Explore Your Fitness

This is my consultation with Dr. Matt Reddy and Nutritionist Stephanie Morish.

Listening to Matt and Stephanie talk about my results may not be the most entertaining show, but I wanted to give you a more in-depth view of what they cover on their Athlete Performance and Wellness Profile at Denver Sports Recovery.

If you haven't done so already, go back and listen to episode 42 where we talk about the test and why you need it.

Here are some good resources if you want to learn more:

Cleveland Heart Lab

Fasting

Ayurvedic Medicine

Recovery and Reducing Inflammation

As I mentioned in the beginning of this episode, I'm looking to pass the mic around.

If you live in Colorado and would like to interview your trainer, coach, or yoga teacher, let's talk.

Explore Your Fitness is here to support the Colorado fitness community, and the more people I can get involved the better!

If you're interested, shoot me an email at [email protected]

Thank you for all the love and support!

Cheers,

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

Shane Miller was born and raised here in Colorado. He grew up playing soccer, basketball, baseball, and downhill skiing.

Baseball was his biggest passion though, and he played all the way through college. Shane wasn't the most naturally gifted player. He knew he had to work harder than most, and that meant coming in early, staying late, and using strength and conditioning to maximize his talent.

In this interview, Shane mentions a mentor of his who showed him how a strength coach could pull out the talent from his athletes.

Shane saw what strength and conditioning were able to do for athletes' careers, and it was a way for him to stay involved in sports.

He talks about how he's always wanted to be better than he was, and he wanted the results fast. Now he's learned to have patience.

That's something he teaches his clients at Project Move.

He likes to walk them around and show them the rope that they'll eventually climb or the weight that they'll lift one day. But it's a project. You won't get there overnight. You have to be patient.

"We don't have to be the fittest man or woman in the world or the most elite athlete. But while we're training let's be disciplined and do everything we can to have no regrets. Set out to achieve your goals, not someone else's."

Shane sees all kinds of people walk through the doors at Project Move.

He says,

Most people want to look good, feel good, and get the most out of their body.

People often come to Project Move for that performance element and to discover their potential.

Be patient and commit to the process.

It can take six months to sometimes two years for tissues to remodel, and for motor abilities like strength and movement quality to really develop.

You'll probably see some quick gains when you first start, but keep a long term mentality and imagine what you can do in six months to  a

year.

If you'd like to see what Project Move is all about, check out their Introduction to ProjectMOVE Program. This is 4 weeks with 3 classes per week (12 total), designed to prepare your body for the regular classes. This is where you learn the basic fundamental movements of our program and the diet. These 12 very focused classes with intensive teaching and training on nutrition and all the aspects of working out will expedite the process of reaching your goals.

Also be sure to check out their blog and events page.

Join Project Move on September 24th at 9am for their kettlebells4kids fundraiser.  The workout: perform a 9 minute AMRAP of 9 kettlebell swings, 9 burpees, 9 kettlebell swings, then 9 box jumps. It will be fun and it's all for the kids!

You can donate or share their donation page here.

Project Move is also doing a giveaway for you guys!

The Performance & Recovery Giveaway is a roll of RockTape, a free movement screen including corrective strategies and 1 month of Recovery Center membership at the Renovation Room worth $210!

I'll choose one winner on September 22nd.

Don't miss out!

You can find Shane at Project Move, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Help spread the word about Project Move and Explore Your Fitness by sharing this episode.

Thank you so much for being here.

I'll talk to ya next week!

Cheers,

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

Today's guest is Justin Rewa,

Director of Personal Training at Project Move in Littleton, Colorado.

I love learning what drives people to be healthy or fit, and with trainers, why they're driven to help others.

Early in the show Justin shares what sparked the fire in him.

"My cousin passed away from a massive heart attack, and it was at that point that I said, I'm buckling down, getting my certification and helping as many people as I can live a healthier lifestyle."

Justin's most definitely driven to help others, and he's curious.

He's curious about what the human body can do and eager to learn the best ways to do it.

Just check out his bio at Project Move.

He specializes in  weight loss, strength gains and rehabilitation.

Justin's top tip for weight loss is to focus on your nutrition. Don't go on a fad diet. Don't starve yourself.  Do something you can maintain forever (at 90%, cause you should have a piece of cake once in a while :) ).

Justin also goes into barefoot training, and how this helps you perform and feel better.

Another big focus of his is mobility for prehab and rehab.

