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Phil & Brandon
Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
In today’s episode Phil and Brandon dig into what their fitness journey has looked like since they started this podcast. Follow along and try it for yourself!
Here’s the format they used:
Red light = a fitness goal or habit they didn’t do well
Yellow light = a fitness goal or habit they did decently well
Green light = a fitness goal or habit they did very well
Then finish with what changes have you noticed, and what do you want to change moving forward.
Test it out and enjoy!
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Today we attempt to unravel the link between time management and fitness success. Join us as we explore how effectively organizing your time can lead to healthier, more active lifestyles.
We discuss practical ways learning and practicing better time management helps us in prioritizing exercise, balancing work and personal life, and overcoming common time-related fitness hurdles.
We want to remember how all of our fitness goals and efforts are truly impacted by our ability to manage time in a way that allows us to find success in fitness. Hopefully this episode will help, even when time is tight.
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
In this episode we take a (shallow) dive into longevity. A topic brough on recently by a recent book by Peter Attia, “Outlive”.
We talk through some of our main takeaways from the book as well as ways you can apply it to your journey starting today!
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We are so excited to be chatting with Tyler Clawson today! He is an old friend, a talented author (check out his book here), really funny, and as honest as it gets.
We invited Tyler to chat with us because we wanted to walk through life situations we can all relate to. You know how busy you are, you know how easy it is to ignore the healthy choices, you know that there are just other priorities in your life that you need to focus on.
So let’s walk through a lifestyle that is struggling to make fitness a priority and what that looks like and where you can go with it. Please enjoy today’s episode and today’s guest, Tyler Clawson.
You can find Tyler here:
Website: http://www.twclawson.com/
Instagram: @twclawson_pdx
YouTube: @t.wclawson7386
Check out his books HERE
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LIFEGUARDS Skit Episode 1 & Episode 2
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
In this episode we break down what HIIT training is all about.
Is it the best form of working out? Is it the worst? Is it dangerous?
**We go through all of these and more!
And stay until the end when we talk through our list of the movies we can't wait to show our kiddos!**
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
We are talking about your health and fitness here. There is a very relatable struggle we all deal with which is trying to figure out if you have to push through when you don’t want to, or how much it will hurt your efforts if you simply go with the flow.
And the answer is, well I will let you listen to the show to find the answer, but I’ll tell you that it’s something we all have to think through and evaluate for ourselves.
And I think today’s show will help us all learn how to do that better!
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Today we talk through 3 (4ish) diets; Keto, Intermittent Fasting, Whole30 (and sorta Paleo).
We break down some pros and cons, and what you should know to decide whether it’s right for you BEFORE you try it.
Take a listen and let us know what you think!
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Today we are revisiting a conversation we tapped into a little bit a while back, Group Fitness.
But this time we are going to do it better! Because we have an expert joining us to shed light on how powerful and transformative group fitness really can be.
Talking with us today is Vanessa Leone, Vanessa co-founded Exercise to Experience, has an exercise science degree and many, MANY, years of extensive personal training and group exercise experience; her bio says it best: Vanessa is the unique intersection of loving the science and theory behind everything and bringing the energy.
Join us and learn all about why you should try group fitness, how to go about finding a class and instructor that you will connect with and calibrate your thinking to make sure fitness is fun for you.
This Episodes Blog Post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/the-benefits-of-group-fitness
You can find Vanessa here:
Website: https://exercisetoexperience.com/
Instagram: @vlmovementtherapist
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
In today’s episode we are joined by Dominick Kreider to talk us through how we can use strength training to help us build up our metabolism to work FOR us rather than AGAINST.
Dom is a coach, athlete, and Masters student at The University of Florida. He has built up a wealth of knowledge on the matter and we loved getting to talk with him about it!
You can find Dominick Kreider here:
Website: www.impactcoaching.info
Instagram: @the_coach_dom
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Chances are you know what blood sugar is, you’ve heard about it associated with diabetes, insulin resistance and other conditions…
But have you thought about your own blood sugar even if you don’t have one of those conditions?
For today’s show we are joined today by Kristen Blake, Kristen is the founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, and holds many degrees and certifications in nutrition.
And she is here to teach us why YOU should consider your own blood sugar balance. Kristen will teach us about why it matters for everybody, how it works, and what we can be doing to make improvements in our lives through awareness and efforts to maintain more balanced blood sugar in our bodies.
