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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy, JD Vance, Elon Musk. Eric Weinstein called them Trump's SuperTicket: his circle of former opponents who set aside their differences, unified under the same banner, and invited their followers to do the same. The strategy worked, winning votes of many who weren't typically MAGA – including fitness superstar Jillian Michaels, who says Trump wasn't her “first choice” but she ultimately voted for him “because I believe in this person so much: Tulsi [Gabbard].” Jillian Michaels is a fitness expert, entrepreneur, and media personality. She created The Fitness App, winning best-of awards from both Google and Apple. Michaels has authored 8 New York Times best-selling books and hosts the Apple award-winning podcast ‘Keeping It Real.' A certified trainer with NESTA, CanFitPro, AFAA, and Kettlebell Concepts, she holds a black belt in Muay Thai and Akauri-Do. She's developed multiple successful wellness products and invested in companies like Thrive Market and AQUAHydrate. Find more at https://jillianmichaels.com and follow her at https://x.com/jillianmichaels 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 Find out more about the brands that make this show possible and get special discounts on Dr. Drew's favorite products at https://drdrew.com/sponsors  • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at https://drdrew.com/fatty15 • CAPSADYN - Get pain relief with the power of capsaicin from chili peppers – without the burning! Capsadyn's proprietary formulation for joint & muscle pain contains no NSAIDs, opioids, anesthetics, or steroids. Try it for 15% off at https://drdrew.com/capsadyn • CHECK GENETICS - Your DNA is the key to discovering the RIGHT medication for you. Escape the big pharma cycle and understand your genetic medication blueprint with pharmacogenetic testing. Save $200 with code DRDREW at https://drdrew.com/check • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at https://drdrew.com/paleovalley • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 Portions of this program may examine countervailing views on important medical issues. Always consult your physician before making any decisions about your health. 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, on the Fitness + Technology podcast, Bryan O'Rourke welcomes back the infamous Sal Pellegrino to the show. Sal has worked in the fitness and wellness industry in a variety of roles, from club owner to equipment sales professional, to industry trend spotter and advisor in leading organizations. He is currently the Executive Director for FISA, which provides valuable research and unique events for the commercial and not-for-profit fitness industry. Today, Sal joins Bryan to recap his experience at CanFitPro, FISA, and latest trends in the industry.  One Powerful Quote: 14:13: “We have to continue to share our collective wisdom.” 4-10 Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed: 2:11: Bryan opens the show with Sal sharing his experience at CanFitPro. 4:53: Sal talks about FISA. 8:20: Sal shares his insights on the top trends happening in the industry. 12:49: Bryan asks Sal how operators can benefit from these trends.  14:44: Bryan inquires with Sal about the resistance in operators adopting technology solutions. 16:25: Bryan wraps up the show with Sal sharing the next FISA event and his contact information. Bullet List of Resources: https://beyondactiv.com/events/americas/ https://www.nunify.com/events/alloy https://fisana.org/ Guest Contact Information: https://x.com/Sal_Pellegrino https://www.linkedin.com/in/salpellegrino/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankorourke/ http://www.fittechcouncil.org/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bko61163

Episode 329 - Paul Galloro - CanFitPro 2023 Canadian Fitness Professional of the Year and Creator of ARISE “Joy is a birthright and is within us…I know who I am, and I am not going to question…” “My mission is to help people fall wildly in love with themselves.” -Paul Galloro Welcome to the Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone Podcast featuring your favorite “fit crazies,” Brian and Christine. On today's episode, we welcome an award-winning health and wellness professional by the name of Paul Galloro! Paul, who joins us from just outside of Toronto, Canada, is here to ignite your soul and remind us all that “joy is our birthright and is within us!” Listen up to hear how Paul blends “modern sciences and ancient practices to help people fall wildly in love with themselves” through his ARISE program that is proven to change the quality of your life through brief daily morning practices for the mind and body! If you are looking for a little inspiration and wondering what steps you can take to start to love yourself, this is the podcast for you! Be sure to take some notes and learn more about Paul at www.PaulGalloro.com! Stay Fit! Stay Crazie! Christine and Brian www.TwoFitCrazies.com tfcpro@twofitcrazies.com Paul's Links and Sites: Website: www.paulgalloro.com Social media: @paulgalloro LinkedIn: Paul Galloro #twofitcrazies #podcast #wellness #IDEA #fitnessprofessional #personaltrainer #fitnessinstructor #fitpro #fitspo #conference #fitness #business #IHRSA #canfitpro #ACSM #womenshealth #bostonmarathon #canada #trainer #mindset #intentions #love #fitness #joy #retreats #paulgalloro #mastertrainer #awardwinning #speaker #NathalieLaCombe #LawrenceBiscontini #dailyroutine #ARISE #yoga #mindbody #happiness

The 2Harks sit down with Samantha Montpetit-Huynh. Coach Sam is the founder of SamCoreTrainer where she coaches women 40+ with the most comprehensive online health management program for women during menopause and midlife. Samantha is a serial entrepreneur, media expert, speaker, teacher, mentor, course creator and author. Samantha was the resident fitness expert on The Marilyn Denis Show from 2013-2017 and 2020-2021 and was featured on CBC's The National, back in January and more recently on CTV's Cityline in April, talking about fitness in menopause with Tracy Moore. Samantha has been a recognized expert in her field for 2 decades and was awarded The Abundance 2019 Personal Trainer of the Year and CanfitPro's 2021, Specialty Presenter of the Year. samcoretrainer.com IG/FB @samcoretrainer Intro/Outro Music:TrueArtRealAffectionPart4 - Noir Et Blanc Vie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theher-hdubbl/support

What do we do during the holidays? We self-punish ourselves. Why not engage in self-coaching and love notes to your mind-body-spirit instead? Find out some strategies in dealing with stress and learning how it's ok to let joy into your heart.

If there's one thing we learn even less about than postpartum, it's menopause! This week on Mom Strength, Surabhi chats with menopause and midlife health coach, Samantha Montpetit-Huynh to discuss tips for dealing with menopause symptoms, how to embrace aging, as well as hormone replacement therapy (HRT).We discuss:Menopause & Perimenopause → 0:02:35Embracing Aging → 0:08:11Advice & Tips for Menopause → 0:11:48 What to Expect with Menopause → 0:19:40Hormones → 0:21:13Symptoms → 0:24:45Societal Pressures with Menopause → 0:35:22Coping with Menopause → 0:38:30Weight Loss → 0:45:37Meditation → 0:48:33Advocating for Yourself in the Workplace → 0:50:36Hormone Replacement Therapy → 0:52:32Additional Resources → 0:57:12.Samantha Montpetit-Huynh BioSamantha is founder of SamCoreTrainer where she coaches women 40+ with the most comprehensive online health management program for women during menopause and midlife. Samantha is a serial entrepreneur, media expert, speaker, teacher, mentor, course creator and author. She was featured on CBC's The National in January 2023 and more recently on CTV's Cityline in April 2023, talking about fitness in menopause with Tracy Moore. 

Samantha has been a recognized expert in her field for 2 decades and was awarded The Abundance 2019 Personal Trainer of the Year and CanfitPro's 2021, Specialty Presenter of the Year..Connect with Sam & Important Links:—Follow Sam on Instagram or Facebook @samcoretrainer—https://www.samcoretrainer.com/ —Book a free discovery call: https://calendly.com/samcore/30min—Books Sam recommends: Estrogen Matters, Estrogen Fix, The Hormone Cure.Connect with Surabhi:—Find Surabhi on Instagram or Facebook @thepassionatephysio—Website: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca

Debbie Bellenger is the CEO/Founder of Body by Definition advisory and education services. She is a thought leader in the Industry focusing on wellness programming, community wellness, corporate wellness and medical wellness. She speaks at several annual fitness conventions including, Canfitpro, MFA, Club Industry and SCW. In addition to consulting services for fitness clubs to step into the wellness model, she provides two master classes with CEC's and a 3-month Wellness Academy. My key takeaways are:  Use health as hope. Wellness today has evolved into wellbeing, which is more holistic approach. It's about finding joy wherever they begin and knowing their purpose. Grow up. Learn more about risk, liability, and compliance. The future of our business is partnerships. Having the respect of the healthcare system. Bridge will be created with mutual respect. Leadership skills, motivate one to many, music. Best time for fitpros to shine. You can find Debbie on Facebook, and on Instagram  If you want to find out more about Debbie's work, please check out her website.    For support of your Group Fitness journey, join Ann-See's Facebook group, the FitPro Growth Hub, for weekly personal and professional development tips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fitprogrowthhub/   

“Look at each failure in life as an opportunity, just get up and keep on going.” - Trish TonajTrish Tonaj is an award winning Marketing Consultant, Artist, Author and Founder of ShareYourStories.online. As an artist, her work is best described as bold, colourful, abstracts that enhance your personal space. Colour Outside the Lines workshops encourage your creativity while thinking outside the lines. With a recent solo show at the Relais & Chataux, Langdon Hall, her work is found in Europe, United States and Canada.In support of the entrepreneurial spirit, Trish is the founder of shareyourstories.online an international marketing platform featuring business stories that share your great ideas. She is the host for the weekly podcast Business Mentorship; Keepin' It Real, live and unscripted interviews introducing the person behind the logo. Under the umbrella of mentorship and collabortion over competition, her mission is to increase your visibility, encourage collaboration and build connections in your community.With a love of writing she has co-authored an e-magazine on Wealth and Wellbeing and is acontributor to Thrive Global and Canfitpro magazine. As a published author, and speaker, she has written two books:Breaking Barriers: 10 Entrepreneurial Women Share Their Stories and A Diary of Change 12 Personal Tools.Join Trish as she trades a pen for paintbrush!Click here to subscribe to The Sell My Business Podcast to save time and effort.SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODETrish TonajShare Your Story With Us!Business Mentorship; Keepin' It Real - YouTubeBooks: https://amzn.to/3fklusfCockroach Startups: What You Need To Know To Succeed And ProsperFREE Deep Wealth eBook on Why You Suck At Selling Your Business And What You Can Do About It (Today)Book Your FREE Deep Wealth Strategy CallResources To Have You Thrive And ProsperThe Deep Wealth Podcast brings you a wealth of world-class thought leaders who share invaluable resources and insights. Click the link below to access the resources, gear, and books that either our guests or the Deep Wealth team leverage to increase success:https://www.deepwealth.com/thriveContact Deep Wealth: Tweet @JeffreyFeldberg LinkedIn Instagram Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Email podcast[at]deepwealth[dot]com Help us pay it forward by leaving a review.Here's to you and your success!As always, please stay healthy and safe.

Mark interviews Danielle Kaplan about her new book I Married a Thrill-Seeker. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation, Mark and Danielle talk about: Danielle's background before she decided to write her new book The irony of doing a thesis in brain-injury, with most of them involving motorcycle accidents How Danielle, who was considered a moderate who "followed the rules" first met her "wild and crazy" husband Steve back in university Moving to Toronto, Canada to start her life with him and continuing her career in the medical field Having written for medical publications prior to this first book Steve's life as an adventure rider on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when on a trip in the Yukon Keeping all her correspondence and personal journals during the tragic events following her husband's accident Showing the original manuscript to a good friend who is a script/screen-play writer who asked her if this was going to be a personal document for her family, or for public consumption and how that question changed everything The dramatic lows and highs that Steve went through since the accident The various audiences that the book is likely to appeal to Where Danielle found support through this entire journey Working with Rebecca at re:books on the release of the book in Nov 2022 And more... After the interview Mark reflects on how Danielle was able to use all the details she recorded and stored, not because she was going to write a book about it, but for other reasons. Links of Interest:   Danielle's Book on Amazon EP 267 - Why Publishing Needs a Makeover with Rebecca Eckler Findaway Voices Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   Danielle Kaplan is a speech-language pathologist and movement specialist. She grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and holds a master's degree in Speech Pathology. She and her husband Steve emigrated to Canada, where she spent twenty years working in acute teaching hospitals, in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and spinal injury. Danielle gained a certification in Pilates and then went on to train further in movement while achieving her Personal Training certification (CanfitPro), Ballet Barre for fitness training and then received her Rehab Exercise Specialization Certification. The mother of two, she lives with her husband Steve and their two fur babies in Toronto, Ontario. I Married A Thrill-Seeker is her first book.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Danielle and I had a deep conversation about her husband who is a thrill-seeker. We spoke about her mental and emotional feelings about her husband who does extremely dangerous things and a risk taker. Danielle Kaplan is a speech-language pathologist and movement specialist. She grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and holds a master's degree in Speech Pathology. She and her husband Steve emigrated to Canada, where she spent twenty years working in acute teaching hospitals, in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and spinal injury. Danielle gained a certification in Pilates and then went on to train further in movement while achieving her Personal Training certification (CanfitPro), Ballet Barre for fitness training and then received her Rehab Exercise Specialization Certification. The mother of two, she lives with her husband Steve and their two fur babies in Toronto, Ontario. I Married A Thrill-Seeker is her first book. When Danielle Kaplan's husband Steve decides to take one last road trip on his BMW R1200GS Enduro, from Toronto, Ontario to near Fairbanks, Alaska, his life changes in an instant. The treacherous stretch of road between Carmacks and Watson Lake in the Yukon called the Campbell Highway was incredibly dangerous in the rain. Steve hit a pothole and crashed-and what follows is a true testament of luck, love, and incredible fortitude as his injuries leave him with a less than one percent survival rate. In this honest, open memoir Danielle Kaplan explores the toll Steve's trip took on her family, his accident and her husband's incredibly long recovery took on her family. As a former speech pathologist, Danielle becomes her husband's greatest ally-fighting by his side the entire time, through every step forward and step back, as Steve regains his health after the tragic accident. From the moment Steve leaves the driveway until the night of the fateful call, Danielle has mixed feelings about the trip. And from the months they spend in the hospital to her husband's eventual recovery, she reveals her truthful, mixed emotions about everything from the life saving measures used to keep him alive to the unbearable decisions she had to make about their family. This heartfelt, raw story contains the essence of the human spirit, and is filled with both determination and love. ABOUT RE:BOOKS: re:books is a broad commercial independent publishing house based in Toronto, founded by Canadian bestselling author Rebecca Eckler. We believe “what's good is read and what's read is good.” — “re:books will publish stories that Danielle personally like to devour. Danielle is thrilled to announce the launch of the independent publishing house, re:books, where they publish and celebrate female authors across all genres,” says Eckler. RE:Books is committed to supporting women in writing the book Eckler believes is in each of them. RE:Books is committed to deliver interesting topics to readers and writers alike and to actually help female authors get published. Call it a Canadian success giving back or simply following her passion for all things books, knowing Eckler, RE:Books Publishing House may be the most excited endeavour including the most talked about titles in Canadian publishing. For more information on RE:Books: Website: www.books.ca or more information about Danielle Kaplan go to www.imarriedathrillseeker.com you will find all of her social media on the website. Thank you for listening and supporting, if you would like to be the next interview email mscaramellucas@gmail.com along with your bio. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caramel-lucas/message

This week we're talking to Vysh Sivakumaran, a certified strength coach, trauma informed yoga instructor, and a fitness industry leader in the Toronto community.Vysh (vai-sh) works to create inclusive, body neutral, and accessible fitness, through 1:1, group, and corporate services within her online fitness community, Fitness in Place (FIP). With her powerlifting background and quick adaptation at the start of the pandemic, she was awarded Canfitpro's Fitness Professional of the Year Award. She advocates passionately for representation in the industry for South Asian women, but more broadly, aims to be a voice for all people who may face barriers in the wellness. We had an amazing conversation with Vysh about how she shifted her own understanding of health & diet culture, and how that has shifted the way she works with clients; the importance of safe inclusive fitness spaces, how she cultivates those spaces, and how the fitness world can do better; how having safe, trauma-informed, inclusive spaces helps build body autonomy; how she's working to create a place at the table for herself & her community; and the link between representation and overcoming impostor syndrome.Here's where you can find Vysh:WebsiteInstagramFacebookLinkedInYou can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!Here's where to find us:Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpsonNaomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomiFor this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.comReferenced in this episode:Vysh's published article for CanFitProVysh's IG post about imposter syndromeHarvard Business Review - "Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome" by Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey

In this week's episode, we connect with Weight Neutral Fitness Coach, PRO TRAINER with CanFitPro, and Fitness Educator with Heart. Beth was a previous guest (listen to episode 6 here) We talk about CanFitPro Conference 2022Curiosity in fitnessCompassion in fitness CONNECT WITH BethWebsiteBeth on InstagramBeth on LinkedInCONNECT WITH Breaking Body BiasesBreaking Body Biases WebsiteBreaking Body Biases on InstagramBreaking Body Biases on FacebookHave a greater impact - Become a weight-inclusive fitness instructorBody Image Upgrade

Debra Atkinson is a Functional Health Coach and Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert. She joins me today to discuss the importance of individualizing your exercise program. We dive into the best hormone balancing exercise program, fitness in menopause, and ways to improve bone and muscle health for strength and aging. Debra's formula for the types of exercise perimenopausal women should engage in: Two full-body strength-training to total muscle fatigue sessions per week Two high-intensity interval training sessions per week   Guest Bio: Debra Atkinson is a Functional Health Coach, Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert, and Flipping 50 founder. Debra Atkinson has helped over 250,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want.  She's the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered.  Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+.  She is a frequent speaker, and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie.  She has 38 years of full-time fitness experience and is an International fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, Athletic Business, and CanFitPro.  She's an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also the founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She's a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org.  In this episode: How the physical results Debra experienced after a year of doing fewer and shorter workouts flew in the face of all she had ever learned in kinesiology. (4:13) Why you need to ask if your exercise program was built on research on women like you. (4:50) How hormone balance fitness differs from conventional training. (7:37) A blueprint for the type of exercises perimenopausal women should participate in. (9:22) What you will gain from doing a total-body workout twice a week. (10:17) Why exercising different parts of the body every day does not add up to the same as a total-body workout twice a week. (11:01) Why you should only do two total-body strength training sessions per week. (11:56) How to get started with high-intensity interval training sessions. (13:02) Why it's better to do strength and high-intensity training on alternate days. (14:00) Debra defines strength training and emphasizes its importance. (18:43) What is muscular fatigue, and why is it important? (21:28) Some important things for women to consider when starting an exercise program. (24:10) Some common exercise mistakes women tend to make. (25:07) Tips for building bone and muscle. (29:52) Some exercise advice for busy women. (36:58) Quotes: “Most of the research is on young athletic males who are in the prime of their peak of muscle mass. So they are really in fat-burning. And women in mid-life are much more easily storing fat.” “We get eight times the metabolism boost from doing a total body workout as we do if we say I'm only going to work my chest and my arms today.” “The point of exercise is to get better at life. We're supposed to feel good having done it. We're supposed to have more energy having done it. We're not supposed to be exhausted and sore and tired.” “We need to increase our lean muscle tissue by reaching muscular fatigue, and we need to get breathless.” “We need pulling exercises much more than we need pushing.” “Often, women are hearing “go walk, you need weight-bearing exercise”. But actually, you need weight-resistance exercise.” “We need to be putting the breaks on the losses and/or trying to rebuild bone density.” Links and resources: Debra's website  Get Debra's gift of a Five Day Flip Affiliate link: https://gt281.isrefer.com/go/stronger/sgray/ Debra Atkinson on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram   Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online   Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast production by Team Podcast  

After yesterday's power outage, ever been stuck in an elevator?...A look at the CanFitPro 2022 Global Conference and Trade Show...California to offer Free Lunches

Are you over 50 and feeling it? On Episode 43 of C60 Health Connections, we welcome Functional Health Coach, Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert, and Flipping 50 Founder Debra Atkinson to share with us her secrets for vitality and provide insight into how you can flip the script on aging and achieve more energy, weight loss, and vibrant, radiant health into your 50's (and beyond)!   Debra has helped over 250,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She's the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; -- Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; --- and -- Hot, Not Bothered.  Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for people over the age of 50+. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of -- Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie.  She has 38-years full time fitness experience, is an international fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro.    She's an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University.  Debra is also founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She's a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org.   Disclaimer: These statements and products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information on this show, and C60 Purple Power products, are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent disease. Please consult a healthcare professional before starting any new diet or exercise regimen. Individual results may vary.   Thanks for listening! To learn more about C60, please visit: https://shopc60.com/what-is-c60 Use the Coupon Code: THEC60SHOW for 10% off your first order at: https://shopc60.com Visit us on social media! Facebook. Instagram. YouTube. Twitter. Pinterest.  Search for us (“C60 Purple Power”) on any of your favorite alternative social media channels too.   Debra's Website https://flippingfifty.com/   Debra's Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/flipping50tv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flipping50tv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flipping50tv    5 Day Flip Results in just 5 DAYS made easy and fun! https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip   Debra's TEDx Talk  Looking for easy lifestyle changes and healthy habits to kickstart your fitness flip? Start here! https://www.flippingfifty.com/tedx   Debra's Guide to Lunges Do you shy away from lunges? Debra's video series takes you step-by-step to teach you proper technique to avoid injury and get the most from this powerful movement! https://www.flippingfifty.com/lunges 

Need a little boost starting or starting over?  In case you hadn't noticed, the fitness industry is well-represented by female leaders. From IDEA, SCW, FitnessFest, Canfitpro, AFAA, and so many more internationally leading continuing education and enhancement of the fitness industry through positive messages. Here in this episode is Sara Kooperman, who's bio is going to blow you away.  Before you go feeling left behind I want to remind you that she's not slowing down. She's pivoting when some would have exited. She's doing more when many would have done less. She's proof that no one starts and coasts. If you're building now, your rebuilding now, or you're thinking of starting, it is not your age that matters.  It's about so many things, including a willingness to risk and to fail.  You can't lead standing still.  I am about to read an incredibly long bio. And I am going to read every word because it's been earned and you need to know this funny, talented mom I'm about to interview has been there, done that and continues to… so that you can. Starting now or starting over, it's all in here. My Guest:  Sara Kooperman, JD, CEO of SCW Fitness Education, WATERinMOTION® and S.E.A.T. Fitness, is a visionary leader that has transformed the fitness education community. A successful business owner and advisor, she is a keynote speaker, published author, webinar host, podcast presenter and sought-after industry leader. Sara has launched seven (7) successful MANIA® fitness-professional conventions & Business Summits, another six (6) Streaming Conferences, and over 40 live and online certifications. Her company has touched more than 100,000 Fitness Professionals face-to-face and engaged another 300,000+ in virtual connections. Having produced over 600 Fitness Instructor Training videos, written several books, and been published repeatedly in magazines and newspapers, Sara is well-known for her creativity and impact on the health and wellness industry. She has a unique ability to share her passion and devotion towards fitness education through her humor, enthusiasm, and her effervescent no-nonsense personality. Sara is committed to sharing her knowledge and expertise as a fitness industry leader for the past 4 decades through speaking engagements across the world. She is a favorite presenter for the IHRSA, Filex, canfitpro, Athletic Business Show, Medical Fitness Association, International Council on Active Aging, JCC, Club Industry, YMCA, Illinois Park & Recreation Association, AYP, IDEA, FitPro, Marriott Vacation Club, Gold's Gym, WIFA, Nevada Recreation & Park Association as well as over a dozen international events throughout the world. Sara is also the former Owner and CEO of Les Mills Midwest, which she successfully led for over 10 years. There's More Sara is an attorney who graduated from Washington University School of Law and completed undergraduate work from Cambridge University in England. Sara was selected as a Gold Medal winner distinguishing her as a business leader who has contributed to the economic health of her community. She also is the proud recipient of the Illinois State Business Woman of the Year and AEA's Global Award for Contribution to the Aquatic Industry. Having been a former adjunct faculty member for the Kenneth Cooper Institute, ACSM, NASM, ACE and AFAA, Sara serves on the Gold's Gym Think Tank, is on the canfitpro Advisory Panel, was a founding board member for the Women In Fitness Association (WIFA), and is a proud inductee into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Sara currently serves on IHRSA's Headlight Committees for Facility Standards and is also a Co-Host of IHRSA's Talks & Takes Monthly Talk Show. Recently nominated for the IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year Award, Kooperman won the 2022  Most Innovative Fitness Pro by Fitness Industry Technology Council. Sara has left an indelible mark on the fitness industry as a whole. The Rest What I haven't said is that she could do stand up comedy, she's a down to earth mom of boys, she's refreshingly “no BS,” creative, and has the ability to both teach on the level that participants in her fitness classes appreciate and then take in the big picture and change the face of an industry. That's all before lunch.  The harder I work the luckier I get. -Sara Kooperman 00:00 Questions we answer in this episode:  07:59 What is the best piece of advice you'd give new trainers?  13: 04 What would you do the same or different? 13:50 What was the biggest leap you've taken in your career? 16:14 How much did the pandemic impact you and your businesses? What was the hardest as a leader during that time? What are some of the biggest mistakes you've made and how did they end up helping you?  25:30 If you were STARTing over how would you promote yourself and your business?  A few nuggets from Sara Kooperman for starting over or starting:  Just show up. Be on time. Answer emails within 24 hours. Answer your text messages. Be nice. Have your own website. Keep it up to date.  Have a landing page. Be up to date on social media.  Ask for help. Ask for the opportunity.  Ask again. As a woman in business, I do not cry. -Sara Kooperman How to Connect with Sara:  www.sarakooperman.com www.scwfit.com www.waterinmotion.com www.SEATfitness.com She's Social:  @scwmania #scwmania #waterinmotion @seatfitness www.scwfit.com/events Listen to Sara's Interview on Flipping 50: https://www.flippingfifty.com/midlife-fitness-changes I built my entire business on "what if" -Sara Kooperman Additional Resources:  Marketing to Women: Copywriting Course: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/copywriting-course 5 Days to More Midlife Clients: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/5daysmoreclients Other Episodes You May Like:  Fitness Marketing to Midlife Women: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/marketing-midlife/ When Your Business Isn't Growing: Fitness Marketing Basics: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/fitness-marketing-basics/  

Welcome back! This week I'm super excited to share my conversation with Dr. Gillian Mandich. Gillian has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and engagement to help people live happier, healthier lives. Gillian is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research, is part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids, and is the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC, and was named the CanFitPro 2020 Canadian Presenter of the Year. She has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today”. In this conversation we dive into the latest research around happiness, the connection between health and happiness, and the importance of gratitude. You can learn more about Gillian at her website gillianmandich.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-greg-wells/support

Committed to helping people to be the best versions of themselves and live their happiest and healthiest lives, Jillian Michaels has dominated the health and wellness space in every realm of media – apps, podcasting, streaming, television, print, publishing, and social media with a collective community of over 100 million strong. The Fitness App created by Jillian is the top-rated diet and exercise app for women, having won best-of awards from both Google and Apple. Jillian is an Emmy nominated television talent having starred in multiple hit TV shows and regularly contributes to E! News, Access, Insider, Wendy Williams and more. Her extensively successful fitness DVDs are the highest grossing, best-selling home workouts in history. She is the author of 8 New York Times best-selling books, and host of the Apple award-winning podcast, Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels. Jillian is also a world renowned public speaker, having successfully completing two sold out global speaking tours and participating regularly in iconic events like Maria Shriver's Women's Conference and OZY Fest. She has graced over 50 magazine covers and writes op ed pieces monthly for numerous outlets from Women's Health and Livestrong to Parade and Healthline. In 2008, Jillian launched her company, Empowered Media, LLC, with her business partner Giancarlo Chersich. Over the past decade, Empowered Media has become a monumental wellness empire dedicated to total-life solutions comprising of all aspects of living well, including nutrition, fitness, self-help and overall lifestyle. The company has invested in like-minded companies including Thrive Market, Lucky Jack Coffee, AQUAHydrate, Flywheel, and Alaya Naturals. Jillian's overwhelming success and unique connection with her audience was born from her own personal journey toward health and happiness. Having been an overweight child, Jillian's passion for fitness stems from its transformative powers. She trained for 12 years in the martial arts practice of Muay Thai and Akauri-Do, in which she holds a black belt, and holds four personal training certificates from the leading certification programs in the United States and Canada: the National Exercise Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), CanFitPro, and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and Kettlebell Concepts. She is also a certified nutrition and wellness consultant with the American Fitness Professionals and Associates (AFPA).

