Breaking Ordinary with Andy Petranek
This is a show about raising the bar, improving your life, transforming your health, fitness, and well-being, and shattering the status quo. Andy's guests are people who have found the inner strength and confidence to lead from the front, to stand out, be different, and to truly make a difference in the world of health, fitness, and well-being. Their incredible, inspiring stories will help you generate ideas that spring you forward into action.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 92 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
128: Amber Lewis - The Good Kitchen
Amber Lewis is the visionary behind The Good Kitchen, a meal delivery service that focuses on making it easy for you to make healthy food choices. She founded its predecessor, modPALEO, and grew it i…
127: Steven Sashen - On Why You Should Consider Running Barefoot with or without Your Shoes On
Steven Sashen is the CEO and co-founder of Xero Shoes (www.xeroshoes.com). A serial entrepreneur and life-long athlete, Steven was an All-American gymnast and is now a Masters All-American sprinter. …
126: NY Times Bestselling Author and Celebrity Fitness Trainer – Drew Logan
Drew Logan is a TV personality, best selling author, and celebrity fitness expert. He is also what doctors believe to be the only person to survive three sudden cardiac arrests in one night. Since th…
125: Dr. Jason Fung — Author of The Obesity Code
Dr. Jason Fung is a Canadian nephrologist and a world-leading expert on intermittent fasting and LCHF (low carb, high fat), especially for treating people with, or at risk for, type 2 diabetes. Dr. J…
124: Jill Miller — Erase Pain, Improve Mobility and Live Better in Body and Mind
Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT is the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and creator of the self-care fitness formats Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® Method. Jill is the anatomy columnist for Yoga …
123: Patrick McKeown — Learn to Breathe for Health and Vitality
“My mission is to empower people to take control of their own health, well-being and fitness using simple breathing exercises proven to improve body oxygenation”. -Patrick McKeown
Breathing. It's fu…
122: Chris Kresser — NY Times Bestselling Author of "Unconventional Medicine"
Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac is the founder of Kresser Institute, co-director of the California Center for Functional Medicine, the creator of ChrisKresser.com, and the New York Times best selling author…
121: Chris Keyes — Editor, Outside Magazine
This is a particularly personal interview for me. Not the subject matter, but the broader context - the fact that the editor of Outside Magazine is on my podcast! You see, Outside Magazine has been m…
120: Philip Folsom — The Way Out Is Through, and Your Tribe Will Take You There
Philip Folsom is America’s most experienced and impactful expert in experiential leadership development, human optimization, and the creation of high performance teams and cultures. Philip is the Tri…
119: Bobby Gill — Can Cows Save the World?
What if you could align healthy eating with the health and well-being of of animals and livestock, while simultaneously improving the health our planet's grasslands? According to Bobby Gill, that is…
118: Dr. Anthony Gustin — (Only) You Can Fix Yourself!
We've all been to the doctor before. The typical advice that follows a cursory exam is basically, "do this for the symptoms," with little in the way of addressing the underlying issue. High cholester…
117: Tom Butler — Adaptive Contrast Oxygen Therapy with LiveO2
You know the numbers — you can go without food for three weeks, without water for three days, and without oxygen for just three minutes. With such a clear and constant need for oxygen, it is surprisi…
116: Danny Clark — Danny Clark - On What is Natural Movement and Why You Should Care
Danny Clark, CSCS is a MovNat Master Instructor and the Performance Director for MovNat. Danny “sets the bar” for MovNat certification standards. He is also the owner of Rebar Fitness, a science-base…
Well-Being Practice Mini-Episode: Connect With Someone
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Danny Clark, is the Performance Director for MovNat, as well as a MovNat Master Instructor. At the heart of the MovNat philosophy is the idea of getting back to our…
115: Danny Dreyer — You, Too, Can Love Running
Danny Dreyer, our guest on this week’s podcast, is the co-founder of ChiRunning and ChiWalking, revolutionary forms of moving that blend the subtle inner focuses of T'ai Chi with running and walking.…
Well-Being Practice Mini-Episode: 1-2-3 To-Do
SUBSCRIBE to the podcast in iTunes One of the best ways to be successful is to imitate successful people. Danny Dreyer, creator of ChiRunning, knows how to get things done, whether that's a 100-mile…
114: Dr. Andy Galpin — On a Mission to Lead, Educate, and Inspire Performance
It’s easy to find someone willing to tell you “everything you need to know” to achieve your top athletic condition and performance these days. The internet has given anyone with an opinion a massive …
Well Being Practice Mini-Episode: Do Nothing
"For the entire history of our species, there's always been down time - a lot of it...it's still critical that we take some time away [from distractions.]" - Dr. Andy Galpin
The goal of the "do nothi…
113: Lorin Roche — You Might Already Be Meditating
“For people who live in the world and other people depend on, the goal of meditation is adaptation. It’s so that you thrive in your daily life.”
“In a sense, in meditation, you are learning to hold y…
112: Julia Michels — Matching Music to Moods
“You've got to roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair.”- Bruce Springsteen, from Thunder Road
Julia Michels, a name you might not know, but a woman whose work has undoubtedly touch…