You can find Kristen here:
Website: https://www.kristenblakewellness.com/
Instagram: @kristenblakewellness
Get her FREE Blood Sugar handout to help with everything we talk about here! https://www.kristenblakewellness.com/bloodsugar
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There are times we don't have a clue what we are talking about. So we call Allyson Spungin.
Then there are times we are so lost we might cry, so we beg her to explain. Thankfully, she obliged, again.
In this episode we break down what it looks like to train when babies are on the mind. Whether you or your partner are trying to get pregnant, or are already further down the baby train, tune in as Allyson breaks down what you should be thinking about!
You can find Allyson on Instagram here:
@allyson.spungin
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Okay, so you’ve gone through some time of building value in health and fitness, you’ve started doing some things at home, and you’re ready to invest more and take your fitness to the next level… what do you do next?
Have you considered online personal training? It is a great way to integrate a personal trainer or coach into your current lifestyle and help you achieve your goals.
Online training is what we will be talking about today. Why is it different from in-person training, what are some benefits to it and reasons you should give it a try.
How do you know you’ve found a good fit, what should you ask your trainer, and how can you approach some questions such as, biting off the right amount, or adjusting a plan that you aren’t a fan of.
To join us for this discussion and share some of his wisdom is Dustin Lash. Dustin is a very experienced fitness professional who works with many clients through online personal training.
He has seen and done it all! And will guide us through some important understandings and perspectives of online training so that you can find success!
You can find Dustin on Instagram here:
@dustin.lash
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Okay, so you’ve gone through some time of building value in health and fitness, you’ve started doing some things at home, and you’re ready to invest more and take your fitness to the next level… what do you do next?
Have you considered online personal training? It is a great way to integrate a personal trainer or coach into your current lifestyle and help you achieve your goals.
Online training is what we will be talking about today. Why is it different from in-person training, what are some benefits to it and reasons you should give it a try.
How do you know you’ve found a good fit, what should you ask your trainer, and how can you approach some questions such as, biting off the right amount, or adjusting a plan that you aren’t a fan of.
To join us for this discussion and share some of his wisdom is Dustin Lash. Dustin is a very experienced fitness professional who works with many clients through online personal training.
He has seen and done it all! And will guide us through some important understandings and perspectives of online training so that you can find success!
You can find Dustin on Instagram here:
@dustin.lash
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I’m sure you have seen the term biohack on your social media, or said among your friends, or maybe pop up in your newsfeed, but what does it make you think of?
Do you think of someone trying weird things that you aren’t sure about? Or maybe you get an itch to try it for yourself to see if it actually works?
And maybe it’s a combination of feelings depending on what you’re seeing. After all, the list of actions labeled as biohacks is long. Drinking your vegetables, to red light therapy, to cold plunges, to darkness retreats – and some of them might make more sense to you than others.
But have you considered ways that you can hack into your biology (that’s what a biohack is right?), through things that are unquestioned ways to make yourself feel better and that have been around forever?
**Today we are going to chat about biohacks to gain some perspective on what we are seeing around us, and then we will review what we think are the biggest and most important ways that you can tap into making your mind and body feel better – and you won’t need to worry about if they are safe or if they will actually help. They unquestionably do!
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/biohacking**
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When you are looking to build a healthy lifestyle you can’t avoid all of the information you find online and from others saying “this is all you gotta do…” or “if you just do it this way it’s easy…”.
But the truth is that fitness and making changes to your lifestyle is a pretty challenging task, regardless of what those people say. Even this show tells you many ways to simplify fitness!
But we believe there is a difference between making something simple and making something easy.
Joining us for this conversation is personal trainer extraordinaire, and friend of the show, Kevin Driscoll. He is going to help us understand this concept of tackling fitness and understanding what is truly hard about it, and what we can do to make the process a little easier, even if the overall task is still a challenging one!
You can find Kevin here:
Website: https://kpd.fit/
Instagram: @kpd.fit
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WE OUT HERE.
We made it to the end of our short nutrition series. In this episode, we are breaking down how to make a nutrition plan.
We take you through how to track what you eat (with other techniques if you’re tired of tracking calories). Then we break down what consistency looks like, what foods to eat and why, and talk through the best ways to get them.
We finish with ways to track your progress so you make sure you’re moving in the right direction!
See you in there! (not really… it's a podcast… we can’t see you..)
