The Active Atlanta Podcast

Welcome to Part 3 of our series, The Strength and Health Project! This week, we are covering Concentration and how we can improve it. Enjoy! “When every physical and mental resource is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.” “The power of concentration manifests as focused attention and as a one-pointed mind.”

On today's episode of the Active Atlanta Podcast, we are super excited to be joined by the President of Georgia Ultrarunning and Trailrunning Society, Janice Anderson! Founded in 2004, Georgia Ultrarunning & Trailrunning Society (GUTS) is a non-profit club of fun and adventure-loving runners whose mission is to encourage and promote trail and long-distance running. GUTS holds races of various...

Today, Coach Joe and I cover our second edition of the Strength and Health Project. What this project means to us really just comes down to being a healthy and resilient human. We kick this episode off by diving into 'The Time Factor' which is the first article in the book written by John McCallum. The book is The Complete Keys To Progress which explores how to achieve success through hard work, a...

Welcome back to another episode of the Active Atlanta Podcast! This week, Coach Joe and I are discussing our new Strength and Health project here at Athletes' Potential. This week is the first segment of this project with many more to come. Every other week, we will be talking about the principles of strength and conditioning that have really withstood the test of time. We're super excited for you...

Recently, sled work has become very popular with rehab and strength & conditioning. It has been long overdue for this type of training to become as popular as it is, and there are some things that Coach Joe and I felt compelled to discuss regarding sled work. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the Active Atlanta Podcast! Today, we are joined by our very own Coach Joe Szymanek to discuss something that we tend to see often and that is procrastinating your health and wellness. It is always great to have Coach Joe join us to share his vast knowledge of fitness, health, and wellness with us! "A healthy person has a million dreams, and an unhealthy person has but one"

In this episode of the Active Atlanta Podcast, Jacob is joined by the founders and owners of Balance Health Consulting, Kristen Lingle and Liza Williams. Liza is a registered dietician with a master's in diet and health, and Kristen is a double board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Together, Liza and Kristen have set out to spread education on eating disorders and disordere...

Welcome back, Atlanta! This week, we are joined by the amazing owner, founder, and chef at Whisked Away, Nicole Bernier! Whisked Away ATL is a local meal delivery and pick-up service where everything is homemade using beautiful, fresh ingredients from local farmers and distributors. When you eat Nicole’s food, her hope is that you will be Whisked Away to a lovely place of vibrant flavors, warm com...

Welcome back, Atlanta! Today, we are joined by Entrepreneur and founder of ScultpHouse, Katherine Mason. ScultpHouse is a fitness, retail, and lifestyle shop and is truly one of a kind. Katherine has also been a successful Fitness and Lifestyle model that has worked with a number of prominent clients, including Nike, Reebok, and Women's Health among many more. Katherine is doing some very unique t...

Today, we bring you shoe guru and field service representative for Altra Running Shoes, Michele Reid! We are very fond of this company and excited for you to hear Michele's journey. We also get more into what their brand stands for, the differences in the technology of running shoes, and why you should be using them as a runner. Enjoy! www.altrarunning.com

This week, on the Active Atlanta Podcast, we bring you Head Running Coach and Co-Founder of Lifelong Endurance, Andrew Simmons. He also serves as the head coach for the youth program, Peak Performance. Coach Andrew uses his problem-solving skills as a former engineer to creatively build training plans into even the most packed schedules. He thrives on finding structure in chaos and fosters an envi...

Happy New Year, Atlanta, and welcome back to The Active Atlanta Podcast! This week, we are honored to have the CEO of Biolyte, Jesslyn Rollins. Biolyte is a family-run company with a really inspiring story. Jesslyn’s mom is a cancer survivor and during her chemotherapy treatments, she would become so dehydrated, she’d have to have an IV before treatment just to stay hydrated. The family knew there...

Today, I bring you one of our very own who has helped so many here in the Atlanta area, Megan Gillespie! Megan is a therapist who helps out with a number of different things, but she really specializes in anxiety and attachment. Megan has an incredible background and we are super excited to have her join us this week! Enjoy! https://www.megangillespie.com/

This week, I am excited to be joined by Suzanne Robertson! Suzanne Robertson has over ten years of experience in television and film production, with work spanning animation, documentary, and scripted content - recently producing visual effects for multiple television shows and feature films. She served as Associate Producer on Comedy Central's "Brody Stevens: Enjoy It" which earned a PRISM Award...

