Podcasts about youth fitness

Iron Radio Episode: Red Dye Ban, Red Light Therapy, and Youth Fitness CrisisIn this episode of Iron Radio, hosts Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike J. Nelson, Coach Durrell, and Lonnie Lowery discuss a range of topics related to strength sports and sports nutrition. The show kicks off with news about the FDA's rumored ban on red dye number three and its impact. The hosts share mixed feelings about its necessity and efficacy. Following that, they dive into the science behind red light therapy, discussing its benefits, practical applications, and the increasing popularity of such treatments. The episode then explores the alarming decline in physical fitness among today's youth. The hosts share insights and personal experiences about the societal and lifestyle changes contributing to this crisis, sparking a conversation on potential solutions to improve the general physical preparedness of younger generations. Additionally, updates are provided on the new directions for the Iron Radio podcast and a host of intriguing upcoming research topics.01:12 Strength and Muscle Sport News01:28 FDA's Red Dye Ban Discussion11:47 Red Light Therapy Insights25:06 Iron Radio Updates and Announcements27:30 Youth Athletes and Physical Decline28:38 The Decline of Physical Fitness in Youth29:30 Comparing Today's Athletes to the Past31:23 The Role of Schools in Physical Activity32:31 Parental Influence and Screen Time33:17 Challenges in Youth Sports Training37:05 The Importance of Basic Physical Preparedness50:25 Regional Differences in Physical Fitness53:12 The Impact of Screen Time and Socioeconomic Factors54:07 Solutions and the Role of Walking56:46 Misinformation in Fitness and Nutrition Donate to the show via PayPal HERE.You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com Thank you!Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

Connor and Keegan Martin discuss the many changes in Youth Fitness over their lifetimes, from perceived exertion to wearables and contactless training.Their experiences and what training looks like now for young athletes.Episode Highlights:2:23 When we were kids, in our training all we really knew was "Go Hard and Go Fast".3:29 As things evolved, integrating strength with high intensity, adding high skill gymnastics, hypertrophy.4:41 The huge shift from perceived exertion to data at your fingertips, the development of technology and new training tools.6:35 Data- Google Spreadsheets to Training Platforms, Gen Z depends on tech for basic communication.8:27 Technology is integrated with the human experience for Gen Z.9:03 Landscape & Access, from landlines, dialup and computer rooms, it's wildly different now.11:07 Wearables, Biometrics, Self-Perception and Physiology and how they inform coaching feedback.11:26 Enhancing Coaches input with wearables.14:46 Physicality, convenience, luxury and the enduring challenges in the gym environment.17:15 Balancing perceived exertion and biometrics, keeping "the foot on the gas".21:09 Humans advance through the use of new tools.23:06 With Gen Z Technology can be the entry point to reach kids that otherwise would not engage.26.38 Utilize the tools, Embrace the Changes, Track the DataFind the Brand X® Store here:https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionsHashtags and links:#fitnessgenz#fitnessmillennials#perspectivesonyouthfitness#youthathletics#theyouthfitnesspodcast#youthsport#functionalfitnessyouth#thebrandxmethod#theyouthfitnesspodcast#BrandXYouthProgramming#theathletecoachnetwork#jeffandmikkimartinhttps://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/

In this episode, Joe Martin and Jeremy Grater discuss the critical role of accountability in personal transformation, particularly in the context of mental health and physical fitness. Joe shares his journey from struggling with depression and weight issues to finding empowerment through consistent physical activity. They explore the importance of showing up, the mental health benefits of exercise, and the need for a long-term perspective in achieving health goals. The discussion also highlights the challenges faced by youth today, including bullying and mental health issues, and emphasizes the importance of supportive environments for personal growth. Takeaways Accountability is crucial for progress in fitness and mental health. Physical activity serves as a powerful antidepressant. Showing up consistently can lead to transformative results. It's important to not let a slip-up derail your progress. Long-term health goals require patience and persistence. Youth today face unique challenges that require attention. A holistic approach to health includes mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Small, consistent actions lead to significant changes over time. Comparison to others can hinder personal growth and motivation. Finding joy in the process is essential for sustainable health. ---- GUEST WEBSITE: https://fitandpositive.com/  ---- Chapters 00:00 From Struggles to Strength: Joe's Journey 06:03 The Power of Small Changes 09:25 Building a Fitness Identity 14:23 Finding Your Path in Fitness 16:44 The Importance of Community in Fitness 18:15 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise 20:03 Overcoming Personal Struggles 22:26 Self-Compassion and Accountability 24:55 Addressing Youth Mental Health Issues 27:03 Taking Small Steps Towards Change ---- MORE FROM THE FIT MESS: Connect with us on Threads, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok Subscribe to The Fit Mess on Youtube Join our community in the Fit Mess Facebook group ---- LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS: Take control of how you'd like to feel with Apollo Neuro Explore the many benefits of cold therapy for your body with Nurecover Muse's Brain Sensing Headbands Improve Your Meditation Practice. Get started as a Certified Professional Life Coach! Get a Free One Year Supply of AG1 Vitamin D3+K2, 5 Travel Packs Revamp your life with Bulletproof Coffee You Need a Budget helps you quickly get out of debt, and save money faster! Start your own podcast!

P3R Youth Director Amy Schueneman calls in to talk about their youth fitness program.

Physical fitness is crucial in nurturing strong physical and mental health, particularly among the youth. In contemporary society, various conveniences have contributed to the softening of the next generations. Therefore, leaders must step up the game and highlight the significance of diligent exercise, resilience, and grit. Individuals can toughen themselves holistically by fostering a culture that prioritizes challenging physical standards and thorough preparation. In today's episode, we welcome back Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan Race. Joe will discuss the importance of physical fitness, challenging oneself, and developing grit and perseverance in young people. Tune in as they explore the societal factors contributing to the softening of generations and the need for leadership to prioritize exercise and toughness. Quotes: "The human being hasn't changed. Yes, we're fatter. Yes, we're more sick. But we still have the capability to run and climb and jump. So really, we just got to peel away the couch, peel away the Oreo cookie." – Joe De Sena "We don't let six-year-olds drive cars. We don't let 13-year-olds shoot heroin. We must have some kind of guardrails that level us up and make us better. The beautiful thing is this device is addictive, that if you viewed it that way, you could make this the most unbelievable tool ever." – Joe De Sena "We owe it to the next generation to be putting them through hard things so that they're laying tracks in their brain so that when we're no longer here, they're able to take on other heart." – Joe De Sena Takeaways: Staying fit and strong is super important for both body and mind, especially for young folks. Ignoring exercise is like not taking care of yourself. Making exercise fun and using tricks to stay motivated can help, especially for children, to get into the habit of staying active. Turning tough tasks into games and doing them with others can make a big difference. It'd be great for everyone if schools and daily life made exercise a must-do thing. This could help offset the lazy effects of modern life and distractions and make us all healthier. Conclusion: Physical fitness, challenging oneself through hard work, and developing resilience are crucial for physical well-being and mental health. We must establish leadership through policies, standards, and initiatives that make fitness non-negotiable in schools and communities. Gamification and celebrating accomplishments are important to make difficult tasks enjoyable for youth.

