#129 Conscious Fitness, Breathwork, Empathy, and Self Love with Drew Manning a.k.a @Fit2Fat2Fit

In this episode of Hart2Heart, Dr. Mike Hart sits down with Drew Manning, the fitness trainer famous for his Fit2Fat2Fit experiments. They discuss Drew's unique journey of intentionally gaining and losing weight to better understand the struggles of his clients. Drew also discusses the mental, physical, and emotional challenges he faced, like an identity crisis, lack of motivation, emotional eating after a breakup, lower testosterone, and others' judgments. These experiences gave Drew deep empathy and inspired his "conscious fitness" approach combining nutrition, exercise, breathwork, and inner work to create long-term change.

Guest Bio and Links:

Drew Manning is a personal trainer and author who went viral for gaining and losing 70+ lbs twice through his Fit2Fat2Fit experiments. His work now focuses on a "conscious fitness" approach combining fitness with breathwork, emotional healing and developing self-love.

Listeners can learn more about Drew at his website www.fit2fat2fit.com and on IG @fit2fat2fit

Mentions:

Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to the Hart2Heart Podcast with Dr. Mike Hart.    

• [0:10] Introduction and background of today’s guest, Drew Manning 

• [3:20] Drew's first Fit2Fat2Fit experiment

• [9:00] Challenges faced during the Fit2Fat2Fit experiment

• [9:30] Psychological and emotional impacts

• [14:30] Challenges of returning to the gym post-experiment

• [18:00] Perspectives of fat shaming and the lack of empathy in the fitness industry 

• [23:00] Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life

• [29:00] Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

• [33:45] “What you're aware of, you're in control of, and what you're not aware of is in control of you.”

• [37:30] Second Fit2Fat2Fit experiment insights

• [43:30] Drew's current work with breathwork retreats

• [46:30] Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 

• [52:00] Future plans and closing thoughts 

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Dr. Mike Hart is a Cannabis Physician and Lifestyle Strategist. In April 2014, Dr. Hart became the first physician in London, Ontario to open a cannabis clinic. While Dr. Hart continues to treat patients at his clinic, his primary focus has shifted to correcting the medical cannabis educational gap that exists in the medical community. 

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