Think Fit. Be Fit.

This conversation is about where healthy habits originate and it’s deep. It goes beyond the biological stuff that is weight loss, food management and health psychology. With the development of neuroscience, psychology and how our gut chemicals and health play into how we construct our reality, Holly and Jennifer have a very good question for all of us to ask- how does the mind impact our fitness? ...

Season 3, Episode 7: The Whole Truth Practice makes perfect, right?  Well that depends on the nature of the skill and the type of practice.   So when it comes to acquiring a motor skill, it’s possible you haven’t heard the whole truth. Conventional wisdom usually doesn’t distinguish between types of practice, other than more is better. In the Motor Learning world there are many different ways we d...

There’s a spectrum of emotions that come with exercise.  Some of the times those emotions happen in small spaces where cycling and expensive candles intersect. Today Jennifer and Meredith are sharing optics and wisdom on this huge element in the fitness industry, Group Exercise.   Topics discussed: History of group exercise The community element of group fitness How Bootcamp falls short “Joy of Mo...

We began this season with a declaration; we would be covering fitness through the very particular lens of motor skill acquisition.  As it’s been a couple months since episode one dropped, let’s define skill again; the consistent achievement of a goal, under a variety of conditions, with an economy of effort.  Thus far we’ve spent a good amount of time talking about approaching our workouts with a...

What happens when an Athletic Trainer realizes concussion protocols and muscle system care is extremely outdated in fighting sports?  They innovate from their experience, knowledge base, ask questions to find a new path forward.   This episode might be short but it deserves to be on it’s own because Jenn and Arash Ranjibaran (AJ) of The Athletic Training Institute discuss the very important topic...

If you’ve been following along this season, here’s a recap; we introduced the notion of skill, defined what it is to be skillful, identified types of skills , based on their constituent parts, discussed the merits of whole, part or sequential practice, and finally, explored emotional affect and its impact on skill.  Ok, now what?   Now that we know what to do and how to practice it, what type of c...

Exercise has an important role in our future health, but can modern medicine integrate exercise and lifestyle factors?  One of the answers to that question is in this episode. This conversation moves from how we think about exercise to elevating healthcare and challenging the patterns of conventional medicine.   Two talented educators and physical therapists join Jennifer in discussing professiona...

Ready to be aroused ?  We’re not sure what you’re thinking, but we’re talking about skill here!  Simply put, our ability to perform gross or fine motor skills is determined, in part, by how well we manage our state of arousal.  Are we “locked in” and ready to go, or hyperstimulated, anxious and stressed?  Whether you’re an athlete competing in the world championships or playing Chopin in a piano r...

Box Jumps seem quite simple, face the box and smoothly launch yourself on top of it.  Since these jumps are deemed 'full body exercises',, Fitness Influencers and experienced trainers alike use them in various ways.  The claims for using them range from ‘functional strength’ to explosive strength to blasting fat.  Jenn and Meredith Mack take a step into the textbooks and mechanics to look at the o...

If scientists can measure 9800 plus molecular interactions during a single bout of exercise, don’t we want to know how to retain and enhance that capability? Muscle health is not often sought after, but Jenn and her guest Arash Ranjbaran of the Athletic Training Institute in Bellevue Washington explore why this is and some of the healing and performance factors in the neuromuscular system.   Arash...

What’s slippery, sloping and jolting?  If you think it relates to one of the most difficult things to do in sports, you might be right.  Once again, we’re joined by our friend and esteemed colleague, Dr. David Behm, who shares his insights into what constitutes the hardest skill in sports. While acknowledging the need for physical prowess in performing motor skills, the trio shifts the focus to th...

One of the big myths in core training is that one muscle is more important than the other. For example: videos that claim you must do leg lifts to strengthen your ‘lower abs’ or therapeutically releasing the psoas to help back pain are simply not accurate.    Christopher Verdi, the inventor of Core Restore Training System™ talks with Jenn to break down this myth and they share their perspectives f...

And, we’re back!  A little change of scenery is in order to kick off season 3 of Fitness for Consumption.  Catching up after a short summer break, GG offers his view from his own personal training camp while Dr. J invites us on his road trip to California.  While regaling us with a story from the road, PJ shares an insight describing how driving with cruise control can quickly scale up from an act...

