The Active Life Podcast

Noah Kagan was the 30th employee at a small company you may have heard of, it’s called Facebook. His podcast “Noah Kagan Presents” is helpful for anyone in the world with a job, and his business, Sumo.com and Appsumo.com is directly helping businesses everywhere to gain exposure.   On this episode Noah thought it would be more fun for him to learn more about Active Life. Typically me interviewing guests, well, not today. On this episode Noah got right into it interviewing me! If you are at all curious about the origins of Active Life, what Active Life plans to do, how we intend to help people and change the world, you should absolutely tune into this episode!   You will also want to listen if you want to learn about where our team has drawn influence, inspiration, and initiative from. We get deep on some things like self promotion, impostor syndrome, and the mountain that entrepreneurship and disruptive company building is. This episode made me want to tell the whole story on a podcast one day, maybe I will. Noah can be found at: @noahkagan Sumo.com Appsumo.com okdork.com The “Noah Kagan Presents” Podcast

Rick Alexander is an entrepreneur, an athlete, an active member of the military, and an author, and he’s really good at all of those things. That’s hard! In this episode we spend a lot of time discussing how Rick decided to write his book “Burn Your Couch”, the experiences that influenced it, and the impact he hopes it will have on the world. Rick is the kind of guy who would rather run the 12 miles to work than drive his Mercedes in the morning. He thinks in a way that I find very different than most people and because of that, this episode carries a unique tone to it that I think you will enjoy. Rick can be found at: @run.lift.evolve @lionheartradio www.RickAlexander.com

Marcus Filly joins us on the podcast! As a CrossFit Games veteran, a lifelong learner, and a good looking, well moving man himself, Marcus is able to draw from experience when he coaches athletes who come to him and his team to look good and move well. In this episode Marcus gets personal with us. We talk about topics like; what it takes to be a great coach, the value of having a coach, building a social media account, and of course, how to look good and move well. This was an especially enjoyable episode to record because Marcus is a deeply thoughtful person. He is smart, he is self aware, and he really wants to help people around him become better while becoming better himself. If you are asking yourself “why would Dr. Sean interview Marcus, doesn’t he run a company that competes with Active Life?”, the answer is simple, no, and if he was it would be even more valuable to have him on. Without competition growth stunts. Marcus can be found at: @marcusfilly @functional.bodybuilding www.revivalstrength.com

Overtraining is a major issue for athletes who participate competitively in any sport. It has found its way into recreational fitness as well with the rise of competitive class models for fitness. Overtraining can lead to various different health complications and it can play a major role on your ability to perform everywhere from the workplace to the bedroom. “Most people don’t know what it feels like to feel good when they wake up in the morning!” Jason said on this episode. Jason Phillips owns IN3, a nutrition coaching service that manages for the practical application of nutrition knowledge for its clients. In this episode Jason and I speak about how to know if you are overtraining and what you can do with your diet to combat some of the negative issues associated with it. We also discuss whether or not an elite CrossFit Athlete should look a certain way. Jason can be found at: @jasonphillips_in3 www.in3nutrition.com

This is the most important episode we have ever done. The work James is doing will change the world as we know it if he is successful. And we are firmly in his corner! This is not one of those sexy episodes where you are going to change how you train, learn how to run faster, or gain insane movement capacity. But this is the first episode we have ever done which, if you take action, can literally make you $12,000 today. That’s not a joke, there is no catch. If you listen to this podcast and spend an hour of your time making the necessary changes, you could save $12,000 on your health insurance in 2018. If you are a single payer and your bills don’t even amount to $12,000 that’s even better, imagine cutting your costs by 70% and getting better service from the doctors you are seeing. The current medical model is built to solve the problems of yesteryear. The doctor’s office is no longer always the best first line of defense when something goes wrong. James has an incredibly refreshing way to look at solving the healthcare crisis facing Americans, his solution could just change the way we all interact with our doctors forever. James can be found at: @mrjamesmaskell www.knewhealth.com   The Health Care Alternative James Mentioned in this interview can be found here: https://www.libertyhealthshare.org  

15 years ago Dana Santas was a Yoga instructor working with clients locally. Now she works with professional athletes and teams between her keynote speeches at the most heralded strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation summits in the world. In this interview learn how Dana dispatched humility and good old fashion effort to land herself in one of the most enviable positions in the world of fitness. You will be able to take from this interview important lessons on how to improve your breathing, your mobility, and your professional practices. Dana is truly a wealth of knowledge and this interview could have gone on for hours longer much to my delight. Enjoy this great listen!   Dana can be found at: @mobilitymaker www.mobilitymaker.com   Get Dana’s new book “Practical Solutions for Low Back Pain” here: http://bit.ly/BackPainRelief_Book

Adee is back! You always thought that you had to count every calorie if you were ever going to lose weight or gain weight, but what if that isn’t actually true? On this episode Adee blows my mind (as usual) by opening my eyes to how people need to change what their perception is about how to drive real change through diet. If you have avoided working with a diet coach, this interview with the owner of Working Against Gravity might just change your mind. Get the change you want, you deserve it… If you’re willing to take action to get it. Adee Can be found at: @adeecazayoux @workingagainstgravity www.workingagainstgravity.com

Dr. Lindsey Mathews is the owner and founder of BirthFit, a company dedicated to helping expecting moms and new moms prepare for the rigors of labor and return to a healthy life thereafter. BirthFit is also doing great things for many women’s health issues related to fitness that are often overlooked. Didn’t think you could get rid of that diastasis Recti? You may be wrong. Did you know that the way you breathe can have a massive impact on your ability to brace your pelvic floor? This episode was a mind opener for me and I think that you will find it the same. If you have kids, know someone who has kids, or coach someone who has kids, and especially if you are a mom, you need to listen to this episode.   Lindsey can be found at: @gigemlindsey @birthfit www.birthfit.com

Casey Jenks is the visionary founder of Fitbot, the communication software for coaches and athletes that is changing the world. What used to take a coach hours to complete is now taking them just minutes and Fitbot is the reason why. Active Life was one of the first companies in the world using Fitbot, we saw the value immediately. We like it so much that we decided to do an episode all about how it works, why it was founded, who it’s for, and why you are missing out if you’re not on it. This is a good episode for any entrepreneur or for any coach or athlete who writes or receives private programming.   Fitbot can be found at: @fitbot www.thefitbot.com

Dr. John Berardi lives in the same world as the rest of us, he just sees it differently. In this episode Dr. Berardi breaks down the mindset shift, and the technology advancements that came together to help launch Precision Nutrition into the category of paradigm shifting businesses. For those of you who don’t know who Precision Nutrition is here is a quick explanation, your nutrition coach got certified by Precision Nutrition. 150,000 people and 17 years into the game, Dr. Berardi is not looking backwards. If you listen to this episode and learn how to be more effective at everything, you just might end up taking Mondays off from your typical work day, but you will have to listen to find out why.     Dr. John Berardi can be found at: @precisionnutrition www.precisionnutrition.com