General Fitness Companycast

The title to this one might be a bit deceptive. I was thinking about how people panic needlessly in certain situations, like with day long snow storms. My thinking lead me to how people have panic breaths and how some of my clients have to be constantly reminded to breath during exercise. We're going to discuss a few different types of breathing for different life situations today because not all breathing techniques are alike.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Today as I was surfing the interwebs to research proper lifting techniques, I stumbled across a poll about whether or not people believe God exists. As I read the responses, I thought to myself, 'what is life, exactly?' I'm gonna tackle this in a broad sense so that everyone can get something from from this episode. Below are some links to articles that I talked about with respect to stress and exercise. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/real-life-benefits-exercise-and-physical-activity https://www.apa.org/topics/exercise-fitness/stress --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode, I talk about how hard it is to start something, really anything that will benefit you and how it is so easily lost. We'll discuss a few things that I've done and a some strategies that will help you prevent yourself from losing all your hard work.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I just came to the realization that this summer will be my 15th year as a personal trainer. I've seen a lot so far in my career, but nothing as impactful as encouragement. In today's episode, I wanted to talk about how to help you make a better life for yourself as well as for those in your inner circle of friends/family. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode, I discuss my love for the Patriots and Tom Brady. I'm not much of a football fan anymore, but I do know a little bit about what it takes to be great. Tom Brady exemplified this throughout his career. We're gonna take a look at what it takes to be great and what you should avoid when it comes to being the greatest you that you can be. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Sometimes you never know what the outcome could be. That's why it's good to mind your business and communicate with yourself by being quiet as well as with others to find out what they REALLY need. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

This is another raw unedited episode. In it I piggy back off of yesterday’s topic of getting what you want and talk about conserving your energy while making the most of your relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Everyone is always trying to get what they want in life and I don't blame them. Only thing is that many of them are attempting to do it the wrong way. Listen to this episode to find out exactly how to get everything you want in life (as well as some things you didn't even know you wanted). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I was training a client today and the topic of belief came up. In this episode, I make the case for you to always believe in your abilities, even if you aren’t sure of the outcome. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

You know sometimes the topics for these episodes come out of nowhere. Yesterday I was preparing to make shrimp for dinner and the idea for this episode came to me. What does shrimp have to do with hiring a personal trainer? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I've had my ear to the streets recently and I've heard quite a few people getting down on themselves because they aren't happy with where they are. First of all, we're in the midst of a pandemic, so you shouldn't really be too hard on yourself. What we're gonna talk about today is how you can implement some strategies for doing a little better and keeping away the disappointment of failure in any endeavor. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Right now is a time of transition. We've got the new year. We've got a new president.And who could forget, we've got a new possibility to return to some semblance of normal with this vaccine. In today's episode, I'm gonna talk about where we go from here and how you can be happy during your journey to the unknown. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Been having a little more pain in your back and hips because of more sitting? Working from home might have you a little creaky and achy. I get that so in this episode I came up with a comprehensive method to help you prevent pandemic pain caused by inactivity. Don't worry, it's not an exercise routine. It actually a comprehensive mobility program that can really help you eliminate pain and add more flexibility to your life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In today's episode, I take a shallow dive into Buddhism. I say shallow dive because I didn't want it to be the focus of the episode, but there is one tenement that I think that we should all know and adhere to because I believe it is the key to changing the path of our collective journey as humans. Karma. She's tough, but if you can work with you to give you exactly what you want --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I almost called this episode "Gratisfaction" to solidify my coining of that term. Which I will define as aspiring to only achieve short term goals. But in this episode I talk about balancing doing what makes you happy with your responsibility to yourself and to others around you. It's an intriguing journey into what makes us want to be great and I offer a hard look at what exactly it is that stops us. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode I talk about what it's like to challenge yourself. It's simple, but it's certainly not easy. You get to hear me talk about my escapades with starting the business and what I think it means when you play the victim in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

We learned a lot from last year. We learned that we could work from basically anywhere. We learned how to do video conferences (well not grandma). We even learned how to wash our hands. Mostly though, we learned how to be at home. In today's episode we're gonna be talking about the ultimate home, your body. Learning how to be in your body is one of the most important aspects of fitness and today we're gonna talk about how you can be more comfortable while in your lifelong home. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode I talk about my 86 year old client and how he's given me some insight into how his workout routine has kept him feeling so young. I go into a little research about exercise and how it can improve your life and you'll hear a theory of mine own on how you can live a more efficient and effective life through exercise. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In today's episode I reminisce about Christmas presents, reflect on the conquests of Napoleon, and discuss why you should have more than one pair of sneakers for working out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I'm back from vacation and not a moment too soon. As you may or may not know, I'm a volunteer firefighter and there was a 4+ (not sure how many trucks were there, but there were a lot) alarm fire. It was wild, but it made me think about how the theme for this year should really be teamwork. In this episode, I talk about the many wonders of teamwork and why overnight success is a myth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support