2 Buff Beards Podcast Kelvin Franklin

Each day we encounter environmental food cues almost everywhere we look. The effects of food cues may have a subtle but powerful influence on our decisions regarding what to eat and drink. The smart packaging, the clever logos, and the catchy jingles all serve to remind us of the enjoyable experience of eating certain foods in the hopes that we will buy and eat more of it.

Cues can be visual, mental, auditory or even olfactory (smelled).

Imagine you get a whiff of your favorite food and then find yourself feeling hungry, the food’s smell is serving as the unconditioned stimulus and your feeling of hunger is the unconditioned response. This stimulus-response pattern is considered “unconditioned” because it doesn’t have to be learned; it’s natural.

Cues do their job: they make us want to eat food. And unfortunately, if you are overweight or obese, they may be even more effective. So be aware of your cues.

Changing too many variables at once is just not a good move in my opinion. Making a lifestyle change is challenging enough. Most of the time we have a lot of things that we need to work on. Transforming too many things at once can add stress rather than decrease it. Lifestyle changes are a process that takes time and requires support. Once you’re ready to make a change, the difficult part is committing and following through. Today's podcast dives into what we think about changing too many variables at once and how you should combat the temptation of going down that path.

To continually make progress, you must develop a set of training principles that keep you moving forward. The number of principles that make up a sound training program are few. In today's podcast we dive into the pros and cons of different programs and what you should be aware when it comes to training with a specific goal in mind. 

There are a lot of things that get in the way of your health and fitness goals.

Today we dive into some of the things we often see happen and ways to get out of your own way so you can create a better version of yourself.

No matter what happens, it’s the way it is, and you have to keep going. And that is where the optimism lives. If you truly believe that you can do it no matter what, you’ve got this. To be able to get through, you need to have optimism. Every day is hard, and all you have to fight it in the end is yourself.

Cardio training is exercise with the purpose of developing cardiovascular or aerobic fitness. Cardiovascular fitness is a good measure of the heart’s ability to pump oxygen-rich blood to the muscles.

Cardio training plays a vital role in human health and performance.

Whether your goal is to gain or reduce weight or for that matters simply stay fit, it is essential to include cardiovascular exercises in your fitness routine. Swimming, running, walking, bicycling, cardio machines, and aerobics classes are all forms of cardio exercises. Choose a cardiovascular exercise which you enjoy doing, and include variations in your routine to avoid boredom.

Cardio workouts can contribute to all your fitness goals. The benefits of cardio workouts are abundant, and they can contribute a lot in improving the quality of your life.

In today's episode we dive into the ins and outs of cardio programming.

Many of us set goals,  and new years resolutions. There is nothing wrong with that. The problem is we typically end up not in a celebration of reaching them. Far too often we are way too close to an epic face-plant from failing. We want to achieve goals that could vastly improve our lives, but we usually don’t. Eight percent. Only eight percent of people successfully achieve their New Year’s resolution. So, that’s depressing. 

In today's podcast me and Zac dive into some of the reasons why we feel people don't reach the goals they set out on and how to combat these issues.