Welcome back, Atlanta, to the Active Atlanta Podcast! This week, I am excited to be joined by Rae Dillard, new owner of Madabolic Atlanta. Dillard, an Atlanta native, is a former collegiate track athlete and brings years of experience with MADabolic’s signature interval system as a client-turned-trainer for MADabolic in Charlotte, North Carolina. MADabolic’s distinctive strength-focused concept at...

Welcome back to the Active Atlanta Podcast! We are super excited to bring you Midtown Atlanta's Lance Frank! Dr. Frank owns and operates a small private practice, Flex PT ATL, in Midtown, Atlanta where he provides pelvic health physical therapy services to cisgender and transgender folx managing sexual health and intimacy concerns, pelvic pain, and urinary or bowel dysfunction. In his practice, Dr...

Welcome back, Atlanta, to the Active Atlanta Podcast! Today, we are excited to be joined by Coach Zach Reed. Zach Reed is in his 10th year as a player development coach at Georgia Tech. In addition to working specifically with the Yellow Jackets’ football program, he also oversees strength training for the Jackets’ track and field programs. He joined the Georgia Tech staff in January 2011. Prior t...

Welcome back, Atlanta!  We are super excited to bring you our chat with Elsie at Highland Yoga!  Highland Yoga is an Atlanta-based studio with locations in Virginia Highlands, Memorial Drive, Buckhead, Decatur, and Westside. Their classes are the perfect blend of vigorous flow, creative sequencing, strength, flexibility, and meditation + mindfulness. A classically trained pianist, Elspeth is known...

Welcome back to the Active Atlanta Podcast!  This week, we are joined by Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Danielle Desroche, who also serves as a pilates instructor at one of my favorite pilates studios in Atlanta, the Daily Pilates.  Enjoy! Reach out to Dr. Danielle: Via Instagram: @drdanielle.nd Via website: https://www.drdanielledesroche.com

Welcome back, Atlanta, to the Active Atlanta Podcast!  Today, I am joined by Eric Thomas who is one of Atlanta United's strength and conditioning coaches.  Eric trains clients at different facilities across Atlanta and we feel a lot of his philosophies really correlate with what we are doing at Athletes' Potential.  This was a great interview and conversation with Eric!  Enjoy!

On this weeks' edition of The Active Atlanta Podcast, I got to chat with David Orozco of TD Wellness located here in Decatur, GA!  David is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Master’s in Nutrition and Health Science from Georgia State University. He is certified in Intuitive Eating Counselor, Exercise Physiology, and Quit Smart® smoking cessation, and is fluent in Spanish. David is the own...

Welcome back, everyone, to The Active Atlanta Podcast!  Today, we are joined by Sam Booth, founder and owner of Peak Sports Psychology!  Sam has worked in the field of sport and exercise psychology for over ten years. He works with elite, and aspiring athletes as well as other high-level performers at a local, national and international level. Sam's clients aim to improve in confidence, motivation...

Our guest on this week's edition of the Active Atlanta Podcast is very unique for this show!  Laura is not a gym owner, chiropractor, physician, or a physical therapist.  She is a hairstylist and also is the founder and owner at Laura Goddard Style in Grant Park!  Laura has a passion as a hair stylist and has been in this career for about 20 years now.  She enjoys sharing the power of human touch...

Welcome back, Atlanta, to The Active Atlanta Podcast!  This week, we are joined by Yvener Liberal who is the managing director of a facility called Emsite.  Emsite Preventive Health Services offers a range of appropriately-targeted preventive health screenings to identify potential threats to your health. These preventive health screenings help identify abnormalities that may lead to heart disease...

Today, we are talking about a topic that is not just very important to what I do in the clinic, but also for what our coach Joe does when training as well.  Stoicism is a topic that I think can be pervasive in really just about any aspect in life.  Stoicism is also all about handling emotions, being present in the moment, and Joe and I have both been taking a deep dive into this topic.  Enjoy! At...