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Pound This Path

Pound This® Path is your go-to podcast for a holistic approach to mental and physical wellness, designed to be listened to while walking outdoors—an activity shown to boost both mental and physical health. Hosted by Amanda Valentine, this show blends personal stories, expert advice, and real-life experiences to inspire and motivate you on your own health journey. Amanda opens up about her experiences with cPTSD, ADHD, PMDD, weight fluctuations, and perimenopause, sharing the lessons she's learned along the way. Pound This Path covers a wide range of topics, including nutrition, fitness, mental health, meal prep, life coaching, and more—giving you practical tools and insights to thrive physically and mentally. Join Amanda on the path to discovering your true potential and creating a life of health, balance, and purpose.
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Episodes

754: What Is Health?

Cincy 360 Fitness owner and personal trainer Josh Garrett joins me to chat about what our definition of health is. This is an interesting conversation that covers all aspects of health, from mental to physical. If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Fi...

Feb 14, 202256 min

753: Update! Tonia Elrod's Progress From Heart Failure To 15k

Tonia Elrod suffered from a heart attack, heart failure and actually died in 2019. Tonia survived and relearned how to walk and talk and is now sharing her journey. Hear her full story in epsiode 743. Tonia has been training in the gym with me at Cincy 360 Fitness and training with Fleet Feet Running Club the past month, in this epsiode we'll check in on her progress! Find Tonia on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/toniaelrod/ Find details on the Heart Mini here: https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/...

Feb 09, 202228 min

752: The Neurology Of Emotional Eating Plus Solutions With Elisabeth Kristof

Why are we emotional eaters? Why do we get "addicted" to sweets/sugar? These are a few topics we discuss with solutions in this epsiode. Elisabeth Kristof is an expert in using applied neurology to move people out of pain, unwanted behavior and stress response. She is the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance and increase well-being. Elisabeth is a certified applied neurology practitio...

Feb 07, 202246 min

751: Symptoms And Prevention Of The Number One Killer Of Women With Dr. Odayme Quesada

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women? Dr. Odayme Quesada from The Christ Hospital was recruited to create and lead the Women’s Heart Center in 2020. Through a number of programs including prevention, postpartum prevention, women’s heart clinic, cardio-oncology and advanced procedures such as coronary reactivity testing and advanced imaging The Christ Hospital Women’s Heart Center provides comprehensive approach to the care of women’s cardiovascular health. In this ep...

Feb 02, 202228 min

750: What To Do When You Lose Motivation

When you lose motivation to work on your healthy lifestyle, how do you gain in back? In this epsiode I discuss my top suggestions from my own journey personally and professionally. If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://ww...

Jan 31, 202227 min

749: How Christine Reed Changed Her Life To Become A Backpacker And Author

Christine Reed is a backpacker and author of Alone in Wonderland. In this episode we discuss going through a life change, backpacking/hiking alone, food and the changes in your body from hiking and more! From Christine's website: Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park. ​He...

Jan 26, 202235 min

748: Wrist And Hand Pain Plus Solutions With Dr. Noah Shaftel

Dr. Noah Shaftel is an orthopedic hand/wrist specialist at the Christ Hospital Health Network. In this episode, Dr. Shaftel answers your questions! Including wrist pain during pushups/planks, tendonitis & carpal tunnel causes and solutions and advice for people that depend on their hands for their job. If you have additional questions, send them to: Marketing@TheChristHospital.com If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all p...

Jan 24, 202227 min

747: Toria Cannon's Journey From New Mom To New Runner

Toria Cannon is a friend and former co-worker of mine that's a new mom and a new runner! In this episode we discuss Toria's journey to running her first race this spring. Find Toria on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/toriacannon/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amand...

Jan 21, 202251 min

746: One Of The Biggest Lessons I've Learned On My Health Journey

I've learned a LOT over the past 10 years in my health/wellness/fitness/weight loss journey - but this is a pretty big lesson I've learned. If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanpoundthis/ Website:...

Jan 17, 202217 min

745: The Benefits Of A Running Club With Jen Loving

Jen Loving is the training programs coordinator at Fleet Feet Cincinnati helping new and seasoned runners train for their best race! In this episode we discuss the benefits of running, cross training and running with a club. Find Jen here: https://www.instagram.com/lovingchronicles/ Current registration for the Fleet Feet running club is open until February. Find more info here: https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/cincy/training If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit W...

