Have you ever wanted to live a healthier lifestyle but you weren't sure where to start? You probably realized that exercise and nutrition were important factors to consider but may not have known how to make these lifestyle changes.

Our guest for this episode is Marvin Britt, a certified NCSF Personal Trainer, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Licensed TRX Specialist, PN1 Nutrition Coach, and online personal trainer. Marvin is the Owner & Trainer of Action Sport & Fitness Personal training studio in Greenbelt, MD. He is a passionate fitness entrepreneur, personal trainer, and fitness athlete with 10 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. His business Action Sport & Fitness specializes in weight loss, strength training, and nutrition coaching and they have helped tons of people reach their fitness goals.

In this episode we discussed:

The Appropriate Level of Intensity During Exercise for Weight Loss

The Importance of a Proper Diet in Fitness

Strategies to Help You Take Action on Your Health and Wellness Journey

Practical Ways To Implement Exercise and Nutrition Changes 

How to Not Spiral Out of Control Following a Cheat Day

Marvin Britt can be reached at:

Website: https://www.actionsportandfitness.com/

Instagram (A.C.T.I.O.N Sport and Fitness) : https://www.instagram.com/action.sport.fitness/

Instagram (Marvin Britt): https://www.instagram.com/marvthebrand/

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Are you someone who has wanted to improve your sleep but just didn't know how? Maybe you're that person who does not get enough sleep during the night or maybe you sleep for a good duration but the quality of your sleep could be better. If this sounds familiar, and for most of us it should, this episode is for you!

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell, a Physician and Certified Clinical Sleep Health Specialist working in the Washington DC metro area. She is someone who has in the past suffered first-hand from insomnia for multiple years due to a very busy schedule while in medical school. This led Dr. Holliday-Bell to take action! She immersed herself in any sleep-related research that she could find, applied what she learned to her own sleep and has successfully made significant changes to her sleep for the better.

Specific topics discussed during this episode include:

• Why 8 Hours of Sleep May Not Be Right For You
  
• How Sleep Can Affect Vaccine Effectiveness and Decrease Your Risk of Contracting Viruses
  
• What Happens In Our Body As We Sleep
  
• The Different Stages of Sleep
  
• How To Get A Better Night's Sleep
  

Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell can be reached at:

Website: https://www.thesolutionissleep.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleep_md/

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What does the best version of yourself look like? If you're anything like most of us, you've imagined your ideal self at least once if not multiple times over the course of your life. In this episode we discuss simple, yet effective, lifestyle changes that you can make to help bring your dream closer to reality.

Our guest for this episode is Navin Hettiarachchi who has over 20 years of experience working with players from professional sports teams in the NBA, WNBA and NFL. Most recently, he served as the Director of Health, Wellness and Performance for the Washington Wizards. He is widely considered the one-stop go to authority for health, wellness and performance for those who have tried everything but have not yet reached their desired result. Navin has a passion to help people be happy, healthy and in peak performance so that they can live their best life: pain-free, injury and illness-free!

Specific topics discussed during this episode include:

• The "Main Rocks" - 10% that Addresses 90% of Health Issues
  
• The REDT (Root Cause, Evaluation, Design and Transformational Treatment) Method
  
• Navin's Experience Helping Elite Level and Professional Athletes Optimize Their Bodies
  
• The Four Fundamental Pillars of Health and Wellness
  
• Navin's Next Journey - Helping 15 Million People Across the Globe Improve Their Health
  

Navin can be reached at:

Website: https://navinhealth.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navin.het/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Navin_H/

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