MOVE Well Radio

For today’s Move Well Radio Podcast, Dr. Alex is joined by Lindsay McKee. She is a devoted mom of two kids and the owner of Fit4mom. They discuss the classes that they offer and how their community support moms of all ages to be the best version of themselves.

In this episode:

00:57 – What is Fit4moms?
03:10 – Lindsay discusses how Fit4moms helped both mom and kids.
06:23 – Lindsay talks about the classes that they offer and recommends which one to start with.
13:23 – Lindsay shares how they support pregnant mothers and help them recover after giving birth.
17:56 – What is the Body-Well program?
21:45 – How does Lindsay help moms who had complicated pregnancies get back on track?
24:47 – Lindsay talks about how they inspire family bonding activity in their classes.
27:46 – Lindsay discuss a bit about the struggles of kids who grew up during the pandemic.
30:40 – Lindsay shares how she got into Fit4moms and eventually started her business.
33:47 – Fast round with Lindsay.

For this episode of the MOVE Well Radio Podcast, Dr. Alex and Dr. Miguel are joined by JamieMainez.A long-time strength and conditioning coach at the College of Holy Cross. They talk about Jamie’s career in coaching, how she handles the different sports and aspects of her players. Jamie also shares the importance of giving what your body needs and being present in the kids’ lives. How communication is always the key and her goal in teaching them to become independent and sufficient athletes.

In this episode:

01:11 – Jamie talks about her fitness journey and how she fell in love with strength and conditioning.

06:01 – Jamie discusses her day-to-day tasks as a coach and the programs she handles.

11:18 – Jamie shares how weight room culture helped her as a strength and conditioning coach.

19:42 – Jamie talks about her experiences being a female coach in male-dominant sports.

24:51 – How does Jamie deal with the different athletes she handles?

30:30 – Jamie talks about how stress and feeling accomplished affects athletes.

32:57 – Jamie discusses the importance of proper nutrition and giving your body what it needs.

41:10 – What is the most beneficial technology for getting the most of Jamie’s athletes?

45:47 – Jamie shares how she teaches her athletes to be responsible and help each other out.

50:13 – Jamie discusses the importance of talking to athletes and being a part of their lives.

54:20 – Jamie shares a story during her coaching career that impacted her a lot.

56:20 – Fast round with Jamie.

For this podcast, Dr. Alex is with Brian Daccord. He is a long-time hockey coach that has a history of producing great players. Now, he’s also the owner and president of Stop It Goaltending. They discuss how Brian reached his career, his thoughts about the training, and the philosophies he believes in. They also touched on the meaning of confidence and how an injury affects the players’ mental health.

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For this episode, Dr. Miguel is with Jamie Gray and Carly Lavoie of Restore Hyper Wellness in West Hartford. They discuss what Restore is and the services that they offer. Jamie and Carly shared why they are different from the other stores and what drove them to work in such a place. They also touched on the benefits of each therapy and the options for doing it.

In this episode:

01:33 –Jamie talks a bit about her background and why she decided to open her store.
05:00 – Who is Carly?
06:57 – Why West Hartford?
10:05 – What leads Carly to work at Restore Hyper Wellness?
13:04 – Jamie talks all about her business and their experiences during the pandemic.
17:11 –Jamiediscuss what makes them different and the services that they offer.
21:35 – What is Cryo chamber and its benefit?
26:08 – Carly explains what IV therapy is and its benefits.
33:17 – How do these therapies benefit the clients’ mental health?
36:48 – Jamie talks about what can people expect when they come in.
38:59 – What is an infrared sauna and how does it differ from red light therapy?
52:10 – Fast round with Jamie and Carly.
53:40 – What are Jamie and Carly’s biggest advice to their younger selves?

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For this episode, Dr. Miguel and Dr. Alex are joined by Nick Cassagrande from AIC physical therapy program. They chat about Nick’s journey into PT and his struggles, especially during the pandemic. They also talk about their own experiences being a student, the importance of having confidence in your skills as a PT, and communicating with the patients.

In this episode:

01:25 – Who is Nick?

07:47 – Nick shares his experiences in PT and what got him hooked.

13:10 – The guys discuss their experiences in school and their preferred studying methods.

24:46 – Nick talks about his class activities and what he went through during the pandemic.