And incase you can't tell from his pictures, he's a big fan of kettlebell training.

From The Kettlebell Project to supporting kettlebells4kids, Justin and Project Move are making a huge impact.

Interested in trying kettlebell training? Justin's giving you the chance to try it out for free! Just go to Projectmove.com/join-us and use promo code "explore" and get 5 free kettlebell classes with Justin!

Be sure to keep up with their events page and blog.

PM is a great resource for cutting edge fitness education.

You can reach out and connect with Justin at Project Move, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Let me know if you enjoyed this episode in the comments below, on iTunes, or shoot me an email at [email protected].

Thanks for all your shares, likes and support!

I'll talk to ya next week!

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

I have a special interview for you today.

We have two guests from Denver Sports Recovery, Stephanie Morish and Dr. Matt Reddy!

Stephanie is a Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant and Gourmet Natural Foods Chef. She offers sports nutrition consultations to support clients in fueling their active lifestyle while boosting their overall health. She assists athletes with their post-exercise recharge by giving them the tools they need to replenish their system, repair muscle tissue and reduce inflammation to speed up recovery.

Dr. Matt Reddy is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine with a family practice in both Centennial, CO and in Lafayette, CO. He offers primary naturopathic healthcare to assist you in your athletic endeavors and other healthcare needs. His services include: Creating customized nutrition and supplement plans; Working with patients with a wide range of health concerns as a primary care doctor; Education about healthy lifestyles and disease prevention; Optimizing digestion and liver health; Hormone balancing; Detoxification programs; Immune system optimization.

As always, I have our guests tell you a little bit about themselves.

But the main focus of our interview is DSR's new Athlete Performance and Wellness Profile.

A big part of improving your health and performance is knowing where you're at.

This tests for about 60 biomarkers, AND you get a consultation with both Stephanie and Dr. Reddy.

If you've ever looked for a test and consult like this, you know $399 is one heck of a deal!

This price will go up soon though.

I don't want you to miss out.

Reach out to Denver Sports Recovery and schedule your test today!

I'll be doing the test myself in the next week or two, and sharing my results.

Let me know if you try this out and please share with anyone you think would benefit from a test like this.

Thank you for stopping by!

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

Fitbit is launching a series of free monthly workouts for the Denver community on Saturday, August 20!

Across the country, Fitbit Local has attracted more than 3,500 people to its launch events, and in Denver expects more than 500 people of all fitness levels to join in the bootcamp and yoga workout. Following the kickoff event, Fitbit Ambassadors Samy Mattei and Jon Cerf will continue to provide access to free, monthly fitness events, including a HIIT combined with a power yoga workout and a wellness walk scheduled for September and October.

Meet Your Fitbit Local Ambassadors

Fitbit Local Denver Launch Event Details

Location: Sculpture Park

Date: Saturday, August 20

Schedule:

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.  Welcome & Settle In

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.  Raffle & Meet your Ambassadors

9:45 a.m.- 10:15a.m.  Bootcamp Blast with Jon Cerf

10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Yoga Flow with Samy Mattei

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  Refreshments, raffle and giveaways

Event Details

Thank you for checking out the show notes, listening to the show and for all the support!

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

~Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

This is a bonus episode with Roxy Rahim.

If you've been listening to the show for a while, you might remember Roxy from episode 10.

Roxy owns Evolution Personal Training in Denver.

Roxy reached out to me to help her share her boot camp that starts September 6th.

This is the first bonus episode I've done.

But as you know, Explore Your Fitness is here to support the Colorado fitness community.

This podcast was created to give CO fitness a mic, a way to reach out, connect, and share stories, advice, and special events like this boot camp.

So I'm hoping you'll see many more of these bonus episodes in the future.

For those of you in the Denver area.

This is at Sloan's Lake

1700 N Sheridan Blvd

Roxy's boot camp only has 10 spots available (maybe less by now) and the price is set to go up to $197 after August 17th.

This is a 4 week boot camp using bodyweight exercises and suitable for all fitness levels.

Roxy's teamed up with nutritionist Jenny Christiansen to help you achieve your health goals and change your lifestyle in a sustainable way.

Right now you can join for $150 but only until August 17th.

After that, the price goes up to $197.

Reach out to Roxy at Evolution Personal Training or call her at 303-728-4584.

Today's guest is Kristen Olson.

Kristen and I first connected back in December 2015 through Denver Sports Recovery.

I came across DSR and was really impressed with all of the services and cool equipment they have.

