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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I am joined by Roxanne Saffaie, an empowerment coach, Founder of Black Belt Beauty and host of the Black Belt Beauty Radio podcast. She spent her life as makeup artist for celebrities and entertainment, a true veteran in the entertainment industry in all aspects. Her life is all about self-empowerment, business, and beauty that goes beyond the surface. In this episode, Roxy breaks down for us her formula for learning how to get quiet and listen to ourselves so that we put ourselves on the path to true self-love.
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Our lives expose us daily to elements that impact our health, which is why a focus on better living today can help insure our better health tomorrow. Today's episode is with Arthur Calenge, the CEO and Founder of Lambs, a cutting-edge technology company focusing on apparel that is both functional and fashionable. Arthur dives deep into the latest science and studies behind EMF waves, 5G, and all of the wireless radiation that is constantly being emitted all around us that can take a hefty toll on our overall wellness, male fertility, brain health, and so much more.
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In this episode I had the honor of speaking with Shawn Stevenson, creator and host of The Model Health Show, which was featured as the number one health podcast in the United States with millions of listener downloads each year. With the myriad of challenges we've all faced this year thanks to COVID-19, there's a greater need than ever before to return to the basics of health and wellness, particularly regarding what we eat on a day-to-day basis. We discuss how food affects so many different areas of our lives. Beyond metabolism, food affects our relationships, our ability to communicate, how we perform in our professional environments, and other facets of life that we normally don't even connect to food. In short, we have a conversation on the most fundamental must-knows that we can use to truly take our health back.
Listen in as Shawn shares how eating the right foods can totally transform your body and mind, why he considers sleep as the most important factor to one's health (even above nutrition and exercise), common nutrition myths, why you need to pay more attention to your gut health if you want to burn more body fat, why it's time to cease the "war on fat", and what most people fail to see when it comes to maximizing your health and wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020 ushered in my third full year of being self-employed and with it brought many lessons. In this solo episode I breakdown the biggest lesson each year taught me as an entrepreneur and what they actually looked like in my businesses and in my life. You will learn how I arrived at each lesson, the steps I took to work through them and apply them to my business, and resources that helped me level up along the way.
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Darin Olien is an accomplished entrepreneur, best-selling author, and world-renowned superfood hunter. In his latest work with Zac Efron on the hit Netflix show Down to Earth, Darin traveled the world in search of the healthiest and most natural sources of energy, nutrition, and wellness that humans could possible ask for. In the process he realized that many global forces for good and governments were missing the mark for countless groups of people for such basics as clean water and reliable energy. In this episode Darin shares his unwavering passion for how we can live a 'superlife' through what we eat but also how to improve the quality of life no matter where we are on the globe, plus what he calls 'fatal conveniences' - when we allow conveniences to persist that are actually draining our wellness (and our freedom).
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In this special solo episode I go over specific questions from the guest speaker panel I was a part of in collaboration with American University, the school I attended for my MS in Health Promotion. Health promotion is the science and art of helping people, organizations, and communities change lifestyle behaviors to move toward a state of improved health, resulting in decreases in chronic disease and health care costs. I answer questions about motivation in your career, finding your WHY, entrepreneurship, the variety of types of jobs in the health, fitness, and wellness space and so much more! If you are interested in a career in the wellness space hopefully this episode will help you along your journey.
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What are you working towards in your life? A cleaner diet? More income? Improved fitness? All of the above? Guest Kaylin Pyles helps others do just that; set and reach a higher standard in the most important areas of their lives. Former collegiate softball player and NPC Bikini competitor, Kaylin now runs The Higher Standard online health and fitness coaching company out of Austin, TX. She shares her story about how she made massive personal and professional pivots in her life by finally taking a pause to become crystal clear as to what she wanted, how she defined success, and more importantly the clues that those successes left behind to pass on to others.
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So you are thinking of becoming a health coach, but... which curriculum is the best? Which certification has the highest pass rate? Why should a personal trainer or health care provider consider health coaching for their business? All of these questions and more are discussed in this episode with host Chase, ACE Certified Health Coach, and his wife May, IIN Certified Health Coach. In this episode, they share why they chose health coaching, the differences between the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and American Council on Exercise curriculum, and the type of experience you can expect to have as a health coach.
"A Health Coach is a supportive mentor who helps clients feel their best through food and lifestyle changes and personalized, one-on-one encouragement."
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Facing problems in life is part of being a human. Finding purpose out of these problems requires much more perspective and attitude. Overcoming obstacles is not always easy but is doable, but what could we possibly think when these obstacles never seem to be over? In this episode, Sam Tooley shares some special and honest stories of his past and how he was able to channel bad experiences into action and transformation.
Losing someone we love, dealing with depression or anxiety, not knowing what path to follow… These are all barriers that life throws at us. When something similar happens, we have a choice: we could give up, surrender, and go down the rabbit hole. Or we could accept it, believe that this event happened for a reason, and in the end, rise stronger and more resilient.
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Key Timestamps
[6:15] – What Sam does to recharge and reconnect with himself.
[8:52] – Sam's background and origins.
[21:57] – Gaining perspective with problems.
[24:38] – Too much freedom can be an issue sometimes.
[35:55] – Helping others is helping yourself.
[45:15] – Having support and taking the right step.
[52:31] – How Sam became a Mindset and Endurance Coach.
[59:08] – Dealing with losses and grief.
[01:10:24] – Responsibility in life.
[01:13:46] – Sam also lives a life Ever Forward.
[01:16:12] – Connect with Sam!
You prioritize your physical activity and nutrition, but what about the third wellness pillar that could be solely responsible for actually allowing the first two to be optimized? SLEEP! Humans spend years of their lifespan doing it but are we actually getting the quality of sleep we need? Serial entrepreneur and lifetime athlete Matteo Franceschetti believes that when we focus on improving our sleep fitness we can actually optimize our performance, recovery, and overall wellness to levels we have only, well... dreamt about. In this episode, you will learn about cutting edge new technology that will help you sleep better and live a healthier, happier life.
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