Jon Vlahogiannakos (@strongjonfitness) is a fitness coach who wants to continue to be the most jacked dad around. His main focus is working with parents to improve their health and fitness without worrying about extreme measures. He also hosts the Strong Jon Fitness Podcast. You can learn more about everything he’s got going on at strongjonfitness.com.

Being a parent makes it hard to stay in shape. Something I don’t currently have any personal experience with, but Jon does. That being said, it doesn’t mean you have to settle for a “dad bod” if that’s not what you want. You can still strive to be in incredible shape for your whole life.

And there’s nothing wrong with this, it isn’t vain. Your health matters, and liking your body is part of that. We spoke about some flexible approaches to help with this, and how/why fitness matters as a busy parent.

Overarching all of this was the concept of setting goals that challenge you, and don’t let you settle. If you want to be a jacked mom or dad, then go do that. Just because “parents don’t have to look that way” doesn’t mean you have to pull up short. If you want something, go get it.

This was a very enjoyable conversation. Excuse my voice throughout this episode, was dealing with some wild seasonal allergies. Please share this episode with your friends who are parents, and help them out!

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