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Second Wind Fitness with Brock Armstrong

51 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

I have one goal: to help you think differently about exercise so you can move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting ways. None of us want to exercise harder or longer to get good results (we have jobs, families, and lives) we want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it.

Here’s the thing, none of us wants to exercise harder or longer to get good results – we have jobs, families and lives. We want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it.

As I, Coach Brock Armstrong (formerly the Get-Fit Guy), begin the second half of my first century on this planet (I am 50 on Aug 3), I will use my background in Cognitive Behavioural Theory, endurance sport, and a lifelong love of movement to help you move through this world with ease, now and later in life. This podcast isn’t about getting skinny, ripped or jacked – but it is about being fit, capable, healthy and happy!

Whether you were fit when you were younger and let it slide, you never found a fitness program that worked for you, or you are just tired of working so hard to stay fit, it’s about time to get your second wind.

A little bit about me – as a child and teen, I was always active and fit but in my 20s, after an injury forced me to leave my career as a professional ballet dancer, I kind of started coasting. Then in my 30s, things got worse. I got a government desk job, gained weight, drank more than I should, allowed depression and a generalized anxiety disorder to grow, and then had a major heart-health scare. The culmination of all this caused me to wake up and begin to seriously focus on my overall health.

After that, and through my 40s, I made a point of working for prominent wellness gurus (like Dave Asprey, Monica Reinagel, Katy Bowman, Mark Sisson, Ben Greenfield, Mark Divine, and Abel James) and used everything I learned from them to turn my health and fitness around. I also took courses, acquired certifications, and became a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioner.

Now, heading into my 50s, I am focusing on continuing to improve (not fall apart) — and I want to bring you along on my journey through podcast episodes, interviews, articles, and videos sharing everything I know (and am still learning).

I am not a millionaire. I am not genetically gifted. I am just like you, simply doing the best with what I have. I am an easy-going Canadian, who is easy to talk to, doesn’t fall for fads or false hype, and focuses on non-intimidating but effective ways to get and stay healthy and fit.

So if you are ready to move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting and satisfying ways, subscribe to the Second Wind Fitness podcast where ever you listen to audio.

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Episodes

Something is Always Better Than Nothing - final episode

March 27, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes - 23.9 MB

The final episode of Second Wind Fitness. A little reminder to always choose movement, whenever you can because no matter what your goals are - something is always better than nothing. 

Don't Lose Your Balance

March 13, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MB

Balance is something we don’t think much about after we learn it (as a child) or start to lose it (as a senior), but balance is crucial to healthy living. Personally, as part of my getting "too fit to fracture" protocol, I am focusing on maintaining my balance more and more. This is why and how. -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

The Five Most Excellent Movements

February 27, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MB

There are five excellent movements you can do almost anywhere and at any time to help keep you strong and fit—no gym memberships or stretchy pants required. Those five excellent key body movements which I would love to see all of us modern-convenience-loving, chair-dwelling, workaday grumblers incorporating into our lives are: Push-ups, Pull-ups, Squats, Planks, Rotations (don't worry, I will explain). -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coff...

Making More Time for More Movement

February 13, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

I am no going to lie - fitting exercise into your busy schedule takes effort, planning and forethought but it is well worth the effort. Make a plan, put it on your to-do list, add it to your calendar, put stickies on your fridge - I am serious here, do whatever it takes. I dare you to try it for a month and I know you will find that it pays off, and in ways you never expected. -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopp...

Common Excuses Not To Move More - Busted!

January 30, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MB

There are many (and I do mean many) excuses our brains come up with to not move more but in this episode, I will tackle the most common excuses we all give to avoid exercise - and give my best rebuttal to each. Try using these on your less active friends or, yes, even on yourself when your inner lazy bones tries to fool you into hitting the couch instead of hitting the bricks.  -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shop...

