The Active Life Podcast

Will Ozempic and other GLP-1 Inhibitors go down as the Opioid crisis of the 2020s? Are there people for whom these drugs are more dangerous? If so, is it predictable who these people are? Are doctors overprescribing GLP-1 inhibitors? Is there a financial incentive for the doctors to do it even when it's not advisable for the patient? Is there a penalty for docs doing this? Should there be? The...

Mike is the founder of Stronger U, which he great to over 8,000 clients at it's peak, and over 50,000 clients overall. He's not a dietician, and he wasn't formally trained before he started the company. This is a story of grit and authenticity. Most importantly, Mike is a great father and husband who genuinely cares about the people in his life. I met Mike at The Real Coach's Summi...

When is it time to quit the job you keep complaining about? What kind of a job should you be looking for when you do? How do you climb from the bottom of the company all the way to the most powerful seat? These questions and more get answered today with the CSO of Active Life, Mary Banks.

What does it take to become the undeniable, number one person in your industry...? That's exactly what Jayson Siano of Sabre Advisors did in the commercial real estate game. Jay helped launch the growth of the European Wax Center, Dry Bar, Starbucks, Chipotle, Orange Theory, Solid Core Pilates, and Stop N Shop grocery stores (to name a handful of his clients). This is not a story of immediate...

Nutrition is so simple it's complicated. Lauren Papanos is a functional medicine certified, RD who believes that the overwhelming majority of hormone replacement therapy could be eliminated through diet and supplementation. She fell into the world of nutrition as a result of losing her cycle when competing in cheer on scholarship, where she had to maintain a low body weight, and still perform....

Would you wear a set of headphones for 10 minutes a day if you knew it could improve your sleep, focus, and recovery? There is some exciting data that suggests this is not only possible, but it might already be happening. Jen Dischler is a self proclaimed data nerd, we met at the Forever Strong event in January this year, and I was intrigued by the work she does for the startup "Vital Neuro&q...

Life is dangerous if we decide to live it to it's fullest, and I'm not here to sit on the sideline. On today's episode of The Active Life Podcast my friend, Dr. Amy West is back, and we are talking about the injury risks associated with CrossFit, how overblown they are, and how under reported. We also talk about a bunch of other things related to musculoskeletal health, and what societ...

As a PhD in exercise science, an ultra marathoner, a hybrid athlete, a successful entrepreneur, and a regular presence on stages and podcasts, it's hard to argue anything except that Alyssa Olenick is a winner. Not everyone wanted it to be that way. On today's episode you're going to learn about the feathers that were ruffled necessarily, the obstacles that were overcome, the advantage...

If you've heard Rachel Scheer on another podcast I promise you this, you have not heard her talk about what we discuss on today's episode, and you're going to want to tune in. Rachel found herself at the crossroads of having her intestines removed and taking control of her life, finding her own way to a cure for herself. She chose the latter and now she's bringing her message to th...

I recently attended an event called "Strength in Diversity" that my friend, Ebenezer Samuel hosted on behalf of Men's Health Magazine. I was skeptical at first because I rarely see diversity efforts that I believe make companies or services better. Typically what I see is virtue signaling, and getting minority faces into content to try an attract business from more people who look li...

I've been dealing with some conflict lately. In exploring what my unique ability is I've faced down some really challenging questions of myself. On today's episode I discuss those questions, the answers I've come up with, and what I plan to do about it. emailwithdrsean.ck.page/getit @drseanpastuch

Living a healthy lifestyle is much simpler than it's made out to be. One of the biggest mistake people make is the all or nothing approach. Sometimes you're better off doing less, and allowing it to be more. When is that the time?

Kimberly Pastuch (my wife) talks about her fourth pregnancy and delivery and what was different this time. She's two weeks postpartum at the release of this episode and she's within a few pounds of her pre-pregnancy weight, her energy is high, and her body is feeling almost 100%. How is this all possible? You're going to have to listen to find out.

The expression "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" is commonly used. But we can't just decide we want to spend time with five random people who do not also choose us. On today's podcast we discuss how to level up the quality of our friends. Please remember to leave us a five star rating if you're enjoying the show and share it with a friend.

In this special episode of the Active Life Podcast, Cody Ringle, head of operations over at Active Life in Long Beach takes control of the podcast and asks Dr. Sean a serious of questions following last week's episode.

Cody let's me jump into his head today and really get to know him better, what makes him tick, and what he's learned from leading the team in Long Beach for almost two years.

Everything I talk about in this podcast is true about how I manipulate my time. I used the word manipulate on purpose. If you listen to this episode and you apply even one thing I talk about in it you will experience less stress in your life.

We all know people who live in the victim mindset. It's even reasonable that we've all been there ourselves. What's on the other side, how do we get there? Let's talk about it.

Last time Tom was on we talked about how much easier it is for him to go hard in the gym than it is for him to take time away. Today we get into more on why that's true. We dive into what it's like to be inside Tom's head, he gets raw, and he gets vulnerable, and it's very impressive. I respect Tom a lot, he's a doer. I'm excited to bring him to you. Find Tom on instagram a...

Lessons in failure, fear, and preparation.

The impact of improving our lives is greater than the selfish gain. We get to help other people decide to improve theirs too. Today Cody and I talk about it.

Josh Clay is an accomplished, professional, fitness coach. He spent time building program design for Tonal, building athletes at UCLA, crushing for Equinox, and now he's going the entrepreneur route in Manhattan. Today we discuss the entrepreneurial journey, and Josh's take on strength and conditioning. @joshualeeclay

Even in the face of inarguable evidence, we cling to our beliefs we know are not true. Why? Let's talk about it.

The more often people say "the gym is my therapy", the more I think "you could probably use some therapy." On today's podcast I'm bringing it to you straight, as usual, about exactly why the gym is not therapy, what the gym is, what therapy is, and what to do to help yourself or someone else who is using this language. Mental health struggles are already unnecessarily s...

I drove all the way out to Philly to sit down with the founders of Few Will Hunt, an identity brand that just so happens to make some bad ass apparel. I found Joey and Drew years ago and have been following their growth since. The reason I call them an identity brand with great apparel is because their flagship shirt reads "everybody wants to eat, but few will hunt". It's a homage to...