Sifu Mimi Chan and Sifu Oscar Agramonte on ‘What makes a good kung fu practitioner?’ Today Oscar and I sit down to discuss the characteristics that make a good practitioner. Wah Lum Tam Tai Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu is a traditional system taught by Grandmaster Pui Chan, my father.
Read more106. Happy Earth Day! Patrick Rose on climate change and manatees
Happy Earth Day! Today I speak with aquatic biologist Pat Rose about the environment, climate change, and manatees! Pat is the executive director of Save the Manatee Club – their mission is to protect manatees and their aquatic habitat for future generations.
Read more95. Todd White on Dry Farm Wines
Guilt-free wine. Too good to be true? Nope! Today, I am pleased to chat with Todd White of Dry Farm Wines. Dry Farm Wines is my new favorite obsession. Just because the holidays are over, it doesn’t mean we can’t still drink and be merry.
Read more74. Brendon Rearick on redefining health
How do you define health? I had an awesome chat with Brendon Rearick of Mike Boyle’s Strength and Conditioning and Movement as Medicine. About the need for fitness, medical, and healthcare industries to work together. He shares his challenge with aplastic anemia and how he combated past depression. I was inspired by his determination, strength, and honesty. As a trainer, Brendon helps clients with their overall wellness but is also redefining health.
Read more70. Michael Boyle on leadership
Michael Boyle is a household name in the strength and conditioning world, but today we do not chat about strength and conditioning, but rather his philosophies on work ethic and leadership. I am honored that Mike took time out of his busy day to chat with me, and hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Read more51. Dr. Chad Eldridge, on moving to be pain free and love for the 80s
If you were to ask chiropractor Dr. Chad Eldridge about his practice, he would simply state his philosophy: Getting the masses off their asses. As you can tell, Chad, is not your ordinary chiropractor. He calls himself rather, the Movement Mechanic. And rightly so. His goals are to get people moving towards being pain free pain free. The key word here being moving! Chad does not just lay you on a table and give you a conventional adjustment, nope, at his practice you will often leave feeling as if you’ve had a 1 hour work out! I chat with him on his methods and philosophies and how we can incorporate them in our everyday lives. If you still haven’t kicked started your new years resolutions, listen on for some valuable information on why movement is just what the doctor ordered.
Read more48. Oscar Agramonte on health and fitness
How can you stick to your New Year resolutions? Should we make resolutions, or are we just setting ourselves up for failure? Oscar Agramonte of Control Your Health discusses the common pitfalls of setting resolutions and how we can avoid them. We talk nutrition, exercise, and mindset to start you off in the right physical and mental state for 2018.
Read more32. Kevin Carr on strength training, coaching, and ice cream
What comes to mind when you hear the words strength and conditioning? Does it leave you wanting to run in the other direction? Sometimes I admit I want to run the other way, but today I sit down with Coach Kevin Carr of Mike Boyle’s Strength and Conditioning and Movement as Medicine to dispel myths and go over the reasons of why we all need both strength and conditioning.
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