Essential Fit Talks with Wess Murray

Please welcome Michael Forman back to the show. Michael was on two months ago discussing the Liver Biotransformation Pathway, the liver's role in weight gain and weight loss, the scientific reason that we gain weight through the artificial ingredients that we eat in our food and he also discussed the scientific reason why diet and exercise is so important. Michael will be on air this Sunday to answer your most pressing weight-loss questions and be available to help you to shift your diet towards and all-natural and organic diet that support your weight loss and is the key to healthy living! This is truly your opportunity to have the mystery unveiled around weight gain and weight loss and learn a simple, easy to follow step by step plan of how to begin the process of losing and keeping weight off for good through diet and exercise.

Petr Prielozny - EUROPEAN BODYBUILDING CHAMPION, WORLD CLASS FITNESS MODEL, PERSONAL TRAINER & STRONGMAN CONTESTANT. ------------------------ About Petr My name is Petr Prielozny. I am a native Czech, Currently living in New York City. At the age of 22, I became a successful bodybuilder, fitness model, strongman competitor and personal trainer. I have been competing regularly since 2004, when I started in the teenager division. Pretty soon I was competing in the Senior division, while I still qualified as a junior. I moved to USA because I felt I went as far as I could go in my native country careerwise. I knew that I had great genetic potential, and great posing skills. Deciding to move to the US was the best choice I could have made. My first year as a competitor, I did 4 shows with great results. NPC Rochester, ( 2nd novice men-middleweight cl.) NPC Southern States (13th open men – lightheavy cl.) NPC Bill Grant Classic ( 1st and overall novice men, 2nd open men lightheavy cl.) NPC Space Coast Classic ( 1st open men – lightheavy cl.) I am currently working getting my Pro card and my goal is to make a huge presence in the professional bodybuilding industry.

Michael will be coming here to talk about the discovery that he made around the bioliver transformation pathway, how vital the liver scientifically is in weight gain and weight loss in the human body and scientifically why diet and exercise are so important. Plus I will scientifically explain the easiest way to lose weight - no dieting, no fasting, no crazy drinks or pills or surgeries or medication. This entire conversation will be from a holistic (full picture) perspective of exactly how the body works and I promise that you will walk away having learned something valuable that you can immediately use in your life. Oh and there will be plenty of time for you to ask questions and get your health questions answered if you have any.

Chris McGrath, MS, CSCS, CPT Chris is the founder of Movement First, a New York City-based fitness education, consulting, and training business. Drawing on over 20 years of fitness experience, Chris specializes in a variety of training and coaching modalities, including, sports performance and injury prevention, post-rehabilitation and lifestyle/wellness coaching. While serving as Director of Education for one of the largest health club chains in the US, Chris designed and delivered education for fitness professionals at all skill levels. His passion for teaching and a desire to reach a broader audience with his experience and philosophy drove Chris to establish Movement First. Today, Chris teaches and consults for some of the most successful fitness organizations in the world, including the American Council on Exercise, Functional Movement Systems (creators of the Functional Movement Screen), Fitness Anywhere (makers of the TRX), Star Trac, and numerous others. He also creates and teaches his own workshops for Movement First. In addition to being a first-class educator and trainer, Chris is a recognized international presenter. Chris has an MS in Exercise Physiology with a focus on Sports Performance and Injury Prevention, and a BS in Health Education along with numerous industry-recognized certifications.

With an award winning style that escapes definition, and talent that is inescapable, this Southern Beauty has been bellydancing her entire life, and charming her way across the world. Petite Jamilla is carrying on her mother’s legacy, Jamilla Rasa, by bridging the generation gap between the traditional folkloric style and modern bellydance fusion. She’s been performing and studying her eclectic style of bellydance intensively for over 11 years becoming professional and touring the Southeast U.S. from the age of 15, a seasoned instructor by 17, and by the time she was 19, she had 2 instructional independently filmed DVD’s on the market. Before her 5 years of touring history with Bellydance Superstars, Petite Jamilla traveled to Paris France as the featured artist for Karen Graffeo’s art exhibition which documents life in Roma refugee encampments throughout Europe. Petite Jamilla joined the BDSS in 2004 as a "Rose" or back line dancer but was also given a solo to perform her unique whirling dervish piece that has since become a mainstay of the show in ever more complex progressions. Soon the intensive BDSS training and touring experience combined with her inherent talent had her officially moved to the front line. With the BDSS Petite Jamilla has toured in 20 countries performing in top of the line venues alongside the ballet and shows like Riverdance. She also became one of the BDSS image icons gracing the front cover of the "Live From Paris" DVD and many tour posters. Meanwhile she also became an important member of the BDSS teacher team giving workshops all over the world and being a featured teacher at all of the BDSS Raqs annual events. Through all of this and the countless TV and radio performances and press features she has become one of the most recognized names in Bellydance.

By Popular demand, SHE'S BACK!! It's been almost a year since she's been on the show, and boy what a difference a year makes. She'll be stopping by to tell us what's she's been up, as well as give us great fat loss and cooking tips, with her usual Bonnie flair! Several years ago Bonnie started a new project! To transform her body! She started eating better and working out and has burnt off 130lbs the old fashioned way. She has embraced fitness and health and is excited to be sharing that passion with the public through the Dr. Oz Show. "If I can do it, anybody can do it" she says. She is helping inspire others each and every day with her energy and positive spirit. Bonnie is part of Dr. Oz's wellness team and blogs regularly through http://www.doctoroz.com/

The New Year is upon us. For most of us, it's a time to reflect and think about resolutions for 2011. If you are like the rest of us, you most likely did not follow through on the promises that you made to yourself. Don't make the same mistake this year! Shari and I will discuss how to make 2011 THE year that you transform your body for good. Tonight we will talk about: *Shari's own personal and triumphant story of her transformation * The importance of good habits * The #1 excuse that most people have, and how you can overcome it * The best exercise programs that will fit your lifestyle * A simple, surefire way to improve your eating. Do this and your food choices will improve instantly! * Tips and techniques to improve your chances to stick with your program. And much more!

We struggle on our own. We keep problems to ourselves. We conceal our worries. It is not our nature to operate in isolation. Yet when it comes to what matters most, we keep it to ourselves. Is it any surprise that our growth, be it professional or personal, comes so slowly? Essentially Fit Radio welcomes Rommel and Konrad. Together, they have created a unique and revolutionary concept called the Team 6 Method. We will discuss the lies and self deceit that you tell yourself concerning your body and the reasons you have not achieved your fitness goals. Stay tune and listen as we talk about the Power of Six and how it can help you make breakthroughs that you've never dream of. ABOUT ROMMEL: Rommel Malabanan has been a fitness coach for 15 years. As a Neuro Linguistic Programming practitioner, the theme in Rommel’s life is human potential and what’s possible. Training the mind as well as the body and with the right combination Rommel believes is the formula for success. ABOUT KONRAD The theme that runs throughout Konrad Kaletsch's life is design. As an artist, his sculptures were exhibited and sold in SoHo. In 2005 he took another move toward practical design forming Universal Design Resource, and writing a soon to be published book on the same subject. Transitions in life, he discovered, can also be designed thereby producing more satisfying results. Mr. Kaletsch continues to advocate and support universal design through consultation, writing and public speaking.

Sean Croxton Founder of Underground Wellness The word most often used to describe Sean is PASSIONate! This passion comes from a lifelong love of fitness and health and a dream to revolutionize the way THE WORLD thinks about health. Recognizing the failures of health care, Sean promotes the concept of self care. In order to regain and/or maintain superb health, we must become more responsible for ourselves. After graduating from San Diego State University in 2001 with a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology (emph: fitness, nutrition, and health), Sean began his journey as a certified personal trainer. Despite his extensive education in health, he was met with much failure as clients got heavier and sicker. Client programs consisted of endless cardio and the horrific Food Guide Pyramid. Rather than accept defeat, Sean took his failures as an opportunity for growth. He has since spent thousands of hours educating himself on the many truths that eluded him throughout his formal education, often joking that he got his Master’s from Amazon.com. After years of study and a litany of classes and course, Sean works with clients to uncover the root cause(s) of their health challenges. He works by phone with individuals from all over the world by phone/Skype from his home office in San Diego, CA. Sean takes a holistic, functional approach to rebuilding health from the ground up. As a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist (FDN) and Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor (CMTA), and currently enrolled in the Functional Medicine University program, Sean does not focus on symptoms. Rather, he is solely concerned with uncovering the root cause(s) of health challenges.

If you or a love one is even THINKING about undergoing weight loss surgery (also known as Bariatric Surgery), then this may be one of the most important shows that you will listen to. ...With over 60% of the American population overweight or obese, many are turning to the option of Bariatric surgery. But is it the magic bullet that advertisers want us to believe? Recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a viable option for individuals who have been unable to lose weight using conventional medical methods, bariatric weight-loss surgery is a major gastrointestinal operation that results in weight loss primarily by limiting how much the stomach can hold. Other procedures not only limit food intake, they also decrease nutrient absorption. What most of us don't know is this: what happens AFTER the surgery is completed? Do you magically change, like the people in the the Ads? And on top of that, they still need to live a healthy, active lifestyle that includes lots of physical activity. Otherwise it is VERY possible to regain weight (which kinda defeats the purpose of the operation). Margaret Furtado, Dietitian and author of 'The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Well after Weight Loss Surgery' will talk about what life is like post-surgery. We will also talk about the myth, the hype and reality of the Bariatric lifestyle. Regardless of your opinion of the subject, weight loss surgery isn't going anywhere, anytime soon. Tune it--- and let us know what YOUR opinion is on the subject.

Coach Scott Black has been a fitness and health educator for 17 years. His passion to help others came into existence after his mother then 38 years of age passed away from cancer. He has since dedicated himself to helping any who are willing to listen. In 2009 Coach Scott turned from the corporate world and opened a full time health and wellness education business. He partnered with Team Beachbody and now offers hundreds of wellness packages and workout programs. Equipped with 17 years of training experience, EMT training, Fitness and Nutrition education and soon to become a certified Life Coach, Coach Scott Black has what it takes to make your dreams, whatever they may be, to come true! You can find out more about Coach Scott’s P90X journey and other health tips @ www.coachscottblack.com/blog or directly contact him @ getfit@coachscottblack.com

Nicole Brewer catapulted into the public spotlight as a contestant of the popular weight loss show on NBC. Having lost 100lbs, she has learned a few lessons along the way. Come listen as she shares diet and exercise tips, as well as the mental attitude needed to make lasting lifestyle changes. Nicole Brewer is one of the contestants on NBC's "TBL 7: Couples." Nicole Brewer teamed up with her fiancé (now husband), Damien Gurganious. Nicole Brewer is a celebrity wardrobe stylist from Brooklyn, New York. Though she was a dancer as a little girl and competitive in high school sports, Nicole Brewer gained her "freshman 50" in college and has been a yo-yo dieter ever since. Nicole Brewer learned emotional eating habits from her mother, a diabetic who craved sweets and used food to both celebrate and commiserate. Losing her mother unexpectedly to heart disease has inspired Nicole Brewer to embark on a mental and physical makeover, to prevent the onset of diseases that still plague her family. Nicole Brewer is glowing on the inside, but wanted to be radiant on her wedding day and walk down the aisle with confidence—in a fabulous strapless gown—to meet her best friend and the man of her dreams. And She Did Just That.

Belinda Benn returns to Essentially Fit Radio to talk about her new program called Get Lean. Belinda is an Australian fitness model and lives in Panama, Central America. Belinda has created The Get Lean Program, a 3 month long detailed eating and fitnes plan. It closely follows the process she went through in her late 30s and early 40s to turn from an unfit woman who had never exercised regularly to a world known fitness and figure model. She has a background in sports - a keen surfer and in 2003 competed in the Australian Open Surf Masters. She also enjoys boxing and has trained under the Grand Master Vince Palumbo (IKBBF Middleweight World Pro-Boxing Champion). Her weekly regime involves weight training, boxing, swimming and Pilates. She is bi-lingual (English/Spanish). Currently she is working on various projects: her own website, with sponsors and also as a monthly columnist for Sports and Health magazine Panama.

What is Functional Training? Functional training is more “real world” in terms of your training actually mimicking a broader spectrum of your daily movements. Functional Training is useful whether you are an athlete or recreational exerciser wanting to improve general health. Functional Training gives you better balance and muscular control during everyday movements. For example, teaching yourself to balance in a neutral or static position with both feet on the ground is a great beginning; however, in the real world you need the ability to balance and maintain control during movement. The human body must be able to achieve and maintain balance in a variety of different positions, planes/angles, and conditions to be totally functional. “Functional balance” is dynamic just like real life. Functional Training

Fretting about your long-term health prospects? Worried about whether you are going to succumb to heart disease and cancer? According to new advice from scientists, the answers to your questions could be as close as your nearest full-length mirror. Take a long, hard look at your body shape, they say, because it could reveal a whole host of clues about your longevity and your risk of serious illness. For more than a century, docto...rs have been aware that there is a correlation between certain body shapes and an individual's health prospects. Much of what they have discovered isn't fully understood: but the evidence is clearer than ever that the data they have collected isn't just down to epidemiological chance, but to real issues that require much deeper investigation. Join us this Sunday as we discuss how your body type can influence the type of foods that you eat and the type of exercises that you do.