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More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 8: FuelAthletes think of nourishment in terms of fuel. The rest of us call it diet. Let’s shift to an athletic mindset. The fuel episode of More Than Sweat addresses the importance of fiber from whole foods; complete protein (foods that contain all essential amino acids); and the greatest health breakthrough of 2024.Real food fuel is best, but this episode addresses why supplementation may help. Here’s a link to the whey protein concentrate that Brook uses.https://shop.lifetime.life/lth-nutrition/protein/wheyUse her trainer code 64668 for 10% off your cart...2025-04-1717 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 7: SobrietyWellness and alcohol do not go together. No amount of alcohol is safe (World Health Organization). You don’t need to drink less to optimize well-being. Alcohol is a toxic drug that hijacks your pleasure chemicals and creates a craving for more of itself. This podcast gives marketing history on Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco. “Drink responsibly” is meant to deceive you into thinking that poison isn’t a problem. That propaganda posits that some people cannot use it right. Poison. They don’t poison right. 🙄 To actually drink responsibly means to drink something else. This episode isn’t intended...2025-04-0214 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 6: Sleep & Sleep Aids: Meditation, Cold Plunge, and Stress MgtIn a nutshell, this episode is about sleep. But the nutshell comes with the tree, brush, branches, squirrels, and (13:30) a yapping Yorkie. Sleep is crucial to wellness. If you want to make wise food choices, sleep. If you want energy to exercise, sleep. If you want mental focus and brainpower, sleep. If you want to be patient with people, sleep. If you want to perform tasks expected of you, sleep. If you want to choose water over wine, sleep. If you want to make life easier, sleep. If you want to love yourself, sleep.You’re...2025-03-1517 min
Overcoming Proximal Hamstring TendinopathyA PHT Success Story with Brook Benten🎉🎉Sign up for the FREE PHT ROADMAP 🎉🎉Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant 📄🔍Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HEREPHT Success Story: Brook Benten’s Journey to RecoveryIn this powerful and inspiring episode, we welcome Brook Benten, a personal trainer, exercise physiologist, and author, who shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy (PHT). Brooke opens up about her struggles, setbacks, and the pivotal mindset shifts that led her to recovery.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✅ Brook’s background in th...2025-03-1150 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 5: Anchor, Action, RewardAfter a lot of cold, windy, and sun-not-shining days this winter in TX, we finally have a week of sunny & high of 75 days. Like Superman, your podcast host also gets her power from the sun. I would do anything for your well-being. But spend a day like this in a closet, recording crisp-sounding content? I can’t do that.Due to the outdoor recording of this session, the sound quality is not quite up to snuff. Don’t let a few Ford F-150s and a weed eater stop you from absorbing today’s lesson. It’s a good on...2025-03-0713 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 4: Set (and Hold) Healthy BoundariesThis season of More Than Sweat is about building a life you don’t have to escape from. Week by week, I’m reading a Daily Habit from my just-released book, 10 Minutes to Slim and Sober. (Consider purchasing the “10 Minutes to Slim and Sober” fully-illustrated ebook. It comes with eight 10-minute dumbbell strength video companions, suitable for most fitness levels. Plus, your purchase helps fund this ad-free podcast!)Today’s episode explores the freedom, safety, sturdiness, and love you give yourself when you set and hold healthy boundaries.IG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2025-02-2706 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 3: Psychological Avoidance and Chronic Pain, TMSDr. John Sarno (1923-2017) did the eminent work of introducing tension myositis syndrome (TMS) to the field of medicine. Prior to Sarno’s research, theory, and practice, psychosomatic symptoms were considered hysterical (exaggerated emotional behavior). Turns out, the brain is not only able of creating pain when there is nothing structurally wrong, but it is proficient at doing so. TMS is a leading cause of chronic pain. This episode explores TMS, a.k.a. psychophysiological pain disorder, and gives those struggling with pain caused by suppressed emotions a better way. Books referenced in this episode incl...2025-02-2013 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 2: Morning RoutineSeason 3 of “More Than Sweat” will venture, habit by habit, through all the disciplines of my new book, 10 Minutes to Slim and Sober.To be disciplined means to be a disciple of something. Today, I am a disciple of Daily Habit 1 in “10 Minutes to Slim and Sober,” and that is a no-fuss 5-step Surefire Morning Routine.The advice I give on this show comes from my education as a certified personal trainer and professional life coach, as well as my experiential learning as a woman living alcohol-free, jumping off cliffs, eating more fiber than a bunny, l...2025-02-1308 min
More Than SweatSeason 3, Episode 1: 10 Minutes with LOVE“More Than Sweat” always means you and I are doing life together in ways that dig deeper than just a workout. Season One introduced you to my life and vibe with Power Music 🎶 jamming in the background. (In case you forgot, season one episodes had you match the beat of the music on your power walk as I mused on. We had some great walks and sometimes covered over 3 miles!) Season Two celebrated the hardcover book publication of my memoir, “Sweat with Brook Benten.” Season Three is a blank slate. We’ll see where this goes, but one thing’s for sure: it...2025-01-2910 min
Writing for ImmortalitySweat Like a Mother with Brook Benten!We can't bottle Brook Benten's energy, but speaking to her sure comes close! This was a high-octane episode that combines Barbara's favorite topics: running (and exercise writ large), and storytelling.
