The Active Life Podcast

Are you still looking for ways to increase 1-on-1 sales in your gym? If you are not implementing assessments for every single client, you are losing opportunity. Assessments allows us to provide safety and value for each client while creating conversation for personal training sales. In this first episode of Turning Pro , Larry Gaier and Dr. Sean discuss how to turn assessments into cash flow by i...

Did you know that only about 5% of the population will create & set goals for their life? Mind blowing right?! That means roughly 95% of people out there are letting life happen to them, instead of for them. If you're listening to us it's likely you are one of the 5%.  We love setting goals at ActiveLife, it is literally how this company was founded. Like today's guest, we believe that when it com...

Show Overview: Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?  What if you could reduce your medical visits and HEAL yourself simply by changing your outlook? This exact thought is what led our guest, Kelly Gores, to produce and direct HEAL the documentary. This episode discusses how Kelly got started on her journey, questions how well the current healthcare system is truly working and reveals so...

What if doctors told you that you have an incurable disease that would reduce the quality of your life, rendering most people who have it completely disabled in 10 years or less? . What would you do? How would you react? Why? . On today’s episode, Jesse Golden discusses her experience with Rheumatoid Arthritis that left her bed ridden for almost a year and the changes she made in her life that hav...

Have you ever thought “it would be cool to travel through Europe for two months, but I can’t because...?” . Maybe it’s not Europe, but there is something in your life that you would like to do and can’t because of; the kids, the job, the house, the list goes on. . Well, Today’s guest, Michael Cazayoux recently took a two week workation to Europe despite all of the reasons it’s hard to pull off. ....

Josh Kane lot the ability to think from a head trauma in the school yard. When he re-gained the capacity to think, everything was different. . Josh never took a thought for granted again. Unfortunately, there was one incident in particular when that intense need for intentional thought almost killed him. . Josh found himself batting hypothermia and frostbite after a camping trip went terribly, ter...

Everyone knows that cookies are less healthy than broccoli, even IIFYM, so why do people eat the way they do? . On this episode with Laurie Christine King, we discuss the need for more emotional and mental skill development to improve diet outcomes. . We also discuss the nutritional implications of returning from injury. When your workload is down and your food is the same, you can expect to gain...

What would it be like to deliver corporate wellness programs to the titans of Silicone Valley like Stanford, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Uber... . That’s the question the Daniel Hong asked himself before he decided he was going to find out and become the guy who is the go to for all things fitness in the Valley. But how do you start? . Surely you can’t just call Facebook and say “hi, my name is D...

Who better to discuss the future of CrossFit as a brand than the man who has seen it on the top of the podium at the CrossFit Games, in the top of the business world as a CrossFit Affiliate owner, and as the OG of lead get for CrossFit gyms? . Tommy Hackenbruck joins us on the show today. Tommy is an absolute legend and if you have been a CrossFitter for more than 5 years, no doubt, you have heard...

Are you interested in an inspiring story? . John Beneduce found himself over a hundred pounds over weight, depressed, a shell of his former self, and owning a gym that was failing. . Just three years later he had reinvented himself and became the oldest professional fighter in Bellator MMA, winning a fight in the worlds most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. . This is a fun podcast. We cover a...

Robin Black is an international treasure in the martial arts and content creation space. . Imagine yourself at age 36, having dedicated your life to your career, deciding that you were on the wrong path, and making an immediate change to the most unrealistic goal in the world. . That's exactly what Robin did, except he made it his reality, and he was successful. Robin, at age 36 was a self proclai...

 If you didn’t know that you are a brand, this podcast might change your life. . Stu Brauer is the outspoken founder of WTF Gym Talk. That’s short for “What The Fuck Gym Talk”, so as you might guess, he’s not shy. . This is Stu’s second time on the show and on this episode we talk about how people should brand themselves, and how that’s different than a business brand. . We discuss failing in the...

Guests: Ryan Cage, Bobby Weiler, PR Star CrossFit   People want more from their gym membership. . Especially in the case of “micro gyms” like CrossFit, the public perception is that membership is too expensive when an alternative is going for a run in the street for free. . CrossFit PR Star is an exception to that rule. With a loyal membership, and a robust personal training culture, CrossFit PR S...

