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"When you get intuitive with your body, you can be honest with yourself. That honesty and intuition really have to couple together and that will be your map to help you understand where your body is going."- Zach Bitter   Join The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group! That's right! We have a closed Open Sky Fitness Podcast group  on Facebook where you and everyone have the opportunity to talk about your health and fitness goals in a safe environment. We post workouts and start discussions about how to be strategic around finding a healthier you. Check it out!   A Short Guide: The New Year Big Gym Rush Before you listen to the interview with Ultrarunner, Coach, 100 Mile American Record Holder, and 12 Hour World Record Holder, Zach Bitter, Rob and Devon had another special guest on the podcast this week. CEO and owner of the Los Angeles StrengthRx CrossFit Gym, Justin Schollard, discussed with Rob and Devon about what to do when the big gym rush happens in January when the New Year Big Gym Rush happens across natio

"Any workout is a stress on the body. When you put that stress on the body, it needs to adapt to it in order to grow. Just like normal stress, we use it to grow and improve ourselves. Whether it's stress from exercise, jobs, or life in general, we need recovery." - Rob Dionne   Join The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Page! That's right! We have an Open Sky Fitness Podcast group where you and everyone have the opportunity to talk about your health and fitness goals in a safe environment. We post workouts and start discussions about how to be strategic around finding a healthier you. Check it out!   What Do You Do if You're Bored with Your Workout? We had a great question on the OSF Closed Facebook Group about what to do if you're bored with your current workout? What to do to switch things up or see results again if you're stuck in a rut. The response from our OSF Facebook group members was overwhelming and we'd like to share some of their suggestions here: Rediscover your WHY- What is your ultimate inte

Please leave a review: http://openskyfitness.com/review Join The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Page! That's right! We have an Open Sky Fitness Podcast group where you and everyone will have the opportunity to talk about your health and fitness goals in a safe environment. We'll be posting workouts and starting discussions about how to be strategic around finding a healthier you. Check it out!    Your Health and Wellness This Week: Strength Training & Self-Care On this week's episode of Open Sky Fitness, award-winning journalist,  certified strength and conditioning specialist, and author, Lou Schuler, spoke to Rob about his career and life experiences about getting fit and staying fit for life. Lou has had a career in the fitness journey for more than 20 years and has witnessed major changes and trends in the world of health. But before we get into the interview with Lou, Rob and Devon share some self-care topics. Learn what it means when you judge other people, how you can turn your focus back to you

Join The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Page! That's right! We have an Open Sky Fitness Podcast group where you and everyone will have the opportunity to talk about your health and fitness goals in a safe environment. We'll be posting workouts and starting discussions about how to be strategic around finding a healthier you. Check it out!   Upcoming Open Sky Fitness Podcast Guests: Zach Bitter and Lou Schuler This Thursday, December 22nd, Rob will be interviewing two upcoming OSF Podcast guests: ultra runner, Zach Bitter, and award-winning fitness journalist and author, Lou Schuler. If you have any questions you would like to ask them, email us at rob@openskyfitness.com or devon@openskyfitness.com. You can even record you own question on the Open Sky Fitness website. Just click on the "Send Voicemail" button on the homepage. It's as easy as that! Zach Bitter Lou Schuler                       Healing from DOMS: Road to a Healthy Recovery There are a lot of different theories and beliefs around wha

Change Your Life with Healthy Habits   "The intention is not the goal. The intention has to be the thought process behind the goal. Your intention should always include being joyful; especially when we're talking about health and improving your life. We often forget that this is a gift that we're giving to ourselves. Being healthy has nothing to do with anyone but ourselves." - Rob Dionne   Last week, Rob and Devon discussed how the power of intention can help navigate our health and wellness in the direction that we want to go. It can be difficult to change our ways because we're often looking for that quick fix to drop weight and be healthy for a short amount of time before going back to our old ways. Fortunately, it's really not that hard to become healthier. You just have to make changes, be persistent, and have patience.  A healthy lifestyle is truly a gift to ourselves and we can enjoy the process by taking in each moment and achievement.  We don't have to be hard on ourselves  to see our health impro

Make Yourself Present with Good Intentions On this week's episode, Rob and Devon discuss how good intentions have a more powerful impact our lives compared to just goals. As you tune in, learn and take notes on how you can set new intentions for yourself with an easy, 4-step process. Throughout the podcast, Rob and Devon share personal stories about how they've learned how to set good intentions for themselves.   Intentions vs. Goals   "Goals are the external results and intentions are your external connections to yourself." - Rob Dionne   A lot of us enjoy the process of goals, but when we meet the end date, the final result can be frustrating. To really succeed in your goals and to feel accomplished, you have to have an intention behind it.   What is an intention? Intention is a way of being in the present. It's all about focusing on HOW you're going to complete your goal or HOW your going to create a mindset around doing something. Intentions give you a WHY and a purpose for completing goals. Maybe your