Dr. Mitch Babcock // #FitnessAthleteFriday // www.ptonice.com  In today's episode of the PT on ICE Daily Show, Fitness Athlete lead faculty member Mitch Babcock discusses developing youth strength & conditioning programs, including optimal timing & frequency, age groups, and training progressions. Take a listen to the episode or check out the show notes at www.ptonice.com/blog If you're looking to learn from our Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete division, check out our live physical therapy courses or our online physical therapy courses. Check out our entire list of continuing education courses for physical therapy including our physical therapy certifications by checking out our website. Don't forget about all of our FREE eBooks, prebuilt workshops, free CEUs, and other physical therapy continuing education on our Resources tab. EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION INTRODUCTION Hey everyone, this is Alan. Chief Operating Officer here at ICE. Before we get started with today's episode, I want to talk to you about VersaLifts. Today's episode is brought to you by VersaLifts. Best known for their heel lift shoe inserts, VersaLifts has been a leading innovator in bringing simple but highly effective rehab tools to the market. If you have clients with stiff ankles, Achilles tendinopathy, or basic skeletal structure limitations keeping them from squatting with proper form and good depth, a little heel lift can make a huge difference. VersaLifts heel lifts are available in three different sizes and all of them add an additional half inch of h drop to any training shoe, helping athletes squat deeper with better form. Visit www.vlifts.com/icephysio or click the link in today's show notes to get your VersaLifts today. MITCH BABCOCKAnd good morning. Welcome to the PT on ICE Daily Show. It is Friday, that means it is Fitness Athlete Friday. We are excited you are here. If you're on YouTube, thanks for watching when you're catching this recording back. And if you're on Instagram, thank you so much for being here as well. Thank you to our listeners who are loyal and downloading this podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. If I am talking to you on your morning commute, I wish you a great day in the clinic. And if you're on your way home or anywhere else, I wish you a great day as well. So I am Mitch. I am your host of this Fitness Athlete Friday. I'm a lead faculty in the fitness athlete division. And I want to talk today about youth sport, youth fitness athlete programs and what you can be doing as a fitness forward clinic to really be reducing those injury risks that we all talk so much about in the youth athletes. Before we jump into that, I just want to draw your attention to two main fitness athlete courses that we have coming up for the month of February that we're in now. On Super Bowl Sunday weekend, I will be in Richmond, Virginia. I was getting a little worried. My Detroit Lions making a once-in-a-lifetime run at the Super Bowl. I was getting a little nervous that maybe I did some scheduling error there. fortunate or unfortunate as it may be, they won't be in the Super Bowl. So Super Bowl weekend, I will be in Richmond, Virginia. And I know what you're thinking, I don't want to take a course on Super Bowl Sunday. We're going to get out in plenty of time early enough for you to go make it to your Super Bowl party and enjoy the rest of the weekend with your friends and watch the game. So if you're in the Richmond area, join me there on February 10th and 11th. And then at the end of the month, February 24th and 25th, you can catch Zach, the Barbell Physio. He's going to be at his home gym in Charlotte, North Carolina. for a fitness athlete course as well. And we just kicked off our next cohort of our Level 1 Essential Foundations course online, and so I wanna make a special hello to all of you that are starting the process of the CMFA certification online with us. We're excited to do the next eight weeks together. We've got a lot of learning that we're gonna engage in, so I'm stoked for that. YOUTH INJURY REDUCTION STRENGTH TRAINING & CONDITIONING PROGRAMS So without further ado, let's get into our podcast today. Youth Injury Reduction Strength Training Conditioning Programs. Here's what we know about injury risk reduction. The screening tools that we have been given, the systems that were promised to help identify and reduce risk of injuries, they're no good. They don't mesh out in the data. We have enough long-term studies now to be very conclusive that these movement screen systems that we think that we're putting kids through to help reduce their risk of injury are in fact doing nothing to help actually reduce their risk of injury, and they're no better than a coin toss oftentimes of being able to identify kids that are at risk. What we know conclusively in the evidence, and then we're looking at now in adolescent athletes and also collegiate level athletes, is that the more that they're engaged in a strength and conditioning program, that the stronger their legs are, the stronger their core is, many of these programs focusing on those two elements primarily, that the better they do at reducing actual risk of injury and the more prepared these athletes are for the demands of their sport, whatever that sport may be. And so when you think about the constraints that the youth athlete is under, oftentimes, and we know this problem exists, where these kids are involved in a one singular sport for 9, 10, or even 12 months out of the year, they're hyper specialized into that one athletic arena. They're going from practice to speed and agility camps to to sport positional specific camps. They're constantly engaged in the demands and the domains of their sport and they're doing way too much in that arena and they're not doing enough either other sports or general physical preparedness. The GPP work that we know is the foundation for all athletic endeavors to be built upon. DEVELOP GENERAL PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS So our pitch, our recommendation for our fitness forward clinics out there, and there are so many now that are branding themselves as being fitness forward, when you're going out and you want to reach this next population, you want to get ahead of these injuries. You want to do something for that youth athlete. You treat their parents already in the clinic. You know that their son or daughter is engaged in travel volleyball, travel baseball, their competitive wrestler, football, whatever that may be. You know their kids, you know their families, and you want to put a program together that gets as many of those kids as possible in your clinic, in your gym, and really helps to teach the fundamentals of strength training. Right? Because if we can get these kids in and start to help educate their motor control patterns, help to instruct them on strength training, under the supervision of a doctor of PT who's trained in the barbell, who's trained in the dumbbell, in the strength and conditioning community like many of you are, and taking our courses now, there is no better instructor to take these kids under your wing and really lead them to where they need to go, which is learning the fundamentals of how to move their body in space, how to get stronger, and therefore how to be more protective against injury. Stronger athletes get hurt less on the field. And if we can start teaching these movement patterns at a younger age, that gives us such a better upslide for being able to instruct and progressively overload these movements over time. So what we need to be doing as Fitness Forward clinicians is setting up some sort of camp, setting up some sort of program. Maybe you have the resources to do it year long, that's great. Maybe you don't. Maybe you can just divide six or eight weeks of your schedule out to fitting in these youth sport performance camps. And you can do them at various times throughout the year. What we have found to be successful is doing a camp in the summer because they're about to lead into whatever their fall sport is. That could be volleyball, that could be Football, I'm not even sure what sports going at that time if I'm being honest, but but getting them into that late summer Is a great time to run some sort of eight-week camp where you teach the fundamentals of strength and conditioning Keep it very simple. OPTIMAL CLASS LENGTH My first point here is to keep it brief 30 to 60 minute classes are gonna be perfect 30 minute class if you're just looking to instruct the strength component closer to a 60 minute class if you're looking to do strength and conditioning together and Okay, so your choice 30-minute class is about what you're gonna need if you're wanting to instruct at least a strength movement Maybe a 60-minute window if you're looking to add some conditioning in there, okay? Keep these programs at two to three days per week Keep in mind how much these kids are already training right how many times they're already doing their sport specific work their speed and agility work there and They're engaged in a lot of things already. If you can keep your program very precise during days of the week, maybe a Tuesday, Thursday, or we have tried like a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, whatever works for you and your schedule, two to three days per week, 30 to 60 minutes is gonna be ideal for these kids, okay? GROUPING BY AGE Now, what age groups? You can't just, we have had not great success by throwing kids anywhere from six to 14 in the same room together, right? The development of those athletes at various milestones throughout their development is so wide and so different that you're not gonna have a successful class with that many different types of athletes. What I would recommend doing is grabbing kids from the nine to 12 group When they hit about eight, nine years old, they're really development enough, they're cognizant enough, they're engaged in the sport, they like what's going on. So if you can grab a group of nine to 12 year olds, and then maybe have another segment of like 13 to 16 year olds. I think those are two really good spaces where you're getting kids at various ends of development, and you're teaching them very different things. At the nine to 12, our strength work for them is really motor control. The stronger they get is really just more repetitions they've had doing that movement. And so we don't really need progressive overload for that group, we don't need barbell training precisely, but really bodyweight and dumbbell or kettlebell loads are going to be perfect for them. and use the load as the reward. So the key here is that, good job, Timmy. Your air squat is looking really good. Because it's looking really good, I want to give you this dumbbell. Hold this at your chest. You're one of the leaders in the class right now. Hold this dumbbell. Keep your squats looking good. So you're rewarding good movement mechanics with load. In that 9-12 year old range, using dumbbells, using kettlebells to instruct your major fundamental movements, your hinge like a deadlift, your squat like a goblet squat, and a press, a dumbbell push press, overhead press, PVC pipe if they need a lighter load. You're instructing that overhead full lockout position, you're instructing a squat pattern, you're instructing a hinge pattern. And for your older kids, your 13 to 16, if they have been with you and they've shown you some good movement patterns now, now we can start to add the barbell in here. Now we can say, good job on your air squat. Let's go barbell front squat. Let's go barbell back squat. Let's go barbell deadlift. Let's go barbell overhead press, strict, or push press. Team, if you don't feel confident teaching those movements, please take a class with us this year. In two days, Saturday, Sunday, eight to five on Saturday, eight to five on Sunday, you're gonna walk away being very confident in your ability to walk right back into the clinic, whether that's with one person or 10 people, and instruct these movements that need coaching. Okay, so if you feel like that's a gap in your game, it is so easy to sure it up. Just join me in a class, join Zach, join Joe, find one of the fitness athlete courses that's in your area, and we'll help you close that gap very quickly, okay? So that's kind of your range of strength movements that you want to focus your energy on. If you've only got a class that's two days a week, do one day squatting, one day hinging, or one day squatting, one day pressing, and just kind of flip-flop your order that you're programming those in. For the younger kids, using load as the reward. And the last thing that I would, well, excuse me, I got two more things. TEACH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BODY WEIGHT MOVEMENT Teach the fundamentals of body weight movement. You've got to have these kids doing more push-ups. You've got to have these kids doing bodyweight lunging. You've got to have these kids doing some form of a pull-up. And that can be in the form of a ring roll if they're not strong enough, or an assisted vertical pull. But these kids need to develop upper body strength and core strength, do more planks, do more lunging, do more push-ups, do more pull-ups. do a lot of them. It is so easy to teach them really well and give them to them for homework. Like not enough kids are doing that. And I run into this problem year after year with my teens program is that their ability to do a really sound pushup is lacking. And we can have the debate on generation after generation of how bad that's gotten year after year. Ultimately, I don't care. I don't care to engage in that debate. What I care to engage is that what are we going to do with it now? And right now I'm seeing kids that can't do a pushup. So add the push-up, add the pull-up, add a bodyweight lunge, a bodyweight plank. We need to develop some core strength and some solid bodyweight resisted movements. So keep them as a really good accessory movement to the foundational movement that you're teaching that day. ADD CARDIOVASCULAR FATIGUE TO MAKE LIGHT LOADS CHALLENGING And then the last thing, here we go, is adding your conditioning to make the lighter loads you're using more challenging. If all you're giving little Timmy is a light dumbbell or a PVC pipe, by the time I get them done with a 100 meter sprint and then they go back and do this movement, you're going to see some more variability in their movement. By adding that little bit of conditioning, that little bit of metabolic or heart rate duress to the system, you're going to start to see some changes in movement pattern that allows you to coach and improve. Which, guess what team, you can argue this all you want, but that's exactly what they're doing in their sport too. They're getting their heart rate up, they're running around, they're crashing into their friends on the field or on the sport. Their heart rate is going to be elevated and we still need them to move well. So that's what we're doing in the gym as well. Get them on the rower, have them bang out a 30 second sprint on the rower and then get off and do their squats. Send them on a 100 meter sprint, come back in, let's do some deadlifting now. right? Utilize that assault bike. Hammer out 10 calories as fast as you can. Get off. Let me see your vertical overhead press now. Utilizing the conditioning component first to make the load and the weight training that's coming second even more Exposed even bring to light some of the deficits that they have in their movement And that's really where they start to learn how to move soundly under the duress of the environmental constraints and in sport, right? SUMMARY So teaching the foundational movements the squat the hinge the press and using them with lighter loads, dumbbells, kettlebells, with your younger group for motor control, repetition, and with your older group, emphasizing and adding in the barbell. Utilizing a 30-minute session of all you're doing is strength work, stretching it out to a 60-minute session if you're going to add some conditioning work in there, which I recommend you do. And then recognizing that, hey, when I add the conditioning component into the strength component, that's going to really expose a lot of areas that I can coach and develop these athletes in. And through that process, whether you're doing a couple eight week camps throughout the year, you're getting them in maybe right after school, you've blocked off an hour for this at an after school hour or in the evening at the end of your clinical day, you've got this little camp. that you can run this. You're gonna make a couple hundred bucks per kid, and you're gonna get a room full of 20 or 30 kids in there. It's gonna be lucrative for your business and for your staff that you're getting in there to run that. So I really would highly encourage that these PT clinics that have the means, that you have the equipment, that you have the shared gym space, that you're partnered up with a CrossFit gym right next to you, that you can talk to them about utilizing and running this camp through. I highly recommend that you start getting out there in the community. and helping these youth athletes prevent injuries, getting them stronger, and then getting them excited about working out. I mean, these kids are so stoked. The kids that we have in our youth programs, they can't wait to come back to CrossFit. Their parents tell me all the time about how much fun they're having. So, getting them excited about working out might be the biggest win overall. Yeah, if we can prevent a few ACL injuries, that's great. But if we can get these kids excited at a young age about exercise and working out and not seeing it as punishment or something that they have to do, I think we're starting to build a generation of kids that really look at exercise a much different way than maybe our generation has. So that's the key points that I have for you today, guys. Thank you so much for joining. If you're on the Instagram Live, I saw a few comments. I'm gonna circle back and read through those later. Thank you so much. But think about how you can implement that in the clinic. And again, if you have some weaknesses, if you have some gaps that you need shared up, jump into a Fitness Athlete Live course, and let's teach those fundamentals that we need, and then get you right back out there to make a change in the community. Have a great Friday, have a great weekend, and go kick some ass in the clinic. See you guys.  OUTRO Hey, thanks for tuning in to the PT on Ice daily show. If you enjoyed this content, head on over to iTunes and leave us a review, and be sure to check us out on Facebook and Instagram at the Institute of Clinical Excellence. If you're interested in getting plugged into more ice content on a weekly basis while earning CEUs from home, check out our virtual ice online mentorship program at ptonice.com. While you're there, sign up for our Hump Day Hustling newsletter for a free email every Wednesday morning with our top five research articles and social media posts that we think are worth reading. 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Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Professor of History at The New School, and author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession (University of Chicago Press, 2023). In our conversation, we discussed the beginnings of fitness in the United States, how fitness both offered the state a way to shape bodies and liberatory possibilities for counter-cultural communities, and the future of exercise in a post-covid world. In Fit Nation, Petrzela investigates the long history of fitness in the United States to better understand how fitness became such an important part of American life. She notes that the number of people who think fitness is essential for a full life has expanded dramatically since the 1890s and fitness shape our understandings of national community, industry, security, wealth, and wellness. Her comprehensive and readable account begins with the immigration of European fitness fanatics to the United States in the 19th century and illustrates how fitness became one of the most proto-typically American pursuits. The book is divided into seven sections; the first, “When Sweating Was Strange,” shows how American entrepreneurs translated European practices to a sceptical audience. Muscle Beach in Venice, California played a special role in promoting bodybuilding but it also alarmed ordinary Americans who worried about the time participants spent on what many thought were narcissistic and vain habits. One of the major themes of Petrzela's work is the role of the government in promoting physical fitness and in the Cold War world the state opened the door to mass fitness. In the second section, “Slimming the Soft American,” she demonstrates how presidents starting with Eisenhower put fitness at the centre of their Cold War educational programs. The most notable example of government interventions into fitness was the President's Council on Youth Fitness (now the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.) The third and fourth sections – “From the Margins to the Mainstream” and Movement Culture, Redefined” illustrate how fitness became a central part of the American experience and the limits to that experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Television brought fitness into American houses but gyms remained largely male spaces (although often associated with latent homosexuality.) Yoga and jogging made fitness accessible and linked fitness culture with counter-culture. Women were both the targets of most fitness programs – although not necessarily for liberatory reasons - and excluded from large sections of it. In the 1980s and 1990s, fitness changed further, moving away from the state-led efforts and counter-cultural currents of the 1950s and 1960s. Fitness became big business. In her fifth part, “Feel the Burn,” Petrzela shows how a new gospel of fitness emerged that made gyms, workout classes, and sweating accessible and desirable to growing numbers of Americans. In her sixth section, “Hard Bodies and Soulful Selves”, Petrzela shows how fitness shifted from an obligation imposed by the state for geo-political reasons to a more intrinsic requirement of people living in the neo-liberal era, but not everyone always fulfilled those obligations and many people resisted them. In the final section, “It's Not Working Out,” Petrzela looks at the present and the future of the Fit Nation. Americans are by some measures less fit than ever before, but Petrzela raises real questions about the potential of any narrow definition of fitness to fix persistent health problems. 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 changed the way people worked out – cross-fit, home gyms, and Peloton became more popular than ever but fitness was also politicized into the left/right dynamic that dominates American cultural life. Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

