All About Fitness

Sleep can improve your ability to function on the field or in the office; getting better sleep can help you to achieve optimal performance. Matteo Franceschetti was an avid athlete who realized the power of sleep to help human performance and started EightSleep, a technology company to improve the way we sleep. Tracking your health data while you sleep can ensure that you are getting the best results from your down time. Get ready for an engaging discussion on how sleep can optimize your performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Buultjens had a challenging start to life but turned things around thanks to his adoptive parents AND his love of riding BMX bikes. John shares his story of going from juvenile detention to working for one of the top bicycle companies in the BMX industry. This episode will give you ideas for how to get your kids away from video games and help them create a lifelong passion with physical activity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of All About Fitness, Dorian Yates shares what motivated him to train, how his commitment to education allowed him to become on of the sport's elite and how he has evolved his approach towards exercise over the course of the aging process. It's a fascinating discussion with one of bodybuilding's all time greats about how to maintain your strength and fitness no matter what age you are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nutrition, exercise and sleep are the key components of optimal health. A lack of quality sleep can affect your physical performance; being sleep deprived could cause you to overeat or drive like you're under the influence. Dr. Craig Heller, a professor at Stanford University and an advisor for EightSleep, discusses the biological reasons of why the body needs sleep and offers suggestions for how you can achieve a great night's sleep every night. This is a fascinating discussion about the science of sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What to know any easy, painless, calorie-free way to boost the results from your workouts? GET MORE SLEEP! This Quick Fit Tip identifies top benefits of sleep that could help improve your health and fitness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From your feelings to your fitness, your gut has trillions of cells in the microbiome that can influence how your body functions. Dr. Sara Bird is a molecular microbiologist who studies the gut microbiome. Dr. Bird shares why we should pay attention to the microbiome and how learning more about it, like how to influence it through nutrition and exercise, can help to achieve optimal health and performance. On this episode you will learn all about how you can use science to live your best life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart watches and heart-rate monitors can tell you how fast your heart is beating while you exercise. Rings and mattresses can monitor your quality of sleep. These devices link to apps on your phone allowing you to record the results of your workouts. How we exercise and, more importantly, how we recover from exercise can have a significant effect on how we age. This Quick Fit Tip discusses the benefits of monitoring health data and what that means for helping you mitigate the effects of the aging process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The human body has numerous joints which must work as an integrated system in order for you to experience pain-free movement. Dr. Skylar Pond is a Chiropractic Sports Physician who helps everyone from MMA athletes to housewives move better. Dr. Pond not only has the skills to fix the human spine but he is an athlete at heart so he understands the importance of pain-free movement; on this episode, he shares how chiropractic care along with exercise could help you to achieve optimal performance in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jen Esquer is a physical therapist known as @DocJenFit on Instagram who posts numerous workout solutions for mobility to help you improve your ability to move so that you can go out and enjoy your favorite activities. On this episode, Doc Jen shares how she develops the movement solutions that keep you injury-free, in addition, she talks about the benefits of play and why we all need to do something a little bit scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Change is the only constant in life." Josey Greenwell is currently a Lead Instructor for Barry's Bootcamp, but that was not his intended career path. Josey began the journey to be a musician but instead found fitness. Josey has returned to music and is now releasing the album City Games. On this episode, Josey shares his story of how he became a fitness instructor and what making music means to him. This is a fun conversation about how to make the best out of the constant change that defines life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise can make muscles strong, yet it is the brain and the thoughts it generates that determine what you are able to achieve. Emotions affect all areas of life; mindset is so powerful that it can be the difference between achieving success and becoming stuck in a rut. Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo is a psychologist and motivational coach who specializes in helping her clients find True Success; she shares how to quiet your inner critic so that you can remove the obstacles keeping you from your goals.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some people want to become stronger, others may want to add muscle size, while many others may want to lose weight. Why do you exercise? What does fitness mean to you? What is your motivation for making yourself sweaty? This Quick Fit Tip provides a different definition of fitness; one that could help you add years of high quality living to your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A balanced diet is essential for optimal health yet it can be a challenge to find the time to prepare and cook healthy, nutritious meals. When time is in short supply, smoothies are an excellent option for delivering all of the vitamins and nutrients your body needs. On this episode, Frances Largeman-Roth, RDN discusses her latest book, Smoothies & Juices and offers some excellent time-saving tips for how to eat healthier while reducing food waste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A proper diet is necessary to achieve optimal fitness, but it can be hard to eat healthy for every meal which is where supplements come in handy. Doug Smith started True Nutrition to provide high quality supplements and Jess Cording is a RDN and health coach who helps clients identify holistic solutions to meet their nutritional needs. On this episode, Doug shares how he ensures high quality products for your nutrition needs while Jess talks about the role that supplements play in a well-balanced diet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The air's a little cooler, the days a little shorter and pumpkin-spice everything is everywhere which is a sign that it's Fall and 2020 will soon be coming to a close! Walk into almost any retail store and you'll see Halloween and holiday season displays which means candy and calories galore. 2020 has been bad enough, this Quick Fit Tip will help you to identify some strategies to stay fit and healthy so that you can avoid the traditional holiday weight gain that happens this time of year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Stuart McGill is a retired professor who spent his 30 year career studying the spine and has written numerous articles and books about the best ways to strengthen the core muscles that control the spine. On this flashback episode, Dr. McGill shares insights into potential causes of back pain and discusses the findings of his research including his studies on MMA athletes, strongman competitors and his most famous one on the sex positions that cause the least pain for people living with a 'bad back.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Mareya Ibrahim wrote the book, 'Eat Like You Give A Fork' to help people learn how a healthy diet supports an active lifestyle. On this episode, she talks about the role that food plays in achieving optimal fitness as well as how it can help support a healthy, vibrant sex life. In addition, she shares her journey into health coaching and provides some simple steps for how you can make eating clean a regular habit. Get ready for a fun conversation on how to achieve better fitness through food.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having just written an article on exercise and the immune system, this Quick Fit Tip reviews some important facts regarding how your workouts could weaken your body's ability to respond to a virus.  As we turn the corner to the final phase of 2020 (finally), which includes a return to cold and flu season, I provide you with a few tips on how you can use exercise to strengthen your immunity along with specific steps that you can take to limit your exposure to any airborne diseases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's face it, 2020 is not turning out the way any of us originally planned; while there may be little that we can do to control the chaos that is defining the year, what we CAN control is how we respond to it. As the result of COVID, Aimee Nicotera, a group fitness instructor, found herself having to adapt to a changing employment situation. Aimee took the challenge head on and developed a creative solution for how to deliver workouts to her clients and class participants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When life throws an obstacle in your way it can defeat you, or you find a way through it. Kenny Santucci is one of NYC's top fitness coaches who works to create a community for those he serves, As COVID shut down gyms, it meant losing the ability to serve others. On this episode, Kenny discusses the NYC fitness scene, how he and others have adapted and shares his story about why fitness is so important to him. This is a fun, lively and NSFW discussion about how to make fit happen during a pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices