaps even the opposite, they're happier with their look but not so much with their progress on the scale. If either, or even both, of these scenarios, sound familiar, then the episode is 100% for you.In Part 1 we're going to tackle:The very basics of circumference measurementsWhy you should actually track your measurementsThe dos and don'ts of tracking circumference measurementsSome key measurements and ratios for health & longevityFinally how you can track your circumference measurements with ShapeScale!

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This week we have a very special episode of the podcast. We had the grand pleasure of welcoming Professor Viren Swami onto the podcast. He is a professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and Perdana University in Malaysia, with his current area of focus being on body image and how we can promote healthy body image across the population.Although his parents wanted him to study medicine, Viren states that he followed his curiosity about the ‘outside view of ourselves (aka how the way others view us affects our lives) and ended up getting his Ph.D. in Psychology from UCL (University College London) in ‘05.Viren Swami is one of, if not the leading researcher within the field of body image, beauty ideals, and attractiveness. Viren has in the past focused on looking at cross-cultural differences and explored if and why attractiveness may differ between different cultures.However, spanning beyond his field, Professor Viren Swami is one of the top researchers in the world full stop - he is within the top 2% of most scientists globally.

This week on the podcast we were joined by Tom Kiss, CEO & Co-Founder of mindful food journaling app Ate (formally Youate).Tom has an IT consulting background which means that he finds himself more on the user side of things today within Ate, but rather unconventionally it is his background in IT that led him to the world of food journaling.Having always been into sports growing up, Tom tried to stay fit and eat healthy but his job as an IT consultant meant that he was constantly traveling and under a lot of stress. This led to him developing to less than healthy habits as one might, and whilst he didn't realize their effects at the time the repercussions of these habits started catching up with him after a few years.Tom started to fall out of shape and was still yet to notice until he faced a wake-up call in the form of a panic attack. Having never had one before he ended up driving himself to the hospital, and from that moment on decided to take action.Meeting with a personal trainer he was introduced to food journaling, opening his eyes to two things:His own nutrition wasn't greatThe existing solutions for food journaling were poor, he was in search of something simple but couldn't find anything that met his expectationsFrom this came the building of Ate!

This week on the podcast we welcomed Sam Cole - CEO & Founder of FitXR. FitXR is a fitness company that has been making use of the powers of VR technology to provide a completely immersive workout experience for the past 5/6 years.So how does one birth such an idea? In this episode, Sam, who's always had a big interest in fitness, details how one day in a weights room somewhere in London, he simply observed his fellow gym-goers. What he found was everyone was immersed in their own music, for most we would leave it at that. But Sam realized that they were all augmenting their reality by bringing in additional layers to help motivate themselves throughout the workout.Sam details his next thought: How cool would it be if we could all wear augmented reality glasses? Giving us all the ability to completely change how and where we workout. With this, the idea for FitXR was born.Listen to today's episode to learn everything you should know about FitXR & VR workouts!

This week on the podcast we welcomed Spencer D'Amelio, Chief Product Officer of Cronometer. As the CPO of Cronometer he is involved in everything from the design of new features all the way to executing sales to enterprise clients.Spencer's background lies in online game design, which at first may seem far from Cronometer but is actually very transferable across the majority of digital interactive products - nutrition tracking included.So why nutrition tracking? Spencer gives us two main catalysts for his switch of career:As a kid he was always into sports, and so naturally he transitioned into weight lifting. Recognizing the importance of diet, Spencer then found himself getting into nutrition tracking.Spencer tells us how a family member had some concerning health issues that they were able to tackle through a change in their diet/nutrition.Press play to learn more about what Cronometer does and what benefits you'll get from this app that others won't provide you with!