In this episode of Next Gen Radio, Mike Ercolano and Anthony Zarro talk about the Biggest Accomplishments so far during the Winter Athlete Performance Program.

Title: “Unlocking Health: Youth Fitness & Adult Wellness for a Vibrant Life” Introduction:In this episode of the Jason Wright Show, we delved into the pivotal role of physical training at various life stages. Director Brian Thompson from the Christus Human Performance Center in Tyler, Texas, joined us to shed light on the significance of youth […]

When can kids safely start strength training? This has been a hot topic since I was a kid. The research on this surprised me, and it's all good news! 

Mikki & Jeff Martin from the Brand X Method join us this week to discuss youth & teen health and wellness. Since 2004, Brand X has driven by a relentless pursuit of best practices in youth training. Their focus on motor pattern training and physical literacy enhancement optimizes kids' fitness and elevates their athleticism. They help protect kids and teens against sports injury, boost their sports performance, and push back against the forces behind obesity.As the world leader in youth fitness, The Brand X Method confronts the public health threat, head on with a strength-and-conditioning program specifically designed for kids and adaptable to any environment, from austere, low-gear settings such as elementary PE classes to well-equipped training facilities such as D1 prep schools and commercial gyms.Stay Connectedhttps://thebrandxmethod.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thebrandxmethod/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWWaZLavBJ8gnplFmD9I7PQhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrandxmethod/

STRONG Life Podcast ep 394 with Dr. Erik Korem of The BluePrint Podcast (Listen HERE). Brought to you by: http://ZachStrength.com - FREE Strength & Muscle Building Training Courses Connect with Erik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikkorem/  Follow & Connect with Zach: https://instagram.com/zevenesh https://www.youtube.com/@ZEvenEsh/videos  https://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com - The Underground Strength Academy EST 2005 - 1,000 Videos, Articles, Workouts, PDFs and Special Reports for Coaches & Athletes  Zach's new book, IRON JOURNEYS - http://IronJourneys.com 

Mike Ercolano and John Esposito answer your health, fitness, and nutrition questions in this Ask Next Gen episode of Next Gen Radio.

Today I speak with Annie Cree, a mother of director of outdoor programming for Iakwa'shatste Youth Fitness, and a member of the Mohawk Nation. Her goal is to to help encourage and motivate families with little ones to try new things. She created an activity book for Indigenous Sports and Wellness Ontario, in addition to providing an in-school running program to prepare students for the Ottowa Kids Marathon. Annie is a member of the Akwesasne Suicide Prevention Committee, and offers her services and support to their programs.  We chat about the differences between having kids in your 20's versus your 30's, and how finding activity, like hiking can be helpful for self-care and mental health in the postpartum period.  We talk about: -growing up in the Mohawk Nation -breaking cultural norms -self-care through activity -struggles with breastfeeding -growing a hiking group -carrier options for hiking  Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 3:55 generational pregnancy advice 6:45 differences with later pregnancies 9:10 finding hiking 11:53 reaching out after postpartum struggles 16:25 finding happiness in hiking 20:53 helping new hikers 26:25 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH ANNIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/anniecree/ Email: acree@iakwashatste.comThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

IN THE NEWS America Faces Sharp Increase in Aging Military Veterans THIS WEEK'S GUEST Air Force veteran Bruce Roberson served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He joins the podcast to talk about his experience working with Air Force Security Services as a military working dog handler on deployments that included the clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia that later became known as “Nixon's Secret War.” RAPID FIRE The US Army wants to build a drone fleet, inspired by Ukraine's example, but will not be able to use DJI quadcopters Amid an epidemic of loneliness, nonprofits are helping keep veterans connected All In One: GLA's Document Day Offers Veterans Easy Access To Critical Documents Special Guest: Bruce Roberson.

Keegan, Jeff and Mikki get together to discuss a few experiences with kids and teens that reflect important lessons about how kids think, how we respond and the responsibility to pay attention to what they need.Episode Highlights:1:25 Preschoolers and pre class preparation5:53 Teens and coaching moments, "we finish what we start." The case of Not Fran, Kinda Fran and Fran.Please Note: we do not recommend triple Fran for teens.9:30 Band Aid awareness, Movement Exposure surprises and welcoming environmentsHashtags and Links: #thebrandxmethod#youthfitnessstories#youthfunctionalfitness#theathletecoachnetwork#crossfitfranhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CXL2-IKp1f9/https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Lorenzo Perry, a certified Youth Fitness Specialist and owner of GameDay Fitness. Lorenzo's mission is to help young athletes maximize their athletic potential, and he has been doing just that since he opened GameDay in 2012. With a background in football and a degree from Bryant University, Lorenzo has not only excelled on the field but has also used his expertise in youth development to organize community events, teach job readiness courses, and oversee youth athletic and educational programs. Through GameDay, Lorenzo has helped thousands of kids become more confident and competent in their athletic abilities, and he also coaches his own youth football team. Join us as we talk to Lorenzo about his journey and his passion for helping young athletes reach their full potential.Follow Lorenzo:IG & Facebook - @GameDayFitnessReach Us At:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-CkrW-5SPewYxdu588tUQWebsite: https://allmylinks.com/egpodEmail: EGPodOfThunder@gmail.comAll Social Media: @EGPodOfThunderEfi's Social Media: @ExplorewithEfWelcome to Episode 77! Join us as we discuss the latest trends and news in the world of streaming. EG Pod is a podcast that provides an opportunity for you to connect with Efi, an experienced traveler and host of the show. In each episode, Efi interviews interesting people from around the world and discusses the stories they have to tell. If you are interested in learning more about the world and the people in it, this is the podcast for you! Don't forget to follow us on YouTube, our website, email us, and follow us on all social media platforms. For more from Efi, you can also follow him on his own social media accounts. So don't miss out - follow, like,subscribe, and tell a friend to tell a co-worker to tell a friend about us. Appreciate the love!

#About Aaron Aaron Hines is a husband, father, author, and entrepreneur. He lives west of Nashville TN in a small town of Bellevue with his wife Amanda and two sons, Lincoln and Stetson. He played all 4 years of High School football and spent two years in College playing offensive and defensive line at Lambuth University. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with an undergraduate degree in Health and Human Performance and also has a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Florida State University. He owns and operates a fitness facility in Franklin TN, where he helps change the lives of those individuals 45+ who want to lose weight, move pain free, and do things they didn't think were possible. He also spends a lot of time and energy helping young athletes reach their full potential by teaching them the fundamentals of being a great person and athlete on and off the field. He has worked with professional athletes and retired professional athletes over the years. His vast experience interning at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Volunteering at the Vanderbilt Dayani Center, and working in the corporate setting has molded him into the person he is today. He was voted one of the Top Personal Trainers in all of Nashville in 2020 and was featured in the Franklin Lifestyle Magazine in 2019.He can be reached at Premierperformancetrainer.com, 615-819-5186, or ahines@premierperformancetrainer.com Learn More About AaronBH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing Hour on Spotify #Fitness After 45,#Sports Performance , #Fitness Coach,#Youth Fitness,#Small Business,#Author,#Fitness,#Health & Fitness, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bhsales/message

Grandpa Bill soon will be welcoming Aaron Hines, Aaron Hines is a husband, father, author, and entrepreneur. He lives west of Nashville TN in a small town of Bellevue with his wife Amanda and two sons, Lincoln and Stetson. He played all 4 years of High School football and spent two years in College playing offensive and defensive line at Lambuth University. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with an undergraduate degree in Health and Human Performance and also has a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Florida State University. He owns and operates a fitness facility in Franklin TN, where he helps change the lives of those individuals 45+ who want to lose weight, move pain free, and do things they didn't think were possible. He also spends a lot of time and energy helping young athletes reach their full potential by teaching them the fundamentals of being a great person and athlete on and off the field. He has worked with professional athletes and retired professional athletes over the years. His vast experience interning at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Volunteering at the Vanderbilt Dayani Center, and working in the corporate setting has molded him into the person he is today. He was voted one of the Top Personal Trainers in all of Nashville in 2020 and was featured in the Franklin Lifestyle Magazine in 2019.He can be reached at Premierperformancetrainer.com, or ahines@premierperformancetrainer.com Learn More About Aaron Guest's Website Questions Aaron Is Always Ready To Answer What is your experience in the fitness industry? How did you get started with your fitness business? What type of clients do you work with and why? What kind of advice can you give a young entreprenuer who si starting out? What are some things you have learned along your health and fitness journey? Why do you work with athletes and adults 45+? Any success stories you can share? Do you do the marketing and sales and training and etc...? Whats 3 things you can offer to aspiring trainers? Sharing my story on how I got into Fitness #Fitness After 45, #Sports Performance, #Fitness Coach, #Youth Fitness, #Small Business, #Author, #Fitness, #Health & Fitness, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bhsales/message