If you're working with midlife women and love solving the problems of insomnia, weight gain, and belly fat with exercise modifications made for menopause, and want more midlife fitness clients… or health coaching clients… this is for you.   00:00 You already realize that the time of day a woman exercises may determine how her hormones respond. She can improve or devastate her hormone status by the time of day she exercises.    You're probably already advising women about the difference between lifting weights and lifting them according to bone building and metabolism-boosting methods for women.   But… you aren't as certain about how to help more women. You wonder how to market more effectively so that you can make a bigger difference. Buckle that seat belt, lace up your shoes, and let's go.    1)  04:02  Become the expert – education above and beyond  Nothing comes before this. You've got to have the goods as much for yourself as anyone. When you know you know and you have something to say, your voice is strong. If your voice is soft, you lack confidence because of what someone will think, double down on education. But not to a fault. Here's where trainers get stuck in overcompensating for some feeling they aren't enough by taking more and more courses and certifications. That isn't going to fill up a confidence hole. If you need a coach, get a coach. Work on you and your personal sense of self. Know which kind of education and training you need before you go investing in something that will never help you over the real problem. 2)    06:10 Create relationships with experts  The doctors, dentists in your community, and coaches and authors online that serve your audience are golden resources for you (and you are for them). Connect with them, serve them. Like and comment and share their posts if you agree with them. That puts you on their radar. Ask to do a “live” with them on social and answer audience questions. (There's a way to do this that sets you up for success).  Once you connect by serving and giving, you can explore opportunities for referrals or affiliate promotions.  3)   07:16  Leverage social media (don't waste it) When you have a message they need and are looking for, use it! Avoid common mistakes like incorrect use of hashtags, failure to warm up your feed before posting, and more. Are you aware of platform secrets for engagement?    4)   07:51  Avoid pitching on social media The fastest way to kill your social media success is share programs, use it like an “ad” for your webinar when it's not an ad. (Paid ads are fine). Your organic reach is going to be stifled by that.  5)   08:54 Build your email list If you aren't working on this daily with a juicy freebie you should be. Here's how.    There's both the science of knowing how to help when you get them. There's the art of knowing who you work best with and who you repel. I gladly give client leads to our Flipping50 Fitness Specialists when I know they aren't the right match for me. There is an abundance of midlife fitness clients who need help. Be open to the idea you're not for everyone and that acknowledging that will bring you more business in the end.    6)    11:18 Send consistently valuable emails Once a week is minimum. If you just called your best friend once a week, would that be a little weird? Consider bumping it up to two and see what happens. Valuable means, though, not a sales pitch every time. If that's all it is, most of us will say no thanks and hit delete or at least never read really fast.  7)    12:44 Get media exposure  Every local news station needs news to fill their programming every day. If you have news, and it's not your book or program or business, but real news you can talk about, and it's timely and relevant, they're interested.  What recent research study is relevant to your work and their audience. By the way, women in midlife are often still watching the news on TV, so go for it. It's not actually the appearance on the news, it's what you do with it after that matters.  8)    Write or present for the industry There are a dozen industry conferences that you can apply to speak at and share your expertise. If you have something special you've done and can teach other trainers and health coaches to do: a special workout, grown your social media, made X $ with a specific marketing strategy… it's worthy of an application. If you've formed great relationships with physical therapists and have a unique referral process, that's something other professionals can benefit from. I started teaching trainers the difference between coaching boundaries vs personal training back in 2000 and I've been presenting at major associations like IDEA, CanfitPro, NSCA, MedFit, FILEX, SCW and Club Industry, and Fitness Fest, ever since. It just takes one good idea and one conference to get started. 9)    Make one call every day This is the easiest way on earth to gain clients. Few trainers or health coaches will do it. Recently a coach said to me, “How will I get to  [$$$$  amount she wanted]?” and I said, “Are you still making the daily calls?” No. It had been less than 2 weeks. When you ask for help, you're given help, you have a choice. Fewer than 2% follow through. Nine out of 10 fitness businesses still go out of business or it's still a hobby taking a loss at tax time 5 years later.  10) Be your brand  Work on your personal presentation in public. Look, I lived in a relatively small town before college, then moved to a college town that after 30 years had become pretty small. Everyone knew me everywhere I went. Then I moved to Boulder and then Scottsdale.  I loved the anonymity… until… I'm in line at Walgreens (and again at the airport to board) and a woman says, “Do you have a website?” or “You look just like someone I follow online.” I can't make this up. In both cases, also can't make this up… it had been a busy day in business and I slapped on a visor and had not yet showered. No make-up, just getting done what I had to do. My point? I was not “representing” either of those times. In fact, was hoping to fly under the radar and not be recognized. But you don't get to choose. So, make sure you are comfortable if it happens. (I've decided I am. I go on camera that way too. The message for me is more important than me getting made up and pretending I'm perfect. But you may not be. So, if you are the spokesperson for your business, decide).      One of the best organic sources of traffic for me was YouTube videos for 8 years. Until, that is the pandemic and everyone is on YouTube because there wasn't another best choice. However, the foundation you lay there will support your efforts. While consistency isn't a fast game it is always the best game. Call someone daily… no one does. Do videos 2 or 3 times a week… and keep doing it. No one does. You will win.      11) Talk About the Pandemic Listen, this is stupid. Few trainers and health coaches are using this in marketing strategies and it's ridiculous. Get on it. The problems today are not the same as problems pre-pandemic. Acknowledge it and offer a solution.  12) Offer free presentations to women's groups Every women's group has a presentation almost as often as they have a meeting. Generally, it's a monthly occurrence and often it's during nine months of the year excluding summer. There may be holiday months off, but that's 8 opportunities for you to let it be known that you can talk about exercise motivation, benefits of [your type of training], or bone density, for example.  13) Team up with organizations (for charity) Charity events are held annually in every town and city and online. Find ones that resonate with your midlife fitness clients. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, American Heart or Cancer related events are a good start. Your local hospital and auxiliary are others. Be present to demonstrate how exercise or wellness reduces risk or improves outcomes. You can get in front of an audience who care about health and about community.  14) Get on video  On social media, on your website pages and anywhere you can do it, video is the easiest way to do what you do best. You teach, explain, and design exercise programs that are effective. Or as a coach you provide clarity and support to clients making changes. Capture it on video and then share it (market it). 15) Write a book  Anyone can write a book today. The barrier to self-publishing is low. Once you write it, it's about marketing it shamelessly to get it in as many hands as possible. A book (well done) immediately builds credibility. That includes references, expert interviews, story, and reviewers. The complete process is not a quick fix but you can flesh out your outline for a home run book quickly if you really know your customer.  Link to 5 Day Flip: https://www.flippingfifty.com/midlife-clients More midlife fitness clients (or health coaching clients) come from the trail that leads them to you. When they get there, it's about your voice. Are you speaking the same rate as they are, making them feel more relaxed and confident they've found the answer? Test your voice, your literal voice. If it sounds childlike or is hard to listen to, you can change it with practice.   16) Trademark your system You should have a unique method, system or protocol that is proven to work. You want to have clients who can give testimonials that it's worked for them. You want to create video about why you created it. You want to talk about a single step in a presentation and mention this is just one of 5 (or 3 or 4) that you have.  17) Define your niche and stick to it The mistake most trainers make is thinking they can serve anybody and that getting specific will narrow their reach. The opposite is true. You won't attract anybody with “everybody” messages. If a reader, viewer, or listener doesn't see themselves in you and your message, they aren't going to take the next step.  18) Make it easy to start Reduce the barrier. That might be free something or a money-back guarantee. 19) Go beyond “free trial” or “free consultation.” Do a free class for a charity. Meet clients where they are with a less intimidating first contact. The ones that really need you are not ask likely to register for a free consultation as you might think. That's a big step for them. But a small challenge or a video or ebook that solves a problem for them is an easier, more convenient way to learn whether they trust you.  20) Always market.  Whether it's paid ads you keep rolling on Facebook or it's a partnership with someone in town, you'll always want and need new leads. The most successful keep the lead sources always nurtured and never stop. If you had too many clients and couldn't service them, wouldn't that be a fun problem? Then you'll need, 10 Ways to Serve More Clients in Less Time, right? You just tell me when you're ready. And I'll tell you, if you can serve 10 you can serve 100, and 1000, and if you dream and you have the vision you can serve 10,000 or 100,000. You first have to see it.    The best way to attract midlife fitness clients that you know you can help is to grow your support of them first. Gain confidence and strength in your voice. Gain the knowledge you need to do that without getting stuck thinking what you need is one more certification or degree.  Resources Mentioned in this Episode:  5 Day Flip: https://www.flippingfifty.com/midlife-clients Best Freebies for Best Customer Attraction: https://www.flippingfifty.com/5-day-fmm-specialist-challenge-opt/ Flipping 50's Menopause Fitness Specialist: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/menopause-fitness-specialist Additional Podcasts You Might Like: Training Women in Menopause | Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/training-women-in-menopause/ Women's Fitness, Health, & Hormones | Training Menopause: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/hormone-course/

In this week's episode, we connect with Pain Management Coach and Personal Trainer Fran Garton.We talk about Her journey and how she lives pain-freeStress Management and identifying triggers and stress management techniques Pain Management strategiesHow negative emotions connect to painFibromyalgia and so much moreFran Garton is a Pain Management Coach for women who want to get rid of their pain forever. Through her no BS coaching, mastery of movement modifications and online workouts, she adds laughter and fun to your coaching sessions, shakes up your approach to movement and pain management while making it feel like you've always lived this way. Her adoring fans + customers have called her the caring friend who's ready to give tough love and call you out on your excuses when needed. She's that tiny voice inside your head that is there to cheer you on. She's been featured numerous television shows, podcasts, and in magazines. When she's not helping her clients achieve their goals, you can find her hanging out with her furry donkeys and kittens, engaging in her old lady cross-stitch addiction or having a dance party. You'll also find her presenting at CanFitPro this summer.CONNECT WITH FranFran's WebsiteFran on InstagramFran on TwitterFran on YouTubeFran on LinkedInTake Frans QuizCONNECT WITH Breaking Body BiasesBreaking Body Biases WebsiteBreaking Body Biases on InstagramBreaking Body Biases on Facebook

It's no surprise that your body will change through the decades and you might have noticed that what worked in the past is longer working for you. Before you throw in the towel, or try pushing HARDER, listen to this episode.  Your body has changed. It only makes sense that your workouts should too!  This week I've invited Debra Atkinson on the Fit + Vibrant You Podcast to share how to workout throughout menopause to have the vibrant energy  and strength you want, and deserve.   We cover:

If you're working on weekends, answering emails at 3am, and taking work calls while in bed, this episode is for you.It's great to be ambitious, motivated, and hard-working. The problem is that our society takes it too far. We let our value and sense of self-worth be determined by how much money we make and how much time we spend at the office. The more hours we spend working, the better we feel about ourselves… but it's actually not good for us. We end up working ourselves into the ground until we can't work anymore. Work addiction keeps us from experiencing passion and joy in what we have to offer for this world. Being busy, hustling, and making sure that we're always working as hard as possible is detrimental to our mental health and overall, how we experience this journey called life.In this week's episode, I sit down with my FIRST-EVER returning guest, Jess Takimoto, to discuss this topic. Jess is a fitness entrepreneur and strong body confidence advocate. She started her company, SHINE, 2 years ago to change the narrative around fitness, body image, and health. To date, SHINE has changed over 1,000 lives. Jess is also a Queen's Commerce graduate, Chancellor's Scholarship recipient, and CanFitPro certified fitness professional. To find out more or connect with Jess, connect with her on Instagram at @jesstakimotofitness.Both Jess and I have experienced severe issues with work addiction. In fact, I still am! But both of us are working on how NOT to work so hard and want to share our where we are at in our journeys. In more detail, we discuss: The reasons why people are addicted to workCyclical burnoutThe consequences of being addicted to workHow one can break their addiction to workAnd more!Connect with me:Email: hailey.rodgers@hotmail.comPersonal Instagram: @haileyrodddgersPodcast Instagram: @seemeshowpodI'm always looking for guests so please reach out to me through any of these channels and I'd be happy to discuss a potential episode :)

00:00 Online fitness businesses or virtual studios are the paths many fitness professionals took during the pandemic. Whether you were doing it already, were forced to look at other directions for your business during quarantines, or are considering it now this episode has tips for you.  00:40 In this episode, I'll explore ways to grow your online fitness business with an inspiring interview with an award-winning Canadian fitness professional. If you're:  Struggling to stand out online Seeking inspiration so you can keep going  Trying to figure out why what you're doing isn't working … then tune in and take notes for your own online fitness business success. In three short years, my guest has done something with her passion for exercise that could just reignite the spark in you.  Success leaves clues.  02:10 My Guest: Suaad Ghadban is CanFitPro's Fitness Professional of the year and a leading fitness and health expert in Canada. She is also the creator of Montreal's hottest Workout Hot Booty Ballet™. She has 20 years of teaching and training experience which include; dance, gymnastics, circus, and fitness, as well as being a World Dance and Sports Aerobic Champion. Suaad is the fitness correspondent for Global TV Montreal for the past 8 years and has been featured in many media and print outlets such as The Huffington Post, The Gazette, TVA, The Globe and mail, Salut Bonjour, Radio Canada, and many more. Always at the forefront of creativity and trendsetting, Suaad launched the Hot Booty Ballet™ virtual studio in 2018 to ensure instructors and studio owners had continual access to fresh movement and training ideas. The HBB virtual studio houses a community of fabulous fitness pros who can deliver the program in person, outdoors thanks to ‘Ballet By The Water™' and virtually all over the world! As a motivator and a role model, Suaad's passionate personality and unique energetic style of teaching allow her to connect easily with people, bringing out the best in every individual and helping them go beyond their personal goals and expectations. 06:12 Questions we answer in this episode:  When did you start your HBB Online studio and why? What are some tips you can offer new instructors in the digital world? What are some tools that have helped you expand your online studio? How did you create a brand that attracts people - super well!? You began in 2018, what do you find is different about marketing a digital fitness brand now compared to when you first launched online? Don't Miss Suaad's Must-Have Top 3 tips for online business!  You can't hurry time. You can't hurry experience. -Suaad Ghadban Connect with Suaad: www.hotbootyballet.com She's Social:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HotBootyBallet/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotbooty.ballet Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hbbworkout Additional Resources:  Marketing to Women Copywriting Course  What was the most valuable tip you got from this episode? Let me know in the comments.   I feel like fitness chose me.  -Suaad Ghadban

In this episode host Sandy Webster speaks with mindful movement specialist and extraordinary human being, Lawrence Biscontini. As a fitness leader, Lawrence has won major awards across the global fitness industry from IDEA (2004 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year) , ACE, Canfitpro and ECA.  He travels the globe offering world-class secrets in mentoring, fitness and spa consulting, and presenting for professional conferences. He also serves as on the Advisory Board for the International Council on Active Aging and as Senior VIP Consultant for Power Music®, among many other projects and organizations he pours his creative power into. Connect with Lawrence Biscontini, MA Website www.findlawrence.com Email: lawrence@findlawrence.com  FB @findlawrence and Lawrence Biscontini IG @findlawrence TW @findlawrence TT @findlawrence YT @findlawrence with plenty of inspirational no-charge playlist for fitpros and other humans Connect with Sandy Webster FB: Sandy Todd Webster IG: sandytoddwebster LI: Sandy Todd Webster TW: @fitnesseditor IDEAfit+ Membership: Enjoy unlimited CECs, IDEA Fitness Journal, discounted health and liability insurance, business tools to help you grow your business and save time, and so much more! If you'd like to explore everything that's packed into an IDEAfit+ Membership, call one of our Inspired Service Representatives today at 1-800-999-4332 extension 7 or visit ideafit.com.   IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, ideafit.com; executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2022 by Outside Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world's leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for 40 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness™!

One of the biggest challenges we face as we get older is maintaining our energy levels and keeping our hormones in balance. In this episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast, we're joined by Debra Atkinson, a Wellness Coach hormone balancing fitness expert and the founder of Flipping50.   She has helped over 250,000 Women flip their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She's the best selling author of us still got it girl, the after 50 Fitness formula for women navigating fitness after 50 Your GPS for choosing programs and professionals you can trust and hot not too bothered. Debra hosts flipping 50 TV and the flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50 Plus. She is a frequent speaker at TEDx present and TEDx presenter excuse me, of everything women in menopause, learned about exercise may be alive. She has 38 years full time fitness experience. She's an international fitness presenter for associations including International Council on active aging, a lot of alphabet soup fitness agencies, you may or may not be familiar with IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro.   She's an American Council on Exercise subject matter expert and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also the founder of flipping fifty.com, and creator of the flipping 50 fitness specialist program for fitness professionals. She is a frequent contributor at HuffPost, Sharecare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for medfit.org.   Debra shares her wisdom on how to exercise safely and effectively as we age, and offers some great tips for keeping our hormones in check. She also tells us about her journey to becoming a fit and healthy 50-something.   In this episode you'll learn:  Flipping the expectations with aging and menopause. Empowering longevity and enjoyment of it with muscle and bone strength. The lies that we're all believing about exercise over 50 that are keeping us stuck And more!   So if you're looking for ways to boost your energy and feel better about yourself, be sure to listen to this episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast! And don't forget to subscribe and leave your questions and feedback.   Join Debra Atkinson's Stronger: Tone and Define Program.   THIS IS A SPECIAL 12 -WEEK STRONGER program designed based on research featuring women in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond… by a Medical Exercise Specialist who knows:   you're not broken, you're just juggling hormones and joints that have had some injuries or some fun! you aren't 22 but your also not in need of chair yoga! what works for 22 year old fit males (subjects in 60% of studies) will not work for you your greatest limits are what you don't yet know about hormone balancing exercise and how it's unique from traditional exercise prescriptions you've done for 30+ years (or never done) YOU should enjoy this second half MORE than the first:  you earned it! CLICK HERE: https://bit.ly/strongin22   Q & A Episode each month Submit your questions here (leave me a voicemail): https://bit.ly/AskDrKyrin   Join The Hormone Bliss Challenge 

In this weeks episode, we chat with Canadian NIA instructor Jennifer HIcksWe talk about

From a background as a competitive athlete and NHL strength and conditioning coach, Peter Twist has become a world leader in sport conditioning and athlete development. Sport science researcher, published author, educator, business entrepreneur, CEO, motivational speaker, leadership and team building, Stage 4 cancer crusher and mountain recreationalist – today Peter Twist's path is focussed on methods that train both brain and body in sustainable ways, and, holistic health and mindset. An exercise physiologist with a Masters in Coaching Science, he coached full-time in the NHL for 11 years and along with his own high-performance camps has personally trained over 700 professional athletes including four major league MVP's from three sports. His firm TWIST Performance + Wellness has assisted 2,000 pro and Olympic athletes and 20,000 high school and college athletes in 10 training centers. In 2015 Twist was selected by the China Olympic Committee to lead the modernization of training and rehab for summer and winter Olympic sports leading into the RIO & South Korea games.  A lifelong educator passionate to help set others up for success, overcoming challenges, and rising to their aspirations, Peter Twist has published 1,200+ papers, written 20 books and manuals, 44 DVDs and 22 certifications, including packaging TWIST Methods for Under Armour as their Global Education Partner. In addition to Peter Twist's 1,500 presentations delivered globally, his Master Trainers also teach TWIST Certifications in 33 countries.  Twist is a Scientific Advisor to the Global Foundation of Community Health, a research group collaborating with the United Nations on children's health and physical literacy.  He was honoured with 2001 NSCA's President's Award, 2003 CanFitPro Specialty Presenter of the Year, 2010 IDEA Program Director of the Year, CanFitPro's 2012 Canadian Presenter of the Year, 2013 IDEA World Fitness Inspiration Award and in 2015, was inducted into the USA Fitness Hall of Fame. In 2018 Twist partnered with IDEA to bring IDEA World to China where it builds leaders in fitness as IDEA China. For his contributions to fitness and sport in China Twist received China's Most Inspirational in Fitness Award. Twist makes his home in Vancouver with his two daughters and husky dog at a boat access cabin up Indian Arm fjord, advocating health, happiness, peace and positivity as foundational staples for the world to build from.  This year, Peter has a lot coming out.  He's starting a new digital education business that will be continuing to provide accredited certifications for trainers, coaches, therapists and those shifting other professional careers (like law or finance) into coaching, to align with something they are more passionate about.  This program will be called TWIST University, and it launches at the end of this month!  It's going to be amazing, and it will even help trainers differentiate via specialization into sport performance, functional training, sports medicine, and more. Also this year, he's going to be launching his Comeback B2C program which is heavily geared towards helping people with the mindset to persevere, overcome, heal, restore, and comeback to being their best selves ever. He's got a lot on his plate, a lot to give, and a lot of work ahead of him, and we all hope that you join him on his journey!

On episode 43 of WIFA Waves, Jennifer and special guest co-host, Maike Kumstel, talk all things purpose and the WIFA L.E.A.D. program!What is L.E.A.D. you ask? Is stands for Leadership through Elevation, Awareness and Discovery. Jennifer and Maike are joined by WIFA L.E.A.D. coaches, Ashley Carter and Michelle Leachman, and together they share their experiences and everything you need to know about L.E.A.D.Listen to the full episode for all this and more!Are you ready to take the next step in your personal development? The L.E.A.D. Program is a 13-week, intensely supported, personal deep dive into: who we are, why we're here and how we can make the biggest impact possible. BONUS: Accredited by ACE, NASM, AFAA, & Canfitpro!⁠Learn more here!Keep up with the WIFA L.E.A.D. coaches!Ashley CarterInstagram: @think.eat.be_wellLinkedInMaike KumstelInstagram: @MaikeKuLinkedInMichelle LeachmanInstagram: @Michelle_DishLinkedInFull transcript Available upon request.Never miss an episode! Subscribe to WIFA Waves on Spotify and Apple Music!

Kim Basler is changing the way we think about movement and our bodies. But it wasn't always this way. While Kim was building her career in fitness, she was living in a painful and secretive cycle of body shame and disordered eating. Kim shares her powerful journey to recovery and how she's helping other women and the fitness industry revisit their definitions of health, wellness, and movement.   Here's what we're talking about in this episode: How working in the fitness industry fuelled Kim's eating disorder and perfectionism. The secrecy, fear, and shame of living with an eating disorder. The moment that she knew it was time to make a change. What Kim's relationship with the fitness industry and movement look like today.  The work that Kim is doing with CanfitPro as a Body Image and Mental Wellness panelist to make the fitness industry a safer, more inclusive space Guest Bio Kim Basler understands first hand the struggles around emotional eating, chronic dieting, and body image issues. With over 25 years working in the health and fitness industry, she is invested in helping YOU find a balanced approach towards healthy living.   Her training at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating enables her to use a mind-body centered approach to nutrition as well as cutting-edge eating psychology strategies. Kim believes in a holistic approach to health. Moving beyond the number on the scale and embracing health through mind, body, and spirit. She looks to support you with coaching strategies and nutrition principles that are nourishing, doable, sustainable, and that yield results. Follow along with Kim Instagram @kimbasler_foodfreedom Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kim.basler Website www.kimbasler.com/ Resources we talk about: The Institute of the Psychology of Eating:  https://psychologyofeating.com/ Intuitive Eating: https://www.intuitiveeating.org/ Spinco Waterloo https://spinco.ca/locations/waterloo/ How to Subscribe and Leave a Review You've likely heard podcasters asking you for your reviews and telling you how important they are. That's because they literally give podcasts life! When you take a minute to tell us your thoughts on the show, Apple goes “Oh hey, people seem to have a lot to say about this show” and they help us to get the message out to more people. If you love the show, please consider taking a few minutes to leave a review.   Here are some instructions on how to do this: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-leave-a-review-on-apple-podcasts   Connect with us on Social Media: instagram.com/thebalanceandblisspodcast

Today IDEA's editor in chief and podcast host Sandy Webster interviews Petra Kolber, a fitness professional and leader who has shined her luminous spirit on our industry and on fitness consumers from the day she started leading classes.    Petra is an author, inspirational speaker, podcast host, world traveler and DJ--to name a few of her roles and interests! With over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, Petra has been honored with some of its most prestigious awards including the 2018 Specialty Presenter of the Year award from CanFitPro and as the 2001 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year.  She has been the creative voice and face of several fitness and wellness companies including Reebok, Yes Fitness Music, California Walnuts and Spry Living Magazine. In 2018, Petra released her first book, The Perfection Detox which has been translated into French and Spanish.   As a two-time cancer survivor, she is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time, and she works with individuals and companies to help them get unstuck so they can become unstoppable.  So much wisdom to be had with this interview! Have a listen. Links to contact Petra Kolber Website: petrakolber.com Email: petra@petrakolber.com FB: Petra Kolber IG: @petrakolber TW: @Petrakolber Connect with Sandy Webster FB: Sandy Todd Webster IG: sandytoddwebster LI: Sandy Todd Webster TW: @fitnesseditor IDEAfit+ Membership: Enjoy unlimited CECs, IDEA Fitness Journal, business tools, resources and much more! Link to Petra's course: Transformational Fitness Leadership: Coaching Obstacles into Opportunities. Elevate your coaching and become a leader in these ever-changing times. The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, ideafit.com; executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2021 by Outside Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world's leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 39 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness™!

