The Vegan Gym Podcast

How do you travel as a vegan to stay on track with your health and fitness goals? It's easy to just completely disregard your meal plan and workouts when traveling, but this often leads to regret and a big set back. On the other end, you don't want to be so focused on being perfect that you don't enjoy your time away. In this episode we talk about our best vegan travel tips and how to find balance between enjoyment and staying on track for your goals. Support the show

No plan is ever going to be perfect. Success requires adjustments, and you need to pivot to achieve long-term goals, no matter what they are. In this episode we talk about the power that comes from changing the course, and how to approach new obstacles and challenges even when you think you have the perfect plan. Support the show

Often times when it comes to health and fitness you hear things like "Calories in vs. calories out". But what does that really mean? Can you lose weight eating junk food? Can you gain weight eating "clean" food? In this episode, I break down and answer the question "Are all calories created equal?" when it comes to your health and fitness goals.Support the show

How many people do you have in your corner that love and care about you? How many of these people truly push you and tell you hard truths to help you grow? Chances are that number is slim to none, but in order to truly achieve our goals, it's critical to have people in our corner who push us and tell us when we aren't living up to our potential. In this episode we dive into why what you NEED to hear is often not what you WANT to hear, how to navigate hard conversations with yourself and others, and how to ultimately take constructive feedback and use it as a positive in your life.Support the show

What you do in one area of your life is typically a representation of what you do in every area of your life. So are your standards aligned for the life you want to have and the person you want to be? Having big goals is great, but if you don’t set up solid standards aligned with your goals, you will still fall short. In this episode we talk about setting standards, why they are so important, how to implement them, and how they can radically change your life.Support the show

With so much information online and new fad diets popping up every month, it's easy to think that results should come quick... however most people miss the mark on what it really takes to achieve long term results, TIME. In this episode we break down why failing, learning lessons, and consistency over time is actually what cultivates your ultimate health and fitness goals.Support the show

Rip Esselstyn is a man of many talents and interests. He’s been known as a professional triathlete, firefighter, best-selling author, entrepreneur, whole-food plant-based advocate, world record-holding swimmer, loving husband and father, and many other things. In this episode, we talked about the future of veganism, the optimal diet for health, his entrepreneurial journey in starting one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world, advice he would give to his younger self, and more.Support the show

Are you using social media mindfully? It's easy to get lost in the highlight reel of other people's lives on social media and compare their best moments to your worst. Just like many things, social media is a tool that can help or hurt you. In this episode, we dive into how to use social media mindfully to enrich your life rather than hurt it.Support the show

For most of his life, Chuck Carroll battled a severe food addiction that almost took his life. At just 5 feet 6 inches tall, Chuck weighed 420 pounds and was eating 10,000 calories per day.Despite trying again and again to lose weight, his weight kept creeping up. Out of desperation, he decided to have weight loss surgery in 2009 at the age of 27. He was pretty sure it would just be one more failed attempt to lose weight, but when he woke up from the surgery, he never looked back.Although his surgery was a critical component to kickstarting over 260 pounds of weight loss for Chuck, he only attributes 10% of his long-term weight loss success to it. The rest he credits to a plant-based diet and changing his lifestyle.The confidence he gained from his weight loss enabled him to pursue his dream of becoming a reporter where he covered sports and news for CBS and later NBC News Radio. After deciding that he wanted to pursue a career in the world of health, Chuck partnered with Dr. Neal Barnard and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to launch The Exam Room Podcast, which has become one of the most popular vegan podcasts in the world.Support the show

Many people blame their genetics for why their fitness journey is off track. Is this a valid excuse? Do genetics affect someone's ability to build muscle or lose fat? In this podcast episode, we look at the data from scientific studies about genetics and fitness to discover whether this theory is actually fact or myth!Support the show