There is a dirty little secret in the healthcare world that no one is talking about. Well, no one except Zak Gabor that it. . Most Physical Therapists and Chiropractors graduate school, and have no idea what to do next. They know that they are required to get continuing education, but in what? There is an ocean of approved coursework available to them. . The logical next step for a young professio...

Cody "Boom Boom" McBroom is back on the Active Life Podcast! . Today's episode is a deeper dive into the mindset of  nutrition than we have taken on the Active Life Podcast before. It's evident that Cody is passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced with helping people overcome issues around eating and nutrition . We discussed: - Do Macros Matter? - If you want to count Macros, how should you do i...

Postpartum mood disorder (including depression) is a difficult thing to talk about. . It’s a vulnerable topic that leaves many women to feel isolated, confused, sad, hazy, and insecure. What compounds these symptoms is how hard it is to discuss. . That’s why we recorded the longest podcast in this show’s history about the topic. . This podcast with Kimberly Pastuch is full of emotion, honesty, per...

If you work in the fitness world, you have heard someone say "you don't get into fitness for the money." . We hate that expression. We hate it because we disagree with it. If you are a fitness professional, you did get into fitness for the money. You DID NOT get into fitness because of the money. . Everyone needs to make a living. Fitness professionals choose to do that by helping other people. Th...

Have you ever been afraid of something and that fear drove you to act in a way you prefer you hadn’t? . Maybe fear is something that is governing your day to day life in ways you aren’t even aware of. . In this meeting, Tony Blauer talks about how fear is something that you can render powerless if you are armed with the necessary education. He also talks about what you can do if fear is powerless....

Want to learn how to get a Micro Gym to $1,000,000 a year? Well, then you need to speak with someone who has done it. Prepare to meet Andrew Frezza, the owner of the unassuming, mega successful, CrossFit Palm Beach. . Andrew and his brother, Tony, have recognized some major holes in the way traditional CrossFit is delivered, they plugged those holes, and members, and staff, stopped falling through...

Staff Special - Dr. Bo Babenko   Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Bo Babenko. . Dr. Bo has been a steady figure in the CrossFit landscape for almost 10 years. As a DPT and a CrossFit coach, Bo has traveled the world using his skills. . Dr. Bo was on a CrossFit Games Regionals team multiple times. He has the trust of some of the most well known people in the fitness landscape. Dr. Bo came to Acti...

Have you ever heard the phrase “words matter”? Yea, you haven’t heard the least of it yet. . Mark England had a transformative moment in his life that sent him on a tailspin of self loathing that ended in massive positive self awareness. In this episode, we discuss at length  how the words Mark was using got him out of the tailspin and back to flying high. . Mark helps everyday people change the w...

Staff Special - Dr. Andrew Hawley Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Andrew Hawley. . His clients call him Andy, and Andy has run a successful chiropractic clinic in North Eastern Pennsylvania for over a decade. . A former collegiate wrestler, a business owner, a father, a husband, Andy made the aggressive move to seek out working for Active Life as a staff member through instagram. Challenged wit...

Andy Petranek is a reformed CrossFitter. A true CrossFit original, Andy opened his affiliate up before people knew about this weird blog called CrossFit.com. Andy got himself to a place where he was one of the fittest men in the world, and now, he’s still fit, and on some days he chooses to work out until the moment he breaks a sweat, and then he’s done. . On this episode of the Active Life Podcas...

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, and director of sales, Dr. Pam Christiansen. . Dr. Pam has been a physical therapist for over a decade. She managed multiple offices and made herself quite the career. And yet, it’s a career she gave up to be an Active Life staff member full time. It’s a decision that has allowed her more time with her husband, and her kids. It’s a decision she does not regret. . Lik...

When I met Dr. Trisha at Jesse Itzler’s “Build Your Life Resume” mastermind, it was abundantly clear that she has an energy about her not felt from most people. Trisha owns “Expand your human” and coaches with Wim Hof himself on tour around the world. . On this episode we dive into the experience I had with Trisha and how it has fundamentally changed my life. There are still days when I struggle,...