Once you hit your mid-40's and beyond, the exercise you used to do doesn't seem to yield the same results as before. Thats's where Debra Atkinson comes in! Wellness Coach, Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert, and Flipping 50 founder Debra Atkinson has helped over 200,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She's the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered. Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. She has 37-years fulltime fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She's an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She's a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org. Look out for Debra below: FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-minnoch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-minnoch/support

On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have a show all about Happiness! Judy Librach is joined by Happiness Researcher Dr. Gillian Mandich. Dr. Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and an engaging style to help people live happier, healthier lives. Dr. Mandich is passionate about research. She is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research; Research Associate at The World Database of Happiness, based out of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands; co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study; and is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids Hospital. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC; is a graduate Student Innovation Scholar Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship and WORLDiscoveries

Jillian Michaels is one of the world's leading fitness experts, a renowned nutritionist, and a wellness entrepreneur. With an international community of followers exceeding 100 million, her dominance in health and wellness extends to her award-winning The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels (awarded best of 2017 honors from both Apple and Google), successful fitness DVDs, top exercises streaming platform, 8 New York Times bestselling books, live speaking engagements, popular social media channels, a leading podcast, and a list of key business partnerships and investments. In this live call, Vishen Lakhiani and Jillian Michaels dive deep into fitness and unlock your genetic potential for ageless health. You don't want to miss this one.   Jillian Michaels is the foremost fitness expert in the world and a renowned life coach. In 2008, she launched her company, Empowered Media, LLC, with her business partner Giancarlo Chersich. Over the past decade, Empowered Media has become a massive wellness empire dedicated to total-life solutions comprising all aspects of living well, including nutrition, fitness, self-help, and overall lifestyle. Jillian's overwhelming success and unique connection with her audience were born from her own personal journey toward health and happiness. She trained for 17 years in the martial arts practice of Muay Thai and Kauri-Do, in which she holds a black belt, and four personal training certificates from the leading certification programs in the United States and Canada: the National Exercise Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), CanFitPro, and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). Her new book, The 6 Keys: Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health, and Beauty, is now available for purchase.    Listen out for: - How Jillian found out about martial arts.  - Jillian's unique approach to fitness. - What's wrong with the way people lose weight today. - Jillian answers the most controversial questions. - Intermittent fasting. Good or bad for your health? - The number one rule of fitness. - Jillian's view on microworkouts.  - Time under tension workout technique. - The motivation behind Jillian's new book.   Bonus:                                                                  - Learn how to get 10x fitter and stronger by cutting out 90% of your usual exercise time in this FREE Mindvalley Masterclass

Welcome back! This week I'm super excited to share my conversation with Dr. Gillian Mandich. Gillian has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and engagement to help people live happier, healthier lives. Gillian is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research, is part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids, and is the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC, and was recently named the CanFitPro 2020 Canadian Presenter of the Year. She has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today”. You can lean more about her at her website gillianmandich.com. Enjoy this conversation all about happiness! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-greg-wells/support

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The WOMB Vaughan is an Integrative Health and Fitness Centre with a special focus on all things fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, babies, children and family care. We have a warm and nurturing team of practitioners in a comfortable, loving, and clean environment. A few of our main services include Naturopathy, Registered Massage Therapy, Chiropractic Care, Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Counselling, Doula Services, and much more! We also offer a variety of fitness classes, baby classes, and childbirth / parenting education classes. The WOMB was founded in Milton in 2014 and there are currently 4 locations in Ontario. Suzanne discovered The WOMB in 2015, when she visited the Milton location to take a course and immediately fell in love. She questioned how it was possible that a place like this did not exist in Vaughan! She sat down with Lorri Fleming (WOMB co-founder) late in 2016 to start the conversation and 4 years later here we are! Suzanne is the founder and owner of CLG Fitness, offering in-home personal training services. She primarily works with pregnant and post-partum women in Vaughan and surrounding areas. She is a Bellies Inc. Core Confidence Specialist, teaching women how to connect with their pelvic floor in exercise, and helping with many common post-partum concerns including diastasis recti and incontinence.  In addition, Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and a Holistic Nutritionist certification from Edison Institute of Nutrition. She is also a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor through Canfitpro. The moment when Suzanne realized that she wanted her career to specialize in pregnant women was in 2013 when she was pregnant with her daughter Abby. She was surprised at how few resources and available pre-natal classes there seemed to be at the time! Now Suzanne is a proud mother to two amazing girls, Abby and Chelsea and enjoys spending quality family time with them and her husband Josef. Suzanne also loves cooking, baking, (and eating!) vegetarian food, fitness & yoga, dancing, travel, theatre, reading, and watching The Young and the Restless! To learn more about us or book an appointment online, please visit www.thewombvaughan.ca Contact Info: Phone: (289) 514-WOMB (9662) Website: www.thewombvaughan.ca FB and IG: The WOMB Vaughan Email: suzanne@thewomb.ca or hello@thewombvaughan.ca

Episode 216 - Maureen (Mo) Hagan - COO for CanFitPro/Global Fitness Ambassador Global Fitness Ambassador, Award-Winning International Fitness Professional, COO for CanFitPro, Creator of Women Who Influence, National Board Member for Prescription to Get Active, Founding Board Member with the Women in Fitness Network, Certified Physiotherapist and Author. “When I was a young child, I was told I was the bossy twin…I wasn’t bossy, I was a leader.” “I be me…I show up as my bold self…it’s not how much you do, but what you do to make an impact.” -Mo Hagan Hold on to your hats everyone! The Two Fit Crazies are about to ignite your MO’jo, MO’tivate your mind, and inspire you to MO’VE your body with the one, the only, international fitness icon and world-renowned influencer, Mo Hagan! Joining the Fit Crazies from her home in London, Ontario, Mo shares a powerful story of how her strength, relentlessness, and multiple leaps of faith lead her to be bold and listen to her heart. Mo also discusses how she was able to identify her purpose in life at an incredibly early age when she was diagnosed with debilitating hip dysplasia and “refused to listen to people who said you will not be able to do things.” From that point on, Mo Hagan has never looked back. Listen closely as Mo reveals how she is redefining women’s roles in the fitness industry, making waves in bridging the gap between the medical and fitness industry with the Prescription to Get Active, and providing the best education for fitness professionals and beyond as the acting COO for CanFitPro. Get ready to take some notes and soak up tons of amazing advice from a woman who is sure to MO’ve you! Stay Healthy and Stay Crazie! Christine and Brian www.twofitcrazies.com tfcpro@twofitcrazies.com Mo Hagan Links and Info: Facebook: Maureen Hagan Insta: @mo_hagan Website: www.mohagan.com CanFitPro: https://www.canfitpro.com/

Welcome to Fitness Education Online Podcast! In this episode of the Fitness Education Online Podcast, Travis Mattern interviews Dr. Gillian Mandich. Dr. Gillian Mandich is a scientist on a mission to help people live their happiest life. She’s a published researcher; two-time TEDx speaker; the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research; and CanfitPro 2020 Speaker of the year. For more info visit: https://www.gillianmandich.com/about Follow Gillian Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gillianmandich Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gillianmandich/ -- Note: Podcast episodes are hosted by either Jono Petrohilos, Travis Mattern or Claudia Li Fitness Education Online www.fitnesseducationonline.com.au Click the link below to join our Community Facebook Group (we have over 13 000 Fitness Professionals / Personal Trainers in there and we all share tips and ideas) rebrand.ly/FEOFBPodcast

Today's episode is with Tammy Slauenwhite, who is a PRO TRAINER with CanFitPro. I really wanted to get her opinions on a lot of things like how to train through quarantine, why Transformation Tuesday doesn't show the whole story, and her background as a teacher. Thanks to the support from truLOCAL, you can get bacon for life! Head to this link and enter the code TRUBACONFL at checkout (when you purchase a regular box) to get one pound of bacon on every order, FOR LIFE!

In episode 33 of the KIPS Personal Trainer Application Podcast, we have Karyn Silenzi, a CanFitPro fitness professional from Canada. While the KIPS Personal Trainer Application Podcast has primarily hosted guests from the United States, it’s great for industry professionals to hear how the pandemic has affected fitness pros in different parts of the globe. Karyn shares the latest information for Canadian fitness pros and insight into the future. She also provides an explanation of how one becomes a certified personal trainer in Canada, and how this differs from the United States. Website: https://calgaryfitnessinstructortraining.com/ Instagram: @ sportgirl40 Learn more about KIPS - https://kipsonline.org/

A little over a year ago, I went to a conference for CanFitPro in Edmonton, Alberta. While there, I registered for a course called 'Becoming a rockstar coach' with Ron McPhee. He took the fitness out of it for a minute and reminded us all to be the best versions of ourselves, rather than the strongest, or the fittest. The stuck with me and it's why I wanted to have him on the podcast. His energy is infectious, he is relatable and is someone that still gets nominated as one of the top trainers year after year. Thanks to our friends at truLOCAL for helping this podcast grow. As a gift to the listener, truLOCAL will be giving away three pounds of grass-fed, grass-finished ground beef in your first regular box when you enter the code TRUSLIMMFITNESS at checkout. More details here. Discover how high-quality, straight to your door delivery will change the way you think about local meat. Plus, you're supporting local!

Have you considered becoming a fitness instructor?  Has it ever crossed your mind that it's something you might want to do? But haven't pulled the trigger for one reason or another? I'm chatting with Trevor Pickett a CanFitPro, pro trainer about what entering the fitness world is like and how this might be exactly the right path for you. If you've ever thought, you don't know enough or maybe you're not strong or fit enough – we're talking about how fitness professionals are not all the same. If you have a passion for fitness, you can absolutely become a professional. FREE PROGRAM (Weight Loss Kick-Starter)  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!  Where to find Trevor:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trevorpickett/  Where to find Alicia:Website:  www.campfuel.ca Camp Fuel Instagram: www.instagram.com/camp.fuel Alicia Wood Instagram: www.instagram.com/alicia.rose.wood  Facebook: www.facebook.com/campfuel.ca Camp Fuel Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429049450856221  Audio Editing & Music provided by:Jordan Wood: www.instagram.com/jordan.m.wood 

What is happiness? On the podcast this week, Debra talks to Happiness and Health Researcher, Dr Gillian Mandich to discover the truth about happiness.    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS  The science of happiness and what happiness is.  The surprising findings that came up in Gillian's happiness research.  The difference between happiness and joy.  The dark side of happiness.  How technology can impact our level of happiness.  How we can learn to be happier in challenging, difficult and stressful environments.  Practical tips to boost your happiness.  The relationship between self-care and happiness.    Dr Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specialising in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and an engaging style to help people live happier healthier lives.   Dr Mandich is passionate about research. She is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research and is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC; is a graduate Student Innovation Scholar Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship and WORLDiscoveries®; the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study.   Dr Mandich is a top-rated speaker (both in-person and online) and is represented by ProSpeakers, she was recently named the CanFitPro 2020 Canadian Presenter of the Year, and has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” at TEDx Yorkville and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today” at TEDx Windsor.      SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: https://www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast    CONNECT WITH DR GILLIAN MANDICH:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianmandich/  Website: https://www.gillianmandich.com/     CONNECT WITH DEBRA:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_debrashepherd   Website: https://www.debrashepherd.com.au     Before you go, don't forget to leave a review where ever you listen to your podcasts. Thank you for listening!

THE PANELIST PRESENTATION YOU NEVER SAW OR HEARD This event was one of the most humbling, confusing, embarrassing, yet enlightening of my life. It was an invitation to speak at Canfitpro's International Conference in 2018. I gathered my most talented friends from the 2.0 community to speak with me as a panelist on Industry Innovation with a sub theme of time and space. I brought together these local leading experts in technology, life science, entertainment, education, and entrepreneurship to speak their minds. It doubled as a demonstration as much as it was a presentation, showcasing the need to cross-pollinate with other industries in order to grow beyond our inner circle of fitness. Unfortunately, the scheduling and promotion gods were not on our side that day. We had a very disappointing turnout of 5, less than the number of presenters. It hurt. But it was eye-opening at the same time. My peers also felt what I felt. The let down. The waste of time. The false promise. But miraculously, our bond, and their trust in me and this thing we called ‘2.0' helped us get through it, together. It truly felt like we were all willing to go down on a sinking ship together. And that was what kept us going. Some would argue this was just an awesome hangout session of incredible humans doing what they love without the need for external validation. But I believe this gem was meant for another medium for another time perhaps in a different dimension. Hope you take the time to listen to this incredible podcast. Thanks to Cecily Milne, William Greenblatt, Nsuani Baffoe, Paluna Santamaria, Tyler Sammy, and Lauren Howe.

Wellness Coach and Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert Debra Atkinson has helped over 150,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered. Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. She has 36 years of fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She’s an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also founder of FlippingFifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She’s a frequent contributor at Huff Post, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Metfit.org. Timestamps [03:30] Debra's start in the fitness industry [10:44] Creating healthy lifestyle habits [13:08] What if the gym is inaccessible? [20:07] Interval training in menopausal women [30:02] Why the reasons you're not working out are the reasons you SHOULD [37:00] How exercise is medicine

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Bruce and Mindy Mylrea about prostate cancer and taking charge of your nutrition. They have been married for close to 40 years and have worked together for 25 years in the fitness and wellness industry. Bruce was diagnosed with prostate cancer which pushed them into action mode taking charge of their nutrition. As you will hear in this episode, that is the main reason Bruce is still here today, able to share his story. We cover the bases around prostate cancer from signs and symptoms, to who’s at risk and protocols that have helped him thrive. This is an important one for anyone who has, has had, or who’s genetics point to prostate cancer. Bruce Mylrea is a certified Holistic Nutritional Counselor. He spends hours each day reviewing the latest in unbiased nutritional research. Bruce is focused and passionate about educating others on the life-enhancing and life-extending benefits of whole food plant-based nutrition. In 2017 Bruce was the SCW male presenter of the year and he won the LifeTime Achievement Award for CanFitPro. He is the author of the book, A Plant Powered Approach to Prostate Cancer. Mindy is an advisory board member for Oxygen Magazine and is an international presenter, author, motivational speaker, video personality, and CEC provider for both ACE and AFAA. She is the creator of Gliding, Tabata Bootcamp, Extreme HIIT Chaos, and the non-profit One Day to Wellness. Mindy is a master trainer and on the pro-development team for Schwinn Cycling, Body Bar, and Bosu. She is the 2017 LifeTime Achievement Award Winner for CanFitPro and has won many other awards in the health and fitness field. Mindy has authored numerous articles and stars in over 500 instructional videos, and she is the author of the book, The Plant Powered Penis. Mindy and Bruce are the parents of three boys, have been married for 40 years, and live in a fruit and veggie covered RV traveling worldwide, spreading the wellness word. In this episode we discuss:  Dropping cholesterol 100 points in 6 weeks  Having prostate cancer  Keeping sexually active despite 9 years of prostate cancer  Fasting  Sign and symptoms of prostate cancer  Who’s at risk  Plant based diet for mental health  Easy transition 

Welcome to the DEKA series here on the SpartanUp podcast. Professional trainer Todd Durkin talks about that all important moment when you don’t ‘feel’ like doing what needs to be done, and how to persevere. About Todd - Todd Durkin is an internationally recognized strength, speed and conditioning coach, body-worker, author and motivational speaker. He is the founder of Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA, an award-winning health and human performance facility where he works with a high-profile clientele of elite professional athletes including NFL MVPs, Super Bowl Champions and MVPs, Heisman Trophy Winners, Olympic and X-Game Gold Medalists and World Series Champions. Fitness Quest 10 has been named one of “America’s 10 Best Gyms” by Men’s Health 7 times, while Durkin's work there has earned him the industry's highest honors including being named Personal Trainer of the Year by both IDEA and ACE, a four-time Top 100 Most Influential Person in Health & Fitness, the 2017 Jack LaLanne Award winner, and 2018 International Presenter of the Year from Canfitpro representing legacy and impact in the fitness industry.   SPONSOR This episode of Spartan Up! is brought to you by Lumen.  Visit Lumen.Me to order and use the code Spartan 50 for $50 off.    SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Ryan Warner Hosts: Yancy Culp, Jarod Cogswell Sr Producer: Marion Abrams   © 2020 Spartan

Karyn is a CanFitPro PRO TRAINER, Fitness Instructor Specialist. She is also an ICG Master Trainer and a wealth of knowledge. Her 28 years in the fitness industry really shows through as she gave a lot of information about how to get the most out of her clients, what to look for in a group class, and how to measure success.  For more information about Karyn, you can go to her website: https://calgaryfitnessinstructortraining.com/ or check her out on Instagram @sportgirl40 

The way we exercise after we turn 50 absolutely has to include a few essential elements. Strength training and working smarter, not harder, will keep you in tip-top condition! I’m joined by Debra Atkinson, founder of Flipping 50, to talk about keeping fit in your menopausal years. Key Takeaways Exercise smarter by doing shorter workers with bigger impact. [11:40] Prioritize strength training in your workouts to support your body as you enter your middle years [30:00] You should take a longer period of recovery in between strength training sessions. Aim for two sessions a week. [33:00] About Debra Atkinson Wellness Coach and Fitness Expert Debra Atkinson has helped over 150,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered.  Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+ with over 1 million downloads. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie.  She has 36 years of fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including the International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She’s an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also the founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She’s a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org. Why You’ve Been Exercising Wrong Most of Your Life If you’ve been listening to The Girlfriend Doctor podcast for any length of time, you know that research into women’s health, especially in our menopausal years, is severely lacking. Unfortunately, this research is no better when it comes to exercise!  I’m joined by Debra Atkinson to talk about how we can create a sustainable exercise plan that will keep us healthy into our 50s and beyond. Debra explains how she discovered the magic formula of exercise after 50: short, 20-minute bursts of exercise where you really get your heart pumping. It’s about working out smarter and harder, not longer. Debra explains what types of exercise menopausal women should be focusing on. We both understand that we’re taught to think that sit-ups and crunches are the keys to a flat and toned stomach. The truth is, these types of exercises that take us into a forward flexion are actually detrimental to our health.  Instead, we should focus on exercises like planks that work on bracing your core. Debra walks us through a simple exercise that helps us learn what it should feel like to engage our core. What Kind of Exercise You Should Do After 50 Debra shares how, as a society, we’ve lost the regular daily exercise of yesteryear. Her mother says she doesn’t regret exercising more in her life because the hard daily labor of working on a farm kept her fit and healthy. These changes are why it’s vital for us to keep exercising well into our old age. The types of exercise we should really focus on are foot movement and flexibility and strength training. Both of these will help us as we age; foot movement is beneficial for helping us move quicker, especially if we have a trip or a fall. Strength training will help our entire body and mind, and Debra explains why. When it comes to refueling our bodies after a workout, Debra lets us know exactly when and what type of food we should be consuming. There really is a specific time period where refueling does us best. She shares her favorite post-workout food and talks about other options if you’re not a smoothie person. Finally, Debra encourages you to create a workout routine you can stick to. It should include two strength sessions, three harder 20-minute sessions, and as many walks as you want every week. She also talks about recovery time between sessions and how you can adapt your routine if you don’t feel up to a workout. Are you ready to reclaim your health and fitness after 50? What’s your favorite type of exercise? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.   In This Episode Why the research into women’s health and fitness is lacking [6:00] Why short workouts are the best way to get your exercise in [11:00] Why you should focus on bracing your core with exercise like planks rather than focusing on forwarding flexion with exercises like sit-ups [16:00] A straightforward exercise that engages your core muscles [18:00] How our cultural lifestyle has changed so we don’t get as much daily exercise as we used to [24:00] Why you should focus on exercises that move your feet in different directions [28:00] When and what you should eat after your workout [36:25] How to plan your workout routine that includes flexibility in your schedule and how your body feels [42:00]   Quotes “It’s much more beneficial to do less exercise, just do it with more purpose. That’s what I found with all those months sitting in front of my computer, I was barely exercising for 20 minutes, but when you only have 20 minutes, you make every minute count.” [11:11] “You’ve got to fill this hole up that you’ve dug yourself into. You have to feel good before you can feel great. Restoring before more so that you’ve got the energy to actually do the exercise and you’re looking forward to it, not dreading it.” [24:20] “If you have a more active life overall, remember that you’re exercising so that you can play more in life. Not just exercising to exercise. Twice a week is your golden ticket.” [34:19]   Resources Mentioned Get Your Free Gift from Debra Atkinson! Watch Debra Atkinson’s Ted Talk Learn more about The Flipping 50 Cafe Find Debra Atkinson Online Follow Debra Atkinson on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Find Dr. Anna Cabeca Online Follow Dr. Anna Cabeca on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16 Check out the full episode page

The way we exercise after we turn 50 absolutely has to include a few essential elements. Strength training and working smarter, not harder, will keep you in tip-top condition! I'm joined by Debra Atkinson, founder of Flipping 50, to talk about keeping fit in your menopausal years. Key Takeaways Exercise smarter by doing shorter workers with bigger impact. [11:40] Prioritize strength training in your workouts to support your body as you enter your middle years [30:00] You should take a longer period of recovery in between strength training sessions. Aim for two sessions a week. [33:00] About Debra Atkinson Wellness Coach and Fitness Expert Debra Atkinson has helped over 150,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She's the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered.  Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+ with over 1 million downloads. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie.  She has 36 years of fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including the International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She's an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also the founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She's a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org. Why You've Been Exercising Wrong Most of Your Life If you've been listening to The Girlfriend Doctor podcast for any length of time, you know that research into women's health, especially in our menopausal years, is severely lacking. Unfortunately, this research is no better when it comes to exercise!  I'm joined by Debra Atkinson to talk about how we can create a sustainable exercise plan that will keep us healthy into our 50s and beyond. Debra explains how she discovered the magic formula of exercise after 50: short, 20-minute bursts of exercise where you really get your heart pumping. It's about working out smarter and harder, not longer. Debra explains what types of exercise menopausal women should be focusing on. We both understand that we're taught to think that sit-ups and crunches are the keys to a flat and toned stomach. The truth is, these types of exercises that take us into a forward flexion are actually detrimental to our health.  Instead, we should focus on exercises like planks that work on bracing your core. Debra walks us through a simple exercise that helps us learn what it should feel like to engage our core. What Kind of Exercise You Should Do After 50 Debra shares how, as a society, we've lost the regular daily exercise of yesteryear. Her mother says she doesn't regret exercising more in her life because the hard daily labor of working on a farm kept her fit and healthy. These changes are why it's vital for us to keep exercising well into our old age. The types of exercise we should really focus on are foot movement and flexibility and strength training. Both of these will help us as we age; foot movement is beneficial for helping us move quicker, especially if we have a trip or a fall. Strength training will help our entire body and mind, and Debra explains why. When it comes to refueling our bodies after a workout, Debra lets us know exactly when and what type of food we should be consuming. There really is a specific time period where refueling does us best. She shares her favorite post-workout food and talks about other options if you're not a smoothie person. Finally, Debra encourages you to create a workout routine you can stick to. It should include two strength sessions, three harder 20-minute sessions, and as many walks as you want every week. She also talks about recovery time between sessions and how you can adapt your routine if you don't feel up to a workout. Are you ready to reclaim your health and fitness after 50? What's your favorite type of exercise? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.   In This Episode Why the research into women's health and fitness is lacking [6:00] Why short workouts are the best way to get your exercise in [11:00] Why you should focus on bracing your core with exercise like planks rather than focusing on forwarding flexion with exercises like sit-ups [16:00] A straightforward exercise that engages your core muscles [18:00] How our cultural lifestyle has changed so we don't get as much daily exercise as we used to [24:00] Why you should focus on exercises that move your feet in different directions [28:00] When and what you should eat after your workout [36:25] How to plan your workout routine that includes flexibility in your schedule and how your body feels [42:00]   Quotes “It's much more beneficial to do less exercise, just do it with more purpose. That's what I found with all those months sitting in front of my computer, I was barely exercising for 20 minutes, but when you only have 20 minutes, you make every minute count.” [11:11] “You've got to fill this hole up that you've dug yourself into. You have to feel good before you can feel great. Restoring before more so that you've got the energy to actually do the exercise and you're looking forward to it, not dreading it.” [24:20] “If you have a more active life overall, remember that you're exercising so that you can play more in life. Not just exercising to exercise. Twice a week is your golden ticket.” [34:19]   Resources Mentioned Get Your Free Gift from Debra Atkinson! Watch Debra Atkinson's Ted Talk Learn more about The Flipping 50 Cafe Find Debra Atkinson Online Follow Debra Atkinson on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Find Dr. Anna Cabeca Online Follow Dr. Anna Cabeca on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16 Check out the full episode page

Back in the house by popular demand, I have superstar trainer, and online personality Anna Renderer LaFata joined by her husband and business partner Vito La Fata. These two are magic and bring the heat and vision to building an online brand. They lead the way in helping people transform their expertise into an online business and personal brand. It is an action-packed episode guaranteed to teach, inform, and inspire you no matter what business you are in.   In today’s episode, you will learn: Biggest mistakes with getting online. The most important thing to be successful online. How important social media is in building an online brand. Using ads online, and are they expensive? Tips to use YouTube and Instagram together to grow your online business. Best tips for picking your target market. Pricing your service online in today’s competitive world.   There is tremendous value in this episode for anyone looking to amplify their personal or corporate brand and who wants to create more impact. I also went “LIVE” on Instagram & Facebook and took questions live from the audience, which added an entirely new fun dimension to today’s show. At the end of the episode, Vito and Anna have a special offer just for our IMPACT Show guests for an exclusive opportunity to join Vito, his wife, and business partner Anna Renderer, and yours truly on a live call this Saturday.   Enjoy the show, and please share your ONE takeaway over on your social media. Be sure to tag me on IG/Twitter so that I can return the love: @ToddDurkin @thevisionaryplanner @vitoglafata @annarendererFacebook:  @ToddDurkinFQ10    More on the episode: 1:02 - The Biggest Mistakes People Are Making Online 8:40 - How to Be Successful Online 12:35 - The Importance of Social Media 17:07 - Using Ads Online… Here is What You Must Do 24:00 - Questions from our fans listening in LIVE  38:10 - Final words from Anna and Vito. 43:14 - A Special Gift   ---   About Vito and Anna: Vito and Anna La Fata mentor experts, coaches, and service providers on transforming their expertise into an automated signature system, coaching program, online courses, and personal brand. They believe your online business should be structured to be a vehicle of independence (not a job) so you can achieve personal independence from the business and create time, location, and financial freedom in your life.   As internationally recognized speakers and writers, they have contributed to IDEA WORLD, IDEA PTI, IHRSA, MindBody BOLD, PopSugar Fitness, Australian Fitness Health Expo, Canfitpro. They are the co-founders of The Visionary Planner and Creators of Vision In the Vineyard. www.thevisionaryplanner.com, www.vitolafata.com www.annarenderer.com   ---   Are you a Trainer, Coach, or Fitness Business Owner seeking to make a more significant IMPACT? If so, I invite you to join the Todd Durkin Mastermind Program. My Mastermind Program is for those seeking “best in class” content & coaching in personal development, leadership, business, marketing & coaching.   Exclusively for my podcast listeners, and for a limited time, you can receive a FREE fitness business assessment and a complimentary (60 min) coaching call.   Simply visit https://todddurkinmastermind.com/free-vna-coaching-call.   ---     FREE ‘GET ONLINE’ WORKSHOP This Saturday, September 26th   “MONETIZE YOUR MESSAGE...MAP OUT THE ‘4 ELEMENTS’ THAT TURN YOUR EXPERT KNOWLEDGE INTO A PROFITABLE ONLINE OFFER & BUSINESS!”    I invite you to join Anna, Vito, and myself for a special 1-Day Virtual Workshop. If you're truly serious about building an online business (not just an online service or one on one coaching), then you don’t want to miss out on this deep dive training led by Vito, Anna, and myself as a special guest!   The Free 4 Hour workshop will be hosted inside their Online Business Success Secrets Group, Saturday, Sept 26th. Request to be added here and join us LIVE to get your questions answered and have a chance to win prizes! https://www.thevisionaryplanner.com/free-group-signup    Let them know TD sent you :)   ---   If you enjoy the Todd Durkin IMPACT Show, can you please do a few things: Give us a 5-star rating on iTunes. Provide a great review of what you love about the show. Please SHARE the episode on your Social Media or in a newsletter.   For more information on Todd’s new book, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT, go to:www.todddurkin.com/getyourmindright.   ---   We LOVE your questions for the podcast!! To ask Todd a question for the podcast, please go to www.todddurkin.com/podcast and ask anything on your mind!   ---   Follow Todd… → Instagram & Twitter: @ToddDurkin → Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToddDurkinFQ10 → FB: @ToddDurkinFQ10 → If you are a fitness pro or trainer and want to be coached by Todd, visit https://todddurkinmastermind.com/.    ABOUT: Todd Durkin is one of the leading coaches, trainers, and motivators in the world. It’s no secret why some of the world’s top athletes have trained with him for nearly two decades. He’s a best-selling author, a motivational speaker, and owns the legendary Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA, where he leads a fantastic team of 42 teammates.   Todd is a coach on the Netflix show “STRONG” that is must-watch TV. He is a previous Jack LaLanne Award winner, a 2-time Trainer of the Year, and he runs his Todd Durkin Mastermind group of top trainers and fitness pros around the globe, coaching them with business, leadership, marketing, training, and personal growth mentorship.   Todd and his wife Melanie head up the Durkin IMPACT Foundation (501-c-3) that has raised over $250,000 since it started in 2013. 100% of all proceeds go back to kids and families in need. To learn more about Todd, visit www.ToddDurkin.com and www.FitnessQuest10.com.   Join his fire-breathing dragons’ community, receive regular motivational and inspirational emails, visit www.ToddDurkin.com, and opt-in to receive his value-rich content.   Connect with Todd online in the following places: You can listen to Todd’s podcast, The IMPACT Show, by going to www.todddurkin.com/podcast. Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/todd-durkin-impact-show/id