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/finally-how-to-make-a-nutrition-plan
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How many diets could you name if I asked you to? Keto, Whole-30, Vegan, Paleo, low-carb, Atkins…? We could keep going.
There are so many of them – why is that? Are they all bad? Are some good and some bad? What is your reaction when someone brings their diet up?
In today’s episode we are going to talk about diets and answer some of these questions: why diets are out there, do they work, and how should we perceive them when they come up.
The truth is that they really aren’t all bad, but it is important that we know what to think about diets and what a healthy, sustainable approach to dieting is.
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/close-encounters-of-a-diet
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
So much of today’s “nutrition” conversation is based around what you should NOT eat. For most of us, all or nothing isn't helpful long term. We just end up cycling back to the same choices we were making before.
In this episode we break down what you CAN eat an how you can fit it into your lifestyle while still working toward your goals!
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/what-to-actually-eat
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
You have probably heard a friend or a fitness coach throw around terms like macros or micros, and if you are like me, didn’t really know what that meant or what you could do about it.
It turns out having knowledge and control of your nutrition requires some understanding of these things so you can ensure a balanced and healthy diet and give your body all of the nutrients you need.
So that is our topic for today: understanding the nutrition within the food we eat and how we can use that knowledge to build more effective eating habits for our bodies.
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/behind-the-curtain-of-our-food
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
In this episode we are kicking off our 5 part nutrition series!
Today’s episode is all about the emotional side of our eating and what that truly means. We break down some serious truths and talk through tips to start improving your relationship today!
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/how-you-can-fix-your-relationship-with-food
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Have you ever found yourself feeling the need for an exercise partner to show up more consistently in fitness? Maybe you had one that didn’t work out… or just don’t feel like you can drag yourself into a workout by yourself?
Whatever the reason you find yourself wanting one now, exercise partners can be a great tool for being more consistent in your fitness. And in today’s episode we are going to talk about why exercise partners can make us better, what to look for in a partner, and where to find one!
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/how-helpful-is-an-exercise-partner-and-how-to-find-a-good-one
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The time has come to create your first weight lifting workout! Need a little guidance? Look no further.
Today we are walking you through how to build your workouts. Now of course there are many ways to build a workout - but today we will teach you some of the foundations, including the terminology, the order, body splits, etc.
C’mon in and build a workout with us. You can also read along and find all the details written down in this topic’s blog post as well!
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/so-you-wanna-build-a-muscle
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We have talked about motivation many times throughout the Simple(ish) Fitness episodes, and mentioned the value of implementing external motivators. An excellent way to do this is signing up for an event and putting a date on the calendar!
This is a great way to commit to something and manufacture some motivation for exercising when you know that you have an active event on the calendar you are working towards. Today’s conversation will chat about why and how this is so helpful in helping us meet our goals.
We have the discussion in the context of a 5K because they're easy for almost anyone to find, sign up for, and participate in - though the lessons we learn in this episode can be applied to any sort of fitness event that you think is a good fit for you!
This topic’s blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/are-you-thinking-about-a-5k
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As we progress along our fitness journeys, we will need to add new things and challenge ourselves. You likely will start fitness at the very beginning with increasing your daily movements, walking, stretching, and other tasks that you can begin today.
**Resistance training should be soon to follow, so how do we introduce resistance training (or weight training) into our lifestyle and what are the best ways to go about doing that?
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/so-you-wanna-build-a-muscle**
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We all know about gyms, we drive by them, we have friends that go to them, we see the ads, but when is it time for you to think about joining a gym?
And then how do you find the right one? Sure, we could just walk into any random one and sign up, but how do we make sure we get the best fit that will be the most helpful for us!
**That’s what we are talking about today!
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/when-is-it-time-to-think-about-joining-a-gym**
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
I realize that what you wear during exercise doesn’t seem like the most complex of fitness conversations, it doesn’t carry a lot of importance or impact in meeting your goals… but actually, maybe it does.
The experience you create through things that are in your control makes a huge impact on your success. And what you wear is certainly one of those things that is in your control!
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/what-should-you-wear-when-exercising
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Today we are talking with a special guest, Tom Mounsey. Brandon has been training Tom for about a year and we asked him to come share about his fitness journey with us.
Consistency is the hero of this story, as in most fitness success stories. We dive into how Tom has seen the effects of being consistent in fitness, how he started out when ‘consistency’ hadn’t taken hold yet, and what tools we can use to be more consistent in our own fitness journeys.
