The Far Side of Fitness

Updated: 05 Jun 2025 • 741 episodes
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Welcome to The Far Side of Fitness, where we dive into the wild, weird, and alternative sides of fitness! We go beyond the reps and sets to explore the other sides of topics in fitness that you won't hear anywhere else. Press play and tune in for fun, laughs, and eye-opening takes that’ll change the way you think about health and fitness!

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Jen Gerasimas has over 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. She began her journey as a registered nurse before transitioning into teaching group exercise, then personal training. She worked in several different gym settings, including managing at a high-end fitness club. Over 8 years ago, Jen left

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In this episode, fitness professional, Kayla Johnson, delves into an unconventional and vital conversation about GLP-1 peptides, not just in the context of weight loss but also focusing on their role in perimenopause. Kayla Johnson is a nationally recognized fitness expert, entrepreneur, and passionate women’s wellness

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In this episode, Dr. Parker chats with Kira Shishkin, CEO of informed, about the importance of reliable information in an age of misinformation and information overload. Kira traces the history of news media, examining how it became both overwhelming and unreliable. He emphasizes how modern news media hijacks readers'

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In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Darian Parker speaks with Dr. Alexander Hutchison, author of An Unfair Advantage: In Sports the Body Matters, to explore one of the most contentious debates in modern athletics: the participation of trans women in women’s sports. The conversation dives deep into the biological dif

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In this eye-opening episode of The Far Side of Fitness, Dr. Darian Parker chats with Dr. Elliot Justin, an Emergency Medicine (EM) specialist and healthcare technology consultant in erectile neuromodulation, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Dr. Justin explores the emerging science of erectile fitness—a vital yet o

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In this episode, the founders of Mobius, Caroline, and Julia, discuss their innovative approach to making fitness more inclusive and accessible by integrating it with non-fitness businesses and community events. They share their mission to bring fitness into spaces where it's not traditionally found and highlight their

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