Many people are looking to build their online brand & business these days. While some people believe building their online brand is just increasing their social media following, it goes way beyond that. Today, I dissect the essential aspects any entrepreneur or individual should do to build their brand and business with online expert Vito LaFata. Vito is someone I’ve known for 10+ years. There is no one I know that has invested more in their personal and business growth than Vito. And for that, you will greatly prosper today.   In today’s episode, you will learn: The ONE thing that’s most important to be successful online today. The five phases of building your online brand & business. Why social media alone will not build a long-term sustainable business model. What’s working in social media and what’s not. How Vito went from a burnt-out brick & mortar business owner to potentiating his vision of owning a vineyard and leading retreats to help people discover, create, and live their deepest purpose.  How do you build an online business if you don’t have a lot of money or a big following yet? Why having a strong online presence will ultimately allow you to create more success and scale more impact.   There is tremendous value in this episode for anyone looking to amplify their personal or corporate brand and who wants to create more impact. At the end of the episode, Vito has a special offer just for our IMPACT Show guests for an exclusive opportunity to join Vito, his wife, and business partner Anna Renderer, and yours truly on a live call next week.   Enjoy the show, and please share your ONE takeaway over on your social media. Be sure to tag me on IG/Twitter so that I can return the love:   @ToddDurkin @vitoglafata @thevisionaryplanner Facebook:  @ToddDurkinFQ10    More on the episode: 1:33 - Meet my friend Vito La Fata 7:58 - 2008 on the verge of bankruptcy 10:40 - Lily Pad Moments 16:25 - What life looks like now for Vito La Fata 21:40 - The Visionary Planner - 5 step process to build an online business and brand 31:57 - Rapid Fire Questions 37:57 - 2 Minute drill - Online lessons from Vito La Fata 40:24 - The one thing you must do to thrive again - 7 Figures of wisdom from Vito La  La Fata 43:44 - A Special Offer from Vito La Fata   --- About Vito La Fata: Vito La Fata, a former personal trainer, studio owner, turned online entrepreneur mentors, coaches, and service providers on transforming their expertise into an online business and personal brand.  He believes your business should be structured to be a vehicle of independence (not a job) so you can create time, location, and financial freedom with security in your life. Vito is the co-creator of The Visionary Planner, Vision In the Vineyards, and has built multiple 6 and 7 figure online brands over the last ten years. But he's most proud of the fact that he did all of it so he could be the best dad and husband he could   As an internationally recognized speaker and writer, Vito has contributed to IDEA WORLD, IDEA PTI, IHRSA, MindBody BOLD,  Australian Fitness Health Expo, and Canfitpro.  He is the co-founder of The Visionary Planner, and Co-Creator of Vision In the Vineyard, and Creator of the Hard Chargers United.   Follow Vito:  www.thevisionaryplanner.com, www.vitolafata.com, www.visioninthevineyards.com.    ---   Are you a Trainer, Coach, or Fitness Business Owner seeking to make a more significant IMPACT? If so, I invite you to join the Todd Durkin Mastermind Program.   My Mastermind Program is for those seeking “best in class” content & coaching in personal development, leadership, business, marketing & coaching.   Exclusively for my podcast listeners, and for a limited time, you can receive a FREE fitness business assessment and a complimentary (60 min) coaching call.   Simply visit https://todddurkinmastermind.com/free-vna-coaching-call.   ---     FREE ‘GET ONLINE’ WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!  “MONETIZE YOUR MESSAGE” MAP OUT THE “4 ELEMENTS”  THAT TURN YOUR EXPERT KNOWLEDGE INTO A PROFITABLE ONLINE OFFER & BUSINESS!    I invite you to join Anna, Vito, and myself for a special 1-Day Virtual Workshop. If you're truly serious about building an online business (not just an online service or one on one coaching), then you don’t want to miss out on this deep dive training led by Vito, Anna, and myself as a special guest!   The Free 4 Hour workshop will be hosted inside their Online Business Success Secrets Group, Saturday, Sept 26th. Request to be added here and join us LIVE to get your questions answered and have a chance to win prizes! https://www.thevisionaryplanner.com/free-group-signup    Let them know TD sent you :)   ---   If you enjoy the Todd Durkin IMPACT Show, can you please do a few things: Give us a 5-star rating on iTunes. Provide a great review of what you love about the show. Please SHARE the episode on your Social Media or in a newsletter.   For more information on Todd’s new book, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT, go to:www.todddurkin.com/getyourmindright.   ---   We LOVE your questions for the podcast!! To ask Todd a question for the podcast, please go to www.todddurkin.com/podcast and ask anything on your mind!   ---   Follow Todd… → Instagram & Twitter: @ToddDurkin → Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToddDurkinFQ10 → FB: @ToddDurkinFQ10 → If you are a fitness pro or trainer and want to be coached by Todd, visit https://todddurkinmastermind.com/.    ABOUT: Todd Durkin is one of the leading coaches, trainers, and motivators in the world. It’s no secret why some of the world’s top athletes have trained with him for nearly two decades. He’s a best-selling author, a motivational speaker, and owns the legendary Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA, where he leads a fantastic team of 42 teammates.   Todd is a coach on the Netflix show “STRONG” that is must-watch TV. He is a previous Jack LaLanne Award winner, a 2-time Trainer of the Year, and he runs his Todd Durkin Mastermind group of top trainers and fitness pros around the globe, coaching them with business, leadership, marketing, training, and personal growth mentorship.   Todd and his wife Melanie head up the Durkin IMPACT Foundation (501-c-3) that has raised over $250,000 since it started in 2013. 100% of all proceeds go back to kids and families in need. To learn more about Todd, visit www.ToddDurkin.com and www.FitnessQuest10.com.   Join his fire-breathing dragons’ community and receive regular motivational and inspirational emails, visit www.ToddDurkin.com, and opt-in to receive his value-rich content.   Connect with Todd online in the following places: You can listen to Todd’s podcast, The IMPACT Show, by going to www.todddurkin.com/podcast. Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/todd-durkin-impact-show/id

A lively discussion about with Bruce and Mindy Mylrea discussing plant based nutrition, fluid strength and the medicine of the future. Bruce Mylrea/ BA in Economics / E Cornell certified in Plant Based Nutrition / AFPA certified Holistic Nutritional Councilor. He spends hours each day reviewing the latest in unbiased nutritional research. Bruce is focused and passionate in educating others on the life enhancing and life extending benefits of whole food plant-based nutrition. Bruce is the SCW male presenter of the year for 2017 and also 2017 Life Time Achievement Award for CanFitPro Bruce is the author of the book, A Plant Powered Approach to Prostate Cancer.Mindy Mylrea is the 2017 Life Time Achievement Award Winner for CanFitPro , 2016 Empower Instructor of the Year, 2015 PFP Trainer of the Year. 2015 International Presenter of the Year 2013 CanFitPro Specialty Presenter of the Year, 2008 ECA OBOW Fitness Presenter of the Year, the 2004 Can Fit Pro International Presenter of the Year, the 1999 International IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, a National and World Aerobic Champion, a 361 sponsored athlete, and a five-star presenter for IDEA. Mindy is an advisory board member for Oxygen Magazine, an international presenter, author, motivational speaker, video personality, and CEC provider for both ACE and AFAA. Mindy is the creator and lead talent behind Gliding, Tabata Bootcamp, Extreme HIIT Chaos, and the non-profit One Day to Wellness. She is a master trainer and on the pro development team for Schwinn Cycling, Body Bar, and Bosu. Mindy has authored numerous articles and stars in over 500 instructional videos. She is the author of the book, The Plant Powered Penis. Mindy is the mother of three boys, has been married for 37 years, and lives in a fruit and veggie covered RV traveling worldwide with her husband spreading the wellness word.

In Part 1 Josef and I sit down and talk about his journey of becoming mindfully resilient. He tells us of his life growing up and some of the adversities he had gone through during his school years. We talk about depression, anxiety and fear and how he works through them daily to help himself keep his Mind Right. Joseh describes a leader and what qualities they should have and some of ways they should lead. Speaking of leaders he shares some of his favorite leaders and an incredible story shared between him and Tod Durkin at Canfitpro that changed his life forever. This episode is full great real life experiences that are truly inspiring and I cant wait for you to hear part2 GIVE AWAY TIME..... Win Tod Durkins newest book Get Your Mind Right. To get Points you must follow these RULES: 1) Tag a picture of you listening to the episode.@sparkplugwellness & @coachpapajosef on Instagram or Candice Axford, Josef Safety on Facebook 2) send me Candice a Dm with the name of The place Joesf and I met, this is shared in part 1, you will also need to listen to part 2 and Dm me the answer what is the sign off saying for Josef Mindfully Resilient Podcast? 3) share with a friend and let us know. For each rule you follow you get your name entered into the draw for a total of 4 entries. Part 2 will be released Wednesday 12th stay tuned please follow, subscribe, rate and review podcast for it truly does help get the value of my guest out there to more listeners and helps me know I am on the right track for providing service. Thank you, appreciate & love you All --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 168 - Fyonna Vanderwerf - Stongfit Muskoka, Ontario-Owner, Pro Trainer at CanFitPro, Writer at Canadian Physique Alliance, Crisis Responder, Competitive Bodybuilder, 3x IRONMAN “I turn shadows into light for the underdog...I’m not perfect. I’m FLAWSOME!” “I’ve never thought why…. I’ve always thought, why not?” - Fyonna Vanderwerf In Episode 168, the Two Fit Crazies welcome an amazing and super energetic Canadian fitness star by the name of Fyonna Vanderwerf! Fyonna, ZOOMing from Muskoka, Ontario, refers to herself as “wild and wacky,” and she does not disappoint. Fyonna was recently featured on SGT Ken Weichert’s Project H.O.P.E., inspiring people from around-the-globe with her infectious energy and zest for life! Fyonna shares some amazing stories such as when she was called a “spaz” by her 10th grade physical education teacher because she was not as coordinated or fit as everyone else. This fueled her desire to seek her strengths and “turn shadows into light for the underdog!” She is on a mission to empower others so they can see their “light” in the world and Fyonna is just getting started! Reach out to Fyonna to learn more about her programs and Try For 10 Meal Plans. Mention this podcast for some special offers! Enjoy! -Two Fit Crazies www.twofitcrazies.com Website/ Email: fyonna@strongfit.ca www.strongfitmuskoka.ca Instagram: @FyonnaVanderwerf @ber_fit_with_fyonna Facebook: @FyonnaVanderwerf LinkedIn: Fyonna Vanderwerf

Episode 162 - Project H.O.P.E. (Help Other People Endure) with SGT Ken Weichert and Speedball Steve Feinberg Ken Weichert (aka SGT Ken): International Speaker, 6x US Army Soldier of the Year, Master Fitness & Resilience Trainer, Counterintelligence Agent, Combat Veteran, and Founder of Project H.O.P.E. Steve Feinberg (aka Speedball Steve): Founder of Speedball Fitness and HipBox World, fitness innovator, international speaker/educator, martial artist, boxer, and Project H.O.P.E. advisor “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” -African Proverb “I was ready to give up….you have changed my life….my perspective is different now.” -Project H.O.P.E. May 2020 In this episode, the Two Fit Crazies are honored to be joined by THE “SGT KEN” WEICHERT and THE “SPEEDBALL STEVE” FEINBERG, two amazing men who are on a mission to provide HOPE and INSPIRATION to people around the world. SGT Ken explains the importance of bringing people together during these unprecedented times through this series of comprehensive webinar workshops that features several inspirational speakers that share personal stories and profound strategies to triumph over tough times. Originally a pipedream that came into fruition after just a few days, SGT Ken reveals how he and his wife, Stephanie, organized this “project” after learning of an unemployed woman who could not provide for her three children. With the help of such amazing people as: Steve Feinberg, Jenn Hall, and many more, Project H.O.P.E. launched its first highly successful webinar and raised over $800. for this woman. In less than two months, Project H.O.P.E. has now hosted workshops not only in the United States, but also in Singapore. Each webinar features 4 to 5 powerful speakers whose stories will pull at your heartstrings and forever change your life. SGT Ken feels so compelled to continue these Ted-style talks that Project H.O.P.E. now offers free CEC’s through CanFitPro and ACE and will be launching in more countries soon. The time to encourage and empower yourself to push for positive perspectives is now! Become the champion of change! “It’s time to come together and HOPE: Help Other People Endure! …..and be on the lookout for a “fit crazie” Enjoy! -Two Fit Crazies www.twofitcrazies.com Project H.O.P.E. (Help Other People Endure) Instagram: @projecthopeacademy @sgtken @stevefeinberg Facebook: @projecthope@sgtken @stevefeinberg

In this episode, Rod and I talk about how he got into fitness and his journey throughout the fitness industry. Communicating, coaching and stepping out of comfort zones to becoming the executive of CanFitPro.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Guest Speaker Dr. Jason Karp is a nationally-recognized running and fitness expert, freelance writer and author and exercise physiologist. He owns Run-Fit, a state-of-the-science run coaching and personal training company in San Diego, California. As one of America's foremost running experts and the 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, Dr. Karp is a trusted source of information. Through his writing, conference presentations, DVDs, and numerous print and television interviews on topics related to running and fitness, he brings the state of the science directly to the public. A sought after speaker on running and fitness, Dr. Karp is a frequent presenter at international coaching and fitness industry conferences, including U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, American College of Sports Medicine, IDEA World Fitness Convention, Asia Fitness Convention, FILEX Fitness Convention, CanFitPro, National Strength and Conditioning Association, ECA World Fitness Convention, and FitnessFest, among others. He has taught USA Track & Field's highest level coaching certification and was an instructor at the USATF/U.S. Olympic Committee's Emerging Elite Coaches Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He also holds clinics for runners, coaches, and fitness professionals. Thank you for listening to this week's episode and please be sure to subscribe to the show so you never miss a new weekly episode with a new special guest and topic every week! Happy Listening! Coach Alli _________ Contact Dr. JasonEmail: jason@run-fit.comWebsiteREVO₂LUTION RUNNING™ CertificationInstagram Support the show

We are constantly asked “can I follow the ketogenic or low carb lifestyle during pregnancy” or “if I am breastfeeding?”The answer is absolutely YES, but with some differences. Listen to Kate who is truly an expert on the subject of keto. Following the ketogenic lifestyle actually resulted in getting pregnant extremely easily. So easily that they weren’t even trying. Listen in to hear her fertility journey prior to the keto lifestyle.During this episode we ask Kate how can this type of lifestyle not only promote fertility, milk supply (not drying up while breastfeeding), ease of pregnancy; along with the benefits behind following this lifestyle during this special time.Kate Jaramillo is a ketogenic living expert, wellness mentor, and host of the Straight-Up Wellness podcast. Kate is leading the way in the Ketogenic community as the Founder of Ketogenic Living 101, Ketogenic Living 102, the Creator of the Ketogenic Living Coach Certification, and co-creator of the Keto40. Kate wholeheartedly believes in the power of a ketogenic lifestyle and is thrilled to have created the first ketogenic coach certification to be approved as a CEU provider for organizations including NASM, AFAA, ISSA, and Canfitpro. With close to 400 Ketogenic Living Certified Coaches spanning six continents, Kate is thrilled to help spread the fat-fueled health revolution!In 2019 Kate co-founded Certified Course Creation to assist online wellness professionals in building and launching online coach training courses. Each course has achieved Continuing Education Provider status with world-renowned education companies. These courses create entrepreneurship opportunities across the world, while positively impacting the wellbeing of millions of global citizens.When she is not building courses, mentoring female entrepreneurs and business owners, and creating delicious ketogenic meals, Kate enjoys traveling the world with her husband and four children.Kate also has a podcast called Ketogenic living 101

Stories of Starting Ep 26: Amanda McQueen Comedian, Fitness Trainer. Amanda is a CanFitPro certified personal trainer located in Montreal. She is passionate about inclusion, kindness and empowerment through fitness. Her programs and methods are body positive and client-focused. As a CanFitPro certified trainer she offers safe, effective training geared towards your goals. Amanda is on-the-go and can bring her gym kit to your home, favourite park or grandma's basement. Amanda's programs are designed to fit your goals and lifestyle. Official website: https://amandaemcqueen.wixsite.com/training Amanda McQueen Fitness on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amandamcqueenfitness/ One of Amanda's livestream workouts at Paradigm Fitness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/386122455136402/videos/2541982692719866/

Guest: Carolyn Martyn Bio: A Health Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist; Canfitpro-certified Personal Trainer, CCF Life Coach and Creator of “Bring It Impact”: confidence conferences for youth. Basically: at her core an advocate of others; she helps women learn how to put themselves and their health first and SHINE from the inside out. Question 1: What does self love mean; is it overused as a term? Question 2: How can our kids/ those we love benefit from us incorporating health and wellness into our lives?

Melissa Boufounos is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist who coaches OCR athletes to optimize their performance and improve their race times by making sure they are nourished on a cellular level. She has personally competed in over 30 races, including the 2016 OCR World Championships, a top 15 finish in her age group at Battlefrog Toronto in 2016, a top 10 finish for females in the elite heat at Prison Break Toronto in 2015, a top 5 finish in her age group at the Spartan Sprint Ottawa in 2014 and a top 20 finish in her age group at the Spartan Beast Ottawa in 2014. She has also completed two Spartan Trifectas (2014, 2015). Along with her education in Natural Nutrition from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Melissa is currently taking the Precision Nutrition Level 1 course. She has a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College and a post-graduate diploma in Sports Journalism from Centennial College. She is also CanFitPro certified as a Personal Trainer Specialist.

Do you want to live a healthy and happy life? If yes tune in as Kate Jaramillo shares how to be healthy and happy to live the life you want. Kate Jaramillo is a ketogenic living expert, wellness mentor, and host of the Straight-Up Wellness podcast. Kate is leading the way in the Ketogenic community as the Founder of Ketogenic Living 101, Ketogenic Living 102, the Creator of the Ketogenic Living Coach Certification, and co-creator of the Keto40. Kate wholeheartedly believes in the power of a ketogenic lifestyle and is thrilled to have created the first ketogenic coach certification to be approved as a CEU provider for organizations including NASM, AFAA, ISSA, and Canfitpro. With close to 400 Ketogenic Living Certified Coaches spanning six continents, Kate is thrilled to help spread the fat-fueled health revolution! In 2019 Kate co-founded Certified Course Creation to assist online wellness professionals in building and launching online coach training courses. Each course has achieved Continuing Education Provider status with world-renowned education companies. These courses create entrepreneurship opportunities across the world, while positively impacting the wellbeing of millions of global citizens. When she is not building courses, mentoring female entrepreneurs and business owners, and creating delicious ketogenic meals, Kate enjoys traveling the world with her husband and four children. Check out my organizing shop on Amazon which has products to help you organize your kitchen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janetmtaylor/message

Two Fit Crazies and a Microphone Podcast Episode 145 - Joy Sobel - Fitness Industry Consultant/Past Event Coordinator for CanFitPro/Les Mills Instructor for GoodLife, Toronto, Ontario GoodLife Fitness Instructor of Excellence Award Recipient 2019!!!! “We have lost our ability to be simple...to be able to get back to basics… there is too much confusion out there.” -Joy Sobel In Episode 145, the Two Fit Crazies welcome Joy Sobel of Toronto, Canada to the show. Joy shares her unique journey into the fitness industry along with her perspective of the state of fitness as seen through Canadian eyes. Her insight might just surprise you with regards to boutique fitness studios and the success of “big box gyms” across the country. Joy also shares her story of growing up with a “fitness mom” who greatly influenced her love for fitness and how she became the education coordinator for one of the biggest fitness conventions in the world, CanFitPro. As an independent fitness consultant, LES MILLS GRIT, CXWORX, and BODYPUMP instructor for GoodLife and so much more, Joy reiterates the importance of education and how she plans to continue making waves in the fitness industry. Get ready for a great listen! -The Two Fit Crazies www.twofitcrazies.com Facebook/Instagram: Joy Sobel Canfitpro: https://www.canfitpro.com/ Les Mills: https://www.lesmills.com/ GoodLife Fitness: https://www.goodlifefitness.com/

Ken Weichert, better known as “SGT Ken" is an award-winning international speaker, six-time US Army Soldier of the Year, Master Fitness Trainer, Master Resilience Trainer, Counterintelligence Agent and decorated combat veteran. Ken is a Certified Speaking Professional, a member of the National Speakers Association, and a graduate of the John C. Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker Course. He is a multi award winner including IDEA WORLD 2016 Fitness Instructor of the Year and CanFitPro 2017 International Presenter of the Year amongst his many recognitions.