Just like with writing, you've got to earn your sweat. Brook Benten, author of Sweat, discusses her professional and personal experiences that led to this book. Part memoir and part exercise guide, Sweat targets women and moms who are looking to reclaim a more authentic life balance.
Brook Benten is a GIANT in the fitness industry: since trading in her twirling batons for step boxes, Benten has...2024-04-2557 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 10: Becoming SturdyWhen you plant a tree, it’s not sturdy. It’s a fragile seed that is nurtured to a fragile trunk with fragile limbs. With rich soil, light, water, and time, it can grow sturdy.So can you.Whether you’ve survived “t” trauma or “T” Trauma, you have experienced brokenness.Repair will be a lengthy process. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret ThatcherYou can be sturdy again. But you’ll never actualize sturdiness with hopes that you may be a passive witness to...2024-03-2212 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 9: This Model Explains the Brain and Behavior of Healthy Habits (Simply)Does this cycle sound familiar?You think you may want to make a change.Yes, you want to make a change.You listen to podcasts, read books, buy healthy food, join a gym, and…Take action-ish. You are doing things, but not sure if you’re doing the right things. Time passes, you get frustrated and it still feels effortful, miles away from maintenance.You give up and revert back to your old ways.A model developed in 1977 explains the stages of behavioral change. The cycle above isn’t only relatable, it’s s...2024-03-0216 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 8: Being Good at Something Doesn’t Mean You Love ItIn 2008, a coworker snapped the thumbnail photograph used for today’s episode. She called it “Brook’s Tour of Duty.” I was working childcare pickup after a day of hosting Hilltop Sports Camp, a summer day camp. When it was any other professional’s turn to work aftercare pickup, they’d stand on the sidewalk with a clipboard. I, on the other hand, wheeled a stationary bike out and squeezed in a little workout as I waited for parents to drive up to get their kids.I’m made to move. Not made for management. But I was good at it...2024-02-2409 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 7: We Settle For OK When We Don’t Know What It Feels Like To Feel GoodThis episode begins with the background on today’s juicy title. Next up, three stories that back the statement.Not sure you believe the negative effects of a diet rich in sugar and ultra-processed foods? Follow our show up with this podcast, titled “How Sugar and Processed Foods Impact Your Health.” You’ll gain a deeper understanding from Dr. Robert Lustig, M.D., a neuroendocrinologist at University of California at San Francisco, and best-selling author on nutrition and metabolic health. (But not a single “beaucoup” or mention of The Real Housewives. You’ll have to stick with me right h...2024-02-1624 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 6: Injuries Happen When Load > CapacityThis episode starts with an announcement that I’m sharing first with you. Get excited, sweat squad! You have a place here.Next, I share information on my two-year struggle with an injury at the tendon where the hamstrings insert into the glute (a pain in the butt, literally!).I wish I had come across Brodie Sharpe’s “Overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy” podcast sooner, but am so glad to have it now. Many physical therapists misunderstand PHT or misdiagnose it as piriformis syndrome, “lazy glute,” or sciatica. Sometimes, well-intending caregivers will suggest stretching (which is not benefici...2024-02-0910 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 5: There’s No Way That Happened (It Totally Happened)Never in a million years would I have thought I’d share these stories. Never in a million years would you have believed them— from anyone else. A lightbulb went on over the process of writing my book, Sweat with Brook Benten, which reveals my life’s stories, in puns and pieces. I realized that experiencing life and sharing those experiences are what unites us. So, let’s go there.Let’s tether our bond tighter by recounting some of most outrageous personal stories that were omitted from the book. (It spoils nothing. There are...2024-02-0217 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 4: The Inside Job of Overcoming StrongholdsA stronghold: that thing that has you. The battle as silent as carbon monoxide and as strong as a bomb. It kills you every day. It chips away at your self-worth. The abusive lover that promises you protection from the world, but takes the world away from you. Too seductive to leave. Too violent to stay.Telling someone exposes it and weakens its power. But only you can defeat it. It’s an inside job. This