Please leave a review at openskyfitness.com/review Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details. November Nutrition Month: Week 8-Dogmatic Approach to Nutrition   One of the members of our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group shared her experience watching on a documentary on Netflix called "Food Choices."   It's great to learn about different diets and to be well informed about what you're eating. We want you all to know that there is not just one correct way to eat healthy. This prompted Devin and I to want to talk about why using a dogmatic nutrition approach is so problematic. If you watch this documentary, you will see that it uses a one-sided, dogmatic approach to nutrition. This approach basically uses scare tactics to teach people that the only way to live a healthy life and help the environment is to follow a plant-based only diet. What thi

Please leave us a review at openskyfitness.com/review   Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details.   November Nutrition Month: Week 6- Gluten and Sugar This week, Devon and I are talking about Hot Topics in Nutrition: Gluten and Sugar! There's a very high amount of Americans that over-consume gluten and sugar. Unfortunately, large amounts of products containing gluten and sugar can lead to different autoimmune diseases. Today, we'll talk about what products contain high amounts of sugar and gluten, how they affect the body, and what you can do to turn our health around. We also took some time to answer the question: What and when should you eat for pre and post workouts? Talk about nutrition with us! We've already been discussing nutrition and motivation tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group. It's a great group to talk with other pe

Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details. A Short Break from Nutrition Month Hey everyone! Devon was not feeling too well to record the podcast this week with me so we will be taking a break from November Nutrition Month, but we hope to continue on with it next week! Talk about health and fitness with us! Join us in discussing, health, fitness, nutrition and motivation tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group. It's a great group to talk with other people about health, share tips, and encourage each other to keep living a healthy lifestyle.   Good Posture 101 This week, the Posture Guru of Silicone Valley aka Esther Gokhale of the Gokhale Method, joined myself to talk about the importance of good posture.  Have you ever wondered how you can improve your back's posture at your desk or whether a standing desk would be better for you? Est

Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review   Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details. November Nutrition Month: Week 5   "Gut symptoms like constant gas and acid reflux is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong down there. So if you just ignore these symptoms or cover it up with a medication like Tums or Prilosec, you're completely ignoring your body telling you that it needs help."- Devon Dionne   This week, Devon and I will be sharing key tips to having and maintaining a healthy gut! There is so much to cover that we're just going to talk about the basics today. Having a healthy gut is vital for the rest of your body's health, but fortunately it is also easy to heal it as well with the right combination of food, supplements, or medicine that your body needs.   Talk about nutrition with us! We've already been d

Please leave us a review: http://openskyfitness.com/review Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details. November Nutrition Month: Week 5 We're onto Part 2 of our Nutrition Series! Kicking off November Nutrition Month, Devon and I will be sharing tools and tips on how to tweak your diet to see the health and wellness results that you want: Portion Control Fasting Carb Cycling However, these tools are here to help you when your regular diet isn't working for you, you're at a plateau, and you need some change to get the results that you want. Because everyone's body is different, some of these tools may work for some people, but not others. If you have any questions about these tools, nutrition, or anything, just send us an email. We're more than happy to help you! Talk about nutrition with us! We've already been discussing nutrition and motivation tac

Join Us for a 10k Holiday Fun Run! Devon and I will be participating in a 10k run in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, December 4th. Get in touch with us about meeting up and click here for more details: http://www.active.com/santa-monica-ca/running/holiday-fun-5k-10k-15k-half-marathon-2016-25929607?int=     To live a health life, preparation is key on this wellness journey. Therefore, as part of our October Nutrition Month, this week, Devon and I are sharing our favorite convenient foods and meal prep hacks!   Have a specific question about nutrition? If you have any specific questions or concerns about nutrition, contact us by email at rob@openskyfitness.com and devon@openskyfitness.com. Talk about nutrition with us! We've already been discussing nutrition and motivation tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group. It's a great group to talk with other people about health, share tips, and encourage each other to keep living a healthy lifestyle. Click here to join the conversation: https://www.f

Please leave a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review   Deciding to make a change towards turning your life around by eating better, exercising more, and becoming an overall healthier you can be liberating, but also challenging. A health journey is much easier when there is someone there to support you each day. But what do you do if the people closest to you aren’t 100% with you for your health goals? How can your family and relationships continue to grow when you want to make significant life changes? What can you do to help your loved ones eat better too? Where do you even begin talking to them about living a healthier life? As part of our October Nutrition Month, this week, Wellness Author and Health Coach,Michael Tamez, joins Devon and I as we share our favorite nutrition tips for the family.       HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT NUTRITION? If you have any specific questions or concerns about nutrition, contact us by email at rob@openskyfitness.com and devon@openskyfitness.com. TALK ABOUT NUTRITION WI

Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review   To change a habit, you have to get to the source. In the case of nutrition, you first have to tackle your kitchen if you want to change things around and start eating healthy. As part of our October Nutrition Month, this week, Devon and I are sharing our favorite kitchen clean out hacks with you. We'll go over what foods you should get rid of what healthier substitutes you should replace them with. Because we have so much information to share on this podcast, we are saving our tips about family health and nutrition for next week's episode. Have a specific question about nutrition? If you have any specific questions or concerns about nutrition, contact us by email at rob@openskyfitness.com and devon@openskyfitness.com. Talk about nutrition with us! We've already been discussing nutrition and motivation tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group. It's a great group to talk with other people about health, share tips, and encourage each ot