Having just launched this podcast, I really wanted to get some of their experts on to talk about what they do.

Since Kristen's the Brand Manager for DSR and NeuraPerformance (who we talked about in the previous episode), she was the one to follow up with me.

She's arranged interviews with DSR's Recovery Specialist, Chris Contini, who was on episode 27, Rachel Ragsdale from ep. 39, and several more to come.

I wanted Kristen on the show because she's doing so much for the Colorado fitness community and "Spreading the gospel of fitness"as she says.

Colorado Rising Stars Lacrosse, LLC:

We are devoted to bringing athletes to a higher level on and off the field through professional lacrosse camps, tournaments, and events. We create a platform for all players to gain necessary life skills through the median of sport. Skills such as: commitment, team work, leadership, confidence, and many more. Our lacrosse practice field is a perfect place to develop for life’s playing field. We aim to bring lacrosse participation to new heights locally, nationally, and internationally; sharing and growing the sport we love so much. CRS LAX, LLC is a family run organization that has built a reputation of excellence on the foundation of providing leading year round lacrosse events and programs to all players. We are committed to continuing our tradition of expanding and developing the lacrosse environment by cultivating a positive athletic and life experience for all, and for many years to come. Translation: Continue our working efforts to master the ever important balance between work and play. After all, life is “all fun and games”

KO Alliance

As a life long team athlete and true believer in living a healthy lifestyle, the KO Alliance mission is to strategically align fitness forces (brands) with zealots to further spread the gospel of fitness. KO Alliance strategically aligns brands in the fitness space and builds key partnerships and activations.  We create mutually beneficial relationships for athletes, gyms, and brands.

Born and raised in Colorado, Kristen comes from a family who loves sports.

She's been playing lacrosse since she was a kid and has developed a passion for Crossfit, competing in several CF games over the years.

She's actually doing this interview from the Crossfit games where her dad is competing.

Since Kristen has so much experience with Crossfit, I asked for her advice for anyone who's just starting out.

She says,

Crossfit's pretty new for everybody. It's not a sport that we grew up playing.

Nobody starts out doing 50 pull-ups. 

You go in to it for fitness and to become a better you, but you gain friendships and become part of a community.

To anyone who's walking through those Crossfit doors for the first time, go with an open mind and have fun.

Reach out to Kristen if you are looking for advice or connections.

Be sure to check out the Do More Charity Challenge coming October 1 & 2.

We all have charity causes that we believe in.  The Do More Charity Challenge allows you to choose the cause that YOU believe in and want to compete on behalf of. And if you do well, earn money for their cause.

It is a 6 person, two-day event that is going to be a lot of fun. If you have any questions, send an email to: [email protected].

The Do More Charity Challenge is the only event in the CrossFit world where you can earn money for your charity of choice with your athletic performance.  Last year we reased $105,000 in sponsorship dollars for the prize purse.

This is episode 39 with Rachel Ragsdale.

Thank you so much for being here!

Whether you’ve been listening, subscribing or sharing the show, I really appreciate the support guys! As you know, the goal with this show is to support and grow the Colorado fitness community.

And today's guest is making a huge impact here in Colorado.

Rachel Ragsdale is the owner of NeurOptimize Neurofeedback Services and provides her brain training services at Denver Sports Recovery as a key component of NeuraPerformance Brain Center. She helps people with issues from anxiety, depression, and trauma, to peak performance, concussion recovery, and neuromuscular rehabilitation. She has helped countless clients create better functioning brains; restoring their hope and establishing a new, better way of living.

I'm betting there's a good chance you've had some of those issues listed above or you know someone who has.

Oh, and did you see the part about peak performance?

How many of us consider training our brain to perform at our best?

If you're in the Denver area, you owe it to yourself to check out NeuraPerformance Brain Center and Denver Sports Recovery.

These guys might not only change the way you think about fitness and health, they might just change the way you think, perform, recover, and the way you live.

In this episode, Rachel talks about:

NeuroFeedBack and Brain Mapping

Her experience with Brain Mapping as a teenager

Success stories from her practice and more!

If you want to learn more about the brain, Rachel recommends:

The biggest thing that Rachel wants you to take away from this interview:

Don't give up hope. If you're suffering, there is an answer, and it's not always pharmaceutical drugs.

Lastly, I want to introduce you all to an amazing organization called Fit To Be Kids!