The “Frog Pump” exercise has been called the “the best butt exercise” by Women’s Health Magazine and is also viewed as a ‘glute activation drill’ by many in the booty building scene.   Jenn and Meredith take a bite into these claims and they present a critique of the exercise design. After listening to this episode you could potentially examine the exercise for yourself and independent of the idea...

There is not much useful substance in a long list of ‘ab’ exercises. Core training myths have infected the fitness industry’s ability to teach exercise in a meaningful way.  Today’s episode is a beacon for a better understanding of our core exercise parameters and strategy. Fitness has been oversimplified for too long. Jennifer shares her beliefs about core training and her perspective that an ove...

Welcome to the first Peach Pit Fitness show, Jennifer and her new co-host Meredith Mack will dive into fitness buzzwords, workout trends or exercise through 2 segments: current trend critique and bringing back the classics of 90’s fitness. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠We aim ​to be your guides in a new commentary on how fitness shapes our lives with our knowledge of and experience in exercise mechanics, strength training...

Here at Think Fit. Be Fit. we are constantly on a quest to identify the best way to communicate effective exercise techniques and concepts.  Today, Nikki and Jennifer discuss 3 commonly used cues in exercise instruction that simply do not do your movement justice. If you have ever found exercise instructions utterly confusing then tune in and start sharing because the cues that Jenn and Nikki...

The Fitness Influencer culture is messy and full of gaping knowledge holes.  Because of the popularity of Fitness Influencers, it's becoming more apparent that the things we typically celebrate in fitness are too extreme and unrealistic for them to work and this leads to a lack of activity and burnout.   Jennifer and Nikki Naab-Levy of www.naablevy.com discuss the context of our fitness...

When we train our body with access to our unconscious mind we are taking advantage of our biology's ability to reset and unlocking the potential for tremendous physiological and psychological health benefits. Jennifer discusses the advantages of training the unconscious mind with Utah's only MAT Rx™ specialist, Jesse Wild of www.jessewildma.com   Jennifer even shares her experience with knee...

Once we understand stress and resilience and that it is key to take feedback from our body, we can truly experience how exercise reaches us on a deep level.  Jennifer discusses how exercise and cold thermogenesis are the cornerstones of building strength and resilience.  Jesse Wild joins her to discuss how to use the body as a bridge to both greater health, pain free movement and higher states of...

What if we can embrace ‘tension’ in our exercise to make it easier and more enjoyable? Meredith Mack joins Jenn to discuss that being influential means showing people a different way.   This is a rare conversation about diverging into creative energy and using different perspectives for our own best fitness and movement practices while staying grounded with strength training.  They even touch on t...

Think Fit. Be Fit. x Fitness For Consumption are providing a lot of valuable information through this channel.  This update includes an exciting announcement about a new segment and how you can help us create more intelligent fitness content.  Like Jennifer, this podcast network is full of energy for an exalted, kick ass version of fitness.    We are here to support an ongoing conversation about a...

HRV or Heart Rate Variability is a hot topic in high performance exercise or sports, but what about the rest of us?   What does it mean for chronic pain and climbing your stairs pain-free?  Jessica Thiel and Jennifer explore this topic from the unique perspective of being Muscle Activation Techniques™ Rx practitioners.   This episode has a lot of laughs and you’ll even hear Jennifer and Jessica sh...

Gregory Charlop MD is a Stanford and UCLA trained anesthesiologist that followed his passion for wellness into telemedicine.  His practice is dedicated to anti-aging medicine and the medical wellbeing of retired athletes.   Jennifer and Gregory discussed the many facets of health in women’s sports, high school athletes and retired athlete health.  Dr. Greg even shares tips on anti-aging medicine f...

And that’s a wrap!  Season two of the Fitness for Consumption is now officially in the books!  Or,  technically speaking, stored on the cloud for your listening pleasure, but, either way, join us for the season two wrap up episode with the founder of the Think Fit Be Fit network and fellow podcast host of the same name, Jenn Schwartz.     Jenn, PJ & GG go through the season episode by episode refl...