If you want to follow Tom on Instagram and say hi you can find him here: @mounseyt
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Let's be honest, we’ve all done it, punched our height and weight into a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator to see where we are on the scale.
But how important is the number we are given on the BMI chart? Why is it even a thing… and when should we pay attention to it? Today we have this conversation and answer all the burning BMI questions you’re asking yourself too.
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Through the past many months we have been working hard to bring fitness to you without overcomplicating it and helping you to understand what makes us healthy.
We have uncovered the biggest themes that we will use moving forward and that define the mindset we need to adopt as we get further along our fitness journeys. Our foundation if you will. Today we will talk about the biggest lessons we have learned so far.
Our mission up to this point has been to simplify what it means and takes to have a healthy lifestyle… and that’s still our mission as we move forward.
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What does stretching actually do for you? What is your knowledge of stretching and how to best use it in your life?
Growing up I always thought you stretched to avoid injury. That’s when I did it, when I was engaging in an activity that I believed to have a higher risk of injury. I was not educated on the full benefits of stretching or even how to actually reduce the risk of injury.
So in this episode we are going to talk about stretching. How it benefits you and if it really does (or doesn’t) reduce the risk of injury. Now, we aren’t going to tell you what stretches to do here or when to do them - we will save that for another conversation. But we are going to teach you what stretching actually does!
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You want to exercise, you’re trying to get into shape, maybe you even started moving and … BAM, you roll your ankle and you’re told to rest for 2-4 weeks while it heals. Sound familiar?
Not only is that an all too common story, it’s also generally the right solution. Join us as we break down what you CAN do to exercise through injury when you think you’re stuck back at zero.
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Technology has become more and more integrated throughout our daily actions. We use it everywhere, cleaning, working, playing, they all have many forms of technology that we rely on.
But what about fitness? Is technology being felt there? You bet it is! Today we are evaluating some of the biggest ways we wee technology being used in fitness and what we think of it.
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A word you will hear over and over on your fitness journey is goals. Setting your goal, working towards your goal, meeting your goal.
You hear it over and over.
But what do you do with that? Even if you have a dream you want to reach, you still need to break it down into steps. Today we are going to share with you the right way to do that!
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We got to thinking… you know what doesn’t get brought up as much as it should? How to teach your children to value fitness and how to help them build healthy habits that will stick with them through life.
To join us in this conversation is personal trainer, Chris Proctor. The idea for this topic was inspired by a post he made sharing how he works to teach his own children to value their fitness. So we asked him to join us for the conversation on this week’s episode.
You can find Chris on Instagram at @chrisproctorcpt or on how website at https://chrisproctorwellness.com/
Here is where you can read the blog post on this week’s topic: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/teaching-your-children-to-value-fitness
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Have you have been getting bored with your exercise routine and need to freshen it up? We think group fitness could be a good way to try something new and mix up your routine.
There are other benefits of it too! But you should be aware of some areas to be cautious as well to make sure you are getting the best experience in group fitness.
Listen today as we talk about the benefits of group fitness, some areas where group fitness doesn’t always help, and give you a good idea of what group fitness could look like in your life!
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Today we have a special guest we think you all will really enjoy. Kevin Driscoll is joining us from San Diego, California. He is a super fun person and it was our honor to chat with him for this topic today of reward systems in fitness.
Reward systems are a tool we should all be using to get on track and stay on track with developing healthy habits and meeting our own goals. We will talk for a little while about why we need to use rewards, give some good ideas and examples of reward systems, and help you set up a system that works for you.
And afterwards we will share what kind of animals we would like to be if we had to switch lives with a member of the animal kingdom.
You can find Kevin on Instagram at: @kpd.fit
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Brandon and I started this podcast to help listeners connect to fitness a little differently.
We wanted to make fitness more relatable, break down some barriers that make fitness intimidating, and overall focus on the small things – like what about each topic really matters, or what changes can we make to our lives in small ways that will yield results.
But we also started it because we want to have fun with it and connect with you!
We are several months in and we’re ready to introduce a couple new things – or segments you may call them.
Today we are going to give them a practice run before we start implementing them into episodes regularly. We hope you enjoy them and be sure to let us know what you think!