Fit to be Kids is a non-profit organization specializing in fitness activities, nutrition counseling and life coping skills for low-income/at-risk and special-needs children and their families in both Orange County, CA and Jefferson County, CO. Their health and wellness curriculum is designed to educate the public and to provide a local resource for reducing health risks of childhood obesity within the community.

Fit2Be Kids has teamed up with Resolution Races, for an exciting series of four running races coming to Colorado in 2017. If you want to help out or know someone who might, visit Fit2BeKids!

Thank you all for being here and for all the love!

I'll talk to ya next time.

Cheers,

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

 

Thank you so much for being here!

Whether you’ve been listening, subscribing or sharing the show, I really appreciate the support guys! The goal with this show is to support and grow the Colorado fitness community and to be an inspiration. So that when life get’s hard and you feel down or defeated, you have something to help lift you up and keep you going! Because that’s what it takes to succeed. You have to keep going! I chose to interview Colorado fitness experts because these guys are the ones we turn to for support and motivation. They help people just like you every day and have likely had some of the same struggles as you. I want you to get to know them, the challenges they’ve faced, and how they can help you with your fitness goals.

Today we have Nichelle Gurule,

Nichelle’s a Chiropractor and personal trainer, who's focus is on Pregnancy, Post-Partum, and Pediatrics. She owns Enhanced Movements Chiropractic and Wellness Center with her husband Antonio who was on last week’s episode.

Nichelle and Antonio are putting out some great YouTube videos. So if you want to see them in action or just want to get some great tips on moving better, check it out!

One of the biggest challenges that Nichelle mentions is fitness through her pregnancy and post-partum. "Before it seemed like I had a body that could do just about anything and then all of a sudden hormones kick in and I'm exhausted and nauseous all the time."

Nichelle gives some great tips for fitness in general here but also for the expecting or new mothers out there. Or for the new dads looking to help their baby’s momma through everything.

I had a lot of fun talking with Nichelle. She has a ton of energy and a great story. I think you guys are really going to love this one.

Nichelle's main focus is with Post-Partum.

She says, so many women don't get the care they need. They're focused on their child, and they don't do much for themselves.

There are a lot of changes that take place during and after pregnancy with the body and how you function from day to day.

Nichelle has a class at Crossfit Moov Vital called Mom Fit, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Mom F.I.T. is specifically tailored and programmed class for new moms! This class gives new mothers a chance to workout with a trainer, be in a group environment that is sympathetic to the challenges of being a new mother, meet other moms in the area, and workout without worrying about daycare.

Nichelle's top tips for new moms:

Listen to your body. If you take care of your body, over time, it will understand what it needs.

If you're thirsty, drink more. If you're breastfeeding, you'll need to drink more.

Hungry? Eat more. Just make sure it's clean, nutritious food.

Rest when you're tired.

It's ok to take a few days off from working out when you feel like you need to.

Remember that your body can change. You just have to be consistent with clean eating and a healthy fitness routine.

To learn more about Nichelle or to get in touch, go to Enhanced Movements Chiropractic and Wellness Center.

Also, I'm trying to help Fit2BeKids find some help for their upcoming 5k pumpkin patch event this fall. They need event planning volunteers, day of event volunteers, sponsors, runners and community advocates. If you or anyone you know would like to help out, reach out to Coach Shae at [email protected].

Many thanks to Nichelle for an awesome interview and to you all for the love and support!

Much love,

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental

As athletes and outdoor adventure seekers, we all know what it's like to push through the pain.

If you do it often enough, it just feels like par for the course.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

Our guest today is Antonio Gurule.

He’s a Chiropractor and personal trainer. He and his wife Nichelle own Enhanced Movements Chiropractic and Wellness Center located at Moov Vital Crossfit in Louisville, CO.

Antonio wants to give you the exercises and tools that you need to treat yourself and achieve your goals.

He recommends:

If you do have preexisting pain, spend a little more time warming up.

Learn how to move right.

Find a chiropractor or coach and get an assessment done.

Yoga tune up balls are great for recovery.

Do some active recovery and cool down after your workout to prevent getting sore and tight.

RockTape puts out a lot of great content on mobility.

In Summary, get out there, have fun, and start moving!

For more tips visit Enhanced Movements and check out their YouTube!

If you liked this episode and want to show Antonio some love, share it with your friends and family.

Thank you all for your support! I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,

Jason

Music Credit: The Passion HiFi - MACH III - Hip Hop Beat / Instrumental