Join us as we talk all about proper nutrition for kids; discussing school lunches, eating out, and how to get them to eat vegetables. I've been a long time fan of hers, first being introduced to her nutrition expertise in the CrossFit space. Kids' nutrition can be a delicate topic, and I was pumped to hear her insight on what she thought were best practices.

EC Synkowski runs OptimizeMe Nutrition, a company dedicated to making nutrition easy through B2B/B2C digital education products and corporate wellness programs. The mission of OptimizeMe Nutrition is to provide solutions for anyone to improve their weight, health, and overall wellbeing through sustainable diet methods. Thousands have used her #800gChallenge®, a diet free of restrictive rules, to eat healthily and have reported weight loss, increased energy, improved performance and more!

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Mitchell Kirsch is a professional basketball player, basketball trainer, and founder of Elevate Academy. Elevate Academy is a community for basketball enthusiasts of all levels, from aspiring players to seasoned coaches and trainers looking for the best information, courses, drills, and resources to bring their game to the next level.

I found Mitchell through his Instagram account @hoopin_mitch, where I was captivated by his unique approaching to teaching basketball skills to kids. He focuses on providing the players with opportunities to create "movement solutions" that are more applicable to games, rather than the convential drills most often used by coaches. I couldv'e spent hours nerding out with him on everything basketball, and I hope to talk with him again to pick his brain some more!

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Please join us as I talk with Marcus Filly, founder of Functional Bodybuilding and former CrossFit games athlete. I have been following him for years, drawn to his unique programming that blends functional training, high intensity, longetivity principles, and fun. I wanted to pick his brain about how his training has evolved over the years, especially now being a father, and how he prioritizes fitness and health for his kids.

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From https://functional-bodybuilding.com/about/:
Hi, I’m Marcus Filly, the founder of Functional Bodybuilding. After leaving medical school, I turned instead to health and fitness to help people more directly with training and nutrition in their day to day lives. Drawing on an extensive training background in soccer and my competitive Crossfit career, I owned an affiliate for years before changing methodologies to help athletes better succeed through individual coaching. After the 2016 CrossFit Games, I was burned out and broken, and about to become a first time father. Functional Bodybuilding was born out of a need to train more for longevity and sustainability – while still looking good and moving well.

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I'm pumped to start of this next season with a returning guest, Linda Åkeson McGurk. She was a big inspiration behind our move from NY to Sweden, and it's so cool to be able to talk to her again after now living in Sweden for almost 2 years. We talk about some of our shared experiences living in the US and Sweden, and spend a lot of time talk about her amazing new book, The Open-Air Life.

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Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the parenting memoir There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2017 to critical acclaim. Her second book, The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Connect with Nature Every Day was published by Penguin Random House in 2022. McGurk and her books have been featured in several leading American magazines, newspapers and online sites, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Post, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, Orion Magazine, Slate Magazine, TreeHugger, ScaryMommy and many more. Her own writings about Scandinavian parenting have appeared in publications across the world, including Time.com and Parents.com. McGurk is a passionate advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition friluftsliv and believes that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather.

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It's been a while since our last podcast episode, but we are now back with a new batch of some awesome interviews!

In the summer of 2022, we packed up and moved our family of 4 and 3 pets from our home Rochester, NY, where we had spent our entire lives, to Stockholm, Sweden. I accepted a teaching position there, and over the course of 2 months we sold our house, 2 cars, and all of our belongings to embark on a crazy adventure.

Now that we have lived here for almost 2 years, my wife Brittany and I wanted to explain why we moved to Sweden, and the insane amount of things we had to do in order to get here.

I'm super pumped to be able to introduce you all to my beautiful and amazing wife Brittany, and I hope you enjoy hearing our perspective on moving abroad with your family.

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Linda McGurk is the author of the best-selling book "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)". This book has changed my life in so many ways, opening my eyes to the value of spending time in nature, regardless of the weather. As a child, I spent all day every day outside, even in the winters growing up in Western New York. As an adult, I realized I lost that connection with nature, and this book was one of the main catalysts to me reconnecting with the outdoors again, and has transformed my teaching career and family life.

Linda and I focus in on several topics from her book including:

• Free range parenting
• Social trust
• The fear of falling kids falling behind in academics and athletics
• Friluftsliv (open air life)
• Nature and the immune system

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Angela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist, the founder of TimberNook, and author of the best-selling book Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children.

Show topics include:
Outdoor play
Playgrounds
Sensory Stimulation
Vestibular System
and more!

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This week's episode is with the founder of Intentionally Unplugged, aimed at equipping and empowering families to have healthy boundaries with technology. Denise is a mom of 3 and a teacher, so she sees first hand the impact technology and screens has on her and her kids' lives. She gives us some suggestions on how to navigate screen time with ourselves and with our kids, especially during these times when it seems like we are all required to be in front of a computer.

This interview really hits home with me because I struggle to separate with my phone and use it as a crutch whenever I'm bored, almost like a reflex. I try to make a conscious habit of putting it away when I get home from work, but there always seems to be an excuse to take it back out. Just know that you're not alone out there, and the tips from this episode can be beneficial to all of us!

Also, this will be my last episode as I take a break for a little while to "intentionally unplug". Our second child was just born this week, so I want to take some time off of interviewing and editing and enjoy her and have some fun with my family!

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