In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the skepticism and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is skepticism? -How can skepticism be useful in our daily lives? -How can skepticism be a useful corrective to dogmatism? -What use is there for skepticism in the fitness world? -What role should skepticism play in the coach/client relationship? The Fitness in Phil...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 17
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby continue their discussion of dogmatism and its relationship to fitness. They discuss the following topics in the episode: -Examples of dogmatism in the fitness world -Practical antidotes to dogmatism that both fitness coaches and clients can use -Using the burden of proof to be clear on what is and is not dogmatic -Why dogmatism is a type of neurosis that needs to be constantly corrected. The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is de...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 16
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the dogmatism and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is dogmatism -Why is dogmatism bad? -How to avoid dogmatism -Examples of dogmatism in the fitness world -Ways to minimize dogmatism in the fitness world The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated to discussing the intersection between concepts in philosophy and ...
Jan 25, 2021•17 min•Ep. 15
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the liberty/freedom and its relationship with fitness. In this continuation of their discussion from Part I, they ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is liberty? -Why is liberty important? -What’s the difference between negative and positive liberty? -What role should the government play, if any, in regulating fitness coaching? -What role should the gove...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 14
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the liberty/freedom and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is liberty? -Why is liberty important? -What’s the difference between negative and positive liberty? -What role should the government play, if any, in regulating fitness coaching? -What role should the government play, if any, in regulating fitness practice? -...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 13
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the fitness coach and its relationship with philosophy. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What are necessary and sufficient conditions? -What makes a good fitness coach a good fitness coach? -How does the history of fitness practice bear on the current practice of fitness coaching? -Are fitness coaches necessary for the practice of physical fitness? -W...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 12
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby continue their discussion about the concept of intention and its relationship with fitness. They ask new questions about the connection between the two like: -What should the intentions of the fitness coach be? -What role intention plays in determining dose response to a workout? -How can a coach access a client's true intentions? -What role does the virtue of patience play in helping a coach shift a client’s intentions over ti...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 11
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of intention and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What are intentions? -How do intentions differ from desires? -What are the current intentions in the fitness landscape? -What should our intentions in fitness be? -What are the intentions of the fitness coach? What should they be? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicat...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 10
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of desire and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What are desires? -Can we voluntarily change our desires? -Where does our desire for physical expression come from? -What role does the fitness coach play in shifting a client's desires? -What philosophical implications are there for fitness given the fact that our desires chan...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of science and its relationship with fitness. In the last episode, Science and Fitness Part 1, they were primarily concerned with questions surrounding exercise science itself. In this episode, Science and Fitness Part 2, they focus specifically on how the conclusions of science affect, or don't affect, the practice of fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the epi...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 8
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of science and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is science? -Is science the best way to acquire knowledge? -Is the study of fitness capable of being a science? -What counts as evidence in the study of fitness? -Are there scientific theories in the study of fitness the same way there are in biology or physics? The Fitne...
Sep 07, 2020•30 sec•Ep. 7
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of truth and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is truth? -Why does truth matter? -Do we currently aim at truth in fitness? -Should truth be our ultimate goal in fitness? -What devices, if any, give us better access to the truth in fitness? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated to discussing the intersection bet...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 6
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of knowledge and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is knowledge? -How does knowledge differ from belief and opinion? -How do we know things in fitness? -What are some things we know in fitness? -What are the sources of justification or evidence for what we know in fitness? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 5
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concepts of virtue and vice and their relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode. -What is virtue? -How is virtue connected with the good or happy life? -How does engaging in certain types of fitness makes us better (or potentially) worse people? -How do virtues or vices that we cultivate in our lives play a role in our fitness practice? -Are ther...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 4
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the connection between the concept of autonomy and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode. -What is autonomy? -Why is autonomy worth wanting? -How can fitness help us achieve greater overall autonomy in our lives? -Should the coach/client relationship be one of trying to foster autonomy for the client? -What would the ideal physical education ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 3
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast, James and Robby continue discussing the question "What is fitness?" In particular they discuss: -The distinction between descriptive and normative claims in philosophy, which is mainly the distinction between what is (descriptive claims) and what should be (normative claims) -The question: when we ask "What is fitness?" are we merely describing how fitness is practiced today or are we saying what it should be? -James' definition of what fitne...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 2
In the inaugural episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast, James and Robby: -introduce themselves -explain why they decided to create this podcast -ask and begin to answer the question, "What is Fitness?" About the Podcast: The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated to discussing the intersection between concepts in philosophy and their connection with fitness. Each episode we talk about a particular philosophical concept like autonomy, knowledge, virtue, or truth and discuss how that id...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 1
