RNT Fitness Radio

Akash Vaghela is the Founder of RNT Fitness, where his mission is to see a world where everyone experiences the power of the physical as the vehicle to transform their lives.   On this podcast, Akash discusses all the tools you need to transform every facet of your life, as he brings on fellow members of his team, world class experts in their respective fields, and students of the RNT journey.   I...

When Navpriya first came to us, she had, in her own words, a fulfilling career, loving children and a wonderful husband, but she didn't like how she felt. She'd tried everything, but never managed to crack the code for her body and lifestyle, until she saw a friend transform with us at RNT. That's when she started her own journey, got into the shape of her life, and is now using the physical as th...

I'm pumped and excited to announce that we have rebranded, rebuilt and relaunched RNT 2.0. It's been a year in the making of hard work behind the scenes, and I want to start off by saying a massive thank you to everyone who's been involved in it. It's been one incredible team effort and I'm so excited to relaunch today in our newly upgraded brand. Be sure to head over to  www.rntfitness.com  so yo...

On this week's episode of RNT Fitness Radio, we discuss one of the biggest problems holding people back from making the progress they want: their relationships. Without fail, every single week we'll hear from our members citing a spouse, partner, or friend as the cause of the muck that is holding them back. It can be debilitating and a massive drain on your progress if you don't fix it, which is w...

In part three of this three-part listener Q&A, I dive into the concept of motivation, negative self talk, recovering from burnout, and perhaps most interestingly, my new meditation practice, how I'm doing it, what I've gained from it and what you may get out from implementing it into your daily practice. "Learn to look within to be at your best externally." – Akash Vaghela Timestamps: 00:00 – Intr...

In part two of this three-part listener Q&A, I dive into topics such as the void, my bodybuilding endeavours, what staying in shape really entails, what to remember on this health and fitness journey, dealing with social stigmas, and how I finally started getting results with women. "In a journey, it's impossible to have a done-for-you solution." – Akash Vaghela Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 02:10 – W...

In part one of this three-part listener Q&A, I dive into topics such as my internal drivers, bodybuilding, the example I hope to set to my children, what personal and business growth looks like to me, what systems I use to deal with problems, and what to look for in a company when your goal is true holistic body transformation. "I do what I do because I want to impact people directly." – Akash Vag...

One question I get on a regular basis is: will it always be this hard? Will every time you try to tighten the ship or get into even better shape be as hard as the first time? The answer is no, if you do the first time properly. The time you start your journey is always hard because you have zero foundation in place. No education on training, nutrition, mindset, and no structure or lifestyle soluti...

I started training at 17 years old as the skinny fat kid with moobs and a pot belly, weighing 58kg. It is the worst of both worlds – you are skinny with no muscle, and you're not in shape. My 100m time was 17.3 seconds, so I had no strength or power either. So, you could say, I did not draw the best genetic card when it came to body composition. That being said, if it wasn't for this, I wouldn't b...

On this episode of #RNTFitnessRadio the team and I are joined by Dr. Shonella Singh, to discuss the best practices around managing our cancer risk, and all the determining factors behind it. The medical science behind this all can often go right over our head, so we invited Dr. Singh to come on the podcast to break it down to basics, and tell us exactly what factors lead to cancer, what we can do...

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio I'm honoured to be joined by Nilesh Dosa, who is the Founder of icanyoucantoo, a grassroots social enterprise tackling social inequality in non-privileged communities within London.   He started his career as an accountant, spending 15-years in finance, banking and consulting. However, driven by a deep personal desire to change the narrative – because of his ow...

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, we're joined by Greg Potter, who comes on to dissect everything you need to know about optimising, improving and understanding sleep. Greg helps a range of individuals improve their health and performance, from elite athletes to CEOs. Since he did his PhD on sleep, circadian rhythms, nutrition, and metabolism, Greg spends much of his time helping individuals s...

Mark Deeks, otherwise known as #ThatPianoGuy, is on a mission to get one million people playing piano. He's a best selling author, piano coach and mental health advocate. He has spent more than 20 years working as a musical director, pianist, arranger and teacher, and has built a really diverse group of musicians as a client base. From artists such as Faye Tozer of Steps to black metal bands  Wint...

On today's episode of #RNTFitnessRadio, we introduce and discuss Mark Manson's recent article titled, "Social Media Isn't The Problem, We Are". I've linked it in the show notes for you to read, and would recommend doing so as a follow up to this podcast. We use it as a springboard to discuss whether social media is really as bad as we often think, what's really happening when you are triggered, or...

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio we discuss wearable tech, and it's application to sleep, health markers and training readiness. With how much the wearable tech industry has grown over the past couple of years, we wanted to dissect the pros and cons of them, and whether getting a Fitbit, Oura or Whoop, as some key leading examples, are worth the money. Where we spend a great deal of time discu...

Welcome back to RNT Fitness Radio and today we start off by discussing one of the biggest mistakes we all made earlier in our training careers: excessive warm ups. I personally used to spend up to 45 minutes foam rolling, stretching and all sorts, before I'd even lift a weight, and on this episode, we discuss the best strategies to effectively and efficiently warm up so you can maximise strength,...

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, Ed and I decide to put Ivan Gavranic under the spotlight, where we have a fascinating discussion about his early experiences of failures and childhood expectations, that ultimately led to him down the path he travels on now, where he lives and breathes our mantra: the physical is the vehicle. If you want a glimpse of what true transformation, inside and out, i...

"How does he do it?" That is what Vikram wanted his loved ones around him to think at the start of his journey in Sept 2020. As a serial entrepreneur and cardiologist, his purpose in life is strong. But he was worried that one aspect was running behind and pulling him back from his potential: his health. With heart attacks and conditions rife in his family, Vikram did not want to let his health ge...

It's RNT's fourth year anniversary today, and I want to kick this off by saying a massive thank you to everyone who has supported this incredible journey so far. It's an honour to serve everyone who enters our world, and I can't wait to see how our impact continues to grow as we head into our fifth year. In this episode, I talk in depth about the evolution of our mission, work and methodology, and...

With so much talk around macros, calories and training, what's often forgotten is that transformation is holistic, and encompasses shifting your behaviour, mindset and identity with everything. How we are now is a result of our behaviour, mindset and identity in the past. It's a cumulation of action, positive and negative, that leads us here. To change this is hard. It requires introspection – to...

On May 2nd, Will Smith broke the Internet when he posted a picture of himself looking a little less than his normal self. In a flamboyant "belly out" pose with a pair of boxers, slippers and unzipped windbreaker, he captioned it." This is the body that carried me through an entire pandemic and countless days grazing thru the pantry. I love this body, but I wanna FEEL better. No more midnight muffi...

Amisha had always struggled with self-confidence, inadequacy, and self-esteem, and as a result, made decisions that often went against her true authenticity. After a major chnage in her life at the end of 2019, she decided to take back control and make a promise to start doing what she wanted to do. This meant using the physical as the vehicle and putting in the work to make serious changes for li...

Today we tackle a big question that has been growing in popularity of late: can you really be healthy at every size? After the wildly popular Cosmopolitan magazine ran a massive feature on how there is no 'one size fits all', and how every size can be healthy, we thought it'd be good to address why such advertising may be dangerous, what the realities of obesity are, and the future repercussions o...

At the end of 2019, Atish was told by his wife, you need to make a change now. With two kids and a growing business, Atish's lifestyle was holding him back in every aspect. Fueled with too much alcohol and poor food choices, Atish had never valued the power of self-care in making him a better father, husband and entrepreneur until he started his journey at the beginning of 2020. Ever since, he's s...

On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, Ivan and I decide to put Ed Pilkington under the spotlight, where we ask questions about his upbringing, his early years in sports coaching, the differences in passion projects and careers, and why and how he lives and breathes our mantra: the physical is the vehicle. "Go along and do some work experience, then see what it's actually like. " - Ed Pilkington  ...