Chasing Common Ground: Lifestyle Conversations with Chris Liddle

Today I interviewed  @mr.zorzetto  . This episode is also available in video on YouTube. Unlike past guests, he is not in the fitness industry, he's not a professional athlete, but he appreciates how fitness changes his life for better and surrounds him with people who hold space. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you've listened to Anthony on a podcast before, this is a completely new conversation. An...

Katie St. Clair (@ katie.stclair.fitness ) has years of experience in the industry. She has a personal understanding of chronic pain which was a huge takeaway from this episode. If perhaps meditation on its own is something that makes your life worse, I'd really like you to listen to this episode to learn more about Katie and perhaps get something from her life's experiences so far. If you are abo...

Kayla Alexander (@kjalexan40) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. She's a devoted Christian and a published author and illustrator.  You can find more of her creative side at kaylaalexander.net . Kayla played seven seasons in the WNBA, most recently for the Chicago...

Klarissa (@klarissadawn) has a diverse professional background including marketing, leadership, real estate, youth and child resiliency, community engagement, program management, theatre, and the service industry.  We talked about the things that she is passionate about, we dove down the rabbit hole of her near death experiences. We about her experiences with her education and how sometimes what w...

Kay Lybeck is based out of Portland Oregon. She's an author, a teacher, a mother, and an athlete. We talked about taking steps to move forward in life with making our circle of influence wider. We also discussed important aspects of education for young people. Learning how to have grit and resilience in life and not just focusing on letter grades and recognition. I want to make sure that everyone...

Adam Ross is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) and certified in sports nutrition from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). He is also a personal trainer and a former Division 1 and professional Ice Hockey player. He attended Merrimack College from 2007-2011 where he was a two-year captain of the hockey team. He went on to play 3 years of professional hockey for affiliate t...

Today is May 4th. In the Netherlands it is known as the Day of the Dead followed by Liberation day on May 5th. This is all in remembrance of those who have died in wars or peace keeping missions since World War II.  From a young age, John knew he was going to come to Canada. It was the land of his heroes. From September 1944 to April 1945, the First Canadian Army fought German forces and liberated...

Rich Thaw is based out of Montreal, Canada. He's interned at MBSC with a colourful story as to his journey over the border to do so. Rich believes that taking control over personal health and performance is a universal challenge. His passion is in the empowerment of others as you can see in how he's named his business, www. EMPWRfast.com .  Some of the major takeaways from this episode in particul...

Kayle Simpson (@kayle_salad._  ) is currently living in Australia. Living her best life, enjoying the little things and being the change in the world she wants to see with the work she does with her online clients.  The thing is, when you move to somewhere new, you don't necessarily sign up to have wildfires and then a worldwide pandemic.  We inevitably talk about physical distancing, and the amaz...

Ben De Zwart is a long-time trainer based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He's had to restart several times in his career which has helped him really hone in on the important aspects of personal training. One of his greatest passions at this point is having an impact on other trainers in how he leads them to see what's important in business, what a sustainable career looks like and how to make an impac...

To best describe Greg, I made use of his bio directly from his website at StrongerByScience.com Greg has over a decade of experience under the bar and a B.S. in exercise and sports science. He is currently enrolled in the exercise science M.A. program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He’s held three all-time world records in powerlifting in the 220lb and 242lb classes. He’s trai...

Shane Fennessey is on the rise in his career as a film producer. It's so cool to see those big moments - film premiers, seeing his content for purchase on Apple Movies or through Sportsnet etc. He's a very driven, goal oriented individual with what I would describe best as a relentless work ethic, a competitive spirit, and a heart of gold.  If you enjoy inspirational sports documentaries, you'll e...

Dean Guedo first appeared on The Lifestyle Chase in September 2018 for Episode 3. Isn't that crazy? 110 Episodes ago! As you can imagine, a lot has shifted in both of our careers and he's really found his footing in a lifestyle that almost had him feeling more prepared than most for this pandemic.  We talk about a lot of things with regards to the current state of things, we talk a little bit abou...