28:14 – How is Nick’s transition in the online classes?

31:39 –They discuss their journey and their struggles being student physical therapists.

40:53 – What is Nick’s biggest takeaway during his first clinical on-the-job experience?

47:30 – Talking about the importance of communicating and understanding the patients.

56:40 – Fast round with Nick.

For today’s podcast, Dr. Alex is with Liz Salvador. She is a wife, a mother, and the owner and teacher at Yoga Shop. They talk about how Liz got into yoga, what Vinyasa is and how this practice can be for everybody. Liz also walks people through their yoga classes and shares how they dealt with people and their business during the pandemic.

In this episode:

01:06 – Liz talks a bit about her background and her fitness journey.
05:57 – Liz discusses her transition from CrossFit to Yoga.
07:45 – Liz talks about how she got into the practice of Vinyasa and how she teaches it.
15:24 – Liz discusses the stigma about yoga and why she thinks that it can be for everyone.
20:12 – How does Liz help her clients with their physical and emotional growth?
24:50 – Liz shares how she operated her business during the pandemic.
27:38 – Liz discusses how she balances her family life and teaching yoga to different kinds of people.
34:59 – Liz shares what to expect when people walked into their yoga classes and the workshops that they offer.
40:58 – Liz talks about her life as a wife, a mother, and a business owner.
45:46 – Fast question with Liz.

Email: liz@theyogashop.us

In this episode, we have Coach Charlie Sullivan. He is a head coach, author, and Professor of Sports Psychology. Coach Charlie shares his unusual story of getting into coaching and what he loves about it. He also talks about his definition of success and how ownership is the key to proper communication in the players that he coach.

In this episode:

01:38 –Coach Charlie talks about his background and how he got into coaching.
06:58 – What did Coach Charlie like about coaching?
11:45 – Coach Charlie shares his experiences being a coach and how it influenced his life.
14:38 – Coach Charlie defines what is success for him.
22:01 – Coach Charlie shares the story of how he learned volleyball.
26:32 – Coach Charlie talks about how he handles players’ stress.
33:40 – How receptive are Coach Charlie’s players?
37:43 – How does Coach Charlie’s coaching work?
40:41 – Coach Charlie discusses the importance of ownership and communication.
49:26 –Coach Charlie talks about his life as a teacher and author.
54:00 – Fast round with Coach Charlie.
55:56 – What is Coach Charlie’sbiggest advice to his younger self?

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For today’s podcast, Dr. Alex is joined by Dani Fernandez. She is the owner and head coach at DX2 Fitness. Today, they discuss Dani’s journey to fitness and why she decided to open up a gym. They talk about the importance of body self-awareness and how having a safe space can help people be themselves. Dani also shares what to expect when people walk into her gym and some of her struggles early on.

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For today’s episode, Dr. Miguel is with Sara LaTeano, a former member of the air force and now the owner of a floating center called Float Forty-One. Listen as Sara and Dr. Miguel talks all about what is floating, its benefits, and their individual floating experiences. Sara also shares how floating changed her life and the struggles she went through finding herself and finally opening her own business.

In this episode:

01:17 – Sara talks a bit about her background and how floating change her life.
13:16 – Sara shares why she joined the military and her experiences working there.
22:57 – Sara talks about her floating center and how it was, opening during the pandemic.
30:21 – Sara explains what is floating.
34:26 – Sara discusses the benefits of floating.
38:12 – Dr. Miguel shares his experience when he went floating for the first time.
42:51 – Sara gives the listeners some ideas on what to expect when they come into the floating center.
1:03:40 – Lightning round with Sara.
1:06:59 – What is Sara’s biggest advice to her younger self?

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For the last episode of the meet the staff, we have Becka Montero. She’s a psychology graduate and the current client care coordinator of Move Athletics. Dr. Miguel and Becka talk about Becka and what she does. They touched on her experiences in life during and after the pandemic. How she became a part of the team and the ways that psychology helped her navigate her life, the people around her, and everything in between.

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In this episode, Doc. Rog shares a lot of interesting stuff. His background, how he got into fitness and eventually opened up his own business. They also talk about the people who made a huge impact in his life and some fun facts about himself.

