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Category: Podcasts

  • 309 | Bringing Fun to Fitness | with Craig Ramsay

    309 | Bringing Fun to Fitness | with Craig Ramsay

    Craig Ramsay is here to uplift us all. He’s a genuinely talented individual, and is known as one of the most entertaining fitness experts in the industry. Colin Farrel once called him “genius,” and Sharon Osborne said he is brilliant. He’s also listed as one of People Magazine’s Top Fitness Experts.

    Craig noticed, when he started bringing fitness for the masses, there was a sense of alienation there. He decided to strive to lighten the mood energetically, bring people to enjoy working out and enjoying their bodies. He manages this by making working out fun again, by incorporating stretches with wine tasting and running with slot machines. He’s tapping into the things that will actually motivate someone to incorporate fitness into their lifestyle, and it works!


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  • 308 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 28, 2020

    308 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 28, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them!


    Your questions:

    • What do I do about hip flexor pain that is radiating to the gluteus medius?
    • Could you expand on the “lift the femur into the glute” cue?
    • In one of your flows, we shrug the shoulders in down dog and then jump to handstand. Should the shoulder blades stay elevated?


    Do you have a question?

    • Email me at lara@movementbylara.com
  • 307 | The Benefits of a Good Cry

    307 | The Benefits of a Good Cry

    “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”

    —Washington Irving


    Sometimes, all we need in order to release is a good cry.

    We’ve been conditioned to believe that showing emotion through tears is weak and off putting to people, and some people have become so good at stuffing that down that they’ve conditioned themselves to lock that away. But crying is an important, natural response, and we need to learn to embrace that.


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  • 306 | Building Muscle While Eating as a Conscious Vegan | with Jordan David

    306 | Building Muscle While Eating as a Conscious Vegan | with Jordan David

    Jordan David, otherwise known as @Conscious_Muscle on Instagram, is an online vegan trainer, super jacked, and a man with a heart of gold. He was always into fitness and personal training, and one of his clients went vegan and started talking about all the benefits of it. His first reaction was to laugh. She bet him that if he could give her a few paragraphs of why veganism doesn’t support her health, she’d give him $500 and quit being vegan. She knew exactly what she was doing.

    After delving into everything he could find, Jordan came away with the realization that the way he was eating was not going to give him the life he wanted as he got old and his kids grew up. Then he was exposed to the ethical consequences of eating meat, and he immediately went vegan and never looked back.

    We touch on the changes he noticed in both physical and spiritual realms, how he incorporated veganism into his body building brand, and how to supplement your diet.


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  • 305 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 21, 2020

    305 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 21, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them!


    Your questions:

    • What is the best way to relieve tight hamstrings and lower back pain after a long cycle, and any other suggestions for people who experience a lot of pain in their lower back and proximal hamstrings?
    • I’ve recently started running but am experiencing cramping in my lower calf. Is this something I should worry about or will it likely go away as I get stronger?
    • When you go upside down, as a woman, what do you do if queefing happens?


    Do you have a question?

  • 304 | Clean Up

    304 | Clean Up

    “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

    —William Morris


    Why is clearing out the clutter in our lives so important? I’ve discussed before how organizing the body and the home helps to organize the nervous system—we feel better when we have order. While we go through transitions in the seasons, it’s important to think of making transitions in our own lives, and doing so cleaner.


    Here’s an acronym that might help you:

    • Clutter
    • Layers
    • Empty the junk drawer
    • Assess and acknowledge clean space
    • Nothing but beauty or usefulness


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  • 303 | Marketing Yoga Like a Rebel | with Ryan Orrico

    303 | Marketing Yoga Like a Rebel | with Ryan Orrico

    Ryan Orrico is a former yoga teacher and he has a lot to say about his experience. He’s fascinating, entertaining, and a slightly polarizing figure in the yoga world.

    Instagram tends to be so curated and professional, so it’s incredibly refreshing to see someone drop the filter and stop taking things so seriously. He wasn’t a big fan of the way most yoga teachers used Instagram—it felt very fake—but he also didn’t feel great about putting himself out there. Eventually, he started posting short, 60-second videos to help him get over his fear of being on camera. Quickly the videos became more interesting than the yoga he was teaching!

    In one of his videos, he paused to give people a chance to drink some water, and a student said “we’re not allowed to drink water in ashtanga classes,” and this really annoyed him. He made some posts throwing rocks at the idea of this, and it got a lot of attention! People had such a strict perception of what a yoga teacher acted like and he started to break the mold.


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  • 302 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 14, 2020

    302 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | October 14, 2020

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them!


    Your questions:

    • What is cervical arthritis and how would you adapt the LYT practice to it?
    • Any advice on rheumatoid arthritis and stiff hands?
    • Damaged my rotator cuff and now yoga makes it worse, how can I help?
    • How do I not hunch or tighten while sleeping?


    Do you have a question?

    • DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
    • Email me at lara@movementbylara.com