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It doesn’t matter where you are along your fitness journey, trying to do too much is a question you will be presented with from time to time. So how do you know when you’re doing too much? And how do you make sure you aren’t doing more than you can stick with?
We have been able to separate this into two categories: How much can your body handle and how much can your life sustain. Listen along as we explore this question and give some tips to help!
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Fear can manifest itself in our lives in small ways that we don’t even notice sometimes. Learning to recognize it and address the root cause of why we do something is an important part of finding solutions.
Come along as we learn about what fear may look like for some of us and as we give some tips for better working past a fear that you may be wrestling with.
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When we think of a fitness journal often our minds go to a log-book style paper that we mark each time we finish a workout or eat a meal.
While fitness journaling can look like that, it’s not the only way it can look. We found that it has a lot more overlap with life journaling than we typically think. Today we explore the benefits of journaling, how that can look differently for different people, and how it can fit with different lifestyles and preferences.
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To gain perspective means learning how to change the meaning of a circumstance. Gaining a larger and more well rounded perspective in fitness leads to a slightly new meaning of fitness - which, in turn, may change how we feel about it and respond to it too.
For today’s conversation, Allyson Spungin joins us and brings her extreme knowledge and unique perspective of the fitness world to the show. She will share parts of her own journey as a trainer, how she simplifies fitness to her clients, some tips on nutrition, and how her perspective of fitness has been so impactful!
You can find Allyson here:
Instagram: @allyson.spungin
Website: https://www.mefitstudios.com/allyson-spungin
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In today’s episode we will learn about the proper mindset to adopt when dealing with stress, the relationship between the fundamentals of a healthy lifestyle and stress, and some tactics we can employ in our lives to help deal with stress.
Stress is unavoidable, but it is not uncontrollable!
Click here to read the paper we reference in today’s show, titled: “Rethinking Stress: The Role of Mindsets in Determining the Stress Response”
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
We have all dealt with stress in our lives. But how do we think about it or understand it? We started diving into this topic and realized that we needed two parts to go through it all!
Today we are going to chat about how stress works. Is some stress good for us? Why does stress affect us in the ways it does?
Then next week we will talk about what we should do about it!
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We have all thought about our posture, do you feel good about yours? Is it something that needs work?
This week we explore our posture to understand what it is, how it affects us, and what we can do to improve it. Posture is a huge part of our personal fitness, but it is too easy to forget about posture along our journey - let’s take some time to give it the attention it needs!
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I've been surrounded by friends and coworkers that count their steps for years, and as they share their success or frustration with meeting or not meeting their daily goals, I've regularly thought to myself, are they even making a difference?
In this week's topic we dive into step counting to learn if it really does make a difference and what parts of it are most important to focus on.
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Where to start is a daunting thought no matter where you are coming from - but it can be especially hard to figure out where to start when you feel like you're just not cut out for the “exercise life”.
The good news is there’s a solution for this! You can be fit and healthy without having to transform into a gym rat to do so.
Listen and find out how!
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The benefits of exercise far exceed just fitting in your clothes a little better or being able to lift heavier things. Those are still healthy motivators and goals, but they are not the most impactful benefits that exercise has to offer.
Listen to today’s show and learn about some of the other impacts we can expect to see in our lives if we prioritize exercise just a little more now.
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/what-if-i-don-t-exercise
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
So you’re starting your fitness journey, that's amazing! What are the most important things you need to focus on to start?
We won’t complicate this. After listening you will know exactly what three things you should focus on and build habits around to have a healthy lifestyle!
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
Let’s talk about habits and the role habits play in our life! We will give you lots of tips and strategies on how to make small changes that compound and result in huge impacts. How do you go from the person you are today and become the kind of person you are trying to be tomorrow? Listen and find out!
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Have you ever taken a moment to consider if you are healthy? What does health look like for you? In today’s episode we will be breaking down what health consists of and how you can evaluate that for yourself.
Watch this YouTube video for how to check your heart rate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmcHizIbL4
This topic's blog post: https://www.simpleishfitness.com/post/deephealth
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Welcome to Simple(ish) Fitness!
We are excited to come to you and simplify fitness. Listen as we introduce ourselves and why we are here!
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We are coming to you soon and we can't wait!
Listen to our trailer as we say hi and tell you about our mission. We want to help you simplify fitness and do the small, simple things that will make a huge impact.
Come along as we learn about what is most important and find out how transformational this journey will be without having to flip your life upside down!