The Fit Point Podcast

Your hosts Alice and Jesse take a week away from their usual format and answer a lot of various questions on this special 20th episode!

How can parents find an optimal state of health? Proper nutrition? Fuel their bodies to ensure they can have optimal energy for “the grind”.Importance of being an example to your kids. (i.e treat your body with respect, no negative talk, sustainable health & not following trends, etc.)Fitness as a pathway to longevity and lifespan. It’s not just about “the now” of aesthetics and performance. How do we reach more people? How do we...

Rachel Drake is our featured guest on our "welcome back" episode of the Fit Point Podcast.

Rachel is an accomplished trail runner, originally from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their son Lew.

Rachel also has a Ph.D. and is in her third year of medical school (internal medicine) at Oregon Health & Science University. She finished second overall in the 2020 Golden Trail Series World Championships among her many accolades. We’re will figure out how she does it all in this episode!

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Emily Field is our featured guest on this informative episode. She is a registered dietitian from Minneapolis, Minnesota and we have a lot of topics to cover.
 
Why eating for muscle gain vs weight loss is the true path to your goals.

Why the world opens up when you are willing to be a beginner at all things.

At the heart of it: her struggles, what she has still wants to learn.

How Crossfit changed her life!

How Minnesota is different than other states (in a good way)!

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Danny Docherty, an elite Minnesota runner and coach, joined the show this week! Docherty has a laundry list of high finishes on the state, collegiate and post-collegiate running circuits!

Danny has been around the running scene for over a decade, we dive into his passion and drive for running.

His attitude and structure towards his training for the 2024 Olympic trials.

How he coaches his athletes and the advice he gives others who want to get into running.

How he balances his own training, coaching athletes and leading his own running program.
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We were honored to be joined by 3 time olympic medalist and multiple time World champion swimmer Regan Smith. An incredible podcast diving into the origin and human side of this amazing athlete and person from Lakeville, Minnesota.

What drew her to swimming?

How her sister inspired her to start swimming.

The things she enjoys the most about Minnesota!?

What her regimen, nutrition and psychological aspects look like during the peak of her swimming season?

Her transition from postponing studies at Stanford to turn pro and move to Arizona as she...

Isaiah Bawek joins on this informative episode. He is an OCB pro bodybuilder and online strength/conditioning coach for women. On this podcast, you will find

What happens when women increase their calories during a strength program?

When we change our perspectives on the notion of thinner is better?

Dispelling the carbs are bad myth!

How to overcome the fear of increasing food intake?

Many other strength and nutrition questions are answered!!

You can find Isaiah at https://www.instagram.com/isaiahbawek/ and
https://builtelitetraining.com/
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Lars Petersen, owner of Resilient PT and Performance in Woodbury, Minnesota joined the show this week! Lars was full of tremendous insight and stories as we talked about a plethora of topics.

Why he left the corporate world to pursue a PT career.

His philosophy on life and how you can become resilient when you encounter a setback!

His injury which led him to becoming a physical therapist!

Things in the fitness industry which drive him nuts? We squash myths on this podcast!

How he balances his work, family and...

Lisseth DeGracia joined The Fit Point in one of the most incredible episodes thus far.

Lisseth is a nurse who has recently started her own company, Dynamic Drips. A company that provides personalized Hydration and Wellness to you through mobile IV Infusion Therapy.

Her story on how she got here is amazing.

Coming to America with her family from Panama, 1 of 4 kids!

Being a registered nurse for over a decade and being a single mom of 3 kids.

Going to New York during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to help...

Alice Halvorson leads this podcast as we discuss at length the 2nd annual Live Brave 5K race coming up in a few weeks.
Jeff Burkart returns to the show as he is the co-director of the 5K event. We are also joined by Lisa Radzak, Executive Director of WithAll.org, a Non-Profit organization committed to preventing eating disorders and facilitating recovery for those suffering.
We dive into as a panel:
 
•Eating disorders vs disordered eating
•How this race came about last year
•The mental health of those with eating disorders over the pandemic
•Ways you...

Johnny Allen joined the show this week. Johnny heads the JK Movement, a non-profit organization that believes in developing youth to be quality people and active citizens in their community and workplace.
We touch on a wide variety of topics in this episode!
The 4 core programs of his organization
Discipline with dignity
2 fantastic success stories from his program!
Balancing the gym and the JK movement
His 2 books!

You can find Johnny at Johnny Allen Jr (@thejkmovement) • Instagram photos and videos
 
His books on The JK Movement presents: Breaking The Cycle (The...