All About Fitness

Dan John is a well known strength coach, author, lecturer and Religious Studies Professor. Yes, you read that right, along with the ability to lift ridiculously heavy stuff, Dan has the ability to delve into the depths of human kind's quest for spiritual understanding. On this retro episode of All About Fitness (originally aired in 2017 but was lost when the podcast switched hosting platforms) Dan talks about the role that strength training plays in developing both the physical and intellectual parts of our Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fitness certifications, like most other professional credentials, require fitness professionals to earn continuing education credits (CECs) to maintain the certification. There are many ways to earn CECs including online education, live workshops or attending the largest fitness education convention in the US, IDEA World. IDEA is a trade association of fitness professionals and organizes the annual World event every year in an effort to provide their members with the CECs necessary to maintain their profess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Gentilcore is a strength coach and fitness educator who, in addition to writing for Bodybuilding.com, T-Nation.com and Men's Health has frequently been recognized as one of the top fitness bloggers online (he's one of my personal go-to's). Besides being able to deadlift more than a quarter-ton himself, Tony is well known for helping his clients become ridiculously strong. On this episode of All About Fitness, Tony talks about how to adjust your strength training program as age creeps up on you; in addi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once upon a time it was aerobics instructor (doesn't that still conjure up images of leg warmers and tights?), then it was group fitness instructor now many of the people leading workouts are calling themselves coaches; which begs the question, what exactly do you call the person (or people) responsible for making you sweat? On this Quick Fit Tip it's a brief (very brief) review of the history of fitness along with some thoughts on what to call the folks you love to hate while you're working out. Do you wa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The human body is like a cell phone; a phone is made up of hardware, specifically bits of plastic, metal and glass - what makes the phone function is the operating system. In the human body our muscles and skeletal structures are the hardware, our central nervous system (CNS) is akin to our operating system which allows us to function. The data received by the CNS is critical for helping you to move and perform your best. The shoes you wear can affect how your body receives data from the environment, specif Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every time you take a step your feet interact with the ground which sends forces upwards into the body; at the same time the weight of your body presses down on top of the foot. The foot is structurally designed to handle these forces, however if your feet do NOT function properly it could affect many other parts of your body. On this episode of All About Fitness, Dr. Emily Splichal, a podiatrist with a movement background in gymnastics and experience as a fitness instructor, talks about the role your feet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You love to exercise but your job requires you to be a road warrior which leads to an interesting conundrum: how do you combine your love of sweating with a job that requires you to live out of hotel rooms? Some hotels have full service health clubs integrated into the property while others barely have a workout room with a few pieces of sad-looking equipment. No matter where you go and what equipment you have access to, you still want to be consistent with your workouts, how can you make that happen? As s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food. Yes, it can be delicious and bring pleasure through our taste buds, but in reality, the food we eat is used to fuel essential bodily functions from digestion to muscle contractions to the cognitive power it takes to read and interpret this sentence. When it comes to the nutrition that supplies the energy for your body, you can choose to eat for pleasure or performance and, this episode's guest, Jenna Bell, PhD, RDN, can help you choose the most effective approach for your needs! A co-author of the bo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is so much information about nutrition, some of it based on actual research while a lot of it is just based on pure anecdotal experience. NO nutrition program will work for every person; whether you want to lose weight, gain muscle or improve performance if you are looking for the healthiest eating plan for your needs then it is important to work with a nutrition professional who can perform a proper assessment to identify your specific needs. On this episode of All About Fitness, Ashley Koff, RDN, fo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stress, like death and taxes, is one of life's certainties. We deal with stress at home, on the job and at the gym (exercise is physical stress applied to the body); we tend to think of stress as a bad thing, yet according to Dr. Julia DiGangi, a psychologist who studies the effects of stress on the brain, some stress could actually be good for us. Dr. DiGangi is the founder of NeuroHealth Partners, an organization devoted to understanding how to optimize wellness and healthy living, on this episode of All Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise is only one component of a healthy lifestyle; proper nutrition and fuel is essential if you want to maximize the outcomes of a fitness program. There is so much information, and misinformation, about nutrition that it can be a challenge to identify the best strategy for your specific needs. John Berardi, PhD started Precision Nutrition in an effort to provide no nonsense nutrition coaching to the fitness industry. PN provides nutrition education programs for fitness professionals while also offerin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like painting a portrait or choreographing a dance, designing workouts could be considered a form of art; all of the components should flow together in a sequence that tells a story. Although she is widely known for curating her online community the Fit & Fierce Club, Sadie Nardini could be considered a creative artist for her ability to design unique and challenging workouts as well as her gift at communicating visually through the power of social media.  On this episode of All About Fitness, Sadie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diet is a four-letter word; if you still use it, you should seriously consider removing it from your vocabulary. Diet refers to a short-term approach to nutrition; if you want long-term health then it's important to start thinking about an eating plan or a nutrition strategy as opposed to a mere diet. On this Quick Fit Tip - you will learn an easy approach to nutrition that you can put into action immediately! To learn All About Fitness - join me and many guests of the All About Fitness podcast at the IDEA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past thirty years if you have taken a group fitness class or worked with a personal trainer then you have already been influenced by Dr. Len Kravitz. Dr. Kravitz is the Program Coordinator for the Department of Exercise Science at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque; in addition, he has spent numerous decades traveling the world to teach the science of exercise to personal trainers and group fitness instructors at conferences and fitness industry education events. Dr. Kravitz is a hands-on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Age is no reason to slow down or stop your favorite activities. The only thing that should change as we get older is that we should focus on exercising smarter, NOT harder. To make this point and to celebrate the most important person in each of our lives, this special episode of All About Fitness features an interview with Sonja Friend-Uhl, the oldest American woman to break the 5 minute mile barrier, the recent winner of the 45-49yo Women's 800m at the International Indoor World Track Championships in Pol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is currently one of the most popular modes of exercise because from muscle building to fat burning it can deliver the results that people want. However, like all things in life, a little HIIT is great for us, but too much, well, that's another story. This QFT about HIIT addresses what you need to know before your next workout. FOLLOW THIS LINK to listen to researcher Dr. Martin Gibala talk about the benefits of HIIT on a previous episode of All About Fitness Hormones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How you do anything is how you do everything. Take a look at ANY successful person, from professional athletes to actors to CEOs to politicians when it comes to the people who reach the upper tiers of their respective field, there is one common denominator - hard work. Success does not happen by accident, it is earned through hours of hard work and dedication to the pursuit of getting better and if you want success in your life then look no further than this episode of All About Fitness with strength coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once upon a time, if you wanted to be a personal trainer you had to spend hours toiling in the physical location of a health club or studio to help your clients change their lives. Now that it's 2019, grinding hours upon hours in a gym to make a living is close to going the way of the flip phone... there will be a few people that like holding on to tradition because they fear new technology (or just don't want to deal with it) but more and more trainers are leaving facilities and going online to recruit and Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inventor. Strength Coach. Physical Therapist. Tai Kwon Do athlete. International Speaker. Pete Holman, like many professionals working in the fitness industry, wears many hats from inventing killer exercise equipment like the Nautilus Glute Drive to teaching continuing education workshops at fitness conferences around the world. On this episode of All About Fitness, Pete shares his motivation for inventing exercise equipment along with his passion for helping people understand how the human body really func Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When muscles contract they produce the forces that move the body; fascia is the connective that transmits and distributes those forces to help the body move. Fascia is an integral component of how your body moves, yet it is often overlooked in traditional exercise programs and could be the cause of the chronic pain or soreness you feel after a workout. No, this podcast is NOT becoming All About Fascia, but when you get the opportunity to speak with Sue Hitzmann, a founding member of the Fascia Research Soc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices