The Active Life Podcast

Are you curious about working with us as a one-on-one client? You can book a discovery call to learn more and see if you’re a fit for RX  coaching.https://calendly.com/active-life-rx/rx-coaching-discovery-call-45-mins Are you a professional who wants help getting your clients out of pain while building a coaching business? You can book a discovery call to learn more about the Active Life Professio...

Today on the podcast we flip the script. One of Dr. Sean's instagram followers asked an insightful question in the DM, and the answer(s) are all here!

We set the goals we already understand. We need to start setting the goals that we want to understand. We can do this by learning from other people who are doing what we want to be doing, by asking ourselves more questions to think about what we're thinking about, and to open our mind to taking action without certainty.  Enjoy the podcast? Please leave a rating, write a review, and share with a fr...

Are you curious about working with us as a one-on-one client? You can book a discovery call to learn more and see if you’re a fit for RX coaching.https://calendly.com/active-life-rx/rx-coaching-discovery-call-45-mins Are you a professional who wants help getting your clients out of pain while building a coaching business? You can book a discovery call to learn more about the Active Life Profession...

The easy thing to do is to suggest that it's too hard to be successful in your town. "Not enough people live here", "people don't have that kind of money here", "Nobody will buy that here", "this is a really small town"... Uh huh. You don't believe that, because you're still there, and you're still trying to be successful at the thing you say is impossible to be successful at. Let's break down tha...

Scott built a very successful business as a trainer at Equinox. He ascended all the way to master instructor, even helping to write curriculum for a training tier they were developing. Why did he leave? How did he grow his business on his own? What can you learn from him? What question did he have for Dr. Sean that brought out some vulnerability in the conversation? You're gonna have to listen to...

It can be argued that confidence is the primary asset to a person's character. How a person attains their confidence will influence how they use it, and like money, more confidence doesn't change the person, it just magnifies who they always were.  Cody Ringle is the operatons lead for Active Life at the flagship location in Long Beach NY.

In part 4 of 4, Larry and Dr. Sean discuss what it's like for the individual to navigate the health and fitness landscape.  This episode concludes our four part series and we would love to know what you thought. Please connect with us on social media to let us know! Larry is at @larry_thehuman Dr. Sean is at @drseanpastuch

Every gym and every coach says they can help people get great fitness results, and we decided to open our flagship for Active Life in Long Beach, NY, a town that is oversaturated with fitness businesses.  On this episode you're going to learn how to stand out as a category of one in a crowded industry where the market is used to be overpromised and underdelivered to.    Are you curious about worki...

In this four part series Dr. Sean and Larry sit down to discuss the perspective of the four most interested people in the healthcare to fitness system; The medical doctor, the physical rehabiliation professional, the fitness coach, and the individual using their services.  Part 3 is all about the coach.  Do they really think group class can solve all problems? Are they poorly educated? If not, why...

In this four part series Dr. Sean and Larry sit down to discuss the perspective of the four most interested people in the healthcare to fitness system; The medical doctor, the physical rehabiliation professional, the fitness coach, and the individual using their services.  Part 2 is all about the chiropractors and physical therapists.  Do they really just want to adjust, massage, stretch, and coac...

Chase Chewning is the host of Ever Forward Radio, and on this episode Chase and Dr Sean dive into how Chase turned around diagnosed clinical depression. In this episode Dr. Sean and Chase discuss the use of psychedelic plant medicine, the power of networking, and the importance of family and friends as a positive influence.  Living a life of wellness has always been a part of Chase's values - sinc...

In this four part series Dr. Sean and Larry sit down to discuss the perspective of the four most interested people in the healthcare to fitness system; The medical doctor, the physical rehabiliation professional, the fitness coach, and the individual using their services.  Part 1 is all about the medical doctor.  Do they really just want to push pills, shots, and surgery? If not, why do they do it...

In this short podcast episode, Dr Sean breaks down the mental space he puts himself into when considering making a buying decision of an item or service that costs more than he would like to spend.  Like the podcast? Please leave us a 5 star rating, write a review, and share it with a friend. 

Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., is the fitness director of  Men's Health  and a certified trainer with more than 10 years of training experience. He's logged training time with NFL athletes and track athletes and his current training regimen includes weight training, HIIT conditioning, and yoga. Before joining Men's Health in 2017, he served as a sports columnist and tech columnist for the New York Dai...

This podcast episode was inspired by an instagram follower of Larry's who reached out saying he was excited to open a CrossFit gym in a month.  Larry asked Dr. Sean for help navigating this conversation, and instead of doing it in private, Sean thought the best thing to do was to have the conversation and record it for your benefit too.  Find Larry on instagram at @Larry_thehuman Find Dr. Sean on...

Owning any business is hard, owning a gym business is perhaps the hardest. Believe it or not, most micro gyms never achieve profitability, and of those who do, many lose inspiration in their own business because of the tactics they needed to use to get there.  In this podcast Dr. Sean and Larry break down why gyms so often fail and what there is to be done about it.  Find Larry on instagram at @la...

Kimberly Pastuch is Dr. Sean Pastuch's better half.  ===== 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 problem. This podcast provides the actionable information needed to help...

Active Life created an education and mentorship program that spans 13 months, and takes over 1000 hours to complete when you account for application of the content.  It's not for everyone, and this podcast breaks down what it is, why we did it, and who it's for.  Find Larry on instagram at @larry_thehuman Find Dr. Sean on instagram at @DrSeanPastuch

Dr. Craig Liebenson is the first health care provider in California to receive a Certification of Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on Achievement of Recognition for Delivery of Quality Back Pain Care. He is the founder of First Principles of Movement which is dedicated to promoting health span and preventing disability by addressing the worldwide inactivity cris...

Dr. Sean and Larry discuss where the idea for Active Life came from, and how it has evolved.  Find Larry on instagram at @larry_thehuman Find Dr. Sean on instagram at @DrSeanPastuch

One of the most annoying things to deal with is when people say they do something similar to you. Maybe, but advil and tylenol are similar, an important difference is that Advil could kill a baby, so you might want to check the label before administering.  How do you respectfully differentiate yourself? It's something Dr. Sean has to do on podcasts when he's a guest, a lot. On this podcast he and...

Michael Cazayoux is an entrepreneur who has worked around the fitness space for the last decade.  He's successfully built and sold his last two health and fitness companies and now operates Soul Searching Adventures. Connect with him @ https://www.instagram.com/michaelcazayoux/ Learn more about his current passion - https://soulsearchingadventures.com/

Cody Ringle is the Operations Lead for Active Life's flagship location in Long Beach NY.  He is responsible for leading a team of three, full time, professionals who are offering a brand new set of solutions through education, exercise, and mentorship, to the clients in the local long beach market.  No one has ever seen anything like what's happening at Active Life in Long Beach. It's a category o...

Dr. Sean and Cody sat down and just started talking. This is as "behind the scenes" as it gets, and the conversation gets intense. Enjoy, Rate, Review, Share.