Ashley Reefer (in her own words): “age 30, resides in Greensburg, PA. Bachelors in Business and Masters in Exercise Science. Owner of Flat Tire Co. Bike Shop. Just trying to do something I love while making a few bucks doing it. The word is out, bikes are cool.” Show Notes: Ashley Reefer, Owner, Flat Tire Co. Bike Shop – contact info: Flat Tire Co. Bike Shop 212 E. Pittsburgh St. Greensburg, PA 15601 724.691.0966 E-mail: info@flattire.co Website: https://www.flattire.co Instagram: https://www.in...
Jul 08, 2018
Francie Desmone an acupuncturist, health coach, and speaker has been in the natural health field for 35 years. When not thinking about sailing she teaches people how to improve their health and wellness. She has developed a program 'Deeper Well Being, The Comprehensive Self Care Plan' out of decades of helping people improve their overall health. The 4 Pillars of Health are Personal Care, Environment, Preparedness, and Community. Piloting women through midlife is her passion. Busting hot flashes...
Jun 27, 2018•33 min
Carrie McCann, Owner, Organic McCannic, in her own words: “Carrie helps women feel less shitty. She came to where she is today after having a health scare and thinking she was dying while practicing social work in NYC. She went on a journey into wellness and with the desire to share what she learned with others became a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and later received her 200-hour, anti-racism, yoga teacher certification through the wondrous Yoga Roots on Location. Carrie is abund...
Jun 24, 2018
After 88 episodes of FitLabPGH and 40 from Moving2Live this week’s episode is something a little different…Ben Reuter, PhD, CSCS*D, ATC, Co-Founder and Host of the FitLabPGH and Moving2Live Podcasts. Ben is a faculty member at California University of Pennsylvania. An exercise physiologist, he holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). Ben has interests in injury prevention/performance enhancement fo...
Jun 20, 2018•32 min
Stacy T. Sims, PhD, is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Waikato after returning to academia from a 6-year hiatus in industry. She is an applied researcher, innovator and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions. Prior to being launched into industry, she served as an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist at Stanford University from 2007 to 2012, where she specialized in sex differences o...
Jun 13, 2018•39 min
Austin Bible is a LaPrima Espresso Company cargo bike rider, an avid cyclist, a runner, and two-time winner of the Crush the Commonwealth cycling race. Show Notes: Austin Bible – contact info: E-mail: bibleaustin@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awestinb/ Links mentioned in the Podcast: REED & CO, Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville) http://reedand.company Crain’s Pittsburgh Business Newsletter http://pittsburgh.crains.com La Prima Espresso Company, Pittsburgh, PA https://laprima.com...
Jun 10, 2018
Miguel Aragoncillo is a strength coach and personal trainer based out of Boston, MA. He has experience working with professional athletes in many different sports, including NHL, MLB, MLS. He has also worked with youth athletes from under 10 years old to high school and college athletes. He speaks at several different seminars, and assists with the teaching of anatomy based courses all over the nation. His writing has been published on several nationally known websites and magazines. For more in...
Jun 06, 2018•41 min
Local Motion Fitness is a Cycling, Yoga, and Fitness studio located near the waterfront in Homestead. In addition to cycling and yoga, they offer barre, boxing, and HIIT classes for all ages and fitness levels. Their 3700 square foot facility has a heated yoga room, cycling room, changing rooms and bathrooms, and a local coffee shop (Steel Valley Roasters) in front where their members can socialize before and after class. We interviewed Co-Owner Laura Fonzi. Laura has been a fitness instructor a...
Jun 03, 2018
Stacy T. Sims, PhD, is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Waikato after returning to academia from a 6-year hiatus in industry. She is an applied researcher, innovator and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions. Prior to being launched into industry, she served as an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist at Stanford University from 2007 to 2012, where she specialized in sex differences o...
May 30, 2018•27 min
Miguel Aragoncillo is a strength coach and personal trainer based out of Boston, MA. He has experience working with professional athletes in many different sports, including NHL, MLB, MLS. He has also worked with youth athletes from under 10 years old to high school and college athletes. He speaks at several different seminars, and assists with the teaching of anatomy based courses all over the nation. His writing has been published on several nationally known websites and magazines. For more in...
