The Driftwood Athletics Podcast: Recent Episodes
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We will discuss a range of topics from fitness, to personal life, to habits to nutrition and much much more. We’ll have guests on to discuss their point of view on the health and wellness industry.
We sit down with Vice President of OEB breakfast Co. Rob pawly and discuss everything from how the company started to the struggles during the pandemic and everything in between.
Their newest location in Brentwood Mall, Burnaby is open!
Go try them out for Brunch! Hours: 7am - 3PM
Enjoy.
Coach flash sits down with An Hoang from The Athlete's Wandering Couch Podcast and coach of McMaster University Women's rugby team to discuss the disparity that women face in sport. Coach flash gives his perspective as a #girldad and shares his optimism for the future.
On today’s episode, Samantha chats about fuelling your body. Using the analogy of gas "premium, plus and regular" to help classify foods in your diet. Enjoy!
All foods should be a part of your diet. It comes down to balance, moderation and what works for you. On today’s episode, Registered Nutritionist Samantha dives into these topics. Enjoy!
Home exercises - If you don’t do them you won’t get the result you want
On today’s episode, Cat chats about a client’s experience with knee pain & illustrates addressing the whole body and the importance of physio exercises.
Having someone or something to be accountable to can help keep us on the right track. On today’s episode, Coach flash chats with coach Sam about how having someone to be accountable to has helped guide his nutrition. A very realistic look into how various challenges in life can derail nutrition and some ways we can break that slump. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, our nutritionist Samantha chats about the mineral Iron and its importance in athletes. She dives into signs and symptoms of low iron, how to increase iron absorption and iron-rich meal ideas. Enjoy!
The reality is, we all age. But we don’t all do it right. On today’s episode, our physiotherapist Catrina discusses why exercise needs to be an integral part of your routine now, tomorrow, and for decades to come. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Daniel discusses how he constantly checks in with himself, his mental health, physical health and other aspects of his life to gain balance and clarity. Enjoy!
Being grateful. One of the most important practices in keeping us level headed and humble. On today’s episode, Coach flash chats about ways he likes to practice gratitude daily and how it benefits him. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, coach Sam discusses how paying attention to body cues, and those small wins, can eventually add up to big results. She dives into how the scale will fluctuate, & how it's about the overall trend, not in the day to day numbers. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Cat touches on the importance of unilateral training, shares her favorite single arm and single leg exercises & some tips to get the most benefit from these exercises. Enjoy!
Global consumption of sugar has increased 46% in the last 30 years. With some media headlines describing sugar as 'poison' and numerous studies linking sugar directly or indirectly to obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, it would seem there is cause for concern. But is all sugar bad??? Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Catrina discusses her beginners guide to starting a new type of exercise. She also touches on why you shouldn’t skip your warm up & your cool down. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Samantha sits down with Daniel and discusses how he markets and his advice when starting a side hustle. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, episode touches on improving your breathing and getting more comfortable with your mask if you wear one while training.
On today’s episode, Cat gives you some basic anatomy, common injuries she sees in the clinic and some quick tips to help manage pain/dysfunction in these areas. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Coach flash talks to coach Sam about what a nutrition consult entails and what she specifically found about coach flash and his nutrition. Also how she is now helping him fuel better for sport. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Coach Samantha talks about Gut Health and how to alleviate symptoms such as bloating, gas, constipation and/or diarrhea. Enjoy!
Common injuries that we see in the ankle and foot and why weightlifting shoes could be helpful and when should we use them. Enjoy.
On today’s episode, Coach flash talks about how to make a difference in people's lives. He also discusses that if we collectively all step up, we can create positive change. Enjoy!
In today’s episode, Samantha address four important factors that influence your waist line.
1: quality of food 2: 1/2/3 method 3: lifestyle factors: sleep and stress 4: inflammation & hormones
Enjoy!
In this episode, Cat dives into hip anatomy, why your hips might be painful, and what you can do about it. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Daniel talks about how employees can lower their taxes legally and keep more of their hard earned cash. This saved money can be used to invest in a TFSA, real estate or starting a business. CONTACT a CPA or tax professional before making any decisions! Enjoy
On this episode, Coach flash talks about leaving 2020 a better person and his outlook for 2021
On today’s episode, Catrina chats with Driftwood’s new Massage therapist. Get to know him and how he chose his career path.
On today’s episode, Daniel discusses the one thing you can focus on in 2021 to make it one of your best years yet. Enjoy.