If a lifelong quest for health and wellness is at your core, how do you stay committed to it and stay on your path? A man who knows the answers is Paul Chek of CHEK Institute. Paul has devoted his life to health and fitness: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and true fitness. In today's show, Paul explains what those concepts mean and also tells us the path he took from his childhood farm to becoming a licensed holistic health practitioner and working with a professional sports team to creating the Chek Institute. When Paul began his practice, he had traveled all over the world, studied with many great doctors, therapists, teachers, and had had enough clinical time to master and integrate conditioning practices like the Swiss ball. He had also developed his primal pattern movement system. He was ready to go out on his own and when the opportunity arose he took it and hasn't looked back. Paul Chek, on a lifelong quest for health and wellness Since then he's continued to study, learn, practice, and grow. In fact, his growth includes becoming a licensed medicine man and spirit guide, which means he can legally use plant medicines and facilitate healing ceremonies. He feels passionate about these offerings because plant medicine helped him grow more than any other book, video, training or workshop. He tells us more about those experiences, plus the knowledge and coursework involved in becoming a Chek Institute certified practitioner. We also spend a lot of time talking about deprogramming our belief systems and the important impact this can have on helping us heal our bodies and our lives. We'll get into Native American practices, Celtic spiritual philosophies as well as the zero point field and the concept of "one mind". At the heart of it all is Paul's six foundation principles: nutrition, hydration, sleep, breathing, thinking, and movement. But none of those are available to us without a healthy planet, we all need the Earth in order to survive. When we shift our focus in that direction we can see how much we need each other, and we can radically shift our thoughts and our way of living to a more sustainable and peaceful way of life. Take this deep dive with us as we explore those topics and more on this edition of Awesome Health Podcast with Paul Chek! Resources Paul Chek on YouTube Paul Chek on Facebook Paul Chek on Twitter Paul Chek on Instagram Living 4D with Paul Chek podcast CHEK Institute CHEK Institute on Facebook CHEK Institute on Twitter CHEK Institute on LinkedIn Read the Episode Transcript : Wade Lightheart: Good afternoon. Good morning and good evening wherever you are I'm Wade T Lightheart from the Awesome Health Podcast and I am, I can't tell you how excited I am today. I am interviewing my new found friend and really inspirational mentor. Mr. Paul Chek, he's a living legend. A few months ago we had the opportunity to connect at the Canfitpro in Canada where Paul was receiving a Lifetime Achievement award for the incredible contributions that he's made to our industry. And we had a nice connection. He invited me down to the Heaven house in Southern California, which is the heaven house for sure. I think we spent over 12 hours together the whole day we lifted rocks. We looked at how he charges his water, we shared some native American smoke then which was phenomenal. We broke bread together. We had a beautiful interview together and we had a really deep connection together and in a, in a way that I don't know if a lot of people experience in their lives, and I think it may be a throwback to maybe other times or other things when there wasn't so much internet connection and so much, you know, shallow connections, but it was an opportunity to be welcomed into Paul's incredible life. And you just get immersed in it for a day just to walk through his library to see how he'd come to some of the ideas that he'd come up with. And to hear this incredible history of what I believe is a true living legend in the industry and often times misunderstood, not understand, attacked, and then finally proven true. Wade Lightheart: What a great opportunity. Paul, welcome to the show. Paul Chek: It's my pleasure, man. I, I'm always excited to get a chance to connect to you and share some love. So thank you. Wade Lightheart: So, so let's just, we're gonna I got so many questions. One of the things that we're both, we're kind of free flowers. I'd like to see where things go and what happens. But let's talk about right off the bat, and this is a really loaded question. Who is Paul Chek and what is his mission in the world? Paul Chek: Well, you know, the truth is, the answer for who is Paul Chek is really the answer for all of us. And that is, I'm some kind of a unique marriage of earth, water, fire, air, space, and consciousness. But I think a more kind of direct answer is that, you know, when I think of who I am, I really feel like I'm somebody who has devoted their life to seeking truth and sharing what the process and the synthesis of gathering. You know, the many bits and pieces of scraps that you have to get in this quest for knowledge and truth. Two, test them and synthesize them into what seems to be universal. Principles are consistently reliable ways of perceiving and relating and engaging the world. And as you know, my, my life has been oriented around two things. Health, which includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and what really is true fitness, what's, you know, functional fitness or baseline fitness, functional fitness, and then sport or activity specific fitness. And how do you get somebody from the state that they're at walking in the door to first physiological and structural balance to then build them up to be the person that their dream is requesting of them. So really that sort of an encapsulation of who, you know, I perceived myself to be. Wade Lightheart: Okay. And the mission through the Paul Chek, you have the Paul Chek Institute and I, and that's kind of a branch of expression for you. I think you're much greater than the Institute itself. It's kind of like, but let's talk about the Chek Institute because of all the industry professionals I've met and, and you know, I've, I've met a lot of the big names and all those, you know, been to the seminars and all that sort of stuff. You're probably one of the most, I would say, subtle influencers of movement concepts in the world today. In other words, if you kind of dig down into communities and cities or you go around the world, sooner or later you end up with the Paul Chek practitioner somewhere who figures out the unfit irritable. So tell, tell me how, tell me about the Paul Chek Institute. What that's about and why people seem to, what's interesting is is is so many, when I talk to Chek practitioners, what's fascinating is they kind of go on this journey of health and fitness and study and education and learning and they come from a sport or an activity or whatever it happens to be, or an institution or a profession and somehow they wind your way into the Chek Institute and then they just did. Wade Lightheart: They become Chukies. That's what the world knows. They become Chukies and they dive into into your world what is so powerful, a boat, the Chek Institute, the Chek principles and how that's just just permeated the whole world with some of the best coaches in the entire world. How did that come to being? Because that's an incredible accomplishment that I, that needs to be acknowledged and recognized. How did that happen? Paul Chek: Well, it happened. It happened really right in the beginning of my military career as the trainer of the United States army boxing team. And I didn't really realize how much that I had learned in my childhood. Both on the farm, my mother being a Yogi for, you know, 30 something years, traveling to India to do initiations, multiple times being raised in the self-realization, fellowship temple and teachings of Yogananda. Mmm. You know, being a child, there was a lot of stress in my family. So athletics was how I vented that and I love to win. I just really have as a young man, winning to me was important because I figured if you're going to do it then why not just go for it? And otherwise, why bother? You know, just no go do something that's non competitive. But so I, I was very immersed in sports from the first grade. Paul Chek: I started with wrestling and pretty much just played everything I could play any excuse to get off the farm so I didn't have to work, you know, shoveling piles of cow shit and cleaning pens and you know, all the work, working, working, working stuff. But you know, I was in a small Valley on Vancouver Island called Comox Valley and you know it, it's intense. You know, I have pretty heavy winters there at times. Our first year there we had eight feet of snow. So for a kid from Los Angeles, that was quite a shock. We had 140 acre sheep farm. It was a working farm. Mmm. So between my pursuits as an athlete and because the competition that was, there's just so many great athletes there. It was crazy. I mean, you know, growing up, one of my buddies became, he was my sparring partner for three years in our boxing club. Paul Chek: He became the world champion in kickboxing at the time in 86 I think 80 maybe 89 he became the world champion. Another one of my buddies that I grew up with in town owned pretty much the only gym in town at the time. He was mr Canada and bodybuilding in, in 1880 1989 I think as well. Two of my other buddies were nationally ranked motocross that I did a lot of racing with. Probably six or eight of my best buddies were black belts and multiple level black belts in various forms of martial arts. And we had our own kickboxing club where we could have weekly meetings to destroy each other. Paul Chek: And a lot of my buddies were elite skiers. So it was just like this hot bed of farm boys that all had this need to express their frustration and father's stress. And, and also we're also very motivated to win. And so it created this intense growth pressure. And so I began studying when I was 12, everything I could find on diet, weightlifting, bodybuilding, Mmm. And just apply, learn and apply, learn and apply. And so when I got to the army boxing team the strange thing was as I was also the Army's representative and triathlon and so the boxers and the team management were kind of baffled by the fact that, you know, we often train six hours a day on the army boxing team and I would be getting up early in the morning to do longer, more intense running like you know, 10, 10 K and half marathon type training fairly regularly. Paul Chek: Plus I would go to, when they went to lunch, I would go to the swimming pool and usually put a mile in and just get some food in me as quick as I could. And then after training I would get on my bicycle and go do anywhere from 2260 miles in the evening and I'd do a hundred miles on the weekends and they could not figure for the life of them how I could possibly, and I fought on the boxing team before I became the trainer, so they were watching how I was very good as a fighter, but I was also doing all this intense training. So when my company commander came to me and said, if you want to leave the boxing team and train full time to win the army triathlon, I will support that because I've got a lot of money to bet on you. Paul Chek: I need you to win. And so I went back and told the boxing team I was going to stop fighting and train full time for triathlon. And they said, Oh God, don't do that. We'll give you the job as as trainer because whatever the hell you're doing, it's working. You can fight hard all three rounds the way you eat, the way you train. We've never seen anything like it. How would you like to become the trainer and take over all the conditioning management of the gym and nutrition coaching for the for the boxers. And I said, you know, something inside me just knew that was what I was supposed to do. And fortunately for me, the team physician was an osteopath and he was quite open to discussing things with me. So I got a two year internship and how to care for acute sports injuries. Paul Chek: And we had plenty of them cause the boxing gym was also the headquarters for many army sports, such power lifting, track and field. And I was interacting with wide variety of athletes and there's 80 at that time there was 79,000 soldiers on Fort Bragg. So it's like being in a, you know, I grew up in a town of only like 16,000 people. So there was like being on Fort Bragg was like being in a big city on Vancouver Island. And so I really got to use my creativity, what I've learned about weightlifting, what I'd learned about diet, the first book I ever read in my life, I hated reading. But the first book I ever read, I finished it in the army on a bus on the way home from the Pentagon where we had just done a 10 mile inter military race, army, Navy, air force, Marines. Paul Chek: And it was nutrition and a holistic approach, but Rudolph Ballentine. So I had really gravitated toward these holistic principles because that's how my parents ran our farm. You know, everything we ate pretty much came off the farm. My mother being a Yogi was very oriented toward natural eating, which is heavy in Yogananda's philosophy. We bought, we bought food that we needed when we needed it from a local kind of hippy co-op where people got together and got good food and okay, so plus being raised on a farm, you know, my father was very intense ass kicker, get the job done, no complaints, do it or you won't like the consequences. So I really learned how to push through discomfort. I mean doing things like swinging access for eight hours straight and clearing land and you know, building and digging fence, post holes and, and a long, long string of endless stuff. Paul Chek: So I actually got in an extremely good physical condition. And so when I carried that into sports, it was already, like, I had a lot of preconditioning so I was almost a jump ahead of a lot of people. And so when I got in the army, it was really just, you know, without a depth of knowledge, anything even close to what I have now, it was really, and I'd also been trained by the monks to meditate. And how to con, you know, calm my mind and how to you know, find my center in the middle of a storm and, and how to understand concepts such as what the universe is or what God is or what space and time are. And so when you put all that together and you put me on an army boxing team where I become the trainer, I had the freedom to implement weightlifting and circuit training and I used to be an aerobics instructor before I joined the military. Paul Chek: So I used that knowledge and skill, begin modifying their diets cause they ate like crap and just ate crap and had a lot of problem losing weight and doing a lot of stupid crash dieting and just silly stuff using various too. It's accelerate kidney urine production to drop weight. The stuff that really costs them, you know. So when I put all this together and I, long story made short as a triathlete, I was in so much physical discomfort from the hard training that I needed the experience of my grandmother massaging. As a child I had asthma and none of the drugs or anything did anything like my grandmother's massage. And so when I came to the situation where I was training so hard, I was just really a need a massage. I asked my wife if she would give it a try and so she, I just got some like, you know, baby oil or something. Paul Chek: And even with no skill, the difference it made in my training was phenomenal. I was just blown away at how much it aided my recovery. And so I started reading sports, massage therapy books and everything I could find on sports massage therapy. And I intuitively implemented this on the army boxing team. So I became the first person ever in the entire history of the boxing team to offer massage therapy to all the fighters. And so between the massage, the diet, the designing, the conditioning programs, and I led the fighters through the workouts. I didn't point fingers, I did everything I asked them to do, which they loved and they hated because I was in good enough shape to really, you know, put it on him. And it just grew into this sort of excitement, this passion because the team doctor reported within about the first three months that the rate of injury was going down. Paul Chek: Like he'd never seen it and the athletes were performing far better. They were fighting way harder and longer through the third round where they were having problems with that before. Mmm. Just there was so many positives and my father was a guy that did not have the good job gene. So to be in the military and to be winning so many awards, I set many military records got two records in the obstacle course in different posts. I set the record for the most pushups in two minutes in the 82nd Airborne Division. I got many you know, army achievement medals for various things that I did. And so I was in this sort of like very inspirational hotbed with very highly motivated men that were, you know, really aggressive, get the job done, kick some ass, let's win. And then having that team, Dr. Charles Pitluck there, started opening my technical awareness and then I started reading books on sports medicine to understand the body from a medical doctor's perspective and how they treated inflammatory problems and tendons and Mmm. Paul Chek: And so that kind of triggered me to the point that when I left the army, I, I knew that I wanted to mix sports, massage therapy, postural awareness. I went to the sports massage training institute, which was phenomenal. And I got eventually got my license as a holistic health practitioner, which allows me by the state of California law to do anything holistic with any kind of problem, from psychological problems to health problems, to whatever. I can do, massage, I can do meditation, I can do plants and herbs, anything that's natural. So it was the perfect license for me because there was really like almost no barriers on it, you know. And I just continued to study and travel all over the world and learn from the very best doctors and therapists I could find no matter where they were at. And I put that all together. Paul Chek: And having left the army and starting my own sports massage business, I then got hired by the largest physical therapy clinic in San Diego. They had their own surgical center. So I had 13 orthopedic and neurosurgeons I was working with. I could go to surgery anytime I want. I ultimately did five cadaver dissections, two through the university of Oregon health sciences university, one through giveaway and multiple through the surgeons cause they did regular cadaver dissections to test new surgical techniques and just to review their anatomy. And then working with all these physical therapists and athletic trainers gave me a chance to share concepts with them. And they, the reason I got hired is because the owner of the clinic had had three knee surgeries and was about to have to have a fourth because her knee locked up and she had a frozen knee for the third time. Paul Chek: And the surgeon said, if I have to manipulate this knee, I may never be able to play golf or tennis. Again, both of which she was very active in. So I had rehabilitated a guy named Kevin Macquarie who was on Nike's running team. Then it was as a marathoner and he had bilateral Achilles problems that, you know, pretty much were ending his career and nobody could figure him out. I straightened right out in about a month and so he told the owner of the clinic before you let them operate on you, you got to go see this guy that I know. Long story made short, I got her more range of motion in one session than they'd been able to get for her in months. Then she asked me to come work for them. I was the first massage therapist in San Diego ever to be hired by a physical therapy clinic. Paul Chek: And because the physical therapists always thought of massage therapists like prostitutes. So it was a bit of a shock for them. And then she asked me to condition her cause I had got her range of motion back. But once I started working for her, she asked me to condition her and I, there was a lot of political tension because there was a lot of looking down the nose at me and there was also a lot of jealousy. Like how did this guy with no college degree figure out this woman when we couldn't figure her out? So there was a lot of kind of edginess, you know, and so I said, why don't you let them work with you? And if they give up or you give up, then I'll take it over because then whatever happens will be respected knowing again that they did their best. Paul Chek: And sure enough, after about three months, she wasn't getting better. She was getting worse. So I took her over, rehabilitated her got her strength back, got her where she could play golf and tennis again. And so that triggered off a level of mutual awareness and respect that led to me spending four years being treated pretty much as an equal because they had evidence that I was certainly able to do things they couldn't do with their degrees and their skills. And so that just catapulted me into a deep, deep exploration of everything to do with the body, the mind, the soul, the, the the glandular system, the organ systems. And I basically became famous for the guy to send medical failures too. And I had doctors from all over the world sending me cases. And I ended up working for many professional sports teams that did a lot of consulting for the Chicago Bulls and the Jordan era. Paul Chek: They were the first ones to take on my Swiss ball and my scientific core conditioning approach. And it spread wildly from there to other sports teams. The Lakers were the ones that picked it up next from them. But I've worked for so many professional sports teams all over the world and so many sports Olympic committee limit, Olympic committees, university teams militaries, you name it. And you know, the reason I kept getting results with jobs with these people is because I got results that they could not deny with an IVR. I've taken three elite athletes, famous athletes out of medical retirement that were forced into medical retirement, all of which came to me and I completely rehabbed them and got them in very good shape and they all passed their medical exams, which is extremely rare because if an athlete goes back after being forced into medical retirement, they can actually sue the team for falsely retiring them. Paul Chek: So Gary Roberts, I rehabilitated cause Charles Poliquin came to an impasse with them. He passed his medical exams, which I had to attend because the doctor was very concerned about letting him back with all the problems he'd had. But he ended up making 25 million more dollars before he finally retired. Mmm. Ricky Stuart, at that time, the highest paid rugby player in the world was forced to medical retirement. I brought him back and he played for two or three years after that. Richard Dunwoody, a famous horse jockey, horse racing jockey, was forced into medical retirement after 40 bad falls from horses racing and being trampled and all sorts of stuff. And he had some severe issues. But I rehabbed him and he went back and won the triple crown and wrote about me in his autobiography and, and sent me a beautiful big picture, which you probably saw on my wall and, and, and a copy of the autobiography to say thank you. Paul Chek: So really what kicked off the Chek Institute was, I, I, it was really Charles Poliquin, he was a friend of mine and I helped him get more known in the US he asked me if I could help him get a job with the bowls. So I inspired elver meal to bring them on and consult with them at the bowls. And Charles asked me if I would train his top two strength coaches in the approach I use for assessing core function and optimizing core strength and conditioning. And those two guys who are very, very experienced strength coaches said what I was teaching was just like so far outside of anything they'd ever seen or heard of that they really both felt I should start an Institute. And so at that time I had enough knowledge that also after I left sports and orthopedic physical therapy clinic, me and a partner started our own physical therapy clinic. And prior to that I was working for a chiropractor for two years who was one of the instructors in my massage school. So by the time I actually started the Institute, a two years training with an osteopathic position in the military, sports massage therapy training, holistic, a health practitioner training. I did my neuromuscular therapy training through the st John Institute. Mmm. I had, Mmm. Paul Chek: So then I worked for this chiropractor for two years who specialize in athletic injuries. Then I worked in a physical therapy clinic for four years. Then I owned a physical therapy clinic for three years. So by the time I actually got to where I was training people and starting my own institute, I had quite a lot of experience and, and, and you know, I did a lot of research. I published a lot of articles. I've published hundreds of articles around the world. I was involved in developing research studies. I had, I've got several patents of my own as you know, as, as an inventor and medical and an exercise equipment. And I come from a background of fabrication, building my own race cars and roll cages and building my own engines. And so I have the skill to, to kind of see where there's a hole and fill it. Paul Chek: And so the Institute was really me taking all the knowledge that I had from each of these different areas, be it nutrition lifestyle issues musculoskeletal issues. Mmm. I had to do a lot of work with people's mental, emotional state because a lot of the people that came to see me were in severe pain and had been for many years. And I found over and over again, there's a huge psychological component and chronic pain and they're all my assessments kept pointing to belief systems. Mmm. And so I kept running into issues where people's problems tracked back to beliefs that were related to their beliefs about God. Unfortunately, my mother, having been a Christian scientist and become yoga, gave Paul Chek: Me a chance to really heal a lot of that Christian programming. And be able to spend time. I spent my 15th year in summer camp with the monks where I could ask any question I want. And these guys were so enlightened and so clean and clear and precise in their answers that even as a 15 year old kid, I actually turned 16 in summer camp. I felt safe and I felt like I was getting real honest answers that carried me. It's through the rest of my life. And so the Institute really became the place where I took everything that I had tested for years and years. And I had a very, very busy practice. I mean, I got so busy in the physical therapy clinic, we had hire three other massage therapists to support the load. And I was, I was referring the largest physical therapy clinic in San Diego, 36% of their business just from people trying to come find me from all over the world. Paul Chek: So by the time I started the Institute, I had traveled all over the world, studied with many great doctors, therapists, teachers and had had enough clinical time to integrate, master the Swiss ball, develop the first conditioning videos in the world for Swiss balls, introduced them to the weightlifting industry. I'd develop my primal pattern movement system. Mmm. You know, so I, I had enough that I was getting encouragement from 360 degrees to teach this stuff. And I also read intense level of frustration with the insurance industry because they were ripping us off so bad that we couldn't run our physical therapy clinic and make a decent living because they kept sending us like $16 on $135 a building or 40 bucks. And so when the opportunity came to sell it to a large corporation, I took that money that we made because we made a couple hundred grand. Paul Chek: And I split that with my partner and use that money to start the Chek Institute. And so that really just became the basis from which I launched off in 95. And, and that's what I've been doing is just continuing to study, learn, practice, grow, work with challenging cases. Uyou know, and I've also got my license now as a medicine man and spirit guide. So I, I finally reached the point where when I started doing research on psychedelics and,udid a year of training with a doctor that uses him in his practice. Mmm. Penny felt it was very important for me to get federal protections so that I didn't,u get sued or anything like that. So I went through the native American council and got my medicine men spirit guide license so I can use plant medicines legally and healing ceremonies. And I've conducted over 400 healing ceremonies at this point. Uso, you know, the plant medicines also grew me more than anything. I would honestly say more than any books or libraries and helped heal,u Paul Chek: You know, potentially lifetimes of pain and also reinforce my meditation and Tai Chi practice. And I, I spent time with master Fong Ha learning from one of the top masters in the world, how to do Tai Chi. I took medical type qigong training and applied that. And I did a lot of that as research for my book, how to move and be healthy because I felt that people were so burnt out from working too much and exercising too hard in the gym that I needed to take exercise into its feminine expression. And so I hired master Fong Ha. We'll actually did it for me for free, but I offered to pay and I told them I want to learn the basic principles of Tai Chi so I can develop a system of movement that actually cultivates more energy per unit of time than it costs that allows people to pump, detoxify and vitalize their bodies, but doesn't require the memory of a lot of complex Tai-Chi movements. Paul Chek: Because I've met people that had been in Tai Chi for two or three years and still couldn't get out of their head. They still couldn't meditate. They were so focused on where their hands were, where their body wasn't. So I said, you know, that they've intellectualized Tai Chi too much. So after two years of working with him, I had developed what is in my book has zone exercises and through testing with my patients and students, they got phenomenal results with these very simple mindless techniques because they locked onto the very principles that really all the inner arts are based on, but allowed a person to move dynamically so that heady people could actually be engaged in the movement. So it was just enough for the ego to focus on, to keep it busy. And there was simple enough moments that the ego kind of goes into this half awake, half asleep state where the meditation bridge opens the doors. Paul Chek: And so kind of in a, believe it or not, that is a nutshell, but so that's what really brought the Chek Institute onto the map. And I've had so much success with elite athletes and sports teams that the word just spread. In fact, the New Zealand military sent two of their top guys to study with me for four years to revamp the entire mill, New Zealand militaries conditioning programs. The Navy seals sent three people in. Mmm. Two of which went back to rehab, Navy seal conditioning. You know, I've had all sorts of kind of unique opportunities like that due to the reaches of my articles and my successes. Incredible. So the Chek Institute will guess will be coming up on 25 years next year. Yeah. Which is pretty impressive. One of the things that strikes me is you live your principles and you're in incredible physical condition. Wade Lightheart: Not bad for an old guy. I mean we haven't revealed your age. I don't know if you reveal that or whatever, but you know, we went out and we're lifting rocks on your property. And what's very interesting I think is one of the unique aspects that I've noticed with the Chek Institute and what you provide is, and maybe this cause we kind of shared some stories about our past, which we grew in these environments where you're not sitting in these wonderful linear planes that are familiar in most gyms that people go to or exercise programs. Is this a functional level of strength in a, a functional level of movement that you have? And, and it translates not only into your physical condition, but your capacity to move, particularly as you age. I doubt there's most 20 year olds could do the things that you do now. Paul Chek: So a lot of them try, but they, they soon find out that the old man's got a surprise for them. In fact, one of the most common things I get accused of is using anabolic steroids. And I look at him and say, you obviously know nothing about steroids cause I'm 170 pound guy. I have no indications of steroids and said, you know, the steroids, I use your chicken, carrots, broccoli, real food. And yes. So the, for the listeners, I'm 58 and, and I still regularly put it hard on young professional athletes that seek my coaching and even guys that can lift more than me in the gym when they come out to the stones with me, they can't get things off the ground that I can stack chest high. Yes, they all go, hell, the friggin hell did you just do that? And I say, well, you first got to connect to the stone. And and ask it if it wants to take a ride with you. Wade Lightheart: So one of the things, and there's a promotion a bit of, we'll probably put a link to it as well. I think that was really good. That's kind of summarizes your journey. And I thought something that was pretty unique that you mentioned is that your, when when you coach or train a Chek practitioner, you have like a five and a half years for them or I believe you mentioned on it. Can you kind of, can you talk about what it is to be a Chek practitioner and maybe the levels and what happens when, you know, how does a person become that? How do they move through it and what is the foundational components that being a Chek Institute practitioner is what, what does that mean as opposed to say, getting a degree from university of California or taking an international certification course or provincial course or a state course. What is the difference between what you do and what other people do? Paul Chek: Yeah, well the difference really is a bunch of things. One. Paul Chek: My Institute is multidisciplinary. So we have many medical doctors, nurses, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists, physiotherapists, naturopaths from Scandinavia. We've got housewives, we've got people that, you know, used to be truck drivers who had checked professional, rehabilitated people of all walks of life. And they go, Oh my God, I've got to do this, this works so well, I've got to do this. And so, you know, if it's out there and there's probably there's over 10,000 Chek professionals now. So my only criteria is that you can pass the prerequisite courses. I don't care if you're a truck driver, a lager or a surgeon. And I don't make any ex exceptions. I've had many people say, can I skip this prerequisite cause I studied this and this in school. And every time I've let someone do that, they turned out to be a royal pain in the backside in class because they were way far behind what should be known. Cheers by the way. Some nice tobacco and herb can help. Wade Lightheart: Can you talk about that right now? Cause it's kind of a good segue. We've got to try, I got to experience some of your smoke concoction, we'll call it. What is it that you're doing and why are you doing it if that's okay. Paul Chek: Well, I think it's interesting. This is a bag of vaporized herb, so there's no fire it actually just, it's a copped up food to hut be hydrated. It was invented for medical marijuana delivery, you know, many years ago. And it pushes hot air through a little basket that contains herbs and I, I use clean tobaccos that are not grown with chemicals, so I don't get poisoned by them. The grand majority of which are or certified organic. And then I use a variety of herbs. So any tea that you can drink, you can vaporize and it does the basic same thing. So if you drink a sleepy time tea and you vaporize it, it'll, it'll make you sleepy. If you drink a gin Singh and it warms your body up, well if you smoke it, it'll do the same thing, but a lot faster. Paul Chek: Within three seconds, it'll be superior delivery system right here. It's a rapid delivery system. But you know, what happened is I research all this because I'm very interested in all aspects of holistic health. And so when I went through my midlife crisis when I was 50, I realized I had given so much of myself away that I was dying from a lack of, of pleasuring myself doing things just for me. And so I made a promise to myself, if I couldn't make my work enjoyable to me, then I wasn't going to do it anymore. I was just going to retire and go do something else, like paint a rock gym and but you can use vaporize herbs to modulate your biochemistry just like you can use any kind of supplement. Mmm. And so I typically, because I do a lot of writing and a lot of coaching, I used things mostly that bring me more into a sort of a meditative state where I'm walking the line between cognitive engagement and intuitive reception. Paul Chek: So I'm listening behind the words and I'm connecting to the person's soul while I'm coaching them. And if you're busy or if there's a lot going on, sometimes it's hard to shift into that balance point just like it's hard for people to stop everything and meditate. And I found using the herbs that I can choose the right herbs to create the environment. So I basically, in modern parlance, I'm biohacking in a very natural, organic, holistic way, not using gadgets per se, but using herbs. And because you're using a vaporizer and there's no fire, you're getting IS estimate only about 30% of the nicotine. So I smoke these things all day long as you know, and I can go off of them cold Turkey and I'd basically just feel tired for about a day. Like I'm jet lagged. And then after that, there's no symptoms whatsoever. Whereas if you were smoking tobacco, you could get very addicted to nicotine. Paul Chek: So I also use it as a transition tools for people to come off of various drugs. Cause I work with a lot of addicts from crack cocaine to cocaine to, you know, pain pills to you if you, if there's an addict out there from gambling to sex to exercise to work. I've worked with them. And so I find this approach is, is such a much healthier option and it allows a person to use something to modulate their biochemistry and create states that helped them realize that there's much safer ways to create state shifts. Because what I've found working with thousands of people is most people are actually suffering from a lack of meaning and being caught in the capitalistic you know, money wheel where they're just running all day to make money, overspending on credit cards, trying to pay for kids' colleges, whatever it is, and they don't have any chance to live. Paul Chek: So they, I ended up getting addicted to things that help them cope with that stress. And the deeper, you know, our culture has lost its myth. So everybody's kind of like wondering around in the great abyss of the world without really having a sense of why we're all here, what we're all doing. And what's it's all for. And then you, you know, you have consumerism has taken over as the myths, so people are spending so much money trying to find this connection that we've lost by being too disconnected from nature. So this allows me to take nature and put it right in my bloodstream and celebrate and worship, you know, this is a ancient as you know, a practice of ceremony for native Americans and natives all over the world. And you know, I sort of live my life in a state of worship. I really, each day is sort of a living prayer for me. And, and so I Paul Chek: Use these herbs as, as a vehicle for deep connection, state shift and just to create the sense that I'm not working so hard, I can stop, go smoke a bag, work. Right. it just brings me a lot of joy. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. It's you know, I was my first time to share in that when we were, when I was down there and it, it is remarkable how it is. We say as a state modulator, I think it's pretty fascinating and it feels great. I'm pretty intuitive about myself. It doesn't feel like taking something bad into the body. There's definitely a positive enhancement and a cognitive enhancement for sure and a state enhancement that I experienced. And I think it really translated also in our podcast as well. When we were, we were talking there, I noticed there was differences in my voice and how I sound and it's, it's fascinating to pay attention to these things. Going back though, we, I know we got onto, we got a little sidetracked here on this and cause it's just, that was an interesting segue, but let's talk about these preliminary courses that you have people to go through before they get to maybe the more advanced training and why that's so critical as a foundational piece and the Chek Institute system and philosophy. Paul Chek: Yes. So when I began the Chek Institute, there was four levels of training. I grossly overestimated how much people can handle. So I used to have, you know, veteran physical therapists and chiropractors breaking down in tears in my class and just throwing their hands in the air and walking out or writing me letters, they would just disappear and leave me a letter saying, you know, I'm so embarrassed that I, I just don't feel, I feel like I'm so far off the mark. And I had no idea there was exercise professionals anywhere in the world that had this level of knowledge. And so I realized I had to break the course material up and build prerequisite courses to get them ready for it. And the, you know, there's a fair bit of technicality. There's a lot of goniometric assessment, joint assessment, neurological assessment. I mean it's a full proper orthopedic assessment, cranial nerve assessment. Paul Chek: I mean, I really want to identify what's causing a person's problems, not just do allopathic palliative care cause it just doesn't really work. Obviously we look at the state of the world. And so originally the plan was, would take four years because I designed the system. So you'd take a blog, a training, then you have to go spend at least six months applying it and you have to turn in. I used to require 10 actual case histories with names and phone numbers I could follow up on which I graded myself and I wouldn't let anybody go to the next level if they couldn't meet the criteria to demonstrate that they were applying the practice, the, the assessment techniques, the program Paul Chek: Design techniques and all the factors I was teaching them and I was heavy into the diet stuff. But there was so much to teach in the science of corrective and high-performance exercise that what happened is after a few years I kept having all these students consulting with the cases that they were having a hard time with. And almost always it was some kind of glandular visceral or diet and lifestyle problem that they were overlooking, which I already did but couldn't put into the program cause it was just a massive other field of study. And so ultimately I decided I had to start my, what was then the nutrition and lifestyle coaching program. So I put together a one week intensive course, which you know, sometimes the classes would go 10 hours a day cause there was so much to teach them. But I found that almost everybody that was coming to the classes were very, very unhealthy people that wanted to go out and tell other people how to get healthy. Paul Chek: And then I put together the next level, which is now the third level and they would show up again looking just as bad yet they'd spent months telling everybody else what to do. And that goes completely against my philosophy. So I said, okay, that's enough of that. So I took out the most basic elements, what was in my book, how to move and be healthy plus a few other more practical application concepts. And I built holistic lifestyle coach level one which is specifically designed to teach all interested people how to achieve baseline health. And it's the prerequisite to get into HLC, to holistic lifestyle coach level two which is my holistic lifestyle coaching program to teach you how to do it professionally. And HLC three is the advanced training program where I go into much deeper issues such as infant development, a much more comprehensive approach to glen and organ reflexes. Paul Chek: Medical dowsing. I take them through a system of maps I developed to show them what the life processes and how to identify where a person's at in their stage of life. What are the challenges with each stage of life. I show them how to do a personality profile so they know how to better coach people. So it's a very comprehensive course. But once I started making people do HLC, one I noticed they would show up much healthier. And I mean I've had people lose 90 pounds between taking HLC one and HLC two and I've got loads and loads of, you know, mind-boggling case histories and then they were ready because you can't coach people effectively if you're not actually having visceral knowledge of what it's like to kill parasites or do heavy metal detox or colon cleanses, liver cleanses, kidney cleanses you know, all the things that they were prescribing to other people. Paul Chek: These things can be quite intense and there can be, you know, complications. I remember one time for example, I was, you know, years and years ago I was, I had a guy who was a, a medical drug salesman and he had a bad case of parasites and his intestines were very badly blocked up. And I had put him on a colon cleanse product with anti-parasitics and all of a sudden one day I got a phone call in the clinic, I can't remember his name, but they said, you know, so-and-so needs to speak to you right now. And Oh by the way, he's quite upset. So he's calling me on his mobile phone and this is right back in the very beginning of mobile phones. And he's like, what the hell, man? He says, you didn't tell me what was going to happen to me, but what are you talking about? Paul Chek: He goes, I'm actually sitting in traffic right now and I just shit my pants and I'm on my way. I'm on my way to a very important meeting. And he says like, I've got a whole seat full in my very nice and BMW convertible. I am sitting in a pool of shit. And he says, I thought I was just going to fart and this happened. He says, why didn't you tell me? You know? And I, you know, I had had experiences like that, but I only highlight that because if the practitioners don't realize what they're getting a person into, they don't know how to pace them. And there's a tendency to throw everything in the kitchen sink at people. So you've got people doing this to drug those, herbs that supplement in there, like they don't know what the fuck's going on. And so I really felt it was very important for people to do everything to themselves that they were going to prescribe to other people. Paul Chek: And then I would, you know, I was trained in functional medicine testing and I worked with one of the giants of that in the, in the world who actually invented salivary testing. And so having done a lot of this on myself and realizing, wow, you know, you go too fast with a heavy metal detox, your life will be very shitty for a few days. I can completely sidetrack you. So what happened in a nutshell was I grew that the corrective and the high performance exercise program, and I built a lot of prerequisite courses to make sure whoever walked in that classroom had the anatomy, the physiology, and the basic sciences down and it was graded tests. And then they found that they can digest the information much better. And through constantly seeing all these people failing with diet and lifestyle factors, I realized I had to build that training program. Paul Chek: And then because there was so much mental, emotional factors, right? The diet and lifestyle factors will, when you say, well, why do people keep doing that? Right? You ask people, I ask people in large audiences all over the world, mostly doctors, therapists, and strength professionals. How many of you right now, no, you're either over exercising or under exercising, but keep doing it and almost every hand goes up. How many of you know you need to get to bed earlier than you are, but you keep staying up late at night and it's costing you almost every hand goes up. How many of you know you're eating shit that messes your body up but keep doing it? Almost every hand goes up. How many of you are doing jobs that aren't making you happy, but you're telling yourself you've got to do it for money and it's causing problems in your own sense of self and in your relationships. Paul Chek: Almost every hand goes up. So the point I'm making is, and this basically is based on my four doctor model, Dr happiness, Dr diet, Dr quiet, Dr movement, which is the encapsulation of a living philosophy. If you don't have those four doctors, believe me, you will be spending a lot of time and money on medical health. And so what I showed my students, cause they're the ones too that I would ask these questions, is you all are aware intellectually of what your challenges, but you keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Which means you have to look at the beliefs that are driving your behaviors. All actions are the result of some kind of belief, most of which is unconscious, right? This is this, this is the tricky part. But yes, we'll get caught in this. So yeah, so what happens is, you know, think of how many times you know yourself or myself or anybody reaches for a food but they know it's going to cause them problems. Paul Chek: But do it anyhow. (Sorry, I got a little dry smoke in my lungs.) So then I say, okay, well why do you keep doing that? I look at myself, why do I do that? Well, I can tell you for me, again, it's almost always because I spent so much of my life helping other people. I need something that is gratifying, something that's out of the box. And paradoxically because it's taboo either, even if it's your own taboo. If I eat that, it's gonna make me itch or it's going to give me pimples, or it's gonna make me feel like shit, but I'm going to have real fun eating it, or I'm right. I'm going to drink that, I'm going to get drunk, even though I gotta go to work tomorrow, I'm going to, I'm going to drink and I'm going to drink till I don't fucking care anymore, or I'm going to smoke or I'm going to do this, or drugs or whatever. Paul Chek: And so what you see is that there's an unconscious cage that's been built and that's been built largely out of mom's ideas, dad's ideas, the educational systems, ideas, all of which are built on religious ideas, right? So without going into a long exposition, which I could easily do as you know but the reality of it is 85% of the people in the world claim religious affiliation. That means 85% out of every person you're ever going to see as a therapist, coach, doctor, trainer, whatever, has religious programming. Usually starting right from childhood when the mind is wide open and has no defenses. And so what you see is the so-called commandments turn out to be perfect to pit you against your instincts, your sexual instincts, your instincts for food. Religions have real restrictions on sex restrictions, on food, restrictions, on dance, restrictions, on music, restrictions on clothing. Paul Chek: I mean, the list is long and so everybody's got this idea in their head that they have to follow these rules because this is what God wants. And if you don't do it, you're going to burn in hell or whatever the story might be. And so at the, at the basis of all this and this sacrifice yourself, give everything up. Jesus gave everything away. You know, these kinds of themes, especially in the Abrahamic religions, which is Islam, Christianity and Judaism. So I kept running into all this over and over and over again. So I would ask people questions and I would, each question would lead to another question. Okay, why did you do that? Because of this? Why did you that? Because this, why are you staying in the relationship when you're unhappy? You've been married for 20 years and you just told me you weren't even happy after the first year. Paul Chek: Oh, well, because in my marriage vows, it's till death. Do you part? I don't want to burn in hell. So, okay. So you think God wants you to live in a relationship where you're not capable of sharing love when your own religion says God is love. So what I found over and over again is that the root of all these unconscious beliefs with large, with a small amount of exceptions, are religious ideas. And I get atheist and say, well, that doesn't apply to me. I never, I don't believe in all that. I go, yeah, but you're raised in a school system that's based on Christian ideology, your road names, your holidays. Almost everything that you do in your life is linked to Christianity in this country or in Europe. Wade Lightheart: And I've found with a lot of atheist as well. Many who I think are, are in extremely integrous people in my experience, but their beliefs are actually a reactive response to that programming and they're caught in the trap again because they're still out of tune with them, their essence, essential nature. And not to jump the gun here, but how is it that you've been able to kind of Wade Lightheart: Move through not just a, an an exercise philosophy or a way to live or kind of a way with, you know, 40 Living I believe is what you, you turn that the four doctors strategy. How is it that you've been able to kind of deprogram that spiritual kind of misdirection that people find themselves caught in and synthesize that in their physicality? Because as you know, at the highest levels, when you really get to the end of the story, it breaks down to these subconscious, you know, archetypes and programs and patterns and behaviors. And when you change that, then everything else just seems to me. How did you get to that point? Because it's very rare that people in the exercise game, if you will, or the fitness game or the performance game, you know, in their career actually go out there on a limb and speak so forthright about those and how they fit. And that's, I think one of the key aspects that makes you so unique is that you're not afraid about making these statements. You're not afraid of talking about great spirit. You're not afraid of talking about the psychological components of how you move and how that translates. How did you get to that particular place? Paul Chek: Well, quite frankly, I had to go through it myself. You know when my mother became a Yogi at the time I was 12, but she'd been going to a Christian science church and I found it absolutely confusing and scary because here I am as an eight year old kid be told, being told God loves you, talking about angels and heaven. And the next thing you know, we're singing onward Christian soldiers marching off to war with the cross of Jesus going on before. And I'm like, wait a minute, I'm really confused here. And every time I would try to ask a question, I would just get told to be quiet or you know, treated like a prisoner of war or some damn thing. Wade Lightheart: I'd have to say, I have to say I had the, sorry to interrupt, but it's so interesting cause I had the exact same realization when I went from Sunday school to the big church and in Sunday school it was Jesus loved me and everything was great and I thought this was a great thing. And then I go to the church and the guy said, well if you don't do this, you're going to be thrown into the pit of fire and burn in hell forever. And I was like, what happened to the loving God? I remember having this conflict, like this is crazy. Somebody got this picture wrong. Is he a, is he a psychopath or is he a hell, like why is there a dichotomy? And it drove me crazy and of course the yogananda help resolve that for me. He had a beautiful explanation about that. And of course he influenced your life as well. Continue on though. I just, I just had to make that little segue cause I share that same realization. Paul Chek: I totally appreciate that. And it's a, it's as common as white bread out there, especially for those of us that have enough self esteem to say, wait a minute, I've got to take charge of my own inner life. Because, you know, waiting for somebody to fix me is really dangerous. It's obviously not working for everybody else to do that. You know, the only answer you get is, Oh, you have anxiety or you have depression or you are a bipolar. They come up with all sorts of fancy names to push you into a box and give you a drug. And, and you know, usually it's downhill from there. But you know, really for my own journey and which is like I said, my style is to really penetrate myself and try to find what is it that I've got to heal. And, and once I've healed that, then as I'm sure you know, once you heal something inside of yourself, for example, if you heal your stuff, gluten intolerance, the next shopping mall you walk through, you see everybody's gluten intolerant. Paul Chek: You see it everywhere. If you heal yourself from a sacroiliac joint injury, you know what it looks like, then you see them everywhere. So whatever we heal creates vision. And so as I spent time with amongst and learn these concepts and saw the stark contrast between Christianity and yoga, I'm like, wow, this is like gnarly. How, how lost and confused people in these Abrahamic religions are and how their model of God is really so far from God. It's, it's scary really. And it starts wars. It's, you know, religious differences are the number one cause of wars, which is the number one cause of death on this planet. And so a couple of steps happen. One, I had to work with myself too. After my first marriage of 17 years. We were together from the time I was 16 my son was born when I was 18 he's 40 now. Paul Chek: I realized I could not be in a monogamous relationship because the pain of wanting to cheat, to get laid, and have the ability to share intimate connection and love with females, get being, not able to do that due to religious ideology and preconceived notions of, you know, our, our marriage vows. And she was in the same boat. We discussed it a lot. So after I got a divorce, I said, okay, I can't be in a relationship with a woman that wants me to be monogamous. So I spent a lot of time exploring and being very forthright with women saying I'm not cut out from an origami. I did it for 17 years and it left both of us in a state where we didn't feel whole or complete. And I remember I was a young person, so you know, my son was born when I just turned 18. Paul Chek: We were together since I was 16 so I didn't really have time to go out and kind of so my oats and play the field. So I had that part of my life missing. So when I, long story made sure that when I met Penny, I just said to her, you know, when it was obvious that we were, you know, serious together, I said to her, I can't be in a monogamous marriage. I, I, it doesn't mean I don't love you. It just means that I have to have the freedom because I never want to be dishonest. I, I, it's, my heart hurts too much to tell lies to somebody that I love. She was happy with that and she's European, so, and she doesn't and doesn't have kind of a lot of these shackles on her that a lot of people do. And so we just basically made the agreement that we stayed together and live in love in ways that worked for both of us. Paul Chek: And our marriage agreement was, as long as we're happy together, we stayed together. But the day that we realized we don't want to be together anymore, then we move on. So Penny and I gave each other the freedom to be who we are. And that allowed me to explore intimate friendships. I would call them, cause I really ever never had any intention of leaving my wife. I love her way too much. And and this process allowed me to actually find out then I still had a lot of Christian programming alive in me that I didn't realize. For example, I'd be making love to another woman and all I could think of is, Oh my God, I'm cheating on Penny, you know, and, and all this stuff would come up like, where's this coming from? I'm, I'm being completely honest, I'm not going behind anybody's back this, you know, but I realized I had all this programming in me. Paul Chek: And so I had to really work on that. And then when I began my training in the use of psychedelics in 2006, Oh my God, many injuries just brought all sorts of this childhood programming up and I had to come face to face with it. And so what ultimately this process led me to was one I bought, Carl Jung's collected works maybe 20 years ago, 25 years ago. And I've been studying it ever since. And I studied many of the great minds in psychology, depth psychology, Ken Wilber's works and many of the Sufi masters and Mmm. What I, what I did, I studied Joseph Campbell for for many years and still do. I actually began to understand what an archetype was. I studied Carolyn Myss's survival archetypes. I studied the shadow in psychology and so I also studied attachment syndromes, infant attachment, infant attachment and how we develop a secure bond with our parents and what drives an insecure bond. Paul Chek: I studied Dan Siegel's works and I studied how to use an adult attachment interview and I developed my own adult attachment interview so I could identify when there was attachment problems in the beginning of a person's childhood. So I studied world religion extensively for years and years and years, so I could understand each of the kind of mindsets and ways of relating to the world. I studied Houston Smith extensively and so what synthesized out of that was a system of analysis that I teach Chek professionals where we look at your attachment history, what was your early childhood like? And we have a comprehensive questionnaire that shows us where there's problems. We look at, I created a system called the big eight archetypes. So we look at the Mago day, which is the image of DD, what do you believe God is and how is that helping you or not helping you? We look at the mother. How was your relationship with your mother, the father, how's your relationship with your father? We look at the child. What was your childhood like? Then we look at the Mmm saboteur archetype, the victim archetype, the prostitute archetype, and the eternal child, which means anybody that's avoiding adult responsibilities and taking responsibility for their choices, but they should be because they're in an adult role or at the adult age. Paul Chek: And so using that system, and I also have people fill out their health appraisal questionnaire, which analyzes 29 physiological systems. All the glands, all the organs, and even issues like anxiety and stress. And plus, I have a physical examination that's very comprehensive. So by the time I put this all on the table, I know what archetypes of the survival archetypes, where they're victimizing themselves, where they're prostituting themselves, which is working for money, not for love, doing things that they shouldn't be doing, cause they don't like doing them, but they think they have to do where they're sabotaging themselves and other people, whether avoiding the responsibilities of being an adult, which is most people in Abrahamic religions, as Osho says, Abrahamic religions are religions for children. Eastern religions are religions for adults because in the Eastern religions, there's no big daddy in the sky that's going to rescue you or tell you what to do. But in the Abrahamic religions, you always have to follow the rules. And there's an old man in the sky. So it's basically really what I would say is a breakdown of our, our, of our mythic evolution. We're still stuck in needing this sort of, you know, Zeus like figure to tell us what to do and what's going to happen. And dot, dot, dot. Paul Chek: And so basically what I do is I identify where they're at, what is the response to their body from the contents of their mind and their emotions. I do a complete injury history, so I know every injury they've ever had, physical, emotional and mental. And I created what's called an an injury tree, so I can see the chronological history and which, how their body responded over time. I can see things like their education and how that influenced them and what the religion or lack of religion is. And then basically what I do is I craft a plan and depending on the mindset of the individual, I either start them, if they're very trapped in religious ideologies or isms, then I know I need to connect to them through their body first and get results with simple things. So they learn to trust me because going deep into the psyche like that requires tremendous trust in your guide. Paul Chek: If the

