The Fitness Buff Show

Cardio...Strength Training. Most people assume they're separate, inherently different. The strength people (usually guys) hate cardio and the cardio queens (usually women) hate lifting. Robert dos Remedios has the answer in this integrated program called Cardio Strength Training. No matter your training background, you'll embrace this effective program that produces greater results in less time.

Sharon Picone is an advocate of healthy, vegetarian cuisine that will help you look great naked. In fact, she even cooks in the buff. The Nude Chef (www.thenudechef.com) shares her recipes and tips this week in what promises to be a memorable Fitness Buff Show.

Fitness Buff host Pete Williams is honored to have worked with prominent trainer Mark Verstegen to write the fifth book in the Core Performance series: Core Performance Women. Though the previous books were meant for men and women, this one is tailored for the ladies. This is the first of several segments of actual conversations Mark and Pete had during the writing of Core Performance Women. In this episode, Mark introduces the Core Performance Women program and brings you into this world of high-achievers, who just happen to be women.

Many runners use heart-rate monitors and GPS devices to track their workouts and boost their performances. But such equipment represents just a small portion of the high-tech aids out there for runners. In their new book THE RUNNER'S EDGE: High-tech training for peak performance, authors Stephen McGregor and Matt Fitzgerald review many popular tools and show how even a technophobe can benefit. McGregor joins us on this week's show.

In the new movie THE DISTANCE: A Triathlete's Journey, filmmaker Richard Ratay takes a fascinating, year-long look at three athletes as they prepare for the 2008 Ironman Wisconsin triathlon. The athletes, two in their late 30s and one a college student, test their endurance, time management skills, and family relationships as they fit a busy training schedule into their lives. The Distance, which culminates in the Ironman, is a fascinating look into the world of triathlon that few ever see.

In the just-released annual "Body Issue" of ESPN the Magazine, the magazine celebrates the athleticism and performance of the nude form. Two ESPN writers enlisted four others to join them in the famous "Super Bowl of Volleyball," an annual nude volleyball tournament at the White Thorn Lodge nudist resort in Pennsylvania. Michele Rauter, a pro volleyball player, personal trainer and former standout at the University of Wyoming, was one of the players who dared to go bare. She joins us on this week's show.

Professional endurance athlete and movement specialist Jessi Stensland has created a powerful new series of workshops designed for endurance athletes to move and perform better. Jessi has been mentored by Mark Verstegen and his Core Performance staff for five years and is now applying that powerful program, along with her own experience, into a day-long workshop for endurance athletes. She shares that program with us in this show.

As a plastic surgeon, James Lyons has spent nearly three decades looking inside bodies. The results aren't always pretty. Too often he sees a lack of healthy "brown" fat and too much gooey, nasty "yellow" fat. On this week's show, he explains how to transform your body and use (healthy) fat to your advantage.

In his new book, The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World, child psychologist Anthony Rao urges parents to stop obsessing about every signpost in their son's development. Among his recommendations: let kids play more, specifically "disorganized sports" and non-team sports such as swimming and martial arts.

If you don't think pole dancing is a tough workout, you've never seen this week's guest in action. Nichole (aka Nakita Kash) is a certified fitness instructor and featured entertainer who teaches pole fitness to clients around the country. She joins us for a live demonstration on this week's show.

For all the talk about childhood obesity and kids not getting enough exercise, perhaps we've missed the point. According to prominent trainer Fredrick Hahn, we need to make kids stronger. Contrary to popular belief, it's never too early to have kids strength training. We talk with Fred about his book Strong Kids Healthy Kids

Studies have shown a direct link between having too much clutter and poor health. Clutter robs us of time, energy and focus. Now more than ever, it's better to get by with less. (Do we have a choice?) Decluttering expert Michelle Passoff, author of LIGHTEN UP! Free Yourself from Clutter joins us on this week's show.

David Burton set out to explore the connection between what we put in our mouths and some of the most life-threatening ailments known today. The result is the terrific new film InGREEDients. If movies like "Supersize Me" and "Sicko" didn't inspire you to change, InGREEDients certainly will. Burton joins us on this week's show.

Trainer Brad Schoenfeld is perhaps best known for his best-selling book Look Great Naked. An internationally-known, New York-based trainer, Brad is the author of numerous fitness books, including Sculpting Her Body Perfect and the upcoming Women's Home Workout Bible.

This week we broadcast live from the Oldsmar (Fla.) Tap House, site of the inaugural Oldsmar Tap House 5K. Our guests include Michelle Whitney, creator of Hoop-lah Fitness.