episode suggests that the battle of breaking a stronghold is not won by your might, but by your moment.2024-01-2611 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 3: It Started with a DogMust Love Dogs.In this episode, I share memories with my four-legged friends. May it inspire you to reflect on good times with (wo)man’s best friend, too.Here’s the tribute referenced to Kokomo.https://youtu.be/zKoFJH1zoeQ?feature=sharedIG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2024-01-1914 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 2: 4 Goals - 1 That I’m FailingCall it a resolution, goal, or BFHG (big fat hairy goal), we all have them. They’re usually at top of mind at top of January. Check out any ad on your social media feed and it’ll tell you that it’s a New Year and that you need a new you.I think you should “x” out of those ads.I’m a fitness and wellness pro, and I don’t think you need a new you. I like same you. And I hope you like same me. Let’s stay exactly as we are at the core. And...2024-01-1215 min
More Than SweatSeason 2, Episode 1 - Sweat with Brook BentenWe’re kicking off season two with an excerpt from my new book, “Sweat with Brook Benten!”Overnight success is usually just overnight exposure.In 2010, it looked like I became an instant fitness star when you couldn’t shop at any sporting goods store without seeing my mug on the cover of kettlebell equipment.But I’d been plugging away at it since 1999.I left fitness modeling (I had my reasons) and now devote most of my time to playing silly games with my two young children. I didn’t pivot. I self-selected myself out o...2024-01-0411 min
More Than SweatEpisode 13: Ambition (132 steps per minute)In the finale episode of season one, Brook Benten lays her ambitious stories out there as if she has no shame. (We’re told she really is ashamed of returning to a commercial audition in a blonde wig for a do-over).This episode was saved for last, because the best is in the hustle. The hustle is where the fun is. When you’ve lost the motivation to do that, you’ve lost everything.Brook often says, “Hustle beats talent when talent doesn’t hustle.”As the final story in this episode, Brook reveals from...2023-10-0621 min
More Than SweatEpisode 12: Solitude (20 Walk w BB, 40 Walk Solo. 132 Steps/Min)Power walk at 132 steps/minute for 60-minutes. For the first 20, you’ll be joined by Brook Benten, delivering a message about the importance of solitude.For the last 40, walk on the beat on your own, reveling in the joy of solitude.For a video with rolling images from Brook Benten’s recent trip to Colorado Springs, CO, see YouTube.IG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2023-09-291h 00
More Than SweatEpisode 11: Power Walk + Upper Body Strength (132 steps per minute)Walk at 4.2 MPH (132 steps per minute) for the first half of this episode. The motivating message to power your walk speaks of the life-changing magic of reframing rejection as redirection.For the second half of this episode, grab dumbbells (or water bottles, soup cans, tennis ball containers, nut butter jars- use what you’ve got!) and tone your arms, shoulders, and back through three sets of upper body strength exercises.No previous strength training is required. Although you’ll be able to follow along with audio-only, the strength exercises are much easier to execute with a vis...2023-09-2125 min
More Than SweatEpisode 10: 4 Food Behavioral Changes to Lose Weight Without Dieting (132 Steps/Min)With entertainment, humor, and ever going down a few rabbit holes along the way, Brook Benten will give you four food and beverage behavioral changes that you can make to lose weight without dieting.Every More Than Sweat episode includes a workout. This one is a continuous power walk at 132 steps per minute (4.2 miles per hour), for about a mile and a half and 2,772 steps during the podcast.Music courtesy of Royalty Free Fitness Music by Power Music, the world’s #1 source of workout music.Join the More Than Sweat team for Prevention’s Wal...2023-09-1522 min
More Than SweatEpisode 9: ✌️ Things That Enhance Well-being (walk, strength, cardio at 130 BPM)Spoiler alert: it’s do things that scare you and do things that delight you.And we’ll do both in this episode.You’ll be empowered to make scary things and delightful things a foundational part of who you are and what you do, not something you have to add to your daily checklist.To do both something scary and something delightful in today’s More Than Sweat podcast, we’ll:-Walk for 5-minutes at 130 steps-per-minute (about 4 miles per hour pace)-Perform 5-minutes of challenging bodyweight exercises: 1-min each of burpees, planks, pu...2023-09-0821 min