Jeff, Connor and Mikki get together to discuss a few experiences with kids and teens that reflect important lessons about how kids think, how we respond and the responsibility to pay attention to what they need.Episode Highlights:1:26 Taste testing6:24 Assumptions on proprioception10:25 Gyms are playgroundsLinks and hashtags:www.thebrandxmethod.comFind the Athlete Coach Network in the Apple Store#AthleteCoachNetwork#TheBrandXMethod#YouthFitnessStories

Jeff, Keegan and Mikki are back to talk about how to get kids to move more throughout the day. Parents are provided with some solid and specific ideas to get their kids on a path to more movement more often.Show notes /Highlights:3:12 Sedentary is the new normal3:45 Is One hour a day of movement good?6:29 Competence breeds confidence, Confidence breeds motivation8:45 Tips for Parents- Add home workouts, Parent involvement is key, Create Habits, Use Popular Challenges, Movement Based Tasks that are repeatableLinks and #Brand X At Homewww.thebrandxmethod.comFind the Athlete Coach Network in the Apple Store#AthleteCoachNetwork#BrandXAtHome#HomeInTimeToPlayOutside#MovementSnacks#MovementBreaks#MovementThroughoutTheDay

Terrance is the owner of TI Fitness. He is a former collegiate track athlete and trains some of the valleys greatest prospects. Terrance has built an incredible community and has made a name for himself as one of the most prestigious gyms in the valley.

Connor joins us again to further discuss Youth Fitness Competition. This time we dig into how and what that should look like for both competitive top level athletes versus youth wanting to begin that path. Programming, challenging skill, volume, strategies, with a lifetime of competition in mind, and defining success.Show notes/Highlights:2:28 What should training look like for functional fitness focused competitive youth?3:45 Building an athlete for now and down the line4:10 Training Elite level competitive youth4:54 Youth Specific via motor patterns, skill focus and position8:20 Longevity and avoiding burnout10:52 What should Youth Fitness Competition look like?14:24 What does success look like?Links and Hashtags:Connor@theathletecoachnetwork.appInfo@thebrandxmethod.comIG @ben_cole24IG @amatomazzoccas#youthfitnesscompetition#youthfitnessprogramming#youthperformance#youthhealth#youthsport#teenfitnesscompetitions

Studies have shown 81% of children and adolescents between 11–17 are not active enough for optimal health. Scary considering all the health conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and mood disorders that are affecting a rapidly increasing number of lives. How are kids active? During sports and play! Between 1981 and 1997, detailed time-use studies showed that the time children spent at play declined by 25%. So what are kids doing with their time? And why such a BIG decline?A big reason is because academic demands at school have escalated, too much time is devoted to preparation for academic testing and children are robbed of the joy of discovery and curiosity that is part of play. Having community run fitness centers for kids with busy families is needed. Today we are interviewing Mike Shipper who is a youth fitness specialist and owns Empowered Sports and Fitness located in the upper west side of Manhattan. “We work with special needs athletes and having grown up with special needs myself, this was something that I always had a strong passion for- a strong desire for.” -Mike ShipperTheir motto is EVERYONE GETS TO PLAY- Empowered Sports & Fitness provides inclusive movement opportunities for athletes of all ages and abilities. Whether there is a developmental disability, a delayed social skill, or a physical challenge, their goal is to be active, have fun, and provide a program that takes individual needs into account."We focus on sports and fitness. We try and find- from our athletes- what they love, what they like and we turn those interests into games. And once the game comes to life, they forget where they are, what they're doing, why they're doing it. It's no longer work. They're just having a great time." - Mike Shipper!! Receive 20% off when you sign up for an assessment at Empowered Sports and Fitness today !!Register for the Toddler Program here!Families can find us on our website: www.empoweredsportsandfitness.com IG: @empowered.sports.fitnessYouTube: Empowered Sports and FitnessTikTok: @coachmikenycLearn about physical therapy services at Reload hereLearn about fitness services at Reload hereIG: @reload.ptDiggin' the intro/outro jam? Check out my friend, Joe Spinelli on SoundCloud! 

In part 2 of 3 Connor, Jeff and Mikki discuss observations on Youth Fitness Competition and the multitude of differences between youth and adult competition. The conversation focuses on the differences in opportunity and therefore motivation, as well as future expansion and sustainability. Episode Highlights:2:39 Opportunity to compete, and at multiple levels/divisions3:09 Extremely low number of competition spots available4:16 Why and how this discourages athletes5:16 Room to cast a wider net?5:43 Age-appropriate formats and expansion to collegiate age division112:50  Other factors of change: NCAA rule changes14:22 Pushing boundaries, longevity, and sustainabilityLinks and hashtags:Connor@theathletecoachnetwork.apphttps://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections#BrandX®#TheBrandXMethod#YouthFitnessCompetition#TeenFitnessLeague#Competeelitehq

On the latest episode of aParently Speaking, host Miriam Conner, is joined by sports psychologist and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Dan O' Neill, to talk about the lack of physical activity, childhood obesity and plummeting activity levels in kids. He shares how parents can get their kids excited about being more active. The post Podcast #85 Youth Fitness appeared first on Northeast Ohio Parent.

In part 1 of 2 U18 Episodes, Connor Martin looks back on 15 years of youth functional fitness competition, starting as the OG kid at age 11, competing as a teen at 15 and now as a teen competitor coach. The Martin family discusses the growth and change within the sport, including capacity, larger sample sizes, recovery pioneers, common characteristics of top level teen competitors.Episode Highlights3:11 A 15 year retrospective on Youth Fitness Competition 2006 - present4:59 Fitness pioneers and developing models, defining a new paradigm for fitness limitations and potential8:08 The impact of growth and larger sample sizes9:39 Mallory O'Brien age 18 youngest individual to podium 2nd place 202210:17 Historical differences in metabolic, gymnastic, strength, technical ability and stamina over time for the Teen Category12:39 How has the rise of recovery protocols affected the rate of change in the sport?17:59 Key observations of common characteristics of Teens Connor Coached to 5 of the last 8 CF Games Links:The Ready StateShift- Adapt @malobrien_The Athlete Coach NetworkThe Brand X® MethodHashtags:#youthfitnesscompetition#teenfitnesscompetition#functionalfitnesscompetition#internationalfunctionalfitnessfederation#theathletecoachnetwork #thebrandxmethod#malobrien #thereadystate #shift-adapt

Today, we welcome our guest, Peter Bowler. Peter is a former Professional Cricketer and since retiring, has been on a mission to help children move better. He is currently the CEO of FMS Schools based in the UK.On this episode, we cover elite athlete development, the current state of youth health and wellness, and ways to change the culture within physical education. So let's get going with this episode of the Movement Podcast – Powered by FMS.  Get $50 off FMS L1 or L2 Virtual courses. Follow this link and use promo VIRT22 at checkout.

Jeff and Mikki and Special Guest Paul Ticen of Paul Ticen Law discuss two common mistakes trainers make that can increase exposure as well as a few actionable Best Practices.Show Highlights:4:51 Helping Listeners avoid the two most common mistakes5:24 The role of the trainer, manager or owner10:15 Does Youth specific education matter?12:26 #1 most common mistake - Not projecting forward the repercussions of your plan, are they lowering or mitigating risk?12:38 #2 most common mistake- Not using proper exercise progressions13:44 Long term safety and Incremental progressions with vulnerable populations15:35 Best practices with youth include: avoiding the 2 most common mistakes, incremental progression and avoiding shiny objects.

Coach Joe Stasyszyn has 30+ years of skill development and coaching experience. He joined USA Basketball as a Player Development Speaker and Clinician at USAB National Academies and Regional Clinics across the U.S. He recently retired from his position as Athletic Director for West Perry High School. Joe was also formerly the National Director of Basketball and Youth Fitness at 24 Hour Fitness, where he managed programs in over 450 facilities nationwide. This position gave him the opportunity to work with countless elite NBA and WNBA coaches and players. He is also a 20+ year veteran coach at the Duke University Basketball Camp where he has gotten to know and befriend the Duke coaching staff, including Assistant Coach Chris Carrawell and Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Joe began his career in sports as an assistant coach at Dickinson College and later was the head boys' varsity coach at Carlisle High School in Pennsylvania for 10 years. Joe Stasyszyn is currently the director of Unleashed Potential, a basketball skill development company, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has spoken at the Boston Celtic's Coaches Clinic in Boston to over 100 of their Youth Basketball Jr. Celtic Coaches from all over New England. Connect with Coach Stasyszyn: @coachs717 - Twitter Visit www.unitedbasketballplus.com and use Coupon Code - UBPlus for 20% off an annual membership. This episode is sponsored by the Dr. Dish Basketball. Mention "United Basketball & Leadership Podcast" and receive $300 off on the Dr. Dish Rebel, All-Star, and CT models. Connect with Dr. Dish on Twitter or Instagram @drdishbball Connect with our host, Matt on Twitter - @coachmwsmith and @unitedbballplus

Lynn Cherry is a Pickleball fanatic.  She learned about the sport in 2018 and now interviews the game's best on the Pickleball Fire podcast.  Episode Links:Website: https://pickleballfire.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001328004638Podcast: https://pickleballfire.com/podcast-2/Joey Pinz Conversations Podcast Information: • Website: https://www.joeypinz.com • Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/joeypinz • Music by Tom Izzo: @wahlsinger  https://tomizzomusic.com  Support our podcast:  • Subscribe: https://joeypinzconversations.com/subscribe/ • How much is this podcast worth to you? Consider $5, $10 or $20/mo with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz  • How about a one-time payment?  • What is the episode worth to you? $25/$50/$100/$500 /$1,000/$5,000 with PayPal (one-time): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JoePannone Please subscribe/follow to Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations Podcast: • Spotify, Apple, Google, or others.  Please consider rating with 5 stars if you like it. • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joey-pinz-discipline-conversations/id1583997438 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69SFwY3XSwcw9qNvElAn10 • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODI4OTA2LnJzcw • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeyPinzDisciplineConversations?sub_confirmation=1Please follow on social media: @TheJoeyPinz • Instagram: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.instagram.com/TheJoeyPinz  • Twitter: @TheJoeyPinz  https://twitter.com/TheJoeyPinz • Facebook: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyPinz • TikTok:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoeypinzFinally,  join our newsletter: https://joeypinzconversations.com/#newsletterSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz)

