All About Fitness

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

This Quick Fit Tip identifies top benefits of cardio training, some are well known while others may be more obscure but of great importance. You'll learn all about why you should be doing your cardio in less than 15 minutes.

Danielle Martin is an empowerment and mindset coach; on this episode she offers some suggestions on how you can approach challenges in your life so they become distant memories in the rearview mirror instead of obstacles keeping you from your goals. WARNING: this episode is full of motivational insights that could change your life! 

Gunnar Peterson is a Beverly Hills, CA-based personal trainer who develops workout programs for celebrities in addition to working as the Director of Strength and Endurance for the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team; not only does he know how to design workouts to change appearance, but he also helps condition top athletes to perform at the highest level of competition. In other words, it's worth hearing what he has to say.

Dr. John Rusin is a physical therapist and strength coach who has created the Pain Free Performance Specialist education program for fitness professionals. Dr. Rusin develops conditioning programs for professional athletes in many sports, travels the world to teach fitness professionals how to design exercise programs and is now visiting the All About Fitness podcast to share insights with you on how you can get the most out of your workouts while greatly reducing the risk of injury.

Sure, you may exercise regularly, and yes, you may even lift weights, but are you using enough resistance, more specifically, is the weight you're using heavy enough to make the changes that you want to see in your body? This Quick Fit Tip identifies 6 benefits of heavy resistance training that can not only help you to become stronger but could also provide a number of other important benefits - you'll have to listen to find out what they are. 

The practice of doing an exercise for one bodypart at a time,  comes from bodybuilding where the goal to develop the biggest muscles possible. That can be a great way to exercise IF you have the time. Brandon Wagner, a fitness coach who works with Canyon Ranch joins me to talk about the benefits of training like an athlete even if you have no desire to play a sport. This is a fun and lively discussion with a top fitness coach that will have you thinking differently about how you should be sweating. 

When you hear the phrase "mind-body" admit it, you immediately think of an exercise format like yoga; however EVERY form of exercise requires an effective mind-body connection. On this Quick Fit Tip, you will learn about the benefits of the mind-body connection along with seven strategies that you can implement right away to enhance your workouts so that you get a optimal return on the time you invest in your exercise program.