Jan 14, 202237 min

744: Common Mistakes When Trying To Lose Weight With Josh Garrett

Cincy 360 Fitness owner and personal trainer Josh Garrett joins me to chat about some of the most common mistakes made when trying to lose weight. If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanpoundthis/ W...

Jan 12, 202245 min

743: How Tonia Elrod Died, Survived To Tell The Story And Is Now Running Again

Tonia Elrod suffered from a heart attack, heart failure and actually died in 2019. Tonia survived, relearned how to walk and talk and is sharing her journey on this episode. Almost 3 years later Tonia is stepping back into the gym with me and training with Fleet Feet Running Club to run the Heart Mini 15k in March! The next few months let's cheer Tonia on! Find Tonia on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/toniaelrod/ Find details on the Heart Mini here: https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/MW...

Jan 05, 202250 min

742: Eating More To Lose Weight With Sarah Fucinari

Sarah Fucinari has been on an amazing journey. From obesity and binge eating, to weight loss surgery and under eating, to becoming a successful personal trainer and nutrition coach. In this episode hear Sarah share her personal and professional knowledge of how eating more may be the key to your weight loss success. Find Sarah on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sarahf_fitwithme/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of a...

Jan 03, 20221 hr 2 min

741: Amanda's Diary - Entry 013 - Covid Edition

Time for an end of year update on what's going on with me - from quarantine! Join me on the Wisdom app 1/1/22 at 3p ET to discuss resolutions and healthy habits in the new year! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisdom-audio-community/id1576484544 If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: A...

Dec 28, 202123 min

740: ICYMI - Keto Diet For Weight Loss - The Good And The Bad With Dr. Joel Forman

In case you missed this episode from 2018 - Dr. Joel Forman, a cardiologist at Christ Hospital that focuses on preventative care, joins me to discuss the keto diet for weight loss. What is the ketogenic diet? Is it healthy? What are the long term effects? Are just a few of the questions we discussed. You can find Dr. Joel Forman at the Preventative Oncology Program at Christ Hospital helping people prevent heart events. https://www.thechristhospital.com/ If you're in need of a health coach, and ...

Dec 22, 202138 min

739: The Power Of Affirmations And Positive Self Talk With Nic Alessandrini

Nic is an amazing personal trainer, co-worker and mentor to me at Cincy 360 Fitness. In this episode we discuss the power of affirmations and positive self talk in our personal journeys and with our clients. Find Nic on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nicAlessandrini/ If you're interested in personal training with Nic, email: Info@Cincy360Fitness.com If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add o...

Dec 20, 202155 min

738: Vulnerabilities In Our Fitness Journey With Josh Garrett

Cincy 360 Fitness owner and personal trainer Josh Garrett joins me to chat about some of our vulnerabilities in our health/fitness journey. If you're looking for a great gift idea, give the gift of grooming with Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code POUNDTHIS at Manscaped.com . That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code POUNDTHIS. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED™ is #ad If you're in need of a health coach, and...

Dec 15, 202144 min

737: Learning To Trust Your Body And Healing Trauma In Your Central Nervous System With Amy Chavez

In this episode Amy Chavez and I discuss the definition of trauma, how we store it in our body, the role of the central nervous system and the ways we can begin to heal. A little about Amy from her website https://www.lovesomatics.org/ : "My professional practice has been an ever-evolving offering of bodywork, yoga, meditation, somatic trauma healing, childbirth education, labor and birth doula support, lactation education and newborn care, ceremony, healing circles, rituals, herbal and nutritio...

Dec 13, 20211 hr 11 min

736: Biggest Mistakes Made At The Gym With Josh Garrett

Cincy 360 Fitness owner and personal trainer Josh Garrett joins me to chat about the biggest mistakes we both see others doing and have personally experienced at the gym. If you're looking for a great gift idea, give the gift of grooming with Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code POUNDTHIS at Manscaped.com . That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code POUNDTHIS. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED™ If you're in nee...

Dec 09, 202138 min

735: ICYMI The Effects Of Stress On Your Heart, Body & Weight With Dr. Denise Brown

In case you missed this episode in 2019 - Dr. Denise Brown, Ph.D, MBA, RN, MA, from The Christ Hospital Chats about the important role stress has on the heart, body and weight. In this episode, learn some techniques to reduce stress in your daily life understand your personal responses to stress. Find Dr. Brown at the Christ Hospital: https://www.thechristhospital.com/ Find Heart Math here: https://www.heartmath.com/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With ...

Dec 08, 202145 min

734: How A Growth Mindset Can Help You Reach Your Goals

Are you in a growth mindset, or a lack mindset? Let's discuss how this could impact your goals! Find Cincy 360 Fitness here: https://www.cincy360fitness.com/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanp...

Dec 06, 202144 min

733: Managing Your Mindset Around The Holidays

December/January can be a hard time of year dealing with food and movement choices. Let's chat about a healthy mindset around the holidays! If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanpoundthis/ Website:...

Dec 02, 202121 min

732: The Importance Of Breathwork With Josh Garrett

Breathing is a bigger deal than you think. It can be the secret to your success in the gym, stress relief and more. In this episode Cincy 360 Fitness owner and personal trainer Josh Garrett joins me to chat all about breathing - and has me try smelling salts. Yikes! Find Cincy 360 Fitness here: https://www.cincy360fitness.com/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.te...

Nov 29, 202153 min

731: ICYMI Unfiltered Weight Loss Truth With Jordan Syatt

In case you missed the original release of this episode, here it is again! If you follow Jordan Syatt on social media or his podcast, you know that he's all about straight forward, no BS weight loss truths. Jordan is a trainer and coach that has worked with some pretty influential people like Gary Vaynerchuk. In this episode we discuss mindset, carbs, plateaus, fat loss during the pandemic and more. Find Jordan here: https://www.syattfitness.com/ If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd li...

Nov 24, 202138 min

730: Our Top Personal Benefits Of Exercise With Josh Garrett

In this episode Josh Garrett, owner of Cincy 360 Fitness, and I share what we believe to be the top benefits of exercise for people are in general, and also for ourselves. Find Josh (and myself) here: https://www.cincy360fitness.com/ ) If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@Am...

Nov 22, 202132 min

729: Is It Possible To Stay Consistent Long Term?

Is it really possible to stay consistent long term? Let's discuss! If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanpoundthis/ Website: http://amandavalentinebites.com/...

Nov 17, 202120 min

728: How Leanne Jewell Healed Her Eating Disorder With Humor And Meditation

Leanne Jewell is a comedian, actor, TEDx speaker, certified spirit reiki practitioner, certified yin yoga teacher, transformational speaker and coach - the list goes on! In this episode Leanne discusses how she has survived through her many struggles, including her eating disorder and body image issues, and how humor and meditation helped her through them. Now it's Leanne's mission to help others on their own journey. Find Leanne here: https://www.leannejewell.com/ Find Leanne's TEDx here: https...

Nov 15, 202159 min

727: The Weight Will Come Off When You Do This

Wanting to lose weight? Maybe this strategy will work for you! If you're in need of a health coach, and you'd like to check out Team Fit With Me - Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis For personal training with me at Cincy 360 Fitness email: Amanda@AmandaValentineBites.com Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcanpoundthis/ Website: http://amandavalentinebites.com/...

Nov 10, 202121 min

726: Planning For A Healthy Financial Future With Krystal Atkins

Are you financially fit? I'm not! Which is why I love chatting with amazing women who can help with financial fitness. Krystal Atkins grew up very financially unstable, but turned things around and is now a financial advisor helping people through some of their hardest struggles to find financial security. In this episode we chat about Krystal's history, what she's learned and how you can do the same. Find Krystal here: https://fa.ml.com/kentucky/fort-mitchell/vonderhaar-jarc-atkins/ And here: h...

Nov 08, 202142 min

725: Healing Trauma In The Body With Sarah Buffie

Sarah Buffie specializes in trauma responsive care and helps organizations and individuals disrupt current models of thinking by building empathy and understanding around the effects of trauma. In this episode we discuss trauma held in the body and ways to heal that and create new patterns of thinking. Find Sarah and her team here: https://www.soulbirdconsulting.info/ Take the ACE test we discussed here: https://stopabusecampaign.org/what-are-adverse-childhood-experiences/take-your-ace-test/ If ...

Nov 01, 20211 hr 4 min
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