Beyond Your You - Inspiring, Motivating Stories of Health & Fitness
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThe podcast where we share tips and stories that motivate and inspire you to go beyond your personal barriers. Many of our guests are Orangetheory Fitness members and coaches, but we also feature everyday people and Weekend Warriors who are striving to be the best version of themselves.
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Not Turning Back on Her Weight Loss Journey - Nicole Fox
May 03, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBNicole Fox’s weight-loss journey started about three years ago. She was in her 30s; she had high blood pressure and was borderline diabetic. That all stemmed from her weight, which was nearly 500 pounds. “You never think that you weigh almost 500 pounds,” she said. “It was shocking. I thought to myself, ‘What are you doing? This is no way to live a life. I’m not going to have a life if I continue like this.’” After struggling with weight issues her entire life, Nicole flipped the switch an...
Fit and Fun - Even During Coronavirus - Dara Burkhalter
April 19, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis episode is coming to you in two parts. Part I was recorded in late February for an episode that was to air in March. Now, with the global coronavirus pandemic keeping most of us shut in, that seems like years ago. Part I of Dara Berkhalter’s story is still incredibly inspiring. You’ll for sure want to listen to this entire episode to hear her tell about the struggles she went through to go from a traumatic ligament-tearing fall to running her first-ever nonstop mile. Along the way, she...
Chasing Weight Loss and a Healthy Relationship with Food - Chase Smith
March 30, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBFor most of his 25 years, Chase Smith has struggled with weight. He had an unhealthy relationship with food that led him to binge eat. When he was sad, he ate. We he was happy, he ate. Through most emotions, he ate. That led to him weighing 382 pounds, and dealing with high blood pressure, elevated heart rate, sleep apnea, being pre-diabetic, and taking multiple medications a day for his various conditions. He had tried many of the “newest, latest, greatest fad diets on the market,” which w...
Building Confidence to Beat MS - David Olges
March 08, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBThis is our second episode marking Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. In our previous episode, we talked with one of the nearly 1 million Americans who is living with MS. We learned that MS has no known cause, but it is believed to involve some combination of genetics and environmental factors. Today, we talk with David Olges, a professor in the field of Counselor Education and Supervision, who has also been dealing with MS for several years. David's background as a counselor has helped h...
Living with Multiple Sclerosis - The Often Unseen Disease
March 01, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBDid you know that nearly 1 million people in the United States are living with multiple sclerosis? Or that it has no known cause? According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the disease is believed to involve some combination of genetics and environmental factors. One other fact you may not know is that March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. We’re dedicating two episodes this month to learn more about the disease and talk with people who are dealing with it every day. One...
"Show Up" and Do Things That Scare You - with Kaity Wachtel
February 16, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn season 2 of “Beyond Your You,” we’re going to go beyond where season 1 took us. When I started this podcast in early 2019, my original intent was to interview primarily Orangetheory Fitness coaches to share more training and health tips from them. This season, we’re stretching outside the studio. We’ll still hear from Orangetheory coaches, but I’m also going to talk with people outside of the coaching realm - people like you and me who are plodding along on our personal journey to get fit...
How to Build Additional Strength Outside the Studio
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWorking out in a group class like Orangetheory Fitness is fun, and it will definitely build your overall fitness if you put in the effort. But if you want to boost your strength even more, you may need to add some extra work outside the studio. Tyler Lymburner, a coach at the Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) studios in Carmel, Indiana and Fishers/Geist, joined Beyond Your You to describe several things you can do when you're not in a group class to achieve your strength goals. In this episode, y...
Building the Community of an Orangetheory Fitness Studio
October 05, 2019 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBOne of the best parts of being a member of an Orangetheory Fitness studio is the feeling of community. Coaches, of course, encourage members to push themselves, but what sets OTF apart is how the members come together to support one another in reaching new levels of fitness. What's it take to build that kind of community feeling? Molly Brunner, studio manager at the Broad Ripple (Indiana) Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) studio, joined the program to tell us how her team worked to "paint the pict...
All 'Bout That Base - The Importance of Base Pace Training
September 04, 2019 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBTo improve your overall fitness, you need to improve your base pace. What is "base pace"? Maggie Grover, head coach at the West Carmel/Zionsville Indiana Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) studio describes it as "your lowest working effort. The pace you should be able to hold, even if it gets a little uncomfortable, for 20-30 minutes. OTF coaches often call base pace "challenging, but doable." As Maggie says, the challenge is mostly mental. She tells why that is and offers tips for pushing through ...
Partner Workouts: Love Them, Hate Them, or Both
August 16, 2019 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.62 MBKaity Wachtel, head coach of the Fishers-Geist (Indiana) Orangetheory Fitness studio, has coached more than 4200 classes, which makes her the most tenured coach in the state. In this episode, Kaity talks about why people sometimes experience trepidation when they hear, "Today, we're doing a partner workout!" And why they usually end up smiling and high-fiving their partners. Tell us what you think or ask a question you want to know about Orangetheory! Beyond Your You aims to be your source ...
What It Takes to be an Orangetheory Fitness Coach
July 21, 2019 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBKaity Wachtel is the head coach of the Fishers-Geist Orangetheory Fitness studio in Fishers, Indiana, and she was recently promoted to Regional Fitness Educator for the state of Indiana. In her four years with the company, Kaity has coached more than 4200 classes, which makes her the most tenured coach in the state. Listen as Kaity explains the ABCs - and ACSMs, ACEs, NASMs and more - of what it takes to become an OTF coach. If you think it's as simple as strapping on a headset mic and call...
Fighting ALS through Augie's Quest and Orangetheory Fitness
April 22, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 5.46 MBLynne Nieto is the “voice’ of Augie’s Quest, and a board member of the ALS Therapy Development Institute. Her leadership, vision, focus, and unconditional love are a driving force in the war against ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Lynne spoke with us about Augie's Quest while she and Augie were on vacation, but neither of them was taking a full day off from their fight again...
1000 Orangetheory Workouts - And When Slower is Better
April 03, 2019 04:00 - 15 minutes - 6.94 MBIn this episode, we talk with Tina, a member at Orangetheory Fitness in Carmel, Indiana. Tina shares her story about conquering her biggest fear - stepping foot in the OTF studio after having tried, and quit, so many other programs. But after completing more than 1000 Orangetheory classes in four years and losing more than 100 pounds, she says she's "never going back" to anything else. You'll also learn when slower is better -- and get a running hack to maximize your distance in the OTF Mar...
Debunking Misconceptions - Conquering Dri Tri
March 11, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.9 MBIn our debut episode, get to know Scotty Banks Scotty describes several misconceptions that people have when they step into an Orangetheory Fitness studio - and then he squishes those notions by telling you how things really are. Next, Scotty gives advice for not only surviving the Dri Tri, but thriving while doing it. He's coached more than 30 of the supreme fitness challenges and has completed more than 15 himself, so he knows what he's talking about. Finally, we look at several upcomin...