Whitney Dikoume is a Strength Coach and Athletic Therapist. She comes from an athletic family and has been around sport all her life. She is passionate about educating young athletes to be able to strength train as they progress through their perspective sport. We talked about her upbringing, times of stress and we reflected on what the term "It Takes A Village" means to her.  The fitness industry...

Today's episode was with Sarah Cabana. You're going to notice a unique trend to this fitness podcast. It's a fitness podcast that FEATURES fitness professionals, but it isn't always a fitness podcast about fitness professionals.  Sarah Cabana is a leader in the skin care industry. Essentially, you have to love the skin that you're in, no matter what you go through, and what tough moments you face....

To truly get the full picture of Meghan Callaway, you're going to want to also listen to one of the OVER 33 other podcasts she's been on. Many of which are hosted by friends of mine. To very quickly learn more about her, you should check out her IG (@meghancallaway) Here is her bio from her website to give you a little ice breaker:  "Meghan is incredibly passionate about educating and helping her...

I first found Bryan Baia because we follow some of the same New York based fitness industry people. It makes sense as that is where he is based out of, but the reason that I follow New York people is primarily because of Dr. Pat Davidson's crew at Hype, and having watched the Hype Power hour for the better part of a year.  Essentially, as a trainer, you end up following people that tag other peopl...

Lee Boyce is the source of a lot of high quality fitness content. He's one of the most prolific writers in the fitness industry today. If you go to the magazine rack at the grocery store there is extremely good odds you will find one of his articles. The thing is, he's not going to waste too much time telling that to people.  Here's his bio: "I’m a strength coach who works with clients and athlete...

Robert Raposo, Kayla Maynard and their three kids are getting a lot more quality time this week with the whole world in the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This power couple are the brains and talent behind Brave Fox Coffee, a Beaumont, Alberta based coffee roaster. You can find their products on their website or locally in Beaumont. Rob's main job is a Fire Captain/Primary Care Paramedic working...

The easiest way to intro James is that he is a highly educated meathead who loves lifting but would always put his family first. He's the founder and co owner of Rebel Performance which is essentially a happy fun place in the internet where smart strong people go to get smarter and stronger. Keep in mind we are recording this in the middle of a worldwide pandemic so some of the perspective you get...

Dr. Lisa Lewis is a psychologist who is a therapist by trade. Also, if you're looking for strong women, she is a great role model for you, she lifts heavy and leads her life with integrity. She has a great love for all things athletic. If you've been following her for a while or have listened to her other appearances on podcasts, you'll have some context of one of her very close connections to the...

To put things into perspective, Lucy Hendricks isn't just on the podcast because she's a female fitness professional and I want to even out the playing field for International Women's Day. However I did make sure we mentioned IWD because if you give me a microphone I'll say what I think is important. Lucy Hendricks is on the podcast because she has an influence on many prominent male fitness profe...

Sarah Dharshi is someone who wants to empower people and stand up for people. She's passionate about dance and social justice. We talked about her mental health, anxiety and depression. We talked about her experience in an abusive relationship. We talked about what boxing has done for her, what dance does for her and the athleticism and mentality that it takes to be a dancer. I hope you enjoy this...

Michael "Mountain Mike" Dietrich is a guy who walks his talk. You probably follow his dog Bear-Bear on Instagram already but if you haven't met him yet, he is someone who works hard towards anything that he is passionate about.  We talk about how you have no clue where you will be 5 years from where you are today. We talk about the value of travelling to the mountains as well as basic advice for a...

If nothing else, listen to this episode so that you can hear a white personal trainer say that it's important to have brown female representation on the walls of a Lululemon in a city as racially diverse as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  We dove down some rabbits holes today. We used white people, brown people terms a lot. We talked about cultural diversity. We talked about learning to admire what ma...