On today’s episode, Cat discusses wrist pain, the common culprits, cues to help reduce stress on the wrist and when wrist wraps might be helpful. Enjoy!
On today’s episode (redone from Saturday), Coach flash talks about how to still have a special and joyous holiday season, even during the pandemic.
On today’s episode, Samantha chats about the supplement industry. What are these three products, what do they do in your body and do you really need them? Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Catrina discusses elbow pain, how an injury might develop in the elbow, and how to resolve it. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Daniel sits down with Joe Scali. He Co-owns Semiahmoo athletic club with his wife Sharan. We talk about how the pandemic has effected his business and his future plans professionally in CrossFit. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Coach flash talks about ways to fit in movement while being a new parent. He goes through some things that worked for him and strategies other parents have implemented to stay fit. Enjoy!
On todays episode, Samantha talks about symptoms and side effects that underfueling can have on your performance and body composition. Enjoy!
In this episode, Cat talks about knee injuries, why they might happen, how to fix them, and her opinion on knee sleeves! Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Daniel discusses how testosterone is important for men’s health, how it lowers with age and how to increase your levels naturally through 4 specific ways. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Coach flash goes through 6 reasons as to why goal setting is important and why it can help ensure 2021 is a productive and better year than 2020. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Samantha chats about the need for muscle growth and some simple tips that you can start implementing into your diet today to help increase your weight with lean mass. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Cat chats about some basic shoulder anatomy, things to consider if you’re experiencing any type of shoulder pain, and some take aways you can implement at home. Enjoy!
Ever wonder one way that may be the safest and most effective in approaching your training/exercise regimen? Daniel English discusses on todays episode. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Coach flash explores reasons why you should step out of your comfort zone and the great things you can accomplish when you finally do. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Samantha talks about what sugar is, how your body utilizes sugar, what types of sugar there are and how much sugar you should be consuming in your diet. Enjoy!
In this episode, Cat discusses basic core anatomy, shares simple exercises that she often recommends/teaches, and when weight lifting belts might be useful.
On todays episode, Daniel sits down with the podcasts first ever guest Reggie Bradshaw. Reggie owns Rize Fitness. A fully integrated private training studio and multi-disciplinary health & wellness clinic located in Yaletown, Vancouver. Listen as he dives into his process to becoming one of the premier fitness facilities in the city. Enjoy!
Coach Al and Cat chat about Al’s recent lower back injury and his journey to getting back doing the things he loves. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Samantha discusses why you need to stop skipping the most important meal of the day, breakfast. The cons of skipping and the pros of consuming. Enjoy!
On today’s episode, Catrina discusses acute and chronic injuries, how they differ, and how they might be treated differently. She also discusses the top 3 crossfit injuries she sees in the physio clinic.
Daniel sits down with Victor Nuñez of Blonyx Biosciences. Victor explains how Blonyxs products can help any athlete improve their performance, the future of Blonyx Biosciences and more! You can find him on IG: @victoremnunez56. Enjoy
Struggling to have efficient workouts at home? Coach Flash goes through his 7 tips on how to make working out from home more efffective. Home workouts can be convenient, time efficient and inexpensive. How can we view working out from home in a more positive light as opposed to a negative one? Find out on today’s episode! Enjoy
Samantha discuss what the 80/20 nutrition lifestyle is and how you can best use it to achieve whatever you're looking to accomplish. She also dives into the "Consistency Calendar". Enjoy! Link in bio.
Listen to Cat chat about posture, common faults for all the desk workers and/or texting addicts out there, and some simple stretches you can take away to try today.
Having issues with time management? Try these tips on time management Daniel uses to help him be more efficient day to day.
Tune in today as Alnoor "Flash" Mawji (Crossfit L1 Coach) talks about the struggles with beginning or restarting your fitness journey.
Enjoy Driftwood athletics newest coach and in house Nutritionist Samantha “Sammy” Girard discuss the importance of consistency and how you can implement it effectively.
Registered Physiotherapist and co-owner of Driftwood athletics, Catrina Guglielmucci discusses what exactly a Physio is, what they can do and how they may be of help to you or anyone you know.
Good morning! Listen to Daniel as he discusses the word “no” and how it can benefit you or potentially hurt you in different areas of your life.
We introduce ourselves and have a special guest walk in, who Daniel thought was wearing a Dolly Parton costume.... Turns out it she wasn't..... Enjoy!