David is a massage therapists at True Balance BodyWork with an amazing skillset and philosophy. We geek out on all things movement, health, pain science and doing Turkish getups using our kids! Learn about his time at the Bejing Olympic Training Center and all about "subtle strength". David is blending Eastern and Western philosophies into his ...…

Jennie owns a state of the art, revolutionary fitness facility in downtown Charleston. She brought her love of activity, hospitality, and fitness into one magical place. Learn all about the importance of community, buy in, and variety into being consistent in your fitness program. This was an amazing episode! Enjoy!Mentions:OutlanderFightsonght ...…

Todd has a great energy and intensity about him. There are so many lessons to be learned from this man. He has turned his football injuries and extensive college and pro experience into a passion for helping kids and adults with their health, fitness, and performance. Todd works with Roper Hospital training seniors as well as employees. He also ...…

Meet Courtney Oberly who is registered dietitian in the Charleston Area. She has a holistic individualistic approach to healing and nutrition that she learned at a clinic in Chicago. She does a very specific blood test to test for food sensitivities and allergies, which helps her clients success. Find out how this Clemson grad is helping people ...…

Oh man! This episode was a blast. Meet Michelle who is a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, dancer, lover of all movement. Michelle started at Penn State going to school for PR but soon found her passion for helping people with their fitness and health. With her dancing background she had a knack for instructing group fitness classes. ...…

Bo love fitness and has an amazing name, LOL. Bo is one of the OGs in the fitness industry here in Charleston. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Physical Education from Radford University with a concentration in Commercial Fitness and a Master of Education degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Physio ...…

Meet Catherine from BlueSky Endurance who has turned a life of running into a retail business as well as a community that will help people of walks of life call this place home. Catherine uses her unique passion to show people how running, triathlons, and an active lifestyle can not only make a profound change in your body but also your mind. S ...…

Today went all over the place! Meet Erin who went from math teacher (I'm starting to see a theme here) to personal trainer. Erin was a collegiate athlete, teacher, and after some tough family losses, she was struggling with her health and fitness. She invested in a personal trainer, therapist, and life coach, who all helped her change her life ...…

Meredith has been in the fitness game for 18 years. There are clients she has been training for that long as well! She talks about her story of one professor who was a cardiothoracic surgeon turned college professor who changed the way she thought about the food that went into her body and the her viewpoint on exercise. This changed her career ...…

Today's episode was eye opening for me and I hope it is for you as well. Laura is a health coach who has a tag line that speaks for itself "intuitive eating and weight-loss for women who adore food". She has a unique and enlightening view of nutrition and eating in today's world. She shows us how to slow down and take an inquiry of yourself. Wh ...…

Johnny Wilson is a Clemson grad, who played here locally for the Charleston Battery (he also coaches for them now too). Also from Seneca, South Carolina and started playing soccer before playing soccer was cool. His energy and outlook is inspiring. We delve into early sports specialization and how playing football taught him skills on the socce ...…

Today's episode we had Anne Moore who is an endurance coach. She also competes in Looooong cycle races across the country. She has a very honest upfront attitude that has served her well in creating a community of people and clients who believe in her and her message. Anne has a master's degree and even taught anatomy and physiology at Trident ...…

Today, we have Alan and Trinity on the podcast to discuss their journey from NYC and Broadway to owning a Local Crossfit gym called Rhapsody CrossFit. They have such a great story. You can really tell how important community and culture is to these two men. They are having a impact on health and fitness locally in a big way! We dig into how the ...…

Tom had a calling to be a coach and teacher for most of his life. He went from Secret Service to owning his own school here on Daniel Island. He teaches how adversity and challenging yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually is a big part of a healthy body and mind. We discuss his career and how he had a humbling experience that turned him ...…

Today we meet Megan and James, two people who crossed paths here in Charleston at a local Crossfit gym and one day while removing tape from one of their events decided let's go start a gym together! These two have an awesome ying and yang relationship and are determined to educate the public that CrossFit is accessible to anyone and everyone. L ...…

Today we learn alot about swimming, movement, mindset honestly we dig into a little but of everything. Lance has done some pretty amazing things including swimming the English Channel. His passion and positive outlook comes through in everything he does. He views the world just a little bit differently, which means we got along great. He is ope ...…

This week we sat down with Holly Artigues, owner of Fuel in Motion (https://fuelinmotion.com/) located in Seaside Farms shopping center in Mount Pleasant, SC. She has a passion for food (fuel) and loves to push people past their comfort zone with personal training. Fuel In Motion is a dual business venture that combines healthy eating and perso ...…

Wow! Now this was a fun episode. If you haven't heard of or are at all interested in functional and integrative medicine this is the episode for you. Dr. Adam Perlman has a truly unique approach to modern medicine and is making changes within the medical space. He has an amazing story and sheds alot of light of our current healthcare system and ...…

Wow! What a great convo today. We geeked out on alot of training, nutrition, and overall health related info. Kindal always wanted to be a OBgyn but made a big turn right into the fitness world and hasn't looked back. We talk about intrinsic motivation and the one test you should do to make sure you have a long life expectancy. Hope you enjoy t ...…

Today, we have Dr. Nate Jones who is a physical therapist in Charleston, SC. We talk about his history in the military and is journey from physical therapy school to physical therapist. And how strength and conditioning has influenced the way he treats patients. We do a deep dive on pain science, manual therapy, and how to set expectations. Hav ...…

Dan Nemeth is a non surgical physiatrist. Dr. Nemeth is an expert in spine care. We talk all things spinal care. We discuss all things back pain and why surgery may not be the best option. Find out the RARE cases when surgery may be warranted. We talk how alot of back pain is not serious, and how getting no treatment may be the best option. Dan ...…

