Podcasts about fitness management

Janet Hamilton is one of the most frequent running coach contributors to Runner's World magazine and voted Atlanta's Top Running Coach. Janet started her coaching career over 25 years ago. With a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Alabama, Birmingham and extensive experience working with injured runners she identified a common theme - many of those injured athletes could benefit from some guidance on their training plans. By fine tuning the paces and training loads, and teaching them specific strength and flexibility exercises she helped them not only recover, but soar to achieve new goals.  She served as an Assistant Professor at Clayton State University from 2000-2007, and was instrumental in developing the Bachelor of Science in Health and Fitness Management major there. She taught undergraduate courses in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Testing & Prescription, and Pharmacology for Fitness Professionals.   Janet was also an instructor for the Road Runners Club of America coaching certification program nationwide from 2005-2012. RRCA coaching certification is one of the most popular is in the U.S. You can learn more about Janet at www.runningstrong.com. --- Sponsors ASICS - Check out my favorite footwear brand, and the new Superblast 2 (my favorite shoe of 2024) at www.asics.com. Peregrune - I've been using Peregrune supplements, including their Runner Multivitamin and Runner Joint, everyday since 2023 and for good reason. They are NSF and third-party tested. They are also for runner, created by runners. Save 15% on your purchase at www.peregrune.com by using code "RAMBLING" at checkout. --- Rambling Runner Resources Personalized Coaching - Are you looking to work with a running coach? I am here for you! I've been working with runners of all ages and abilities for five years - from newer runners, masters runners looking to PR, and folks hoping to break 3:00 in the marathon. You can learn more by going to www.mckirdytrained.com, where I coach, or by emailing me at ramblingrunnerpodcast@gmail.com. Rambling Runner Run Club - I am excited to announce a new venture that I've been thinking about creating for over a year. This is a place to interact with fellow runners, catch-up on the latest in the running world, and learn from your fellow amateur runners. In addition, each month I will host conversations, interview people from across the running world, and share interesting and insightful content. Join us here - https://rambling-runner-run-club.mn.co/landing/plans/1433028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Embark on a journey to redefine fitness and well-being with David Hughes, Fitness Trainer at Lean Performance Life. Discover the transformative power of a holistic approach to health that goes beyond mere physical fitness. Join us as we delve into the philosophy behind Lean Performance Life and explore how it's reshaping the way we approach wellness. Key Takeaways: Insights into the holistic approach of Lean Performance Life, focusing on both physical fitness and overall well-being The benefits of personalized programs tailored to individual needs and accessible via an intuitive app A discussion on the importance of balance, recovery, and time management in achieving optimal performance Inspirational Moments [00:07:44] - David's insights into the holistic nature of Lean Performance Life and its focus on using personalized, accessible fitness programs to help clients find balance in their everyday routines. [00:18:16] - David's vision for Lean Performance Life and its mission to create realistic content in the age of health information overload on social media. [00:25:01] - Wendie and David discuss the importance of collaborating to build a functional website that combines user experience with visual aesthetics. Meet Our Guest- David Hughes David has over a decade of experience as a personal trainer and coach. With 8 years of competitive swimming including a season of Olympic coaching and over 20 years focusing on athletic strength and performance in the gym, David understands what it takes to achieve high performance goals first hand. David received his Bachelor's in Health and Fitness Management in 2010 and has made a tested and tenured career out of his passion. He is a true professional in his trade and is ready to expand his services and take on new clients. David currently coaches in person in King Farm at Launch Physical Therapy and Fitness Coaching. He also has clients scattered across the country, and many virtually as well  within his company , Lean Performance Life. Clients most often hire David for common goals of fat loss, strength & conditioning programs, fundamentals of athletic performance and even post Physical Therapy maintenance. Website :https://trainlpl.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lean_performance_life/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughesds84/ Episode Inside Scoop Join us for an enlightening conversation with David Hughes, Fitness Trainer at Lean Performance Life, as we explore the revolutionary approach to fitness and well-being offered by the platform.  From personalized programs accessible via an innovative app to a focus on holistic wellness and balance, discover how Lean Performance Life is transforming the way we think about health. Lean Performance Life has benefited from 1:1 individual executive coaching to increase their reach online and increase their aligned clients. Gain insights into the vision behind the brand and its mission to simplify the journey to optimal fitness in today's fast-paced world. Important Links Get our FREE Revenue for Impact Guidebook: https://wendieveloz.com/guide Access our grant writing course here: https://wendieveloz.com/grants Audio/video editing by Podcast Abundance. Find out how they can help you too by visiting www.podcastabundance.com/services --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/social-impact-level-up/support

Andrew Fernandez | MANKIND CO. | 360 | thamichaelated Andrew Fernandez joins us Toniiiiiiight in THA Schtudio as we dive into his exclusive business Mankind Co. at 49 Cumberland Street (located with Velvet Rope Floral ) here in Thunder Bay and know all about men's grooming and lifestyle from the sharply dressed man himself.  Andrew was always fond of sports and also played professional hockey for his college team before he had made a decision due to an  shoulder injury and choose instead to study Health and Fitness Management at Northern Michigan. That brought out his passion for fitness as a lifestyle and he hasn't looked back ever since. He also shared a really interesting story of attending the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles concert at Fort William Gardens and also mentioned that he still has Michaelangelo's bandana with him.  Andrew started with including some men's products in his sister's floral store at Goods & Co. initially and looking at the overwhelming response and demand, he decided to rent out a small space for 7 weeks before moving out to Cumberland Street and starting his own store. He focuses on collaborating with small businesses and brings attention to niche products rather than selling generic products in his store because he believes it is always these local products that contribute to the community and work better than name-brands.  Andrew also shared an extremely heartfelt story of his grandfather who was a national boxing champion at the time and his struggles during the Spanish Civil War and his father's journey thereon to Germany, Iceland and finally to Toronto, check out the episode to know the full story.  Join us every Monday & Wednesday at 8:45pm as we go Live on YouTube and talk to more such interesting people in our community and also catch us on Spotify in video as well.  Photos and write up by @mohit.ranadive  Join us for our livestream at 8:35 PM EST on June 5th 2023! Don't forget to hit that like and subscribe button. Questions and comments are always welcome! - Our TEAM: Production and Host: thamichaelated! Livestream assistant & Photography by: Mohit  - Special thanks to our EPISODE SPONSORS: Lake of the Woods Brewing Co #makeitlaketime https://lowbrewco.com order online or find Lake of the Woods at your closest supermarket and Beerstore. @lowbrewco  Eat Local Pizza Best Local Pizza, Thunder Bay https://www.eatlocalpizzapos.com 801 Red River Rd, Thunder Bay, ON 807-767-0000 Youngs Insurance, Thunder Bay 807 344 9999 ask for Jenna https://quickrate.ca save 900 $$$ in 90 seconds! White Macgillivray Lester Lawyer & Law Firm #agentsofgood  Local Injury Lawyers in Thunder Bay and NWO 807 344 1000 https://tbayinjurylaw.com/contact/ CarStar Thunder Bay (Halfway Motors) 545 11th Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2R5 (807) 344-6300 https://www.carstar.ca/en/locations/on/thunder-bay/carstar-thunder-bay-half-way-motors-16232/ - - You can support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/thamichaelated https://www.instagram.com/thamichaelated http://www.thamichaelated.com https://www.facebook.com/thamichaelated Please hit that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more!

Bobby Kaleal is an award-winning performance coach, entrepreneur, inventor, and keynote speaker who specializes in extracting greatness out of individuals, teams, and organizations. Drawing from his philosophy of Recognition, Educating, and Consistency (REC), Bobby helps individuals and companies reach their peak potential regardless of the situation. He has presented to hundreds of small and large firms as well as top management teams on various topics, including resilience, how to stay motivated, and how to create performance metrics and goals. He also owns 11 approved patents, including a sustainable, and scalable APP that uses AI and real-time biometrics to personalize exercise and therapy protocols. In 2011, his company, Health 360, was voted one of COSE's Ten Under 10 Award Winners, an honor recognizing the top 10 companies with 10 or fewer employees for their best practices in innovation, growth/success, value to the community and the environment, diversity promotion, and customer service excellence. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur, Bobby is well-known for his role as the performance coach for two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, Stipe Miocic. Miocic is widely regarded by critics, media, and commentators as the greatest UFC heavyweight fighter of all time. Bobby is credited for contributing to much of Miocic's success and has been featured in Men's Health and ESPN The Magazine as well as countless other top publications. In addition to coaching professional athletes, Bobby served as the performance coach for the Mentor Ohio Police, and currently coaching the SPAN (Suburban Police Anti-Crime Network) SWAT Team, the Cleveland Ohio FBI, and the elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team in Quantico, Virginia. Bobby received a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training and Fitness Management from Baldwin Wallace University, and two master's degrees in Exercise Science, and Sports Management and Administration from Cleveland State University. He is a CSCS and RSCC with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Titleist Performance Specialist (Level II), and certified coach by USA Boxing (Level II). https://www.spireacademy.com/ 00:00 intro 00:21 start 00:36 Being the director of performance at Spire 06:36 Bobby Kaleal's career journey 21:02 Cancer Patient Research 29:59 What is like working with MMA Athletes 38:14 biggest changes in the industry 44:26 the importance of Mentors 45:41 Bobby's approach to working with Athletes, Working with Stipe 51:12 The Importance Of Being Open And Without Ego 58:12 working with an Athlete to benefit the Athlete 1:02:01 KNowing your value as a coach/how to charge in the private sector 1:07:12 developing your staff 1:09:42 exercises vs assessing weakness and finding the correct tool 1:13:51 handling athlete's losses 1:17:11 where Tom and Bobby see technology and the industry will go in the future 1:38:28 You want to create Assets/training kids 1:35:45 Bobby's question for his dream interview / outro

More than just a pretty face! UNLEASHED is proud to welcome award-winning model and UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste from Las Vegas, Nevada. In conversation with The Dingo and Danny, the 37-year-old shares an insider view into the world of professional modeling and mixed martial arts. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Arianny Celeste always had a profound interest in sports and attended college at UNLV majoring in Fitness Management and Nutrition. But when she started working as a Ring Girl at fight events in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a host of opportunities opened: Celeste immediately won ‘Ring Girl of the Year 2006' by Fighters Only Magazine and moved on to win the World MMA Award for Ring Girl of the Year five times (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015). She also appeared in photo shoots for international magazines such as Maxim, FHM, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and Fighter's Only Magazine, among others. Hear the inside scoop on Celeste's journey – and long-time rivalry with podcast host Brittany Palmer – only on UNLEASHED! Press the play button (and hit Like) on the new episode of UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny Podcast.Make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more UNLEASHED episodes. Regular editions of the show are recorded live inside Studio M at Monster Energy headquarters in Corona, California and published bi-weekly. Also follow @monsterenergy for updates.