This week on the podcast we welcomed David Roddenberry, who makes it clear how you can make money through losing weight. David, a Harvard, LSE, and Oxford grad is the co-founder of HealthyWage, a company that gamifies getting in better shape. They paid out pound losers over $6 million in 2021 alone and $55 million since its inception.The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

Today we welcome Nick Rowe on the show. Nick is a good friend of the podcast and someone we've worked alongside for the past 6 months to structure some awesome fitness challenges, all for the sake of science!We've already released a show regarding Nick's cut and intermittent fasting experiment back in December. If you want to give it a listen you can find it listed as episode #251.In this episode, we discuss the effects of lean and dirty bulking on the body. You'll learn all about the three different 30-day bulking challenges, I've put Nick through for the past 3 months. which bulk served him better in terms of fat to lean mass ratio, his different methods of training, and some other myths that we wanted to debunk.We dive deeply into his results, and whilst we find many things one would expect to find - we've also encountered a fair few surprises along the way. Finally, after months of arguably quite extreme challenges, Nick gives us his key takeaways for those looking to cut body fat, gain lean mass, and even those looking to do both!The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the podcast we spoke to Nick Shaw, co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization. Nick is a former competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter with 10+ years of online coaching experience. He has coached world-class athletes, including CrossFit Games Champions, international medalists, Olympians, UFC fighters, professional athletes, and Navy SEALs.Listen to this week's episode to learn more about what he believes are the key principles of success and how his app, RP Diet, differs from other tracking apps!This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Legion, the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. Legion prides itself in selling supplements that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals.The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the podcast we talk to Herman Pontzer, who is an evolutionary anthropologist and a professor at Duke University. Within this field, Herman's main interest lies in researching how our evolutionary past has shaped our bodies and how it affects the way our bodies work in today's modern world.Press play to learn the basics of metabolism and to hear about some of Herman's focus areas, such as how our bodies burn calories and what factors influence our total energy expenditure!This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Legion, the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. Legion prides itself in selling supplements that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals.The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the podcast we talked to Dr. Ethan Weiss, an academic physician-scientist at UCSF. Dr. Weiss is specializing in cardiology with a focus on the prevention of disorders of the heart and blood vessels.Dr. Ethan Weiss grew up around hospitals as his father was also a cardiologist. Although he never had any intention of following in his father's footsteps, he eventually ended up on the same career path.Throughout his career, Ethan has worked on a variety of active research programs, ranging from basic metabolic physiology all the way up to human interventional clinical trials. On the show today we talked about one of his most well-known studies that he conducted last year on the effects of intermittent fasting on weight loss - which had results that were surprising for most of us.Tune in to learn about how you can actively lower your risk for heart disease and to hear Ethan explaining the shocking findings of his study on time-restricted eating!This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Legion, the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. Legion prides itself in selling supplements that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals.The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast Nick and Martin discuss Nick's month-long cutting phase challenge. Nick has been partaking in various month-long fitness challenges here at Shape, documenting his journey with ShapeScale.Listen to this week's episode for an insight into his cutting phase and get some great tips for being in a caloric deficit!This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Legion, the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. Legion prides itself in selling supplements that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals.The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the podcast we had the pleasure to sit down with one of the most influential people in the science of human behavior, BJ Fogg. Growing up in a family and culture that revolved around optimizing yourself, BJ naturally became interested in behavioral science at an early age.Then, at university, he gravitated towards psychology with the goal to help people change their behavior in a positive way. Back then "behavioral design" didn't really exist, so BJ launched his own research lab at Stanford and founded a number of models that sit at the core of the field.If you'd like to know how behaviors are formed or you're thinking about introducing a new habit to your life, you shouldn't miss this episode!This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Legion, the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. Legion prides itself in selling supplements that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals. The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkout and you'll save 20% on your first order, and you'll get double Legion reward points if you're an existing customer!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we're experimenting with a new format: a book review discussed between Martin and another Team Shape member, Nick. They talk about an extremely fascinating book, The Hungry Brain, which explains the foundation behind our neurological & physiological responses to food cues.They will discuss the evolutionary reasoning behind overeating, the role genetics plays in our tendency to gain weight, and some useful steps that you can take to counteract unhealthy eating behaviors. Don't miss this episode!

This week on the show we talk to Matt Fitzgerald, an endurance coach, author & nutritionist. Matt is a lifelong athlete who got into running at an early age as he was inspired by his dad. After college, he felt he completely burnt out and would never run again. However, his next career choice led him to as a writer with an endurance sports magazine, which got him back to running.Listen on to hear what Matt has learned from pro athletes, what the 80/20 rule is and how you can apply it across various talent levels!

