Chasing Common Ground: Lifestyle Conversations with Chris Liddle

Carter Good is someone who is very smart by nature, he's lost close to 150 lbs, he's moved around the country, he's had to follow his intuition and he likes the intricacies of the process of making wine.  We talked about what life was like for him 10 years ago, we talked about his self awareness, and we talked about times he's doubted himself. He really strives off of being in control of his time...

This episode is for anyone who would be interested in the perspective of someone who is in the midst of travelling every country in the world without flying on a plane. He has less than a dozen left before he completes a journey that has taken him over 6 years.  Thor has a fiance with whom he's maintained a strong relationship this entire time. He speaks to times where he wasn't sure he was going...

Jeb Johnston has lived through dark times in his life involving addiction and just the general life of being a musician working amidst the nightlife. He hasn't always been the jacked bald guy you see him as today. He was once a hair stylist for super models that were making appearances on magazine covers amongst many other things. He's one of the only people I've talked to that considers doing the...

Scott McWalter is one of the best that Prince George, BC has to offer. He even highlighted others in his community in our episode so if your ears are ringing maybe you should check it out. Part of this episode is almost like a tourism commercial which really shows you that Scott is someone who applies his positive attitude to life and what surrounds him and gets personal and professional results f...

Today I had a really reflective conversation with Austin Current. He's a deep thinker just like me and really needs to trust the people that surround him. We talk about being in a good environment and positioning ourselves to be pursuing things that we are good at in a way that we can still seek challenge.  We talk not only about fitness but about Austin's high school experience, times of doubt, h...

Shawn Adair is one of the only personal trainers I know of that trained people out of his apartment building by putting rubber mats and a rack in the living room. He quickly moved on to open up The Bar, based out of Vancouver, BC. He casually talked about jumping a gap at the Grand Canyon like it was just another day whereas I get anxious if I see a cliff's edge on an IMAX movie.  Shawn has really...

Marc Morris is a nationally ranked powerlifter. He's competed successfully in Men's physique, he's highly educated with a Ph. D. in Human Nutrition, and over 10 years of experience as an online nutrition coach. He's been lifting weights since the age of 16 and has always been hyper focused towards getting to where he wants to be. He's an academic who lifts.  There's more to Marc though. We talk ab...

Here is some backstory into how I found Laurel. Back when I was a spin instructor at Tru Ride Cycle, Alexa Huntley was a regular in a lot of my 6 AM classes. Bless her heart. That's a tough time to wake up for cardio. In any case, she would be the hype person for her friend, Laurel. So I started following @iamlaur.elle on Instagram.  After checking out her music on Spotify, I was like "wow, I like...

I invite you to google, "Jill Coleman Fitness" and see what comes up. It's one of the most efficient intros that I can give her, because she has such a depth of experience in person and online in business and in her personal life. She walks the talk. Instead of the incessant manipulation that can occur in fitness and in life, she demonstrates clear communication, she's learned self awareness, and...

Andrea Rice is many things. A former teacher, a runner, a swimmer, a small banana enthusiast, a leader, a learner, a friend, a family member. She has had to adapt and change and pivot whether she expected it or not and in this episode we talk about how much of a struggle that can be when you are used to knowing exactly what to expect or knowing exactly what the future holds. We define what communi...

Pete is originally from Glasgow Scotland, moving to Edmonton at a young age he lived a typical young boy life until an impaired driver and a multi-vehicle accident changed his life. After many phases of life as a highly competitive wheel chair basketball athlete and later as a post secondary student trying to live that 9-5 life, Pete McGregor now trains out of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in San Diego. H...

  I brought Carl Paoli back for another episode. He's done a lot in his life so far and you can learn a little more about him in Episode 71 if you haven't already. A quick google, YouTube, or Amazon search will also help give you some context as to what kinds of things he's done leading up to today.  We really leaned into our topics today coming up with questions and answers that weren't necessari...

