Bult for Life

Have you ever wondered what Cryo does for your body? How float tanks can help your quality of sleep? Gerrit visits Aqua Float and Cryo to help us learn more about these treatments and more with owner, Robert Brady. Extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his facility and his own health and wellbeing, Robert discusses the benefits of oxygenation, floating, personal saunas, and cryo treatment in this episode of The Bult for Life Podcast.

Gerrit visits Dr. Christina Pate of Vidant Health in Wallace, NC for a physical therapy visit. She uses a tool assisted massage, cupping, and kinesio tape in her treatment of his shoulder, and he sees a marked increase in his range of motion. This visit was actually recorded before Gerrit's shoulder surgery, but he's already been back to see Dr. Christina for additional rehab, post-surgery.

In this episode, Gerrit discusses what his at-home recovery has been like so far. After getting surgery on his right shoulder recently, he's been coping with the challenges that arise by staying on top of his diet and being as healthy as possible. Some of his tricks just might help you recover smarter, faster, and healthier next time you have to have surgery.

Holly and Skip Lennon are the owners of a pair of gyms called TF Fitness + Nutrition in Wilmington, NC. They are personal friends of ours and have been at the forefront of the movement to re-open fitness facilities in the state of North Carolina. Holly and Skip discuss the ins and outs of the situation from the perspective of business owners, as well as individuals that have dealt with and learned to thrive with chronic conditions.

If you have chronic pain that stems from minor or major injuries, Todd's story should sound familiar. He is a website designer and marketing consultant that found creative and fulfilling ways to recover from a weightlifting injury.

Gerrit, a long time sufferer of RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome) or CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) discusses his experience with eliminating gluten from his diet along with the help of his wife Beth, and the positive benefits that they have experienced as a result.

In this episode, Gerrit talks with Nick Marki, the owner of Beach Barbell in Wilmington, NC.

They discuss how Nick works with people that are living with chronic pain, how they can get started in resistance training, and so much more. This one really gets good towards the end, so stick around and listen all the way through!

In the midst of all that is currently going on around the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to break away from our scheduled episodes to discuss our thoughts on how we are dealing with all of the ramifications of this unprecedented world event.

We like to hope that there are people listening, and more importantly, that we are helping. The only way we really know that is to hear from you, our listeners.

Alecia Williams is an endurance athlete that suffered a major setback in her life during the Boston Marathon. She discusses what happened, and how she fought back to get up and running again. She is an inspiring athlete and has a great attitude.