The Versatile Athlete: Recent Episodes
Irina Whittlesey
Natalie and Irina talk about cardio equipment, advantages/disadvantages of the most common machines as well as how to increase the benefit of the use of these machines.
- Truth or Myth: Women: Lifting will make me bulky.
- Truth or Myth: Men: I don’t have to lift to keep my muscle mass.
Natalie and Irina go through the science of why these statements are not true.
Natalie and Irina try to convince the audience that swimming is a great beneficial cross-training method and share some personal stories about their swim training and some methods of training in the pool.
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What is mobility in our body? Why is it crucial to stay a healthy athlete? What are some techniques we have at our finger tips we can use to help with this on the daily? Natalie and Irina talk from professional and personal experiences on issues with mobility and how to negate that in this sitting society.
Natalie interviews our co-host Irina about her current journey through pregnancy and how she is maintaining her athleticism through these nine months. They talk about modifications she has been making, literature suggestions she has followed and what she found works for her.
Our hosts go over, in detail, of what they mean by "cross-training" when they reference this during all their episodes. Do you need cross-training? What are the benefits? How do you cross-train for a certain activity?
Winter is here and we can all struggle with the darkness and staying motivated. Natalie and Irina talk about some tips they use to stay on track with their health journey.
Irina and Natalie interview each other deeper about what encourages them to be involved in fitness. Join us on this episode to hear what we are passionate about. Spoiler alert: Irina loves weightlifting and Natalie loves working with sport specific training.
We also had a chance to weight lift together. There are some videos of Natalie learning to snatch and maxing out in a deadlift on my instagram. Go to xeners09cb to find them in the highlights folder titled "N&I lifting".
Natalie and Irina talk about what muscle soreness is, what is normal and how to avoid overuse injuries in exercise.
Our hosts talk about how we can use technology to encourage training and working out. Details about heart-rate based training and recommendations on which technology based resources are trustworthy and useful.
Our hosts talk about importance of hydration in general, and especially for the summer. Risks of heat injuries and how to react. Tips on hydration daily and medical reasons to drink more water.
Tune in as Irina and Natalie bring up ans discuss research articles, experiences and suggestions on how soon or how late you can safely start strength training via weightlifting and resistance training.
Natalie and Irina take the audience through benefits of resistance (aka weight training) benefits for women specifically.
There is a lot of nutrition information out there, but we must be careful about who we listen to. Our very own Natalie Harris, knows what she is talking about though. With her studying to be a Precision Nutrition: Level 1 Certified Nutrition Coach plus her background working with athletes and her Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science, Natalie's understanding of nutrition and how it effects different body is much more fact build. Listen in on her sharing basic understandings and facts about how eating effects our bodies.
In this episode Irina and Natalie talk about workout fads out there and some of the positives and negatives of all. Crossfit, Boot Camps, Video Tape Workouts, Hot Yoga, Fat Burning Zone Cardio, Pole dancing, Pilates.
Depending on what your goals are, your daily work outs can be very rigorous and strict, or a little easier to put together. In this episode our hosts give us a few ideas on where to start writing your work out program.
Our hosts go a little more personal and talk about their holidays, New Years resolutions and give you some tips about how to get back or to stay motivated. How to maintain yourself accountable? What ways can you stay motivated and health oriented?
Enjoy as our hosts share their own goals and struggles with their fitness goals and discipline.
We went over what stability and mobility means: quick overview: both are important for proper movement in our lives.
Today we are building onto our foundation.
Once you have stability and mobility: time to add some strength and power. Because what is the point of being really stable, like a statue, or really flexible like Gumby but not being able to explode into a jump or powerfully punch someone you don’t like?
In our previous episodes we have emphasized the need for both flexibility and strength in implementing a well-rounded fitness regime. In this episode we are going to address these topics and help you better understand the steps to take toward improving your fitness.
Should all humans be able to run? In this episode we share our opinions and experience on running. Should everyone run? What to do if you want to run but you hurt. How to start running and remain healthy. We give suggestions on dynamic warm ups, how to get started and how to stay healthy while running.
In this episode we clarify and summarize what we believe an athlete is and what is true fitness.