Marie Bodine Podcast on Revenge Gym Radio

What is a best friend? Do you really need one? How many best friends can you have at once?

 

In this episode of The Antidote, Marie shares her top ten list of qualities you would want in your own best friend. Can you be a best friend to someone as well? Yes you can. These tips apply to anyone who wants less drama in their life from their best friend. Pay attention because this list is foolproof.

 

What happens when best friends make mistakes? There are 10 things outlined in this show that best friends should NEVER do. If you want to be a bad best friend, do any or all of these things to ruin your best friendship.

 

Is Todd’s best friend Koorosh still in Marie’s bad books? What’s the real story behind why anyone named Kevin is banned from training at the Revenge Gym cabin.

 

Listen at the end of the show for a fun giveaway, and if you have a best friend that you want to be featured on a future show, send their photo with a paragraph to Todd or Marie on why they are your best friend. We promise we will say only nice things about them.

Is anger a social poison or a powerful spark to take action?

 

In this podcast, Todd and Marie approach this topic from both directions. Together they address the pros and cons of getting angry. 

 

Last Sunday night, Todd was called out to help a lady get into her apartment after the concierge insisted the her keys were not with him.  After a 45 minute trek across town from his home to the front desk where a smug security guard sat, Todd peered just over the man’s shoulder into a box containing a small envelop with the lady’s keys inside. 

“Right there”, Todd said as he pointed to the envelop. The concierge quickly apologized as Todd helped the lady with her bags. Did Todd tear the concierge a new a—hole on the way out? Check out the Video Podcast to find out!

 

How NOT To Be Angry

As any one ever given you the Silent Treatment because they were angry with you? Todd and Marie address this little passive aggressive tactic shine the light on how it is a narcissistic and cowardly way to approach being angry.

 

You or someone you know has uttered the words, “My boyfriend cheated on me” followed by, “Men are all pigs”. Never be angry with someone just because a person that looked like them (i.e. gender, colour, nationality) did something crappy to you in the past. 

 

Never talk crap about someone you are angry with when they are not there to tell their side, you’ll look like a dick.

 

Don’t be angry by proxy. Just because someone is angry with someone else, there is no need to jump onboard if you don’t have a ‘dog in the fight’.

 

Are you angry or hungry? Maybe you just have low blood sugar.

Marie Bodine has Teddy Fury from the Royal Crowns as this week's guest on the Antidote show. Teddy Fury has been voted Toronto’s best bartender and has been slinging drinks at Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern for over 20 years.

Before Sting started promoting Yoga and healthy living, before Bryan Adams became a vegetarian, the more popular way to move through the music industry was to be "elegantly wasted". There was something sexy about being a rebel rockstar, and health and fitness had no room in the equation. Today things have changed drastically. Teddy shares the story of how he met Keith Richards and Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, and how the Stones as a band have transitioned from being fitness rebels to being healthy and relatively fit even to this day. 

What does a 70 year old rockstar look like? Teddy describes what it takes to keep performing at this level and how fans today expect a bit more from their favourite bands and performers.

When you blurt out something inappropriate it’s called truth tourettes. Sometimes you just shouldn’t say certain things in public.

 

Todd and Marie share a few morbidly embarrassing stories of when they had their own sporadic bouts of truth tourettes. Truth Tourettes can strike at any time, especially at the holidays. It can damage families and friendships, and often affects children more than adults.

Listen to this episode to find out if there is any way to repair a situation after a bad bout of Truth Tourettes strikes. Todd also explains later on in the show why dropping acid is an incredibly bad idea.

Imagine if you went to see your mechanic and he yelled at you to motivate you to keep up with your general car maintenance. Or what if your doctor started barking orders at you because she thought that your cholesterol could be lower? It seems as though no other profession, except personal trainers, coaches and dominatrix' employ this tactic. So how do you feel being shout at by a 5'1 aerobics instructor in a red hot leotard? Do you wish you could tell her to "Stop Yelling At Me?"

Marie Bodine is clearly no fan. In this podcast, Marie tells a tale about a spin class she took with shrill screaming instructor. Todd concurs with his own story about his grade six gym class teacher and how his experience inspired the Revenge Gym slogan: Fitness For The Kid Picked Last In Gym Class.

Junk mail. Nobody likes it, but have you ever heard of guilt mail? 

In this episode of the Antidote, Marie shares her view on the postal system, how mail can be categorized as either junk mail or guilt mail, and how charities pounce on unsuspecting strangers on the streets of Toronto looking for support for a worthy cause. How as a society can we walk the delicate balance between supporting charities and running form disingenuous charity traps. 

Do you cringe when the cashier at your grocery store asks you to donate money for a charity? Todd shares his newly developed response in reaction to his feeling trapped in "charity guilt" at the checkout.

Nothing says "nasty" more than having bad manners in the gym. 

Manners (aka etiquette) are underrated inside gyms, yoga studios, fitness institutions, and almost everywhere for that matter. Today on The Antidote Todd and Marie discuss their least favourite gym behaviours. 

Have you ever overheard a cellphone conversation that you didn't want to hear? Have you ever grabbed a gym mat and noticed someone else's un-wiped trails of sweat running down the mat? Be honest: do you ever stare at yourself or even pose in the gym mirrors in between sets? These are all the wrong things to do when you are at the gym. 

When you sign up for a gym membership, you don't get a list of do's and don'ts. Here is part of the list of inappropriate behaviour that isn't included when you sign your gym contract.

While cleaning out her room, Marie found a real age test and asked Todd to take it with her live on her show. Before Dr. Oz was a household name, there were other unsung heroes promoting health and wellness to the world. Real age tests have been around for a while. The one Marie dug up was well over ten years old, and it really showed its age.

As the test progressed from question to question, Todd and Marie found flaws and commented on how quickly health concepts can evolve and change over time. Questions ran anywhere from eating canned foods to sleep habits and drinking water. It all seemed a little confusing until they wrote all their answers down and rated them on a point system. At the end of the test they added up their scores and revealed their results. Watch how they reacted when they found out their true biological ages.

Do you know what it takes to be successful? Some work situations can be slippery slopes and can work against you in the long or short term. Learn the secrets to being successful in this new decade, and how to never get burned when it comes to getting paid. Todd shares what doesn't work for him on the job, and Marie reveals another story of how she got fired. (We've stopped counting how many times Marie has been fired now)

Did you know that the hipster movement started as far back in time as 70 years ago?!? This term is NOT new, which reflects the Hipster philosophy of re-using and re-purposing.

How does a Hipster look like they are fit without really trying or looking like they care? Marie and Todd explain the guidelines of Hipster conduct and lifestyle as it pertains to health and fitness, and give their opinions on Hipster habits.

What do Hipsters wear, where do they shop, and what do Hipsters eat? Why does it matter and who cares? In this episode of The Antidote all the bases are covered in this expose of the ridiculously false exclusivity of Hipster life. Have you heard of kimchi? If you haven’t, you are not cool, and certainly not a Hipster. (Thank goodness).