All About Fitness
All About Fitness is a free podcast that explores how exercise can successfully manage the aging process. From popular fitness programs to recently-developed exercise equipment, discover new trends and evidence-based solutions that can help you slow down the effects of time and stress on your body. No matter your age, learn how to burn calories, build stronger muscles and get YOUR best body straight from the people who conduct the research, invent the products and create the workouts that make you sweat. Host Pete McCall is a master personal trainer, education content creator and blogger for leading fitness organizations including the American Council on Exercise, Nautilus, StairMaster and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In addition, he is the author of Ageless Intensity: Effective Workouts to Slow the Aging Process and Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made Simple as well as multiple textbook chapters on exercise science. With extensive experience traveling around the world teaching workshops to personal trainers and group fitness instructors, Pete is an engaging host with the unique ability to translate the science of exercise for all to understand. The Quick Fit Tips deliver practical, actionable advice in under 15 minutes; while the interviews are in-depth, informative and engaging conversations with top health and fitness experts. New episodes are posted weekly; listen and subscribe to the All About Fitness podcast in order to learn how exercise can enhance your quality of life while extending your lifespan.
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Ebenezer Samuel - Fitness Director for Men's He...
No one is born knowing the right way to exercise. Various ways of learning how to work out include asking friends for advice, watching videos on social media, listening to podcasts (like this one) or purchasing a fitness-based magazine. Magazines can...
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Quick Fit Tip - The Benefits of Strength Training
There are 3 fundamental laws of physics: Inertia - a body at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force; Force = Mass x Acceleration; and for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. All three apply directly to strength...
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Dr. Natalia Petrzela - How We'll Do Fitness in ...
Let's kick off 2021 with the OFFICIAL historian of the All About Fitness podcast, who is an Associate Professor of History at the New School in New York City and a co-host of the Past Present podcast. Dr. Petrzela studies contemporary American...
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Quick Fit Tip - Fitness Goals for 2021
It's (finally) a new year, that means it's time to set some new health and fitness goals. Having goals can help you stay focused on an exercise program and on this episode you'll learn some great insights on how to set practical and obtainable goals...
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Dr. Tim Noakes - Benefits of a High Fat Diet
There are many gym sayings that are much more myth than fact; however, two common nutrition-related sayings are 100% accurate: you can not out-train a bad diet and abs are built in the kitchen. There is not one single diet that works for every...
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The Top Fitness Trends for 2021
This episode of the All About Fitness podcast reviews the top fitness trends that will be making you sweat in 2021. The pandemic has disrupted the fitness industry, on this episode you will learn how the industry is adapting. The most important change...
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Kira Stokes - The Origin Story of a Celebrity T...
Sure, being a fitness instructor SOUNDS glamorous. Who wouldn't want to make money while becoming famous for helping celebrities develop the bodies that get them multi-million dollar roles? It's important to note that while possible, that level of...
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Coach Mike Boyle - Strength & Conditioning for ...
This is a special rerun that is actually two interviews with strength coach Mike Boyle edited into one double-length episode. Mike Boyle is a Boston-area strength coach who has helped college teams win national championships, professional athletes...
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Professor Fabio Comana - How Exercise Changes Y...
Use light weights for a lot of reps to tone your muscles. Cardio exercise is for fat burning. Lift heavy weights to get big muscles. These are common gym myths and while each is based on a modicum (thanks SAT prep) of fact the reality is how exercise...
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Professor Fabio Comana - the Science of Fat Bur...
What is the most effective way to burn calories for weight loss? Can exercising early in the morning help burn more fat? How does what you eat influence the hormones that build muscle and burn fat? Originally recorded in December of 2016, this...
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Understanding the Hormones that Produce Results...
Hormones influence a number of different cellular functions, however, they only interact with specific receptor sites. Hormones control physiological functions including: energy metabolism - how the food we eat gets turned into muscle activity (i.e....
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Holiday Fit Gift Guide with Tricia Murphy Madden
Yes, the Holiday season is upon us which means two very important things: a chance to slow down from the usual frantic pace of life to spend time with loved ones and close family AND the insanity of 2020 is almost behind us. This has definitely been...
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DeMarcus Ware - From Professional Football to F...
In order to play at the highest level of their respective sports, professional athletes train to be in peak physical condition all year round, there is NO off-season, but what happens when the career is over and they are no longer being paid to...
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Shana Verstegen Returns
When was the last time that you set a goal that pushed you out of your comfort zone? Do you need competitive goals to ensure that you give it your all when you exercise? Shana Verstegen is a personal trainer, fitness manager, fitness educator,...
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Quick Fit Tip - The Fitness Benefits of Fear
When was the last time you did something that frightened you? Doing something scary can get us out of our comfort zone which is where real change and growth takes place. This Quick Fit Tip discusses the benefits of fear and what that can mean for your...
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Matteo Franceschetti - Technology for Better Sleep
We've all heard of athletes getting in trouble for taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). The primary purpose of PEDs is to help athletes recover quicker so they can do more training. What if there was a way to boost your performance that didn't...
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John Buultjens - Executive Producer of The Ride
John Buultjens had a challenging start to life but turned things around thanks to his adoptive parents AND his love of riding BMX bikes. On this special episode of All About Fitness, John shares his story of going from juvenile detention to working...
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Dorian Yates - How a 6 time Mr. Olympia Trains ...
The sport of bodybuilding requires an amazing level of commitment to train and prepare for a competition let alone to win one. Becoming a professional bodybuilder takes the ability to adhere to a strict regimen for both exercise and nutrition....
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Dr. Craig Heller - All About the Science of Sleep
Nutrition, exercise and sleep are the key components of optimal health. Yes, you may workout everyday and count every single calorie yet if you're not paying attention to your quality of sleep, you may not get the results you want from your exercise...
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Quick Fit Tip - Top Benefits of Sleep
What to know any easy, painless, calorie-free way to boost the results from your workouts? GET MORE SLEEP! This Quick Fit Tip identifies top benefits of sleep that could help improve your health and fitness. Join Pete for 30 min. HIIT Workouts...
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Dr. Sara Bird - All About Your Gut Microbiome
Do you ever make decisions based on your 'gut feeling?' Have you ever noticed how your stomach may react to different foods? Are you looking for that one special thing that can take your fitness to the next level? Well, it's time to understand more...
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Quick Fit Tip - The Benefits of Tracking Your H...
Smart watches can measure how many steps you take. Heart-rate monitors can tell you how fast your heart is beating while you exercise. Rings and mattresses can monitor your quality and length of sleep. All of these devices link to apps on your smart...
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Dr. Skylar Pond - The Benefits of Chiropractic...
The human body is made up of a number of different joints and all of them must work together as an integrated system in order for you to experience optimal pain-free movement. If certain joints like the hips or the upper-spine don't function...
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Dr. Jen Esquer aka DocJenFit - The Benefits of ...
Run two laps then sit on the ground to stretch for 5-10 minutes. If you grew up playing sports this sound like a familiar method of 'warming-up' before practice or a game. Motor units are the connection between the muscular and nervous systems. The...
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Josey Greenwell - Accidental Fitness Star
"Change is the only constant in life," was an observation first made by Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Many of us may now be working in careers that were not in our initial plans when we first set out in life. Josey Greenwell is currently a Lead...
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