Forge and Fortitude Fitness

Updated: 12 May 2025 • 211 episodes
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Welcome to the Forge and Fortitude Podcast! We’re Heath and Faith Ellenberger, fitness professionals with over 30 years of combined experience in health and wellness. This podcast is all about real conversations, practical tips, and a little tough love to help you build strength, resilience, and a healthier lifestyle. Whether you’re a fitness pro or just getting started, we’re here to share what we’ve learned, what’s worked for us, and how you can forge your own path to becoming your strongest self. Let’s do this together!

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The difference between average performers and unstoppable achievers often has nothing to do with talent, education, or special skills. Instead, it comes down to mastering a set of fundamental behaviors that cost absolutely nothing but deliver extraordinary results. This episode dives deep into the first five of ten tra

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Faith and Heath explore the rise of boutique fitness and why people choose specialized studios over big box gyms despite higher prices. • Boutique studios offer curated aesthetic experiences with signature scents, lighting, and high-end equipment • Members choose community over convenience, valuing personalized attenti

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The worlds of fitness and medicine are colliding in unprecedented ways. Gyms now offer IV drips and weight loss medications like Ozempic, while wellness clinics promote fitness alongside medical treatments. But should these worlds merge, or are we losing something essential in the process? We dive deep into this contro

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Aaron Hind, CO-Founder of FitAid, shares the evolution of his functional beverage company and their innovative approach to natural, performance-supporting supplements. We explore how the company created a new category of beverages in 2011 and has continued to lead with clean, effective formulations while expanding into

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The vacation dilemma hits us all – do you abandon your fitness routine completely or stress about missing workouts while trying to relax? We tackle this common challenge head-on, sharing our tried-and-tested approaches from 15 years of traveling together. From the best hotel gyms (including the surprisingly well-equipp

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The language we use around food reveals a troubling cultural obsession. Have you ever caught yourself saying "I was good because I didn"t eat that cupcake" or "I was bad this weekend because I had pizza"? This powerful episode peels back the layers of how we"ve assigned moral value not just to food, but to ourselves ba

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