2% Better
Welcome to the 2% Better Podcast I'm Dr. Heidi Cooke Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Athletic trainer and I'm Tyler Smith Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Sports Nutritionist. Together we explore real-world health, wellness, and fitness to help you explore strategies to make daily progress toward your goals. No fluff, no bs, just real-life solutions to your real-world health and fitness questions. We'll help you navigate every aspect of this ever-growing world of health and fitness and help you understand what real, what works, and give you strategies to apply it to your everyday life. Every day getting 2% Better.
Episodes
120 episodes
It's not Goodbye - It's see you later!
Its not goodbye, its see you later... On this weeks episode of the pod, Heidi and Tyler discuss the future of the podcast, the growth of the business and why they are taking a temporary step back. Even though the podcast wont...
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29:50
Heart rate and health goals
On this weeks episode of the pod, Heidi and Tyler talk about heart rate and resistance training and how these are incorporated into our overall health goals. They discuss how to combat discouragement when it comes to lower hear rate during stre...
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53:27
Crank Up The CHEESE with some self love
On this weeks pod, Heidi and Tyler discuss how health and fitness has been advertised to disrupt our self love. They dive into the importance of showing up for ourselves, and how health and fitness can actually be a great component in the...
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46:57
Changing tones on fitness topics
On this weeks pod, Heidi and Tyler discuss their changing opinions on certain topics in the health and fitness realm, what caused them to change their tones on these topics, and why it is beneficial to be open about changing your mind.
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54:59
How fear bubbles to the surface
This week on the pod, Heidi and Tyler discuss FEAR! How fear shows up in our lives, how it impacts our decisions, and specifically how it holds us back from start/ create a healthy life style, along with what you can do to combat this fear....
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1:12:44
Sprinkles alone make really shitty sundae
This week on the pod, Heidi and Tyler discuss the dichotomy of motivation, the differences and importance of both internal and external motivation, and what role dicipline plays in the equation, and what you can do to improve in any of these 3 ...
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46:17
2022 Health & Fitness Trends
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler break down some of the hottest fitness trends of 2022 and dissect what they like, and what they don't like about these emerging ideas that are gaining more and more traction. From Weight neutral health, to s...
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59:23
Open Mic Night | Pt. 2
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler flip the script in one of their favorite segments....OPEN MIC NIGHT!This week instead of answering your questions they ask each other their burning questions in the realm of health and fitness and ha...
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1:06:01
2022 Projects
On this week's episode, Heidi and Tyler dive into a revamped way to think about your 2022 goals/resolutions/intentions. and layout the projects they want to accomplish in 2022. Tyler explores the project of his mental health as well as re-energ...
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1:01:10
Helpful or Hurtful | Pt. 2
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler dive back into the wonderful world of motivational quotes and dissect whether or not we think they are helpful to your fitness journey....or if they are more hurtful! But this time we put a little new years ...
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1:11:14
Merry Christmas!
From everyone here at 2% Better Pod, Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
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4:55
MTMM - Student case study
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler dive into a current MTMM student question/struggle point as it is a COMMON struggle point for MANY individuals out there. If you feel like the only way you've seen "results" in the health and fitness space i...
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55:18
The Holiday Gift Guide
On this week's episode, Tyler and Heidi run down their FAVORITE gift-giving ideas that are a healthier alternative for a typical Christmas gift but also are things that we have and love or would LOVE to find under the tree this year! All are li...
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52:12
Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler dive into a hot topic around Thanksgiving .... GRATITUDE! We talk about how consciously practicing gratitude has impacted our lives and how you can use this holiday to be the catalyst to a daily gratitude pr...
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47:34
The Body Image Battle
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler dive into a common struggle. Body image. They dispel some myths about loving your body as well as drop some of their top tips to help you start to cultivate a healthy positive relationship with your body.&nb...
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1:00:37
Tackling the Holiday Scaries
It might be the most wonderful time of the year....but it's no secret that for a lot of people this time of year comes with its own special bag of added stress/anxiety and Heidi and Tyler are tackling this so you can find your way to a healthy ...
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1:13:53
How to live like the healthiest people in the world | PT 2
In this week's episode, Heidi and Tyler break down Pt. 2 of living like the healthiest people in the world and break down the principles that these individuals live by... as well as some simple ways you. an integrate these principles into your ...
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34:33
How to live like the healthiest people in the world | PT 1
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler break down how to live like LITERALLY the healthiest people in the world and break down the 9 principles that are the common thread amongst these blue zones. We chat about the principles themselves and also<...
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1:01:09
Let's Talk About Stress Baby!
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler chat about stress, stress's impact on the body, and some sneaky stress inducers that may be playing a role in how you tackle day-to-day stress. Learn how you can impact your own stress load and become a happ...
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49:17
Hot Garbage
This week on the pod Heidi and Tyler take on the feeling of "Hot Garbage" and help those who are feeling this way by providing one actionable step based on their contributing factors. Heidi posted a poll last week on Instagram asking how everyo...
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1:02:35
Would You Rather | Health & Fitness Edition
This week on the Podcast Tyler and Heidi play a fun game of would you rather health and fitness edition! They dive into some fun topics and pose some funny fitness scenarios! Do you have any would you rather? Shoot us a DM so we can use it on t...
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1:00:57
Protein > Brotein
Heidi and Tyler explore the wonderful world of Protein on this week's episode of the pod! They field your most frequently asked protein questions and prove that you don't need to be a grunting gym bro to prioritize protein in your diet!...
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58:31
How to shift with the season
This week on the pod Tyler and Heidi chat about how to continue to prioritize your health and take the necessary steps to take care of yourself despite the days getting shorter and the weather getting colder. Instead of falling off the wagon un...
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