One Shot

You are on a hike with your family, miles away from civilization, and your young child sprains their ankle. Are you able to carry him to help? Your buddies ask you to go play pickup basketball. Are you able to make it through injury free? Life throws so many opportunities at us to express our fitness. In this episode, we discuss the importance of performance goals and how it can lead to a more fulfilling, happier life. 

In this episode, we discuss a recent survey that found that less Americans are prideful in our country than ever before in history. We discuss why this is, what factors are at play, and if this is ultimately going to hurt us in the long run.  

Our most recent episode with Matt Sharp, the founder of KidStrong, got us thinking about all of the benefits kids can see from being physically active. In this Roundtable episode, we discuss the benefits of fitness for our children and fun, simple ways you can get them started on their lifelong journey of wellness.

Kids crave structure, discipline, and guidance but too many parents aren’t willing to do what it takes to give it to them. Matt Sharp, the co-founder of KidStrong, an organization that helps kids improve physical and mental fitness, is helping shape thousands of kids to grow more confident and strong so they will be prepared for whatever life throws their way. 

As great as technology has become, it’s also cluttered our minds and led us to lead distracted lives. This has filtered down to our kids and their ability to be present in the moment. In this episode, we discuss The New York Times article “Mindfulness for Children” and how we can implement simple strategies to help our kids become happier, healthier, and more mindful.

The tendency early on in your fitness journey is to be rigid in your thinking about what is “optimal” and what will get the best results. What you find as you grow and learn is that there are multiple ways to express your fitness and your goals will change and evolve over the years. Embrace and enjoy it.

The recent economic statistics have all of us on edge right now. In this episode, we discuss the current climate and what we are doing to prepare, what we’re excited about during this time, and provide perspective on what we are facing moving forward. 

The benefits of fitness far exceed anything physical. In this episode, we discuss the character benefits leading a healthy lifestyle cultivates and how they pour over and improve every other area of your life.

Joe De Sena is the CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race. He is also a NY Times best-selling author of Spartan Up, Spartan Fit and The Spartan Way. In this episode, we touch on Joe’s story and what drives him, as well as how he is taking action to harden our next generation of kids.

Parts 1-3 focused heavily on the problem. Now it’s time to focus on the solution. How do we begin to raise our kids in a way that reverses the negative trends we’ve seen the last 10 years? What can we do in our homes and in our communities to get us back on the right path?