More Than SweatEpisode 8: This Event Gets Fitness Right (walk + kickbox at 140BPM)70% of Americans don’t get the CDC’s recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-intense exercise each week and 2 days of strength training.By 2035, half of the world is predicted to be obese.It doesn’t have to be this way.More events like this, the one spoken about in detail in this podcast, presented by organizers with clear missions that are far greater than sweat are part of the solution. It doesn’t hurt when it’s hosted at places like this, either.This podcast brings an educational, entertaining, effective exercise session that can be done in 20-minutes w...2023-09-0121 minMore Than SweatEpisode 7: Get Healthy You (140 steps/min)Walk further and faster than we have in any previous podcast episode. Today’s walk and talk will cover 3,000 steps, while walking at a pace of 140 steps/min (4.5 MPH) to the beat of Royalty Free Fitness Music.Sweat Like a Mother is now “More Than Sweat.”It’s about making you whole, cleverly disguised as a sweat fest.Topics:Athleroscerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseThe sedentary crisis in AmericaObesity statisticsUltra-processed foods- why they’re bad; what’s goodWhat the future looks like if this continuesWhat you can do about...2023-08-2422 minMore Than SweatEpisode 6- Walk, Squat, and Lunge (128 steps/min)Hi, It’s Brook! I know so many women who say they’d workout if they had the time, equipment, and knew what to do. Today’s Sweat Like a Mother podcast is 5-minutes of walking, 5-minutes of bodyweight-only squats, 5-minutes of walking, 5-minutes of bodyweight-only lunges.That’s it!20-minutes. No equipment. I tell you what to do and even though it’s mega-super-whazzawhazza wow effective, it’s suitable for all fitness levels. (I do this stuff for a living, and I’m on day three of soreness from this workout right now!)It can be...2023-08-1822 minMore Than SweatEpisode 5- Four Non-Fiction Books You’ve Just Got to Read (128-90 steps/min easy walk)National Book-Lovers Day was earlier this week. We’re celebrating by walking and talking about Brook’s favorite non-fiction books for self-improvement.Expect the walking pace to be easier than episodes 1-4. This one starts as a power walk at 128 steps-per-minute (approx 4MPH/15-minute mile), but soon drops to 90 steps-per-minute (a smidge over 3MPH/20-minute mile).Brook will recommend her four favorite non-fiction books for self-improvement (and reveal a lot of personal information along the way) and add on a bonus heavy-but-highly recommended book. Here they are, along with podcasts that discuss the books to g...2023-08-1121 minMore Than SweatEpisode 4 -Four Pillars to Make Healthy Habits Stick (128-154 Steps/Min)You’ve probably heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit. The length of time it takes to establish a habit actually fluctuates, not surprisingly, with the quickest habits being things that you like doing.But you won’t like doing every healthy habit. So, how do you make those an automatic part of your lifestyle, anyway?Maybe you’ve heard it’s like training a puppy. That’s cute. A puppy will do anything, from sitting on command to going potty outside, for a snack, a nuzzle, a cheap toy, or your attention. Adorable. That’s not you. Y...2023-08-0425 minMore Than SweatEpisode 3- Spicy Walking Workout (128-143 Steps/Min)Have you tried to eat well & exercise, but always wind up back at square one? You’re not a fickle pickle. You may just need to reframe ONE thing and end the wishy washy cycle, once and for all. This one thing will make healthy changes feel like they’re working for you, not booking you a seat on the no-fun bus.The spice 🌶️ in this walking workout is a boost in pace that lasts five and a half minutes. Cover 2,575 steps over the course of this podcast.IG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2023-07-2821 min
More Than SweatEpisode 1- Walking Workout (132 steps/min)Walk for 20-minutes at 132 steps per minute (2,640 steps over the course of the podcast), with chitchat between us girls on all the things… bunions, baby-bearing hips, extra “umph” of pushing a stroller, the unsung hero of fiber (what kind of mom podcast would this be if we didn’t talk about poop), and the multi-generational impact that can be made by a mother’s commitment to exercising regularly.IG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2023-07-2621 min
More Than SweatEpisode 2- Walking Workout (130 steps per minute)Walk for 20-minutes at 130 steps per minute (2,600 steps over the course of the podcast), with chitchat between us girls on all the things… the art + science of group fitness workouts of yesteryear, music, the importance and perspective-shifting magic of rest, and the one vice I kicked and lost 15-pounds (my husband lost 25).IG, FB, YouTube, LinkedIn @BrookBenten2023-07-2620 min
Baton Twirling Podcast38: Brook Benten - Fitness ProfessionalBrook has tips on creating videos, keeping active, and we learn about her amazing journey to become a fitness professional.2020-09-0435 min