Last month, I was in Clearwater, Florida for the 2009 Half-Ironman Triathlon World Championships, and happened to stop by a very special place called the “Lifeworks Wellness Center”.
Why did I choose to go there?
You may remember back to Podcast Episode #26, in which I interview a gentleman named Dr. David Minkoff about the Three Main causes for illness and a drop in human performance. In that interview, Dr. Minkoff also talked about his health center in Florida, which is described as the following on their website:
“Whether it’s menopause symptoms, weight gain, chronic illness or just a sore throat, LifeWorks Wellness Center can help you regain your health.
Located in Clearwater in the Tampa Bay area, LifeWorks Wellness Center combines complementary and alternative medicine with traditional approaches to give you the best health care possible.
We offer more than a dozen different alternative therapies and modalities for wellness, and offer them all right in the same clinic, with integrative care coordinated by experienced health practitioners.
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In this free November 25, 2009 audio episode: performance enhancing mouthpieces, cannibalizing muscle mass, protein for vegetarians, pre-workout eating, the podcast awards, and is there really any reason not to eat breakfast?
By the way, did you get your free Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide yet? Click here to get it now (will open in new window).
Featured Topic (Please vote for our podcast at http://www.podcastawards.com before November 30!):
Today’s featured topic is an interview with Bob Molhoek and Dr. Dena Garner. As CEO of Bite Tech Industries, Mr. Molhoek has vast experience in sports, retail, and health and wellness, and passion for enhancing performance in the military as well as the gaming and recreation industries. As an independent researcher, Dr. Garner is a professor in the Health, Exercise and Sports Science Department at the Citadel. Through her independent research, Dr. Garner has led all of Bite Tech’s research efforts at the Citadel including reaction time studies, rifle team studies, and cortisol, lactate, and endocrine studies. In our discussion, we talk about the new Under Armor Mouthpiece, and include talk about: Read the rest of this entry »
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Literally just this morning I found out that the BenGreenfieldFitness podcast was nominated for a Podcast Award from http://www.podcastawards.com!
This is fantastic news, but I need YOUR help to win.
Here’s how it works: voting closes on November 30th, but you can vote DAILY between now and then at http://www.podcastawards.com.
Can you help me win?
http://www.podcastawards.com <– vote for the podcast here, and vote daily!
To Your Health,
Ben Greenfield
P.S. The voting clock at http://www.podcastawards.com re-sets every night at midnight, so you can vote every day.
P.P.S. Be sure to check out the Free Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide in the post below this one!
Good news – you no longer have to struggle through a holiday trying to figure our how to eat, how to exercise and how to avoid embarrassing calorie control efforts in front of your family and friends!
Just in time for the holidays, Ben Greenfield has released his Official Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide. The final guide is ready for you as a high quality downloadable audio file that you can put on your .mp3 player and listen to while exercising, driving, or just hanging out!
The purpose of the Official Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide is to teach you all Ben Greenfield’s special methods, tips and tricks that will allow you to burn fat, maximize fitness and avoid sabotaging your weight loss efforts during this holiday season. After watching the video or listening to the audio, you’ll be 100% equipped with Ben Greenfield’s entire holiday fitness survival program, based on precise human body science and psyche.
In addition to bonus healthy recipes, the exact dinner Ben will be eating for Thanksgiving, and a body weight only Thanksgiving workout, you’ll also get the following keys for your success:
-How to boost your metabolism and burn more fat by using Ben’s “Padding the Day” system…
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On this Monday, November 22, Ben Greenfield will be sitting down in front of a video camera and recording his Official Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide.
And by Wednesday, this video will be available for you to watch and learn how not to sabotage fat loss and fitness during Thanksgiving. The video will also be full of tips and tricks that you can use during the entire holiday season, not just during Thanksgiving!
***But Ben needs your help.***
In the video, he’s going to be answering the TOP TEN questions that he receives about Thanksgiving nutrition and fitness. Questions such as…
“Is it better to exercise before or after a big meal?”
and
“Is it bad for my metabolism if I don’t eat anything all day, then eat a super big meal at the end of the day?”
So…if you have a question that you want answered in the Official Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide, just leave it in a comment below! You must ask your question by Monday at noon, Pacific time.
And be sure to check back Wednesday for Ben’s Official Thanksgiving Fitness Survival Guide, or even better yet, subscribe to the free newsletter on the right side of this page, and we’ll let you know when the video is released!
Are you ready for a proven method to keep you sane in your fat loss efforts through the holidays? This easy, proven three-step process will allow you to stay motivated, stay lean, and stay fit while faced with the daunting challenges and temptations of holiday parties, alcohol, cake, cookies, feasts and lots of social pressure to just “wait until January 1st”.
Here’s how it works (and don’t delay – implement this right away!):
Step 1: Event. Choose 2-3 “events” – one before the New Year, one after the New Year, and, if you want the added bonus, one on Thanksgiving. Among all my clients who I train and consult, an event is always far more motivating than the vague goal of simply “staying fit” or “losing fat”. Events provide social motivation, an actual date on the calendar, and both intrinsic and extrinsic drive to keep yourself in shape. My clients who sign up for events are always more successful, and you will be too.
What do I mean by event? An event can be a 5K, a local indoor triathlon at your YMCA, a fundraiser bike ride, or any other group fitness gathering. Here are some tools you can use to find your event:
-Turkey Trot Race Locator (Thanksgiving day event finder)
-TriFind Triathlon Finder (good for finding a January or February triathlon)
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In this free, November 13 audio episode, how to pick your pasta, weightlifting for triathlon, rest day diets, vitamins for kids, and a medical mystery.
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Featured Topic: I once again feature the incredible “Dr. Fitt”. A medical physician, Dr. Roby Mitchell consults world wide with other physicians interested in transitioning their patients onto regimens that take them off drugs and on to healthful regimens using nutrition, exercise, bio-identical hormone replacement, and targeted supplements. With a strong athletic background himself, Dr. Mitchell specializes in figuring out exactly what is going on inside your body, and fixing it. We’ve had a lot of questions on the show about athletes & hormones, and during our interview, Dr. Mitchell and I cover the following topics:
-How hormones affect performance and health in both men and women, and which hormones are most important…
-What happens when a female athlete, such as an endurance athlete either A) suppresses her cycle through vigorous training or B) takes birth control pills during heavy training, and whether there is a risk…
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Alright folks, this is officially it. I’ve had multiple requests for a quintessential holiday shopping list for the health nut, fitness enthusiast, multi-sport junkie or fat-loss devotee. Consider this the ultimate answer to your head-scratching hunt for the perfect gift. You’ve stumbled upon the final solution.
I’ve tracked down the best deals, the highest-quality products, and the most unique, health-conscious gifts your significant gift-recipient isn’t going to get anywhere else – and provided you with a range of options from inexpensive, custom-designed energy bars to gold-standard laboratory performance testing packages. You’ll find everything for the person who just wants to shed a few pounds of fat, to the coveted tools of a top triathlete.
So consider the following items the gold-standard for giving the gift of both creativity and health. You can click on any of the items in the list, and they will open in a new window, so you’ll always be able to access this list later. Finally, if you have items you’d like to see added, just leave a comment – and be sure to experiment with the “Bookmark & Share” button at the bottom of this post, where you can easily e-mail friends and family members with the list!
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