Stay ConnectedHi, I’m Chase Chewning (@chase_chewning on Instagram) and this is the podcast that is devoted to help you build a life that propels you forward – EVER FORWARD. Conversations with industry leaders in health and wellness, personal development, entrepreneurship, celebrities and entertainers, creatives, military and so much more.
I am a US Army veteran, ACE Certified Health Coach, and I hold a BS in Exercise Science and MS in Health Promotion and currently live in Los Angeles, CA.
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Heart rate variability, or HRV, is an essential parameter to measure your heart health and stress levels at any point. While a higher variability of the metric signals that your body can push past strenuous exercises some more, a lower measure is an indication that it needs a break.
Today we explore identified ways to improve your HRV – and all that they demand of you are simple, conscious changes in your everyday habits.
Chase uses his personal story and backable science to teach you 10 simple tips that improve HRV. Referencing Mark Van Deusen's article on Heart Rate Variability (Whoop), he touches on its nervous system origination, significance, stress impact, and applications so you can know why the HRV is a breakthrough metric for wellness. In addition, you'll learn about the body's regulatory processes of homeostasis and allostasis that are responsible for maintaining equilibrium despite internal and external changes (both central to your brain's stress handling mechanism).
For those of you new to the whole HRV study or seeking some of the best toolset, supplements, and product recommendations to start with, Chase also shares the products he personally uses and how they help him in his wellness journey – do not forget to tune in!
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Join Chase and his wife May as they open up candidly about their biggest realizations from 2021 about their relationship with themselves and to each other. Expect to learn very heart-centered lessons of both individual growth as well as from their marriage. The relationships we keep with others of all types are a direct reflection of the one we keep with ourselves, so get ready to learn how to improve your self and your interactions with those around you!
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Challenges suck, but needless to say, they're an inevitable part of life. Whether they're personal or professional, they can strike when you least expect them and leave you feeling helpless and adrift… forcing you into situations you'd have never imagined before. What does it take to pull yourself from back there? How do you not fall apart?
This week, Chase sits with Casey Adams on The Casey Adams Show podcast to revisit his journey as an ex-military man, health coach, and established podcaster, explaining how he reinvented himself continually to chase his passion despite the problems.
Burdened by a queue of stressors post his father's death, Chase battled with himself for years after the tragedy – physically, mentally, and emotionally, including an injury that led to reconstructive surgery in both his hips. The experience had a profound impact on his personal and professional life, and unexpectedly enough, turned it around for the better. Despite the odds, per his father's advice, Chase lives and advocates a life ever forward, one that's led by passion and a desire to do better.
In this discussion, Chase breaks down his journey, explaining the pile-up of challenges and the succession of events that led him to the world of podcasts. Chase explains his uncompromising principles in life and how they've shaped his life's trajectory, the most important being a willingness to continually chase the next big thing and always show up. You'll also hear him break down invaluable podcasting lessons from his own experience – priceless advice from a thriving genius.
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Matthew Paetz returns on Ever Forward Radio to share how he has been navigating the seemingly endless period of uncertainty brought about by the pandemic—particularly around how he has been striving to shift from being what he calls an "unconscious consumer" to being a "conscious creator".
"I'm creating a life I've never had by doing things I've never done," says Matthew, adding that his focus has been on building on himself over his achievements. One of the major ways he has been doing this over the past 18 months is by immersing himself in the world of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy as a modality for addressing trauma.
Matthew defines these guided sessions as "medicines for the soul"—contrasting it with alcohol which he calls "medicine for the ego". He then breaks down the development of our ego and how these sessions allow you to detach from that ego and see your life from a completely different perspective.
"These medicines, in a guided session, would be the greatest gift I could give the entire world," says Matthew. He believes that, should the public embrace this gift, Western medicine as it pertains to mental health would be "eradicated" in a matter of months.
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John Bacon is a public speaker, college instructor, and the New York Times Bestselling Author of the uplifting leadership book, Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team.
Believe it or not, John himself was once known as the worst player in America's worst high school hockey team. He later became the head coach of that team and helped transform them into one of the best in just three seasons.
