The Active Life Podcast

The feedback about our language episodes has been tremendous and your most common request has been for us to put together an episode that breaks down theaction steps to making progress.  This is the first episode providing a 5 step process to rewriting your story and using language that makes you better.  If by the end of this podcast you have not made all of the money back that the podcast cost y...

Before Active Life launched the flagship location for brick and mortar services in Long Beach NY, they had to recruit the team, and develop them. The initial team of four spent almost 15 hours a week for two months to prepare for opening day (January 2).  On this episode Dr. Sean interviews one of the team Professionals on the team, Justin Mosley about what the differences are between what was exp...

You would do anything, provided that it's "worth it", we all would. But how are you defining "worth it"? On this podcast Dr. Sean and Larry break down a conversation Larry recently had with a person interested in enrolling in the Active Life AL-P mentorship if it's "worth it". When Larry asked, "how will you know", his answer "I'm not sure." This podcast is all about what happened next... As promi...

Dr. Lance Einerson is key person on the Active Life Staff who helps create future curriculm while educating future Professionals. To get the assessment document mentioned in this episode follow this link - Download Here Find Lance @ Instagram --------------- 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gym...

People will often ask about how you set your prices like you did. There are many ways to approach this question. Our best recommendation is to tell the truth, thoroughly.  On this episode Dr. Sean breaks down how we tell people why we charge $150/training session in Long Beach, New York ($50 more than the next most expensive training session in town).  

It seems like every fitness company in the world is making a marketing push towards acquiring the client of more advanced age and less physical capacity. But are the coaches in the gyms ready to take that client on? On today's podcast Dr. Sean breaks down what marketing reveals about product, and what product reveals about marketing.  

Dr. Tristan Ezeoke DPT, PT is the Founder and Doctor of Physical Therapy of  Injury 2 Victory. Connect with him @ Instagram ===== 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gyms, hundreds of thousands of fitness coaches, doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, and gyms in the US, access is not the p...

This is one of the most commonly used tactics in group fitness gyms to get people enrolled. But is it ethical? Let's discuss.   

Fitness is the magic pill, your gym, your coaching, your program, is not. At least that's what the health insurance companies are saying with their bank accounts.  On this episode Dr. Sean and Larry break down the reason why fitness isn't covered by health insurance and what needs to change so that it can be.  @larry_thehuman @drseanpastuch  

Dr. Mark Cheng is known for his focus on tactical human performance, rehabilitative medicine, martial arts, strength & conditioning, parenting. Connect with him at https://www.instagram.com/drmarkcheng/ ===== 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gyms, hundreds of thousands of fitness coaches, docto...

You know what it means to have a victim mentality, and that's why you avoid it at all costs. But what if you are unconsciously allowing yourself to play the victim, and no one is checking you on it? Good news, Cody Ringle and Dr. Sean are here today to do just that for you.  There are micro habits you have that are holding you back, let's start breaking them.  Find Dr. Sean at @drseanpastuch on in...

There is a reason why we own the trademark on "Ethical Sales" at Active Life. It's because we only sell to people in the market for what we have, who we believe will be successful using our service. Your results are our reputation, that's our thought process.  Unfortunately, it's not everyone's, so you are left trying to figure out if people are selling you or genuinely trying to help. This podcas...

Shante Cofield is the creator of The Movement Maestro LLC, a social-media based company that provides both online and in-person education for movement professionals. You can connect with her @ Movement Maestro === 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gyms, hundreds of thousands of fitness coaches,...

Change the way you talk to yourself. Change your story. You have the agency to live whatever life you want, the question worth asking yourself is "have you considered the life you want?" In this episode Dr. Sean and Cody Ringle talk about how to rethink your language for better results. 

Before photos, weigh ins, girth measurements, and body composition are standard measurements in the fitness industry, especially for weightloss clients. But they don't work, and they likely do the opposite of what you think. In this podcast, we discuss why you should stop using these measures and what to do instead. 

Clarissa Witcomb is an in person client with Larry Gaier at Active Life HQ. She came to Larry four years ago looking for help and decided not to work with him, mostly because of price. In this episode, find out why she came back three years later and paid almost double, and why she says she sees herself continuing forever.   ===== 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans s...

Regardless of the standard you hold yourself to, when stress and injuries happen, the lies start flowing. You may not even realize it, but after you listen to this podcast you will have a different lens to look through, and you may not like what you find. The good news is that you can change it, and you needed the awareness to do it.  Please make sure to subscribe to the podcast, and leave us a re...

Cody Ringle is back on the show and today we are talking about how two opposite things can be true at the same time, and why accuracy is what we should be seeking, not truth.  Find Cody at @coachcodyringle Like the show? Please leave us a review and share with a friend so that we can continue to grow and put out more and more quality content for you.

Mackenzie Pastuch is Dr. Sean Pastuch's first daughter.  She's in the second grade and did great on her last math test. ===== 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gyms, hundreds of thousands of fitness coaches, doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, and gyms in the US, access is not the probl...

What if I told you that every month at Active Life we hear from physical therapists, chiropractors, PTAs, nurses, and other medical professionals that they want to switch careers and become an ALP...? They don't want to become a personal trainer, they don't want to become a coach, they want to become an ALP, an Active Life Professional. They find us, we do not need to go finding them.  In this epi...

Last week on friday we talked about beliefs. Today we are talking about language we can change that will ultimately lead to you taking different action. You know how the saying goes, if nothing changes, nothing changes. We figured we would help you change something that costs zero dollars and has life changing returns.  This is a bonus episode. It's our intention to provide you with more content t...

Lisa Jaster is an American soldier, engineer officer, and one of the first three women to graduate from the United States Army Ranger school. Her book, "Delete the Adjective" will be released on January 31st, 2023. ===== 50% of Americans have musculoskeletal pain. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity. 67% of Americans are overweight. With thousands of gyms, hundreds of thousands of fitness co...

Our beliefs form our behavior. This means that when our behavior is not eliciting the results we are looking for, we need to evaluate the beliefs that lead to us adopting behavior in the first place. Our thesis: The fitness community has built a belief set that is not garnering the desired results. We can either blame people for not participating, or we can ask ourselves why they choose not to par...

The average fitness professional earns roughly $19/hour, an the barrier to entry into fitness as a career is a test that can take less than an hour to complete plus a CPR certification. These combine for a low barrier, low incentive industry to be world class in. It's our belief that the low barrier and low incentive is leading to a less than desirable consistency with which people can expect mean...