This week on the podcast we welcome Melissa Urban, who is the Co-Founder of the popular Whole30 program. Melissa Co-Founded Whole30 over 10 years ago now and has written 8 books on the topic. As you'll hear from our discussion with Melissa, the Whole30 program is not a diet and focuses on more long-term health and lifestyle improvements than weight loss.Listen to the interview to learn about the basic principles of Whole30, who it is for, and what long-term benefits one should expect to see after completing the program!

This week on the podcast we're back with the 5th episode of Martin's transformation series. After he successfully hit his weight loss goals, Martin has changed gears in terms of fitness directions. However, before focusing on his Q3 objectives in more detail, we wanted to discuss a very important topic, which is body composition tracking.In today's episode you can learn more about why body composition tracking is important, which metrics are the most useful to track and in what unique ways can ShapeScale help you along the way!

This week on the podcast we had the pleasure to sit down with Dr. Bret Scher, who is the Medical Director of Diet Doctor and the host of the Diet Doctor Podcast. After Dr. Scher started practicing as a general cardiologist he quickly realized he wasn't having the impact he wanted to have and how broken our healthcare system was.Listen to this week's episode to hear Dr. Scher's opinion about the US healthcare system and why he believes low carb has a very strong potential role in reversing the obesity and diabetes crisis!

This week the podcast is all about tracking. Martin is a big believer in Peter Drucker's philosophy of " What you don't measure you can't manage" and hence tracking has played a major role in his transformation. Tracking has two main levels: 1) day-to-day tracking, which includes things like nutrition, exercising, and sleep; 2) benchmark tracking which is all about body composition and measuring your progress.In today's episode we will be focusing on day-to-day tracking, the most important metrics and what methods, devices and apps Martin has found useful and not so useful. Don't miss it!

This week on the show we welcomed someone whose background is not in health, fitness or science but still ended up in the industry with his latest passion project. Jason Roberts, the Founder of NURVV, a smart insole company, is behind the one of the world's largest mobile case manufacturers, which interestingly enough led him to making a wearable.Listen on to hear the story of NURVV, what their smart insole tracks and how it can turn you into a better runner!Thank you to our sponsor: Nuzest! Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: get started with a 10-serving canister of Clean Lean Protein for only $14.99 plus free shipping! Only available on nuzest.us/20MIN.

This week on the show we're back with Martin's transformation story. In our previous episodes we talked about accountability, motivation and how he started his journey in 2020. And this time we will focus on his 2021 goals, and nutrition & exercising efforts.Tune in if you'd like to get some great hands on advice about more serious body composition goal setting and how to set yourself up for success!Thank you to our sponsor: Nuzest! Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: get started with a 10-serving canister of Clean Lean Protein for only $14.99 plus free shipping! Only available on nuzest.us/20MIN.

This week on the podcast we welcome Dr. Joseph Antoun, who is the CEO & Chairman of the Board of a company behind a revolutionary fast mimicking diet. While most of today's healthcare is takes a reactive approach and tries to treat people after they are already sick, Dr. Antoun, MD, PhD has always been more interested in preventive medicine. After 20 years, his fascination with human longevity has led him to fasting and its great benefits and the founding of the first longevity product ProLon.Listen to this week's episode to learn about the different types of fasting, their benefits, and how ProLon nourishes your body while maintaining a fasted state!Thank you to our sponsor: Nuzest! Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: get started with a 10-serving canister of Clean Lean Protein for only $14.99 plus free shipping! Only available on nuzest.us/20MIN.

Today we're back to continue Martin's body transformation journey and this time the spotlight is on nutrition. As you can imagine Martin had a few unhealthy habits and dietary choices pre-weight loss that really contributed to gaining those pounds. Since nutrition is even more important when it comes to losing weight than exercising, he knew he had to change these.Listen to this week's episode to hear about how he started transitioning to a healthy diet in 2020, what lifestyle changes he made, and some hands-on tips that anyone wanting to lose weight can make use of!Thank you to our sponsor: Nuzest! Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: get started with a 10-serving canister of Clean Lean Protein for only $14.99 plus free shipping! Only available on nuzest.us/20MIN.