  What role does psychology play in fitness training? A significant role, and our guest, Benjamin Siong, today explains why. I recently met Benjamin at Canfitpro 2019 conference in Toronto. Canfitpro is a professional event where world-renowned experts on health, fitness, performance speak. He was one of those speakers and as the founder of Australia's premiere fitness brand it isn't hard to see why! Benjamin's journey is where we begin Awesome Health Podcast today, but we also talk about how to train properly for fitness competitions and the importance of taking care of your body and mind in the process. We dig into the hormonal disruptions that can occur, especially for women. Women's hormones are particularly sensitive versus a man's. When you also factor in the false estrogens and other chemicals people are taking into their bodies you can see why the body's natural mechanisms may get suppressed. This can show up as extra fat storage in the body and is something that should be addressed before competing. The body needs to detox these false estrogens and other chemical compounds. If someone doesn't do that and they add strenous workouts to their lifestyle they are going to complicate matters. For example, their cortisol levels can go through the roof as a result of those tough workouts - Benjamin says when you add all of this together you're basically creating an "atomic bomb" within the body. But all of this can be avoided with the proper coaching, training and mindset. Ben walks us through what he would do in this scenario, and why proper coaching, training and mindset are key elements. We also discuss the importance of addressing the psychology of training his clients. Benjamin and I finish the episode with his views on sharing information. Now he shares generously, but he didn't start out that way. Over the years he learned the more he gave, the more was given to him, and it ultimately led to his work today which takes him around the world speaking and sharing his knowledge. You can hear Ben's philosophy in greater detail plus a lot more on this exciting episode of the Awesome Health show! Episode Resources Benjamin Siong's web site Benjamin's courses Australian Strength Performance on Instagram Benjamin Siong on Instagram Read the Episode Transcript : Wade Lightheart: Good morning. Good afternoon and good evening. I'm Wade T Lightheart from the Awesome Health Podcast and I am delighted today to share with you a fellow I just met at the Canfitpro in Toronto. It's a professional event where uh, the world's best experts on health, fitness, performance in the industry get to speak. And Ben was one of the featured speakers, like flew in all the way from Australia. They stocked in with some crazy amount of speeches, but I had the good fortune to actually listen to one, particularly on physique competition, contest preparation. A lot of the mistakes that people make, the voodoo that people get involved with and how do they stay away from that. Uh, and he just had so much sensibility and so much experience that I really, really resonated. So I want to welcome to the show Ben Siong. How are you doing buddy? Benjamin Siong: I am very well thank you so much for having me on. Wade Lightheart: So for our listeners who's listening, who have maybe thought about physique preparation or have done it and maybe had some challenges or they wanted to get involved in this and don't know where to go. Let's just start about, we'll get into that in a minute, but I want to get your background of how did you end up in this space and become such an expert. Of course, tell us all about Australia and what you're up to and all that sort of stuff. So give us the whole kind of enchilada before we dive into the details. Benjamin Siong: I got into the industry out, uh, w w it was my quest basically to, uh, to look better more than anything else. So purely for aesthetic reasons, I wouldn't try to cover it to say for health or anything. I wanted to look better. Um, I was a fat kid growing up, uh, in, uh, in Singapore actually, and growing up there, um, because the Asian society has such small bills, I was classified as an obese child growing up. So throughout my whole childhood, all the way into my teens, I was obese and I never had the chance to kind of shoot up tall, you know, and lose that excess weight on me. And so for me it was a conscious effort to have to, a, to lose all the extra fat in order to get down. And so I remember, um, basically in my own quest to, to look better. Benjamin Siong: That was what I did. I, uh, I did what I knew how to, uh, uh, I guess what, what I knew how to do, which was to cut my calories. Uh, and I put myself in a situation where I was just doing a lot of cardio, uh, and I lost a, a good amount of weight, roughly about 25 kilos. I mean, it just really recall the kilos. So probably what, 50 or 60 pounds of water weight within a period of three months. Uh, and within a period of time, it wasn't unhealthy sort of journey, but I got to where I wanted to be and spend, you know, the next two years living in this sort of an emotional cycle with food. And as you know, a lot of people are very emotionally with food and I was very much the same of going through periods of trying to dig food out and, and you know, and, and, and get it off to you've eaten and then starve yourself and in and out. Benjamin Siong: So I, I was fluctuating within that for two years. And then after that I decided, no, I want it to chase health. I want it to look better, but I also want it to be healthy. And that kind of sparked my journey on seeking information. And, uh, the more you seek, the dumber you feel. And that was really it. That was, that was what kinda got me started. And that was a good 20 years, 30 years ago, you know. So now I've, I'm blessed in the position where I, I do what I love and that is continue to teach people my passion. And my passion continues to seek out information. You know, I'm, I'm always the student. I'm always looking at ways to get myself healthy but leaner at the same time. I will always try to push body composition and that's exactly why I'm in this unique space where I work with competitors and a lot of the competitors that I worked with, are carried by the competition process, particularly those in general that have framed by coaches that have taught them a method of preparation and methodology that often stress us out their adrenal system completely. Benjamin Siong: Rex, uh, have, uh, and the hormones and the hormonal system. Uh, and they, when they see me that their body's a disarray. You're not having your periods, this whole range of things going on with their metabolic syndrome. And so what I tend to do is work backwards to try to restore health about also the process. Give them an understanding of self love. Yeah. I'll give them an understanding on how to bring their body into an optimal body composition. Uh, but also we want to look at things like maintaining energy levels, maintaining hormonal balance, uh, and teaching them to have a much better relationship with food. So it has that emotional connection with food and, and that's, that's my journey. Yes. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. That's a, it's a good point. I want to dive into this cause I, when you were giving your presentation, you were kind of showing a lot of the nuances are a lot of the patterns and stuff, and I've seen this myself where you go around to the competitions and you see a ladies who are listening to someone, usually the biggest guy in the gym or the someone who has a couple of titles or whatever it is, they might have a background in science or nutrition or whatever, or they might be blessed genetically or they might be enhancing themselves with a variety of pharmacological agents. And a lot of girls desperate, I would say for a cosmetic ideal or what they've determined and and or, and maybe the acknowledgement that it comes from being a fitness competitor or a bodybuilding champion or a figure competitor, whatever that happens to be, that that adulation or that acknowledgement that you're worthy, that you're valuable, that you're pretty, that you're fit, that you're whatever that is. And there's a lot of people attracted that, especially in today's social media world where you know the presentation is worth everything and then you see them after the show. Wade Lightheart: The, the ones that haven't done this well thought out and most people don't. It's impossible to think and you kind of, you're kind of in that age where you think, Oh, I can just do anything I want. I'm, I'm, I'm different than everybody. Then you see them, the same girls coming back to the shows later on, only their 20 to 30 pounds heavier. Sometimes even more than that. They can't get the weight off. They're stuck at this. They're wearing the baggy sweats and everything. You can literally see them suffering inside as they're maybe encouraging their friends or whatever. And meanwhile they're on the struggle cycle. Wade Lightheart: How does that happen? Wade Lightheart: Like what's going on? Can you explain from your experience as a coach and someone who preps people from shows and helps people recover from bad preps, Wade Lightheart: how does that happen for competitors out there? Benjamin Siong: I think a lot of competitors, a lot of ladies in particular jump into a competition because they like what they see as the end product. So they're look at him on stage, she carries herself well, she looks amazing and that becomes a goal. So you start to see that you've got, I want to be there, but I don't think, uh, they actually have an understanding of the journey of what it actually takes to get to that goal. Now once they throw themselves into the equation, they go, okay, I've got a goal and I'm gonna work myself there. They start to realize that it becomes more like a means to an end. So standing on stage, the purpose that they want to stand on stage could be, could represent anything. It could be, you know, self-confidence. Uh, it could be a goal that they want to achieve through their lifetime. Benjamin Siong: It kind of a tick the box sort of thing. It could be anything, but I don't think the pool of the goal itself is strong enough for them. And so when they hop into the process of prepping, it becomes a means to an end. They just want to get there. And in the process of doing that, the coach will probably tell them, cut the calories. You've got to stick to your chicken breast and broccoli and Brown rice. You've got to do X amount of cardio a day, you've got to stop posing. You have to do a whole range of different things. Uh, now the more you get into it, the closer you are to the goal, the more desperate you are to get to a particular shape. So they can, uh, from the advice of the coach, obviously, because they're following blindly and then they get to stage and then they compete. Benjamin Siong: But a lot of them actually hate the process. They resent the process of getting to stage. They like the final product. But during that time when you stand on stage, remember you are probably dehydrated. So you feel horrendous. You're a low, you don't, I look the way you want to look. You feel horrendous there. And so you would think that's the ultimate goal. That's great. But the ultimate is actually once they stand on stage eating the sugar that comes after standing on stage. So everyone to that. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. Let's talk about that for a second. Cause this is kind of like the deep dark secret, uh, of the sport is I've seen so many people and I had been there myself, I was a former competitor that they're literally planning out the binge after the contest, like detail by detail, day by day, meal by meal ream about it. Wade Lightheart: So what's that about? Benjamin Siong: That is, well you tell me. I mean at the end of the day it's something they look forward to. So from a mental point of view, because they've kept themselves so strict on a nutrition plan, which has really regimented, that obviously represents a mental ease for them. So it's something else. They call it a cheat meal where they go out there and they eat whatever they want to eat. So it's a relaxing sort of a environment. They don't have to be regimented any more. So mentally it helps them for one a, but also on the other side of things is a social thing for them. They can go out and eat. Now we're all emotionally connected to food. And in any society, food represents something where you, if you're, you have, you eat. If you are sad, you eat. You know, if you, if you've got your board, you eat [inaudible] so social connections, you're going family events, holidays. Benjamin Siong: That's right. And so food is connected with so many different things. A lot of the times if you kind of look at it, a lot of the times where we feel elated, happy is associated with sugar because that's exactly what sugar does. She go, gives you a dopamine high. Uh, and what we don't understand, and what science has actually shown us nowadays is that sugars, particularly refined sugar, white sugar itself, what it actually does is it alters the chemical structure of the brain. In fact, what it does is it changes the receptor sites, the dopamine receptor sites in the brain. So much so that your brain now says sugar is the main source of dopamine. I want to take it in any other form of dopamine coming in, any other form of, uh, rewards that come in does not cut it. I don't want any other form of rewards. Benjamin Siong: I just want sugar. So sugar literally alters the form of that receptor site. So your brain specifically looks for it. The more you take sugar, the more it feeds back into that. So you want sugar, you don't, and so we built up this sort of emotional connection, uh, from a hormonal point of view, but also from a physiological point of view that we need sugar. Yes. So now that if you're competing and you're stopping, sugar, you're not taking in sugar. Nobody created. You've already looked for it. Right. The longer you stay off it, the more you want it. The grass is always greener, isn't it? So these people did deprive themselves of sugar because it's the forbidden fruit. And then the competition, you get a chance to eat all the sugar you want, and this is exactly what happens. You start tasting the first bite, and when that sugar hit comes in that you had been craving for all this time, remember your brain is already altered waiting for the sugar to come through, you're going to snap. Benjamin Siong: At that point of time, you have no control over your emotions, your body or logical thought. You go with the flow and instinctively that's where you let loose you. You just eat and eat and eat. By the time you know it. And this is exactly what you mentioned at the start of our conversation, that these girls, for example, over a span of two weeks off to come, they tend to put on 30 pounds, 40 pounds, and you can't recognize them. Yes, and that becomes a problem because it's not just the fat that they put on, it's the body sayng after a competition where they, they're deprived of nutrients - let's absorb and keep the nutrients for one, but that's also hold onto the water because there's a lot of inflammation going on. Yeah. So they're, they're a lot heavier. They're puffy. This is where they look themselves in the mirror and they go, I can't accept the person that I see right now because now I competed to look good, but now I'm looking worse than I did before. Benjamin Siong: And they can't accept it. There is a massive conflict down there. They go through waves looking at themselves, not being able to accept themselves looking that way and feeling that way. Um, and typically this is where everything stuffs up. So mentally they're not doing well physiologically. The cells are not doing well because they inflamed and they go keep going through that cycle. Throughout the period of a year, they tend to lose the period as well. And this is kind of the time where I see them. So when they come to me, a lot of the times they come to me without their period. They come to me with a lot of nutritional deficiencies. So bear in mind they're eating a lot, but they're not actually digesting or breaking down, absorbing the nutrients, hence all the eating. But under nourish. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. I, you know, I have this whole theory that, that, that obesity is actually a, it's a disease of deficiency. Yeah. Yeah. I like the fact that you're diving in, particularly in, in, in the female situation here because we see, you know, like if a female, particularly their indoctrine system in in-system is, is far more sensitive influctuates that have much greater level than say, a male system. And then also when you look at the, a lot of girls are in they're young, you know, they're relatively young, they're early twenties or early thirties, and they're getting into these competitions where they normally have high estrogen levels, high body fat levels as a natural state for childbearing, but they're kind of suppressing the body's natural mechanisms. What, can you talk a little bit about what you've seen happen for a lot of these girls or, or what, or can kind of the recipe of what's going on and then what, what gets compromised beyond just to the food cravings? Benjamin Siong: Sure. Now to start off with, I think if you, if you kind of look at society nowadays, the, the estrogen levels of the female is already falsified. So typically we have an optimal amount of estrogen and progesterone within a female itself. Now amidst that, there's a whole range of other hormones and organizing hormone and FSH and so forth. But when you look at sort of estrogen levels, a lot of the environmental factors that we look around us fit into folds estrogen. We call those Xenoestrogens, right? So the foods that we take in from the VPA now, cans from the parfumes you spray, uh, the chemicals in our water, these are false forms of estrogens that are already taken in, into the body. And so the body has an overload of estrogens. Okay. So for females, for example, when they have an overload of estrogens they start to store fat selectively in parts of their body. Benjamin Siong: We call that estrogenic profile. So they will start storing fat more on the thighs. Uh, some of them will say it's genetic, so sure it can be genetic to a degree in and but the, the genetic part comes with the fact that they cannot detoxify these estrogens of it that they take it. Right, right. So that is from a societal point of view that already builds up. Yeah, no. On top of that, you've got other hormones such as insulin that play a big part in affecting how the body stores fat and influence is obviously the storage hormone for sugar. No, we've taken so much sugar from everywhere. All foods are loaded with sugar, a lot of hidden sugars in there too. Right? And we don't take that into account. In fact, whatever you think is great for us, say for example, you take in fruits and fruits, maybe great. A lot of fruits are also crossed nowadays to produce a high sugar content because it suits the palate, isn't it? Nowadays the more sugar we take, the less, uh, the more the food, the more food becomes blend. So we want to take foods that are sweeter. Wade Lightheart: Correct. So that's the, yeah, the sweetness scale keeps scaling up. Scaling up. Scaling up or even like healthy sugars from natural sources that don't taste good anymore. You want more. Benjamin Siong: Yup. So when we are, when we are driven by high estrogen levels and compounding initial and fluctuations, the body itself is in a, in a state of unrest. It's not optimal anymore. No, this is, I'm talking about all this because this is the starting point of a female that I'm seeing. This is not even the end point. This is a starting point, right. Wade Lightheart: They are just walking in the door, haven't stepped on stage, haven't gotten a gym, nothing. They're there already compromise from environmental conditions. Benjamin Siong: Absolutely. And lifestyle conditions. And then imagine if they get a coach that then strains them on the workouts. Their the cortisol now level goes through the roof. Yup. Overdoing something. Uh, he's telling them to eat certain foods or cut their calories and that he mucks around with their bodies even more. You creating basically an atomic bomb. Yeah. There were a whole range of a unrest within the system from a hormonal basis that they are creating. And so the end product is something which is really diverse. Every female will go through, uh, a, you know, if the hormonal system is disrupted, is very selectively disrupted. So every female is different. And so this becomes the problem. This becomes the problem because when a coach sees them, he takes them as a blank slate and goes, okay, this is what we're going to do. But a lot of the times they're not considering the original lifestyle factors that the female sees you with, which is elevated estrogen levels from the environment, disrupted insulin levels or disrupted cortisol levels. Uh, and, and then there's a range of other things. The androgens that we need to look at as well. So I think it's important to understand the context of which, uh, we deal with. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. So, so here comes this lady, she, she walks into your place, she's dealing with all this stuff. What happens, uh, what happens in, what do you do to kind of get people on the truck or what? And then I want to also want to think what are, what are some telltale signs if they're going off looking for a coach or they want to do one of these things, what are the telltale times that they're there dancing with the devil so to speak. Benjamin Siong: Sure. I think for me, when, when I see someone, the main thing that I want to get out from them is their Why. Right? And that's very, very important. So if you want to compete, no problem. Let's not talk about anything that's physical or physiological. Let's understand your why. Why are you wanting to compete? First and foremost, if you have a very strong Why , regardless of what that is, it can be aesthetic, it can be confidence, it can be, you know, it can be anything and there's no judgment here and your Why's, very individual. But if your why is strong enough, your goal is strong enough, then you know that your, your sight towards the goal can be fixed. And this allows you do to chip away to get to your goal. A lot of people have a very poor way, so they want to look a certain way, but they don't want to put in the work to get there and this became a problem because then the whole journey itself becomes arduous. Benjamin Siong: If I do the green now let's say someone comes in as a strong Why, this is ideal. I know a Why, I want to get down there and maybe aesthetic reasons and maybe confidence reasons, but I'm going to do it and it's strong and I'm emotionally connected to it. Then that's a good starting platform for me. Once I understand their Why, then I work out what goes on on a physiological basis, so let's understand the lifestyle. Let's understand what they're doing from a nutritional point of view. Let's understand what they do from a training point of view. My philosophy is the longer the time I have to prep them, the better and the more enjoyable this journey becomes. I remember I used the word journey because this is not a quick fix and there's a lot of things to an end [inaudible] something that they will learn along the way about themselves. The emotion with food and how to maintain an optimal body composition, keeping optimal health. Wade Lightheart: So, so let's talk about that for a second. Wade Lightheart: Typically how long do you think is it for most people at say, quote on quote average body fat levels in LA? I hate that word average, but you know, a typical woman that comes in to you, how long typically do you like to have to prepare them on a minimum side and then kind of an optimal side? Benjamin Siong: Uh, one question I tend to ask is whether there had been fat a big before at cells have a memory. Uh, unfortunately you don't lose fat cells. Not many fat cells die as you start to age. If you have X amount of fat cells, they expand in size and they shrink in size, right? So if you have a bit of fat before mature fat cells have a memory, that means the ability for you to get fat again is very easy. So if you've been fat before, you need a longer period of time to get lean. If you've always been lean, it's going to be a lot easier. So that forms my basis of how long a I prep you for. Typically for a female, uh, including what I, what I like to look at is the, the emotional mindset behind getting to a comp typically six months. Yup. Because the first three months is to work on the mindset. Yep. To make them understand the process accept the process and kind of learn to love the process. Right. And then, and then we get them into it again, if you have been a bit bigger before it might be up to a year to get ready for competition. Yeah. If you have always been someone who is very athletic and very, very lean, that period is a lot shorter. It could take for 12 to 14 weeks to start you off for your first comp. Wade Lightheart: Yup. Okay. So then what does that look like when you, like what does that look like from a diet and training side and how do you make those assessments for people? Benjamin Siong: I take a very minimalistic approach. The less changes I make, the better it's going to be because then you don't realize you are actually making a sacrifice for the process. So for me, what I'll do is I'll chop the end point. I know how you need to look like and I want to find out where you are now. That's the start point. I need to know how many changes I need to make to the end point. Then I make one change at the time. It's as simple as that. Now people like expect big dramatic changes with nutrition. Give me, you know, six meals a day and eat doesn't need to eat that. I need to know. It's not about that. It's about what you can do. Now this is very individualistic. Some people may need six meals, some people may do really well with two meals, some people do two meals and two big meals. Benjamin Siong: Some people don't. So physiology plays a big role in this. And then this is, I guess this comes down to the skill of the coach. This other, these are the questions. Um, but what I tend to do is to make small changes. If, let's say they make, they have been three meals a day, then the change will be maybe to the types of foods that I want to put in their meal. Um, I might change breakfast and keep lunch, dinner, every other snack. Exactly the same to start off with. The smaller the change, the less they feel they have to sacrifice. Let them implement the change, put that in place for a week or two. They come back, they start to see some results, right. And then they go, great, this is good. Once they have implemented the changes and they can keep it, we move onto the next change. If they haven't been able to keep it, we don't change anything. So that's how I play around with it. Now. The more that they can change, the shorter the timeframe that we have to prep them because they following changes, they're committing to it. Correct. The less they want to commit to it, which means the less that they put the changes in, the longer the prep process will be because they're not ready to change. Wade Lightheart: Right. Right. And what are some of the things that you see that where say with coaches that you see ladies get in trouble with or other athletes? Like what, what's some telltale signs that you might not be with the right coach? Benjamin Siong: Uh, most of the time you will find that the coach, what they do is that they turn up the workload very, very fast. So typically they expect a competitive train to our state. Um, when they first join, I mean a starting workouts at 12 workout. I mean man if you haven't trained at the gym before, 20 minutes, maybe half an hour. Two hours to start off with? Firstly it's, it's quite insane. And then they expect, you know, two hours, five days a week on top of that you need to do cardio on top of that, you need to get some policy and they throw a female competitor in the mix straight away from zero to a hundred percent. Which is pretty crazy. Yeah. So you know, the moment you get a coach like that, probably not the best coach for you. Because what happens is yes you will, you see a change. Absolutely. But they'll burn out your adrenal system. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. It's not sustained. It's not sustained. These are radical results shortly in a quick period of time. But then there's no, there's no ceiling there. There's only the way to go downwards. Benjamin Siong: And once you see a change, your body adapts, which means that now if your body has adapted 12 weeks out from competition and you're already doing maximal amount of workload and you are in trouble. Wade Lightheart: And, and I see that, I see that happen with a lot of girls and that's when they start resorting to chemicals and drugs and things like that to get the calories. Yeah. Everything stuffs up. Benjamin Siong: you know, so real quick, too fast, that becomes a problem. So if your coach gives you something too quick, too fast, you probably need to ask why. Yeah. Now when it comes to drugs and cuts and all that kind of stuff, look to each his own. Uh, if you are an athlete needing to compete in a competition in a level where aids are being used, bio needs, but you need to understand how to use it from a chemical point of view, whether it suits your body, whether you can detoxify stuff, and whether your system, uh, has the, the amount of optimal optimal health to kind of handle whatever you're putting in. Wade Lightheart: what are some of the things that you see people making mistakes around that, like with chemical agents and using that not, not no knowledge or just hearsay evidence or just random shotgunning or taking too much product or just listening to the wrong people. What are the things that you've noticed most often? Benjamin Siong: Basically all of what you're saying. So a lot of them don't have any medical background behind it. They will ask a fellow competitor who has done it before and all have the exact same dosage for the fellow competitor first and foremost. So you don't know. You'd kind of individualize those suggests that you're going, I'm going to follow you because they look good and so I assume I'll do good. Secondly, you don't know where the products from. Wade Lightheart: Yup. Benjamin Siong: So the source of the product is extremely important. You will get someone that they, that they have recommended, but where's that someone got it from, you know what product is being diluted with a whole range of other chemicals. You don't know what you put into your system. Next, remember you are assuming your body works in the same physiological basis as the competitor. What if your liver doesn't have the capacity to detoxify like the other competitor is? Nowadays it's the survival of the liver that allows you to look a certain way. If your liver in trouble - you're in trouble. Wade Lightheart: Yeah. People talk about physical genetics, but there's the, I would call it the organ genetics. What is your capacity for tolerance of toxicity from the cascade of chemicals. Okay, let's move to the competitor who is just competed. They finished the competition, they've achieved their goal. What happens then? What like, cause that's a very precarious time. I feel for people, some people just get right back on the train again and go to the next competition and the next and kind of get on a cycle until they'd burn out. Some people go off the reservation as I like to say you're off the train and then they just start eating everything and blown up. So can you share what do you do with your competitors when they come pleat? Uh, in those cases where they want to continue competing or they want to get off competing or they're not really sure. How do you handle situations? Benjamin Siong: And the first thing I would tell them is when I train someone to compete, I train someone for medal. I don't train someone just to stand the stage. So I know my competitors for a fact. I've got a very good track record of everyone coming in or standing on the podium - the second, third, fourth, fifth, period. So I will prep them before they stand up on stage or when they compete with me and I'll let them know, look, you will stand up on stage and you will, you will place. Cause that's how I trained you to place. Now you got to decide what you want to do after your place and think about this even before you stand on stage. Do you want to continue competing or is this the end all be all for you? You may not know until you stand on stage. Correct. And once you stand on stage, you will know whether you love the limelight. You want to keep going or this is the end for you. Make the decision fast because once you finished the comp, this is what determines what you're going to do now. Wade Lightheart: almost nobody talks about that stuff. You know that it's kind of, it's just a contest and that's it. There's the end. Benjamin Siong: they would need to know what goes on, which is important. So for those that that that's the end point for them - great. Then you need to find out from them if that's the end point, what do you want to do? You understand that your body will not look like this because this is a one time thing. Now after that, what is your ideal body fat that you want to get up to? So then they need to understand within that period of a week where their body is extremely susceptible to drawing in fluids for inflammation, taking sugar, this is where I need to pace them, go, well, if this is the case, then I'll write down a plan and what they need to do. Now typically in the industry we call this reverse dieting, right? I think reverse dieting is a very orthodox way of kind of looking at it, right? Benjamin Siong: Because yes, it has a methodology of putting in food slowly so you slowly increase the calorie count, but sometimes it's more than just increasing the calorie count as increasing the absorbability of what they can actually take it and the types of foods they can actually take in as well. So it is a reverse of some sort. I will call it dieting per se, but it's definitely a reverse of of a nutritional plan of sorts. All of them are add in more fat. Some of them would be more carbed, some of them be less carbs, more fat, more protein. Just depends on the individual own for each to slowly get out of the um, the do the nutrition that actually got them to come will not be their nutrition moving forward. So we've got all that. Wade Lightheart: And then how long typically do you find it takes? Uh, someone to kind of, I would say regulate to their optimal body weight afterwards. Are there, you know, cosmetic ideal afterwards of kind of walking around state. Benjamin Siong: So the longer I take to prep the competitor into competition, the leaner they can maintain after competition because it becomes for them. Yeah. The shorter the preppers, the more mandatory rebounds. Yeah. So that's that. Wade Lightheart: It's going to vary between the person in that thing. Benjamin Siong: Yeah, absolutely. So my competitor takes one year to train with me. Their mindset towards food and energy levels and training is completely different. It becomes a lifestyle for them. They walk on a much leaner levels on a much leaner scale and feeling healthy. So to get to, to prep for them to, to, to go to the competition could mean, you know, losing four kilos. Yeah. So postcom if they put on four kilos, they're back at where they weren't normal living healthy, happy. Yeah, no problem. Most people though, don't do that. When we quickly, you know, 15 kilos as a drop, now expect that 15 kilos to come back just as fast as you've dropped it because you haven't prepped your body for it physically and mentally, you know, ready for it. Yeah. Wade Lightheart: Can you talk about, let's go into the, the lady that shows up with the metabolic damage that she's messed herself up, she's taken hormones or she's gone the yoyo dieting, she's struggling. She can't come out of it. She doesn't know what to do. They come into your office, what do you, what do you do with that particular individual or what can they do? Benjamin Siong: The main thing is to find out how long they have a had this particular damage for now. Metabolic damage, no metabolic metabolic damage. I think it's a, it's a disease that we've created on ourselves and is a name that is given to a particular syndrome. Remember the body is very malleable and adaptable. The body can reverse that. So yes, it is severe. However you, because you brought yourself into it, you can also get yourself out of it right longer, you will have been in that the hotter it is obviously to reverse that particular syndrome, which means that it has to be a conscious lifestyle decision to do that. So I find that metabolic syndrome is actually physically, physiologically it's a, it's an issue of the cells. But from a holistic perspective it's actually issue of the brain, the fact that you want to stay in that position because you want to look a certain way and your brain says I want to eat more and you signal. So you continue to put yourself in that particular syndrome. Right. And you gave me what it needs you get out of it. Wade Lightheart: So you're finding that you have to treat almost the psychology as much as the physiology Benjamin Siong: if not more. Absolutely. Uh huh. Uh huh. Wade Lightheart: And so, um, the next step is I guess, so what are some of the things that you currently do and how you get people, like what's your whole process now? Cause I know you've got a lot of courses, you're teaching all over the world, you run your own company. You want to talk a bit about those things and what your mission is, uh, in the world. Benjamin Siong: Sure. Or I'm, I'm passionate about this, you know, I'm passionate about it because I've been through it. Uh, and my objective right now, uh, my goal is really to bring information out to the masses. I mean, we're talking about trainers down here who need to understand the body in more depth. I think like, I come from a science background. I've, I've, uh, I've, I've done a bachelor of science, a, uh, uh, and psychology as well. Uh, so my background is actually in psychology. I've done a, uh, two, two main degrees, but science, if you look at science, science is very isolated in the sense that when it looks at information, it looks like information through a straw. So you kind of, you only see the small area in front of you. You don't kinda consider the bigger picture and then becomes a problem. Benjamin Siong: And I think that science is extremely important, but we need to step back and look at the bigger picture. So my, I find that my passion isn't teaching trainers to look at signs, but also to consider it with regards to the bigger picture. You want to understand the body and how to get it down in terms of body composition. Great. But you need to also look at the emotions. You need to look at hormones, you need to look at understanding a nutrient absorption. You need to look at understanding, you know, uh, uh, your, your gut bacteria in a whole range of different things. So I'm passionate about teaching trainers how to draw the dots, make the links between the body itself, uh, to simplify a lot of these complex concepts and to make it applicable for their clients to get results immediately, basically. So I, I do, I travel a lot to teach. Benjamin Siong: I've got six courses, uh, that I have created and I bring around to different countries to teach. So far we're in 12 countries. We're looking to bring it to an extra three next year, take it up to 15. Uh, Canada. Obviously I was in Canada. This year's my first year at Canfitpro. Thoroughly enjoyed myself, but I want to bring my courses in the Canfitpro. Uh, and funny enough, I'm talking to you right now in a couple of days I'll be in Bangkok at fitness conference, which is the largest conference in Asia speaking. And prior to that in uh, in Singapore, Singapore and Bangkok teaching my courses as well. So these six courses are out there. This course is focused on topics such as fat loss, fat and fat loss colonization. We talk about hypertrophy, which is enabling your body to put on muscle the fastest. So these are the individual courses. Wade Lightheart: So feel free to share what each, like the name of the course, and then what it is. Benjamin Siong: Oh, sure. So we've got three categories of courses. One of them is based on fat loss and body transformation. That's one category. The next category is putting on muscle, which is comes in level one, two. And the third category of courses is what we call international coach qualifications, which means we teach trainers to be better coaches. This includes everything from program puritization to you know, how to understand nutrition better and how to talk to your clients and implement compliance, put one thing at the time, how to make sure they adhere to it, how to understand the psychology behind it. So it's a, it's a coaching course. So we've got two to three levels of the culture courses. Wade Lightheart: And then this is all available to your company. You want to talk about your company? Benjamin Siong: Absolutely. So my company's called Australian Strength performance and uh, we're based in Melbourne, Australia. The courses are through Australia, strength performance. Uh, and you can definitely check us out on a website. And we'll give you a whole range of, um, I guess a better understanding of the range of courses that we actually carry. The six courses where they're being held and uh, you know, the qualifications that come with that. Wade Lightheart: That's great. And then, um, I guess the other thing I was wondering about, so what, what's, what's the future look like for you? What do you see happening for yourself? What do you see happening in the industry? What's the, the whole mandate and mission as moving forward from here? Benjamin Siong: You know, at the end of the day I think we all have a higher purpose, uh, and everyone has to find what their high purpose is. I think for me it's, I want to be a blessing to people around me. I want to impact people around me. To me it's sharing information that I already know. Now I'm, I'm not your best speaker out there. I'm not the most knowledgeable person. I keep wanting to learn and whatever I can learn, I believe people can learn as well. So I'm wanting to share more. My goal is to be able to learn more for myself and to take that information to the masses out there to the trainers out there. I want my courses to be the vehicle to be able to do that and I want to be able to move into more countries to speak to them. Uh, more, uh, synergies very much like what I'm doing with you. Podcasts, talking with individuals you influenced to be able to bring information out there and we all have a message to share, you know, and big or small. It's a message that can make an impact. If I could make an impact to one person, just one person, I think I've done what I needed to do. So sometimes it really just starts with one. Wade Lightheart: Got it. Now, do you, when you're coaching like people do though than on an online basis, is it a one-on-one meetup? How do you handle that side of the business side. Benjamin Siong: right now? Uh, yes, I definitely do one-on-one a sort of training. Uh, so I mean if they wanted to do a one on one training with me to look into a website and have a look at to see what we do. Uh, we do one on one physical training and my center in Melbourne, but obviously if they want to work with me on an international basis, if you're a competitor or you to know more about health, we just sweet. We definitely do one on ones as well. That's great. Wade Lightheart: And then where can they find you or where can they reach out to you? Benjamin Siong: Yeah, so on the website that's trainasp.com.au you can see information on our online, uh, modules in terms of one on one training, in terms of courses, uh, in terms of if you are in Australia for example, you want to hop into our center, you definitely can find that as well. Benjamin Siong: But also on Instagram you can check us out on 'trainasp' on Instagram or my Instagram is 'benperformancecoach'. And this is where you get to see a lot more about the stuff that I talk about. Uh, you get to see me a little bit more passionate I guess, in, in, in my little us to, uh, streams where I actually talk to two crowds, uh, and see, see what the information is all about and whether it actually resonates with you. I think that's the main thing. You've got to find something that resonates with you. Wade Lightheart: That's great. And then, so before we wrap it all up, any messages that you'd like to share out to our audience or things that you'd like to communicate as a signing off? Benjamin Siong: So, yeah, absolutely. You know what I want, one thing I would like to say is if there are any coaches or trainers actually hear this. Benjamin Siong: It's very important to give and give an a, I mean, give in terms of being generous with information. I remember in my earlier days as a coach, I was very selfish with information and I learned a lot from courses and stuff and I decided to keep it to myself because I felt that I was unique and this would make me different. And the one thing I realized is that the more I kept to myself, uh, the more I repelled cultures away from me. And, uh, I had a paradigm shift and I decided to become someone who gave information away. The more I gave, the more it was given unto me. The more I learned, the more I learned, the more empowered I am, the more I want to empower. I mean, this brought me around the world to be able to teach and to be able to give. Benjamin Siong: And right now my philosophy is in giving. I love to give, you know, the more you ask, the more I can give, the more I will. And I think that's important because we all eat to learn. There is no use taking information to your grave. The more you learn, the more you can empower. Um, and as so many people out there that listen to a lot of information out there but they don't know the truth and the truth is being hidden from us, from marketing. The truth is hidden from us, from, you know, corporate organizations and stuff. And a large degree of what we need to understand as individuals, as parents teaching our children is actually what is pertinent to our health. And so if there is a level of understanding that I can give, I want to be able to do that. And if there are coaches that are listening to this who feel that they take information away that they can give away, do so because it will come back. Yeah. Wade Lightheart: No, it's great. I'm glad that they said that because I've always found that uh, by providing those little tidbits or those moments of inspiration or those, those, those insights out in the world, it's amazing how all of a sudden you get, accepted as a professional and understanding people see it like, wow, that guy is really generous with his information. He's telling me this. I really want to find out what else does he know as opposed to the person that's kind of guarding and not really singing their music. And I think it's almost the reverse psychology of what some people think they get to hide the secrets or the hide to things. But actually the more open and genuine they spread it, the bigger the message goes, the more people get it. And ultimately the more people respond to it. Benjamin Siong: Sin. I mean, what I'm speaking, like I said, I have not. I'm definitely not your best speaker. I'm not your best Electra. I'm not the most knowledgeable person out there. What I know is not new. What I know is out there in Google, you go Google it, you know you'd be able to find it. But what I believe is unique is I'm able to take information with my own life experience and actually give it. That's what makes a difference to people because people relate to that. So I've never been afraid to share information. Information exists out there. It's already there. You're not inventing anything. You are repackaging it because you are an individual interpreting it and then giving it to someone who will take that interpretation and be blessed with it. And so I think people need to look at that. Wade Lightheart: I think that's a beautiful way to sum up the coaching experience, is synthesizing the information that's available into a way that people can digest it, absorb it, and utilize it inside of their life. And of course, that's what we are at the Awesome Health program. We're all about that. So I want to thank you, Ben, for joining us all the way from Australia. We tried to do this episode before it got messed up and the recordings are really appreciate that you came back to the well and and went it again. Thank you so much, sir. Benjamin Siong: It's been a pleasure talking to you. Thank you so much for inviting me back. Wade Lightheart: You bet. Thanks, Ben. Benjamin Siong: Thank you, sir. Thank you.