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Today Dr. Miguel is joined by Shae Pomeroy, a former member of the military and now, the full-time owner of Emerge Fitness. They talk about Shae’s experience in the military, being a female gym owner, and how she found her path. Shae described Emerge and what people should expect to see when they choose to walk in there.

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For this podcast, we’re going to meet Dr. Alex. He is one of the physical therapists here in Move Athletics. Let’s listen as he shares his overall journey of being a student, into hockey, and eventually, into fitness.

In this episode:

01:21 – Who is Dr. Alex?
01:59 – What led Dr. Alex to hockey?
07:10 – What did Dr. Alex like about hockey?
09:38 – Why be a goalie?
11:05 – Dr. Alex shares his journey into hockey.
16:53 – How did Dr. Alex get to where he is today.
20:45 – What is Dr. Alex’s motivation behind going back to PT?
25:20 – Dr. Alex talks about his experiences going to school.
30:04 – Dr. Alex shares his thoughts.
32:04 – How did Dr. Alex have over his fear?
41:17 – What does Dr. Alex do outside of PT?
43:01 – Speed round with Dr. Alex.
44:46 – Dr. Alex’s advice to his past self.

For this episode, Dr. Alex is with Jake Ferry, the director of Roots Sports Performance. They discuss Jake’s business, the programs that they offer and how are they different from the other facilities. That training can be fun and the importance of mental health in sports, especially with youth. They also chatted about some of the proper ways to condition the players.

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For this episode, Dr. Miguel is joined by Jaquann Starks, a coach, a skills trainer, and the co-owner of Revolution Basketball Training. Dr. Miguel and Jaquann discuss all basketball, their playing years, and how it affected their lives. They also talk about what is skills training and it helps young players to be the best version of themselves.

In this episode:
01:54 – Who is Jaquann and how has basketball become a part of his life?
10:10 – Jaquann shares how he started playing basketball.
16:29 – Jaquann’s college career and the adjustments he had to make.
23:03 – Jaquann talks about the struggles he experienced while trying out.
30:21 – What lead Jaquann into opening his business?
37:55 – The facility.
39:48 –The different types of coaching and the power of.
56:23 – What are skills training and Jaquann’s role in it?
50:45 – Jaquann talks about how his facility is turning the table for kids playing basketball and their adjustments during the pandemic.
53:48 –The effects of the pandemic on the players and the basketball season.
58:41 – Who is Revolutionary’s clientele?
1:00:50 – Revolutionary Basketball Training program.
1:06:17 – Jaquann’s best advice to himself.

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Today we have Paul Taft, a registered nurse, and a Crossfit coach. Together they talked about how fitness helped Paul’s life for the better and how he want to inspire that change in others. Coming from a medical standpoint, they touched on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle, doing exercise, also finding your passion, and following your dreams.

In this episode:

00:54 - What’s Paul’s athletic background?
02:02 - What led Paul into CrossFit?
04:21 - Paul shared how fitness changed his life.
09:29 - Paul talked about his journey of finding his passion for coaching.
16:27 – Paul mentioned his struggles in his studies and finding the right path.
23:04 – Paul started pursuing his love for coaching.
30:06 - Paul explains his wellness program and reiterated the importance of educating people on their health.
36:54 - What kind of people would Paul’s program be good for?

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Today, we have Andrew Romeo. He is a strength and conditioning coach and owner of Romeo Athletics. He shares his simple beginning and the motivation that leads his gym to where it is now. 

In this episode:

01:21 - How did Romeo end up in the fitness world?
04:45 – Romeo shares how he started his business.
11:47 – How CrossFit helped Romeo grow his gym.
16:53 – Romeo’s transition to becoming Romeo Athletics and the process that they do to help their clients achieve their goals.
20:41 – Romeo explains the structure in Romeo’s Athletics.
23:04 - Romeo talks a bit about his experience in weightlifting.
25:43 – Romeo reiterates the importance of having a good mentor.
37:54 – Book recommendation:

For today’s episode, Roger St. Onge is joined by Jess Wiles. She is a Crossfit athlete, an artist, and a proud book nerd. They talked about Jess’ journey to fitness and how she stayed active during the pandemic. Jess also shares her dream business of creating game-based fitness programs for people like her.

In this episode:

01:43 - How did Jess find out about MOVE Athletics?

