Win At Weight Loss Podcast with Mitch Calvert

We're back and getting close to wrapping this up! (lol) Last episode, we left things off on the upswing in 2015... I had around 20 PT clients on the side … On top of my 9-5 demands promoting personal training and gym memberships by day at the Rady. And I was dipping my toe in the writing waters with regular articles in Men's Health and others. I got busier, and busier, and busier. ..All sq...

In the previous episode in this 4 part series, I shared the rocky road my fat loss journey took until I figured things out long enough to lose 60ish pounds and keep it off. Now I want to take you on the roller coaster that was building this coaching practice (it was a rougher ride LOL) Fast forward to 2011 and I was four years into a career in communications, first as a sports reporter and now in...

Hey, I'm back with part 2 of my 4 part trip down memory lane. So, I finished off the last one teasing my big wake-up call... It's best shared with a quick story. We've all been there. A night out, followed by the morning after waking up to notifications on your phone. “You’ve been tagged in a photo” Gulp. I faced this dire situation on Nov. 1, 2008. It wasn’t the fact I was dressed up...

Calvert Fitness member James Blatz celebrates 60 pounds lost in Calvert Fitness and shares the keys to his success. Mitch sat down with James to talk about his biggest breakthroughs, and the misconceptions and mindset shifts he's overcome along the way. We'll also outline how we plan to ensure he keeps it off for life. [0:00] - Intro [1:30] - Spark that got him going [2:40] - First big bre...

I’m taking this week to go right back to the start of my fitness journey now that Calvert Fitness is officially 11 years old this June… And share every painful detail, the good, the bad and the ugly because I think you'll avoid a lot of my mistakes if you read it.... Today, we start at the beginning. Because, well, that’s usually where stories start. So here goes...

Down 26lbs and on the way to 2023 goal! Simple 3M strategy that worked so well for Jayson... ✅ Movement = 8,000 - 10,000 steps most days ✅ Muscle = strength training 3x weekly to add new muscle tissue ✅ Meals = nailing my daily calories and protein most days (feeding my FUTURE self). I use MyFitness Pal app to track it. Simple. ✅ 3 litres of water everyday Credit to my Coach Mitch Calvert for...

I sat down with one of our Calvert Fitness coaching members, Shawn, yesterday to share what's working so well for him en route to losing 30 pounds in 9 weeks. This guy is Type A crazy busy, works part-time as a police officer while running a cold brew coffee company (Sheepdog). He realized he had nothing left to give at the end of the day and needed someone to step in to help him learn some ne...

Mitch is joined by fellow fitness coach and Canadian Andrew Martin (@martystrength_hockey) for a chat on how middle-aged beer league hockey players can make the most of their summers to stay (or get lol) in shape. Andrew talks about his playing career taking him from U Mass to Toledo, to a line brawl in Belfast, and a brief stint at Detroit Red Wings' camp. Injuries ultimately cut his career s...

Where is he now?! I started www.mitchcalvert.com as a blog documenting my fitness journey in June 2012. ​ I was pumped I lost those 60 pounds and kept it off, and wanted to document and share my process with others. ​I remember meeting up with my tech buddy Andrew and registering the website from a Starbucks patio on south Pembina. I didn’t trust myself to get my first “online” client signed on un...

I want to talk proximity is power. So I just got back from Houston. Part of a mastermind with other fitness coaches all over the world who think at a higher level than if I was just to stay in my local community. So I invested in putting myself in the right rooms around the right people to elevate my skill set, systems and ultimately, you know, become a better, more impactful coach. The theme of t...

In the latest episode of the Winnipeg Weight Loss show, we go in a different direction and reveal the 8 books you must read to unlock your full potential and achieve lasting success. These books helped me go from a broke, overweight, struggling teen with no direction in life to someone much further along life's journey :) I've read these books countless times, and they've been massivel...

Summer is 60 days away even if it doesn't feel like it in Winnipeg… But summer bodies are built now! I’m going to reveal six secrets to help you go from low energy and lacking confidence… To having abs, energy and dripping with confidence in time for summer! We'll show you the 10% of actions that lead to 90% of results!(And a few next level hacks that'll be icing on the cake you defini...

"I Burn Easily” At least that’s what I used to tell people while I sat in the pool with my shirt on... 260 lbs soaking wet. Growing up, I always had this anxiety around summer. It's supposed to the best time of the year, but it meant I no longer had a reason to wear a sweater vest to hide my moobs! And if somehow I ended up in a “shirtless” scenario, I’d pull out the “I burn easily” comme...

1 in 14 adults over 65 gets dementia and that number is increasing at an alarming rate. Here's what we know to help reduce your risk. Both in what you avoid and what to add to your life to drop your risk factor by 40%.

Buying this 4 years ago made me realize a childhood dream, but it was only a nightmare.

You must BURN THE BOATS to win. At anything. The idea of going into something with one foot out the door sets you up to fail. Leaving an escape route prevents us from putting our whole ass into the effort (and half asses don't look good in yoga pants!) An alternative diet; an alternative training program; an alternative mentorship program; an alternative partner; an alternative job etc. etc. Y...

I used to over-eat like a king on weekends. Sure, I was  “good”  all week. Arguably perfect. But weekends? Oh boy. I'd plan these elaborate cheat meals and rationalized the 'need' for then. Friday then became a gateway drug to the rest of the weekend and I'd go way off plan. It wasn't something I was ashamed by. I still made some progress. But it's like a carpenter working...

On today's episode of the Winnipeg Weight Loss show we discuss the pros and cons on the weight loss drug, Ozempic. It can be a supplement to a solid diet and training program but it's not without its cons. Not all weight loss is created equal... here's how to ensure you lose fat not muscle.

Life throws us all curveballs.  Bad things happen to good people.  Everyone will have down days, even bad weeks and months where everything piles on.  No life is an easy ride…  But those are temporary setbacks not final failures.  Every setback is a setup for future success! Here are four secrets to get through your struggles

Winnipeg Weight Loss Show is back with 4 things you MUST track to transform by summer Also! We're giving away a $1,000 transformation package with our new coach, Rebecca. Get the scoop and enter the draw.

Rewind to 2015 and my first Men's Health article goes live... only to be trashed by my first ever internet troll. Here's the lesson for you...

I'm Sean Crick. I was a year ago, a week ago and a year ago that I decided that I hadn't changed the way I was living. Wasn't healthy, wasn't sustainable. And, you know, I'm looking at myself in the mirror and said, you gotta do something here, you're gonna die. And, but where do I get started? Don't know how to get started. And, you know, whether the fake gods were lis...

No pound-shedding panacea, or is there? Ozempic is an injectable medication administered once a week. Ozempic mimics the GLP-1 hormone naturally produced in the intestines. Its primary role is to reduce food cravings and appetite. It can also delay gastric emptying, which is the time it takes for food to move through the stomach, so you hit and sustain that full feeling more than normal. It has it...

Interview done by Daniel Nagy on the Winning in Winnipeg podcast. From obese video game addict to respected fitness coach, Winnipeg-based Mitch Calvert first found his passion for fitness after losing 60lbs, completely changing his life. He now makes it his purpose to help others do the same. Mitch has a background in creative communications, having written for the Winnipeg Free Press. Mitch has b...

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