How To Sell a Fitness Club For Maximum Value, with Jim Thomas, Fitness Management & Consulting(How to Sell a Business Podcast, Episode 3) Jim Thomas, Founder and President of Fitness Management & Consulting, joined host Ed Mysogland for a conversation about the fitness club and gym business. Jim owned and operated numerous gyms over his career and now serves current and future owners. He and Ed discussed business differentiators, customer retention, customer acquisition costs, improving the value of the business, what a club owner needs to do to prepare to sell, and much more. How To Sell a Business Podcast is produced and broadcast by the North Fulton Studio of Business RadioX® in Atlanta. Fitness Management & Consulting Fitness Management & Consulting is focused towards helping clients achieve success in a highly competitive business. Their services cater to both operators of single clubs and multi-club operations. Their scope covers all types of operations from full athletic clubs to small corporate fitness centers. Fitness Management & Consulting offers flexibility in serving its clients to best serve their needs. They specialize in helping current owners and future owners of gyms, fitness centers, health clubs, and multi-purpose athletic clubs to find solutions for how to open a new gym, gym start-up, billing and collection, real estate site selection, and lease negotiation, broker services, fitness center sales, financing, consulting and troubleshooting, health club promotion, fitness center advertising, gym equipment, and flooring. They welcome the opportunity to meet with current and potential club operators and investors to discuss how they may be of service to them. Company website | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn Jim Thomas, Founder and President, Fitness Management & Consulting Jim Thomas is the well-known founder and president of Fitness Management USA, Inc., a management consulting and turnaround firm specializing in the fitness and health club industry. With over 25 years of experience owning, operating and managing clubs of all sizes, Mr. Thomas lectures and delivers seminars and workshops across the country on the practical skills required to successfully build teamwork and market fitness programs and products. Since forming Fitness Management, Mr. Thomas has been turning health clubs around at an amazing rate and garnering a reputation as a producer of change…a sharp-eyed troubleshooter, a brilliant sales trainer, and a motivator. Fitness Management provides programs that show measurable results and Jim's team is proud of their ability to glean profit from every square foot of a client's investment. A dynamic, articulate motivator, Mr. Thomas exudes confidence without artifice and accomplishes wonders without the bruised feelings that can so often accompany change. “We pride ourselves in reaching people and motivating change in a way that encourages self-esteem on the part of the players.” Whether you operate a health club, fitness center, gym, or other type club, Jim Thomas and Fitness Management have a program to fit your need, expand your market base, and keep your members and staff productive and enthusiastic. LinkedIn Ed Mysogland, Host of How To Sell a Business Podcast The How To Sell a Business Podcast combines 30 years of exit planning, valuation, and exit execution working with business owners. Ed Mysogland has a mission and vision to help business owners understand the value of their business and what makes it salable. Most of the small business owner's net worth is locked in the company; to unlock it, a business owner has to sell it. Unfortunately, the odds are against business owners that they won't be able to sell their companies because they don't know what creates a saleable asset. Ed interviews battle-tested experts who help business owners prepare, build, preserve, and one-day transfer value with the sale of the business for maximum value. How To Sell a Business Podcast is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.  The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a full archive can be found here. Ed is the Managing Partner of Indiana Business Advisors. He guides the development of the organization, its knowledge strategy, and the IBA initiative, which is to continue to be Indiana's premier business brokerage by bringing investment-banker-caliber of transactional advisory services to small and mid-sized businesses. Over the last 29 years, Ed has been appraising and providing pre-sale consulting services for small and medium-size privately-held businesses as part of the brokerage process. He has worked with entrepreneurs of every pedigree and offers a unique insight into consulting with them toward a successful outcome. Connect with Ed: LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

How To Sell a Fitness Club for Maximum Value, with Jim Thomas, Fitness Management & Consulting (How To Sell a Business Podcast, Episode 3) Jim Thomas, Founder and President of Fitness Management & Consulting, joined host Ed Mysogland for a conversation about the fitness club and gym business. Jim owned and operated numerous gyms over […]

Coach Cailah runs an online Personal Training and Nutrition Coaching program, and travels the country speaking on Health, Nutrition and Fitness. She holds the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Health Coach (HC) and Personal Trainer (CPT) certifications, along with both a bachelors and masters degree in the Coaching Education, exercise Physiology and Fitness Management. Her goal is to Empower individuals to design their bodies based on whatever goals and physical aspirations they have. Website: www.coachcailah.com Youtube: coachcailah Instagram: coachcailah Facebook: micailah.brock Episode Link: https://iamceo.co/2018/12/18/iam131-personal-trainer-and-coach-empowers-individuals-to-design-their-bodies-based-based-on-their-goals-and-aspirations/

GoodAthleteProject.com For today's episode, Jim sits down with Becky Moran. Becky Moran, CMAA is the Athletic Director at Round Lake High School. She has served in this capacity for 3 years and has worked in interscholastic athletic administration for 19 years at various high schools in the Chicagoland area. She has coached soccer and volleyball at the high school and collegiate level. She earned a BS in Sport and Fitness Management from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. She then furthered her education at Dominican University and Ohio University where she earned a master's in educational leadership and athletic administration respectively. In addition to her role as a high school athletic director, she serves her professional associations on the Board of Directors at both the state and national level. She serves the Illinois Athletic Director's Association as the professional development coordinator, a position she has had for the last fourteen years. She was recently recognized by the association as the 3A/4A Athletic Director of the Year for the work she has done in her school and state. She is also the current President-Elect for the NIAAA Board of Directors after being selected as an at-large candidate in 2020. She has presented courses and workshops at multiple state and national conference and continues to look for ways to grow as a professional while simultaneously growing and promoting the profession of athletic administration. She is a lifetime resident of Lake County, Illinois where she with her husband, Patrick, and two children, Wyatt 16 and Halle 15. Follow Becky Moran on Twitter: @ADMoranCMAA Tim Dohrer Email: tdohrer@gmail.com Northwestern Master of Science in Education in Teacher Leadership: https://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/teacher-leadership/master-of-science-in-education-in-teacher-leadership/index.html#:~:text=The%20Master%20of%20Science%20in,practicum%20and%20take%20one%20elective. Follow The Good Athlete Project on Instagram: @GoodAthleteProject and Twitter: @Coach4Kindness Visit us at our website: GoodAthleteProject.com

Guy Danhoff has been teaching at Missouri Baptist University (MBU) in St. Louis, Missouri, since 2008. He currently serves as coordinator of the graduate fitness management program within the health and sport sciences division. Danhoff teaches courses in that division (fitness management, sport and social media, and sport marketing) as well as courses within the MBU School of Business (strategic management, entrepreneurial marketing, current issues in marketing, and introduction to marketing for health care systems). Danhoff completed all of his course work in 2018 and is slated to complete his business administration doctoral degree program at Walden University before 2020. His doctoral research capstone project is titled “Social Media Marketing Strategies to Increase Revenue in the Health and Fitness Industry.” Danhoff also holds a master's degree in exercise science as well as a bachelor's degree in corporate fitness from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois (magna cum laude). Prior to teaching in higher education, Danhoff spent 14 years in the fitness industry, with positions in sales, sales management, business development, and marketing. He was the director of fitness entertainment technology and operations for MYE Entertainment North America. He was recognized with the Top Producer of the Year award by multiple fitness equipment and fitness technology companies, including Fitness Warehouse, Tectrix, and Netpulse. He was later appointed by Precor to manage two national sales accounts: XSport Fitness and Power Wellness. Today, Danhoff consults with organizations—ranging from small businesses to large global brands—regarding their digital and social media marketing strategies and the use of data analytics to drive business intelligence and revenue generation. Since February 2018 Danhoff has served on the board of directors for the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MOAHPERD), overseeing the direction of the organization's digital marketing and communications. guydanhoff@gmail.com @GuyDanhoff @GuyDanhoffOnAir --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support

In this episode of The Life Teacher Podcast, Hector welcomes Coach Cailah. Cailah has 16 years of experience in fitness and has helped hundreds of clients lose thousands of pounds and eliminate the need for dozens of medications. Cailah comes to The Life Teacher Podcast as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Health Coach, a Personal Trainer, and has got a bachelors and a masters degree in Coaching Education, Exercise Physiology, and Fitness Management. In addition to the title topics, the food pyramid, the right time to eat, eating schedule, creating an exercise regimen, and plenty of advice and reminders about fitness are discussed.

GoodAthleteProject.com For today's episode, Jim sits down with Dr. Matt Wiest, a chiropractor and the owner of The Center of Movement which has multiple locations throughout Minnesota. Matt grew up in Enchant, Alberta, Canada, a small farming community just east of the Rocky Mountains. After high school, Matt spent three years in Vancouver playing junior hockey before moving to Wisconsin to play college hockey at the University of Wisconsin – Superior where he earned his Bachelor of Exercise Science in Wellness and Fitness Management. During his time at the University of Wisconsin – Superior, Matt was on the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) All Academic Team as well as serving on the student government as Communications Director for the University representing the voice of the student body. Matt continued his education in Davenport, Iowa at Palmer College of Chiropractic where he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree. It was through his experience in athletics that Matt's passion for chiropractic grew. Through personal experience as well as witnessing first hand numerous teammates benefit from care on and off the field, Matt knew that this is what he was meant to do. Follow Dr. Matt Wiest on Instagram: @dr.matt_tcom Follow The Good Athlete Project on Instagram: @GoodAthleteProject and Twitter: @Coach4Kindness Visit us at our website: GoodAthleteProject.com

Marty Martinez is a Brand and Marketing Strategist who partners with CEOs, executives and solopreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, human-to-human through the power of story. Spending nearly a decade working on marketing for the US Army, in the Pentagon with the Army G8, a multimillion dollar defense contractor and startups, Marty knows what truly drives conversions, sold-out launches and how to land big interviews—and it's not mastering the marketing flavor of the week. It's how well you connect with the heart-beating people you're trying to help and communicate your understanding back to them. Marty has landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including The Washington Post, Stars and Stripes Magazine, and CNN. He is also in the Amazon Best Selling Book How to Speak Civilian Fluently and his own articles have been featured in Shift Magazine, Heart of Hollywood (Dec 2021), and his new Business Development book is scheduled for release in 2022. In addition to his extensive strategic planning and marketing experience, Marty is a trained business and marketing coach with his company Joint Task Force - 214. Marty holds a BA in Health and Fitness Management from Southwest Texas State University and is a StoryBrand Certified Guide. You can find him at Joint Task Force – 214: www.jtf214.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/loungewithlegends LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-martinez-jtf214/ StoryBrand: https://www.clarifyyourmessage.com/Marty-Martinez See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vincent Metzo is the Director of Education for Kettlebell Concepts in New York City, and the Director of Fitness Education for NYSC! His passion for kettlebells and training grew out of his early training as a dancer and acrobat. Vincent has a master's degree in Exercise Physiology and Fitness Management from NYU. Vincent is the creator of the FCES (Flexibility and Corrective Exercise Specialist), and the Focus on Flexibility and Periodization of Sports Massage Workshops. As the Director of Education for Kettlebell Concepts, he has authored the content of several advanced kettlebell courses. His teaching is centered around the ideas of improved conditioning and helping people learn body management to move better. He lives in Westchester, New York with his wife and twin sons, and I was fortunate enough to meet Vincent and learn from him as my kettlebell instructor over a decade ago!Find Vincent at-https://kettlebellconcepts.com/FB- Vincent Metzohttps://www.newyorksportsclubs.com/THE KETTLEBELL SWING!!!! I love this exercise. 

Dr. Ed Garrett has 30 years of experience in the sport industry. He spent time with the Colorado Rockies, 1996 Summer Olympics, and multiple years as a club, high school and college coach. He has also been an athletic director and currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Sport, Recreation and Fitness Management academic program at California Baptist University in Riverside, CA. He is also the Program Coordinator for the Bachelors in Sport and Performance Psychology Program. Additionally, he is a practicing sport and performance psychology professional who works with several of the teams at California Baptist. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). His contact information can be found here: https://www.cbuonline.edu/ops/facultydetails/86. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tim-rice4/support

Dr. Lisa Jellum pops into the pod to discuss how her studies in leadership apply to our general health and fitness. We face decisions each day that presents an opportunity for us to grow as leaders and one of those decisions is taking care of our health. Pop into our pod!Dr. Lisa Jellum is an Associate Professor of Health Science at Georgia Highlands, The college that has a bachelor's in Health and Human Performance, a Master's degree in Sport, Recreation, and Fitness Management from Montana State University- Billings. Doctorate in Education from the University of West Georgia, Graduate Certificate in Strength and Conditioning from Georgia Southern University, Graduate Certificate in Public Health from Augusta University (anticipated), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist(CSCS), USAW L1, USAW L2.

