Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten

Tis the season to be healthy! Can you really have your health and eat your pumpkin pie too? Why yes. Yes you can. Join Coach Alex VanHouten as he shares his personal Pro Tips for maintaining - and even improving - health through the holiday months! Join our new virtual community HERE: https://betterdaily.disciplemedia.com/signup This information is meant to be actionable information to promote hea...

As a health coach with real people daily for almost 14 years, you learn things that research hasn’t quite parsed out yet. One of these things is that some types of cardiovascular exercise seemed to help clients lose fat faster than others…even aside from caloric expenditure. I never knew why, but my clients that made a regular habit of running, walking, hiking, and jogging did better with their bo...

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Your digestive tract will process more than 20 TONS of food matter in your lifetime. It’s a real drag if that process is painful or dysfunctional! Let’s dive into simple and powerful ways to improve your digestion! Find the infographic HERE: definingdadbod.com/blog/171 On Probiotics: definingdadbod.com/blog/154 Join the inner circle: definingdadbod.com/innercircle Shop coaching help definingdadbod...

Gabriel has been getting in trouble at school for talking and not keeping his hands to himself. Just before bed, I brought a white board in his room and we walked through a difficult talk together. Sometimes the roles in our life collide that require us to prioritize who we want to be and how we manifest in the world. From the mouth of babes… Episode Website definingdadbod.com/blog/170 Join the in...

Dr. Nick Sotelo from The Upgraded Life joins me to share his 16 week transformation journey being coached by a coach. From “Dad Bod” to “Fitover40” 4 months with consistency from support and guidance, Nick and coach Alex highlight obstacles and wins that will help you navigate your own path to betterment — in mind and body! Episode Website definingdadbod.com/blog/169 Get Your Jumpstart! definingda...

Gabriel helped me make sense of the insulin step of our hormone pyramid. Science and 5 yr. olds make a GREAT combination! Original Article At The Episode Webiste: definingdadbod.com/blog/168 Join the inner circle definingdadbod.com/innercircle Get coaching help! definingdadbod.com/shop Support the show definingdadbod.com/donate Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/f...

How’s your self transformation journey going? Are there people in your life holding you back? How do you deal with that well? Let's explore the issue with Dr. John Schinnerer from the Evolved Caveman to get insight into how we might martial our relationships to work with us rather than against us! About Dr. John Schinnerer Dr. John Schinnerer coaches men to greater success AND happiness at work AN...

What brand of supplements is best? Continuing our series on supplements means revisiting the roots of Defining Dad Bod - 3 years ago in Episode 8! In this remastered episode let's talk about supplement minimalism and how to recognize quality supplements! Episode website - definingdadbod.com/blog/166 Supplements - definingdadbod.com/supplements Examine.com - Examine.com Jumpstart program - defining...

Hey there, Coach Alex here. This show is a bit more personal than most. Corey Huddleston from Wisdom And Grit recently interviewed me in front of his online community in front of thousands of men to explore the answer to this, VERY IMPORTANT question: “When does a boy become a man?” I was raised as the oldest of 4 in a single parent home below the poverty line. Part of my journey in manhood and fa...

So you’re not doing what you know you need be doing. And you know it. What’s it going to take for you to get serious? I asked my social media community. The answers will surprise and resonate… Turns out many are waiting—but don’t have to be. More Defining Dad Bod! EPISODE WEBSITE definingdadbod.com/blog/164 JOIN THE COMMUNITY! definingdadbod.com/innercircle COACH ALEX’S TOUCHBASE CALENDAR calendly...

What if there was one key ingredient in a healthy metabolism? What if it was dirt cheap - or in many cases - FREE? What if we told you that studies show up to 80% of folks aren’t getting enough of it —despite it being mostly FREE? In this episode, Health Coach Alex VanHouten covers the science and practical application of Vitamin D in your life with a special emphasis on the upcoming COVID and Flu...