In this discussion, John and Chase uncover the leadership qualities and strategies that make great leaders, as well as how he navigates the bounds of leadership. John sheds light on how to get others to believe in you, how to empower your team to lead themselves, and the top lessons he's learned from his unique leadership journey.
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Bjoern Woltermann is the Founder and CEO of Katalyst, the world's most efficient workout. Katalyst is the first and only full-body Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) training designed and FDA-cleared for home use.
Bjoern discovered EMS training after he had injured his lower back and was told he needed to strengthen his core. He began using EMS to build muscle and in just 20 minutes, he achieved total-body results that would have taken him 2 hours in a regular gym workout.
Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, with all the disease and obesity present in our world, Bjoern is confident that "this technology, delivered right, can change the CDC statistics." From healing athletic injuries to osteoporosis, Katalyst seems to be on the right track to doing just that.
In this discussion, they dive deep into how Electro Muscle Stimulation training works and the various ways you can use Katalyst to get specific, personalized results. Bjoern shares eye-opening insights into the science behind building muscle with EMS training versus traditional training, along with the data gathered on injury prevention and recovery through EMS.
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Robert J. Davis, PhD, is a health journalist with a public health background as well as the Author of The Healthy Skeptic: Cutting Through the HYPE About Your Health.
As a journalist, Robert realized how much people are trying to lobby for their new exercise routines, diets, and hospitals. That opened his eyes to all the money and propaganda involved in skewing science and persuading the public to do certain things.
So, should we be putting our trust into "industry experts" on the same level as scientists? Is the validity of health studies and journalism going away?
In this discussion, Robert and Chase examine the role of skepticism in diet culture, nutritional sciences, and general health and wellness. Robert offers tips on how to discern which health studies and claims are trustworthy and which are misleading, noting trusted health resources and publications you can use to stay educated about nutrition. He also shares his candid thoughts on weight loss supplements, precision medicine in weight loss and nutrition, and the power of belief systems in nutrition and health.
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This time of year you may find yourself traveling more, especially on an airplane. Whether across the state or across the country, airline travel exposes you to a lot things outside of your normal ecosystem. You also run more of a risk of dehydration, poor blood circulation, increased stress, and so many other things that fight for your wellness.
In this episode Chase his top seven ways that airplane travel affects your health and how you can defend your health against each and every one. Learn how to lower cortisol, improve circulation, ramp up your hydration, protect your ears, boost your energy and so much more.
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Max Gomez is the Co-Founder and CEO of Breathwrk, a human performance company whose mission is to empower people through breathwork.
After trying breathing exercises on his therapist's couch, Max realized that breathwork not only helped him manage his depression and anxiety, but it improved his sleep, endurance, and focus. Having studied neuroscience in college, he was thrilled when he discovered the science behind breathwork.
Thus, Max was inspired to create an accessible app that teaches science-backed breathing exercises to people of all ages.
In this discussion, Max and Chase talk about how breathwork benefits the mind and body, the difference between breathwork and meditation, and how to integrate breathwork into your daily life. Max shares a few simple breathwork exercises you can start practicing today and tells his inspiring entrepreneurship story, highlighting how he overcame constant rejection.
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Chris O'Dowd is the Founder and CEO of WIN Reality, a virtual reality company geared towards baseball and softball players.
WIN Reality is not just a game, it's a completely immersive training experience. WIN Reality's mission is to help athletes hone their skills, improve their performance, and simply get better.
As a tech-enthusiast and former professional baseball player, Chris knows the ins and outs of what it takes get your mind and body to the next level. Better yet, he figured out how to get you to the next level faster and more effectively through virtual reality.
In this discussion, Chris and Chase discuss why VR is the best technological solution for enhancing human performance and how this innovative technology is benefitting Chris and other athletes. They highlight the major potential of virtual reality for training junior athletes, fostering team building, and creating high-performance pro athletes. Plus, Chris details what it's like to immerse yourself in the WIN Reality VR platform.
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