The Active Life Podcast

The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 In this episode, Larry and Cody dive into strategies for personal trainers working in group fitness environments who want to transition into one-on-one coaching. They explore the barriers that coaches face when trying to move from teaching classes to building a sustainable career with individual clients. From identifying idea...

The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 Watch the consult video here - https://youtu.be/KMkVY5EsZFY In this episode, Larry and Cody dive into strategies for fitness professionals on leveraging movement assessments to enhance client acquisition and engagement. They discuss how coaches, trainers, and therapists can use assessments as both a lead generation and a trus...

The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 Join hosts Larry Gaier and Cody Ringle as they chat with Peter Byrne, a coach who transformed his passion for soccer into a thriving remote coaching business. Peter shares how his journey took him from soccer tryouts to a career in fitness coaching that spans Costa Rica, London, and the U.S. With humor and insight, he discuss...

Watch our mini doc on Mike here - https://youtu.be/rfD5lAn3DqY The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 In this powerful episode, Larry Gaier and Cody Ringle dive deep into the story of Mike Geller, a fire lieutenant who, after a devastating motorcycle accident, defied all odds to regain mobility and strength. The hosts explore themes of resilience, agency, and unco...

The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 In this episode of The Active Life Podcast, hosts Cody and Larry dive into the upcoming in-person seminar happening this December at the flagship location in Long Beach. They explore why in-person experiences are unmatched in providing hands-on learning and connection opportunities for fitness professionals. The hosts share t...

The seminar is back - https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/seminar2024 In this episode of the Active Life Podcast, hosts Cody Ringle and Larry Gaier dive into the psychology of trust-building and commitment in professional fitness coaching. They explore the "four pillars" that clients need for a successful coaching relationship: support, environment, planning, and commitment. Along the way, Cody...

In this episode of The Active Life Podcast , hosts Larry Gaier and Cody Ringle explore the powerful impact of internal dialog on both personal and professional outcomes. They dive into how our beliefs and the things we say to ourselves shape our behaviors and how this ultimately affects the results we get in life. The episode covers strategies to help listeners become more aware of limiting belief...

In this episode of The Active Life Podcast , hosts Larry Gaier and Cody Ringle dive into the art of conversation. Whether it's personal or professional, they discuss why starting conversations can be intimidating and offer actionable strategies to help listeners improve their communication skills. From breaking the ice to asking meaningful questions, Larry and Cody emphasize that becoming a better...

In this episode, our co-host shares a remarkable journey from a college dropout and repeated arrests to becoming a successful gym owner. Through a candid and inspiring conversation, we explore the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, personal growth, and the tough decisions that come with staying true to your vision. Key Takeaways: The Early Struggles: Our guest reflects on his difficult early twent...

In this episode of the Active Life Podcast, Larry Gaier tells his story, a personal trainer who grew his career from humble beginnings to earning $10,000 a month while selectively working with clients he loves. Larry's journey started at a commercial gym, New York Sports Club, where he worked as a swim instructor after asking for a job to afford a gym membership. He transitioned to personal traini...

Whenwe say "people need to make it their priority, and then they will be healthy", the fitness industry has it backwards. It's a statement of ignorance for the lives people live. And it is ia deflection of responsibility that we're supposed to take in order to help them improve those lives. Angi Halvorson is a new kind of professional. She is a new kind of business owner. She is...

This week I'm sitting down with Cody, who did some serious research about the origins of processed foods before this episode. We discussed how the movement to food like substances started, and what I think the best path forward to unwind it is.

Make a promise, keep a promise. This is a rule that when followed solves all of the problems. Business is simple, or at least it can be.

Conversations with parents can be hard, and complicated, no matter how accomplished or old we are. I have had some really difficult conversations with my parents, and the one about leaving clinical practice is among the hardest. On this episode I sit down with my Mom to discuss what made it so hard, how we could have done it better, and what went well, so that you can make sure your next difficult...

Sometimes physical therapy isn’t a fit, and sometimes even when it is a fit, it’s an incomplete one.  On today’s episode Larry and I discuss how we’ve been helping people to get out of pain without going to the doctor or missing the gym at active life since 2015.

In this episode Cody Ringle and I break down the four types of people we most frequently find ourselves helping at Active Life. - why can’t these people get help elsewhere? - what have most of them tried? - when are they a bad fit for us? - mistakes we’ve made. - what makes clients successful? - how has the process changed? This is a deep dive into the way we view client services at active life Wa...

Sheila has been around since the beginning. She was at the first seminar we ever put on, and now her job is work Mom to, well, Me. On this episode she breaks down the changes she has seen in me, and in the company over the years, because sometimes when we're too close, we can''t see it ourself. I asked Sheila some really personal, and hard hitting questions. Enjoy as she answers them,...

When you actually do the math, this is much more interesting than initially thought.

We've got some things that are common sense, completely backwards. This episode covers six of the best examples I thought of that were the most formative for me in my career and life.

"Serious fitness for ridiculous people" might be the most brazen, and specific tagline for a brick and mortar business I've ever heard, and it's an indicator of why they're so successful. Mark Fisher knows his clientele, I mean he really, really, knows them. You're going to hear Mark say, without a doubt, the wildest thing anyone has ever said on The Active Life Podcast,...

Are you tired of talking about the weather? Would you love it if you were asked "what do you do for work?" for the last time? Sick of "how was your trip?" Omid Sheybani gave a TEDx talk on the topic of "Breaking the Habit of smalltalk" https://youtu.be/kkrWneKlNwM?si=WY2xv1PvSXZ7tjsj Find Omid's 50 questions to start better conversations on instagram at @omidschey...

Nick Perales served as a Marine scout sniper in the US military. His entire life and identity changed when he stepped on an IED that took his lower right leg, disabled his left leg, and nearly killed him. Nick had to make a decision that many people never face, he had to decide who he wanted to be, when the identity he was already proud to live within was no longer an option. Today, Nick is a succ...

Our identity often drives us in directions we don't even realize. The sooner we decide to acknowledge our role in our successes and failures, the sooner we grab more control over our own present, and future. Jill Bunny is a 2x Arnold Bikini Champion, an Olympia Bikini Champion, a cover model, a personal trainer for over 20 years, and a health coach for a decade. She has reinvented herself time...

Corporate culture is a term people throw around these days, and then do little to nothing with. Natana is responsible for the culture that we have inside of Active Life reaching the businesses of the clients we serve on the professional development side of our company. - What it means to have audacity - The benefit of surrounding yourself with people who make you better - When it's time to mak...

We are heading for a world with two groups of people who want nothing to do with each other... The medicated, and the unmedicated. This has the potential to become a social status game with the government supporting those who bend the knee to big pharma and big government instead of accepting personal responsibility. There is absolutely a place for pharmaceuticals, medical doctors, and government....