In the year and a half we've had it's nice to hear a fitness business success story. Hang onto your hats because it sounds too good to be true. But founded on listening to what was already working, first for them this sister act created a community that love them and what they're doing. Sisters, best friends, coaches, and most importantly, moms! Both Ashley and Jocelyn are NASM Certified Personal Trainers and Certified Nutrition Coaches, also holding a B.S. in Health and Fitness Management. The Lavender Sisters created TLL Fit to help busy moms step into their power and become who they were always meant to be, inside and out!   Listen to this fitness business success story and create one of your own. Are you using the right words to attract your ideal customer? Have you truly defined who it is? And do you know what motivates them to buy. Find out the 5 female buying personas and a dozen word families you can use to create your emails, posts, blogs, titles and sales pages that (ethically) help your ideal customer say, YES! It's how I went from $0 to 6-figure months after gutting my fitness business life at 49. You've got this.   Questions we answer in this episode:   Why this? What sent you into this business? What's your personal story?  How did The Lavender Lifestyle and TLL Fit come about? What's your backstory?  How long have you been in business? How is your business unique? What are you doing to set your business apart?  How has the pandemic treated you and what pivots did you make? Biggest learning moments you've had?  How's partnership working? Biggest points of conflict? Who's in charge of what?  Who handles accounting, promotions, campaigns, back end?  What are your goals for 2021 and beyond?      Key in fitness business success stories generally all start by having a clear customer journey from getting to know you and buying from you, again and again. Once upon a time your first step for ideal customers was…   TLL Fit offers fitness challenges to kickstart healthy habits and also 1:1 fitness and nutrition coaching. How is your business different or what sets you apart?   And the last question I asked this fitness business success story is this:   What have you learned from being in business that you feel is helpful to share with other entrepreneurs?     Connect: www.thelavenderlifestyle.com Connect on social media: https://www.instagram.com/the_lavender_lifestyle/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/TLLFitCommunity  

Upper Hand builds award-winning innovative sports and fitness management software. They streamline day-to-day operations and eliminate manual and time-consuming tasks for fitness studios, sports facilities and sports academies. Upper Hand has found tremendous success, skillfully transitioning from a solid B2C company into a sought-after, growing B2B company.Interested in learning about how they did it, I spoke with Kevin MacCauley, Founder and CEO of Upper Hand. We discuss their early pivot, their product roadmap, vertical growth focus, and their plans for future development in the ever-changing landscape of sports and fitness. Our conversation also moved into discussing the role of AI, data interpretation, Big Tech, and more, all of which I found engaging. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Topics In This EpisodeNavigating the challenges of evolving from a B2C model to a B2B model Upper Hands' current competitorsFocusing vertically for future growth, data handling and payment platformsEngaging innovation and accuracy in the customer roadmapIntegrating valuable client education and leveraging analyticsWhy Kevin sees AI, data interpretation, and action as integral to successAnalytics, technology regulation, ethics, AI, data storage, and Big TechContact InfoWebsite: getupperhand.com Email: kevin@getupperhand.com Upper Hand (company) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/upper-hand Kevin MacCauley LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinmaccauley InstagramTwitterFacebook

Jennifer Schwarz is a brand owner, muscle specialist, and the proprietor of the fitness studio in Alexandria, Impact Your Fitness, as well as the virtual fitness studio, Movement Pathways. She has developed a love for health and fitness as a competitive soccer player. Following a career as a college athlete and youth soccer coach specializing in injury care and prevention, she created her innovative full-body approach to injury recovery and strength training.  Jennifer holds a Master's of Science, Health and Fitness Management from Globe University - Woodbury and is the host of the Think Fit Be Fit podcast. Visit https://Jasonlinett.com/25/ now to view the complete show notes, watch the video podcast, and access a complete transcription. Today, Jennifer joins me to share her journey from face-to-face studio sessions to virtual services for her clients. She shares why she refers to herself as a brand owner and how the philosophies she uses to help her clients achieve their fitness goals can also apply to business strategies. She reveals what a muscle specialist is and how her expertise helps her clients achieve things they never thought possible. She shares why she chooses particular guests for her podcasts and why the human element is essential for all businesses. She also shares the adaptations required to take her business to a virtual space and the most important thing you can do to improve your business and fitness. “Change your view on exercise, and your exercise will change.”- Jennifer Schwarz This week on Hypnotic Language Hacks Podcast: Why Jennifer uses the term "brand owner" when referring to her business What being a muscle specialist means and how it works The processes and techniques Jennifer uses to help her clients How the services Jennifer provides went from face-to-face to online Jennifer's mission to help people improve their relationship with movement and fitness How Jennifer's work helped one client achieve something they didn't think was possible Adaptations Jennifer needed to make to take her services to a virtual space Why the human element is an essential part of your business Why Jennifer chooses the particular guests she has on her podcast The number one thing you can do for your fitness and your business Connect with Jenny Schwartz: Impact Your Fitness Website Movement Pathways Website Impact Your Fitness on Instagram Impact Your Fitness on Facebook Impact Your Fitness on Twitter Jennifer Schwartz on LinkedIn Jennifer Schwarz on Instagram Jennifer Schwartz on Twitter Connect with Jason: Jason Linett’s Website Subscribe on YouTube Jason Linett on Instagram Jason Linett on Twitter Jason Linett on Facebook Jason Linett on LinkedIn Continue the conversation in our FREE Business Influence & Persuasion Facebook Community. Inspire People to Take Action… Even BEFORE You Make an Offer. If you want to easily grab people’s attention, naturally build authority, and organically have your prospects wanting more from you even before you make an offer, then I’ve created a step by step strategy to help you to do just that! I call it: BUSINESS INFLUENCE SYSTEMS This is your opportunity now to visit JasonLinett.com to get a free behind-the-scenes tour of the exact hypnotic persuasion strategies you can ethically use to better start-up or scale-up your business. If you want a proven framework to boost your confidence, attract premium clients, and inspire more people to do take action with you, get Business Influence Systems now at JasonLinett.com.   Unlock the Secrets of Hypnotic Influence for your Business Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Hypnotic Language Hacks Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify Share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more hypnosis professionals, like you. Join me in the Business Influence & Persuasion Facebook Group or follow me on Twitter, Instagram,  YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit my website.

Burnout among personal trainers is up. Are you at risk? This post shares a new study published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research – ahead of print version. I've written for the fitness industry for over 20 years, published in places like Fitness Management, IDEA Health & Fitness Professionals, and NSCA's Strength & Conditioning Journal. While I was still lecturing in Kinesiology at Iowa State University, I often found statistics from the Labor Force demonstrating very high job satisfaction among fitness professionals. I have to include that this was at a time that more fitness jobs were still part time. Fewer individuals were actually training at even the 32 hours lumped into full time work. Many included were fitness instructors teaching a few hours a week, and personal trainers included in those statistics were self-declared fitness professionals. Full Time? Today, or pre-pandemic, more trainers are employed full time. Many trainers are at risk for job-related addiction which often goes undetected and because of that is promoted. Consider it yourself, what's the stereotypical trainer like? Chicken and broccoli? Protein shakes, Lululemons, always exercising and eating perfectly? Never misses a workout, often puts clients ahead of family or friends. Allows clients to dictate work schedule. Sound familiar? Reasons for Burnout Among Personal Trainers Work-related stressors for trainers during the pandemic included: Less access to clients if they were in an in person only service delivery Working 100% on commission for training sessions and or experienced layoffs Need to adopt new training services and delivery options for multiple revenue streams without the education, experience, or skills to execute quickly Inability or unwillingness to pivot quickly to adapt to the new and unique problems people faced during the pandemic and new need for marketing strategies that reached them Those stressors likely spilled over burnout among personal trainers personal lives. Financial burden and new home life changes affected all of us as home became work, gym, leisure time, and school for all of us and limited our additional sources of social support. I'm including results from abstract in the show notes as well as the link to it. My goal is to provide you with options and suggestions for you and for your team that have been proven to support burnout. Starting Your Own Business? Surround Yourself with Support In times when you may or may not be able or choose to gather in person, I hope that these will help you. One thing that definitely can, in a time for many they've taken a risk and begun their own business is knowing that while many suffered losses during the pandemic, for others in fitness 2020 has seen a huge growth. It's for those willing to remember that where there is a problem and a solution, there is always a business model. If instead your burnout comes from work addiction… where you're a trainer who finds herself (or himself) constantly reading, watching, taking courses, in addition to doing your own fitness workouts, seeking the best nutritional advice, and never breaking for your personal interests beyond your career vocation. What hobbies outside of fitness did you love, what people have you stopped spending time with, what activities do you love and lose track of time doing? Pre vs Post Covid Results Seventy-one subjects completed the survey before March 2020; after which, a worldwide pandemic (i.e., COVID-19) occurred possibly affecting employment workloads and work-related stress. Thus, post hoc analyses were conducted to assess differences in burnout scores pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19. Within PTs, 33.0% reported personal burnout, 29.6% reported work-related burnout, and 17.4% reported client-related burnout. Higher levels of burnout, across all scales, were observed in those who were PTs, women, unmarried, living alone, would not choose to be a fitness professional again, and took the survey post-COVID as compared to their respective counterparts. Findings suggest that fitness professionals are not exempt from the stressors associated with personal and occupational burnout. Strength and conditioning coaches and PTs may reduce the risk of burnout by increasing social support, continuing education, and allowing for personal-care time with the intention of buffering these factors. Social Support Friends outside the fitness community Fellow trainers and colleagues within the fitness community Mastermind groups – to avoid burnout within personal trainers get support growing your business from people who have done what you want to do or are still doing it is required – no one does it alone Continuing Education Do it to completion – for many fitness pros the shiny object syndrome means purchasing courses they never finish which can actually increase feelings of burnout and overwhelm Determine the value of con ed based on: 1) what it will do for your revenue and 2) what you're most interested in and 3) how will it improve the quality of training you provide to your clients Plan your con ed so you're not forced to take multiple courses at one time, at the end of your recert period when there is pressure Personal care/Self care Do seek leisure time content beyond your work. Look, most trainers have science books on their nightstand. Find books, movies, and rekindle hobbies you'd forgotten. During the pandemic I personally took up reading “fluffy” novels again instead of heavier science-based content. I read Nicholas Sparks and similar books before bed, a complete diversion from the heavy work and political climate we're in. Right now I'll take a predictable happy ending any day. Schedule your breaks so work tasks aren't an option. I know a fitness owner who goes to mass at noon most days. Find a way to recharge your batteries before they're dead. Make (even online) dates with friends to complete tasks. You don't even have to be working on the same thing but knowing that a friend is also focused on a project and you're touching base again in an hour, keeps you on track. Rethink your workouts. During the pandemic when other areas are cranked up the tough workout you think you need may need to take a backseat to less. Before you hit the wall, consider getting exercise instead of driving yourself to illness. I know a trainer who thinks he's fit because he runs 10 miles most days. Honestly, he's sick more than most people I know. That's not fitness, especially not in this climate. Modify for the Times I'm an 8-time Ironman. I've been swimming for 30-40 minutes a few times a week and doing a 30-minute weight training session a couple of times a week along with a lot of walking. Train for the energy you need instead of training as if you're not in a pandemic, don't have stress. For women especially, less is more if you want to avoid hormonal disruption that actually leads to sleep issues, and weight gain. Burnout Among Personal Trainers Burnout among personal trainers is up and job satisfaction is down the greater number of hours you work or perceive you work even if you're not earning money. This is a pivotal time in history and in fitness. You have a unique and never to be experienced again opportunity because the pandemic has created additional problems that require solutions for those who are willing to go beyond just providing online classes and training via Skype and Zoom. Are you ready to create multiple sources of revenue? Be somewhere else and still be providing value and earning revenue. Click here for details. Resource: Snarr, Ronald L.1; Beasley, Vista L.2 Personal, Work-, and Client-Related Burnout Within Strength and Conditioning Coaches and Personal Trainers, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: January 22, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=burnout%20among%20personal%20trainers

Core Tribe member, Magdalena “Maggie” Steele, is a rare breed of videographer and athlete. After graduating from Western State Colorado University with a Degree in Sport and Fitness Management with a minor in Film, Maggie pursued a career in film in Hawai’i. In this week’s pod we learn about Maggie’s first project documenting the protest of development of the Sherwood Forest on the island of Oahu, Hawai’i. We delve into her aspirations of documenting her trek to Mt Everest’s Base Camp as well as her new found sport of Ultra Running. Listen in to learn more about Maggie, her philosophies, and her thoughts. Fun Fact: Maggie edited this podcast herself. Follow her media Instagram @Maggiesteelefilms and personal Instagram @magz.media Welcome to the Tribe.

