Plant Trainers Podcast - Plant Based Nutrition & Fitness

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Troy Akin all about creating eco friendly sports equipment and providing a healthier and more sustainable alternative. This guy really impresses us. He found a plant-based lifestyle as a young athlete and quickly devised a plan to make this lifestyle sustainable in order to recover and perform better as an athlete. He didn’t want to be one of those people who stopped doing what he loved because he got older and had to deal with aging wear and tear on the body. Then he was able to make the connection between what we put in our body and the sorts of equipment we use, its carbon footprint, and overall health for the planet. There is some cool stuff in this episode and you’ll want to share it with all the young athletes (from recreation to pro) that you know. Troy Akin was born the youngest of 3 boys in Northern California. Coming from an athletic family, all he did was play. After graduating from Chapman University where he played #1 Singles and Doubles for the Men's Tennis Team, he moved up to LA to pursue acting. With minor successes he started businesses in social media marketing and consulting, realty and modelling and more. Being a retired college athlete he thought he could play tennis and basketball and volleyball at the same high level forever, but each year it got harder to wake up, it got harder to recover, it got harder to get motivated. Troy was over that lifestyle, so after reading about a plant based diet, he started and now he has been fully plant based and Vegan for 2 years. Everything just got better. After realizing there was a lack of Vegan sporting goods, Troy went down the rabbit hole to realize not only are sporting goods a very leather intensive industry, but it is also toxic for earth. There had to be a better solution. So with Troy’s 7+ years of entrepreneurship and marketing background, Eco Sports was created. In this episode we discuss: Becoming plant based Accidental burger Being a young athlete Recovery The vegan mentality Making the connection to the athletic gear Creating high quality vegan athletic gear

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Sophia DeSantis all about successful meal systems and how simple this lifestyle can really be. Plant-based food does not have to be difficult, but without experience or a meal system in place, it can sure feel difficult. We talk all about how to navigate meal time with children, picky eaters, or family members with food preferences as well as a system called component cooking. You will love the meal ideas you get in this episode. Sophia DeSantis is a health coach, meal systems expert and plant-based recipe creator who focuses on helping people feel empowered instead of overwhelmed when it comes to overall health and wellness. Small habits can lead to big changes. Being a teacher for 14 years, and getting her master’s degree in education, helped her understand that each person is unique in how they learn, and there is no one size fits all approach. She is now "retired" from teaching and runs a business full time while navigating life with 3 young boys. In this episode we discuss: Finding plant-based Pregnancy Meal plan vs meal system Having an off day Picky and preferences Component cooking Success in the kitchen Photography insight Top 3 dinners Snacks lunches

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we share our Plant Trainers travel tips and back to school special ways to make your life easier. Some of you are back to traveling so we want to give you the best tips for making your plant-based eating super smooth while you’re out and about. The worst is when you spend more time trying to figure out what to eat than you do sightseeing or relaxing. And we have a major tip for you for organizing yourself with lunches, dinners, what to make and how to reduce your time in the kitchen. We know that is what it is all about so we put together a bundle that is hard to pass up now that we are all back to school. Shoshana is looking to talk to anyone who has been health coaching or has clients who are still not getting all the results they want to discuss a few ways we have helped our clients here and gotten great results so please email us and set up a time to talk. We are super excited for some of our upcoming guests in the next few months, so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a beat! In this episode we discuss: What we’ve been up to this summer Super sale on now our own Back To School Bundle What to expect from PTP moving forward Shoshana is looking to talk to anyone who has been health coaching or has clients who are still not getting all the results they want to discuss a few ways we have helped our clients here and gotten great results Any guests or topics you’d like us to cover please email us Tips for travelling Call ahead Use social Easy meals to make with just a microwave and a kettle

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, Overcoming Ulcers and Anemia, we feature a transformation story from Marjorie Leon. She started off like most of us in the beginning. They found the plant-based lifestyle at a time where it seemed like there were no other options. For those of you who have been with us a while, you know our summer episodes always provide great content, but are different from our regular show, giving us some downtime in the summer. So sit back and enjoy or get out there and exercise. We would love to hear your thoughts and how you can relate to their story over on Instagram. We’ll be back in a few weeks. Today’s plant-based journey comes from Marjorie Leon who holds a Master’s degree in psychology, is a doctoral candidate in psychology, and is studying obesity and cognition in women. She has been plant-based for almost 11 years and teaches her community to approach the WFPB lifestyle both in mindset as well as hands-on cooking. Marjorie Leon studied with some terrific mentors, covering nutrition, physiology, habits, and mindset. She feels it is her duty to pass on the information that has helped me so much. In this episode we discuss: Finding plant-based The Atkins diet Ulcers Anemia Overcoming illness

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, Reclaiming My Health, we feature Miranda Haes' transformation story. She started off like most of us in the beginning. They found the plant-based lifestyle at a time where it seemed like there were no other options. For those of you who have been with us a while, you know our summer episodes always provide great content, but are different from our regular show, giving us some downtime in the summer. So sit back and enjoy or get out there and exercise. We would love to hear your thoughts and how you can relate to their story over on Instagram. We’ll be back in a few weeks. Today’s plant-based journey comes from Miranda Haes, who is a 46-year-old mother of two, stepmom to one, and married to her husband for just over 21 years. They live on a timber tree farm in SE Iowa, USA. She enjoys being in nature, walking, hiking, yoga, kayaking, camping, reading, and most of all, spending time with her husband and kiddos. Miranda works as a project coordinator for a local watershed in SE Iowa. In this episode we discuss: Finding -plant based Losing over 45 pounds Getting off all meds