May 23, 2018•31 min
John McGough (in his own words): “Hockey was my main sport growing up. I also wrestled for 1 year. I decided to start lifting weights in 10th grade and did that for many years and also go into taekwondo. When I was 21, I decided to leave my job as a golf course management worker and go to school for fitness at NPTI in Cleveland. I finished school and started working for Anytime Fitness, where I was a manager/trainer for 8 years before teaming up with a few others to open Elevate Fusion Fitness i...
May 20, 2018
Dr. Philip Skiba is Director of Sports Medicine for AdvocateAurora Health Care, one of the largest medical groups in the United States. A long time coach and elite sports consultant, Dr. Skiba was recently seen in the award-winning film Breaking2, where he travelled the world with the team of scientists seeking to help break the 2 hour marathon barrier. His research work and equations have changed the way sports performances are engineered and analyzed. He is based in Chicago. For more informati...
May 16, 2018•38 min
Chrissy Ludwikowski (in her own words): “Outdoor recreation professional that encourages everyone to enjoy staying active and live life adventurously! Graduated from Penn State University with a degree in nutritional sciences, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my fiancé, Jake, and our goberian pup, Bear. I’ve been with Go Ape USA for about a year and a half, and before that, I worked for Kayak Pittsburgh and Venture Outdoors, an outdoor recreation non-profit located in Pittsburgh.” Go Ape is a...
May 13, 2018
Roger White (in his own words): "Former college football player at Wayne State University in Detroit, later Speed coach turned strength coach turned massage therapist turned recovery/regeneration specialist. Also coached track and field and cross country, as well as football. Today I mainly do recovery/regeneration therapy for active people (elite runners, competitive bodybuilders, etc…)" Show Notes: Roger White contact info: Websites: http://sportsmassage4runners.com http://www.worldendurancesu...
May 09, 2018•50 min
Erin Grace (in her own words): “I am a 200 hour registered yoga instructor and have been practicing yoga for 16 years. I received my teacher training through Yoga Yoga in Austin, TX in 2007. Since then I have taught and practiced in Austin, Northern Virginia, and Pittsburgh. I have a specialization in prenatal yoga, and love to teach a variety of styles here in Bridgeville, where I opened Bend the Bridge Yoga in July of 2016. Outside of being immersed in yoga (and loving every bit of it), I enjo...
May 06, 2018
Dr. Philip Skiba is Director of Sports Medicine for AdvocateAurora Health Care, one of the largest medical groups in the United States. A long time coach and elite sports consultant, Dr. Skiba was recently seen in the award-winning film Breaking2, where he travelled the world with the team of scientists seeking to help break the 2 hour marathon barrier. His research work and equations have changed the way sports performances are engineered and analyzed. He is based in Chicago. For more informati...
May 02, 2018•28 min
Hilda Pang Fu is a social entrepreneur, advocate for gender equity and a porcelain painter who speaks three languages and enjoys food. She is founder and president of Luminari, a nonprofit with a mind-broadening mission that specializes in inspirational teen summer programs. She created Pittsburgh Regional Champions, a program that empowered volunteers to generate business leads for the region; served as Director of External Relations at the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and was Execu...
Apr 29, 2018
Roger White (in his own words): "Former college football player at Wayne State University in Detroit, later Speed coach turned strength coach turned massage therapist turned recovery/regeneration specialist. Also coached track and field and cross country, as well as football. Today I mainly do recovery/regeneration therapy for active people (elite runners, competitive bodybuilders, etc…)" Show Notes: Roger White contact info: Websites: http://sportsmassage4runners.com http://www.worldendurancesu...
Apr 25, 2018•39 min
Kelly Collier (in her own words): “I am a life long Pittsburgher, a triathlete, cyclist, entrepreneur, engineer and orthopedic product development specialist. I am a CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) graduate, formerly the founder and CEO of ActivAided Orthotics, and currently the Product Development Manager at elizur. Show Notes: Kelly Collier – contact info: E-mail: kncollier@gmail.com Website: https://trainingwheelsrequired.wordpress.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/KellyNCollier Instagram: ht...
Apr 22, 2018
Don Moxley is 1985 alum and captain of the Ohio State University Wrestling team, Moxley began working with the team again in February 2015. That team went on to win the 2015 National Championship, the first in school history. The cornerstone of his practice is the ability to integrate technology that gives humans of all types the ability to track their performance in strength, cardiovascular, readiness and technical training programs on a workout-by-workout basis. Using the feedback of the centr...
Apr 18, 2018•46 min
Jordan Rose (in his own words): “I’m a Pittsburgh native with ten years of experience in the fitness industry. I started out teaching aerobics classes and swimming lessons and have since become a spin instructor, taught TRX classes,
Apr 15, 2018
Menachem Brodie is the owner of Human Vortex Training; based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Coach Brodie works with athletes around the world, including: Pittsburgh, France, Belgium, and Israel. Coach Brodie (in his own words): Coaching since 2000, Menachem Brodie has been working with athletes in a number of settings, and a broad variety of sports. From Basketball and Cycling, to CrossFit and Triathlon, Brodie has helped numerous athletes to attain their goals, and beyond. With his belief that one should...
Apr 11, 2018•38 min
Jim Skal (in his own words): Basically grew up playing outside. Moved to New Hampshire in 1985 where I made a decision to follow Jesus and ran up and down mountains for the time I was there. Eventually moved back to Butler,
Apr 08, 2018
Don Moxley is 1985 alum and captain of the Ohio State University Wrestling team, Moxley began working with the team again in February 2015. That team went on to win the 2015 National Championship, the first in school history. The cornerstone of his practice is the ability to integrate technology that gives humans of all types the ability to track their performance in strength, cardiovascular, readiness and technical training programs on a workout-by-workout basis. Using the feedback of the centr...
Apr 04, 2018•40 min
Trash to Thrash (TtT) (in their own words) collects used, slightly abused, and sometimes new skateboard parts donated from local skaters and skate shops. We take those parts and make complete skateboard decks that we give to the youth to skate on after teaching them the fundamentals of skating at community sponsored Skate Jams and workshops. At the end of the day, every kid walks off with a fresh deck, vigor and vim to keep active with their new hobby. We interviewed Jason McKoy and Nick Miller,...
Apr 01, 2018
Menachem Brodie is the owner of Human Vortex Training; based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Coach Brodie works with athletes around the world, including: Pittsburgh, France, Belgium, and Israel. Coach Brodie (in his own words): Coaching since 2000, Menachem Brodie has been working with athletes in a number of settings, and a broad variety of sports. From Basketball and Cycling, to CrossFit and Triathlon, Brodie has helped numerous athletes to attain their goals, and beyond. With his belief that one should...
Mar 28, 2018•35 min
Haute Sauna Studio, located in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, offers infrared heat therapy in the form of infrared sauna pods, designed to heat the body and penetrate deep into the tissues, joints, and muscles, increasing oxygen flow and improving circulation. Kelly Miller and Lori Walker, Co-Founders and Co-Owners, created Haute Sauna Studio to support their clients on a path towards achieving total wellness. Whether that is weight loss, pain or injury recovery, detoxification or simply stress ...
Mar 25, 2018
Bill Buskist (in his own words): "I am a retired Distinguished and Alumni Professor at Auburn University where the bulk of my professional work focused on undergraduate instruction and working with faculty nationally and internationally to develop and refine their classroom teaching skills. Outside of work, I practiced martial arts, eventually finishing with my 3rd degree black belt in TaeKwonDo before my retirement in 2016. I also participated and continue to enjoy kayaking and stand up paddle ...
Mar 21, 2018•42 min
Bryan McCormick (in his own words): Artist. Counselor. Handcyclist. Rower. Skier. Traveler. Painter. Drawer. Pgh lover. Only child. Super tall guy. Volunteer. Wheelchair user. Spinal cord injured. Dreamer. Investor. Connector. Show Notes: Bryan McCormick, contact info: E-mail: bryan.m.mccormick@gmail.com Website: www.gallerybry.etsy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gallery.bry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gallery.bry/ Links mentioned in the Podcast: Larry Gioia, Dynamic Paddlers ht...
Mar 18, 2018
Dr. Gary Chimes (in his own words): I am a sports medicine physician who works in Bellevue, Washington. My area of focus is KPA - Keeping People Active. In my former life, I worked in academic medicine as an MD/PhD, where I taught residents and trained fellows while seeing patients. In my late 30s, I made the shift into private clinical practice so that I could focus more on my own health and also prioritize the needs of my patients more precisely. I love to focus on Health Optimization, which a...
Mar 14, 2018•47 min