Today Wes and I drink Lavendar tea and try to stay on topic. Find out why Strength and Conditioning principles should be the cornerstone of education for alot of healthcare providers. We talk about how we use it on our treatment sessions and why we think it could change alot of lives! Enjoy! Become a supporter of this podcast:https://anchor.fm/ ...…

On this episode of The Healthy Charleston Podcast we are joined by Doug Glover. Doug owns two Stretch Zone locations here in Charleston, one in North Mount Pleasant off of Hwy 17 across from Park West and the other in Mount Pleasant off of Coleman Blvd. He is a Charleston native, went to West Ashley High and is a graduate of the Citadel. Can yo ...…

Meet Mary who has taken her own fitness and health journey as well as her teaching experience into a passion to help others. We hit alot of topics including strength training for women and the "I don't want to get bulky" talk, to early sports specialization for kids, and keeping it simple. Mentions:-Unbreakable by Tom Shea-Wake Me Up by Avicii- ...…

In this episode Wes and Yves go off script and start ranting about the short term fix mindset that is embraced by a huge % of healthcare professionals and patients. They circle back and dig into some of the intertwined themes we've had with guests, and talk general musing on the current state of healthcare and fitness. Enjoy! Become a supporter ...…

Meet Malachy Friedman- who has the quite the story. From an early age he knew he loved fighting and decided to take that passion further. From competing at a high level to now coaching a school here locally, Malachy has a very unique view of life and coaching in general. It take some students up to 4 years to go from white to blue belt!Learn mo ...…

Rachel Ray who owns her own online Nutrition and Fitness Coaching Business. She is passionate provider and has a big focus with Women's body image issues and the dreaded thyroid. We have some gold nuggets. "Don't be afraid of the cookie" and "What does the cookie mean to you". She shows us that we think we should be eating more and find out how ...…

Today we talked to Ross Couch a certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist and co owner of Flexable in Charelston, SC. We dig into his cheerleading and MMA background. We also here about walking out to Shania Twain "like a woman". There are some good nuggets in here. I hope you enjoy!Mentions: GodSmack- I stand aloneGIJOEQuantic ...…

Craig and Cara are married; both own, run, coach, and train at their gym locally in North Charleston. They have a unique culture which fosters BIG buy in and no BS philosophy. We talk about Cara's background on Volleyball and School counseling as well as Craig going from football player to military to law enforcement to full time gym owner. The ...…

Meet Wayne Mulligan a former NFL player for 7 years and Clemson graduated. We get into his playing career and how being a multi-sport athlete was helpful in his career. Wayne has a phenomenal mindset when it comes to taking care of his body and his own healthcare. At 71 he is doing things that most 20 year olds aren't doing. Show notes:Article ...…

Today we learned about Dr. David Geier a local orthopedic surgeon, renowned speaker, and a overall interesting guy. We learn about his near death experience that took him down the path of medicine. His workout plans, his ketogenic diet, and the benefits of 5 day fasting. We also get in to how health professionals should start leveraging their d ...…

Brad Johnson has an amazing story that is transformative and powerful. Learn all about mindfulness, integrative health, and how that affects human performance as well as health. Brad has such an amazing skill set and uses coaching to encourage some amazing transformations through 140.6. Mentions:https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Mind-Beginners-Informa ...…

Meet Coach Mike Mac, a local personal trainer with a specialty working with golfers. Mike is very knowledgeable about the body and movement. He talks about his recent move to Charleston as well as his online golf coaching program. We learned alot on this episode and I am sure you will to. If you are a golfer, you will get so much value out of t ...…

Meet Carl Wise, we cover everything from pro baseball, deadlifting 600lbs and why you would or wouldn't want him in a bar fight. Carl really enjoys training people and sharing his love of cold therapy and saunas. Carl loved training so much he actually gave up his baseball career. He talks mindful movement and "the office". Show notes:-Ben Gree ...…

Ashley Bell is a yoga teacher here locally in Charleston, SC. Learn about her early days doing ballet, the visual arts, and step aerobics in Lexington, VA. She has been a yoga teacher for over 15 years, and has some thoughts on the yoga industry. We talk about yoga as a movement practice not just for flexibility. Learn about the strength with e ...…

Dr. Andy McMcarlin is a sports medicine MD here in Charleston, SC with a practice called Winning Health. He is a nine-time world Dragon boat champion paddler and a US Olympic Rowing Trials winner (Atlanta Games), who currently holds two world records. He talks about his Olympic training and experience in the Naval Academy. Also, how a near deat ...…

We talk about his childhood in Nebraska. His inspiration from his high school strength and conditioning coach. How he went from long distance runner to drinking the CrossFit Kool-aid. We talk about why we workout and thinking more in 10 year blocks! How to be immune of Chronic Disease, and how to find the right coach, gym, or trainer. HINT: it' ...…

We explore how we can start making changes in graduate programs to incorporate more strength and conditioning principles and business/entrepreneur classes. Learn why you should be picking up something heavy and walking around with it daily, and why you should potentially be training barefoot. We also talk about his story from here to Made 2 Mov ...…

In this episode we meet Dr. Wes Hendricks from www.rebuildhp.com. Learn about him and his journey from snowboard bum to Crossfit competitor to successful chiropractor. Learn why you should be squatting and hanging from a bar every day, and how deadlifting can actually get rid of your back pain. Wes isn't your typical chiropractor and you'll fin ...…

Today we talked about what it means to be healthy. What do people think "healthy" means?What is or isnt the definition of health. We also reminisce on if my favorite TV shows in the 90s. Do you remember "My So Called Life". I loved Claire Danes back in the day. Also, what is functional? Is getting your kid out of a car seat functional? Become a ...…