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Second Wind Fitness with Brock Armstrong episodes
- Something is Always Better Than Nothing - final episode
The final episode of Second Wind Fitness. A little reminder to always choose movement, whenever you can because no matter what your goals are - something is always better than nothing.
11 min - Don't Lose Your Balance
Balance is something we don’t think much about after we learn it (as a child) or start to lose it (as a senior), but balance is crucial to healthy living. Personally, as part of my getting "too fit to fracture" protocol, I am focusing on maintaining my balance more and more. This is why and how.
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon21 min - The Five Most Excellent Movements
There are five excellent movements you can do almost anywhere and at any time to help keep you strong and fit—no gym memberships or stretchy pants required. Those five excellent key body movements which I would love to see all of us modern-convenience-loving, chair-dwelling, workaday grumblers incorporating into our lives are: Push-ups, Pull-ups, Squats, Planks, Rotations (don't worry, I will explain).
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon24 min - Making More Time for More Movement
I am no going to lie - fitting exercise into your busy schedule takes effort, planning and forethought but it is well worth the effort. Make a plan, put it on your to-do list, add it to your calendar, put stickies on your fridge - I am serious here, do whatever it takes. I dare you to try it for a month and I know you will find that it pays off, and in ways you never expected.
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon20 min - Common Excuses Not To Move More - Busted!
There are many (and I do mean many) excuses our brains come up with to not move more but in this episode, I will tackle the most common excuses we all give to avoid exercise - and give my best rebuttal to each. Try using these on your less active friends or, yes, even on yourself when your inner lazy bones tries to fool you into hitting the couch instead of hitting the bricks.
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon26 min - Low-Stress Ways to Stay Active on Vacation
I just got back from a sunny getaway (it's what we Canadians do at this time of year) and you know what, I'm going to say it: We should all take a break from work and getting away is a great way to do that. But getting away doesn't have to mean getting away from our physical fitness goals.
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon17 min - Some Simple Ways to Move More - every. single. day.
The evidence is all around us—we can't offset or undo hours and hours of sitting still with a single bout of exercise. And who would even want to when there are so many easy and fun ways to inject more movement right into your day?
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon22 min - You Can Keep Moving During the Holidays - Really!
Travel time, fancy meals & drinks, and time constraints don't have to hamper your movement goals. Being active during the holiday season is simpler than you think, and BONUS: it can even help you de-stress!
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon20 min - The Magic of Rolling & Breathing with Jill Miller (TuneUpFitness)
My guest on this episode is Jill Miller C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP. Jill is a fascia expert who has 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide.
Jill is the former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal, has been featured in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Shape, Women’s Health, O, the Today Show, and is a contributing expert on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She is the author of The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body, and a contributing author on self-myofascial release in the text book Fascia, Function and Medical Applications. She is the creator of dozens of instructional DVDs, including Walking Well with Katy Bowman and Treat While You Train with Kelly Starrett DPT.
In this episode, we talk about Jill's next book, Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience (which will be published in February 2023) but we also discuss the efficacy of self-massage, self-myofascial release, and whether you should be using hard or soft foam rollers and other tools.
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon1 hr - What about Compression Garments?
Amateur and pro athletes alike are wearing compression gear and using compression machines to (hopefully) improve their performance and/or speed up their recovery. But do these skin-tight suits really do anything?
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Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee
Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon22 min
About Second Wind Fitness with Brock Armstrong
From the publisher's feed
I have one goal: to help you think differently about exercise so you can move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting ways. None of us want to exercise harder or longer to get good results (we have jobs, families, and lives) we want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it.
Here’s the thing, none of us wants to exercise harder or longer to get good results – we have jobs, families and lives. We want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it.
As I, Coach Brock Armstrong (formerly the Get-Fit Guy), begin the second half of my first century on this planet (I am 50 on Aug 3), I will use my background in Cognitive Behavioural Theory, endurance sport, and a lifelong love of movement to help you move through this world with ease, now and later in life. This podcast isn’t about getting skinny, ripped or jacked – but it is about being fit, capable, healthy and happy!
Whether you were fit when you were younger and let it slide, you never found a fitness program that worked for you, or you are just tired of working so hard to stay fit, it’s about time to get your second wind.
A little bit about me – as a child and teen, I was always active and fit but in my 20s, after an injury forced me to leave my career as a professional ballet dancer, I kind of started coasting. Then in my 30s, things got worse. I got a government desk job, gained weight, drank more than I should, allowed depression and a generalized anxiety disorder to grow, and then had a major heart-health scare. The culmination of all this caused me to wake up and begin to seriously focus on my overall health.
After that, and through my 40s, I made a point of working for prominent wellness gurus (like Dave Asprey, Monica Reinagel, Katy Bowman, Mark Sisson, Ben Greenfield, Mark Divine, and Abel James) and used everything I learned from them to turn my health and fitness around. I also took courses, acquired certifications, and became a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioner.
Now, heading into my 50s, I am focusing on continuing to improve (not fall apart) — and I want to bring you along on my journey through podcast episodes, interviews, articles, and videos sharing everything I know (and am still learning).
I am not a millionaire. I am not genetically gifted. I am just like you, simply doing the best with what I have. I am an easy-going Canadian, who is easy to talk to, doesn’t fall for fads or false hype, and focuses on non-intimidating but effective ways to get and stay healthy and fit.
So if you are ready to move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting and satisfying ways, subscribe to the Second Wind Fitness podcast where ever you listen to audio.