Coach Alex VanHouten caught up with Dr. Ben Tapper after his powerful comments on mask mandates in front of the Omaha City Council went viral in a video shared across the world. Join us we talk about the future of our individual freedoms with regard to health and fitness and what we can actually do to be well for ourselves. Dr. Ben Tapper is in private practice in Omaha, Nebraska. He is passionate...

Andy Storch is a passionate father, husband, brand consultant, and talent development specialist who is on a quest to become the best he can be in every respect. In this conversation Coach Alex and Andy dive into how health and fitness affects our personal and professional “brands”, staying healthy during our first “COIVD + FLU” season, AND we take a joint look at the inner workings of the mindset...

Due to the unprecedented rise in mental health issues resulting from COVID19, it's time to revisit the MIND-BLOWING science regarding Exercise and Depression! Check out the NEW shop! definingdadbod.com/shop Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/faithful-fitness-with-coach-alex-vanhouten--5150768/support .

Join Coach Alex VanHouten as he walks through the research and his experience with recommending magnesium for a host of benefits! Lowered blood pressure - improved blood oxygenation - greater flexibility - and optimal blood sugar regulation These are just a few of the amazing benefits found with magnesium supplementation! Let’s dive in together! The Hormone Pyramid! https://www.definingdadbod.com/...

When I meet people who are putting out light and life in the social media world, I get excited. They are hard to come by and worth knowing. Coach Matt Johnson is someone I've appreciated for awhile and with our kiddos going back to school in such an uncertain climate, I thought it was time to hear some thoughts from someone with "boots on the ground". Join us as we talk through setting up our kids...

Fish oil was a key component of the human diet for hundreds of thousands of years. Here we will talk about what role the Omega 3s EPA and DHA play in the formation of healthy cells, mediating inflammation, and promoting appropriate tissue function! The only question isn’t whether you should be getting them in your diet - but HOW is best for you! Let’s talk! Mentioned In The Show! Thoughts On Quali...

This one’s personal. In February, my nutrition world was rocked when I experience my first “Flare Up” with Ulcerative Colitis. This IBD is often comorbid with Ehlers Danlos - unbeknownst to me - and was beginning to rear its ugly head in my digestive tract. Awesome. More on that saga here Writhing in pain at 2am for the 3rd night in a row, I found some helpful, well-researched knowledge on a frien...

With the COVID19 fitness advent and trend, gyms have not recovered. AND workout equipment seems WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD! How do we prioritize our home gym purchases in a way that gets us the biggest bang for our buck? Let’s discuss the equipment that Coach Alex believes are MUST-HAVES in the pursuit of betterment for you and yours. And let’s define the “Nice-to-haves” so that you know what is wor...

Part 3 of the supplement series responds to the question - Should I take a probiotic? We’ll dive into the basics of your microbiome, what we can and can’t say about probiotics, what RESEARCH has to say about the most effective probiotic strain we know of, AND what Coach Alex recommends to aid the effectiveness of your probiotic! Get excited! Mentioned In The Show! Your Amazing Microbiome with Dr....

Part 2 of the our supplement series - CREATINE Creatine is one of my favorite supplements for a number of reasons. It’s amazingly well-studied, safe and effective for most people, and is a crucial part of every metabolic pathway in the body! In this episode of Defining Dad Bod we’ll look at the studied effects from increased muscle growth to reduced depression while also discussing dosages, schedu...

Let's be smarter about them! Part 1 of the Defining Dad Bod supplement series - The supplement industry is a multimillion-dollar industry that both poorly regulated and convoluted. Today we dive into the pertinent mindset and understanding necessary to get a handle on the supplements we will cover in this series so that we can truly understand both their utility and function in reaching your goals...

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False Fitness. So much money is spent on exercise programs, nutritional meal plans, and dieting books EVERY YEAR. Literally billions. Why are we getting LESS healthy, MORE fat, and INCREASINGLY confused about how to improve our energy, body fat, strength, and well-being? False Fitness is the FADS, the common misconceptions, the stuff we keep buying and trying with little to no success. In this epi...