Joe Stasyszyn is the director of Unleashed Potential, a basketball skill development company, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  He works with USA Basketball as a Player Development Speaker and Clinician at USAB National Academies and Regional Clinics across the U.S.  Joe was also formerly the National Director of Basketball and Youth Fitness at 24 Hour Fitness, where he managed programs in over 450 facilities nationwide. This position gave him the opportunity to work with countless elite NBA and WNBA coaches and players.  He is also a 20+ year veteran coach at the Duke University Basketball Camp where he has gotten to know and befriend the Duke coaching staff, including Assistant Coach Chris Carrawell and Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski.  Joe began his career in sports as an assistant coach at Dickinson College and later was the head boys' varsity coach at Carlisle High School in Pennsylvania for 10 years.  If you're looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program.  We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you'll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset.  The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.com Follow us on social media @hoopheadspod on Twitter and Instagram and be sure to check out the Hoop Heads Podcast Network for more great basketball content. Have your pen and paper at the ready as you listen to this episode with Coach Joe Stasyszyn from Unleashed Potential in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Email - jstasand1@centurylink.net Website - https://www.unleashed717.com/ (unleashed717.com) Twitter - https://twitter.com/coachs717 (@coachs717) Visit our Sponsors! https://www.drdishbasketball.com/ (Dr. Dish Basketball) Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! http://www.fastmodelsports.com/ (Fast Model Sports) Use Code HHP15 to get 15% off the number one play diagramming software for coaches. Twitter Podcast - https://twitter.com/hoopheadspod (@hoopheadspod) Mike - https://twitter.com/hdstarthoops (@hdstarthoops) Jason - https://twitter.com/jsunkle (@jsunkle) Network - https://twitter.com/HoopHeadsPodNet (@HoopHeadsPodNet) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hoopheadspod/ (@hoopheadspod) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hoopheadspod/ (https://www.facebook.com/hoopheadspod/) YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDoVTtvpgwwOVL4QVswqMLQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDoVTtvpgwwOVL4QVswqMLQ)

Who's the first female fitness figure you vividly remember? For me, it's Mia Hamm. I was 10 years old in 1999, when Mia and the U.S. women won the World Cup in an epic shootout. And yes, that was the one with the Brandi Chastain sports bra moment. By the time I was participating in sports, TItle IX had been around for nearly 20 years. The 90s felt like women were really stepping into their athletic power through sports. But long before I was born, women had been quietly - and then loudly- crusading for the physical benefits of exercise, talking about why women both needed and deserved to work out. It all starts with a dynamic young woman named Bonnie Prudden. Her report to President Eisenhower on how America's children were physically unfit led to the formation of the President's Council on Youth Fitness and yes, that dreaded test you might have taken in elementary school. But before she was shaking hands with the president, Bonnie was an expert rock climber, a mountaineer, and the owner of an old elementary school. She turned that school into the Institute for Physical Fitness, housing three gyms, two dance studios, an obstacle course, and America's first climbing wall. In many ways, we credit Bonnie as the pioneer in women's fitness. Before her, women were afraid to exercise because they were told their uterus would fall out if they did. Yes, really.I'd never heard of Bonnie Prudden, and I'm guessing Bonnie is a stranger to you, too. And I know she wasn't the only female fitness leader lost to time. That's why we're talking to Danielle Friedman, author of Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World. Danielle's book was inspired by a viral essay she wrote for The Cut about the secret sexual history of barre. When she saw the response to her article, Danielle realized that there was a rich history of women in fitness. Decade by decade, Danielle covers the evolution of women in fitness, from barre to running to yoga to strength training. She highlights moments of cultural revolution, like when Jazzercise was a part of the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics, and when Jane Fonda found her way into millions of Americans' homes throughout her insanely popular workout videos. Through it all, Danielle carefully analyzes the messaging women heard about their bodies – what the ideal figure was and how they could get it through exercise. Right now, we're at a time when women are encouraged to exercise to get strong, and to feel empowered. But not so long ago, the messaging was much more reductive, even from the women we now recognize as heroines in fitness history. Anecdotally, I know a lot of women who have struggled with disordered relationships to exercise and body image. It was eye-opening to realize the extent to which these aren't new issues.So, here's what you can look forward to in this interview. Danielle gives me a quick overview of the history of women in fitness. We also get into how women's clothes evolved to support the moving woman (the sports bra, after all, is a relatively recent invention), and Black women who were instrumental in changing fitness. Finally, we end with what she would add to her book now if she had the opportunity to write a pandemic-specific chapter. About Danielle FriedmanDanielle Friedman is an award-winning journalist whose feature writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Cut, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Health, and other publications. She has worked as a senior editor at NBC News Digital and The Daily Beast, and she began her career as a nonfiction book editor at the Penguin imprints Hudson Street Press and Plume. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.      Links:Just because: it's still awesome to watch the 1999 Women's World Cup shootoutDanielle's viral essay on The Cut: The Secret Sexual History of the Barre WorkoutDanielle on Instagram: Come for the author, stay for her jazzy retro exercise graphicsDanielle for In Style: How the Leotard Dress Code of the '80s Set the Stage for Your Yoga PantsBuy Let's Get Physical on Amazon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold

Adventure racer and world-class endurance athlete, Heather Wildman,  is the Founder of the Malibu Fountain of Youth Fitness.  A marathoner, triathlete, mountaineer, paddle boarder, personal trainer, fitness model and loving mother, Heather joins husband and wife duo, Alison Pothier and Jules Williams for this episode of IBULIEVE.  Sharing about how adventure sports and extreme fitness helped her gain confidence and overcome childhood adversity, Heather speaks about how embracing what made her different helped her to dig deep ... and shine.     Finishing in the top 10 of her age grade in the legendary Hawaii Ironman, Heather has completed 12 marathons, numerous triathlons and climbed mountains near and far - including, The Matterhorn, Maroon Bells, Mt Rainier, Mont Blanc, Mt Jackson and Longs Peak.  An avid paddleboarder, Heather was the first woman to stand-up paddle board across Lake Michigan.  She is a living embodiment of her beliefs that health and fitness are the fountain of youth.Links referenced in this episode:IBULIEVE.comALISONPOTHIER.comJULESWILLIAMS.comTHE WEIGHFORWARD.comGuest Links:Malibu Fountain of Youth FitnessIBULIEVE Theme Song:Excerpt from the composition by Deepak RamapryianSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IBULIEVE)

Physical education for kids is in crisis.In this week's episode of Back Room Talk, hosts Carl Hardwick and Georgia Smith discuss:- Intentional exercise vs. play- Why kids are moving less and the problem with PE- How parents and coaches can empower kids to be movement literatePrefer audio? Subscribe and listen on your favorite podcast platform.

I am incredibly excited to announce our new partnership with The Brand X Method, the world leader in youth fitness. Today, I sit down with Connor Martin, the original CrossFit Kid and Training Center Success Manager of The Brand X Method, to discuss the core values of The Brand X Method, their methodology, general fitness skills vs. specificity, and the value of partnerships to increase the value of your service and community. District H Strength & Fitness is officially the Brand X Method Training Center of Houston. Our Brand X coaching staff will all be certified as a Professional Youth Coach where our focus is on developing increased movement capacity in our community. If you are interested in learning more about our youth programs, feel free to contact me at tommy@districthsf.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/districth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/districth/support

On this episode Alex talks with School teacher Tom Kendall. After being a P.E teacher for several years as well as a functional fitness coach it's safe to say Tom knows a thing or two about fitness within the youth population. Alex and Tom dive into the pros and cons of fitness within the UK's youth and their opinions f where the steer the ship in the future. Enjoy!

Fitness manager Kristina McGrath and trainer Dave Schatz discuss benefits of fitness training for middle school and high school students, including physical health, confidence, fun, social connections and good habits for life.

In this episode we’ll talk everything health & wellness with Tracy Kelly. Including tips for husbands, on how to connect and better understand their wives!Tracy is CrossFit level 1 (Certified), a Personal Trainer, and Mental Health Advocate. Learn more about Tracy @:Empowering women blog & FREE 7 Day Fat Blaster Workout:http://www.mentalmomma.com/Youth Fitness:http://www.powerupwithtracy.com/Livlabs CBD Productshttps://mentalmomma79.livlabsnow.com

COVID has hit kids' fitness bad. No more gym class. No more sports. No more recess.Meanwhile, parents are dealing with increasingly antsy children forced to spend hours each day trying to pay attention to Zoom classes. But there's another option—your gym. If your gym is open, you have the perfect opportunity to help kids get the physical activity they need while also expanding your business. Jeff and Mikki Martin are the founders of the Brand X Method, the industry's premier youth coaching education course. Here, they joined Chris Cooper to talk about how to find and train great youth trainers and how you can use this post-COVID period to expand your reach to kids who need fitness now more than ever.Links:The Brand X MethodThe Professional Youth Coach CertificationIncite Tax: Profit First for MicrogymsForever FierceContact:info@thebrandxmethod.comTimeline:1:42 – Developing Brand X.7:40 – The decline of physical literacy in kids.12:22 – COVID’s effect on kids’ physical literacy.16:15 – So you need a kids program. Where do you start?21:27 – How to find the right person to lead your kids program.25:35 – How to train your kids coaches, and what the PYCC entails.27:35 – “Kids trainers should be the best-educated trainers in the world.”30:58 – What the online PYCC brings to the table that in-person training doesn’t.33:55 – The opportunity at your doorstep.

Athlete training and youth fitness with Pat Damiano - that's the topic today on the Dr. Chris Podcast. Follow PAT DAMIANO & PAT DAMIANO PERFORMANCE on:Instagram: @patdamiano_Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mv...We've got a great line-up of guests coming up on this podcast! If you enjoyed listening, please like the video and share it with a friend. Participate in the conversation as well by leaving a comment in the comment section. Dr. Chris is on a mission to teach people how to use movement as medicine. It's time to get proactive with your health, and this podcast will help you to do that. Enjoy!If you are involved in health and fitness in any way, and you are interested in being a guest, you can contact Dr. Chris on any of his social media platforms.INSTAGRAM: @stablekneezFACEBOOK: Dr. ChrisTWITTER: @stablekneez

Rhodri is a Reader in Paediatric Strength and Conditioning and Chair of the Youth Physical Development Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He also holds a research associate position with Auckland University of Technology and is a research fellow for Waikato Institute of Technology. His research interests surround the impact of growth and maturation on long-term athletic development and the neuromuscular mechanisms underpinning training adaptations in youth. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and as associate editor for the Strength and Conditioning Journal. In 2016, he received the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award for Research and Education from the UKSCA and in 2017 was awarded the Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year award from the NSCA. He is the current Chair of the NSCA Long-term Athletic Development Special Interest Group, and between 2011-2015 served as a Board Director for the UKSCA. In this episode, Rhodri discusses: How his original aim of being a medical doctor specialising in paediatrics has evolved into his research in paediatric exercise science. The inspiration to write "Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes". The additions to the updated second version of the book. The limitations of the widely used LTAD model and the 10,000 hour rule. Dispelling the myth of resistance training stunting growth. His role in the Youth Physical Development Centre and it's aims and objectives. Balancing Energy, Fun and Inspirations with Control in coaching young athletes. The value of being able to "judge the room" in coaching. You can find out more about Rhodri's work via his Twitter account @DrRSLloyd, as well as the YPD account: @YPC_CardiffMet . You can also find his books "Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes" here, as well as "The Essentials of Youth Fitness" here. Keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our Website, Twitter and Instagram.. You can leave us feedback or submit a question for future episodes here.

