On episode 8 of the Healthy Jax Podcast, we were joined by personal trainer Janelle Mistarz! Janelle is the owner of Seashells and Kettlebells which is an online fitness platform providing home workouts to people virtually! 

Some of the things we discussed included

-her own personal development and evolution throughout her own personal fitness journey 

-how her husband's autoimmune disease inspired the why and methodology behind Seashells and Kettlebells programming

-WHOOP & recovery

You can connect and reach out to Janelle at the following!

website: https://www.seashellsandkettlebells.com/

instagram: @seahells_and_kettlebells

On this episode of the Healthy Jax Podcast, we were joined by our very own rockstar Dr. Rachel Peters! She is a performance physical therapist at MOTION RX Health & Performance and specializes in the management of runners and endurance athletes. 

On this episode we discussed

-her background as an athlete and how that lead her into her career as a performance physical therapist

-butter knives, ultrasound, and the constant evolution of evidenced based treatment

-using pain as a guide and utilizing appropriate dosage and loading to tissues during injury

-activity avoidance vs. building shit up

-common running myths and smart programming 

Connect with Doc Rach on IG @rachelpetersdpt !

On Episode 6, we were joined by Emily Tillman! Emily has a Masters in Sport Psychology and she is the owner of Body Mind Performance. Body Mind Performance specializes in strength/conditioning, athletic mental performance, and sport specific training for youth soccer athletes here in the Jacksonville area. 

On this episode we discussed

-Emily's athletic background and journey from England to Troy to eventually Jacksonville

-How her soccer career ending injury in college impacted her career today as a performance coach

-The importance of the psychological aspect and mental performance side in sports and athletics

You can reach Emily at the following

https://www.bodymindperformance.org/

Instagram @bodymindperformance

On Episode 5 we were joined by Jason Doll! Jason is a man of many talents as he is the head coach of J-Doll Weightlifting, a Crossfit Coach at Total Control West, and is also a DJ in his spare time!    

On this episode we discussed  

-Jason's career transition from being an electrical engineer to being a full time coach  

-knee valgus/knee caving in occurring in a bottom squat  

-shoulder IR vs ER in an overhead position  

-implementing accessories in a WL program as well as the importance of athlete education  

-his early DJ musical inspirations    

You can reach him on Instagram  

-personal: @_j_doll  

-weightlifting team: @jdoll_wl  

-DJ: @jdollmusic    

The Hottest Bangers and Playlists on Spotify: @j.doll

On this episode we were joined by Greg Taylor who on Feb 20th will be cycling 11,500 miles over the next 6months around the United States. Greg created this trip called USA CANCER CYCLE in order to raise awareness and funds for a local non-profit Chemo-Noir here in Jacksonville. Chemo-Noir directly serves cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments here in Jacksonville.

On this episode we discussed

-Greg's inspiration and cause for this mission and trip

-The mental training and physical training he has been preparing for

-Plans for recovery, nutrition, and sleep while on this 6month trip

You can reach Greg on Instagram and TikTok @usacancercycle

You can donate towards this amazing cause at www.usacancercycle.com

On this episode we were joined by Amy Saltmarsh! Amy is a Crossfit Coach and Owner of CF Salt de Terre a gym in Riverside, and SoulFull Eats a meal prep company here in Jacksonville, FL. 

On this episode we discussed

You can reach Amy at

www.saltdeterre.com and www.soulfulleatsjax.com

IG: @crossfitsaltdeterre and @soulfulleatsjax

This second episode is one you do not want to miss! We were extremely lucky to be joined by Crossfit Level 3 Trainer and Strength Coach Nate Pennington!

Connect with Nate and Atlas!

IG: @liftmorelivelonger

IG: @atlas_the_bulldog