All About Fitness

Over the course of the aging process, the human body can lose up to 10% of muscle mass per decade but strength training can slow down this muscle loss. Robert Linkul is a personal trainer who helps his older adult clients add muscle and become stronger as they age. On this episode, Robert discusses the benefits of strength training for slowing down aging and shares some remarkable success stories from his clients. This is an educational conversation about the benefits of strength training at any age.

Lis Halfpapp and Fred Devito teach barre, an exercise format featuring light weights and bodyweight movements to produce tremendous results. This episode features co-host Tricia Murphy Madden and discusses a method of exercise that can help maintain optimal health well into the later years. Lis and Fred are in their 60s with energy levels and appearance that surpasses fitness instructors many years younger. This is a fascinating conversation about the benefits of exercise throughout the aging process.

Aging happens, there is nothing that can be done to stop or reverse the passage of time; HOWEVER, regular exercise could help slow the aging process allowing us to maintain optimal health well into our later years. Dr. Norman Lazarus is a MD and PhD who researches exercise and aging, on this episode he shares what he has learned from studying master's athletes, how their exercise programs affect the way they age and how you can apply that information to your life.

Dr. Daniel Levitin was a musician who earned a PhD in cognitive psychology and became an expert in neuroscience; his book, Successful Aging, reviews how the body changes over the course of the aging process and identifies what we can do to extend our health span. On this episode, Dr. Levitin talks about his book as well as sharing key insights on what each of us can do to enhance and extend our quality of life. You will learn techniques that could help you to add years of optimal health to your life.

Chronological aging is the length of time that you have been alive and began the moment you were born. Biological aging refers to the normal degradation of cells, tissues and organs that occurs as a result of the passage of time. Successful aging is aging free from disease and with optimal levels of cognitive and physical function. This Quick Fit Tip explains the role that exercise plays in achieving successful aging. 

The Paleo diet is based on how our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate as they roamed the land looking for sustenance, but is it right for the 21st century?  Dr. Herman Pontzer is a professor at Duke University who studies how the human metabolism varies among different peoples around the globe and wrote the book, Burn which looks how our metabolism has evolved and works in today's modern society.  On this episode, Dr. Pontzer talks about his research and discusses how your metabolism actually functions.

Fat is an essential component of our bodies and could be considered an organ. Yes, having too much fat could be bad for you and cause disease, but your body does need some fat to control many essential functions. Dr. Sylvia Tara has her PhD in Biochemistry and wanted to know why it could be so difficult to eliminate unwanted fat from the body; the result was her book: The Secret Life of Fat. On this episode, Dr. Tara discusses her research into fat, what she learned and what it means for your health.

Katee Sackhoff is an actress known for her commitment to her craft which includes looking great on camera. It takes a tremendous amount of work and dedication to achieve the appearance required to land top roles. On this episode, Katee shares how she got started in acting, why she loves to exercise, her experience with a Spartan Race and the motivation behind her YouTube channel. This is a fascinating discussion with a popular actresses about how she uses fitness to prepare for the demands of her job.

Gunnar Peterson is a personal trainer and strength coach who works with high profile clients whose time is money. He applies the science of exercise to create time-efficient workouts that produce results for his clients. On this episode, Gunnar talks about how he designs the exercise programs for the bodies seen on movie and television screens all over the world; he also shares how to be more efficient with your workouts. This a fast-paced conversation about the workout methods that produce A-list bodies. 

Success requires hard work, the ability to network with others and timing. Shannon Fable has had many roles over the course of her fitness industry career: instructor, program director, presenter, business owner, board chairperson and consultant. On this episode, Shannon talks about her career growth, how to move to the next level of responsibility and offers suggestions for managing your career so that you can achieve a level of success no matter what field you are in.

From lifting heavy weights to running for incredible distances we are constantly pushing the limits of what the human body can do. In his book Endure, journalist Alex Hutchinson explores the science of endurance training, documenting how scientists and athletes are working together to explore the outer limits of human performance. On this throwback episode he discusses how science is studying the human body to help athletes improve their ability to perform, compete and set new records.

For years the belief was that high intensity interval training (HIIT) was too intense for the average individual, however, HIIT has become a popular fitness trend. Dr. Martin Gibala was one of the first researchers to study the health benefits of HIIT. Dr. Gibala's work on the benefits of HIIT for non-athletes is one reason why it has become a mainstay of fitness programs; on this episode he discusses the origins of HIIT and shares how to get a great workout with only one minute of high intensity exercise.

Which do you think would provide better results from a workout? 30 minutes of running on a treadmill at a steady pace, OR running on a treadmill as fast as possible for 20 seconds, taking a 10 second break and repeating 7 more times for a total of 4 minutes? High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a popular trend because it can deliver results in a short period of time. This Quick Fit Tip reviews 7 benefits of HIIT and discusses a few different ways that you could apply it to your workout programs! 

Playing a sport at the professional level requires motivation, drive, and a commitment to fitness. Marcelis Branch finished his college football career by being named first team all-conference; the result was being invited to try out for the NFL. Over the past few years Marcelis has spent time with different pro football teams and shares his experience of life as an undrafted free agent, what it takes to make a team and how much off-field preparation goes into every sixty-minute game of pro football.

One of the most important benefits from regular exercise is its ability to improve your sex life! Increasing aerobic capacity and adding muscle can help to enhance your performance for intercourse. Dr. Debby Herbenick, a Professor of Sexual Health at Indiana University and the author of the book, Coregasm, shares how regular exercise can support a healthy and active sex life. This is a stimulating and arousing discussion about the connection between your exercise habits and the ability to have great sex.