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Exercise For The Non-Physical, The Power of Curiosity, Opening Up, & How to Manifest | Zach & Jeremy @ The Fit Mess

Many people (myself included) get into fitness for the aesthetics and stay for the mental and emotional resiliency benefits. Fitness is much more than appearance. In this conversation with the hosts of The Fit Mess, we explore the power of vulnerability, opening up, therapy, and the non-physical perks of exercise.
Meet our guests
Zach Tucker and Jeremy Grater are the founders and hosts of The Fit Mess. For nearly a decade, they have pushed themselves to learn more about their own physical, emotional, and mental health. This has created a passion for using their acquired knowledge to help others. As hosts of the show for over 2 years, they have had the opportunity to speak to a wide range of guests, including some of the biggest names in health and wellness.
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Key takeaways
* The basics of fitness can be distilled into light movement often, and occasionally doing something hard
* Some of life's most profound experiences may be the ones you're currently dismissing
* Stop trusting and start testing (lifestyle habits, diet, supplements, etc)
Links
* Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SFAj3M1_5vU
* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/34 [http://mindbodypeak.com/34]
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Keep growing,
Nick

How to Listen to Your Body, Ditch Restrictive Food Rules, & Make Long-Term Progress | Sheri Traxler

Lost in the sea of fad diets that take the world by storm, only to fall out of popularity? Can't seem to stick to your healthy meal plan? Or, are you like me and you obsess over what you consume? The system we're discussing in this episode is deceptively simple and has a near-perfect track record.
Meet our guest
Sheri Traxler is an author, speaker, and coach. She mentors private clients and teaches workshops to help executives and business owners create a lifestyle of authentic energy. For companies, she develops wellness cultures to improve health and productivity. Her Nourish Your Life and Thrive Life programs are available at www.thevireolife.com [http://www.thevireolife.com/]. Her book Go Forward: 28 Days to Eat, Move, and Enjoy Life God's Way is available on www.amazon.com [http://www.amazon.com/]. Sheri holds her Master's in Health Promotion, is a Certified Health Coach, Personal Trainer, Nutrition Specialist, and Intuitive Eating Counselor. She is a national speaker for the Medical Fitness Association, has led fitness episodes for Viacom Cable, taught Corporate Wellness at Belmont University, and directed programs for 12 years at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Sheri is one of those fortunate folks who knew from childhood what she wanted to do: help people live well. For over 30 years she's been transforming lives.
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Key takeaways
* Within 5 years, 100% of dieters regain all lost weight and 1/3 gain additional weight
* Blindly following external rules over your internal wisdom sets you up for failure over the long term and teaches you to not trust your body in other circumstances
* Eating while stressed can directly lead to food intolerances and systemic inflammation
* Follow the H-W-S-S system of intuitive eating
Links
* Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hMthZak9eEY
* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/33 [http://mindbodypeak.com/33]
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Keep growing,
Nick

Ecstasy on Demand: Activating Your Bliss Brain for 5X Effectiveness & Productivity (EcoMeditation) | Dr. Dawson Church

Your body's internal pharmacy can produce natural substances mimicking THC, cocaine, heroin, magic mushrooms, morphine, coffee, Viagra, and more. Every time you enter this bliss state, you become more effective for up to 48 hours. Getting more done, downloads of insight, and actually embodying the cliche of working smarter (without necessarily working harder).
Of the dozens of meditation programs I've tried, this was the first I stuck with and led me to a streak of over 550 consecutive days. This episode explains why and how EcoMeditation can help you, even if you consider yourself a "failed meditator".
Meet our guest
Dawson Church, PhD, is an award-winning science writer with three best-selling books to his credit. The Genie in Your Genes (YourGeniusGene.com [http://yourgeniusgene.com/]) was the first book to demonstrate that emotions drive gene expression. Mind to Matter, (MindToMatter.com [http://mindtomatter.com/]) showed that the brain creates much of what we think of as "objective reality." Bliss Brain (BlissBrain.com [http://blissbrain.com/]) demonstrates that peak mental states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness. Dawson has conducted dozens of clinical trials, and founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare (NIIH.org [http://niih.org/]) to promote groundbreaking new treatments. Its largest program, the Veterans Stress Project, has offered free treatment to over 20,000 veterans with PTSD over the past decade. Dawson shares how to apply these health and performance breakthroughs through EFT Universe (EFTUniverse.com [http://eftuniverse.com/]), one of the largest alternative medicine sites on the web.
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Key takeaways
* Meditation and entering the flow state can improve strategic problem solving by 500% and complex reasoning by 490%
* EcoMeditation combines the best neuroscience-approved brain-enhancing techniques into one quick system
* EcoMeditation causes your body's "internal pharmacy" to produce 7+ neurochemicals of bliss
Links
* Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sRY_NrFSNMc
* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/32 [http://mindbodypeak.com/32]
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Keep growing,
Nick

SoloSode: Quick Health & Performance Tips to Damage Control, Enjoy, and Recover from the Holidays or Vacations FAST

Despite what you may hear, two weeks of vacations can absolutely derail your health and take months to fully recover from. And never mind performance after that. Healthy living also doesn't need to mean suffering through bland food and avoiding social situations.
In this short SoloSode, I share my approach to biohacking the holidays. The mindset, practices, and gear I use so that I can literally have my cake and eat it too.
Links
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Have a great week and be an Outliyr,
Nick

How to Navigate Difficult Conversations, Master Situational Awareness, De-Escalate Conflict, & Live as a PeaceWalker | Craig Gray

People often learn martial arts to protect themselves and others. As any conflict resolution expert will tell you, violence should be your absolute last resort. Protection starts long before physicality. The most influential leaders diffuse tense situations by going in with an unusual mindset and awareness. They're also great communicators. Our guest came up with the "PeaceWalker System", which gives you an entire suite of tools to lead, protect, and live confidently.
Meet our guest
Craig Gray is a Krav Maga instructor, conflict communication expert and former bodyguard who founded the PeaceWalker Program an approach that teaches 'average Joes' a simple method for protecting themselves and loved ones from harm. Craig is a speaker, trainer, and Subject Matter Expert (SME). For over two decades he has been highly sought after by private and government organizations, fortune 500 companies, and many others for his unique approach. He has worked with people ranging from Navy SEALS to soccer moms, police to private security, teachers to healthcare providers... and everyone in between. Craig runs a Krav Maga Academy, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's an Associate Instructor and founding member at Resolution Group International (RGI), a conflict management company serving the needs of the U.S. Military, law enforcement agencies, and private organizations.
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Key takeaways
* Everyone agrees that life is precious until a conflict arises and your counter-party does something wrong. We must separate their life's value from their actions and behaviors
* Most bad situations happen out of opportunity and generally could have been diffused. Awareness makes you a hard target
* Defense starts with mindset, then awareness, then influence, then action. Combat is the last resort
* Krav Maga is easy to learn, and actually works to defend yourself where traditional martial arts would not
Links
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* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/30 [http://mindbodypeak.com/30]
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Keep growing,
Nick

The Future of Human Performance, Ultimate Guide to Optimizing HRV, Latest Concussions/TBI Protocols, Audio Visual Entrainment, At-Home Biofeedback, & ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) training has come into vogue over the last few years. But do you know how to actually use it? Chantea is a master of HRV. In this episode, you'll learn how to use biofeedback training to perform at your peak, what many practitioners don't know about optimizing your HRV, the power of audio visual entrainment (AVE), inducing the flow state, tips to enhance recovery, busting nutritional myths, training less to gain more, modern concussion protocols, and a peek into the gear within her state-of-the-art performance training facility.
Meet our guest
Chantea Goetz researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and human peak performance and competes as an NPC Figure Competitor. Chantea's coaching practice includes working with athletes, entrepreneurs, and executives on their mental skills and overall well-being. Chantea has written numerous articles and published, Biohacking the Brain for Success and appears in numerous vlogs. Currently, Chantea works for Functionised, where she is a peak performance coach for some of the world's top executives on a broad range of issues.
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Key takeaways
* Why all her clients start with blood testing
* When you progress far enough, elite athletes need discipline to do less (not more). Balancing eustress and distress
* Resonant frequency breath rate is the little-known key to HRV training
* The most underrated pillar of performance and how it impacts the mind and body
* The dietary "villain" needed by your brain, muscles, body, hormonal systems and more
* How she'd bounce back ASAP from a concussion/TBI
Links
* Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RhS9TNx_dQo
* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/29 [http://mindbodypeak.com/29]
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Keep growing,
Nick

4-Minute Workouts to Slow Aging, Live Longer, & Live Better at Any Age | Pete McCall

The industry of fitness for health and recreation is still young. Most of the research regarding the best types of training study either the untrained or young exercisers. What about everyone else? In this episode, we cover practical fitness for every age so that you can live at your optimal level.
Meet our guest
Pete McCall is a personal trainer, fitness educator, content creator for big-name fitness associations, and author of several books. Including his new Ageless Intensity: Effective Workouts to Slow the Aging Process. And Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made Simple. He's also a public speaker and host of the All About Fitness podcast. He holds a master's degree in exercise science and health promotion, is a Certified Personal Trainer with ACE and NASM, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has spent a large portion of his career educating personal trainers as a workshop instructor and international speaker.
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Key takeaways
* Fitness is the ability to do what you want, when you want, at the level you want
* "As you get older, be smarter about how you train, but train as hard as your body allows"
* Travel is the most intrusive thing that kills routine. The right early preparation makes all the difference
Links
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* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/28 [http://mindbodypeak.com/28]
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Nick

The World Needs You to Overcome Your Resistance & Create | Heath Armstrong

Creativity is not a skill reserved for artists and musicians. You have creative potential, the ability to go from concept to inception. Whether that's the next great product, or an uplifting design. It all starts with your environment and beliefs. Then, long-term success depends on your inner game. The way you talk to yourself. How do you take control of your thoughts? You train them. Our guest this week shares one of my favorite ways to reprogram your subconscious.
Meet our guest
Heath Armstrong is an Author, the Co-Founder of Rage Create, and an ECommerce Maniac. He is the creator of Sweet-Ass Affirmations: Motivation for Your Creative Maniac Mind, " several Sweet-Ass Journals, and the host of the "Never Stop Peaking" podcast. After waking up face-down-pants down in his garage during a rock-bottom breakdown, Heath started adopting the strategies of 100+ creative entrepreneurs that he interviewed around the world with the help of a few magical strangers. In 2016, Heath retired his traditional 'career' in concrete construction, sold all of his belongings, and scaled his bootstrapped e-commerce startup to hit multiple 6-figure months while wearing mostly undies. He is also the co-founder of FbaLeadList.com [http://fbaleadlist.com/], SellerSpaceship.com [http://sellerspaceship.com/], and a founding partner of Releaf Outings, a nature experience company based in Tennessee.
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Key takeaways
* How to reverse engineer your ideal life... and make it happen
* Everyone is a "creative", and even in the most logical industries, you can use creativity to your advantage
* Tips to overcome the most powerful limitations holding you back
* The science behind Heath's essential ancestral practices
Links
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* Full episode show notes: mindbodypeak.com/27 [http://mindbodypeak.com/27]
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Nick