Low-Stress Ways to Stay Active on Vacation

January 16, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MB

I just got back from a sunny getaway (it's what we Canadians do at this time of year) and you know what, I'm going to say it: We should all take a break from work and getting away is a great way to do that. But getting away doesn't have to mean getting away from our physical fitness goals.  -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

Some Simple Ways to Move More - every. single. day.

January 02, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MB

The evidence is all around us—we can't offset or undo hours and hours of sitting still with a single bout of exercise. And who would even want to when there are so many easy and fun ways to inject more movement right into your day? -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

You Can Keep Moving During the Holidays - Really!

December 19, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MB

Travel time, fancy meals & drinks, and time constraints don't have to hamper your movement goals. Being active during the holiday season is simpler than you think, and BONUS: it can even help you de-stress! -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

The Magic of Rolling & Breathing with Jill Miller (TuneUpFitness)

December 05, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

My guest on this episode is Jill Miller C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP. Jill is a fascia expert who has 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide. Jill is the former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal, has been featured in New York ...

What about Compression Garments?

November 21, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB

Amateur and pro athletes alike are wearing compression gear and using compression machines to (hopefully) improve their performance and/or speed up their recovery. But do these skin-tight suits really do anything? -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

Are You Too Fit to Fracture? Lora Giangregorio PhD (BonES Lab)

November 07, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

Lora Giangregorio PhD is research Chair in Mobility and Aging at the University of Waterloo. Her work has led to the development of the "Too Fit To Fracture" Exercise and Physical Activity Recommendations for Individuals with Osteoporosis. Her aim is to reduce the burden of osteoporotic fractures. This is how it goes - as we get older, we lose muscle and bone, we become less active, and some people develop a bone disease called osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures can be the reason...

Move Your Body - Lower Your Blood Pressure

October 24, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MB

We all know that medical science has come up with more than a few ways to treat high blood pressure, which is great. But to what extent can we simply lower our blood pressure by exercising? If your heart can take it easy and not work as hard to pump all your life-giving blood, then the force on your arteries will decrease and that will in turn lower your blood pressure. We all know that consistent physical activity can make your heart stronger so it follows that a stronger heart mu...

Do You Need an Activity Tracker?

October 10, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MB

Despite the fact that you can buy an activity tracking device for your toddler or your pet now, there is actually little evidence that shows they can do anything to improve your fitness. And sure, it would be easy to blame the devices themselves, but I think there is more to this issue than simply inaccurate data. Cool-looking wristbands, rings, foot pods, and even hats that promise to measure your heart rate, steps, sleep, calories burned and even stress levels can be seen on ever...

A Pain in the Neck – Literally! (WorkplaceHero.me)

September 26, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MB

In this special episode, sourced from the archives of my old podcast, WorkplaceHero, we dive into neck pain and how to deal with it. Neck pain can be caused by any workplace activity that strains your neck and you might feel pain at the base of your skull and down into your shoulders, or you might just feel a knot in your neck. But it is avoidable - and that is what we cover in this episode.  -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start y...

Elastic Resistance Bands - how and why to use them

September 12, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MB

Resistance bands are small, portable, inexpensive, and easy to use anywhere and anytime. If you need some help (or some convincing) to get your resistance training underway, this is for you! This likely won't be news to you but I will say it anyway - consistent resistance training provides so many health benefits that I think everyone should be doing it. But, I also know that the items we usually associate with resistance training (barbells, dumbbells, weight plates, and big exerci...

Menopause? More like MenoGO with NiCole Keith Ph.D.

August 29, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

In the episode, I am joined by sports medicine researcher and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. NiCole Keith, Ph.D. to discuss the elusive topic of Exercise for Post-Menopausal Women.  Dr. NiCole Keith is a Professor from the Department of Kinesiology and associate dean of faculty affairs in the School of Health & Human Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Keith is dedicated to research and programming that increases physical a...

Need to Get (Back) in Shape? Here's a Plan!

August 15, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MB

Whether you want to get back in shape or you want to get in shape for the very first time, improving your fitness begins by starting where you are, setting reasonable goals, and tracking your progress. In this episode, will tell you how.  Some people haven't ever been interested in moving their bodies, but then are suddenly faced with a doctor telling them they need to get in shape - or else. Others were fit years ago (maybe in high school or college) but once they stopped competin...

How Hard Are You Exercising? (rate of perceived exertion)

August 01, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MB

You may have heard me say that you should do a particular exercise at a particular intensity or your doctor may have told you to get 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise per week. Do you need to buy an activity tracker or get a kinesiology degree to know exactly how intense these workout should be? The truth is that you probably already innately know how hard you are exercising. It's called Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and it's already installed in your brain...

What is Exercise Contagion? And how can we catch it?

July 18, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MB

In a paper called Exercise contagion in a global social network published in Nature Communications, researchers say that “we show that exercise is socially contagious and that its contagiousness varies with the relative activity of and gender relationships between friends.” -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

Why You Need a Morning Movement Routine w/ Brad Kearns (B.Rad Podcast)

July 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 MB

Find out more about Brad's comprehensive online multimedia educational course with all the tools and guidance you need to implement a custom-designed morning exercise routine, scalable to all fitness levels and time availability. Improve fitness, focus, and discipline all day! And use the code: brad10 to get 10% off at sign-up.  -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazo...

So Many Reasons to Lift Something Heavy

June 20, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

The benefits of lifting heavy things that I outline in this episode: That Toned Look Use Body Fat as Fuel Get Smarter Support Your Testosterone (and other hormones) Protect Your Bones, Joints and Tendons Build or Maintain Bone Strength Lower Your Blood Pressure Improves Endurance Support Good Mental Health Helps Manage Chronic Pain Supports Liver Health (and insulin sensitivity) Slow Down the Ageing Process -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockA...

What the Heck is a Healthy Body Composition?

June 06, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

If you are a serious (or even recreational) exerciser, you want to get faster/stronger.  That is, after all, where some of the fun of our dedicated exercise time is derived. And for many of us, getting faster or making those hard-fought-for muscles more noticeable, means losing some body fat. This can be a tricky endeavour when you are also trying to enjoy your workouts, live an active lifestyle, be good at your job, raise a family, and maybe even perform well in some races and even...

Functional Physical and Mental Fitness w/ Elle Russ (the Elle Russ Show)

May 23, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

LANGUAGE WARNING: we do drop the f-bomb three (maybe four) times (in reference to Elle’s book, Confident As Fu*k: How To Ditch Bad Vibes, Clean Up Your Past, And Cultivate Confidence In Order To Make Your Dreams A Reality). So if you or someone near you is really put off by that word… well, you have been warned.  Elle is a bestselling author, a screenwriter, and a seasoned public speaker and has been interviewed on over 50 shows and featured in publications such as Success Magazine...

Don't Skip or Skimp on Your Cool-Down

May 09, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

After any workout (cardio or weights) your muscles are tired and very quickly begin breaking down in order to rebuild (this is a good thing). That time, right after you finish exercising, is a critical time for muscle tissue repair, strength building, and overall recovery. That is where your cool-down comes into play. -- Buy Brock a coffee (and support this show) at https://BrockArmstrong.com/coffee Start your Amazon shopping adventure at https://BrockArmstrong.com/amazon

Move The Body, Heal The Mind with Jennifer J Heisz , PhD (NeuroFit Lab)

April 25, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MB

Dr. Heisz joins me on this episode to talk about her research which examines the effects of physical activity on brain function to promote mental health and cognition in young adults, older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Her book: Move The Body, Heal The Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve Focus, Creativity, and Sleep, focuses on overcoming inertia; using exercise to help fight addictions; how we can improve our memory with fitness even a...

The Three Distinct Versions of Exercise

April 11, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

When we choose to walk to the store instead of driving there, we might be heard saying that we are “getting some exercise.” When we go to the gym or any fitness class, we go there to exercise. When we start training for a marathon, we again think or talk about it in terms of doing some sort of exercise.  While all of these statements are mostly accurate, at least to a certain extent, I think this line of thinking gets us in trouble. And not just semantic trouble that confuses peopl...

The Importance of Variability with Debbie Potts (Life is Not a Race)

March 28, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB

Debbie Potts, is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), DNAFit coach, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, CHEK HLC Coach, KION and Superhuman Coach, USAT Coach and NASM CPT. Whoa! Debbie is a leading fitness professional for over twenty-five years who owned Fitness Forward Studio in Bellevue, WA for over ten years.  Main topics included: How she ended up burnt out and sick. What does she attribute her burnout to? How does stress (all stresses) relate to our fitness? How Debbie ...

A Strong Case for the Pull-up Bar

March 17, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

You probably know someone (or maybe you are someone) who has limited mobility in their shoulders. I have been noticing this more and more in family members and people I work with. Sure, some of them have had an acute injury that caused it (or at least kicked it off) but the majority of people, I would suggest, are suffering more from the old move-it or lose-it issue.  Their shoulder movements started to get difficult over time, maybe with some amount of pain, and so they decided to...

Create Your Own User Manual with Alex Wisch (WischFit)

March 07, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

Alex Wisch is a Performance & Wellness Coach, Entrepreneur, Athlete, and Mental Health Activist. Throughout his life, he has faced significant adversity. Alex has struggled with ADHD, dyslexia and, in his early teens, battled anorexia. Regardless of the challenges he faced, he showed great promos by becoming one of the top sailors in the country by age 18 and got accepted into an Ivy League school. As a sophomore in college, his struggles and perfectionism became overwhelming. He ...

Your Engine's 50,000 Mile Tune-Up (feed drop: Change Academy)

February 24, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

If you’ve ever owned a motor vehicle (or a fancy bike), you know that routine maintenance (getting the oil changed, checking your tire pressure, monitoring the brake pads, etc.), can keep your vehicle running well and on the road for a long time.  Every so often, however, a more comprehensive tune-up is recommended.  In the same way, healthy habits like eating well, staying active, managing stress, and so on, go a long way toward keeping your body and life running smoothly  But eve...

Make It Your Own with Abel James (Fat-Burning Man)

February 14, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

A “Coach to the coaches,” Abel has worked with thousands of people across the world to optimize performance, mindset, health and longevity. He also has an A.B. from Dartmouth College and graduated as a Senior Fellow with Honors with a concentration in Psychological and Brain Sciences. So, as you can imagine, we dviate a little from the "fitness world" but I think you will agree that it all fit together nicely. In this episode, we cover: - The fun and embarassing (for me) story of...

Should you Ditch the Chair? A case for "active rest"

February 07, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

The research paper: Sitting, squatting, and the evolutionary biology of human inactivity published in the proceedings of the national academy of science concludes with this: “Based on our results, we introduce the Inactivity Mismatch Hypothesis and propose that human physiology is likely adapted to more consistently active muscles derived from both physical activity and from nonambulatory postures with higher levels of muscle contraction.” This translates to something like… Hunter...

Drop the Ego and Train Smarter with Craig "Crowie" Alexander (SansEgo)

January 31, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

Craig “Crowie” Alexander grew up playing a range of sports soccer, cricket, water polo, golf and tennis, although soccer was his main game. The sport you know Crowie best for, triathlon, he didn’t compete in until the age of 20. Alexander raced his first professional triathlon in Sydney, Australia on the ITU World Cup circuit in 1995, finishing in 8th place. He also claimed his first professional victory later that same year. He went on to have many wins and with his 2011 victory ...

Movement Snacks - If you like the benefits BUT don't like to exercise

January 24, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

What is a Movement Snack? A movement snack, as I define it, is a brief bout of movement ​​that is both efficient and easy to perform, done on a regular basis throughout the day (rather than solely relying on one dedicated workout). Yes, I am suggesting that you simply get up and move occasionally to create a more active lifestyle! Now you may be saying, “Come on Brock. Can short bursts of exercise sprinkled across your day allow you to achieve your goal of living a more active li...

Movement Snacks - If You Want the Benefits but Don't Like to Exercise

January 24, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

What is a Movement Snack? A movement snack, as I define it, is a brief bout of movement ​​that is both efficient and easy to perform, done on a regular basis throughout the day (rather than solely relying on one dedicated workout). Yes, I am suggesting that you simply get up and move occasionally to create a more active lifestyle! Now you may be saying, “Come on Brock. Can short bursts of exercise sprinkled across your day allow you to achieve your goal of living a more active li...

How to use Yoga for Athletic Performance with Abi Carver (Yoga15)

January 17, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

Abi Carver (of Yoga15.com) is on a mission to bring yoga to men and women, passionate about their sports, who are training hard, looking for the edge and who recognize that yoga is a highly effective performance and recovery tool but don't know where to start. In this episode, we focus on Abi's skills as being someone who has identified how you can use yoga to benefit sports performance not by becoming a full-on yogi but by using yoga to build flexibility, mobility, balance, streng...

Why I Swim in Cold Water

January 10, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

One of the things I love most about where I live is that I can walk to the beach (it’s 120 steps, I counted). Granted, I live in Canada… on Vancouver Island… so much of the year the water is 8 degrees celsius (or colder). But when we moved here in November of 2020, I decided that I would go to the beach as many mornings per week as I could muster. And after a few weeks of walking along the shore and staring out at the water, I started joining some friendly folks who going in the wat...

What We Can Learn from Pro Athletes with Brad Kearns (B.Rad Podcast)

January 03, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Brad Kearns is an American author, podcast host, professional Speedgolfer, Masters high jumper, and former professional triathlete. Kearns dominated the international triathlon circuit from 1986 to 1995 and won 31 events worldwide. He is a 2020 top-3 world-ranked Masters age 55-59 high jumper and in 2018, he broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest single hole of golf ever played. Impressed yet? Kearns hosts the B.rad Podcast, covering health, fitness, peak performance, happ...

How Using a Treadmill Wrong Can Benefit Your Genes

December 27, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

It's true! by being creative with our movement time, we can turn even the most dreaded of exercise machines into a fun game. A game that not only challenges our fitness but allows us to expand our balance, coordination, mobility, stability, flexibility, agility, and accuracy. So while running on a treadmill or cycling on a stationary bike can be good for our heart, lungs, and legs it is a biomechanically repetitive set of movements. And again, I am not yucking anyone’s yums - I lov...

Getting Durable with Tim Waggoner (Endurance Planet)

December 20, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Tim "Lucho" Waggoner raced as a professional triathlete where he placed top 12 at the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships, won the USA National Ironman Championship back in 2004 and was the US Triathlete of the year in 2000.   After retiring from triathlon, Tim dove headfirst into ultra racing where he won (and broke the course record) in his first 50-mile trail race.  He then went on to place 6th at the Leadville 100 and was the overall winner of the Leadman series in 2012, whic...

How to Avoid Doing Too Much, Too Soon

December 13, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Like most things in life, being successful comes down to two things: preparing yourself properly and not biting off more than you can chew. The “too much, too soon” injuries that I cover in this episode, are things like shin splints, IT band friction syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, sacroiliac joint pain, Achilles tendonitis, rotator cuff tendonitis and the list of itis-es goes on. These are the real-life villains that affect exercisers (especially new or ageing ones) every ...

Alcohol and Fitness with Molly Watts (Breaking the Bottle Legacy)

December 06, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Molly is the host of the Breaking the Bottle Legacy podcast, where she shares her own experience with changing her long-standing drinking patterns and creating a healthier and more peaceful relationship with alcohol. In this episode, we dig into the science and mindset around how alcohol affects: Hydration Refuelling Performance Muscle building and maintenance Recovery and injuries Sleep And some specific information (or misinformation) about beer. Visit BrockArmstrong.com ...

How Fit Are You?

November 29, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Right off the bat, I am going to say this: the point of this episode is not to start some sort of measuring contest between me and you or you and your friends on social media. The point of measuring your fitness is more complex than that. First, having an initial test result when you start a new exercise program or movement regimen can give you a baseline, so future testing can be compared to this and any changes you make can be quantified. Second, establishing this baseline can b...

The Calorie Conundrum with Monica Reinagel (the Nutrition Diva)

November 22, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Monica Reinagel has been helping people create healthier lives for more than 15 years through her Nutrition Diva podcast, books, online coaching programs, and in-person workshops. As a licensed and board-certified nutritionist, her approach is grounded in science but is also practical and realistic. Monica also co-hosts the Change Academy podcast (with me) and runs the sustainable weight loss program, Weighless (also with me). In this episode, we dig into: What the heck is a calor...

Love the Movement, Not Just the Finish Line

November 15, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Think of all the short 10-minute body blasts or 7-minute scientific workouts you have heard of. Or consider the huge focus on HIIT and how you can get “the benefits of a 60-minute workout in half the time.” Or all the electro-stim devices that you don’t even have to move your own muscles to “zap body fat” and “build muscles while you relax.” What do all of these have in common? They all miss the fact that exercising and moving your body is fun and pleasurable - just like eating you...

The Minimum Viable Threshold with Dean Dwyer (the Successful Body)

November 08, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

The guest on this episode turned 56 in September and he has done what most people think can’t be done at his age - he is more fit than he has ever been in his life. My guest on this episode is Dean Dwyer, author of the book, Make Shift Happen, creator of the Extraordinary Willpower course, and the host of The Mindset Show. He is a former educator who now spends his time teaching others how they can be successful in their own lives to change how they look, work and live. In the epi...

Do You Want to Get Fit Fast?

November 01, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

In my early coaching career, I specialized in marathon and triathlon coaching. I then went on to coach everyone from fitness models to previously sedentary seniors. But no matter what walk of life people came from, they consistently asked the same seemingly innocent question: How long will I need to “do this” to get fit?  My answer generally alternated between either “as long as possible” or “it depends.” Obviously, neither of these was the answer people wanted to hear. The reason...

Teaser: Get Ready to Move More of Your Body, More Often

October 27, 2021 14:11 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MB

I have some amazingly knowledgeable and inspiring guests, interesting topics, cool tests, fun workouts, and mind-blowing information all coming your way in podcast form very soon.  In this episode, I highlight a few of the episodes that are all queued up and ready to help you get your second wind. Including: --Do You Want To Get Fit Fast? --The Minimum Viable Threshold with Dean Dwyer (the Successful Body) --Love the Process, Not Just the Outcome --The Calorie Conundrum with Mo...

Are You Ready for Your Second Wind?

October 27, 2021 00:04 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MB

Coach Brock Armstrong is not a millionaire. He is not genetically gifted. He's just like you, simply doing the best with what he has. he is an easy-going Canadian, who is easy to talk to, doesn't fall for fads or false hype, and focuses on non-intimidating but effective ways to get and stay healthy and fit.  What you can expect from the Second Wind Fitness podcast in the next few weeks? Weekly podcast episodes, alternating between: - one 15 minute solo exploration of exercises and...

1: Teaser: Get Ready to Move More of Your Body, More Often

August 13, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MB

I have some amazingly knowledgeable and inspiring guests, interesting topics, cool tests, fun workouts, and mind-blowing information all coming your way in podcast form very soon. In this episode, I highlight a few of the episodes that are all queued up and ready to help you upgrade your fitness. Including: --Do You Want To Get Fit Fast? --The Minimum Viable Threshold with Dean Dwyer (the Successful Body) --Love the Process, Not Just the Outcome --The Calorie Conundrum with Mo...