03:10 - Jess talks about her journey to cross fit and her goals.

04:46 - Jess shares some of the ways she did to keep being active during the pandemic.

07:44 - Jess talks about her experiences being a CrossFit coach.

12:13 - Where does Jess see herself taking her love of coaching?

17:21 -Jess shares her hobbies and interests outside of fitness.

25:30 –Bringing the gaming and fitness worlds together.

Having a strong body is not easy. In this episode, Dr. Roger St. Onge is joined by Matthias Maaloee, MOVE’s Strength Coach and a PTA. Together, they discuss different exercises and their effects. How did Matthias get where he is today and his overall journey to fitness.

In this episode:

02:14 – Matthias tells people about his childhood.
06:11 – Matthias as a kid.
07:55 – What let Matthias in coming to America?
11:05 – Matthias shares his experiences when he moved to America.
12:41 – Matthias talks about the different sports that he tried.
17:51 – How did Matthias go from corps exercises to being strong?
19:35 – Matthias talks about how he got into weightlifting.
23:43 – Greg Plitt.
28:35 – How did Matthias become a physical therapy assistant?
33:24 – Matthias shares his thoughts on physical therapy.
34:54 – Matthias joined MOVE Athletics.

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Today, we have Rochelle Truehart-Lambert, owner of Truehart Wellness.  She is a licensed massage therapist and was recognized as the regional therapist in 2014.

In this episode, Rochelle shares how her passion becomes her career. How did she start the business? What are the different methods that she uses in her sessions to help her clients get them on their wellness recovery?

In this episode:

00:54 – How Rochelle became a massage therapist?
02:44 – The passion became a career.
04:42 – “Everything I had been through and all the different physical ailments that I’ve had give me that insight to be able to fix someone… to help get them on their wellness recovery.”
06:24 – The feeling of having a mentor.
06:56 – “We can’t cure cancer, but we could make her everyday life a little better”
10:15 – How did Rochelle’s business come to fruition?
12:29 – How does her client influence the service she provides?
15:00 – What is cupping?
17:14 – Customer service vs. customer experience
19:00 – Ailments that hypnosis deals with
20:40 – Business expansion. Her husband and her business partner
22:30 – Stress as a whole being thing
24:25 – “That whole discovery of not only learning what is in pain but why it’s in pain that aspect of massage…”
27:13 – Aroma Therapy: Essential oils and its medicinal purpose
28:10 – Truehart Wellness’ other services
32:40 - How often does Rochelle recommend people to get massage therapy?
33:43 - The importance of drinking water.

Today, we have Ashley Brodeur of Active Lifestyle Fitness. Ashley is an Exercise Physiologist and an NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. She is also a Fascial Stretch Specialist L3, Reiki Master, Certified Aerial Yoga Instructor, and a YMCA Pilates Instructor.

In this episode:
00:49 – How Ashley got into fitness?
03:17– What led her into getting her own studio?
08:19 – When did Ashley open her company?
11:09 – Active Lifestyle Fitness schedule of classes.
12:04 – Aerial yoga.
15:34 – What is fascial therapy?
20:31 – How do fascial stretch therapy works?
28:37 – The importance of educating the client.
32:18 – Community inside Active Lifestyle Fitness

Meet Erica Gonzales, founder and owner of ECycle in Wilbraham. She began her fitness journey 20 years ago and has been in the fitness industry for 10 years. She also competed in bodybuilding and finally chose to focus on her business.

In this episode:
00:35 – How Erica got into fitness.
05:33 – How Erica started her business.
06:26 – The same kind of group started to follow you and they motivate each other and it becomes a little community and its fun.
09:56 – Erica’s fitness background.
16:35 – It’s really rewarding to see people change their lives
19:38 – Erica’s bodybuilding experience
22:11 – The importance of eating.
27:35 – ECycle's class schedules.
34:07 - Events.

Today, we have Liane Muise Smola of Guidance By Li. She became a personal and grief coach after experiencing the grief herself after losing her brother 7 years ago.

