All About Fitness

One of the most frequent topics of discussion during this time of year is about current fitness trends; it seems like people always want to know what is going to be 'new' and 'different' in fitness in the coming year? Has the perfect workout been created that can give us the body we want without having to do the actual work to earn it? Here's the truth: there is nothing new in fitness, the only thing that works is that - consistent, hard work. On this episode I talk about current trends and identifying how Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving the perfect gift can be a difficult challenge; it feels awesome to give a gift that can be used throughout the entire year. On this episode, fitness writer and professional product reviewer Amanda Vogel joins me to talk about the best gifts for the fit people in your life. Don't spend hours wandering the store or scrolling online and whatever you do, don't cop out by simply giving a gift card, the All About Fitness Gift Guide can help you find that perfect something for your special someone.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Les Mills is a chain of health clubs in New Zealand that has changed how the world does group fitness. Les Mills was the first to realize there was a market for formatted group fitness classes that provide a consistent, effective, & FUN workout experience. On this episode of All About Fitness, Bryce Hastings, the Science Director for Les Mills, pulls back the curtain and shares how Les Mills designs the workouts and conducts the research that makes thousands of people around the world get sweaty every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the 1st EVER swapcast on AAF! Rick and Drogo, the hosts of the Omnia Fitness podcast, opened Recover - a studio in NYC focused on recovery from exercise & are educators for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) where they teach human movement science to prospective fitness professionals. Our conversation ranges from discussing body image issues for fitness instructors to identifying the popular fitness personalities who may be complete frauds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many times have you worked out only because you feel guilty and want to 'punish' yourself with exercise? Having a healthy relationship with exercise means that you use it to enhance your quality of life & NOT as a punishment. After a brief hiatus, All About Fitness returns featuring a powerful interview with Jamie Atlas, a former professional basketball player-turned personal trainer, who will share insights on how to change your relationship with exercise & learn how to love your body in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Quick Fit Tip learn more about your fascia and the best types of exercise to strengthen your connective tissues so that you can improve your movement skill while reducing the risk of injury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On AAF110 Hannah Eden, a popular fitness influencer on Instagram and a founder of the Pump Fit Club in South Florida, shared how the loss of a close friend motivated her to join the fight to F*** cancer. On this episode of All About Fitness, Hannah returns to talk about the experience running the Ring Road of Iceland to raise money to fight cancer and how she stay motivated to focus on her goal of completing the journey even when her body was screaming at her to stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of All About Fitness, Todd Wright, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team, shares how he helps his athletes get in top physical shape and prepare off the court to help the team beat the competition. Coach Wright's insights can help you to identify the most effective way to get in shape and stay game-ready for your favorite sport or recreational activity; if it's good enough to help one of Coach Wright's players, it's good enough to help you be your best! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new feature of AAF - The Fitness Roundtable; do you want to know what top fitness professionals talk about when we get together? Would you like to hear insights from the top fitness educators who train the trainers? This episode of The Fitness Roundtable was recorded at the SCW Mania Fitness Conference in Dallas with Amy Dixon, Doris Thews, Marc Coronel and Brandon Wagner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results which is a perfect description for how many people approach fitness. Pushing yourself to try a new physical challenge is one way to break out of a routine with an exercise program that can deliver results. On this episode of All About Fitness guest Alex Isaly talks about his recent participation in the Race Across America (RAAM) and how training for endurance events can help you push past your physical limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a number of different ways to exercise; some people (like your humble host) are pretty mainstream and straight-forward - just find something relatively heavy and lift it, while others, like this episode's guest, fitness instructor Gerren Liles, are extremely creative and come up with cool and unique ways to sequence a variety of moves together into a single exercise. On this episode, Gerren shares how he made the transition from teaching kids to making adults sweaty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Quick Fit Tip provides some insights on what's going on behind the scenes for All About Fitness - some great stuff; in addition learn how you can start a career in fitness (if I did it, you can too)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Stuart McGill is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo where he spent the majority of his thirty-two year career studying the biomechanics of the spine including identifying specific mechanisms of back pain along with the the best exercises to return to optimal function. In short, Dr. McGill's research has helped numerous people eliminate back pain including Brian Carroll, a powerlifter who experienced a serious back injury that almost ended his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach Mike Boyle owns Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning outside of Boston, MA and is well known for changing his mind or adjusting his coaching techniques when he realizes that he could be doing something in a different, better, more efficient way. On this episode, Coach Boyle provides insights into how he stays on top of the constantly evolving field of exercise science and how he has adjusted his approach to programming over the course of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode author Alex Hutchinson talks about his new book: Endure: Body, Mind and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance and how the Nike Sports Science lab is studying how to shatter existing limits of what the human body can achieve. Alex shares his story of being an elite runner on the Canadian National Team to earning a PhD in physics to becoming the Sweat Science columnist for Outside Magazine; we talk about how to achieve the highest level of performance from your body.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lashaun Dale is one of the most influential thought leaders in the fitness industry; she shares her thoughts on how the fitness landscape will change over the coming years. Lashaun has helped conceive, create and launch a number of popular fitness programs and is currently the VP of Content for 24Hour Fitness. Our conversation covers some of the recent trends, what makes them successful and our thoughts on what will be making us sweat for the foreseeable future.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fitness culture is still relatively young; health clubs have only been a part of mainstream society for the past forty-or-so years. The early days of fitness were heavily influenced by the Gay (now LGBTQ) community. In response to a recent flap about Pride month and Crossfit, Dr. Natalia Petrzela, a Professor of History and a host of the Past Present podcast, wrote this column about the evolution of fitness culture and the role that LGBTQ individuals played in that process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the most important benefits from exercise? Is it burning calories and sculpting muscles so that you look better? Is it enhancing your performance so that you can play your favorite sports better? How about the fact that regular exercise can improve your health to reduce the risk of developing a dangerous disease? Yes, these are all important benefits from exercise but probably THE MOST important benefit is that exercise can help strengthen your brain. That's right, exercise can not only strengthen your muscles but when done the right way it can improve your cognitive function to help you become smarter. Ryan Glatt, the founder of SomatIQ is a specialist in Brain Health Coaching, the ability to use exercise to improve how your brain functions. On this episode of All About Fitness, Ryan talks about the research that suggests how exercise can help improve all aspects of cognitive performance and shares some simple strategies for what you can start doing to train your brain.  To learn more about Ryan

It's time to rethink the old stereotype of the dumb, brain-dead weightlifting enthusiast. A plethora (hat tip to SAT prep) of research suggests that exercise, especially of the high intensity variety, can help promote the growth of new brain cells via BDNF. On this Quick Fit Tip episode I talk about how exercise can help make you smarter and reduce the risk of the cognitive decline that can often accompany aging.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organic, farm-to-table foods are important sources of nutrition that can greatly enhance your quality of life. No food source is more organic than a wild animal. Dan Staton is a conditioning coach, personal trainer, fitness studio owner and bow hunter who writes a blog and hosts a podcast called Elk Shape; on this episode of All About Fitness Dan shares his insights on the hunting culture as well as discussing the level of fitness it takes to track a quarter-ton animal and harvest the meat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices