All About Fitness

This episode is a special rerun with one of the legends of the modern fitness industry, Tamilee Webb who shares how she got started making Buns of Steel videos, how much work it took to actually film a video before the era of the smartphone and how she has adapted her fitness programming to meet the needs of the 21st century. This is a fun, insightful and lively discussion about what makes a great workout and how the ability to deliver fitness videos directly to your home has evolved over the years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was recorded for Fit Nation, a class taught by Dr. Petrzela, it features Dr. Shauna Harrison and I and is a fun discussion led by a brilliant professor that will help you to understand how the modern fitness industry has evolved into what it is today. In addition, it will help you to prepare for what to expect as we get ready to head back to the gym after the shelter-in-place orders are lifted.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judi is the original fitness 'mompreneur,’ and shares her story as a founder of the modern fitness industry. When the popularity of dance aerobics grew, she created a franchise model for thousands of women to run their own business and established Jazzercise as an iconic brand. The category of dance aerobics, the 'boutique' fitness studio and the methods for educating fitness instructors were all pioneered by Judi and Jazzercise; this is a fascinating discussion with one of the true legends of fitness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shanna Missett Nelson is the president of Jazzercise and is helping it grow in the 21st century fitness industry. In a Mother's Day tribute, Shanna shares how Jazzercise created the 'fitness mompreneur,' what it was like growing up as the daughter of the founder, how the organization has changed with the times and why she didn't tell her mother when she auditioned to become a Jazzercise instructor. This is a fun conversation about the evolution of one of the most iconic brands to make you sweat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you did a workout for your inner-self? Paul Chek is the founder of the CHEK Institute, published author and an expert on helping his clients develop from the inside out. This interview originally aired in the summer of 2016 and is being rebroadcast because it has an important message - it's just as necessary to strengthen your inner-self and spiritual being as it is the muscles on the outside of your body, it will have you thinking twice about the way you approach fitness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Clemente is an engineer with a background working on projects that went into space, he has turned that knowledge into a system that can help you monitor the amount of carbohydrates, specifically sugar, that you eat. On this episode of All About Fitness, Josh stops by to share what he learned about the human body by working on a space program and, more importantly, what that means for your workouts. This is a fun and fascinating discussion that will have you thinking twice about your food intake.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Martin Gibala is the Chair of the Kinesiology Department at McMaster University and one of the top researchers on High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Dr. Gibala wrote the book, 1 Minute Workout based on his extensive study of HIIT and shares how doing just a little high intensity exercise can deliver big results. Dr. Gibala talks about practical, research-based HIIT solutions that can help maintain your fitness from the safety of your home, you will definitely learn a LOT from this conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Medina stops by All About Fitness to talk about his latest book, Brain Rules for Aging Well; he shares his insights on the importance of social interaction, how exercise changes the brain and steps that you can take to enhance your cognitive ability as you age! You DO NOT need to be a brain surgeon yourself to learn important ways to strengthen the most important muscle in your body! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Losing weight. Toning up. Enhancing athletic performance. Improving health. There are many reasons to start an exercise program, but one of the most important ones is often overlooked which is the fact that exercise can slow down the aging process. This Quick Fit Tip identifies specific ways that regular exercise can slow down and mitigate the effects of time on the human body. After you listen to this Quick Fit Tip you will have more motivation for lacing up your kicks and getting sweaty!