Yoga is more than flexibility—and a retreat is more than a beautiful destination.

Steve Hoyek sits down with Serah Barakat and Nader Diab, founders of Ohana Space Yoga and Yogiventures, to explore how yoga, adventure, nature and community can change the way people experience health, movement and themselves.

They unpack what yoga offers beyond the physical practice, why people turn to wellness retreats when fast-paced life leads to burnout, and how shared challenge and vulnerability can create lasting connection. Serah and Nader also share lessons from leading retreats around the world, the health routines that fit their real lives, and why feeling better does not always require more optimization.

In this episode:

- What yoga means beyond the physical practice

- How yoga can build awareness, strength and flexibility

- What makes a retreat genuinely transformative

- Why community can matter more than the destination

- How adventure and discomfort can create perspective

- Why wellness trends can become another source of pressure

- Simple health habits built around movement, nature and consistency

The Weigh In is hosted by Steve Hoyek, co-founder of Journable.

In this episode of The Weigh In by Journable, Steve Hoyek sits down with Coach Georges Fayad, personal trainer, class coach, and co-founder of Move Lebanon, to talk about what good training actually looks like.

They discuss why fitness is not just about the one hour you spend in the gym, how to build consistency without burning out, and why movement should help you feel better, move better, and live better.

Georges breaks down the difference between strength training, hypertrophy, calisthenics, and general fitness, while sharing how he coaches beginners, kids, adults, and older clients with very different goals. The conversation also covers recovery, daily steps, sleep, whole foods, protein, training to failure, and the problem with noisy fitness advice online.

Whether you are just getting started or trying to rethink your approach to training, this episode is a reminder to find movement you enjoy, build slowly, and train for a body that works well — not just one that looks good.

In this episode of The Weigh In, Steve Hoyek sits down with Joelle Deaibess, weight loss coach, personal trainer, emotional eating specialist, and founder of the BetterMe program.

Joelle has helped thousands of people across the Middle East work toward their weight loss goals through a more holistic approach: not just diet plans and workouts, but mindset, emotional eating, consistency, and long-term behavior change.

They discuss why so many people keep starting over, why willpower is not a reliable strategy, how emotional eating shows up in real life, and what sustainable weight loss actually requires. Joelle also shares her own journey, how she built an online coaching program at scale, and the biggest mistakes she sees people making when trying to lose weight.

If you’ve ever felt like you “know what to do” but still struggle to stay consistent, this episode is for you.

Topics covered:

• Emotional eating
• Sustainable weight loss
• Why diets fail
• Mindset and mental health
• Building better habits
• Online coaching and transformation programs
• Joelle’s personal journey
• The BetterMe approach

Follow The Weigh In for more honest conversations with health and fitness professionals on what works, what doesn’t, and what to do about it.

In this episode of The Weigh In, Steve sits down with Rebecca Labaki, the nutritionist behind Renutrify, to unpack why weight loss is often more complex than simply “eating less.”

Rebecca breaks down the links between gut health, blood sugar, cortisol, insulin resistance, cravings, belly fat, and PCOS, and explains why many people plateau despite trying to diet harder, train more, or cut calories lower. They also discuss why food quality matters, what ultra-processed foods do to the body, how late-night eating can affect blood sugar, and why your biology—not just your willpower—can shape your results.

The episode also covers common wellness myths, including plant milks, oversupplementing, insulin spikes, post-meal walks, and the 80/20 rule. Rebecca’s approach is practical, direct, and rooted in helping people understand their bodies rather than blame themselves.

Topics covered:
Gut health, blood sugar management, PCOS, insulin resistance, cortisol, cravings, weight loss plateaus, ultra-processed foods, supplements, post-meal walks, and practical nutrition habits.

Guest: Rebecca Labaki, Renutrify
Host: Steve Hoyek, co-founder of Journable