What exactly is a deadlift? The deadlift is a compound exercise where you lift a weight—usually a barbell—off the ground until you’re standing tall, then lower it back down. It sounds simple, right? But don’t let its simplicity fool you. The deadlift recruits multiple muscle groups at once, including your hamstrings, glutes, back, core, and even your grip strength. It’s called a “deadlift” because you’re lifting the weight from a dead stop, making it one of the purest tests of raw strength. Dead...
Jan 24, 2025•27 min•Season 10Ep. 1
This 90 minute Pod Course provides you with ways to achieve balance in your life and help manage the stress that everyone seems to experience. Understand that some stress is good and kids need to experience it at age appropriate levels. It’s the management of the stress that seems to elude us and causes a great many health related problems that can take their toll on our bodies. We will be discussing those in greater detail as we go through the course. The course outline 4 areas that need our da...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Today, the average life expectancy of an American is 76.4 years, and in 2023 over 70,000 Americans reached their 100th birthday. But in the Blue Zones, or regions of the world where people live exceptionally long lives, individuals are ten times more likely to live to 100. These places—specifically the Barbagia region of Sardinia, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; and Icaria, Greece—are packed with centenarians. (Taken From Linked Article) So what is the common denominator? Li...
Mar 19, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Forest is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder/CEO of Camplight and board member of Digital Detox where he leads global initiatives for digital wellness. With a customer base in over 90 countries and a deep passion for improving the relationship society has with technology, Forest travels the world to better understand how technology impacts our lives. At Camplight, Forest strives to help parents navigate raising kids in the digital age where he works with a team of psychologists to provide par...
Mar 13, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 27
Exercise is great for staying in shape and maintaining your health physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The problem is as we get older we are never sure of the volume, or the intensity of the exercise and we can over or underdue our routine leaving us either exhausted or frustrated. Well take heart in this episode of consistently fit I outline a a short program for you. This works and if you follow it you will be simply fit. This podcast is not a substitute for medical advice and ...
Mar 05, 2024•28 min•Season 5Ep. 25
The content in this podcast is for informational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your doctor regarding any dietary changes. What to eat, when to eat, and how to eat, all questions that people ask when considering weight loss, longevity, and exercise. This episode of Consistently Fit provides some answers both emperically, and experientially. Take a listen. click on the links for more information. Foods For Longevity Foods To Build Muscle Dr. Zac...
Feb 23, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Don't get me wrong any activity is beneficial organized or not. But when kids come home after dance class and lay in bed and stare at their phone they don't understand that the dance class just wasn't enough. Our children need to understand the benefits of lifelong fitness and movement. Chores are movement, walking to and from school is movement, walking the dog is movement, yard work is movement, and a family walk would be a nice way to disconnect from technology. The problem is we don't have a...
Feb 15, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Are you an Aggressive Optimist? If not, read Jenna's new book, Aggressive Optimism. In her early twenties, Jenna set off for Los Angeles, to make her dreams come true. She even landed a role on the legendary "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" show. Imagine inheriting Buffy's powers! But then, a terrible accident shook her world. She struggled with debilitating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but learned that asking for help is a sign of strength, just like Buffy asking her friends for help. Now, s...
Jan 31, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 23
How long do you want to live? I mean really live. Those that live to numbers like 100 or better don't have a recipe they have a lifestyle. A lifestyle that they have been working on their whole life. Here are just a few things that I gleaned from reading about these centenarians. Oh, I throw in my two cents as well. Truly it's an interesting podcast. While you are listening pick up a copy of my book The Power Of Consistency , it works for this episode....
Jan 29, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Corporate Executive turned Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Success Coach, Stan Gibson has become a sought after speaker throughout the US for his message that both inspires and engages others to greatness! Stan is a long time corporate real estate executive with over 35 years of leadership with Fortune 500 firms. His ability to mix and communicate strategies on the athletic field and in the business world are timely to all leaders wanting a reset “at home and in the workforce”. Stan and his c...
Jan 18, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 20
A compound exercise engages several different muscle groups to perform a lift or movement. For example, a squat engages the muscles in your glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves and core. Compound exercises are a form of functional strength training , building strength for the motions you perform every day, such as pressing, pushing, lifting and twisting. Listen in as Jim ets you know how to build these functional exercises into your day....
Dec 12, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Let’s face it. No one likes a confrontation. Often, confrontations come out of the blue, and we can find ourselves in a very uncomfortable position where we need to quickly find the right words to defend ourselves. I’ve been a teacher since 1977, and I have experienced my fair share of unpleasant confrontations with students, parents, teachers, and even administrators. so listen in and I'll give you some tips on how to avoid confrontations with your loved ones, have your own needs met, and addre...
Dec 01, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Well the holidays are here again and we are going to feel that gnawing anxiety in the pit of our stomach when we have to get around those that we don't speak with all year; that would be our parents or even our children. Give yourself an early holiday gift and start the process of reconciliation. You will be glad that you did. You will avoid the problem of being haunted from the grave. Visit The Store
Nov 14, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Systemic Health is critical for the wellbeing of family, place of employment, politically, schools, and yes the world. Unfortunately many of these systems are not health, but we are going to focus on schools for this podcast. This episode of Consistently Fit is designed to help teachers become their personal best and develop new strategies and an outside the box thinking. The link below will take you to my store where you will be able to purchase the PowerPoint presentation and the lecture notes...
Nov 09, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Well it’s good to have something to do every day for sure but more importantly it’s good to know what you are going to do, how you are going to do it and how long something will take. This is known as setting goals, and with every goal there are objectives. The objectives are the baby steps we take to reach our goals every day. We also have to figure out what we want to do and why we want to do it. That’s purpose. please stay with the podcast to the end as I share some activities for you to use ...
Nov 06, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We all like to be heard; and some of us like to be heard a bit too much. We can have a tendency to inundate a conversation with our own interests and just love communicating to people how smart we are or how we solved some large scale problem at work. If you happen to be with someone when this is going on it can be sad to watch the expression on the listeners face when they are interrupted or when the speaker almost starts another conversation that is totally off the topic that was being discuss...
Nov 06, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
No one has self control. Have you looked at the condition of society? 1 in 4 homes are in foreclosure. I guess we can blame the banks, or can we? Everybody wants something bigger and better. To get bigger and better the money has to be made to get it, unless the bank doesn’t care. But, in the final analysis the decision is made by the buyer. Teenage obesity, diabetes, addiction, alcoholism, is all evidence of the lack of self control in society. And oh, did I mention anger issues and the left ov...
Nov 06, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 10
I made the mistake of having a couple of newspapers and other news outletsdeliverer headlines and breaking stories to my inbox daily. I must say I keep in touch with what is going on in the world. The problem is that 90% of it is so negative, sad and at times slanted based upon the political philosophy of the paper or cable network. At times I can get burned out from just reading and listening. Do yourself a favor and read or listen to something inspirational everyday. It beats the doom and gloo...
Nov 05, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Let’s say you have a piece of wood, a nail, and a hammer. Pretend the wood is a person, and the nail is a nasty rumor about that person. If you hammer in the nail, you’re obviously hurting him or her. If you then pull out the nail…well, there’s still a hole in the wood, and the damage has been done. Rumors and Gossip can cause us to make some really bad decisions and bad choices. The Power Of Consistency...
Nov 03, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 8
For some reason people believe they can multi task. Well guess what; they can’t. Brain research tells us that we can’t focus on more than one task at a time. Think I’m crazy? Well try singing Amazing Grace while the car in front of you is doing 20 miles an hour on a major highway. You see good and evil can’t occupy the same mind, at least not at the same time. All that really happens is we task switch, we just go from one task to another and think we are multi tasking. All that’s really happenin...
Nov 01, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Whether we want to believe it or not, as adults, we are significant to others right now. It’s time to realize how much we mean to our children, our spouse, and other friends and family members. How much does it really mean to you to mean that much to another person? It doesn’t matter what you have said or done in the past; a life can be changed with the right words at the right time. Often, we allow our past to dictate how we are going to treat others; don’t let it. Start writing those letters n...
Oct 30, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
It is important however to do one thing every day, and ifeverybody does one thing a lot will get accomplished. I am not talking about large scale projects I am referring to daily things that need attention. As an example I empty the dishwasher every morning. I know my wife appreciates it, so when she wakes up the kitchen is clean and ready to use. It’s not doing the task; it’s doing it and adopting the task as your own. The issue arises with children when we don’t assign them a task and they don...
Oct 29, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Let me share an interesting workout with you: Micro Workouts. To be very honest up until recently I never heard of this before. Basically it’s doing 5-10 minutes of exercise throughout the day. Oh, you can do a more general workout say for 30-45 minutes for sure. But often after these long workouts we tend to revel in the fact that our workout is done for the day and rest on our laurels. My 5 minutes in the morning starts with a short stretch and then 50 air squats and 20 pushups off of the back...
Oct 29, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Chapter 4; Do Something Nice For Your Spouse, Your Children, Or Your Parents. Don't wait until you feel like doing it, just do it and the good feelings will come. The Power Of Consistency Donate on Patreon
Oct 29, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dianne Kosto Dianne Kosto is a mom on a Mission and a leading expert dedicated to making Neurofeedback accessible to all. For over 14 years the profound impact of her work has brought hope and healing to families struggling with ADHD, impulsivity, anxiety, depression, and many other mental wellness challenges. Dianne has an intimate understanding of the emotional journey that parents face when their children's brainwaves are dysregulated. For over a decade, her son's impulsivity wreaked havoc in...
Oct 25, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Exercise and diet go together. Jack LaLanne the late fitness guru from the 50’s and 60’s once said thatstaying healthy is 90% diet and 10% exercise if you want to remain healthy. Wecan’t exercise to eat more or reward ourselves with food after exercise. The truth is we can’t out train a bad diet.
Oct 23, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Rising early has it's benefits. Join Jim in chapter one of "The Power Of Consistency" and discover what you can do when you put your feet on the floor a bit earlier than you might be used to. The Power Of Consistency
Oct 22, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
For the next several podcasts I will be posting an audio version of my book "The Power Of Consistency." This will be done a bit at a time so todays short podcast is only the intro. My goal is to get you 12 things that when done consistently can really change your life. I am attaching a link to the hard copy of the book that you can purchase from my website. My hope is that you will find the reading compelling enought to get a copy. Thanks The Power Of Consistency...
Oct 20, 2023•4 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Dr. Recker spent the first half of his life doing what he thought he had to do. Puttinghis nose down and enduring the grind. But it was never quite enough. Through experiences with triathlon, mountain climbing, owning a dental practice with a team of 20, becoming a pilot, and extensive travel, he learned that what he was searching for wasn’t at the top of the mountain. In the second half of his life, he is committed to helping people learn to live present in their own lives and find a life of fu...
Oct 15, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Change is a step of faith and with more faith change may come a bit easier. But, that depends on us and our patience because truly God my have a few lessons to teach us before he answers our prayers. Join me as I get vulnerable with you and share my faith and how I discovered what faith can really do. I Trained For Quadruple Bypass Change Is A Step Of Faith The Eye That Mocks The Father...
Oct 10, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 14