What's up everyone and welcome to today's episode, where I am interviewing a fitness facility owner to break down their journey so you can apply what works to your own business and life journey!I am excited to bring you today's episode with special guest Shaun Chambers. He is the founder and CEO of BodyRoc. In our conversation Shaun, literally lays out his journey and what it looked like in the beginning to where he is now. He shared all the highs and the lows along his journey so you can learn from his steps to better your own path. He started out in the city working out of other people's space to building a world class facility in CT that is now ready to roll out nation wide! I hope you enjoy today's conversation, and in return I would love for you to leave a review to help expand out reach and impact more fitness owners!More about today's guest Shaun Chambers:Shaun Chambers is the Founder and CEO of BodyRoc. Named America's Most Inspiring Trainer Sponsored by Well + Good and Reebok and the 2015 recipient of the 100 Men of Color award. Shaun’s passion for sports and music during his collegiate football career at Southern Connecticut State University lead him towards a career in the music industry. In 2006, he moved to New York City and was signed as a songwriter to Primary Wave Music Publishing under Sony BMG, working with artists such as Jennifer Hudson, P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Nicole Scherzinger, Jordan Knight and many others. Fully immersed in the entertainment world, Shaun never let go of the athletic mindset that gave him the drive and indomitable spirit it took to make it in the big apple. Since many of the artists he shared the studio with inquired about diet and fitness due to his own dedication to the lifestyle, he obtained his certification in personal training to inspire many others to achieve their health and fitness goals. After over 10 years as a certified personal trainer and published songwriter, Shaun moved back to his hometown of Hartford, CT to establish his own fitness brand - An intense circuit-style interval workout with the atmosphere of a dance club; BodyRoc FitLab. Established in 2015, BodyRoc FitLab has improved the lives of hundreds through its innovative group personal training program. Since opening its doors, the young company has won "Best Place to Workout" and "Best Gym" by Hartford Magazine 4 years in a row. Throughout his career, Shaun has demonstrated a deep passion for the communities he serves and is always looking for opportunities to give back. Shaun has developed Youth Fitness programs for the Hartford Yard Goats, The Village for Families & Children, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford. Shaun received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Eastern Connecticut State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.Where you can connect with Shaun:Website: www.bodyrocfitlab.comInstagram: @bodyrocshaunAre you interested in my mentorship program? Are you tired of constantly running paid ads to get people in the door to only feel like you are throwing money away, and not growing? Then let's hop on a connection call to see if my program is the best fit for you! Go a head and book a call below, and I look forward to talking with you soon!Book A Connection Call With Justin

Coach Joe Stasyszyn has 30+ years of skill development and coaching experience. He joined USA Basketball as a Player Development Speaker and Clinician at USAB National Academies and Regional Clinics across the U.S. He recently retired from his position as Athletic Director for West Perry High School. Joe was also formerly the National Director of Basketball and Youth Fitness at 24 Hour Fitness, where he managed programs in over 450 facilities nationwide. This position gave him the opportunity to work with countless elite NBA and WNBA coaches and players. He is also a 20+ year veteran coach at the Duke University Basketball Camp where he has gotten to know and befriend the Duke coaching staff, including Assistant Coach Chris Carrawell and Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Joe began his career in sports as an assistant coach at Dickinson College and later was the head boys’ varsity coach at Carlisle High School in Pennsylvania for 10 years. Joe Stasyszyn is currently the director of Unleashed Potential, a basketball skill development company, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has spoken at the Boston Celtic’s Coaches Clinic in Boston to over 100 of their Youth Basketball Jr. Celtic Coaches from all over New England at their new practice facility in Boston. Joe has also presented to a group of FIBA National Team Coaches from 8 different countries at the University Of Delaware on Effective Youth Basketball Development. Make sure you subscribe to the Hoop Heads Podcast on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts and while you’re there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Believe it or not those ratings help your friends and colleagues find the show. If you really love what you’re hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation. Have your pen and paper at the ready as you listen to this episode with Coach Joe Stasyszyn from Unleashed Potential in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Email - jstasand1@centurylink.net Twitter - @coachs717 Support this podcast

This is my VERY 1st Getting Naked Episode!! WHOOT WHOOT!!! I've been pregnant with this Podcast seed for years. I've taken a leap of faith...NOW I am here!! WELCOME to "Getting Naked w/Ms Vickie" Today on our show, I am joined w/Miki Robinson (www.ChangingImagez.com) who will be my awesome co host as we talk Health Concerns in 2020. We will discuss the importance of getting active and being responsible for YOUR own health. Top Related Health Concerns: According to African American Health High Blood Pressure/Diabetes/IBS/Heart Conditions/Anxiety/Depression Health Tips HealthWorks! Youth Fitness 101 - Warm Up: https://youtu.be/dRQf3yFXO1Y Overweight Beginner Low Impact Home Workout (Burn 300Cals under 20mins): https://youtu.be/oVbJ-LBWgr0 Budget Cooking: Feed 4 for $10: https://www.cookinglight.com/food/everyday-menus/healthy-budget-recipes Mental Health Matters: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/ Thanks for listening...If you like this episode please like and subscribe Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast and on the TeamGoodsProductions Facebook Page reflects the opinion of Vickie Goods. All topics are for entertainment and educational purposes only! Viewer discretion is advised. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vickie-goods/support

Today, I'm going to share my thoughts on whether parents should hire a youth fitness coach for their kids. Of course, since I am a Youth Fitness Professional, you might imagine that I'm biased toward a "yes" answer. You might be surprised! While I do believe that every kid would benefit from working with a Youth Fitness Pro, that doesn't mean it's the right choice for you, as a parent, or for your kid. So I'm going to share a few insights that may help you make that decision. As always, I welcome your questions and thoughts. If you like what you hear and you're on iTunes, please leave me a 5 star rating and a review! You can reach me by voice message on Anchor: anchor.fm/four-pillar-fitness I'm on Instagram @coachphilhueston On Twitter @philhueston The website is https://coachphilhueston.com Keep the faith and keep after it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/four-pillar-fitness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/four-pillar-fitness/support

“I have a kid who could be a pretty good athlete, but if he gets a 97 on a test, his parents ride him because he didn't get 100… to the point that he's so completely stressed that we spend a lot of our time doing things that help him change his mindset, so that […]The post Ep 77- Rick Howard – Professor and Expert Youth Fitness Coach appeared first on AUT Millennium News.

“I have a kid who could be a pretty good athlete, but if he gets a 97 on a test, his parents ride him because he didn't get 100… to the point that he's so completely stressed that we spend a lot of our time doing things that help him change his mindset, so that […]The post Ep 77- Rick Howard – Professor and Expert Youth Fitness Coach appeared first on AUT Millennium News.

In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I join my friends of Iron Company on their podcast. We've got JP Brice, Marty Gallagher and Jim Steel. Marty's podcast is called RAW, and once you hear his unfiltered ways of conversing with me you'll understand exactly why! We discuss the following topics: - How my background in training began, from hardcore gyms to current days of The Underground Strength Gym - How some of the Powerlifters of the 60s, 70s and 80s trained for world record strength lifting with the bare minimum of equipment as well as minimalist style training - How I train athletes and build them up to where I want them to be both physically and mentally - Why I use a variety of equipment and training methods for both physical and mental stimulus - The state of Physical Education and Youth Fitness and how I train youth athletes at The Underground Strength Gym These guys are awesome and I love chatting with them and even more so, spending time with them when we're "working". Visit https://IronCompany.com and you'll see their equipment, articles, podcasts and more from this top notch company. Please leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts as this helps us spread The STRONG Life word. Thank you! RESOURCES: http://UndergroundStrengthCert.com http://ZachStrength.com https://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com https://instagram.com/zevenesh   FREE Training Courses: https://zacheven-esh.com/start-here  

Today I go over if kids should workout and if so, what workouts they should do I go over how I train my youth athletes Also, Giving you my advice on nutrition for youth athletes and also parents! Website: http://jacobmclaughlinfitness.com/ Jacob McLaughlin Fitness Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/jm_fitness1/

Join in as we chat with Erica Suter, MS, CSCS about fitness in soccer players from ages 8-18. You can find Erica on instagram, and the web. Check out her latest book, Total Youth Soccer Fitness as well!

James FitzGerald - Inaugural CrossFit Games Champion and industry-leading educator, James FitzGerald, has dedicated his life to bringing honor to the coaching profession. As Founder of OPEX Fitness his Coaching Education and Gyms Licensing Programs have provided thousands of coaches with the tools needed to professionalize their passion. James’ flagship program, The OPEX Coaching Certificate Program reflects his 20 + years of coaching expertise and is set apart by the breadth of coaching theory and practical application taught. In early 2019, James achieved another career milestone with the release of Mixed Modal, a groundbreaking course specifically designed to educate coaches on the long-term development of competitive Functional Fitness athletes. Jeff Martin - In 2004, Jeff and Mikki Martin imagined a better future for youth and began working toward that future by developing the original strength-and-conditioning program specifically designed for kids. Almost 15 years later, they continue to do what’s best for kids on a daily basis with The Brand X Method™, the world leader in youth fitness. The Martins teach and speak all over the world; sit on the boards of fitness industry-leading organizations such as StandUp Kids and TeenLIFT; and are partnering with OPEX Fitness, the International Functional Fitness Federation, and Kerri Walsh’s p1440. They recently launched the first seminar in their new The Art of Growing Up Strong ™ live seminar series. The Brand X Method is currently represented worldwide by dozens of official Training Centers. With decades of collective coaching experience between them in fitness and self-defense, the Martins have developed a method for optimal youth athletic development that combines state-of-the-art movement skill training with classic principles of strength training, physical literacy, and play. To deliver this program effectively to the most kids, the Martins created the cutting-edge Brand X Professional Youth Coach Certification designed to provide coaches with the knowledge, tools, and passion to build formidable humans.