This week on the show we welcome one of ShapeScale's earliest supporters and investors, Carel van Apeldoorn. Carel made some big changes in his life at the start of the pandemic, making a commitment to running for an hour every day.Press play to hear the inspirational story of Carel, how he got started, what have been the main sources of motivation for him, and some amazing health, wellbeing, and life advice!Thank you to our sponsor, Nuzest, the premium plant-based protein company. Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: get started with a 10-serving canister of Clean Lean Protein for only $14.99 plus free shipping! Only available on nuzest.us/20MIN.

This week we continue the story of Martin's body transformation along with the advice that he has to offer based on his personal experiences. In this episode, we talked about accountability, personal and more importantly various accountability groups as well as different types of motivators.Listen on to learn about the best methods that can help you stay accountable and what role extrinsic and intrinsic motivators can play in your journey!This episode is brought to you by Nuzest, the premium plant-based protein company.  Nuzest has a special offer for our listeners: 20% off your first order. Simply go to nuzest.us/SHAPE20 and use promo code SHAPE20 for 20% OFF your first order!

This week we welcomed back Robb Wolf on the show, but this time, the conversation revolved around a completely different topic: his book that he Co-Authored with Diana Rodgers, the Sacred Cow. Martin started off the conversation with a personal anecdote of his vegan years and why he had to transition back to an animal-based diet. Listen on to learn about our current food industry and its issues and why red meat consumption is more sustainable both for the planet and your health than you might think!

This week on the show we will start diving into the story of Martin's body transformation. In this episode, we will start from the beginning. Martin will tell us about the core reasons that were behind him deciding to lose weight. He will also walk us through the evolution of his goals throughout his journey and give some great tips on goal setting.Listen on if you would like to get inspired to begin your own body transformation journey and to learn how to set good goals that will set you up for success!

This week on the podcast we have Abel James, the host of the well-known Fat-Burning Man podcast. Abel went through a body transformation after he changed his approach and diverted from what Western healthcare professionals and fitness magazines were suggesting to him. Listen to this week's episode to hear about Abel's inspiring body transformation story, the best approaches that worked for him in nutrition and what are the key biomarkers that he suggests tracking!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we're introducing a new mini-series that will include a more personal element from our team. In this short series, Martin will be sharing his body transformation journey. He will talk about his personal experiences, what has worked, and what hasn't in nutrition, exercising, sleep, and other areas of lifestyle.

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have Carlyn Rosenblum, who is a registered dietitian in New York City, has a Master's in Science & Clinical Nutrition, and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Sugarbreak. As a dietitian, Carlyn helps people to understand the connection between food, their lifestyle, and their health. Listen to this week's episode to understand why we're in a sugar epidemic, learn about the different types of sugars and how they are metabolized, and get some tips on fighting sugar cravings!This episode is sponsored by the groundbreaking 5-day ProLon® FastingMimicking Diet®. Listen to the episode to get a special discount code!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have Jeff Kahn, the Co-Founder & CEO of RISE, an app that creates useful insights for people to improve their sleep to become the best version of themselves. Jeff studied engineering at Northwestern University, but as he and his Co-Founder became intrigued by sleep, they got into their school's sleep science department as apprentices. Their goal from there on was to figure out how they could take all the consumer sleep science data and turn it into useful insights for people, which is what led to the building of RISE. Press play to learn about sleep debt and the circadian rhythm or the two laws of sleep and how Rise builds upon these two factors to help people become more focused and perform better during the day!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we were lucky enough to have Robb Wolf on the show, who is a two times New York Times and WSJ Best Selling author and runs the popular podcast, The Healthy Rebellion Radio. By training, Robb is a bio-chemist and had mainly done research in cancer & autoimmunity. Following a personal health crisis, Robb has done extensive digging and has found low carb, keto ancestral diet to be a solution for better health. Listen to this week's episode to learn about metabolic flexibility, the factors that play a role in it, and to find out whether there is such thing as optimal nutrition!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we had the pleasure to sit down with Dr. Brett Kirby, who is currently the Senior Scientist of the Human Performance Team in the Nike Sport Research Laboratory and is on the Scientific Advisory Board at Amp Human. Dr. Kirby has always been passionate about exploring the possibilities that can help people become better today than yesterday, which is what led him to this career path.Listen on to hear all about what Dr. Kirby means by human performance, how you can optimize your performance, and how the AMP Human products can help!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we welcomed the Co-Founder & CEO of Pendulum Therapeutics, Colleen Cutcliffe, Ph.D. Colleen has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Science from Johns Hopkins University, worked in a pharmaceutical company and an early-stage biotech DNA sequencing company prior to Pendulum. Colleen and her co-founders thought that the microbiome was an emerging and fascinating new space of health and they wanted to use their technical backgrounds to create a whole new family of products targeting the microbiome.Don't miss today's episode to learn what you should pay attention to when looking at your blood glucose levels and how your microbiome affects your metabolism!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we welcomed Sally McRae, who is not just an everyday runner, but an ultra trail runner. After a few years in her professional life post-college, Sally was really missing the competitive spirit she grew up with as an athlete, so she started running regular marathons. Then, when she first read about ultra races, she was fascinated by the fact that the human body is capable of something like this and wanted to try herself out. She ran her first ultramarathon back in 2010 and has been on the Nike ultra trail team for the past 7 years. Listen to this week's episode to learn how to train for a race and get some great advice from Sally on discipline for reaching your goals!