In this episode:

01:20 – What is grief coaching?
02:25 – Approaches of grief coaching
06:20 – It has to be the person to recognize that they need help and take the first step
08:13 – There’s life on the other side of grief, there’s a life of happiness and joy
13:30 – To cry over someone that you’ve lost or cry over a situation or hardship that
you’re going through, there’s nothing wrong with that.
14:50 – Liane shares her story
21:00 – Liane dedicated her time and effort to find a way to live in a happier space
22:40 – Start your day in gratitude
24:50 – Liane’s morning routine
31:00 – Self-reflection of what success is
33:00 – How happy can I be every day and how present can I be for everyone that I interact with?

Today, Doc Rog interviews Sahar, manager of Amped Fitness Enfield. Sahar shares her experience with eating disorders, toxic relationships, and her journey to health and fitness, and her desire to help others. This is a must-listen episode!

In this episode:

1:57 – Sahar talks about how she got into fitness.

4:43 – What is eating disorder.

7:30 – How long Sahar suffers from bulimia?

12:53 – How Sahar handles a sudden intervension as people starts to catch on and have questions?

16:30 – Sahar's advice to women who might be suffering from the same disoder

18:55 – Roger talks about the stigma around mental health.

19:55 – Sahar mentioned the show Intervention.

24:16 – Sahar shares her recovery process.

27:32 – How Sahar find her way to healthy habits, excercises, and food

32:40 – Amped Fitness

For more info, you can reach Sahar at:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/sahar.amped

Meet Steve Czerniejewski, Founder of Full Plate Strength and Conditioning learn his journey, and how he transformed his passion into running top-notch strength and conditioning helping local sports teams and athletes.

In This Episode:

0:41 – What got Steve into fitness training?

13:25 – Steve and friends opened up a garage gym

18:00 – Steve transitioned from fitness to strength and conditioning

24:15 – The goal of Full Plate Strength and Conditioning

28:16 – Giving and helping each other out in the community

29:26 – Steve shares the benefits of living off of less.

32:35 – The importance of having a good quality coach.

34:42 – Programs and services that Full Plate are offering

35:51 – Gym membership or group coaching

38:32 – The story behind the logo

42:32 – Full Plate focuses on cross-fit

Today Doc Rog chats with Nick Saccente, former CrossFit Regionals competitor, former international level Olympic weightlifter, and current strongman competitor. They discuss Nick's fitness journey, exercising for Competition and Sport vs exercising for optimal health and wellness, as well as reminisce about that one time they shared a bed and Nick became the little spoon (what?).

In this episode:

1:16 – How Nick got into fitness?

4:15 – Nick’s stint in weightlifting.

7:33 – How Nick brought weightlifting in western Massachusetts?

10:51 – Nick got attracted to weightlifting and being strong.

12:57 – Sports is unhealthy for the body.

16:55 – Nick’s goal is to be healthy as he can be getting into a competition.

24:10 – Nick shares that Rob Kearney was the one who pushed him into strongman.

28:41 – The difference of weightlifting and strongman community.

32:23 – It’s okay for your fitness passion to change.

35:44 – The acid bath.

42:33 – Emotional state control.

44:58 – It takes 66 days to form a new habit.

48:31 – What is controlled aggression?

Welcome to the Move Well radio podcast. Where we discuss all things related to health and wellness. We dispel common myths and misconceptions regarding healthcare. And we do it in a way that you can actually understand.

And it’s hosted by yours truly, Dr. Roger St. Onge. Dr. of physical therapy, founder of Move Athletics physical therapy and performance.

This episode picks up right where the last one left off, if you haven't listened to that, please go back to that one first.

This is Part 3 of a 3 part series where Casey and Doc Rog take a deep dive into busting nutrition myths and a drop ton of useful knowledge.

In this episode:

1:36 – Q- What are the things that go into the caloric needs? That would be an example of your physical activity level, right? Or is that more of your daily total energy expenditure? Like, where does that fit in?

2:42 – Casey explains how you burn calories.

4:23 – Roger and Casey talk about anorexia and some people think wrongly about calories.

7:11 – Q- Should I eat 6 small meals throughout the day or should I eat 1 big one or 3? Or, does it matter?

9:22 – Roger and Casey discuss intermittent fasting and restrictions in diets.

15:00 – Casey tells people about balance.

15:24 – Roger and Casey talk about the importance of Why.

19:19 – Casey explains that being lean does not equate to being healthy.

23:12 – Roger mentions consistency.

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Dr. Roger covers some very common myths and misconceptions about low back pain.