Usually during my podcast interviews, I'm the one asking the questions. Today, we flip that script and let Jacob McLaughlin of Jeremy Scott Fitness in Scottsdale, Arizona pick my brain about starting and running a youth fitness program. We cover topics including: How do you get started finding new clients right out of the gate? Why every session you run must be unique, exciting and memorable. Why you shouldn't want to train every athlete in every sport! How to make team training work. Why, when it comes to training and fitness for kids, they're not just "little adults!" Ways to make the summer months more profitable. Why inclusivity and the environment and culture in your facility matter and how they can lift your "non-athletes" to step into their athletic potential. Jacob asked some great questions! Give it a listen and be sure to share your thoughts! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/four-pillar-fitness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/four-pillar-fitness/support

Kelli O’Brien Watson is a best-selling author, coach, presenter and the owner of Studio 8 Academy, an online holistic wellness center. In addition, she recently, she co-founded Scriptor Publishing Group, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to helping fitness professionals share their stories and publish their books. Kelli holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Education and certifications in Personal Training, TRX and Youth Fitness. She is the author of Kelli’s Quips: Happy Thoughts for Busy People and Finding My Way Back to Me: A Journey of Self-Discovery. She has also co-authored several books, including, most recently, the Amazon best-seller, Author University. She is a Platinum Level Coach for the Todd Durkin Mastermind Group where she provides business and personal development coaching for fitness professionals around the world. She also runs a life coaching program called Finding My Way Back to Me. Kelli is the recipient of the Accent on Excellence Award for her work throughout her community, and she presents, locally and nationally, on topics having to do with health, wellness, mindset and performance. In 2013, she was honored to be a presenter for the first TedXUtica program. Kelli’s life purpose is to create, motivate, support and inspire people to get stronger in their lives, inside and out. She does that with enthusiasm in whatever she pursues. However, she finds her greatest joy in the time spent with her family – Graeme, Marcus, Caitlin, Katie, Cameron and Kira – and their overly exuberant, and completely loveable, dog, Cody. Join Kim and Kelli as they discuss the topic "It's Never Too Late." You can learn more about Kelli's publishing group Scriptor here: https://www.scriptorpublishinggroup.com/

Coach Joe Stasyszyn has 30+ years of skill development and coaching experience. He joined USA Basketball as a Player Development Speaker and Clinician at USAB National Academies and Regional Clinics across the U.S. He recently retired from his position as Athletic Director for West Perry High School. Joe was also formerly the National Director of Basketball and Youth Fitness at 24 Hour Fitness, where he managed programs in over 450 facilities nationwide. This position gave him the opportunity to work with countless elite NBA and WNBA coaches and players. He is also a 20+ year veteran coach at the Duke University Basketball Camp where he has gotten to know and befriend the Duke coaching staff, including Assistant Coach Chris Carrawell and Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Joe began his career in sports as an assistant coach at Dickinson College and later was the head boys’ varsity coach at Carlisle High School in Pennsylvania for 10 years. Joe Stasyszyn is currently the director of Unleashed Potential, a basketball skill development company, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has spoken at the Boston Celtic’s Coaches Clinic in Boston to over 100 of their Youth Basketball Jr. Celtic Coaches from all over New England at their new practice facility and just ran a Clinic for the Jr. Celtics on Dec. 28-29 in Boston. Joe has also presented to a group of FIBA National Team Coaches from 8 different countries at the University Of Delaware in October on Effective Youth Basketball Development and recently held a Clinic in Ontario for the Premier Youth Basketball Organization for over 100 kids. If you’re finding value in the Championship Vision Podcast please give us a rating and review wherever you listen so more of the basketball community can find the show. Have your pen and paper at the ready as you listen to this episode with Coach Joe Stasyszyn from Unleashed Potential in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Email - jstasand1@centurylink.net Twitter - @coachs717 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support

From Stark Headquarters, in Irvine, California, in the heart of Orange County, brings you episode 5 of Socrates Squats: Rescuing Youth Fitness Starts At the Dinner Table. In this episode, Amir Mofidi and Jessica Watts talk about the issue of obseity in children and how it's on the rise. Their declining health is detrimental to their futures as well as the futures ahead. Intertwining fitness and history, we go back in time to an amazing story of a child during the war. For more content, don't forget to subscribe!

The first ever recurring guest! PJ Strebel is back to talk all things YOUTH performance! PJ is the Head Coach of the PEAK program within Seacoast Sports Clubs in the southern New Hampshire area. He started his program with 2 kids and has grown it to 90 kids plus a wait list for each programming block he runs. We dive in and talk about community, culture, whats missing in youth training today, and just his overall philosophy when it comes to working with kids! If you ever want to get in touch with PJ you can reach him by email at PEAK@SeacoastSportsClubs.com

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Co-founder of The Brand X Method™ with wife, Mikki Martin. Nearly 40 years of coaching experience Co-owner of The Brand X Method™ – The Lab in Ramona, California TBXM™ Director of Youth Training TBXM™ certification staff Lead Trainer Co-founder of original CrossFit Kids* program Co-creator of original CrossFit Kids* course, 2008 CrossFit Kids training staff, 2008-2014 Director of Youth Training, CrossFit*, 2011-2014 Named official CrossFit* Coach by CrossFit founder Greg Glassman, 2006 CrossFit* trainer, levels 1-3, 2003-2014 CrossFit* Games Southern California Regional Head Judge, 2009-2011 Creator of CrossFit* Strength Bias Program USAW Club Coach USAW Sports Conditioning Coach 5th-degree Kenpo karate black belt, earning the title of sifu KMNTC-certified Krav Maga instructor USA Powerlifting California state record holder Collegiate water polo player * Jeff Martin is no longer associated with CrossFit Inc. and CrossFit Kids

What Calisthenics is…   Calisthenics in essence, is body weight training. These are movements that have the intention of exercise without added weight or equipment.   The word calisthenics comes from the ancient Greek words kalos, which means "beauty", and sthenos, meaning "strength". It is the art of using one's body weight and qualities of inertia as a means to develop one's physique.   When and how was the term Calisthenics popularized….   The word Calisthenics was coined in 1842 when “gymnastics suitable for girls” became a “thing”. Calisthenics was widely practiced in girls boarding schools until the mid-1900’s when sports and other exercises became mandated in schools.   Calisthenics took a backseat for a long time as weightlifting and sports became popular.  The idea of Calisthenics has never left, but the word seems to have made a comeback in the past few years.   History of Calisthenics in the USA….   Industrial Revolution began around 1760 Transition from manual production to machines Changing trends in the way people worked, lived and moved More people became sedentary Intentional fitness methods arose. Staying fit, healthy, and ready to serve in battle remained important Catherine Beecher developed the first calisthenics program in US schools in 1823. Specifically focusing on exercise programs for school aged girls. At the same time, an influx of European immigrants coming to the USA brought their gymnastic and callisthenic culture to the Country. 1824, German scholar Charles Beck opened the first gymnasiums in Massachusetts. It was open to the public and also hosted school gymnastics programs. One notable club founder, Dudley Sargent, opened many gyms and even challenged the view that women were weak and prone to fainting by encourage freedom of dress and vigorous activity for girls and women. The rise of “modern” fitness that we think of today (weightlifting, weightloss, bodybuilding) began at the beginning of the 1900’s. By the time the 1960’s rolled in, plates, and bars were the most common in exercise routines. Even though body weight training declined in popularity, US programs such as the US Military and school physical education programs continued to base fitness tests off of body weight exercises such as push ups, pull ups, and running. Army Physical Fitness Test: Run 2 miles in 13 minutes or less (6.5 minute miles), 75 push ups, 80 sit ups, Presidential Fitness test in school 1953, New York Professor Dr. Hans Kraus warned that children were losing muscle tone because of the “affluent” lifestyle of 20th century children. He also showed that US children were less fit than their European counterparts. President Eisenhower created the President’s Council on Youth Fitness in 1956 President Kennedy’s administration developed a physical fitness curriculum for schools. 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration created a national fitness survey, and in 1966 created the Presidential Fitness Challenge for schools. This included throwing a softball, a broad jump, a 50 yard dash, and a 600 meter walk. People such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Drew Brees, and Dominique Daws sit on the committee of the Presidential Fitness Challenge. To qualify for the President’s Challenge Fitness award today, students must fall into the 85th percentile in all five of the test’s activities. For a 15-year-old girl, that means finishing 38 crunches in a minute, running an eight-minute mile, the shuttle run, two pull-ups, a 10-second shuttle run (short sprint) and reaching 8 inches past her feet in a V-Sit Reach. The Physical Fitness Test graduated high school in 2003, when the Council, under George W. Bush, introduced the Adult Fitness Challenge. Bush’s Council also added the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA), which recognized a regular fitness routine instead of a one-shot test. Since Obama took office, First Lady Michelle Obama added another initiative to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Her movement to end childhood obesity, Let’s Move, does not affect the Physical Fitness Test, but it helps introduce healthy foods and more physical fitness into the nation’s schools. Today, there is a rise in the popularity of “street sports” is on the rise in the form of Parkour, urban solo climbing, highwire walking, streetball, streethockey, and freerunning are all forms of calisthenic exercises. There has also been a rise in adult gymnastics and mobility. More and more adults are turning away from weights and rigid routines toward freedom of body movement, agility, and purposeful fitness. Common exercises….   Lunges, Jumping Jacks, Bodyweight squats, squat jumps, sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, planks, hyperextensions, Here are a few links to the history of fitness and a few hundred body weight exercises: Over 200 Calisthenics Exercises History of Fitness   Find us on Facebook Instagram and Twitter

Friday,  July 17th 2015 Today the crew give a brief update on orlando city soccer. Bobby Sena and Nelson Morales join us to discuss fitness and nutrition for young people.  This kid is only 12! 

Friday,  July 17th 2015 Today the crew give a brief update on orlando city soccer. Bobby Sena and Nelson Morales join us to discuss fitness and nutrition for young people.  This kid is only 12! 

Jennifer Myers, owner of Dwell Residential Brokerage in Washington, DC, is an award-winning real estate agent with more than 10 years of experience in the D.C., metropolitan area. She's been a top producer since her first year as an agent, at the age of 23. In 2009, she was named “Accredited Buyer Agent of the Year” by Realtor Magazine. To learn more, go to www.JenniferMyers.com Jason Wong, founder and Director of Youth Fitness of Red Zone Training, The San Ramon Valley's Premier Youth Fitness Facility.  www.RedZoneTraining.com Connie Gray is Founder and CEO of Virtual Solutions 4 You, LLC.Connie possesses more than 30 years of experience in a wide range of education and administrative roles.   Her background includes administrative support, education, grants, professional development, training and consulting.   Darren Johnson  CSEP, a United States Marine and seasoned veteran in the special event industry with more than three decades of experience in producing live events throughout North America and the Caribbean.  He  co-authored a book titled The Success Secretwith New York Times #1 best-selling author Jack Canfield. Darren will release his second book this spring titled Going Live Insider Secrets to Corporate Event Production.   Abdi Ismail a 25 a year old who is a recent college graduate from southern Connecticut state university as well as not too long ago he finished acting in a production play that was directed by hall of famer director in new york city off Broadwaywhich has sparked his vision to open a crowdfunding website for the African community.  