This episode of 20 Minute Fitness is brought to you by Premium Jane, the CBD company for natural relief. To find Premium Jane’s full-range of CBD products, visit them at https://premiumjane.com and use coupon code 20FIT to get 20% OFF your purchase!This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have Ingrid Clay, a certified personal trainer, bodybuilder & plant-based chef. Next to her own company, ISCWellness, Ingrid is also a Lululemon ambassador and a trainer at Barry's Bootcamp. Ingrid specializes in body sculpting, nutrition planning, and strength and conditioning, which you can hear her talk about extensively in today's show!Press play to learn about the benefits of strength & condition training, what are the main Do's and Don'ts, and to get some great at-home workout tips from Ingrid!

In honor of Chinese New Year, this week we welcome back Dr. Marcus Gadau, a leading Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner in Germany who studied Chinese Medicine combined with Western Medicine in Beijing and then got his Ph.D. in Evidence-based Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. After laying down the foundations of TCM in previous episodes, we wanted to get a bit deeper into treatments that are becoming increasingly popular in Western countries too!Listen on to learn about the basis of TCM treatments, the pulse diagnosis, and the ins and outs of acupuncture!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we welcome not one but three guests. First up, we have Calum McGuigan, the Founder of Shape & Foster, a lifestyle development program. Calum is joined by Jass Stupak, a certified nutritionist, and Ty McDonald, an athletic trainer. Shape & Foster provides 6 experts, including Jass and Ty, to take you on a holistic journey of lifestyle development. Listen on to hear the experts' take on forming new habits, how accountability and community play a role in this journey, and to learn more about Shape & Foster.The Shape & Foster team was kind enough to give our listeners 10% OFF their membership free. Click here to get an annual Shape & Foster membership for only $89/year (with a 7-day free trial): https://snip.ly/rxj0r1

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have Shane Heath, the Founder of MUD/WTR, a company that aims to change your usual morning ritual. Probably most of us drink one or two (or more) cups of coffee in the morning. However, coffee addiction and the hundreds of milligrams of caffeine consumed every day can really have a negative impact on your health and wellbeing. This is what Shane experienced as well as what led him to create a healthier alternative to coffee.Press play to learn about the negative health impact coffee can have, how MUD/WTR is different from coffee, and some great tips on improving productivity and energy!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have the Founder & CEO of a fitness equipment company, Matthew Januszek. Matthew started Escape Fitness 21 years ago in the UK, back when he was a young bodybuilder. He started the company with his father who was an engineer and so Matthew's passion for fitness mixed with the right technical knowledge provided a solid basis for Escape Fitness. Press play to learn more about the company and its products, Matthew's personal fitness tips and what you really need for a good home gym!

This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we welcome Chris Ashenden, the Founder & CEO of Athletic Greens. Athletic Green's comprehensive formula or as they call it "your daily dose of nutritional insurance" is a core part of the morning routine of many athletes and fitness influencers. From the initial goal of solving his own health problems, Chris created a green mix that can satisfy the nutritional needs of anyone with an active lifestyle.Press play to learn about how Chris sees an ideal diet and to hear what's in the magical Athletic Greens powder!