Collection: Fitness In Post
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Small Steps, Giant Changes
Blake Calhoun isn’t a celebrity director, he’s not a health & wellness expert, and he’s not going to drop any giant knowledge-bombs on you in this episode. He’s just a hard-working filmmaker and editor doing his best to raise two kids and create cool stuff in the process.
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How to Stay Healthy at Conventions & Events
For many in the post-production industry, traveling to conventions & events is just part of the business. Whether it’s NAB in Las Vegas, Editor’s Retreat, or any of the multitude of educational conferences worldwide, those conventions can be treated like paid vacations which means leaving your healthy habits at home. And if this is your…
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Tactics vs Strategies (And Why You Need to Know the Difference)
It’s so easy to get distracted by the latest “shiny object,” and the latest tips & tactics for how to get healthy or even to get ahead in your career. But sometimes you have to take a step back from all the noise and start thinking about your strategies, whether you’re dealing with your health,…
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Why Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work
“Eat less and exercise more” is the diet advice we’ve all been following for the last 50 years, but I have bad news for you…science has proven that calorie counting doesn’t work 95.4% of the time. Our bodies have evolved for thousands of years to naturally balance energy input (eating) and expenditure (activity). So then…
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Smart Drugs, Nootropics, and Becoming ‘Limitless’
Is the ‘Limitless’ era finally upon us? In this episode I discuss smart drugs and nootropics with Dr. Andrew Hill, the lead neuroscientist at TruBrain.
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Life After 3 Heart Attacks in 24 Hours
Colorist Marc Wielage exercised 3-4 days a week, had a 32″ waist, and was told by all his colleagues and friends that he was “the healthiest person I know” for being age 60. Yet one day he suddenly endured 3 heart attacks in the period of 24 hours. How could this have happened to someone…
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Taking Back Your Day (And Your Identity)
Training for and successfully running a marathon is an accomplishment few will ever achieve. Running a marathon in under 4 hours? Fewer people still. But training for a marathon, running it in under 4 hours, and ALSO working as an assistant editor on the TV series Empire? That’s downright insanity!
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Ergonomics 2.0, The ‘Dynamic’ Workstation Revolution
“What is the best office chair to buy,” and “What is the best ergonomic position to work in” are very common questions I get on a regular basis. Unfortunately there is no right answer to these questions, and more importantly, these are the wrong questions to be asking in the first place. They belong in…
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Setting Goals and Taking Action
Setting goals sounds like it should be easy, but if it were, wouldn’t everybody achieve them? In this episode we switch up the show format a bit, master trainer Jeff Greenberg interviews me!
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Overcoming Sugar Addiction
Are the Coke and perpetual bowl of M&M’s next to your keyboard a “treat,” or an addiction? Learn the difference in this episode.