Please leave a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review It's  October and that means it's officially Nutrition Month and today's topic is: Which Popular Diet is Best for You? Devon and I have so much great information to share with you that we are also dedicating the month of November to talk about nutrition as well! If you have any specific questions or concerns about nutrition, contact us by email at rob@openskyfitness.com and devon@openskyfitness.com. We've already been discussing nutrition and motivation tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group. It's a great group to talk with other people about health, share tips, and encourage each other to keep living a healthy lifestyle. Click here to join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1794246394138633/ Each week, we'll be discussing a different nutrition topic in the following order: 9 Weeks of Nutrition Topics Week 1- Which Popular Diet is Best for You? Week 2-Kitchen Clean Out & Family Health Week 3- Tools to Help to Tweak Yo

 Please leave a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review   "If one part of the equation fails, why would we give up on all of it? Why would we throw the rest of it away? The mental game, the nutrition, the workouts, and all the rest of it. Find the one thing in your life that really brings you joy around being healthy. If it's not fun, then you're doing it wrong." - Rob Dionne on taking the time to enjoy the process of being healthy.     Living a healthy life is consistent and there's always different areas to improve. That's why next month, Devon and I will be kicking off our Nutrition Month for October on the podcast! We've already been discussing nutrition tactics on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group. Click here to join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1794246394138633/ To help you get geared up for next month, today I'm sharing with you how planning is everything when it comes to starting to live a healthy life and how you can maintain it with 5 steps.   5 Steps for Planning a Health

Download the OSF Food Journal Now! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review "If you're not competing; you're not competing. Which means that if you're not looking for an opportunity to win, then sometimes you'll never give yourself a good chance to actually win."- Dr. Mike Young This week, I had a great discussion with  Director of Performance and Research for Athletic Lab, Dr. Mike Young, about competition success and how creating competition for yourself can help you to become more successful. Once you listen to the podcast, you'll have a clear idea that Mike really understands himself and why he's so competitive. This week, my challenge to you is for you to better understand how you approach food and your nutrition.  Why & How to Keep Track of a Food Journal Download the OSF Food Journal Now! This week, I share with you 5 reasons as to why you should have a food journal: 1. Seeing is Believing Why is having a food journal so important? If you're not feeling well and have varying s

Leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review What's Going on in Your Fitness World?   "Life is happening to you right now; you might as well embrace it."- Selene Yeager   Before you jump into listening to my interview with Selene Yeager about The Evolution of the Fitness World, take a moment to think about what's going on with your own health and wellness. Are you on the right track to reaching the goals that you want to achieve? Are you sticking to eating healthier and working out on a regular basis? Why did you start this health journey and process? What was your own "a-ha moment" and fitness evolution? Last week on Episode 112: Dr Jonny Bowden-Breaking Down Cholesterol and Nutrition Myths, Devon and I shared some tips on how you can begin to live a healthier life and we'd love to hear your progress!  You can share it with us however you like including  our new Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook.   Take Baby Steps Towards Fitness Goals If you didn't start any of the healthy habit tasks th

Leave us a review on iTunes! or text OSFreview to 33444 to get the link Download Results Tracker here! Click To Download Home Workout Templates or text the word, "lifting," to 33444 to download the templates.  When it comes to breaking down the myths about cholesterol and nutrition, Dr. Jonny Bowden is a wealth of great information. Dr. Bowden has written numerous works including his latest book with M.D. Masley Steven, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat. Lose More Weight. Get Healthy Now. Devon and I were so psyched for this interview with Dr. Bowden about cholesterol and nutrition that we took some time to discuss how to get on track with eating healthy and how to schedule time for yourself to focus on your health. It's Okay to Fall Off the Health Wagon Sometimes Maybe you decided to eat some extra chicken wings, ice cream, or sugar drinks over the Labor Day Weekend (don't worry, so did we!) and you're feeling guilty about it. Don't feel that way about yourself and don't judge yourself. It's okay to enjoy all of our f

Leave us a review on iTunes! or text OSFreview to 33444 to get the link Download Results Tracker here! Click To Download Home Workout Templates or text the word, "lifting," to 33444 to download the templates. This final week, Devon and I are sharing with you How to Use Muscle Recovery to Your Advantage! It's so hard to believe that this is the last week of Strong People Are Awesome Month on the podcast! We hope you enjoyed this month of advice on how you can become a stronger, healthier you! At Open Sky Fitness, we believe that it's important to create a focus on building strength. Not just for now, but throughout our entire lifetimes. We also know that it can be difficult to get into a habit and pattern of adding strength training exercises to your workout routine. We hope you were able to takeaway something from our podcasts this month that will help you create healthier habits. As a recap, here are all of the different strength topics that we covered this month: Strength Week 1: The Importance of Building