A Health Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist; Canfitpro-certified Personal Trainer, CCF Life Coach and Creator of “Bring It Impact”: confidence conferences for youth

"When It's Not Working Hit Delete and Move On" About Today's Guest Sara, CEO of SCW Fitness Education and WATERinMOTION®, is a visionary leader that has transformed the fitness education community. A successful business owner and advisor, she is a keynote speaker, published author, podcast presenter and sought-after industry leader. Sara has launched nine successful MANIA® fitness-professional conventions and over 35 live and online certifications. Her company has touched more than 100,000 Fitness Professionals face-to-face and engaged another 300,000+ in virtual connections. Having produced over 600 Fitness Instructor Training videos, written several books and been published repeatedly in magazines and newspapers, Sara is well-known for her creativity and impact on the health and wellness industry. She has a unique ability to share her passion and devotion towards fitness education through her humor, enthusiasm and her effervescent no-nonsense personality. Sara is committed to sharing her knowledge and expertise as a fitness industry leader for the past 3 decades through speaking engagements across the world. She is a favorite presenter for the Athletic Business Show, Medical Fitness Association, International Council on Active Aging, JCC, Club Industry, YMCA, Illinois Park & Recreation Association, AYP, CanFitPro, IDEA, FitPro, Filex, IHRSA, Marriott Vacation Club, Gold’s Gym, WIFA, Nevada Recreation & Park Association as well as over a dozen international events throughout the world. Sara is also the former Owner and CEO of Les Mills Midwest, which she successfully led for over 10 years. Sara is an attorney who graduated from Washington University School of Law and completed undergraduate work from Cambridge University in England. Sara was selected as a Gold Medal winner distinguishing her as a business leader who has contributed to the economic health of her community. She also is the proud recipient of the Illinois State Business Woman of the Year and AEA’s Global Award for Contribution to the Aquatic Industry. Having been a former adjunct faculty member for the Kenneth Cooper Institute, ACSM, NASM, ACE and AFAA, Sara serves on the Gold’s Gym Think Tank, is on the Women In Fitness Association (WIFA) Board of Directors, and is a proud inductee into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Sara has left an indelible mark on the fitness industry as she continues to make her impact on fitness professionals worldwide. Stay In Touch With Sara SCW Website Sara's Website SCW Facebook Sara's Facebook Page SCW Instagram Show Notes We begin the show by reflecting back on how I remember first meeting Sara. Her event was the first fitness convention that ever I presented. I still remember the nerves that I felt, as I took to the stage for the first time. Sara’s memories go back a little further to the time when I was introduced to the Reebok Faculty as the new “face of Reebok.” Well, maybe you can imagine how that went down. Just like anything I needed to earn the trust (and respect) of the team and that was going to take a few years. Sara shares that inside her business she is always looking to hire people with stronger and different talents to her own. She believes that working this way elevates both her business and also her own path to success. Sara talks about how her father encouraged her from an early age to share her voice and have it heard by others and she goes on to talk about the importance of surrounding yourself with good people. People who will lift you up and see the best in you. She shares that while you can’t choose your family, you can choose your extended family and the people who will be there for you when things are going great and also there for you when you are in the struggles of life. During the more challenging times, if things are not going as planned Sara shares how her husband invited her to simply, “hit delete and move on.” Not always easy, but always worth it. Sara currently runs nine very successful conventions but we go back to a time where she had to cancel her first event due to a lack of attendance. She shares how she managed to get to the others side through the kindness of some vendors and presenters, and even in her darkest times, her husband would remind her of all that was still so good and positive in her life. We go back in time to the time when Sara first moved into the world of fitness. It began through the world of dance and she shares that it was only when she was dancing that she felt beautiful. She was also a runner at school and it was the combination of athletics and dance that brought the world of aerobics into her world. During her start as a fitness instructor, Sara attended the IDEA convention, which was and still is one of the most recognized fitness conventions in the United States. She loved every moment but realized that the cost was going to be prohibitive to attend every year. It was this thought that propelled her to create and develop her own fitness events. She began by renting space in a hotel, asking friends for help and Sara City Workouts was born. Sara shares her thought that not everyone needs to do fitness full time, and that teaching fitness part-time is a fantastic way to contribute to the industry. She then shares if you do want to try to move into fitness full time, to try different things and see which types of projects and people resonate with you and where you do your best work. Sara encourages us to take risks and to learn from our mistakes and the “seeming” failures that happen as we go for our dreams. She reminds us that what social media shows is only half of the story and for any success to happen we will have to have setbacks along the way. Sara believes the future of the wellness industry will be both in bricks and clicks, meaning both the online portals along with face to face connection. Sara believes that one of the best ways to get where you want to go is to simply show up, work hard and persevere. She invites us to choose carefully the people we choose to listen to and to schedule and plan our time carefully so that we can create our best future.

Mo Hagan is an International Health, Wellness, and Anti-Aging Expert,  #1 Best Selling Author & Speaker, and the newly appointed COO of Canfitpro.  This week Mo joins us for #TalkingTrends  where we discuss 6 key areas - Marketing, Sales, Managing Teams, Retention, Fitness Programming and Professional Development.

Mahamat Abakar (aka: Mojo) is a 23 year old personal trainer, bodybuilder and recent graduate from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He has recently started his own fitness platform (@_mojofitness).He placed 2nd at the CanFitPro naturals in Toronto during the month of August. During our 40 minute conversation we go into detail surrounding competition preparation, supplements, diet techniques, recovery methods, motivation techniques, and where fitness can take you around the world.Please take the time to listen to the very first episode of @theathletespodcastRate, review, and leave comments below!

Everything is magnified when you begin tapping into your Deeper Why. Not a Goal or Reason but your true Deeper Why - how the World is Helped By You! Imagine everyone living from this place. Everything becomes aligned. New levels of connection and Engagement with yourself and the world become possible. Join us as Gerry and I have another inspiring conversation leading up to our Ultimate Why Workshop at #Canfitpro 2019 in Toronto. It's Whytime Baby!