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The human body was made to move, yet most workout programs use only one muscle group at a time. Combining many exercises into a single movement can help burn more calories while strengthening all of the involved muscles. On this episode of All About Fitness, Kira Stokes stops by to talk about how she developed her unique (and hella-effective) STOKED Method of exercise, the amount of work that goes into creating each STOKED Move of the Day and offer tips for how you can stay in shape with your home workouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The proliferation of the COVID19 virus and the public health orders for social distancing has shut down the fitness industry. In response to the virus, many fitness organizations have had to pivot and come up with strategies to keep their businesses operating. This is a special roundtable with Randy Hetrick, founder of TRX, Jeff Dilts, Vice-President of Innovation for Core Health & Fitness and Tricia Murphy Madden, co-creator of Barre Above. This is a great discussion about adaptation and innovation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all in the process of adapting to a new normal. The shelter-in-place and social distancing directives are critically important because it will take working as a team for the greater good to limit the spread of COVID19. However, what about us fitness fanatics who love to always be moving? How can we balance what we need to do with our innate desire to stay physically active? Shauna Harrison, MPH, Ph.D. makes her second visit to All About Fitness to provide a unique perspective on how to balance what we need to do with what we want to do. With both a MPH and Ph.D. in public health, Shauna, who writes the Sweaty Professor column for SELF Magazine, knows the importance of the new public health directives in mitigating the impact of the novel coronavirus, however as a yogi, fitness instructor and avid runner she also knows the challenges that many of us face by having to remain sheltered-at-home and deprived of our normal exercise routines. This is a fun and enlightening conversation that will help you to u

Comedy is tragedy plus timing. The current COVID19 is extremely tragic, rather than waste energy worrying about stuff we can't control, one way to deal with it is by attempting to find humor in the situation. Lauren Jamison is a San Diego-based comedian who, like many of us, is going through withdrawals of not being able to get her usual fitness fix. On this episode, Lauren shares how the social distancing mandates are affecting her both as a performer and fitness enthusiast and how she is responding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artemis Scantalides is a personal trainer and online coach who spent years working with clients in health clubs and at her own studio but now works exclusively online. Artemis, an expert at growing and managing a home-based business, shares how to optimize work-life balance when making the transition to working from home. In addition, we talk about benefits of working with an online coach, how your exercise program affects your hormones and what that means to your overall quality of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stress effects people different ways. As a company, O2X works with tactical athletes and organizations to optimize mental and physical health to maximize performance. Paul McCullough, a co-founder of O2X, served as a member of the US Navy SEALs; Dr. Jess Harmon Psy.D., is an Operational Psychologist with the US Army and works for O2X. On this episode, Jess and Paul share specific strategies for how to overcome stress so that you can grow stronger in the reality of life with COVID19.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social distancing. Shelter at home. Flatten the curve. These rapid, life-altering adjustments can cause a lot of stress.  If sheltering in place and the sudden changes to your life have you feeling a little out of sorts, this episode shares 6 ways that exercise can change the way you feel, IMMEDIATELY. You will learn specific strategies for how you can change your mindset to reduce the stress you may be experiencing, so listen closely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social distancing is the new catch phrase for 2020. With the exponential proliferation of COVID19, the novel coronavirus, public health officials are strongly urging us to avoid large crowds where the virus can easily spread which unfortunately means our favorite workout spots. If you are a fitness fanatic looking for easy, affordable solutions for exercising at home, this episode of All About Fitness is for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the rapid proliferation of a nasty virus it looks like we might be hunkering down and practicing social distancing for the foreseeable future. If you are a fitness fanatic and can't bear the thought of missing your regular workout sessions at your favorite fitness facility this quick fit tip and my blog in the show notes below provide you with a number of options for staying fit when going to the gym could make you sick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannon Weinstein, CPA and owner of Fitnancial Solutions, stops by to talk about how you can make this tax season a less stressful and identifies specific steps that you might be able to take to reduce your tax burden and keep more of your income. In addition, she identifies some common mistakes that could wind up having the IRS take a closer look at your filing, and NO ONE wants that. This is an educational and insightful conversation on how you can become more fiscally fit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of All About Fitness, Kaisa Keranen, the movement genius AKA @Kaisafit on Instagram, joins me to discuss her background in athletics, why she began her career as a personal trainer and what motivates her to develop the amazing content that has made her one of the most popular fitness influencers on social media. This is a fun and insightful conversation that will have you rethinking the benefits of social media to influence healthy behaviors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices