Neither brief nor breezy, Rachel and Michael reflect upon the past year and hone in on all of the positives we can still collectively take from 2020-21’s social unrest and quarantine. They each share their Top 3 (one for the world, one for themselves, and one for their relationship), and they encourage you to embrace the same exercise as we pursue the next light in our tunnel onward. They’ll also be staying fit and healthy while they prepare for their trip home to New Jersey until next time, get it done!

Sister Jean’s Pregame Prayer: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31107521/loyola-chicago-upsets-top-seeded-illinois-ncaa-tournament-sister-jean-pregame-prayer

Marco Polo: https://www.marcopolo.me/

Rachel and Michael play out their magical treats tournament bracket LIVE here in another Disney Month, and reveal the regional winners you voted for, as well. Which snack shall reign supreme?

February brought on the challenge hardcore, so for March let’s sprinkle just a little bit of pixie dust onto opportunity! Rachel and Michael practice the healthy art of distraction, covering five of their Disney hot topics early in 2021 - from Marvel to Muppets, and all cultural nostalgia turned growth in between. They also review their recent “Judas and the Black Messiah” movie theater date.

It’s March Madness! In honor of this Disney-themed month, check out our Instagram stories every day from 3/7/21 to 3/13/21 to cast your votes in the “Sweets Sixteen” resort food bracket. We’ll reveal yours AND our winner in next week’s episode.

For more information on the references made in this episode, see the links below:

“Judas and the Black Messiah” on HBOMax: https://www.hbomax.com/judas-and-the-black-messiah

Dominique Fishback: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6195774/

Disneyland Paris’ Removal of Tiger Lily and her village from Peter Pan Ride: https://wdwnt.com/2021/02/video-disneyland-paris-digitally-removes-tiger-lily-and-her-village-from-peter-pans-flight-ride-learn-video-but-not-from-attraction-itself/

In Fitness and In Health Mental Health Episodes: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UtSsCmNelUjJ9zac28deY

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f4lKUXLF2NFlCYTsxoG3B

In honor of Black History Month, Rachel and Michael dive deep into another grab bag with the notorious duck timer. They highlight their resonance with six current African-American figures in popular culture: Leslie Odom Jr.; Ava DuVernay; Bubba Wallace; Michelle Obama; Rachel Lindsay; and Amanda Gorman. As always, let’s continue the conversation about these six and many other fruitful influences of color in our world.

For more information on...

Leslie Odom Jr.'s latest role: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-01-25/leslie-odom-jr-one-night-in-miami-hamilton

Ava DuVernay's efforts to create a more inclusive Hollywood: http://www.arraynow.com/

Bubba Wallace's response to possible hate crime: https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/29354447/fbi-says-rope-had-talladega-garage-last-fall-bubba-wallace-not-victim-hate-crime

Michelle Obama's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/71mvGXupfKcmO6jlmOJQTP

Michelle Obama's Inauguration Fashion: https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/a35260087/michelle-obama-inauguration-outfit/

Rachel Lindsay's podcast "Higher Learning": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0r3y29a5Su7e75thjdHuHh

Amanda Gorman's full Inaugural poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4YuEvJ3y4

Come run our miles in your shoes, and find more of our content through our website, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify playlists. Join our virtual running group!

Already hitting a wall with your 2021 workout goals? Don’t sweat it (except keep sweating it)! Rachel and Michael have an exercise of an episode for you, with their keys to building both consistency and motivation throughout your fitness and health regimen. Put on your go-go pants, brace yourselves for the lightning round ab circuit, and join our runners group in time for our Coronation 5K later this month.

Come run our miles in your shoes, and find more of our content through our website, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify playlists.

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/pdf/Motivation.pdf

Rachel and Michael follow up on their resolutions’ discourse from last week, first in light of recent world events, and then by holding each other accountable in how their early goals are holding up so far, before hitting the mailbag for your own 2021 questions and mantras. Here’s to already getting things done!

Come run our miles in your shoes, and find more of our content through our website, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify playlists.

Rachel and Michael are back! They kick off Season 2 by riding the silver linings of 2020 into the better tomorrows of 2021. Each of them offer their top three “resolutionary” goals or mantras for January and beyond, so climb aboard and get it done!

We want to hear from you! How was your autumn break? More importantly, submit to our next episode’s mailbag with any questions you have for us about fitness and health (yours or ours) heading into this new year. You can reach out to us directly through our website, Instagram, or email.

Postage paid a custom visit to the end of Relationship Month, and Season One! Thank you to everyone that submitted their relationship health questions in this mailbag edition. Rachel and Michael cover topics such as how the podcast has been treating them so far, adopted practices of care for both themselves and each other, the success secrets of their wedding and beyond...and there’s a Disney question in there too. We look forward to preparing more bickering and bantering next season, but in the meantime, GET IT DONE!

Rachel and Michael celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary today! Enjoy this special ceremony as a gift to our beloved fit & healthy listeners.

In this next installment of Relationship Month, Rachel and Michael open up about their struggles and strategies with fertility, or rather coping with infertility. They share their stories, their human pitfalls, their lessons of reframed optimism, what to say and not say to someone experiencing anything similar, and their healthier goals towards ultimately having a baby but still fulfilling the fortunate life they lead today. As always, we’re here to talk to whoever wishes to, but just keep these messages in mind.