Fire Within Nutrition and Fitness

In this episode, Brandon gives practical tips and instructions for eating healthy on the go with examples from his own life. He shares a crazy story about trying to get some free therapy that turned into a bit of a nightmare situation, but at least he had his snacks! Brandon describes it as the most terrifying experience of his life.  The first tip to eating healthy on the go is to bring a snack....

Lily Ward is a 22-year-old student going for her psychology degree in sexual health and relationships. She is very passionate about nutrition, fitness, and self-growth. She wants to change society’s views and issues dealing with women’s rights, toxic masculinity, gender norms, and get rid of the taboo around the conversation of sex. Overcoming her painful acne led her on a path to discover more ab...

We have both good and bad bacteria and an imbalance of the two is a condition known as dysbiosis. Common Causes of Intestinal Dysbiosis Antibiotics NSAID's Diet Psychological Stress Reduced Gut Motility Alcohol intake Antibiotic use especially early in life and used chronically, which is common for acne treatment, for example, lead to IBS and other chronic gut issues such as Chrohn'sdisease that l...

The Sleuth Podcast is a show about real private investigators from Blackman Detective Services and their stories and insights from the field. Jamie and Lindsey the hosts of the podcast join us on Fire Within to talk about how they got their start in this fascinating field and how people with sedentary jobs can maintain optimal fitness. Lindsey shared an incredibly funny story of when she worked lo...

Justin and his wife moved from the Bay Area of California and he discusses some of the cultural differences between North Carolina and the Bay Area. We discuss the movement of slow food , which is a response to fast food and returning to a time when there was less involvement from food science and more "real" food in our meal prep as a country. Change starts in the mind. Whether people are looking...

Brandon Woolley of the Fire Within Podcast has created many seminars as a personal trainer and speaker. Today's episode is based on one of his more popular topics. Sugar. Sugar is the most addictive substance on the planet. Sugar is so addictive that rats given a choice between sugar or cocaine will choose sugar. (and rats really like cocaine) Types of sugar found on ingredient labels: 1. Agave Ne...

If you're awake you are breaking down muscle tissue, it's only during proper sleep that we have the hormones we need to rebuild your muscles.  You would often be better off to skip the second workout or cut down the workout time if you could increase your sleep quality. It's not just how much sleep that matters but it's also when you sleep and the quality of your sleep. Brandon talks about telomer...

Kenny shares his origin story about starting at the lowest rank in the military at a young age and completing his career as a major to becoming a bodybuilder at 44. Kenny, now 48, is running Frontline Fitness and training for an upcoming bodybuilding competition. His inspiring story of dedication and commitment serves as an example for anyone who wants to transform their life.  More about Kenny fr...

Mike Winkfield - creator of Wolf Fitness  Equipped with the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM), Functional Movement Screening (FMS), and TRX certifications with 15 years of experience in wellness and fitness. At Marshall University he majored in Exercise Physiology. His passion is creating transformational experiences and changing lives.  Lilla Juhasz - Lilla is originally from Hungary...

In this episode, we talk about the importance of sustainable behaviors and how since Atkins and shows like the biggest loser the American understanding of diet has changed to short-term changes in behavior to achieve results instead of the "No Shortcuts," common sense approach of a lifelong health journey. Brandon and Chris discuss CBT and how it helps people pick, reach, and adjust their fitness...

Allie learned a lot about chronic disease and chronic disease management but had a turning point working in the inpatient work because nutrition is not put in the forefront. Allie is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and plant-based health nut who strives to make good choices for herself and her clients through a holistic approach focusing on maximizing metabolism. She graduated...

Amanda shares about her journey from obese and unhealthy and all the obstacles she had to overcome to become healthy. She is a mom and shares with our listeners some of the struggles of helping her kids and family make healthy choices at mealtime and the process of introducing healthy alternatives and taking away some of the unhealthy options from their diets. After working out for nearly one year...

Lessons of Weight Loss From a Reformed Alcoholic   Adam Lee is a husband and a father of four! He works at Hope Community Church as a production team event coordinator, loves riding motorcycles, building furniture, and buying his wife purses. He’s traveled all over the world but still prefers the world at Epcot Center.   In this episode as he shares his journey of getting out of the clutches of al...

Detox has many benefits. It can both reset your mindset and your body as you intentionally eliminate common contributors to poor health. Unhealthy detox approaches  Lemon Water, Cyanne Pepper, and Maple Syrup (thanks Kelly from the Office) A bar or shake "only" program can be unsustainable and are not nutritionally complete Healthy Detox approach An elimination diet to target some of the harshes f...

SNAX was created by David Allen as a plan that would help a person with a sedentary lifestyle and busy people, to find time to do exercises in a work environment. Brandon shared a story of a client who had terrible sciatica and couldn't sleep at night. She had seen the Chiropractor for almost 20 years and would experience temporary relief. Brandon showed her a basic piriformis stretch similar to a...

Dr. Susan works mainly with women entrepreneurs leaders, those women who are just kind of stressing themselves out. She says "people they say you go into medicine to help the people that you were" and she focuses on helping those types of women. I think personally that functional medicine is going to be the way of the future just because it does work. - Dr. Susan Lovelle They change their lives th...

Debunking A Lot of Misconceptions About Food, Diet, And Exercises This time around the situation reversed, our host for Fire Within Podcast, Brandon Woolley, is going to be interviewed by our guest host and Brandon’s show producer, owner, and operator of Relevant Media Solutions, Joe Woolworth. Take time to listen in to this episode as Brandon shares with us his inspiring transformation from being...

[00:01:14]  Drew Mitchell: My mother died when I was 7 years old. She was 35 she had breast cancer. So that was really challenging at a very young age that I dealt with disgust me think different types of health and fitness not just physically based but mentally emotionally all that good stuff growing up. My father was not a great father, to be honest, physically and mentally abusive. [00:07:02] B...

Discussed on this episode: If you don't know your "why" you won't stick with a wellness plan. Having a strong why is one of the key components of success. Surround yourself with people who want to help. You will need accountability. Consistency is the name of the game when it comes to lasting change in your health and wellness.

If you want to transform your life with nutrition and fitness, there are no shortcuts. You need a sustainable plan: the right mindset, and the knowledge and inspiration to stoke the fire within. Just like the Phoenix, you can burn your old habits, never turn back, and emerge anew. The Fire Within Podcast with its host Brandon Woolley will be interview people in the health, fitness, and wellness in...