Healthy, Fit & Pain Free Pittsburgh!

In this episode the guys break down the biggest mistakes they've heard from members prior to their "Inner Strength Life" They talk everything from - Doing everything for everyone else and nothing for themselves -Thigh-masters, Shock Belts, Juice Cleanses, Richard Simmons -Uncomfortable bootcamps and gym atmospheres that don't surround you with people in similar walks of life as you. -Thinking smal...

In this episode Doc and Ryan interview the Case Specific Nutrition “Queen of the West” Michelle Lagree MS RD, LDN about how to reduce Inflammation via nutrition. They touch on things such as…. Why you’d want to reduce inflammation through nutrition, what types of diets and specific foods promote reduced inflammation, which of them is actually sustainable and of course cap it all off with a few sim...

In this episode Doc and Ryan break down the 5 reasons their female clients over 50 told them they avoided strength training like the plague until now, and why they all say they should have started years ago! They dispel myths such as  “I don’t want to get too bulky,” “My upper body will never be strong anyway,” “It’s not ladylike to lift weights” and “I never thought of how it would affect ev...

What an episode we have for you today! Andrew Wade MS, RN, LDN is a licensed dietitian, sits on the PA state board of dietitians and is the owner of the Case Specific Nutrition family of brands which includes Case Specific Nutritions team of dietitians (5 locations in Pittsburgh and one in Altoona,) Case Specific Meal Prep, Case Specific Wellness, the Rate My Day App, the Optilife Academy and his...

Two years ago a lady named Tracey won our 6 Week New Years giveaway challenge. Tracy, like many of our regulars here at Inner Strength had begun a new life challenge as she recently made the transition back into her parents house to become a full time caregiver for her aging mother. Tracey applied for the giveaway because she had noticed she was starting to let her own health decline as she had pu...

In this episode the guys break down what mobility actually is (hint: it's not stretching!) How to know where you may need to improve your mobility, the important relationship between joint mobility and core stability and give action steps to improving your mobility. They also talk about why achy, tight & stiff joints doesn't always mean you're lacking mobility and how desk bound professionals...

January 2021 is here - you know what that means? Resolution Season Ohhhh the resolution, that most feeble of attempts at empty self motivation . Some people live for em, most people despise the thought of them, but make one anyway…. But 6% of people make their “Year Resolution” last more than 8 days. (Resolution BTW is defined as “a firm decision to do or not to do something. To be resolute in you...

Nutrition Fables are just as big a tradition as your favorite Fairy Tales. Unfortunatley for you this is because food companies are some of the biggest super marketing ninjas known to humankind. They'll do anything to get you to buy their "No-Fat Potato Chips" (wait potatoes don't have fat to begin with?) to get you to Go Keto (yay Brain Fog!) or to eat just 800 calories a day (...i didn't have an...

Even before "The Covid 40" was a thing - picking the right gym for your personality, your goals and your budget was a difficult process for anyone looking to start the new year off with a resolution to resurrect their health. Now in the wild and whacky world of Covid & Lockdowns, picking the right gym for you may seem like a flat out impossibility. Never Fear! The upside to all this is, there...

In this second round of Doc Talk, Tyler breaks down all things Sciatica. If we had to award the most misunderstood diagnoses, sciatica would easily make the podium. Learn what sciatica is (as opposed to what most think it is) what are the tell tale symptoms, causes and exercise systems to eliminating this sometimes debilitating (literal) pain in your ass! Also on Tuesday December 15th @ 2:30PM joi...

Is this episode Doc breaks down (in easy-to-understand terms) what exactly Arthritis is, why it's nothing to fear and what the medical field is doing wrong in it's diagnosis. They then dive into what different specialists do to treat the diagnosis, explain why all these specialists want to treat you differently and explain how you can continue to live an active, healthy and pain free life.  T...

Healthy, Fit and Pain Free Pittsburgh - Episode 2 "Avoid Burnout, Win the Holidays, Stay Consistent" In this episode the guys breakdown where the "yoyo" cycle comes from in our health and performance habit building, how we can unquestionably know when fatigue and the "i don't feel like it's" will set in, and how one simple tracking technique that takes 30 seconds a day can help you avoid burnout,...

In this episode Ryan and Dr. Tyler discuss why, when we set goals in our fitness and health, we can be our own worst enemy. They also touch on what to do instead of allowing negative thoughts to consume so much headspace that it transforms into action, what you can do to make yourself continually feel like you are making positive progress and not become bogged down with doubt! These are great tips...

In this episode of Healthy, Fit and Pain Free Pittsburgh the guys introduce themselves, discuss why they've dedicated their lives to helping people get healthy, fit and pain free. They also discuss how to get the most out of this podcast and provide their "golden nuggets" or the things they've seen make the biggest difference to starting the journey to creating lifelong health (even if you've neve...