"Your Questions are My Feedback, Ask Questions, Ask Questions, Ask Questions" About Today's Guest Shannon Fable, Executive Vice President of Learning & Product Development for the FIT4MOM® Franchise, is an experienced business and program developer in the health and wellness space. With over 20 years in the industry, Shannon has presented and educated in six continents on group fitness, personal training, management, business development, and time management. With a proven track record for assessing needs and developing programs, systems, and structure for a wide variety of businesses in the fitness industry, she has helped impressive brands such as Anytime Fitness, Schwinn®, Silver Sneakers, Power Systems, ACE and BOSU®. Shannon, honored as the 2013 IDEA and 2006 ACE Instructor of the Year, is a certified Book Yourself Solid® Business Coach interested in helping fitness professionals navigate the industry and make more money. She is the owner of Sunshine Fitness Resources, sits on the Advisory Board for the Association of Fitness Studios and serves as Chair of the American Council on Exercise’s Board of Directors. Shannon has presented at a number of industry shows such as ECA, IDEA World, IDEA PTI, Asia Fitness Conference, SCW, DCAC, IHRSA, Club Industry, Canfitpro, and AFPA. She is a frequent contributor to industry publications such as the IDEA Fitness Journal, Club Solutions Magazine, IHRSA, the Anytime Fitness Blog and more. Most notably, along with her developer husband, she co-created and founded GroupEx Pro®, a revolutionary software designed to streamline and operationalize the management and marketing of group fitness programs for health clubs, which they recently sold to Daxko. Shannon holds ACE Personal Training, Group Fitness, and Health Coach certifications, as well as AFAA National Certification. Stay In Touch With Shannon Shannon's Website Fit4Mom Website Facebook ACE Fitness Facebook Instagram Twitter Mentioned In The Show No Sweat by Michelle Segar, PH.D. Show Notes As always, I begin the show by asking my guest how they got into the industry of fitness. Shannon shares that “I traded an eating disorder for an exercise disorder and the rest is history.” Shannon’s expertise of her past was as a former dancer and cheerleader, and as she liked the music and the movement found in the world of group glasses, that is where she put her focus at first. After joining a mentoring program, and after not much time in the program, Shannon was soon teaching on a regular basis. She was part of the first group of fitness instructors to teach Body Pump in the United States and it was that experience that began her fast track forward within the industry. We talk about what it takes to gain the courage to move forward and up and Shannon shares that at first, it was the fact that she was naïve and didn’t realize how hard it would be. Then she believes it is about asking yourself what is the worst that could happen, and then doing your best to swim to success. Shannon also shares an important point, that when people see something in us and give us an opportunity – believe them. They would not put you in a position to soar if they didn’t believe you would be able to meet the challenge ahead. We talk about what it takes to become as fully prepared as possible and Shannon invites us to ask questions, ask questions, ask questions. Shannon reminds us that we do not need to know everything about everything. Find your love, find what you are passionate about and then do a deep dive into that area and then get help and reach out to others for their expertise when you need it. She encourages us to experiment, experience and explore all the various options within the industry. Also, understand how what you do also fits into the bigger picture of the industry in general. We both discuss how we have been sidelined by an illness or unexpected life event and the importance of cultivating a way to still keep income coming in, even in the event that you cannot show up physically. We share our thoughts on the gig economy and trading time for dollars, where many of us ask for more money and do more things, but haven’t fully thought out how do we make money without showing up? It is a discussion about not putting all of our eggs into one basket, and if we are putting all our stock into our body then what happens if that body crashes? We both agree on the importance of setting aside dedicated time, proactive time to look outside of our industry and learn about business in general. Shannon shares that her morning reading includes: Books on Productivity, Leadership and Sales & Marketing. Shannon encourages to look at what other people have done, look at their map, study their map, be inspired by their map, And also trust that yours might be on a parallel track, but it's going to diverge at some point if you're going to make it and sustain it. Use others for motivation and inspiration but at the end of the day, you will need your own GPS to create your unique path to success. Shannon invites us to reconsider our ideas about what fitness means. To drop our thoughts about what we think it has to be and embrace what people want to do and then help that plan work for them. She believes that it has got to become more individualized, more holistic, more about moving and being, versus exercise and doing. That fitness is truly a mosaic and that we have to embrace how a person weaves it together so it can fit into their life, and then create that experience for them. We wrap up the show by revisiting the idea of experiencing and experimenting. Learn by reading, learn by watching others, learn by getting out into the world and doing many things. This will help you find your own GPS and navigate your road to success.

"Let The Passion Lead, While You Are Learning" About Today's Guest Maureen Hagan is a global Health & Wellness Expert and has been recognized for her work that spans over three decades. Mo, as she is known in the fitness industry, is an international Award-winning fitness industry leader, program director, and group fitness instructor, and a No. 1 Best-selling author and popular health and fitness columnist. In 2016 Mo was named as one of Canada’s 20 Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity. Also in 2016, she received the International Fitness Industry’s Woman of the Year award. In both 2017 & 2018, she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Health Influencers in Canada. Most recently Mo received the Canadian Fitness Industry Leadership award and was the first solo woman in history to do so. She is the Vice President of Program Innovation at GoodLife Fitness and Canfitpro. She is the creator of Women Who Influence, a founding member of the Women In Fitness Association Board of Directors, and a Board of Directors’ member for Prescription to Get Active Canada. Mo is living her dream that she envisioned as an influencer of change, dedicated to inspire new levels of awareness for fitness, health, and wellbeing worldwide. It is Mo’s belief that behind all great instructors, coaches and leaders is the desire to succeed and help others do the same and this is why she is here—to move people and businesses forward in the direction of their true purpose.   Stay In Touch With Maureen Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Mentioned In The Show Women Who Influence WIFA Can Fit Pro Convention Thanks to: This episode is bought to you with the help of Yes Fitness Music To learn more and gain access to a free, no credit card needed, two-week trial subscription click on the link above:

This week, Bryan serves as a panelist at CanFitPro's World Fitness Expo. He is joined by CEOs and other industry leaders to discuss the future of fitness technology. Discussion topics include how technology can be used to improve peoples’ lives and how it can be used to entice people to exercise and embrace wellness. The experts share their insights from decades of work in the field and what they believe the future holds for the industry. Panelists include Bryan O'Rourke, CEO of Vedere Ventures and founder and CEO of Integerus; Paul Bowman, CEO of Wexer Virtual; Mike Leveque, COO of MYZONE; John Ford, CEO of eGym North America; and Len Fridman, co-founder and CEO of WellnessLiving. Steve Groves, CIO & VP at GoodLife Fitness, hosts.

Dai Manuel is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, executive performance coach and certified lifestyle mentor who empowers people to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. Dai models his work based on 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Finances, Faith with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Dai is a super dad, dating his wife, a founding partner and former COO of Fitness Town Inc, keynote speaker, award winning blogger at DaiManuel.com, spokesperson and brand ambassador, freelance writer, podcaster, CrossFit athlete and coach, a BC Children's Hospital Ambassador, and published author of the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto. Appearances and contributions include The Province, Shape, North Shore News, Edmonton Sun, CTV Vancouver, CTV Edmonton, CTV Winnipeg, BT Vancouver, CKNW News 980 Vancouver, Vancouver 24, LiveStrong.com, Forbes.com, Huffington Post, CanFitPro, Impact Magazine, STAND magazine, Vista Magazine, appearances on 70+ Podcasts and Summits… Connect with Dai at www.DaiManuel.com or any of the following channels: www.instagram.com/daimanuel www.twitter.com/daimanuel www.facebook.com/daimanuel and check us out on YouTube at www.manuels365.com or by email at coach@daimanuel.com -- media kit: www.daimanuel.com/kit Free Resources to help you make life more awesome: Join the free 28-day Whole Life Fitness Manifesto program and learn how to maximize your body, mind, and spirit in 30 minutes a day. www.joinwlfm.com The 99 Bodyweight Workout Guide - free guide www.DaiManuel.com/99 How to Develop a Positive Mindset - free guide www.daimanuel.com/positive-mindset The 10 Most Common Low Carb Diet Mistakes - free guide www.daimanuel.com/lowcarb Why Your Kids Make You Fat (and what you can do about it) - free guide www.whyyourkidsmakeyoufat.com If you're looking for some more guidance and clarity on your next adventure, I'd love to help you out personally! Book a free 30 minute session with me to create your Desired End State for whatever you're planning. This will clarify and solidify the “why” behind it, and help give you a framework for your plan as well as the motivation to push through then things get rough. Book here: https://calendly.com/danzehner/desired-end-state-for-family-trip Check out our contributing author, Scott Swanson and a great book that he and his wife put together about travelling with young kids. Get it here on Amazon! https://amzn.to/2KRgXZF Join our Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/anthemoftheadventurer Music by Mike Tetrault

Visit Anchor Point Training Here "I began my fitness education as a competitive rugby player in Canada. Through 40 seasons, 1971-2011 I learned how to rehabilitate a wide variety of injuries and stayed competitive into my 50s. 2007 opened a gym in Lac Brome Quebec, started training people and designing equipment for training resisted movement with bands. 2010 started working full time developing Anchor Point Training education and equipment. 2011 first adopters of Anchor Point Training tools and methods in Canada include top martial arts schools, hockey camps, physiotherapy clinics, Concordia University and The Canadian National Ballet in Toronto. 2012 moved to Long Beach California to evolve Anchor Point Training equipment and education. First industry presentation, the NORCAL Fitness Summit, San Fransisco in 2013. 2014 became associated with the Functional Aging Institute and created the Anchor Point Training Overview. 2015 the Anchor Point Training Overview accredited with NASM, AFAA, ACE, ACSM and CANFITPRO. Speaker at The Functional Aging Summit and The Fit Body Bootcamp World Congress in 2015 and at the IDEA World Convention in Los Angeles in 2016. In 2016 and 2017 presented over 100 Anchor Point Training workshops in over 30 states in the USA and 5 provinces in Canada." For more information, see http://www.fitnessprofreedom.com You can also visit Anchor Point Training Here.

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, Bobby Cappuccio joins me to discuss living your truth. Robert Cappuccio is a respected motivational speaker and educator. He is a highly sought-after corporate coach, and considered to be a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and professional development, as well as behavioral change. In this episode, we discuss: -The challenging childhood that shaped Bobby’s life -How every Hero’s journey is helped and directed by a guide -The limitations and potential destructiveness of inward focus -How to hone in on your originating intention and achieve happiness -And so much more!   More than most, Bobby knows that life will always have challenges; his approach has been to develop strong relationships and reach out to others. Bobby stresses, “Everybody who has gone through something, what gets them out of it is not necessarily pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps but interacting and formulating and cultivating continually effective relationships.” As a result of this belief, Bobby believes, “There is no such thing as a self made man or women.”   Bobby suggests finding your passion by focusing on where your interests already align as, “We might not know what our passion is but we all have curiosities.” As a result of this, “When behaviors and values align, that’s when passion, discipline, willpower, perseverance—all the attributes we associate with success—occur automatically.”   When you start to live your life in a way that is authentic and true to yourself Bobby believes that, “You don’t chase happiness, you attract it.”   For more information on Bobby: Robert Joseph Cappuccio, aka Bobby, has spent the last two decades pushing for both an industry and individual shift in perspective, from a solely outward focused goal oriented approach to health and fitness to a more holistic approach that is centered on behavioral change. A phenomenon that has helped position PTA Global (a company Bobby co-founded) as a leader in professional fitness development. Bobby has championed both his personal and professional experiences into practical programs designed to help corporate, industry personnel, as well as individuals, get what they truly want. An ideal he firmly believes attainable because result comes from process – be it the process of working on who you are in the moment, the creative process, or strategic processes in business and in one’s personal life. Bobby began coaching shortly after a paradigm shift occurred in his life. He was in his early twenties, and a certified personal trainer. Born with a severe facial deformity and diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at age nine, he suffered abominable abuse in and out of his home until he stumbled upon a marvel: exercise. It saved his life. He discovered that by redirecting his focus, he could affect positive change in not only his life, but in the lives of the people he in turn trained. In helping others, he was in fact helping himself. In sharing his discoveries (both learned and experienced) over the years, he became a world-renowned speaker, author and coach. As co-founder of PTA Global, former head of training and development at David Barton gym, former director of professional development at the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.), Director of Coaching at the Institute of Motion (IOM) and content curator for PTontheNet, Bobby’s reach runs wide. A sales, leadership, and cultural development consultant for various companies including Hilton Hotels, Virgin Active, Fitness First, 24hr Fitness, David Lloyd Leisure and multiple small businesses nationally and abroad, Bobby travels the world impacting lives, inspiring positive change and growth in individuals and companies alike. A presenter at business and fitness conferences across the globe including IDEA, Filex, CanFitPro, FitPro, IHRSA, Pure Fitness Asia, Perform Better, Equinox, Gold’s Gym International, Lifetime Family Fitness, and countless other corporate events, conventions, and workshops aimed at training and developing top notch fitness professionals, Bobby continues to share the impact of honing in on behavioral change in helping clients reach their professional, fitness, and wellness goals. Bobby can be seen weekly on his YouTube and Facebook Video sessions, and heard on various podcasts, tackling subject matters ranging from how sleep affects productivity to tried and true sales closing techniques and customer retention strategies.   Resources discussed on this show: Bobby Cappuccio Website Bobby Cappuccio twitter Bobby Cappuccio Facebook Bobby Cappuccio LinkedIn Bobby Cappuccio Instagram Bobby Cappuccio Youtube Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey Chris Winfield Website Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen  

Let's Just Do This Laura Hampshire - In this podcast from Let's Just Do This, Margaret Wallis-Duffy and Todd Miller speak with Laura Hampshire, Broadcaster and CanFitPro certified Fitness coach! Laura has been involved in the radio/TV industry as an Announcer/Host, Producer, Writer, and News Anchor for about 20 years! She's had the privilege of working at some of the best stations in the country and some of the highlights of her career include: being nominated for Media Person Of The Year at the 2001 Prairie Music Awards, interviewing the legendary BB King, becoming the first Female “Solo” Morning Show Host in eastern Ontario, spending a few years at 680 News in Toronto and helping the 107.5 Kool FM Morning Show climb to #1 in the ratings for the first time in the station's history! Currently out of the media, Laura has sought her CanFitPro certification, and along with her many years of interest in fitness, including battling an eating disorder, she's helping others navigate the path to wellness. And because it's one-on-one, her nutritional plan and fitness plan are uniquely tailored to each individual. Plus, she'll come to you! If you'd like further info from Laura, find her here: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LAURAJHAMPSHIRE EMAIL: LAURA.HAMPSHIRE@LIVE.COM YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2GQy2AA WEB: http://laurahampshire.com If you have a story idea or a guest that we should interview, reach out to the Let's Just Do This podcast team at wownewmediapodcast@gmail.com, online at www.wallisforwellness.com, or on FB at www.facebook.com/wallisforwellness/ Thanks for listening and please give us a review on iTunes and share this content with anyone you think could benefit!

" Don't Wait, Do It Now! None Of Us Know What Tomorrow Holds" Mindy and Bruce Mylrea To say this couple is an inspiration is an understatement. Today I talk with Mindy and Bruce Mylrea about what it takes to be a couple who are living everything they are teaching. There are few I know, who walk their talk as do Mindy and Bruce and this weeks conversation will give you a sneak peak behind the scenes of a day in the life of the Mylrea's. Amongst many other topics we discuss the day that Bruce decided to quit his high paying day job and join Mindy on the road. We talk about the courage it took to make that move, and Bruce shares that is was the combination of wanting to find more meaning in his life and to be surrounded by a more upbeat and positive focused community, that helped him make the leap. Mindy and Bruce go back 35 years and share their story of how they first met. It was not fitness but rather  a bar that was a catalyst for the perfect start to their fitness love story. I ask Mindy about her early beginnings into the world of fitness. While she spent a few months as a singing, chocolate chip cookie to support her acting desires, it was fitness that enabled her to pursue her passion of acting, paying the bills as she paved her way. Eventually Mindy realized that fitness was to be her calling and jumped in full time. As one does, back in the eighties, Mindy began by teaching 4 classes a day at a whopping $5 a class. Her first big break was when she presented a "sport rope" class at World IDEA. When they asked her what else could she teach, Mindy's reply was "What do you need?" Mindy has always been a trend setter and we talk about what it takes to be a leader versus a follower and what it takes to move into the space of the unknown. Many years later and now with Bruce by her side, this dynamic couple are expanding their reach and taking their mission to make wellness available to everyone, on the road. While always passionate about movement, their exploration around nutrition and wellness began in 2010 as Bruce moved to a plant based diet to lower his cholesterol levels. A year later in 2011, Bruce was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In the beginning he was broken open and broke down, yet this crisis became his calling. While still living with cancer Bruce is determined to wake up the world. “We have more scientific evidence now, showing us the relationship between cancer and nutrition than we did with cancer and smoking” This year Mindy and Bruce are renting out their house, and getting into an 32 foot RV and taking their One Day To Wellness on the road. You can find where they will be here: Mindy and Bruce invite us all to be present and to stop waiting to do what you want to do. "Do it now – and drink good wine."   More About Mindy And Bruce Bruce Mylrea has a BA in Economics, is ECornell certified in Plant Based Nutrition, and an AFPA certified Holistic Nutritional Councilor. He spends hours each day reviewing the latest in unbiased nutritional research. Bruce is focused and passionate in educating others on the life enhancing and life extending benefits of whole food plant based nutrition. Bruce is the SCW male presenter of the year for 2017 and also the 2017 LifeTime Achievement Award for CanFitPro Mindy Mylrea is also the 2017 LifeTime achievement Award Winner for CanFitPro, 2016 Empower Instructor of the Year, 2015 PFP Trainer of the Year, 2015 International Presenter of the Year, 2013 CanFitPro Specialty Presenter of the Year, 2008 ECA OBOW Fitness Presenter of the Year, the 2004 Can Fit Pro International Presenter of the Year, the 1999 International IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, a National and World Aerobic Champion, a 361 sponsored athlete, and a five star presenter for IDEA.   Mindy is an advisory board member for Oxygen Magazine, an international presenter, author, motivational speaker, video personality, and CEC provider for both ACE and AFAA. She is the creator and lead talent behind Gliding, the Gliding discs exercise program. She is a master trainer and on the pro development team for Schwinn Cycling, Body Bar, and Bosu. She is the creator of Tabata Bootcamp that earned Most Impactful Program of 2013, and owner of FitFlix Productions DVD production services. She has authored numerous articles and stars in over 400 instructional videos.  Bruce and Mindy have worked together for 15 years in the fitness and wellness industry and present both fitness programming and nutritional education together. They are the proud parents of three boys and have been married for 35 years. When not in the RV they live in Santa Cruz, California.    

"Learn As You Earn" Mo Hagan Mo is truly a powerhouse in the industry of fitness and female leadership. In this episode she shares the many moments and magic that have happened throughout her career. After three decades in the industry Mo reveals what it is that keeps her going day in and day out.  She shares that it is her sense of purpose that keeps her inspired through the good and also through the not so good moments. We talk about the importance of finding our why behind our work and that the why does not need to come with a big W.  Mo's why is to positively impact people through her work. Mo talked about being recently diagnosed with arthritis in her hips. She understood that this was the time to figure out how to take care of herself as she had been telling others to do. This was her wake up call - the nudge that reminded her that she had been so busy she had ignored the signs to slow down. Mo recognized her need to "do" versus "be" and how many moments she had missed fully experiencing due to running so fast. We discuss the event she founded and created called “Women Who Influence.” This inspirational gathering of women leaders recently celebrated its 4th year. Mo had seen a lack of female leadership in the fitness industry and decided to do something about it. Say it "can’t be done" and Mo will explore ways to make it happen. Premiering  with 50 participants at her first event in Canada, Women Who Influence now sells out at 250 participants, and is  expanding outside of Canada to Australia and recently China. Mo shares the idea of learn as you are earn and I love that concept – don’t wait to know it all before starting or you will never begin. Mo encourages us to begin before you think you are ready and surround yourself with the people who inspire you. Act "as if." Mo says that it is in the personal development that will enable us to follow our why and not be thrown by our negative critics. Mo shared what happened when she spoke to industries outside of the fitness industry. It was when she was speaking to corporations she realized that many of them could not get travel insurance for the trips of their dreams. She once again saw a need to help those we do not see in a gym or who are not already working out. It was their health or fear of their declining health that was the greatest risk to their dreams. Mo talks about her recent book that she co-authored called, "Think Yourself Successful." In this book she shares her work around personal development and how we can manage our state, so we can be at our best to enable us to live a life of our dreams. We also talk about the importance of really believing in the why behind why you are wanting to write a book, if that it on your bucket list. She also suggests that a great place to start is to seek out other authors who are looking to co-author a book and find other authors that you can talk to and find out the behind the scenes of writing. Mo shares how Canadian Fitness Professionals got started over a five minute conversation and now is about to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. More About Mo A global ambassador on the benefits of exercise and living well, Maureen Hagan is vice president of program innovation for GoodLife Fitness and Canfitpro. Mo, as she is known in the fitness industry is a licensed physiotherapist, a Physical Health Educator and has been recognized for her work in fitness that spans three decades; named as one of Canada’s 20 Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity (2014) and International Health Racquets & Sports Association's (IHRSA) "Woman Leader of the Year" (2016) with previous awards in the fitness industry that include the 1998 IDEA Program Director and 2006 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, and most recently named to "The Optimyz 100 Health Influencers" in Canada (2017).  Mo is a #1 best-selling author and a regular contributor to consumer magazines and on-line publications including the Huffington Post.       

The hugely inspiring Maureen ‘Mo' Hagan, Senior Vice President of CanFitPro, talks the importance of tenacity, the magnificence of mentoring, the need to find the joy in what you do every day, and why you need to be the product of your product, with Network's Ryan Hogan.

Amanda Vogel has a Master’s degree in human kinetics and is a certified fitness instructor. She regularly speaks at top fitness conferences--including IDEA World, NASM Optima, canfitpro and IHRSA--where she educates fitness pros on group exercise, social media, fitness writing and blogging.

Follow Linda on Social Media @ Chickfitstudio on Facebook Instagram and Twitter and my website is www.chickfit.me Tosca Reno is a New York Times best selling author, founder of the Eat-Clean Diet® health revolution, health and wellness expert, transformation coach, motivational speaker, Star of a Gemini Award Winning reality TV show, physique competitor, and mother of 4. Reno started her career at an age when most would consider retiring, earning her first Oxygen cover at 43, after losing 84 pounds and healing herself. She has competed in numerous physique contests and endurance events.  The founder of the Eat Clean® series that kicked off a food revolution by the same name, Reno has sold millions of copies in several languages. She has helped millions lose weight and become well, thanks to Eating Clean®. Once 204 pounds and officially obese, Reno has maintained this using the Eat Clean Diet® method. Reno is best seen live, where she rivets the audience with her gut-wrenching authenticity. She loves life, and is a tenacious woman who has endured intense personal loss including the passing of her son, her husband, and ultimately the family business and home. Reno is a force. Reno is an expert health and wellness advisor for Canfitpro where she speaks, lectures and conducts wellness seminars and online education programs. What we talked about in this episode: How Tosca and Robert Kennedy wrote  and founded "The Eat Clean Diet" One of the principle of eating clean is nourishing yourself. Why you shouldn't be afraid of having fat in your diet. What a day looks like on "The Clean Eating Diet". Tosca tells us how she went from 85 pounds overweight to cover model in her 40's. To make significant changes you must take action. Taking action requires you to find the spark within you that lights you up. Tosca shows up raw and real and doesn't not wait for things to be perfect to show up for life. Eating flowers are actually extremely healthy for you. Eating raw and healthy nourishes your gut microbiome. How to make Kiefer and why it's healthy. Why its important to take a probiotic that have many different strains. How your gut health effects your hormonal, brain, and overall health. Two Thirds of the population are wandering around constipated. How Tosca left an unhappy marriage of seventeen years, met and married Robert Kennedy and completely changed her life. When you make a decision to step into your truth unapologetically, things just start happening. Tosca's defining moment was when she walked a flight of stairs and she was so overweight and unwell she couldn't make it up the stairs without her heart slamming in her chest to say good night to her girls How to come back when you lose everything. What you still have left after great loss. Tosca said her self-care habits really helped her through tough times but,she had to stop and grieve and learn to take care of her emotional health. Tosca focuses on the three pillars of wellness: eating, exercising, and the emotions. What Arnold Scwarzeneggar is like and how he motivated and gave Tosca a little coaching for her first show after Robert died. How to cope and recover from severe loss. You recover one little step at a time and by owning what has happened to you, Give yourself space to feel and breathe. Unhook from perfection and find the gift in your struggle.  

Spencer is off this week, surfing in Hawaii and attending his brother’s wedding. That jerk! So, Adam and Dai continue the show by discussing how to target your ideal customer. So many fitness professionals and nutritionists have a hard time finding the right clients to serve, and Dai tries to bridge that gap by teaching them the marketing and business aspects of the industry. The biggest questions you have to ask yourself are these: Who is your ideal avatar, and how are you different from everyone else in your industry?   Key Takeaways: [1:55] Dai just finished wrapping up and attending the Canfitpro event. How’d it go? [3:55] Dai talked about the marketing and business aspects to personal training. Personal trainers just aren’t educated in this area! [4:30] Nutritionists are also finding the same problems. [6:10] You have to be online and easily accessible in this day and age. [8:45] Who is your avatar? [9:05] If you’re having trouble producing content, it means you don’t know who you want to ideally work with. [10:20] How do you find the right tribe? [11:15] Dai tries to either inspire, educate, or motivate, when he writes content for his tribe. [12:25] So many people write content to fulfill their own needs, but that doesn’t create engagement. [15:35] In a crowded conference room like Canfitpro, how many out of a 100 have an avatar already established? [19:55] Once you become an expert in your industry for your target audience, you don’t need hundreds of clients! [21:20] Offering group coaching sessions is making more sense to Dai these days. He’s able to serve more people. [23:15] People get into this industry because they love what they do, and then they get discouraged because they can’t show up in the way that they want to!   Mentioned in This Episode: Canfitpro.com   Connect With the Guys Here: Instagram: @22forlifepodcast #22forlife   Dai Website NetZeroGain   Adam Website   Spencer Website  

If you set foot inside a gym this month, you'll probably find it's packed with new members moving forward with a New Year's Resolution to get fit! What are the most effective workouts for Zoomers and how do you keep on track? Libby talks to Rod MacDonald of CanFitPro to find out.Plus , does another year older means another year wiser? There's a growing body of science on that subject. Sociologist Monika Ardelt tells Libby about how - and why - we find wisdom with age!

If you set foot inside a gym this month, you'll probably find it's packed with new members moving forward with a New Year's Resolution to get fit! What are the most effective workouts for Zoomers and how do you keep on track? Libby talks to Rod MacDonald of CanFitPro to find out.Plus , does another year older means another year wiser? There's a growing body of science on that subject. Sociologist Monika Ardelt tells Libby about how - and why - we find wisdom with age!

Vito La Fata is the founder of Fitness Profit Systems, host of The Fitnesspreneur’s Life Show, creator of The Online Business Blueprint, a certified high performance business, Superstar Diamond Beachbody Coach, and overall fitnesspreneur. He has impacted thousands of people with business coaching, fitness programs, weight loss and helping create online businesses. Vito helps fitness professionals and fitness business owners develop a plan to take their passion for fitness and turn it into profit so that they can live “the Fitnesspreneur’s Life” which is an abundant life with skills and abilities to launch their business, income and lifestyle above the industry norm. Vito’s business and marketing strategies help fitness businesses attract income, generate wealth and create high performance success. As an internationally recognized speaker and writer, he has contributed to IDEA Health, IHRSA World Conference, MindBody Conference, Australian Fitness Health Expo, Todd Durkin Mastermind Group, Canfitpro, Fitness Business Summitt, Fitness and Club Industry.

Krista Popowych is the 2014 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year award winner and a two-time Can-Fit-Pro Canadian Fitness Presenter of the Year. She's an international trainer and education consultant for Keiser® and JumpSport®, a TV personality, DVD creator and talent, past program director, published author, professional speaker and Adidas 3-stripe team sponsored (and that’s just her short bio)! With over two decades of experience, Krista shares advice, tips and insights into creating an outstanding PT and Group Fitness team, her formula for a winning group exercise experience, and how to grow Personal Training in your club. During this interview we ask her three questions: What specific activities can you do to create an outstanding PT and Group Fitness team? What should the Group Exercise Jigsaw puzzle look like?            What would be your 3 top ideas to grow personal training? Also in this week's show, we hear from Podcast sponsor, REX Roundtables - the most unique opportunity on the planet for you to grow your business.

Life Changing Insights with Dr. Alan Simberg with his guest  Robyn Srigley: Robyn Srigley has a Bachelor of Arts from UOIT, is a certified Personal Training Specialist with CanFitPro and Certified Nutritional Practitioner from The Institute of Holistic Nutrition. Through many years of personal interest in health, as well as struggling through her own health issues, Robyn decided to complete her studies to become a holistic nutritionist. In her practice, she strives to help people achieve happy, joyous lives filled with health and laughter. I am The Hormone Diva! I started this business with one goal in mind: To help women suffering from mood swings, cravings and painful periods achieve vibrant happiness, exuberant energy, blissful health and passionate relationships.