For this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" Thom Singer sits down with David Essel.  David is a master business relationship, and success coach, counselor, TV/Radio host, author of 10 Books, and inspirational speaker.  They cover a lot of ground, from goal setting, to leading team, and the 50+ flavors of erotic love.  David is known for "The One-Thing Theory" and their conversation goes deep into purpose and success.  They also discuss Jenny McCarthy and her rock star skills as an interviewer (call us Jenny, we want you on "Making Waves at C-Level" to discuss interviewing people).      About David Essel     David Essel began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” and “The #1 Life Coach in the USA” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine.   He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master’s Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball, baseball, tennis players and more from around the USA.   In 1990, a chance encounter with an athletic client who desired a life free of resentments against her former husband, led him deeply into the world of relationship work, with both singles and couples.   That same year he became one of the first nationally recognized Master Life Coaches in the USA, as his work was featured weekly on national radio and television shows. In 1996 David created Life Coach Universe, a Life Coach Certification organization that has certified individuals wanting to make a difference in this world from across the USA, Spain, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands.   David Essel is verified by Psychology Today as one of the top Counselor’s and Master Life Coaches in the USA, and is a Verified Relationship Expert through Marriage.com.   For 27 years, David’s nationally syndicated radio talk show, ” David Essel Alive!” was heard via Westwood One , XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio/ Clear Channel Communications on iHeart Radio as well as the  Beasley Broadcasting Group, and now his weekly show can be heard on unityonlineradio.com   His national work as a motivational segment reporter and host in television began in 1988 with WWOR-TV, then Fox TV’s “Good Day New York” as well as Lifetime Television’s “The Image Workshop”, and the Emmy Award Winning Fox TV show “The Morning Blend”.   He is also a former Adjunct Professor who taught courses on “Public Speaking” and “Life Coach Certifications” at Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, now known as Florida Southwestern College.   David Essel has helped thousands of people from around the world achieve their greatest goals in every area of life. From doubling and even tripling their income, to freedom from addictions, preparation for deep love, getting the body they’ve always wanted, releasing long held negative attitudes, overcoming deep depression and anxiety, overcoming emotional and sexual abuse, changing careers or creating dramatic success as business owners, public speaking, as well as helping couples recover from affairs and creating a deep personal connection with God or one’s higher power.   David is a renowned expert in the field of co-dependency, where he has helped thousands of people from around the world shatter the “largest addiction known to man.”   As an Executive Business Coach, he works weekly with small and large businesses in areas such as productivity, human resources, sales, strategic planning, communication skills and more.   There are no topics or circumstances David Essel has not encountered, and helped people overcome, over the past 30 years.   His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life.   David’s professional presentations on how to lead a passionate and inspiring life have drawn rave reviews from corporations such as Chico’s, Nestlé, and Boeing, media outlets such as FOX TV and Premiere/ iHeart Radio, as well as non-profit organization like the March of Dimes and Unity Church.   Businessperson of the Year Award — The IDEA Association “The Master of Motivation” — American Fitness Magazine Highest Rated Speaker in the History of Our Convention — International Exhibitors Association “Mr. Motivation” — Lifetime Television Network In 2016, David was honored to be chosen as the Convocation Graduation Speaker , Syracuse University, School of Education. He played 2 years of basketball on the JV team at Syracuse, and was offered a position on the varsity team his junior year, which he declined.   In 2016, his 9th book, “Positive Thinking will never change your life…but this book will!”, became an Amazon #1 best seller, and his parable on faith and hope, “Rock Star: Finding God’s Purpose for Your Life” also became an Amazon #1 best seller.   His 10th book, “FOCUS! : SLAY YOUR GOALS”, TO BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2018, has already received a major endorsement from celebrity Jenny McCarthy, who wrote the foreword to this book. “FOCUS!” , is  challenging the beliefs of society around the concepts of affirmations, karma, gratitude, the law of attraction and more. David shares facts about how our desire for instant gratification is destroying our chances to be successful in life, and in the chapter on Profound Love, he describes a unique concept called ” David Essel’s Love scale 1 – 10″, to help us understand why we create so many forms of dysfunctional love in our lives.   David’s work as an Ordained Minister has helped thousands of people who want to deepen their spiritual path and his high energy, inspirational sermons have been given in non-denominational churches as well as the Roman Catholic church.   His own personal recovery from drug and alcohol addiction helped him to create one of the most successful holistic addiction recovery programs in the USA.   David’s struggles with clinical depression and anxiety in 1990, led him to create powerful programs to help individuals learn to cope with, then heal these emotional/mental conditions.   His personal challenges with chronic pain, has helped him to not only understand what people who struggle with severe arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, prostatitis, IBS, migraines and more go through, but also led him to develop programs that help people shatter hopelessness, with answers to issues that have long eluded society.   For 25 years David has used a variety of healing methods to help people release limiting beliefs regarding money, their bodies, love, addictions, a lack of self identity and more including cognitive behavioral therapy, emotional desensitization, amino acid therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique/Tapping, as well as the common practices of journal release, nutritional therapy, meditation, financial freedom methodology, and more.   https://thomsinger.com/david-essel   **********

Episode Notes: Coach Cailah (Cailah Brock) is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Health Coach (HC) and Personal Trainer (CPT) with over 14 years' experience in the fitness and athletic performance industries. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in the Coaching Education, exercise Physiology and Fitness Management. She's helped hundreds of clients lose thousands of pounds and eliminate dozens of medications. She travels across North America speaking on Health, Nutrition and Fitness. Coach Cailah is a competitive powerlifter (63kg) and bikini athlete. Her style is unconventional and the very reason her average client loses 16lbs in their first 12 weeks with me. She'll help you to build muscle, burn fat and Design Your Body! Find her here: Instagram: @coahcailah Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRockSolidFitness/featured Website: https://www.coachcailah.com/ On This Episode: Learn all about: Learn all about: Her fitness journey as a chubby kid. How she helps clients with their nutrition. What motivates her. Be the best you can be because everyone else around you deserves the best. Key Takeaways: Do what works for you. Where you should start. Doing things based on your goal. Design Your Best Body! To find out more about Supreme Holistic Fitness: Subscribe to my blog by clicking here. I'll give you a free copy of my ebook "7 Steps To Absolutely Crush Your Fitness Goals". Follow me on Instagram: @supholisticfit Like my Facebookpage: https://www.facebook.com/supholisticfit And 3 quick things before we wrap up. If you like what you heard please subscribe, leave a 5-star review and share this episode.

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With 13 years' experience in the fitness and nutrition industry, Coach Cailah has helped hundreds of clients lose thousands of pounds and eliminate dozens of medications. Her Online Personal Training & Nutrition Coaching program called Design Your Body Academy, is improving lives nation wide. She travels the country speaking on Health, Nutrition and Fitness while holding certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Health Coach (HC) and Personal Trainer (CPT). She is currently studying to earn her certification as a Holistic Nutritionist. Acquiring both a  bachelors and master's degree in the Coaching Education, Exercise Physiology and Fitness Management, Coach Cailah's perspective is grounded in education and science. https://nutritionforblackwomen.com/ All social media @Cailah Brock

We have a different type of guest this week... Jonathan Erskine. Jonathan Erskine is a strength and conditioning coach at Cannon Air Force with the 27 SOW via POTFF/ Human Performance Program. His career began at Troy University (Troy, AL) where he received his Bachelors of Science in Sport and Fitness Management (2014) and his Masters of Science in Sport and Fitness Management with a concentration in Exercise Physiology (2016). Under the guidance and mentorship of Richard Shaughnessy, Director of Strength and Conditioning, Jonathan served as an intern and graduate assistant working with all sports. Furthermore, he competed in powerlifting with the USAPL setting the Alabama state record in the back squat at 727lbs (2016). After graduation, he received the opportunity to further develop his skills at Colquitt County High School under Coach Rush Propst (2016) before his venture to Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA) as a paid intern while having the opportunity to train under legendary coach, Gayle Hatch. At the end of his internship, Jonathan relocated to Denver, CO working as the Lead Fitness Manager at 24 Hour Fitness (2017) before having the opportunity to intern at the University of Alabama(2018), under Coach Scott Cochran. While at UA, he worked with Football but even more had he opportunity to work specifically with another mentor of his, Coach Terry Jones, assisting him with Women's basketball and Football. While at Alabama Jonathan had received the opportunity to train soldiers at Ft. Bliss, TX with REEF systems (2018) as the lead strength coach of a battalion under the 1st Armored Division, Second Brigade. He is a certified member (SCCC) of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theunknownstrengthcoaches/support

The Two Jess(es) talk to three graduating high school seniors about their graduation experience in the middle of historical 2020. They candidly share some of their sadness, and their gratitude, as they talk about the things they have missed during this life milestone. Along with the sadness, there are many silver linings, and the graduates share those as well.Show Notes:Meet Kelly Ntambwe!Hi, I'm Kelly Ntambwe. I'm currently a senior at West Potomac High School but by the time you're reading this I would've "graduated" already. At school I was a part of the Colorguard, a Freshmen Peer Mentor, and a member of the Spanish Honor Society. In the fall, I am really excited to be going to Virginia Commonwealth University in the fall to study Cinema, Theatre, and French. Meet Carolyn Bloom!My name is Carolyn Bloom and I am a recent graduate of West Potomac High School. Throughout my years at West Potomac I was involved with the dance team, theatre, our schools Student Government Association as well as being involved in student leadership at the county level. I will be attending University of Georgia in the fall. Meet Brielle Brown!Hi! My name is Brielle Brown and I am graduating from West Potomac High School. During the past four years I have been a varsity cheerleader, varsity gymnast and varsity track and field runner. I am also a member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Black Student Union, and Key Club. I will be attending North Carolina A&T State University as a Dowdy Scholar on a full academic scholarship. I will be studying Sports Science and Fitness Management. Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

In this episode. I am speaking with Dan Lowry. Dan is a former Australian Army Paratrooper who has done a number of active service tours overseas. Since leaving the Army in 2006 he has worked in a number of roles within the fitness industry. From Personal Training, to Fitness Management, PT Education and also in his current role as the owner operator of GTT Performance Centre in Hobart, Tasmania. Dan has a Diploma in Sport Science and has completed numerous high-level industry certifications. Dan has a passion for all things health, fitness and leadership, empowering people to learn and integrate life-enhancing practices and protocols into their life. Dan is also the host of ’The GTT Podcast’ where he talks all things fitness, nutrition and performance with the leading minds in the health and fitness industry. In this episode, we cover Dan’s time in the military, how he prepared mentally and physically for going into a war zone on the front lines, we talk about strategies to overcome your fears and achieve your goals, training for best health outcomes and longevity, how to achieve long-lasting behaviour change and so much more.

Dr. Ed Garrett, PsyD, CMPC-AASP is an Associate Professor; Sport, Recreation and Fitness Management at California Baptist University. Dr. Garrett brings 30 years of athletic knowledge to his consulting. His focus is on the intrinsics of athletic performance and helping athletes play smarter, not harder. He spent time with the Colorado Rockies, 1996 Summer Olympics, and multiple years as a club, high school and college coach. Dr. Garrett specializes in increasing confidence through a variety of cognitive practices. In this episode we discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on college athletes and healthcare professionals alike. We hope that you enjoy Mental Approaches to Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic with Dr. Ed Garrett.

Dr. Trumpi is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. With her love of exercise and fitness, she has always enjoyed helping athletic people return to their activities. she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience, with secondary studies in Health and Fitness Management. https://santamonicasportsmedicine.com/ --- South Bay Creatives is a collection of podcasts by entrepreneurs and creatives in the South Bay of Los Angeles. From advice by local business owners to different stories from creatives, we hope are listeners will be able to connect to people in our podcast studio. South Bay Creatives is a creative collaboration by two South Bay businesses. The podcast is hosted at COWORK South Bay's podcast studio and produced/distributed by Vintkona. www.coworksouthbay.com www.vintkona.com

Tune in to hear three professionals share their thoughts on how businesses can grow and thrive in spite of the Shelter on Place orders. With Jim Thomas owner of Fitness Management and Consulting Shannon Seaborn Dobbs - Business Consultant and Entrepreneur Steve Pine - Partner in Patterson & Associates Insurance Group --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedifference/message

Scott Weberg just completed his 13th year in professional baseball. While the 2019 season was his first as the Head Major League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Toronto Blue Jays, he has served the Blue Jays in several positions including Assistant Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach (2017-2018), Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator (2016); Assistant Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator (2014-2015); and Advanced-A affiliate Strength and Conditioning coach 2012-2013. Scott entered professional baseball in 2007 as a member of the Chicago Cubs minor league strength and conditioning staff. While with the Cubs, he served as the AAA Strength and Conditioning Coach (2007 and 2008) and Assistant Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator (2009 and 2010). Scott's vast experience in baseball also includes Strength and Conditioning Coach for Team Canada in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Netherlands Region, with MLB International from 2012-2013. Prior to becoming involved in professional baseball, he helped facilitate The Athlete School, a startup youth training academy, in Waukee, IA in 2011. While in college, he was a strength and conditioning intern at Drake University in Des Moines, IA (2006-2007) and an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY (2007-2008). A native of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Scott graduated from Rutland Senior Secondary in 2003 where he earned letters in baseball, basketball, and volleyball. After high school, he enrolled at Porterville, College in Porterville, CA in 2003 and played baseball. He then transferred to Grand View University in Des Moines, IA where he earned three letters in baseball, was team captain, awarded the 2007 Champion of Character Award, named to the 2007 Academic All-Region VII team and 2006 and 2007 Academic All-Midwest Class Conference team. After receiving a BA in Health Promotion – Fitness Management from Grand View in 2007, he earned a MA Degree in Health, Physical Education and Sport Sciences from Morehead State University in Morehead, KY in 2008. Scott resides in Dunedin, FL during the off-season. His hobbies include traveling, fishing, and kayaking. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). His service to the profession includes presentations at the Blue Jays Baseball Academy National Coaches Clinic in 2018, PBSCCS Winter Meetings in 2016, European Coaches Clinic in 2012 and Nova College CIOS in Haarlem, NL in 2013. Scott is currently the Treasurer of the PBSCCS. Topics covered in this episode: -His best professional baseball story -Microdosing -The art of cooking Quotes: -"We all have different paths" (6:19) -"We're a family in a family" (8:47) -"Anybody that's really good in this field wants to talk to other professionals" (11:33) If you would like to learn more from Scott, you can read about him on the PBSCCS website: http://baseballstrength.org/scott-weberg-ma-cscs-rscc/

In the second part of our series with The National Institute for Fitness & Sports (NIFS), Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness for LCS and Emily Davenport, Director of Fitness Management for NIFS are joined by Kara Gootee-Robinson, Assistant Director-NIFS Fitness Management.  The conversation focuses on how senior living communities can maximize social media and blogging to message the benefit of their wellness and fitness programs.

The National Institute for Fitness & Sports (NIFS) has been an industry leader in providing fitness management services for senior living communities.  LCS and NIFS have been partnering for over 15 years and throughout that time we’ve seen residents and communities benefit tremendously from having them in place.   As experts in the field of not only fitness, but overall well-being, we’re excited to launch an episode series featuring Emily Davenport, Director of Fitness Management for NIFS.  Along with Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness for LCS, a variety of topics will be discussed including programming best practices, wellness strategies and the overall leveraging of community lifestyle programs to make a difference in the lives of residents while providing communities with differentiation and a competitive edge.   

Dr. Matt Wiest, DC is the owner and operator of The Center of Movement. He grew up on a small farming community just east of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Matt then spent three years in Vancouver playing junior hockey before moving to Wisconsin to play college hockey at University of Wisconsin - Superior where he also earned his Bachelor of Exercise Science in Wellness and Fitness Management. After graduating, Matt went on to start The Center of Movement, where their mission is to educate & empower through chiropractic care, education, nutrition, therapeutic exercise, and recovery.

Welcome to another episode of the Princeton Spine and Joint Center Podcast. In this episode Dr. Scott Curtis, the Sports Medicine Director at Princeton Spine and Joint Center sat down with Tyler Joyce, a Physical Therapist, CoFounder and Center Director of ActiveCore Physical Therapy here in Princeton. Scott and Tyler discussed in great detail Redcord Physical Therapy. They reviewed some of its benefits, how it helps with neuromuscular stabilization, how it can be used to treat pain and improve dysfunction. If you've ever heard of Redcord physical therapy we think you will really enjoy this episode of the Princeton Spine & Joint Center Podcast. Tyler Joyce PT, CNP, RAS, SFMA, TPI Co-Founder / Center Director / Physical Therapist at ActiveCore Physical Therapy, Princeton New Jersey Tyler Joyce is a compassionate leader and physical therapist who is passionate about improving the lives of his clients through the power of neuromuscular activation. Tyler's motivation will never stop until Activcore transforms the field of physical therapy and performance. With each successful outcome, Tyler is reminded why he joined the profession in the first place: to serve others. Tyler was most influenced by his father, a former professional baseball player. Tyler followed in his dad's footsteps as a pitcher in high school. Whenever Tyler struggled on the mound, his father would provide a calming presence to help him overcome any doubts and fears. A presence that gave him the courage to be exceptional. After sustaining an elbow injury, Tyler shifted his focus to a career in exercise physiology and physical therapy. He became a physical therapist and eventually earned a reputation as the top Redcord NEURAC (neuromuscular activation) practitioner in the United States. Over the past decade, Tyler has taught this concept to hundreds of other providers, including the athletic training staff for the US Olympic Committee, the Washington Capitals, the Washington Nationals, and the University of Michigan. Today, Tyler leads the Activcore movement in Princeton. And, just like his dad, whenever a client or teammate is struggling with something, Tyler shows up in a powerful way to support them for an exceptional outcome.   AREAS OF INTEREST: Teaching and leadership Pain science Sports injury rehabilitation General orthopedics   EDUCATION: University of Delaware, Fitness Management, 1994 Hanzehogeschool Van Groningen, Physical Therapy, 1999 Redcord Norway, Certified Neurac Practitioner Redcord Norway, Certified Neurac Teacher, 2007-present Redcord Norway, Certified Redcord Active Teacher, 2007-present   CREDENTIALS: PT (Physical Therapist) CNP (Certified Neurac Practitioner) RAS (Redcord Active Specialist) SFMA (Selective Functional Movement Assessment) Level 1 Certified TPI (Titleist Performance Institute Certified) Level 1 Certified Scott Curtis, DO Director of Sports Medicine at Princeton Spine and Joint Center Dr. Scott Curtis is a board certified, fellowship trained physician who specializes in the care of sports related injuries and general musculoskeletal care. After attending Penn State University, Dr. Curtis received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and then completed his residency at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ where he was honored to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Curtis completed the renowned Sports Medicine Fellowship at Atlantic Sports Health where he worked with the New York Jets, Seton Hall University Athletics, College of St. Elizabeth Athletics and various high school teams. From weekend warriors to professional athletes, high school athletes to 90+ year old tennis players, Dr. Curtis has a singular focus to treat each patient as an individual, identify their concerns as well as their specific goals and help them reach their aspirations using the most effective non-surgical care options.

Tina and I spent 5 days at the Les Mills Tribal Gathering and the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Anaheim, California. While there we interviewed four very different and inspirational people. Anna Lowery, Evelyn Ortmann, Jeffrey Blazek and Allie Mieschnie all have something special to share with us! Anna Lowery Annalowery@yahoo.com https://www.lesmills.com/us/workouts/youth-training/ Evelyn Ortmann IG: https://www.instagram.com/evelynortmann/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/evelyn.ortmann.9 Jeffrey Blazek IG: https://www.instagram.com/blazekfit/ Allie Mieschnie IG: https://www.instagram.com/alleymieschnie1/ Contact Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.m.jaehnert/ Contact Justin on Instagram and Twitter @pumptrainer Listen to Chase Your Better and Chase Your Better After Dark here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-your-better/id1459295987 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcj4UWImoiGWpN4LvHnSJte4cHyrFm6l Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1edNgJDlXU6VTqJwwghVzo Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-tXlBRDWARIsAGYQAmc4bRcwfGlobaB1w8VOIG0z2Vs4BIDe4jyMuX7mGoPehGqEirzV3rEaAloGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&u=0#/ps/Ildpdebiy437xriujitpmtihc6u

Josh talks about the importance of how letting go and just being himself has fueled his rocket-like success in the fitness industry. Making his way from cookie-cutter beginnings in safe corporate America jobs to the volatile, exciting and unexpected twists and turns of teaching fitness classes, Josh shares his emotional journey to greatness. Josh Berrier is a Reebok Sponsored Athlete, Les Mills International Master Trainer and Presenter. You can follow Josh on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/joshua.berrier You can work out with Josh on Les Mills On Demand: https://www.lesmills.com/us/ondemand/ Contact Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.m.jaehnert/ Contact Justin on Instagram and Twitter @pumptrainer Listen to Chase Your Better and Chase Your Better After Dark here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-your-better/id1459295987 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcj4UWImoiGWpN4LvHnSJte4cHyrFm6l Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1edNgJDlXU6VTqJwwghVzo Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-tXlBRDWARIsAGYQAmc4bRcwfGlobaB1w8VOIG0z2Vs4BIDe4jyMuX7mGoPehGqEirzV3rEaAloGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&u=0#/ps/Ildpdebiy437xriujitpmtihc6u

Grady, a top NYC Personal Trainer and fitness influencer, discusses the rhythm of a trainer and its similarities to being a musician. Fitness has been his one constant in his ever-changing, ever-evolving life. Grady selflessly shares his rise, fall and rise again in the city that never sleeps and what he has learned that can help everyone out there. Follow Grady Tate, NYC Personal Trainer and fitness influencer, here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/gradytatefitness/ Contact Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.m.jaehnert/ Contact Justin on Instagram and Twitter @pumptrainer Listen to Chase Your Better and Chase Your Better After Dark here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-your-better/id1459295987 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcj4UWImoiGWpN4LvHnSJte4cHyrFm6l Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1edNgJDlXU6VTqJwwghVzo Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-tXlBRDWARIsAGYQAmc4bRcwfGlobaB1w8VOIG0z2Vs4BIDe4jyMuX7mGoPehGqEirzV3rEaAloGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&u=0#/ps/Ildpdebiy437xriujitpmtihc6u

A former clinical social worker, Keri shares her struggles with becoming a fitness instructor and coach. We learned about her obstacles, growth and development, limiting beliefs and getting out of her own way on the path to success. Keri draws a parallel to her former profession as a clinical social worker with what she does in the fitness industry. Keri Ball is a Regional Training Consultant, Presenter and Trainer for Les Mills United States, a wife and a mother of two. Contact Keri at: IG: https://www.instagram.com/keriball16 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerigreenberg.ball Les Mills On Demand free trial: https://signup.lesmillsondemand.com/ Contact Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.m.jaehnert/ Contact Justin on Instagram and Twitter @pumptrainer Listen to Chase Your Better and Chase Your Better After Dark here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-your-better/id1459295987 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcj4UWImoiGWpN4LvHnSJte4cHyrFm6l Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1edNgJDlXU6VTqJwwghVzo Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-tXlBRDWARIsAGYQAmc4bRcwfGlobaB1w8VOIG0z2Vs4BIDe4jyMuX7mGoPehGqEirzV3rEaAloGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&u=0#/ps/Ildpdebiy437xriujitpmtihc6u

Interviewing Kevin MacCauley from Upper Hand, a sports & fitness management software that gives customers one platform to manage their entire operation. Upper Hand partners with customers to take sports businesses up and to the right. Find out more at www.getupperhand.com. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com Please “Thank” our sponsor who bring this show to you for free:PLAE - http://plae.us/Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/ Erik Schwager joined the Wolves as the Director of Strength, Conditioning and Sports Performance and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in August 2015. Accomplished in his field, Schwager brings with him extensive experience from the collegiate and professional level of athletics. Most recently he served as an assistant at Limestone College where he started the strength and conditioning program for football. At Limestone he also designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for men’s basketball, track and field, cheer and dance. Before his time at Limestone he spent two years as the assistant strength & conditioning coach at the University of Hartford. At Hartford, Schwager was responsible for designing, implementing, supervising and scheduling strength and conditioning programs for baseball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, track and field and golf. He also supervised intern and volunteer staff while maintaining a strong line of communication with both coaches and athletic trainers to develop rehabilitation programs that complement activities designed by the sports medicine staff. In addition to dealing directly with equipment company representatives, he also assisted in equipment purchases which enhanced student-athletes’ athletic performances and spoke with recruits and their parents about the strength and conditioning program during recruiting trips. Prior to his time at Hartford, Schwager was the associate strength and conditioning coach at Hillsborough CC in Tampa, Fla. from February –June of 2011 and was the minor league strength and conditioning coach for the Batavia Muckdogs, the Single-A minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Additionally, he has worked with Princeton University football, the University of South Florida and Michigan State University at the internship or volunteer level. Both of the latter were with the football programs and Olympic sports. Schwager has also had numerous articles published, with the majority coming on www.SmarterTeamTraining.com. One of his articles has also been published on www.ronmckeefery.com, which is run by current Eastern Michigan Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ron McKeefery. Some of Schwager’s Articles Include: “The Fundamental Football Position” “Locked In or Checked Out? It’s Your Choice” “The Hemi vs. The Hybrid in Sport” Schwager earned a Master’s in Exercise Science from California University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and holds a Bachelor’s in Recreation Management with a concentration in Fitness Management from Lock Haven University earned in 2009. In This Episode We Discuss:What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why. Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it. How best to work with the a large amount of athletes with limited space and resources. How best to communicate with disgruntled coaches. How to make where you are at the big time. His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com Please “Thank” our sponsor who bring this show to you for free:PLAE - http://plae.us/Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/ Erik Schwager joined the Wolves as the Director of Strength, Conditioning and Sports Performance and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in August 2015. Accomplished in his field, Schwager brings with him extensive experience from the collegiate and professional level of athletics. Most recently he served as an assistant at Limestone College where he started the strength and conditioning program for football. At Limestone he also designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for men’s basketball, track and field, cheer and dance. Before his time at Limestone he spent two years as the assistant strength & conditioning coach at the University of Hartford. At Hartford, Schwager was responsible for designing, implementing, supervising and scheduling strength and conditioning programs for baseball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, track and field and golf. He also supervised intern and volunteer staff while maintaining a strong line of communication with both coaches and athletic trainers to develop rehabilitation programs that complement activities designed by the sports medicine staff. In addition to dealing directly with equipment company representatives, he also assisted in equipment purchases which enhanced student-athletes’ athletic performances and spoke with recruits and their parents about the strength and conditioning program during recruiting trips. Prior to his time at Hartford, Schwager was the associate strength and conditioning coach at Hillsborough CC in Tampa, Fla. from February –June of 2011 and was the minor league strength and conditioning coach for the Batavia Muckdogs, the Single-A minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Additionally, he has worked with Princeton University football, the University of South Florida and Michigan State University at the internship or volunteer level. Both of the latter were with the football programs and Olympic sports. Schwager has also had numerous articles published, with the majority coming on www.SmarterTeamTraining.com. One of his articles has also been published on www.ronmckeefery.com, which is run by current Eastern Michigan Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ron McKeefery. Some of Schwager’s Articles Include: “The Fundamental Football Position” “Locked In or Checked Out? It’s Your Choice” “The Hemi vs. The Hybrid in Sport” Schwager earned a Master’s in Exercise Science from California University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and holds a Bachelor’s in Recreation Management with a concentration in Fitness Management from Lock Haven University earned in 2009. In This Episode We Discuss:What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why. Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it. How best to work with the a large amount of athletes with limited space and resources. How best to communicate with disgruntled coaches. How to make where you are at the big time. His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

Matt Weist grew up in Enchant, Alberta, Canada, a small farming community just east of the Rocky Mountains. After high school, Matt spent three years in Vancouver playing junior hockey before moving to Wisconsin to play college hockey at the University of Wisconsin – Superior where he earned his Bachelor of Exercise Science in Wellness and Fitness Management. During his time at the University of Wisconsin – Superior, Matt was on the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) All Academic Team as well as serving on the student government as Communications Director for the University representing the voice of the student body. Matt continued his education in Davenport, Iowa at Palmer College of Chiropractic where he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree. It was through his experience in athletics that Matt's passion for fitness, movement & empowering healthcare grew. Through personal experience as well as witnessing first-hand numerous teammates benefit from care on and off the field, Matt knew that this is what he was meant to do. The style of care offered at The Center of Movement is based heavily on educating the patient on how powerful they are on the journey to their physical health goals by showing them ways to self-manage. Too often people leave a clinic visit feeling hopeless and reliant on a particular treatment, practitioner or pill - these are all necessary at times but don't always have to be the first line of defense, most of the time we have more control then we think. "Let your movement be your antidote." In his free time, Matt enjoys hockey, rugby, hiking, yoga, working out and spending time with his wife Britny, their daughters Nara, and Georgia. Jenna Redfield is the leader of the Twin Cities Collective, the largest resource in the Twin Cities for bloggers, small business, entrepreneurs & creatives. Connect to Matt! The Center of Movement www.thecenterofmvmt.com Social www.instagram.com/thecenterofmvmt www.facebook.com/thecenterofmvmt Jenna Redfield is a digital content expert, focused on organizing, planning and creating content for marketing purposes. She runs her YouTube channel Jenna Redfield and works with people to help organize their digital lives!  Home: https://jennaredfield.com YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/jennaredfield Join the Facebook Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdandnotion https://www.facebook.com/groups/marketingandnotion/ Follow me on Social https://www.youtube.com/c/jennaredfield https://www.instagram.com/jennaredfield https://www.tiktok.com/@jennaredfield

Connect to Matt!The Center of Movementwww.thecenterofmvmt.comSocialwww.instagram.com/thecenterofmvmtwww.facebook.com/thecenterofmvmtMatt’s BioMatt grew up in Enchant, Alberta, Canada, a small farming community just east of the Rocky Mountains. After high school Matt spent three years in Vancouver playing junior hockey before moving to Wisconsin to play college hockey at the University of Wisconsin – Superior where he earned his Bachelor of Exercise Science in Wellness and Fitness Management.During his time at the University of Wisconsin – Superior, Matt was on the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) All Academic Team as well as serving on the student government as Communications Director for the University representing the voice of the student body.Matt continued his education in Davenport, Iowa at Palmer College of Chiropractic where he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree. It was through his experience in athletics that Matt’s passion for fitness, movement & empowering healthcare grew. Through personal experience as well as witnessing first hand numerous teammates benefit from care on and off the field, Matt knew that this is what he was meant to do.The style of care offered at The Center of Movement is based heavily on educating the patient on how powerful they are on the journey to their physical health goals by showing them ways to self-manage. Too often people leave a clinic visit feeling hopeless and reliant on a particular treatment, practitioner or pill - these are all necessary at times, but don't always have to be the first line of defense, most of the time we have more control then we think. "Let your movement be your antidote."In his free time Matt enjoys hockey, rugby, hiking, yoga, working out and spending time with his wife Britny, their daughters Nara, and Georgia.Jenna Redfield is the leader of the Twin Cities Collective, the largest resource in the Twin Cities for bloggers, small businesses, entrepreneurs & creatives. She is a well-known speaker, educator & social media strategist. You can work with her one on one with coaching and content creation (photo/video) servicesFree Hashtag guide https://www.twincitiescollective.com/free-hashtag-guideJoin the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/twincitiescollectiveCoaching https://www.jennaredfield.com/coachingFind the podcast on all platforms http://www.twincitiescollective.com/podcast-linksGet Flodesk Email Marketing for 50% offhttps://flodesk.com/c/TWINCITIESCOLLECTIVEFollow us on Socialhttps://www.instagram.com/twincitiescollective

Robyn Caruso is the Founder of The Stress Management Institute for Health and Fitness Professionals™ and Uniquely U Wellness Center™. She received her bachelor’s Degree from Rowan University in Health Promotion and Fitness Management. She is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) personal trainer and group fitness instructor, a Certified Health Education Specialist by (NCHEC), Health Coach through the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, and a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency and Recovery – Educator.Robyn is an industry expert for the MedFit Network and MedFit Education Foundation Advisory Board Member, and an adjunct professor for Camden County College and Personal Training Advisory Board Member. She has taken the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) through Jefferson University Hospital for Mindfulness. She has been in the fitness industry for 16 years in medical-based fitness.During her interview, Robyn shares:- The challenges working with clients who have medical conditions can present.- How her experience with weight loss influenced her health and fitness career.- Why she takes a whole person approach to helping clients achieve their health and fitness goals.- How stress impacts our mental and physical health and fitness.- Why people are not more proactive in managing stress.- Why she incorporated meditation into her fitness sessions.- How she helps clients fit meditation into their day.- What people can do to make sure that a stress management program is right for them.To contact Robyn and learn more about her program go to:http://www.tsmihfp.com/ Stress Management Institute websitehttps://www.facebook.com/The-Stress-Management-Institute-for-Health-and-Fitness-Professionals-544381438950078/https://www.uniquelyuwell.com/ Wellness center websitehttps://www.facebook.com/uniquelyuwell/https://www.facebook.com/uniquelyuessentials/ - My new Facebook page to explore stress management techniques SPECIAL OFFER: Email Robyn at robyna3@comcast.net and ask for information on the special offer for meditation, yoga and online training services and certifications. Never Too Late for Fitness Radio with Phil Farishttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/never-too-late-for-fitness-radio-with-phil-faris/

