In this episode, James and Robby discuss the the concept of information and how it relations to fitness. They discuss questions like: -is all the information we're getting from fitness devices about our health and wellness useful or problematic? -what information with respect to our fitness and health should we pay attention to? -what information can improve the fitness coach/client relationship? -what fitness/health information should be imparted to kids when they are growing up to improve the ...
Sep 18, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In Part 2 of their discussion, James and Robby continue their conversation on personal identity and fitness. One of the central, perennial philosophical questions is the question of personal identity. Questions like the following are central to the personal identity question: -Who am I? -What makes me me as opposed to someone or something else? -Am I my body? Am I my thoughts? Am I my continuous consciousness? -Clearly our bodies, thoughts, and consciousness change throughout life so what makes ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode James and Robby discuss the connection personal identity and fitness. One of the central, perennial philosophical questions is the question of personal identity. Questions like the following are central to the personal identity question: -Who am I? -What makes me me as opposed to someone or something else? -Am I my body? Am I my thoughts? Am I my continuous consciousness? -Clearly our bodies, thoughts, and consciousness change throughout life so what makes us, us over time? How d...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 1
A lot of modern culture is centered around the notion of authenticity or being authentic. But what does it meant to be authentic?In Part 2 of the Authenticity series, James and Robby build on their discussion from Part 1 and attempt to answer the following questions regarding authenticity and its relationship with fitness. What is authenticity? What does it mean to be to be true to oneself?How do autonomy and authenticity relate to one another? What is authentic fitness?How can fitness play a ro...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 16
A lot of modern culture is centered around the notion of authenticity or being authentic. But what does it meant to be authentic? In this episode James and Robby attempt to answer the following questions regarding authenticity and its relationship with fitness. What is authenticity? What does it mean to be to be true to oneself? How do autonomy and authenticity relate to one another? What is authentic fitness? How can fitness play a role in helping us get in touch with our authentic selves? What...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Does modern technology help us in our quest to get fit and healthy? Or is technology a distraction from time-honored principles of eating healthy, moving your body, getting enough sleep, etc.? In a continuation of our discussion from Technology and Fitness Part 1 we ask and try to answer the following questions -Has technology had an overall positive or overall negative influence on the practice of fitness? -How do we educate people that just because a device spits out a particular number (for e...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Does modern technology help us in our quest to get fit and healthy? Or is technology a distraction from time-honored principles of eating healthy, moving your body, getting enough sleep, etc.? In this episode we explore technology's connection with fitness by asking questions like: -What role will artificial intelligence play in health and fitness in the coming years? -Are fitness devices like smartwatches and bands helpful in our quest for fitness and health? -What are the implications of gigan...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 13
How can we know the right thing for us to do and yet fail to do it? For example pretty much everyone knows it's better to: -exercise rather than not exercise -eat healthy food vs eating processed food -not smoke vs. smoke And yet there are literally millions of people who don't exercise, eat junk food, and smoke. How is this possible? This is the central discussion of this episode. It's an extremely relevant question today for the health and fitness industry but the question goes all the way bac...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In this episode, we discuss the following questions about subjectivity and its connection with fitness -What is subjectivity? -What is the connection between subjectivity and our lived human experience? -What's the importance of subjectivity, things like emotions, beliefs, opinions, feelings, in fitness? -Can our subjective experience of how we feel override objective data in fitness? For example if your fitness tracker says your recovery is poor (objective), but you're feeling great (subjective...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In this episode, we discuss the following questions about objectivity and its connection with fitness -What is objectivity? -Why is the connection between science and objectivity? -How does objectivity in fitness help us determine what's real and what's fake? -Should there be objective standards within fitness (for example reaching for a 2x bodyweight deadlift)? -How can objectivity play a role in driving fitness policy and education for children? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated t...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this episode, we discuss the following questions about business ethics and its connection with fitness -What are ethics and how does they relate to the practice of fitness? -Why are ethics important in business? -What are ethical and unethical practices within the business of fitness? -How can we balance the need of a fitness business for recurring profit with the idea that a fitness individual shouldn't need a coach long-term? -In terms of licensure, who should be allowed to be a fitness coa...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode, we discuss the following questions about simplicity and its connection with fitness -What is simplicity? -Why is simplicity important in our lives? -What is the importance of simplicity when it comes to our health and fitness practices? -Have corporations made fitness, health, and nutrition needlessly complex in an effort to get us to pay for their services? -If we boiled done fitness and nutrition to their most simple elements what would that look like? The Fitness in Philosoph...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -Is the way we exercise today ultimately folly/absurd? -What is folly/absurdity? -Which activities that we engage in in life have meaning vs. the ones that are absurd/folly? -Is fitness just a means to an end to a meaningful life? -What's the connection between absurdity, folly, existentialism, and nihilism? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated to discussing the intersection between concepts in philosophy and their connection with fi...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of meaning and its connection with fitness. In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -What is meaning? -What is the meaning of life and how have philosophers tried to answer this question? -Where does fitness sit in the hierarchy or meaning of your life? -Is fitness just a means to an end to a meaningful life? -How can a fitness coach help a fitness client learn more about what th...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of tradition and its connection with fitness. In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -What is tradition? -What are the benefits and drawbacks of following traditions? -What's the connection between philosophy and tradition? -Should one adopt a certain fitness practice because that's what's been done traditionally (e.g., walking and lifting rocks)? -What is the significance of di...
Oct 31, 2022•2 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of progress and its connection with fitness. In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -What is progress? -Is progress always good? -Do certain activities that humans engage in involve progress while others do not? -Can there be any true progress in fitness? -Are all the attempts at progress in fitness ultimately folly? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is dedicated to discussing t...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of geography and its connection with fitness. In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -Why do different cultures and geographies have different fitness practices? -Which fitness practices are common to all geographies? -Do the differences or commonalities among geographical fitness practices have any bearing on what fitness practices we should adopt today? -Are there any fitness ...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of evolution and his connection with fitness. In this episode, we discuss the following questions. -What are the basics of evolution? -What deep philosophical questions does the theory of evolution raise for who we are as human beings? -How closely should our fitness practices mirror our evolutionary fitness practices? -How does physical fitness influence key evolutionary concepts like surviv...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby are joined by special guest OPEX CCP Coach Brandon Wilton. This is the final episode in our series on disagreements in fitness. In this final episode of the discussion we discuss the following questions. -What role does disagreement play in the fitness profession? Does it help move the profession forward or does it hold things back? -What role does social media play in amplifying or resolving disagreement in fitness? -What are ...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby are joined by special guest Brandon Wilton. The topic of the podcast on this episode is disagreements within fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -Do fitness coaches have an obligation to disagree with other fitness coaches and call out bad ideas? -If we disagree with someone in the fitness realm what is the most appropriate way to disagree with one another? -Does how we disagree with ...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of experience and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: What is disagreement and why is it important? How can we respectfully disagree with those who we think are just as rational as us? What role does disagreement play in the fitness world? What should we practically do if we disagree with others in the fitness world? What's the...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of experience and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is experience? -Does everything we know ultimately come from experience? -How central are experiences to the fitness journey of an individual? -What kinds of fitness experiences should a fitness coach have in order to properly educate and coach a fitness client? The Fi...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of instinct and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is instinct? -Do we have a fitness instinct? -What types of fitness do we know (and not know) how to do instinctively? -Should we just follow our instincts when it comes to fitness or can our instincts be wrong? -What implications do our fitness instincts have for our cu...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the responsibility and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is responsibility? -What is the relationship between what we are capable of as humans and what we are responsible for? -What responsibility, if any, do we have as humans for cultivating our health and fitness? -Are we abdicating our own personal responsibility ...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the morality and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is morality? -Why is morality important in our lives? -Does morality play any role whatsoever in physical fitness? -Do we have a moral duty to ourselves to be physically fit individuals? -Do we have a moral duty to others to maintain physical fitness? The Fitness in ...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of pain and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is pain? -What is the connection between pain and fitness? -Is fitness culture today addicted to pain? ("No pain, no gain") -Do most people think of fitness as a pain or a chore that has to get done? -Can certain types of pain lead to more happiness and meaning in one's life...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 22
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the impact and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is pleasure? -Is pleasure the main motivating force in our lives? -What is the connection between fitness, pleasure, and happiness? -How can pleasure lead to certain types of fitness addiction? -Is fitness merely a means to get more pleasure? The Fitness in Philosophy ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 21
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the impact and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is impact? -How do we measure impact? -How do we know if we're making an impact in fitness? -What's the best timeline to measure impact? 1 month? 1 year? 10 years? 100 years? -Is the health and fitness industry actually having an impact on society currently? The Fitnes...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 20
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the value and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is value? -What is the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic value? -Why do people value fitness? -What happens when we encounter competing values in fitness? -Is fitness just a means to an end or is it intrinsically valuable? The Fitness in Philosophy podcast is d...
Mar 22, 2021•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 19
In this episode of the Fitness in Philosophy podcast James and Robby turn their attention to the concept of the belief and its relationship with fitness. They ask and attempt to answer the following questions in the episode: -What is belief? -What role does belief within fitness? -What are some delusional beliefs in fitness and how do they come about? -How have beliefs in fitness changed over time? -How does shared belief affect fitness movements? -How does belief play a role in fitness coaching...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 18