We covered a lot of material. A LOT of material. For context, Jason's Business, Revolution Fitness and Therapy has been around for a long time. I got to meet Jason at the most recent Fitness Summit at Kansas City. So you might think at first, "oh here's another fitnessy guy talking about fitnessy things and how happy he is that he gets to watch people work out. I bet he's never had to call 911 to...

Ben Fanelli is a former OHL hockey player, currently an assistant coach at the University of Waterloo. He is the host of another podcast with similar visions of The Lifestyle Chase called Heroic Minds. He has a clothing brand called the Heroic Clothing Company. He also has the Empwr foundation which advocates for better awareness about concussions to advance treatment for the injury. High level pr...

Jen Kish is someone a lot of people look up to, not only here in Canada, but from all over the world. Her time as Captain taught her a lot about what being a leader means. We gave shout outs to a lot of our favourite people, talked about what we each bring to the fitness industry, and just had a lot of fun talking about whatever was on our mind. I hope you enjoy this episode, please share it with...

Anna Sweeney lives with MS. She is a disabled nutritionist who specializes in non-diet, weight inclusive counseling services. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor, Certified Sports Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Specialist and owner of Whole Life Nutrition. She is an expert in the treatment of individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eati...

Have you ever heard of Jack.org ? That's just the tip of the iceberg in this episode where I talked to Ryan Martin. You may remember Episode 25 of The Lifestyle Chase where the focus was Mental Health. I had my friend Blake Loates join to share a small part of her story. Mental health is something that is talked about time and time again on this podcast because I believe it is something we can all...

Nathaniel (Nate) Agoye is a Personal Trainer based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We started following each other on social media about 2 years ago. He's just always struck me as being someone I could relate to. In our episode together, we talked about his first time going to the gym with his mom - what that was like, why he was there, what motivated him, how he felt at that time in his life. He...

This is the second consecutive solo episode where I focus on some topics I wanted to talk about. I talk about what I mean when I talk about going on a vision quest, I talk about making a ripple effect in the lives of others, I talk about how leadership doesn't mean having the title of leader which is something that always reminds me of Robin Sharma's book "The Leader Who Had No Title". I talk abou...

This is a solo episode where I talk about what is going well. I talk about what I would do if I only had 2 years left in my life. I talk a little bit about perseverance, motivation, and dedication, and I talk about finding contentment.  I go off on quite a few tangents and share some life experiences from travelling, or just life experiences that I've found to be beneficial or things that I think...

I met Yvonne during my time with Tru Ride as a spin instructor. She was there with Dana and Farha for my audition and rode in many of my early 6:00 AM classes and rallied many other people to join her which meant a lot to me personally. In this episode we talk about her experiences in the past year working for one of the fastest growing franchises in Canada.  Get full access to Insight by Chris Li...

This episode has a big focus on mental health. Ryan and I didn't even know each other before recording this. I've started to notice more and more authors and podcast hosts following my stories on Instagram and every so often I do a little research on the people to see what they're about.  During a month full of people in my life going through a lot of things revolving around mental health I stumbl...

Mike Doehla is the founder and CEO of Stronger U Nutrition, he's got a pretty good gig. It didn't come without focusing on the little things. People first, be yourself, get in front of people more, put in the time even if you aren't getting paid. Spending more time in coffee shops than click funnels has brought him a lot of momentum so far and he's collected a pretty strong team.  We expanded on m...

Alex and I first really bonded over the "Awkward Turtle" signal which he showed me in Kansas City. It's a great way to signal distress to your peers if someone is ever embarrassing you in front of Bret Contreras. Alex McBrairty is the kind of guy where we could have had a 5 hour long podcast episode. Fortunately for you, we reigned it in. There was a moment in this one where he made a dramatic pau...

Today I had a great visit with Tara Gaucher, we gave a shout out to my good friend Dustin, we talked a little bit about Carl Paoli, I gave a shout out to Edith, one of my podcast listeners and we dove down a whole bunch of rabbit holes.  We talked about Big Hairy Audacious Goals, we talked about risky jumps, we talked about travelling, we talked about how awkward I can be when I order food, we tal...