The Active Life Podcast

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, and director of sales, Dr. Pam Christiansen. . Dr. Pam has been a physical therapist for over a decade. She managed multiple offices and made herself quite the career. And yet, it’s a career she gave up to be an Active Life staff member full time. It’s a decision that has allowed her more time with her husband, and her kids. It’s a decision she does not regret. . Like other staff members, Dr. Pam came to Active Life as a workshop attendee. It was clear she was a star and someone we wanted to have on staff from the beginning, but the feeling wasn’t mutual. . Check out this podcast and find out what caused Dr. Pam to have hesitation about Active Life before her experience with us ever got under way. . Dr. Pam can be found at: @PamelaChristiansen If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support. Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch  @ActiveLifeProfessional

When I met Dr. Trisha at Jesse Itzler’s “Build Your Life Resume” mastermind, it was abundantly clear that she has an energy about her not felt from most people. Trisha owns “Expand your human” and coaches with Wim Hof himself on tour around the world. . On this episode we dive into the experience I had with Trisha and how it has fundamentally changed my life. There are still days when I struggle, and in that struggle I can remember Trisha’s powerful, stoic, confident eyes, and it brings me back to a moment of calm. . We talk about why cold baths are more than just a cool fad, we discuss how your breath impacts your physiology, and we talk about how to expand your human. . Dr. Trisha can be found at @DrTrishaSmith Drtrishasmith.com If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support. Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch  @ActiveLifeProfessional

Tom is a coach at the Madlab School of Business. We have heard stories about Tom making in excess of $100,000 as a group fitness and one on one blended fitness professional and we wanted to get the low down on how he does it. . Enjoy this episode which will be especially valuable for coaches who want to #turnpro   If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional  

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Katie Harper. . Dr. Katie attended the first ever Active Life coach workshop, before we changed the model to be an effective one, and yet, she still stuck around! . When Dr. Katie came to the first workshop she was a physical therapy student, now, a full blown DPT, Dr. Katie in a major asset to the team as the only coach on staff who has a doctorate and prefers to make a living as a full time CrossFit coach. . Yes, you read that right, she prefers it. Dr. Katie had a job as a physical therapist at a successful clinic and she was making good money, and she decided that she prefers to help people get out of pain without going to the doctor or missing the gym, from the gym floor. . Dr. Katie is the only remaining competitive CrossFitter on our Active Life staff. This brings her unique perspective for those of you out there looking to keep your competitive juices flowing! . Dr. Katie can be found at: @kharper369 If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Kate Dowd. . Dr. Kate came to Active Life a bit under a year ago as an attendee at a workshop. Kate was immediately drawn to the way that Active Life educates health and fitness professionals, and she decided to go full on with us. . Kate’s eagerness to join staff was welcome. She was someone who we spotted at the workshop as a clear superstar who we wanted to have on staff. Dr. Kate has lead clinics in the hospital setting and currently runs a physical therapy clinic out of her home in between taking care of her kids and working per diem at the hospital. . The definition of professionalism, Dr. Kate is someone who grounds the Active Life 1 on 1 staff. Enjoy this episode as she gives you an inside look to what she’s all about. . Dr. Kate can be found at: @kdowd_dpt If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional

Jair Lee is a coach's coach. . I visited EXOS in Scottsdale, Arizona immediately after the CrossFit Games in 2017. There were a bunch of highly skilled coaches on staff there, one stood out, his name is Jair Lee. . Not only did Jair have the acumen to teach the technical skills, Jair was able to penetrate the mindset of his athletes in a way that I have not seen many times. Jair is a well read, well practiced, intentional coach who worked himself from unknown to internationally recognized. . This episode is a must listen for any coach who wants to break through on their own merit. In a world full of people who want to find greatness as a coach, Jair has it, but you would never know it from talking to him. . Jair can be found at: @coach_jair  

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Jen Lesniak . Dr. Jen was the first coach hired and trained by Active Life to take clients. A close friend of Dr. Sean since chiropractic school, Dr. Jen brings a lot of credibility to the Active Life staff. . Dr. Jen has competed at the North East Regional event as an individual twice, she owns Lumber City CrossFit in Buffalo New York, and she has run a successful Chiropractic clinic for nine years. . Dr. Jen is a mother of one and a mother figure to many. She is incredibly dependable, making her someone who is easy to rely on and trust.   If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional . Enjoy this episode as Dr. Jen takes you on a trip down memory lane from Chiropractic School with Dr. Sean to now. . Dr. Jen can be found at: @lumber_city_crossfit @jen_lesniak_dc  

Nicole Race is a group fitness gym owner in St. Pete Florida who has transformed her business (Elevate St. Pete) over the last year and change. . Her gym has gone from grossing approximately $16,000/month to almost $80,000/month in under 18 months. Want to know how she did it? You’re going to want to listen to this episode. . Nicole and her husband Taylor decided to #TurnPro to such a major degree that we are flying her to Active Life HQ for a week to discuss opportunities we can attack together. . We have been following Nicole and her journey for years now, on this podcast you will be so blown away by her energy that you will have no choice but to jump on her bandwagon. . Enjoy. . Nicole Can be found at: @nicole_race_ @elevatestpete

Meet Active Life 1 on 1 coach, Dr. Matt Stevens. . Dr. Matt has been on staff for almost two years now and he runs a clinic with another Active Life 1 on 1 coach in Cleveland Ohio called Pure Physio. . A physical therapist in practice, Dr. Matt’s clinic has become famous for being the go-to place for elite endurance athletes as well as CrossFitters. . Dr. Matt brings a unique vibe to the Active Life team, he’s an adventure seeker who once broke his neck in a mountain biking accident and still got all of his clients coached up in the same week. . Enjoy this episode as Dr. Matt talks about how he went from being just another physical therapist to being the guy who CrossFit Games athletes, professional endurance athletes, and many others seek out specifically for his expertise. . Dr. Matt Can be found at: @pure_physio   If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional

Jason Ackerman is a proverbial CrossFit OG. . Jason (Jay) May have coached at more CrossFit L1 and L2 workshops than anyone else in history. He is one of the people, not just coaches, who I (Dr Sean) has the utmost respect for. . He has owned multiple gyms, coached at others, and now owns a successful nutrition support company called “Own your Eating.” This episode gets gritty about what it takes to be a great coach in any profession. . We also discuss the efficacy and viability of CrossFit in general. . Enjoy! . Jason can be found at: @thejasonackerman @ownyoureating If you love this podcast , please click HERE to leave a review. Thank you again for all of your trust, attention, and support.   Follow us on instagram at @ActiveLifeRx @DrSeanPastuch   @ActiveLifeProfessional