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on our good friend Matt Brzycki, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation and Fitness at Princeton University. Matt explained the dangers of weight lifting on swiss exercise balls, how to read supplement labels and the benefits fo drinking chocolate milk after you work out. Matt's new book on Youth Fitness can be found on Amazon. For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our 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. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link Be sure to check out our new Facebook Fan Pagethat blogger, web genius and Fitness Journalist Karla Walsh is helping us with. She is running contests and all kinds of fun stuff for us. Hurry and get a free Premium Traineo membership. We really appreciate all that she is doing and want to make sure she gets the recognition she deserves. And be sure to check out the SobeFit magazine with a special feature on Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy   And special thanks to Susie Shina who covered for Dr Fitness in the studio today. Susie is the host of new TV pilot and has a great weight loss and support program which can be found at her website www.befitenough.com On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with Frank Hodal from Vidazorb, Dr Fitness' favorite probiotic. Probiotics help with digestion and can relieve lots of stomach related issues. To learn more please go to Frank's website www.vidazorb.com. Listeners to the show can put in the code fitandfat and save 30% on their order. Next up we had on our good friend Matt Brzycki, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation and Fitness at Princeton University. Matt explained the dangers of weight lifting on swiss exercise balls, how to read supplement labels and the benefits fo drinking chocolate milk after you work out. Matt's new book on Youth Fitness can be found on Amazon. We closed the show with Tara Costa, The Biggest Loser Season 7 finalist who lost over 150 pounds on the show. Tara stars in a couple of new Biggest Loser exercise dvds. The Last Chance Workout and The 30 Day Jump Start.  Tara is also running marathons, triathlons and inspiring and supporting her fans on Team Tara. To learn more please go to her website www.taracosta.com Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new websitewww.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blogwww.drfitnessblog.com  Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy  Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or oniTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!  

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Dr Fitness’ favorite Exercise Science Guy direct from Princeton Matt Byzycki shared his thoughts about the 200 pound guy who is suing because he thought it was a good idea to bench press 150 pounds while lying on an inflatable exercise ball. Well that ball exploded, he hit the floor and hurt himself pretty bad. Matt has a couple of books you should check out - one is on dumb bell training and the other is on Youth Fitness. For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our 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. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with journalist and author Sam MacDonald who talked about his book The Urban Hermit. In it he chronicles his journey from being an underemployed Yale party guy who was in debt and obese to being a happily married debt free semi-success like the rest of his Yale buddies. And he did this all by eating lentils, hard boiled eggs and tuna fish sandwiches.  It is a hilarious piece of non-fiction that shows that you can lose weight and keep it off by spending $8 a week on food. While even Sam doesn't recommend you follow his weight loss plan - it did work for him. Please go to Amazon and check this book out.Next up we had on our good friend The Nutrition Twins Tammy and Lyssie Lakatos. They talked about their new book coming out in September called The Secret To Skinny and it's all about how salt makes you fat. Their old book Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles For Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever is available at their website www.nutritiontwins.comAnd we closed the show with Dr Fitness' favorite Exercise Science Guy direct form Princeton Matt Byzycki shared his thoughts about the 200 pound guy who is suing because he thought it was a good idea to bench press 150 pounds while lying on an inflatable exercise ball. Well that ball exploded, he hit the floor and hurt himself pretty bad. Matt has a couple of books you should check out - one is on dumbell training and the other is on Youth Fitness.Don't forget to sign up for the Roswell-tree a great fun run and race held each year on July 4. This year the Fat Guy has agreed to race as long as they promised to give him a crown made of bacon if he wins. This is an invitation only event that benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank. All participants get a cool designer t-shirt and your choice of either a tiara or a baseball cap, plus an awesome award breakfast immediately following the race. To learn more please go to www.roswelltree.org Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with 2 time defending Nordic Pole Walking National Champion Karen Asp. Karen is an accomplished fitness journalist who practices what she preaches. When she is not running 10ks, playing tennis or nordic walking she is writing fitness artciles for the leading fitness magazines in the world. To learn more about nordic walking go to www.nordicwalknow.com or to learn more about Karen please go to her website www.karenasp.comNext up we had on Oprah and Gayle's coach from their cross country jaunt Chris Robinson. Chris was a professional kickboxer who kind of accidentally discovered pilates and that changed his whole approach to fitness. By incorporating pilates emphasis on the core into his workouts he got better results faster. And when he started teaching those techniques to his clients his business exploded. To learn more about Chris, his new studio his book The Core Connection or some behind the scenes stories about Oprah and Gayle check out his website www.corecoach.netWe closed the show with Dr Fitness' favorite exercise expert Matt Bryzcki from Princeton.  Matt is the author of an amazing book on Youth Fitness that is available at Amazon and bookstores everywhere. But today he shared the best arm workout. You will not find this workout anywhere else so you better listen to this segment. Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by dozens of people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  not helping out today. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to get kids in shape with our good friend Matt Brzycki author of Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids. Matt thinks kids are in real bad shape - they are getting health problems that only overweight adults used to get. Not anymore. He calls the problem Globesity because it is affecting kids all over the globe. He shared great tips parents can do to help their kids. Dr Fitness gives this book a thumbs up - check it out on Amazon or on his website www.YouthFitnessActionPlan.com.

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link Also we would like to welcome back Celeste Katz, The Card Mom, as one of our local sponsors. Celeste will help you send your holiday greeting cards from the comfort of your own home. There are over 13,000 designs at thecardmom.com on-line card store. Folks, these are NOT e-cards but beautiful, high quality, glossy greeting cards printed on 100% recycled paper. Just select your card, customize your personal message, add photos and click your mouse. You never touch the card. TheCardMom.com will print, stuff, stamp and mail your cards. Try this amazing technology for free today and I promise you’ll be hooked. Go to www.thecardmom.com. Now on with the show… On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about Deadline Fitness from celebrity fitness trainer Gina Lombardi. As Napoleon Hill says A goal is a dream with a deadline. And in her new book Gina explains how you can lose weight and achieve your fitness goal even if you have a deadline that is 2 months or even 2 weeks away. To learn more go to her website www.ginalombardi.comWe also had on Joan Denizot, founder of Super Sized Cycles and Zize Bikes- she makes bikes for the extra large people, like The Fat Guy, of the world. Joan has been riding bikes her whole life and when she got to heavy to ride conventional bikes she thought that there had to be bikes that fit people that were her size - guess what there weren't. So that spurred her to build bikes for people who weigh up to 550 pounds. To learn more please go to www.supersizedcycles.com or www.zizebikes.comWe closed the show with our good friend Matt Brzycki author of Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids. Matt thinks kids are in real bad shape - they are getting health problems that only overweight adults used to get. Not anymore. He calls the problem Globesity because it is affecting kids all over the globe. He shared great tips parents can do to help their kids. Dr Fitness gives this book a thumbs up - check it out on Amazon.Dr Fitness had no tips but remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by dozens of people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  not helping out today. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link Tonight's show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste's great website www.thecardmom.com Before we got started we thanked Lisa Lillien, the Hungry-Girl for taking us to dinner when she was in Atlanta for her event promoting her NY Times Best Selling book Hungry-Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World. Lisa has been coming on our show since we started and we thank her for her support and help spreading the word about our show. Now if you have been living under a rock and haven't heard of Hungry-Girl, now is the time to check her out. go to her website www.hungry-girl.com and subscribe to her daily newsletter and buy her book. Our wives bought lots of books to give as presents, it's that good. On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the dangers of toxins in everyday products like cosmetics and plastics from award winning investigative reporter Mark Schapiro. Mark has been investigating environmental and international   issues for over 20 years. His work has been featured in: Harper's, The Nations, NOW with Bill Moyers, FRONTLINE and NPR. In 2007 he wrote Exposed, a book that compares the proactive governmental policies of the European Union when it comes to environment, safety and health to the the more reactive policies of the US. Mark explained that in the United States their are no government regulators checking to see if there are any toxins in products such as cosmetics and plastics. In Europe that is not the case. The European Union have oversight over cosmetics and they have compiled a list of dangerous ingredients that are not allowed in cosmetics. Sadly in the US cosmetics sold here are filled with carcinogens that are banned in Europe. For more information about Mark, his investigative reporting and his new book Exposed, please go to his website www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org We started the show with Matt Bryzcki, Fitness Expert from Princeton University. Matt comes on each month and dispels some of the strength training and exercise myths that get spread around the internet. Tonight he went after body builders. A lot of super buff looking body builders have websites that give out a lot of bad information about losing weight and getting in shape. For instance Matt shared a story about one body builder who started smoking to lose weight for his competition. He then started eating baby food in an effort to consume more potassium (he never heard of bananas, I guess). Matt is almost finished with his new book about Youth Fitness called Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids. He also talked about some of the books and magazines that influenced him. Next we had Dr David Dahlman, author of the book Why Doesn't My Doctor Know This? Dr. Dahlman, is a Chiropractor with a degree in Nutrition, became the Director of The Hyde Park Holistic Center in order to educate patients that there are alternatives to traditional medical care. Treating a variety of chronic health conditions from a nutritional and herbal perspective, his understanding of the importance of the gastrointestinal system to human health forms the basis of most treatment protocols. Because of this focus, he has developed his remarkably successful treatment for any uncomfortable symptoms associated with the gastrointestinal system. Whether irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or any form of colitis), Dr. Dahlman's treatment protocol has eliminated all symptoms in a vast majority of his patients. Dr. Dahlman's treatments are patient-centered and focus on finding the cause of the patient's complaints. The treatments use all-natural supplements; they do not use dangerous drugs that only suppress symptoms and carry the risk of significant side effects. On the show Dr Dahlman emphasized the importance of eliminating all dairy if you are afflicted with any of the GI problems. His website is filled with lots of great information, as well as his book so check it out www.drdahlman.com We closed the show with one of the smartest people we have ever met Dr Cory Kidd, inventor of Autom, the world's first robotic weight loss coach. Cory recently completed his Ph.D. in human-robot interaction at the MIT Media Lab and is known as leading researcher in the field. His experience in human-robot interaction and developing novel technology for healthcare applications for the last ten years is a key to Intuitive Automata's success. Prior to his graduate studies at the Media Lab, Cory was a research scientist as part of the Aware Home project at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Autom was designed to help people who are trying to lose weight keep it off by encouraging them to stick with their diet and exercise program. Autom verbally asks dieters to input data about what they ate on a touch screen then she provides encouragement and advice. Autom will be available for purchase in a year or so, but they will be needing testers sooner than that so if you are interested please go to Cory's website and sign up www.intuitiveautomata and www.myautom.comNo Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  helping out tonight. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!