The Five Elements Podcast

Fitness Comes in Seasons & Why You Need to Accept That

Welcome back! Today I'm going solo again to talk all about how your fitness journey will have seasons and why you need to accept that.  This will be a great episode for you if you struggle with being "on" and "off" with your training/diet.  If you get nervous around the holiday season about balancing your workouts and nutrition, this will also be an episode for you.  If you want to work with me, check out what I offer with online coaching ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ [https://www.five-elements.ca/online-coaching] Sign up for my newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter] to receive my free 12-week training program for beginners in the gym and my "How to Make Your Own Meal Plan" PDF. Cheers, Coach Dylan

How to Stop Tracking Macros & Eat More Intentionally w Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro

We are BACK. In this episode, the lovely Gabrielle Fundardo joins the pod again to talk about her RPE-eating system If you want to stop tracking macros and eat with more intention and trust in yourself, this will be an episode you'll love. Check out Gabrielle's IG [https://www.instagram.com/trust_and_nourish/] where she has so many helpful resources on this topic. If you want to work with me, check out what I offer with online coaching ⁠here [https://www.five-elements.ca/online-coaching].⁠ Sign up for my newsletter ⁠here [https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter]⁠ to receive my free 12-week training program for beginners in the gym and my "How to Make Your Own Meal Plan" PDF. Cheers, Coach Dylan

Having a Love/Hate Relationship with Fitness

Welcome back, friends. This is my first-ever solo episode. It's about my relationship with exercise from its inception. How, even as a coach, I've struggled with a love/hate dynamic with the craft I've dedicated my career too. From losing 60lbs at age 13, to battling binge-eating for years, to eventually finding a semblance of balance. If you've struggled with your relationship with your body image, relationship with food or exercise, you'll enjoy this one. If you want to work with me, check out what I offer with online coaching here. [https://www.five-elements.ca/online-coaching] Sign up for my newsletter here [https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter] to receive my free 12-week training program for beginners in the gym and my "How to Make Your Own Meal Plan" PDF. Cheers, Coach Dylan

Katie Bunton - Raising Twins & Balancing Fitness with Being a Mother

What's up, folks! We are back with a great episode with my old friend, Katie Bunton. Katie is a twinfluencer based out of Australia, who has cultivated a large audience by documenting her journey the entire way. This included her training during the entire process. She and I talk about her journey to where she is now and even go back to when she and I worked together at personal trainers. Follow Kate on IG here [https://www.instagram.com/kthillier/], TikTok here [https://www.tiktok.com/@whenkatiemetharry] and her YouTube page here. [https://www.youtube.com/@raisingthebuntwins] If you want to work with me, check out what I offer with online coaching here. [https://www.five-elements.ca/online-coaching] Sign up for my newsletter here [https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter] to receive my free 12-week training program for beginners in the gym and my "How to Make Your Own Meal Plan" PDF. Cheers, Coach Dylan

Finding the Grey in a Black & White Industry w Alisa Bowman

Welcome back, friends! On this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Alisa Bowman. Alisa is a co-author of over 30 books and a regular contributor to Precision Nutrition, Mayo Clinic and Sports Illustrated. As a science writer, she gives great insights in this episode on how you can better protect yourself from falling for all the BS that lives in the fitness and health industry. If you find you go from one extreme to another, you'll find this episode helpful. Read her PN articles here [https://www.precisionnutrition.com/author/alisa-bowman]. Follow her on LinkedIn here. [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?heroEntityKey=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAD2CbsBlU_spCBWok0TYX-19ORl2M167n8&keywords=Alisa%20Bowman&origin=ENTITY_SEARCH_HOME_HISTORY&sid=YZn] Purchase her books here. [https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Alisa-Bowman/author/B003VBSB60?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true] If you want to work with me, check out what I offer with online coaching here. [https://www.five-elements.ca/online-coaching] Sign up for my newsletter here [https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter] to receive my free 12-week training program for beginners in the gym and my "How to Make Your Own Meal Plan" PDF. Cheers, Coach Dylan