The Aaron Jacobs Podcast

Teaching has always been an overstimulating job. The constant barrage of questions from students. The hundreds of split second decisions that need to be made every day. The amount of time in front of other people. The amount of time you need to be "ON" as a person. And now...our WORLD is overstimulating. With the propagation of smartphones, many people, adults and children alike, are in...

The hit show Adolescence on Netflix has sparked a TON of conversations, controversies and various interpretations over its true intentions. Even if there is some sort of political bias at play here, there hasn't been a show that I've seen in years that does such a brilliant job at depicting: -The downsides and dangers of young children using social media -The level of cluelessness that a l...

This one is definitely gonna make some people mad. We as public educators and supporters need to try to understand why so many people want to eliminate the Department of Education. I see a ton of education content creators, teachers, influencers, etc. talking about the essential services that the DoE provides. I agree. But I'm also seeing a lot of emotional arguements. And having worked in edu...

Maybe I've woken up on the wrong side of the bed all week lol... If you want to be healthy, you can't be average. Believe me...I would LOVE it if the average in America was healthier. But if you want to change your life, it isn't going to be comfortable or easy. What you need to do can be SIMPLE though. But most people get bored with simple or give up before they see the results they w...

Going a bit more unscripted today... One of the guys in my program was starting to feel unwelcome at his current gym. He's been crushing his nutrition and meal prep... But some of the more experienced weight lifters are trying to rush him off his sets and just generally make him feel unwelcome. As someone who didn't grow up being a "sports" kid, wasn't the most popular or ath...

While there are many sectors of the economy that are short more workers than education... There are unique reasons why it is particularly challenging to fix the teacher shortage in America. Teaching is the one job in America with many qualified people to do the job...that do NOT want to do the job. But if we can work on fixing ALL the labor shortages in important sectors of the economy like nursin...

Everyone wants the easy way out. Everyone wants to just take a pill, powder or potion for weight loss. Even people who are taking a drug like Ozempic...doctors and those who have been on weight loss medications will tell you... You still have to make PERMANENT lifestyle changes or you could experience some pretty nasty side effects. Yes Healthcare costs are going crazy in America. Yes we are bomba...

Many people love the feeling of buying a supplement as a solution to their problems. It is no surprise to me that the supplement industry in America has at least 4 times the revenue of gyms and coaches. It's easy to pay for a pill or a powder. It's harder to show up and train consistently. But its in the name...its supplemental. If you aren't a master of the basics as a foundation for your health....

I had the distinct privilege of interviewing Lisa Harding, the founder of the Teacher Career Transition Academy. She is THE expert on teacher career changes. You can find her at her website, as well as inside the two awesome Facebook Groups listed below. Teachers: if you know its time to make a career change, I HIGHLY recommend you check out all of Lisa's resources and Facebook groups to help...

Many Americans think teachers are lazy. People think the job is easy. People roll their eyes when teachers ask for better pay and working conditions. My mission to use fitness as a vehicle to fix America's trust in its schools, and to fix the health of the people over the next generation doesn't just revolve around telling people to lift weights and eat more protein. I want to advocate for...

In this week's episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with the savvy Arpan Patel. He has been a successful Real Estate investor in the Chicago area for 15 years! And for all my teacher friends out there who are considering Real Estate as a career change, he has some practical, actionable advice for how and where to get started!

This week, we continue to build on last week's episode that will help you set realistic health goals that are ACTUALLY beneficial beyond just putting on size and muscle. Even natural lifters that just focus on getting bigger and stronger are missing out on major health metrics that are vital for healthspan and lifespan. What the internet tends to tell us is "healthy" versus what is actually health...

Happy New Year! As many people will embark on a new quest for better health to start the new year, I want to help you be realistic and focus on the right things. The internet is full of fitness bullshit. Someone who may look huge, strong, vascular or "ripped" may not actually be the picture of health on the inside. There are way more important measures of health than being "jacked" and having a "s...

There is so much BS on social media when it comes to health-related content! This week, I'll help you cut through the BS on three of the most common things that are fear-mongered on social media when it comes to food, like: *People who think carbs will destroy your health *People that think seed oils are killing people *People who talk about "plant defense chemicals" Cutting through the BS and hel...

Having served as a band director in the public schools for the last 15 years, I am incredibly frustrated with the amount of disrespect that kids and society at large give to today's teachers. In this episode we dive into the consequences of that lack of respect. If the trends continue, America's schools are in the most trouble that they will have been in during my lifetime as more and more teacher...

December sees the highest alcohol consumption of any month of the year...to the surprise of nobody. I am going to encourage you to move in the opposite direction! There is NO safe amount of alcohol consumption. Change your behavior, and you can change your life...and the life of everyone around you. Sources: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep   https://www.npr.org/2018/08/...

The first guest on the podcast! Sam and I connected through some mutual connections, and he was interested in starting his own podcast. I thought...why not be on mine to help you get going?! Sam is based out of Staffordshire, England. It was great to connect with someone who shares many of my philosophies as a health coach, but takes a bit of a different approach to helping people. Stay tuned to t...

Food noise was a HUGE problem for me for most of my teaching career. I was thinking about food CONSTANTLY! If you are always thinking about food, chances are good that you'll eat more calories than you need in a given day, and probably consume a bunch of nutrient-stripped processed junk! Before you explore invasive and potentially expensive solutions for curbing food cravings like GLP 1 drugs or e...

If you are waiting until January 1st to commit to a New Year's Resolution...you've already failed. Let's get our mindset right around this topic. Unpacking why people fail to follow through on New Year's Resolutions, and what you can do to be different. Hopefully this is the kick in the ass that you needed.

Ho boy... We are a nation divided. And no matter who you voted for, that was probably only going to be more the case after this week's election results. Right now I have no plans to talk about who I voted for, political issues, etc. Because if a political opinion of mine gets in the way of helping someone that I could have otherwise helped...I've failed as a coach.

As I've moved from teacher of kids to coach of adults, I've noticed some common themes as I've been speaking with people about their health and fitness goals. Many people just aren't aiming high enough with their health and fitness goals. You wonder why so many people fall off track even if they try to start? The journey isn't exciting enough. Work towards something that you think is impossible. W...

Cutting right to the chase this week. Now that I've been out of the teaching world for a number of months, I've been able to step back and view the forest instead of the trees, so to speak. My problem with schools these days, if we were to focus on fixing it, would fix student engagement, happiness, attendance, substance abuse, and a whole host of problems.

Today we are doing a little deep dive into how I have lived my life around money, and fighting temptations in the pursuit of greater goals. A challenge to you: what is your vice? What do you go to consume or do when you are feeling tired/anxious/sad/hurt that isn't serving you?

I've only begun to express just how messed up I think the public school system is right now in America. But today I'm just going to speak from the heart. As much as I disagree with how schools are structured, as much as I dislike how addicted to phones kids can be, as much as I feel like culturally we've degraded and do not cooperate with one another...none of that is truly at the core of why I ha...

Just coming right out and saying it... Learning to play an instrument or sing is MORE important than other subjects in school. The act of learning how to play an instrument or sing strengthens the brain in a way that no other subject comes close to. Music is a full brain workout. And yet, it is often looked down upon, the first thing cut from schools, and colloquially viewed as a secondary activit...