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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Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo - Fitness for your Mind
The strongest muscle in the body is often overlooked by most exercise programs. Spending hours a week in the gym can make muscles strong, yet it is the brain and the thoughts it generates that determine what you are able to achieve. Emotions and...
60 min
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Quick Fit Tip - the Definition of Fitness
Some people want to become stronger, others may want to add muscle size, while many others may want to lose weight. Why do you exercise? What does fitness mean to you? What is your motivation for making yourself sweaty? This Quick Fit Tip provides a...
17 min
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Frances Largeman-Roth RDN - Delicious Nutrition...
There are only 24 hours in a day and in that limited time we need to sleep, work, exercise and consume the proper nutrition for our bodies. A balanced diet is essential for optimal health and to support efforts in the gym, yet it can be a challenge to...
71 min
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Jess Cording & Doug Smith - the Benefits of Usi...
Yes, we all know the importance of a well-balanced diet containing all food groups and macro-nutrients, however, given the hectic schedule of daily life it can be a challenge to have fresh food available every time you need it which is where...
64 min
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Quick Fit Tip - Prepping for the Calorie-laden ...
The air's a little cooler, the days a little shorter and pumpkin-spice everything is everywhere which is a sign that it's Fall and 2020 will soon be coming to a close! Walk into almost any retail store and you'll see Halloween and holiday season...
14 min
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Dr. Stuart McGill - the Best Sex Positions for ...
Back pain is an issue that bothers many people, for some it's an occasional bout of discomfort while for others it can be debilitating, keeping them from their favorite activities. There can be numerous reasons for back pain, for many cases all that's...
59 min
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Chef Mareya Ibrahim - The Fit Foodie Shares How...
Carbohydrates supply energy. Healthy fats supply energy too, as well as helping produce important hormones for your body. Proteins are used to repair damaged tissues and help grow new ones. A well balanced diet should include all three macronutrients...
79 min
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Quick Fit Tip: Exercise and Your Immune System
Having just written an article on exercise and the immune system, this Quick Fit Tip reviews some important facts regarding how your workouts could weaken your body's ability to respond to a virus. As we turn the corner to the final phase of...
17 min
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Aimee Nicotera - Creative Fitness Solutions for...
Let's face it, 2020 is not quite turning out the way any of us originally planned when the calendar flipped from December 31 to January 1. While there may be little that we can do to control the chaos that is defining the year, what we CAN control is...
66 min
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Kenny Santucci - One of NYC's Most Passionate T...
When life throws an obstacle in your path you can let it defeat you; or you can find a way through it. Fitness professionals do what we do because we sincerely love helping clients get results from exercise; when COVID shut down gyms and studios not...
77 min
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Michael Cummings - The Creative Force Behind To...
One of the most effective pieces of exercise equipment is the one you're born with, the human body. However, if you want to add a lot of muscle, increase explosive power or improve your flexibility then using equipment is necessary to get those...
60 min
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Brett Jones - Director of Education for StrongF...
Strength is the ability to generate muscular force against an external resistance. Okay, there are more technical descriptions than that, but in general muscles generate force to produce and control movement. Many people start an exercise program with...
63 min
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Quick Fit Tip - How Fitness Professionals Are A...
There are almost always 3 options for almost any situation in life: lead, follow or get out of the way. As the COVID closures were happening in the Spring of 2020 and fitness facilities around the world were shut down many fitness professionals...
12 min
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Daniel Stein - Founder of Special Strong
Fitness for those with Special Needs
69 min
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Juan Carlos Santana - Leading Innovator of Func...
How many times have you dreaded a workout because it was tedious or boring? Fitness takes place during our free time; in order for your workouts to deliver the best results they should be fun so you actually look forward to doing them. Let's face it,...
75 min
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Quick Fit Tip - Mask or No Mask?
How many people remember driving without seatbelts? How about smoking in an airplane or at the office? Before 1900, the average lifespan was 45-50 years old. Over the past 100 years public health initiatives have helped to almost double that to about...
14 min
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Army Captain Kasandra A. Clark - American Hero
Did you know that if you are a member of the US military that you could become a professional athlete? It's true! Each branch of the military has all-service teams where athletes in a particular sport such as volleyball, baseball or basketball compete...
55 min
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Dr. John Mandrola - Cardiophysiologist and co-a...
You spend hours focused on training for your favorite activity. You regularly push yourself beyond your comfort zone. You are one of the elite athletes of your sport and should be the paradigm of excellent health, yet why are you in a hospital being...
41 min
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Dr David Minkoff - Co-founder of the Lifeworks ...
Once you get over a certain age, visiting the Doctor brings with it a certain level of fear and apprehension. Yes, you are active and exercise regularly, but is it enough to make sure you are maintaining great health? And when you go to the doctor,...
62 min
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Aleisha Fetters - Reporter, Author, Strength Coach
Have you ever read a really insightful article and thought about how much fun it would be to write for a living? Even though we're in the digital age, well-written content is essential and a good writer will always stay busy. and on this episode of...
67 min
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Tricia Madden and Abbie Appel - Homeroomfit.com...
Every modern health club has three main features that members love: the cardio equipment, the weight room and the group fitness studio. If you've been developing your own home workout solutions over the past few months, recreating the first two areas...
64 min
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Kia Williams and Maurice Williams - Diversity i...
The human body functions as a single unit, not a collection of individual parts and to be at its best, the fitness industry should function the same way. As efficiency expert Stephen Covey noted, "Strength lies in differences, not in similarities."...
81 min
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Eric Smart - The ABCs of CBD
The benefits of the transdermal application of CBD
47 min
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Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran - Former Pro Athl...
If you're like many people, you're probably curious about the recent explosion of CBD products inundating the market place. The human body's innate cannabinoid system helps regulate many functions including appetite, mood, sleep and pain. Cannabidiol...
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Quick Fit Tip - Post Exercise Recovery Strategies
Yes, you plan your own workouts. Yes, you push yourself hard during instructor-led workouts. Yes, you like that feeling of being a little sore after a good workout, but remember, tomorrow's workout starts at the end of today's - how you refuel, how...
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