This is Season 3 and it’s all about the freedom to learn new things and all the benefits that come along with that. Because learning is such an important part to your life. Without being curious and without learning you are not going to be expanding, you are not going to growing and life is frankly going to be a little dull. I am a huge learner but there are definitely times in my life when I go through wanting to learn a lot and other times when I just want to impart and teach the wisdom that I’ve learned. And I think it’s beautiful to have those ebbs and flows, but most of the time I think you should be setting about to learn something new or at least improve what you already know every single day. In the previous episode I taught you 11 Benefits of Learning Something New. And in this episode, as promised,  I’m going to be covering off on how to learn anything more quickly and some hacking techniques to learn more in less time. As well as the what. What on earth should you actually be learning? 5 Hacks To Learn Anything More Quickly In Fast Company’s article Six Brain Hacks To Learn Anything Faster, the first hack Stephanie Vozza suggests, is one I personally used to get my through my Certificate in Fitness Management back in 2004. #1 Teach Someone Else I remember that I had just on a year to do this pretty full on Certificate in Fitness Management through Otago University. And as I was learning about nutrition, exercise prescription, sports psychology and even injuries, I just had to tell people about it. Otherwise, there was no way I was going to remember it.   I would come home and coach and teach my parents on exactly what we are eating and how that was broken down in the body and which of our muscles we are using to do that. When we were out playing tennis or doing something together with friends, I’ll be like “Hey! Do you know that we are using these muscles and these bones, these insertion points and this is what’s going on”. And the only way that I could remember stuff and good at it was to teach it. I also used to dance around in my room and talk it out as if I was lecturing in a university hall or teaching as a personal trainer and it really worked. When you have to teach a concept that you’ve just learned, you really have to understand that concept in order to put it out in your own terms. If you imagine that you’ll need to teach someone else the material or task you are trying to grasp, you can speed up your learning and remember more, according to a study done at Washington University in St. Louis. The expectation changes your mindset so that you engage in more effective approaches to learning than those who simply learn to pass a test. #2 Take Notes by Hand While it’s faster to take notes on a laptop, using a pen and paper will help you learn and comprehend better. Researchers at Princeton University and UCLA found that when students took notes by hand, they listened more actively and were able to identify important concepts. Taking notes on a laptop, however, leads to mindless transcription, as well as an opportunity for distraction, such as email. “In three studies, we found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand,” writes coauthor and Princeton University psychology professor Pam Mueller. “We show that whereas taking more notes can be beneficial, laptop note takers’ tendency to transcribe lectures verbatim rather than processing information and reframing it in their own words is detrimental to learning.” The course I’m taking right now called Become a Master Writer by my friend Elisa Doucette, is designed with a (now) rarely used way of learning writing and language called COPYWORK. Copywork is exactly what it sounds like - doing the work by copying the writing of someone else. This is how schools taught for centuries. The daily assignments you get will include an excerpt or essay up to ~2500 words for you to hand-copy, along with an explanation of what you will learn from that day's lesson. #3 Use the Power of Mental Spacing While it sounds counterintuitive, you can learn faster when you practice distributed learning, or “spacing.” Learning is like watering a lawn. You can water a lawn once a week for 90 minutes or three times a week for 30 minutes. Spacing out the watering during the week will keep the lawn greener over time. To retain material, author Benedict Carey said it’s best to review the information one to two days after first studying it. “One theory is that the brain actually pays less attention during short learning intervals, so repeating the information over a longer interval–say a few days or a week later, rather than in rapid succession–sends a stronger signal to the brain that it needs to retain the information.” In Lifehack’s article 8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More, author Maria Briliaki suggests to: #4 Do something different repeatedly “By actually doing something new over and over again, your brain wires new pathways that help you do this new thing better and faster. Say you are a procrastinator. The more you don’t procrastinate, the more you teach your brain not to wait for the last minute to make things happen. Now, you might be thinking “Duh, if only not procrastinating could be that easy!” Well, it can be. By doing something really small, that you wouldn’t normally do, but is in the direction of getting that task done, you will start creating those new precious neural pathways. So if you have been postponing organizing your desk, just take one paper and put in its right place. Or, you can go even smaller. Look at one piece of paper and decide where to put it: Trash? Right cabinet? Another room? Give it to someone?” Maria also suggests you #5 Work your body. You knew this one was coming didn’t you? Yes indeed, exercise does not just work your body; it also improves the fitness of your brain. Even briefly exercising for 20 minutes facilitates information processing and memory functions. But it’s not just that–exercise actually helps your brain create those new neural connections faster. You will learn faster, your alertness level will increase, and you get all that by moving your body. Now, if you are not already a regular exerciser, and already feel guilty that you are not helping your brain by exercising more, try a brain training exercise program like Exercise Bliss. Just like I shared above in training your brain to do something new repeatedly, you are actually changing yourself permanently. What Should You Learn So now you have those five hacks to focus on next time you learn anything new, what should you actually be learning and where? So this is actually completely personal to you. No surprises there. I mean if you are a coach or a consultant, it’s always great to upskill in that area whether you are taking a new actual certificate or a level diploma something like that will actually upskill you as a coach. Or whether you are going to a course that’s around effective leadership. Maybe it’s around financial management. Maybe it’s around negotiations and people skills and bringing out the best in people that you are working with. Maybe you are taking a project management course because that’s going to help you with your clients. If you are a web designer or an artist perhaps you are going to do a course that’s going to help you to expand your skills, learn new code or a different platform. Just so that you can expand the reach of what you can offer your clients. But I’d like to challenge you here to think a little bit outside of that because I love learning about stuff that is completely new and outside the scope of what I’d normally be discussing with friends or clients and that will actually stimulate my brain in a different way. Right now I am doing art classes, I am doing a “become a master writer course”. I’ve written a best selling book, The Suitcase Entrepreneur and another book and I’ve written 900+ blog posts on my site, you might wonder why I am taking a writing course but I want to improve as a writer. I never taught myself writing. I’ve never actually taken a course on it. Other things that I might want to do is learn how to sing or learn how to play piano or another instrument. You may want to learn about neuroscience or space or something completely different. And I think the reason why this is so good to do is it expand your horizons, it opens up your mind, it expands your perspective, it allows you to reach new people because you’ll often go along into an event, a course, a workshop or an actual physical class and you’ll be introduced to all these new people who just think differently, passionate about this topic that maybe you’ve never heard about before. Right now my partner, Josh is getting into a Bitcoin training and he’s introducing me to all these platforms that he is using, the art behind trading which is no different to normal trades to normal stock exchanges but why Bitcoin is different and I am just learning this from watching and observing him. He is reading trading books, he is listening to podcasts, he is watching Youtube videos by Bitcoin experts and along the way I am kind of learning little snippets about it. So I do suggest that you often learn something that is completely outside your realm of interests. I mean, I hope you are interested in it. But you know something that is completely outside your realm of expertise and what you do on an everyday basis. Best Online Learning Sites The reason I am focusing on online learning sites is that if you are going to classes, workshops, events, conferences, seminars, or coaching in your own town, city, location - wherever you are in the world, that’s obviously a perfect choice for you. And if you know of events and things that are happening local to you, then I highly recommend you do something in person. That’s a brilliant way to learn. I am going to a gardening workshop down the road this weekend for about 3 hours to learn about permaculture, gardening and what I should be planting, so that’s going to be a first for me. I know I will learn way more by being there and doing the actual planting then if I’d taken an online course. But in terms of online learning, you can do this from anywhere, anytime. That’s the beauty of it. So long as you now know to write out the notes by hand. So some of my favorite learning sites are: Coursera Coursera is basically some of the world's best courses online from Penn University, John Hopkins University, University of Michigan, Stanford, UC, San Diego, Duke University and more. Some of the things that they have in there are like Deep Learning, Data Science, Python for everybody, Excel to MySQL, Analytics Techniques for Businesses and many of these are free. You get to learn from the top universities around the world, even if it’s a little bit of a US focused and bias, but you are learning often for free. There’s courses on Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Deep Learning,  and around Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency technologies. There’s even one on Learning How to Learn! So for example, if I click on the Learning How to Learn, you’ll see when to enroll. It’s taught by two university professors and they talk to you about the commitment you’ll need; about three hours of videos, three hours of exercises and three hours of bonus material. It’s in about ten different languages too. They show you through the syllabus and an FAQ of when you get access to everything and do you have to pay for this course etc. And often these sites as you’ll hear from me as I go, they often have certificates. So this course is often free but to get qualified or certified in it, is anywhere between $49 and a $150. And you’ll often see reviews on there because people have already taken the course. edX One online learning platform that I’ve been loving is edX. It’s a bit cheeky to mimic the name Tedx, but hey! All the courses are free. Their motto is they have ‘Courses to advance, create and improve your life’. There are ones from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Berkeley University of California, University of Texas, University of Queensland Australia, TU Delft, The University of British Columbia and more. Some of the most popular subjects that they offer are around Computer Science, Economics and Finance, Engineering, Business and Management, Humanities, Language, Biology and Life Sciences. This is where I did the Science of Happiness course through Berkeley University and loved it! It was quite intense. It was over three months and I only had four weeks in which to do it live, because I came to it late but I could have re-enrolled again to start with the next live round. The material was great. I loved it. There were videos that you could play and none of them were over seven minutes. At the same time as you are watching the video, you could watch a live transcript. You can also download the transcript after. Plus they have little tests throughout and quizzes that you have to take and you actually get graded on those. So really really neat site. Skillshare Skillshare classes are taught by expert practitioners and they really focus on classes for your career and for your passions. Once again you can choose from all sorts of different categories: design, business, technology, photography, film, writing, crafts, culinary. These courses are more practical. Not saying that computer science isn’t but these are things like: Street photography: Capture the Life of Your City Logo Design: Secrets of Shape, Type and Color Going Freelance: Building and Branding Your Own Business Knife Skills: A Mini Class to Chop Like a Chef and; Learn How to Mix Music with a Young Guru. You can also see the ratings of them, how many people have taken them. Almost all of them you have to pay for but they constantly have specials going on with massive discounts on the normal price.  Udemy Another online learning platform  that you probably would have heard of which is huge is Udemy. Essentially, they have over 55,000 courses taught by experts and instructor, that you can enroll at them at anytime with lifetime access. It’s learning at your own pace, whereas ones on edX and Coursera can often be time limited as they are doing it in a university setting with start and end dates. In Udemy, you can find things like The Complete Web Developer course, you can learn about Javascript, Complete Cyber Security, Become a Super Learner or an NLP practitioner.. The point here is there’s almost nothing you can’t learn online. I mean, as a course creator and as somebody who teaches people skills in business and building an online business, lifestyle, systems, sales funnels, you name it, it’s quite easy for me to be able to put some of my courses up here. In fact, Udemy approached earlier this year to do that. And there are benefits for you as a business owner if this is what you do. So look at some of these platforms and see whether it’s actually worth putting them up on there rather than on your own site.   If you have a small list or reach then tapping into their huge databases of students is definitely a bonus. Those four would be my top picks for Online Learning Platforms. There are many others. I hope that this episode has given you an understanding of some of the hacks that you can use to learn more effectively and also some of the things that you might want to be learning as well as where in the heck you can go to learn those things. Before we finish off, I would love to say, if you’d like to learn more about creating freedom in business and adventure in life, the 3rd edition of my book, The Suitcase Entrepreneur is out! It is available in Amazon, Itunes, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Bam Books a Million and a couple of other book shops for the first time, it’s available in books shops in North America. For full details, go to suitcaseentrepreneur.com/book. We have a little contest going on right now, all details are on that page so I’d love for you to check it out. This episode is proudly brought to you by Freshbooks. So you’re racing against the clock to wrap up 3 projects, prepping for a meeting later in the afternoon all while trying to tackle a mountain of paperwork. 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I don't know about you, but I'm always curious about the world, and always aware of how much I still have to learn. The day I'm not curious about anything will be a day I personally don't want to see, as I'll either be a know it all and completely deluded or on my deathbed! Yet in an increasingly connected world experiencing information overload and a certain amount of burnout from that, it’s become critically important - and I do mean critically, to curate your learning experience and limit the information highway to some specific side streets and cul-de-sacs of your choosing. I wanted to talk through how I’ve been ‘easing’ back into learning zone post my Business Sabbatical and what steps I’m taking to expand past my comfort zone, increase my skills and knowledge and deepen my understanding and perceptions around areas I’m not often exposed to. But first let’s focus on the benefits of learning something new and why you should want to do this in just 50 minutes a day. I was reading a piece on Lifestyle Updated about the seven benefits of learning something new, and the very first one was fun. I thought to myself how often do we, especially as adults, do something for fun. The example they gave for this benefit was a friend who’d recently learned to surf and how much fun they’d had. I thought back to the 20+ surf lessons I took in Portugal last year and how I was constantly out of depth (no pun intended) and challenging my assumptions about what I was capable of, while learning something new every single time, if not several new things. I quite enjoyed being a complete newbie to this sport and taking a mix of private and group lessons. I loved how our instructor, crazy Nelson as I like to call him, would draw diagrams in the sand and make models of waves in the sand to illustrate a point. Along with this there was yelling and enthusiasm, practicing the technique on land and of course getting out in the ocean and doing it. Full immersion so to speak - pun intended this time! FUN! Why on earth learn something if it’s not fun? Everything that’s taught can be fun, even accounting, especially when you’re shown real case studies and examples that resonate with you and make your learning that much quicker and effective. Another on their list that is obvious but often overlooked is.. A sense of accomplishment and pride. I know back in 2004 when I had landed my biggest job to date as National Brand Manager at Schwarzkopf Professional, working quite long hours but loving learning on the job at speed, I also took on more learning for the ‘fun’ of it. It still amazes me that not only did I start training in January of that year for a bodysculpting competition, I then decided to enrol at Otago University for an extramural 1 year certificate in Fitness Management. I was also going through Anthony Robbins Awaken the Giant Within book and working on some NLP for past events in my life, and listening to his CD series in the car on the way to work. Once I’d finished with his CDs I recall listening to around 5 audiobooks (on CD of course) during my long-ish commute...back in the days when I actually commuted. The results of this year were still my most impressive ever, at least in my mind. I got straight As from University, and some A+ - proof that when you have experience in time management and a full time job you study much more effectively than when you’re doing it full time. I won my Regional North Island Body Sculpting competition and went on to compete at Nationals. And I had a rocking first year in my job running the best ever New Zealand Hairdressing Awards - most ticket sales and under budget. And I felt immensely proud at what I was able to accomplish in just one year. Naturally there were several things I had to give up in order to achieve that, like a life...no I’m kidding but I did literally eat chicken and brocolli all the time during my training and my boyfriend certainly didn’t get the time and attention he deserved during 2004. So I’d hasten to add learning should be fun, give you a sense of achievement AND fit in with your lifestyle, not take over it. Much like my take on business supporting your lifestyle too. So what else? Well Jon Lebreton from Sydney, Australia also shared 7 reasons why learning new things is important, what’s with the magic number of 7. My favourites are, and I quote: You can grow as a person, develop your knowledge base and improve yourself for the better. Learning something new gets us access to new and different opportunities and the chance to try new experiences that might be the best ones you have ever tried You could potentially earn more money in your work life from learning a new and appropriate skill or by developing one that links to the work you do. You’ll rejuvenate your working life and get so much more from it. Developing a new skill will influence the way you do things day to day and they will make doing things quicker and easier, saving time, energy and stress. While these are all obvious reasons, it’s worthwhile letting them sink in. Because at the end of the day scheduling in time to learn and the actual act of learning takes time and effort. But the payoff can be phenomenal. To cap off the benefits may I point you to a final article written by CCSU Continuing Education titles The Top 7 Benefits of Learning a New Skill - seriously again 7 reasons? I swear I didn’t search on that specifically on Google! The 3 most important ones they stated in my opinion are, and I quote Your brain chemistry changes. The white matter in your brain is called myelin, and it helps improve performance on a number of tasks. The more people practice a new skill they are learning, the more dense the myelin in their brains becomes, which helps them learn even better. Your learning speed increases. Learning a new skill helps you learn things faster over time. By stimulating neurons in the brain, more neural pathways are formed and electrical impulses travel faster across them as you attempt to process new information. The more pathways that are formed, the faster impulses can travel. You could stave off dementia. People who learn a new skill are less likely to develop dementia, which has been linked to demyelination of your brain. People who actively learn new skills don’t give their brains a chance to demyelinate, and their neural pathways are ready for new impulses to travel along them. Perhaps the most important reason of all though is this…. Learning something new will make you happier According to an article in Psychologies, I quote ‘It’s actually a core need for psychological wellbeing. Learning can help us build confidence and a sense of self-efficacy. It can also be a way of connecting with others too,’ says Vanessa King, positive psychology expert at Action for Happiness. ‘As human beings, we have a natural desire to learn and progress. Psychologists call it mastery.’ There is evidence to suggest that adult learning seems to have its most positive impact on self-esteem and self-efficacy when the learning provided meets the needs of the learner, and when the learner is at a stage in their life when they are ready and receptive to benefit from it. ‘Learning also fuels our creativity. Ideas can come from making connections between seemingly unrelated things,’ says King. ‘Learning something new in one area of our lives can trigger ideas in another. So curiosity and creative thinking go hand-in-hand.’ This can also help with creating what psychologists call ‘flow’ or ‘being in the zone’ – when we’re so absorbed in what we’re doing, we lose sense of time and of ourselves. ‘It’s not passive, like when watching TV – it’s active,’ explains King. When we’re in flow, the level of challenge in the activity just exceeds our level of skill. We’re also getting instant feedback from the activity on whether what we are trying is working, so we can adjust what we’re doing accordingly. As our skill increases, so does the challenge. So there you have it, more than 7 reasons to learn something new. The reason I’ve researched into this, above and beyond my natural curiosity, is that it’s important to have a foundation of your why. A strong why linked to learning on a daily basis will keep you motivated during times when you feel you can’t afford the time or energy to learn. And in the next episode I’m going to be covering off on exactly that, the how of effective learning and hacking techniques to learn more in less time. As well as the what. What on earth should you actually be learning? Tune in on all good podcast platforms like Stitcher, iTunes and Anchor. This episode is proudly brought to you by Freshbooks. So you’re racing against the clock to wrap up 3 projects, prepping for a meeting later in the afternoon all while trying to tackle a mountain of paperwork. Welcome to life as a freelancer. Challenging? Yes, but our friends at FreshBooks believe the rewards are so worth it. The working world has changed. With the growth of the internet there’s never been more opportunities for the self-employed. To meet this need, FreshBooks is excited to announce the launch of an all new version of their cloud accounting software! It’s been redesigned from the ground up and custom built for exactly the way you work. 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David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” and “The #1 Life Coach in the USA.” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine. He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master’s Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball and tennis players from around the USA. In 1990, a chance encounter with an athletic client who desired a life free of resentments against her former husband, led him deeply into the world of relationship work, with both singles and couples. That same year he became one of the first nationally recognized Master Life Coaches in the USA, as his work was featured weekly on national radio and television shows. In 1996 David created Life Coach Universe, a Life Coach Certification organization that has certified individuals wanting to make a difference in this world from across the USA, Spain, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. David is verified by Psychology Today Magazine as one of the top Counselor’s and Master Life Coaches in the USA. For 25 years, David’s nationally syndicated radio talk show, ” David Essel Alive!” has been heard via Westwood One , XM Satellite Radio and Premiere Radio/ Clear Channel Communications on iHeart Radio as well a Beasley Broadcasting Group. His national work as a motivational segment reporter and host in television began in 1988 with WWOR-TV, then Fox TV’s “Good Day New York” as well as Lifetime Television’s “The Image Workshop”, and the Emmy Award Winning Fox TV show “The Morning Blend”. He is also a former Adjunct Professor who taught courses in “Public Speaking” and “Life Coach Certifications” at Florida Gulf Coast University and Edison State College, now known as Florida Southwestern College. David has helped thousands of people from around the world achieve their greatest goals in every area of life. From doubling and even tripling their income, to freedom from addictions, preparation for deep love, getting the body they’ve always wanted, releasing long held negative attitudes, overcoming deep depression and anxiety, overcoming emotional and sexual abuse, changing careers or creating dramatic success as business owners, public speaking, as well as helping couples recover from affairs and creating a deep personal connection with God or one’s higher power. David is a renowned expert in the field of co-dependency, where he has helped thousands of people from around the world shatter the “largest addiction known to man.” As an Executive Business Coach, he works weekly with small and large businesses in areas such as productivity, human resources, sales, strategic planning, communication skills and more. There are no topics or circumstances David has not encountered, and helped people overcome, over the past 30 years. His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life. David’s professional presentations on how to lead a passionate and inspiring life have drawn rave reviews from corporations such as Chico’s, Nestlé, and Boeing, media outlets such as FOX TV and Premiere/ iHeart Radio, as well as non-profit organization like the March of Dimes and Unity Church. Businessperson of the Year Award — The IDEA Association “The Master of Motivation” — American Fitness Magazine Highest Rated Speaker in the History of Our Convention — International Exhibitors Association “Mr. Motivation” — Lifetime Television Network In 2016, David was honored to be chosen as the Convocation Graduation Speaker , Syracuse University, School of Education. In 2016, his 9th book, “Positive Thinking will never change your life…but this book will!”, became an Amazon #1 best seller, and his parable on faith and hope, “Rock Star: Finding God’s Purpose for Your Life” also became an Amazon #1 best seller. David’s work as an Ordained Minister has helped thousands of people who want to deepen their spiritual path and his high energy, inspirational sermons have been given in non-denominational churches as well as the Roman Catholic church. His own personal recovery from drug and alcohol addiction helped him to create one of the most successful holistic addiction recovery programs in the USA. For 25 years David has used a variety of healing methods to help people release limiting beliefs regarding money, their bodies, love, addictions, a lack of self identity and more including emotional desensitization, amino acid therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique/Tapping, as well as the common practices of journal release, nutritional therapy, meditation, financial freedom methodology, and more.

Master Business, Relationship, and Success Coach, TV/Radio Host, Author of 9 Books, Inspirational Speaker David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine. He parlayed this worldwide reputation into the world of athletes and athletics after getting his Master's Degree in Fitness Management, where his emphasis on sport psychology led him to work as the “Mental Success Counselor” for basketball and tennis players from around the USA.

Mish McCormack is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning Personal and Corporate Fitness Trainer. She has been the recipient of the Fitness Life NZ Personal Trainer of the Year three times (an unbeaten record), the Powerade NZ Personal Trainer of the Year, and the NZ Contribution to Community Excellence Award. With a Certificate of Fitness Management from the University of Otago, and 16 years experience as Personal Trainer, Mish is REPs registered and sits on the board of the PT Council of New Zealand. We ask Mish three questions: You have won a number of awards, does this help your business and how? In your experience, what are the challenges PT's may face moving from a contractor role to having their own studio? What are 3 pieces of advice you would give a PT in the first 6 months of their career

Topics Covered in This Podcast Luck is where preparation meets opportunity The biggest changes Eric has seen in Baseball Assessments for athletes Communication with coaches Do no harm, do no good? Educating athletes Best scheduled scenario for In-season training This may not be bad, but is there something better? Emotional separaration of Traits of Elite level players Torso Injuries in Baseball. Why? Theres what you know and what you can implement - Mike Boyle Eric Cressey's "Bang-for-our-buck" exercises Deadlift tips for athletes. Speed Training for Baseball Replicating & Simulation versus carryover on the field The importance of Staff Synergy The Law of Repeated Exposures The best advice for young coaches How to reach Eric, upcoming events The Eric Cressey File Eric Cressey is president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, with facilities located in Hudson, MA and Jupiter, FL.  A highly sought-after coach for healthy and injured athletes alike, Eric has helped athletes at all levels - from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks - achieve their highest levels of performance in a variety of sports.  Behind Eric's expertise, Cressey Sports Performance has rapidly established itself as a go-to high performance facility among Boston athletes - and those that come from across the country and abroad to experience CSP's cutting-edge methods.  Eric is perhaps best known for his extensive work with baseball players, with more than 100 professional players traveling to train with him each off-season. Cressey, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, received his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science through the University of Connecticut Department of Kinesiology, the #1 ranked kinesiology graduate program in the nation. At UCONN, Eric was involved in varsity strength and conditioning and research in the human performance laboratory. Previously, Eric graduated from the University of New England with a double major in Exercise Science and Sports and Fitness Management. An accomplished author, Cressey has authored over 500 published articles in all.  Eric has published five books and co-created four DVD sets that have been sold in over 60 countries around the world.  Eric has been an invited guest speaker in five countries and 19 U.S. states. His Master’s thesis, “The effects of 10 weeks of lower-body unstable surface training on markers of athletic performance,” was published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, and Cressey was a co-author for the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA) High School Strength and Conditioning Certification. He serves on the advisory boards for both the IYCA and Precision Nutrition, and is a baseball consultant to New Balance. As a competitive powerlifter, Eric holds several state, national, and world records. A mainstay in the Powerlifting USA Top 100 lifts in his weight class, Cressey is rapidly approaching Elite status with competition bests of 540 squat, 402 bench, 650 deadlift, and 1532 total in the 165-pound weight class.  He is recognized as a coach who can jump, sprint, and lift alongside his best athletes to push them to higher levels - and keep them healthy in the process. Eric's writing and his work with athletes have been featured in such local and national publications as Men's Health, Men's Fitness, ESPN, T-Muscle, Yahoo Sports, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, Baseball America, The Worcester Telegram, Perform Better, Oxygen, Experience Life, Triathlete Magazine, Collegiate Baseball, Active.com, The Metrowest Daily News, Parents and Kids, and EliteFTS.  In the business world, Eric has worked with several start-up companies as both an angel investor and advisor. Although prepared in a variety of bodies of knowledge, Cressey specializes in applied kinesiology and biomechanics as they relate to program design and corrective exercise; maximal relative strength development; and athletic performance enhancement. Feel free to contact Eric at ec@ericcressey.com. About Cressey Performance Cressey Performance is a high-performance training facility designed by athletes for athletes, and those looking to make a serious commitment to their long-term health. CP provides athletes with an environment in which they can identify and work toward quantifiable improvements both inside and outside the training facility.  With an emphasis on individualized goals and needs, each client is provided with unique programming and the coaching necessary to carry out these measures effectively. Recognized for its no-nonsense, motivating training environment with just the right mix of science and attitude, the knowledge displayed and results attained at CSP has led to success at local, national and international levels. www.elitefts.com

Vincent Metzo is the Dean of Advanced Personal Training at the Swedish Institute and the Director of Education for Kettlebell Concepts in New York City. Vincent’s dance, theatre, and acrobatics background lead him to choose exercise science and education as a career. His passion for kettlebells and training grew out of his early training as a dancer and acrobat. During his time as an undergraduate at NYU Tisch School of the Arts studying acting Vincent’s interest in movement and acrobatics grew.  This led him to study acrobatics and tumbling and to work with a strength coach to improve his tumbling and acrobatics.  The results of a well-designed program led Vincent to decide to return to NYU to pursue a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology and Fitness Management.  After a few years working in corporate fitness and receiving his Diploma and License as a Massage Therapist, he began teaching at the Swedish Institute where he developed and runs the Advanced Personal Training Program, the first personal training degree program in Manhattan. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

First we will podcast our weekly Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show in its entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews throughout the week. So please click POD to listen to this recent interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show. Or now you can subscribe to just the interviews from our radio show on iTunes by clicking this link.On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the truth behind some common fitness myths from our good friend Matt Bryzcki, author of Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America’s Kids. Matt is the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Princeton University and has over 25 years experience at the collegiate level as a coach, instructor and administrator. Tonight he talked about the importance of doing each repetition in your strength training workout with good form and energy. He also had some great tips on how to choose your next personal trainer. Matt's wisdom can also be found on the pages of Fitness Management magazine where he is a columnist www.fitnessmanagement.com . You can check his books out online at Amazon or  Barnes and Noble or through www.cardinalpub.comFor more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!