Elevate Yourself

Chronic Disease Prevention Tactics

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In this episode of the Elevate Yourself podcast, Rob is joined by Danae Gross, MS, RDN, LDN, a leading expert in chronic disease prevention. Danae kicks things off by sharing her origin story, detailing her education, background, and training that have shaped her impactful career in clinical work and research. With a deep understanding of translational science, she discusses how her clinical training uniquely positions her to bridge the gap between research and real-world applications.

As February marks National Heart Health Month, Danae dives into essential prevention tactics for chronic diseases, offering her insights on how diet, movement, sleep, social networks, genetics, and medication all play crucial roles in promoting long-term health.

She also tackles an important question: How can individuals offset less-than-ideal genetics or past health behaviors to positively impact heart health moving forward? Whether you’re looking to make positive changes to your lifestyle or understand the science behind chronic disease prevention, this episode is packed with expert advice you won’t want to miss.

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Building a System for Consistent Success

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In this episode of the Elevate Yourself podcast, Rob sits down with Winston to explore his journey from Major League Soccer to the entertainment industry and fitness world. Winston shares how his positive perspective and attitude towards others fuel his love for life and how mindfulness practices keep him grounded.

Discover how Winston structures his day to maintain a system of success, and get valuable insights into his eating habits and fitness routines that help him stay lean and fit. He also opens up about how he achieves his legendary core workouts on Instagram and provides expert advice on the ab wheel/roller in this month's listener question segment.

Additionally, Winston reflects on how his thinking has evolved over the past two years and the strategies he's developed to elevate his own system for consistent success. Whether you’re looking to optimize your fitness, mindset, or daily routine, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways to help you thrive!

You can follow Winston on IG: @winstongmarshall

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Episode Title: 2024 Reflections in Corporate Health and Wellness

Host: Rob Anderson

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In this special December episode of the Elevate Yourself podcast, Rob Anderson reflects on the key insights and major themes from the 11 episodes featured in 2024. Join Rob as he highlights the most impactful takeaways from this year’s episodes, from the importance of personalized wellness strategies to the critical role of human connection in health and wellness programs. With contributions from experts across the corporate health and wellness space, this episode wraps up the year with a comprehensive look back at the lessons shared in 2024 and offers valuable advice for maintaining wellness in the year ahead.

Key Takeaways:

Personalized Wellness: Tailoring wellness strategies to individual needs is crucial for achieving optimal health and fitness.

Human Connection: Building strong social connections and creating supportive communities can significantly enhance engagement in wellness programs.

Behavior Change Strategies: Effective behavior change strategies such as self-monitoring, goal setting, and resilience training are key to long-term health improvement.

Play and Mental Health: Incorporating play into your daily routine is a great way to reduce stress and boost mental health.

Nutrition and Performance: Proper nutrition is essential for both mental and physical performance, supporting overall well-being.

Links and Resources:

Previous Episodes of Elevate Yourself

Elevate Yourself Website

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Healthy Holiday Hacks!!!

Rob & Lauren Discuss:

Food, physical activity, and sleep tips during the holidays.

How to try to maintain a routine

Why we must give ourselves and others grace

Listener question answered

How to sign the PAA CEO Pledge PAA CEO Pledge

2024 reflections and Rob’s recommendations for reading and watching

Elevation’s birthday celebration rolls on!

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Sara & Rob Discuss:

Sara’s history of working for Elevation and the work she does today.

Why routines matter for all of us but especially busy families

How her training and nutrition coaching principles really don’t change based on the age of the client.

Super simple family food tips

Easy physical activity “things” parents can do during the week

Good “rules” for sleep routines

What she is reading these days

Celebrating Elevation’s birthday with 1990’s themed fun

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Helena Head is a Personal Trainer, certified with NASM. She is also a certified Weight Loss Specialist, certified in Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness and in Midlife Fitness for Women.

Helena likes to create positive, energetic and enjoyable sessions for all clients. Every client is so unique, and she enjoys the challenge of planning their workouts based on their individual needs and goals. She believes that strength training is essential for every person regardless of shape, age or fitness history. She hopes to encourage clients to move into a healthier lifestyle with a balanced diet and physical exercise. Favorite quote: Believe you can and you’re halfway there. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Helena & Rob Discuss:

Her journey to finding personal training.

The range of clients she has helped during her time at Elevation Health.

Why she is passionate about helping female clients.

Why strength training matters.

How heavy weights can improve outcomes for females in mid-life.

Inspirational stories from clients of all ages.

Elevation’s 30th Birthday

A mutual love of the TV show, Friends!

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The Power of Play with Trevor Elder, Founder of Champ Camp Kids!!!

Trevor Elder is the founder of Champ Camp Kids founded in 2012. Since then Champ Camp has offered a variety of “camp” programs to Southern California kiddos and families. Amid continued growth, the company has remained true to its mantra, “High Fives and Good Vibes!” You can learn more at https://www.champcampkids.com

Trevor & Rob Discuss:

The Champ Camp origin story.

How we stop playing as adults and how we can keep ourselves in “check” to keep playing.

High Fives and Good Vibes!

Lessons learned in leadership.

Lessons learned from campers.

Exciting news that Champ Camp will be partnering with Playa Vista Elementary school!

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Managing, Planning, and Programming with McKenzie Correll of Elevation Health!!!

McKenzie Correll holds a 2007 - 2011 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology @ Shepherd University. With a robust skill set that includes Wellness, Fitness Training, Pre And Post Natal Exercise, Functional Training, Endurance and more, McKenzie has extensive experience in the industry. This past year she rejoined Elevation Health as a member of the home office team. She is intimately involved with supporting corporate fitness accounts all along the east coast.

McKenzie & Rob Discuss:

How lessons she learned during her own fitness journey translates into the work she does today.

The importance of clear calls to action in program design

Actionable steps to help drive program engagement

While account demographics might be different, what makes management and planning successful is the same.

The power of human connection.

How she, with the help of her husband and family, went above and beyond during creation of a recent Yoga program.

Exciting Elevation Live content coming up this fall.

30 year anniversary questions!

What she loves and appreciates about Elevation Health!

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Operationalizing Health & Wellness with Kristen Hansen of Elevation Health!!!

Kristen & Rob Discuss:

-Kristen’s “boomerang” journey with Elevation

-The various operational “hats” she wears for Elevation and how they bring her joy

-The “perks” of Elevation’s online member platforms Station and Live

-Elevation’s new partnership with Vector System

-How Elevation’s employee socials foster community and connection

-Why working for Elevation is different from corporate companies and what Elevation so special

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Celebrating 30 years of Health & Wellness with Ryan O’Callaghan of Elevation Health

Ryan & Rob Discuss:

What he’s been working on the past 2-years.

Ryan’s first visit on the show, back in Episode 16.

His recent certification in chronic pain management

His top 3 most successful challenges at his center.

How “self-monitoring” leads to increased adherence and behavior change results.

How he is applying resilience and grit training into programming for his clients.

Why the GOAT was the person to be in 1994.

A mutual love of peanut butter.

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