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The Hardwick Life Podcast

The Hardwick Life Podcast

By Nick Hardwick

Fitness, Family, Food and Football. The four F's rule Nick Hardwick's life, and now, the former Pro Bowl Center and San Diego Sports Radio Host will share these values with you.
Join Nick for interesting discussions each week with compelling guests, old football stories and much more.
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#155: The Hardwick's: New Year's Resolutions

The Hardwick Life PodcastJan 05, 2023

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#162: Achieve Failure to Achieve Success

#162: Achieve Failure to Achieve Success

In this episode, Nick Hardwick shares his personal experience in the world of fitness and how the idea of achieving failure is critical to growth and development. 

Nick Hardwick encourages listeners to push themselves outside their comfort zones and find ways to put themselves in situations that they are not fit for yet. By failing frequently and pushing through obstacles, one can achieve their greatest success. Nick gives examples of how this concept can be applied to other areas of life, such as becoming a CEO. He emphasizes the importance of being reflective and honest with oneself and recognizing that the closer you get to your potential, the smaller the gains will be. 

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • The concept of "achieving failure" as a means of achieving success
  • The importance of putting yourself in situations where you're not initially fit to grow and improve
  • Using the weight room as an example of the need to reach failure in order to see progress
  • The idea that failures are often necessary lessons on the path to success, and how failures can be viewed as a sign of growth
  • The fact that even as you get closer to your potential, there are always areas to improve upon
  • An example of a client who recognized where they could make improvements in their diet and planning for better progress.

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

Sponsors:

Use the code HARDWICK50 for a discount at www.lofta.com

Mar 17, 202320:48
#161: Pat Dossett:  The Madefor Method

#161: Pat Dossett: The Madefor Method

Joining us on the Hardwick Life Podcast today is Pat Dossett. Our guest today spent 9 years serving as a Navy SEAL, before earning an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Pat Dossett is the President and CEO of a really cool new company called Madefor that he founded with Blake Mycoskie, who is also the founder of the pioneering buy-one-give-one brand TOMS Shoes.

Over the course of two years, Pat and Blake met with neuroscientists, psychiatrists, physical therapists, life coaches, and wellness experts to create a ten-month that uses neuroscience to help people transform themselves. Madefor’s mission is “to elevate your mental and physical baselines while cultivating a mindset that allows you to achieve everything you are truly made for.”

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • The Madefor Method: https://www.amazon.com/Madefor-Method-step-step-world-renowned-ebook/dp/B0BW52YWX9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FOLAZ9ZDPIFT&keywords=the+made+for+method&qid=1676862602&sprefix=%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1 
  • What is your why and your identity?
  • Fixating less on the negative habit and focus on the positive things

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Pat Dossett:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madefor_pat/?hl=en

Sponsors:

Use the code HARDWICK50 for a discount at www.lofta.com

Mar 02, 202351:15
#160: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky: The Truth About GLP-1 Medications

#160: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky: The Truth About GLP-1 Medications

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. Today we are joined by Dr. Spencer Nadolsky.

Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is an Obesity and Lipid Specialist Physician, Medical Director of @joinsequence. He is the co-host of the Docs Who Lift Podcast.  

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Weightlifting to retain your muscle and lean body mass for vanity weight
  • Medication too help regular appetite, satiety and reward like behaviors
  • Appetite suppression with GLP-1's
  • Are micronutrient deficiencies a concern with these medications?
  • Stigma's in the fitness space

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Dr. Spencer Nadolsky:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnadolsky/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drnadolsky?lang=en

Sponsors:

Use the code HARDWICK50 for a discount at www.lofta.com

Feb 17, 202341:09
#159: Dr. Shane Creado: Peak Sleep Performance For Athletes

#159: Dr. Shane Creado: Peak Sleep Performance For Athletes

Feb 10, 202359:10
#158: The Hardwick's: Alcohol Guidelines, Genetics and Obesity

#158: The Hardwick's: Alcohol Guidelines, Genetics and Obesity

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode Jayme and I go over alcohol consumption and creating healthy habits and model behaviors.

Honestly, we're just super excited to have Jayme back on the podcast!

Watch and find out!

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Jump in and listen to learn more!

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/


Feb 02, 202344:47
#157: Jeff Hurd: Building Relationships and Programs for Athletes

#157: Jeff Hurd: Building Relationships and Programs for Athletes

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. Today we are joined by Jeff Hurd. Jeff Hurd, is well known for being a strength coach for football including training Nick Hardwick. Coach Hurd is great at programming and maintaining relationships, hence why Nick and him are still in communication.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Training Athletes
  • Building relationships with athletes
  • The essence of a solid strength training program

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Jeff Hurd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hurdperformance/


Jan 26, 202301:16:57
#156: Nick Hardwick: MY Word of the Year

#156: Nick Hardwick: MY Word of the Year

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode we go over a concept a client and now friend of mine gave me for the beginning of the new year, and that is creating and/or manifesting a word of the year.

Tune into the show to find out what my word of the year is.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • New Year Word of 2023
  • Constructing good habits and improving will power
  • Backing into your problems to find solutions

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Jump in and listen to learn more!

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

Jan 12, 202337:24
#155: The Hardwick's: New Year's Resolutions

#155: The Hardwick's: New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode Jayme and I go over what our New Year Resolutions and what that entails for the rest of the year!

Watch and find out!

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • New Year Resolutions
  • Not letting the holidays get your goals from getting attained
  • What will Nick's word for the year be?

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Jump in and listen to learn more!

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

Jan 05, 202330:52
#154: Nick Hardwick: Stop Looking Up To Buttcracks

#154: Nick Hardwick: Stop Looking Up To Buttcracks

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode I talk about why you need sympathy and empathy when it comes to coaching. 

Watch and find out!

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • What the Hardwick Life Podcast Platform is about
  • Social Media Fitness and Nutrition
  • As a coach you need to have empathy and sympathy for your clients
  • Don't aim to look better...instead feel and look better.

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Jump in and listen to learn more!

Dec 29, 202216:50
#153: Nick Hardwick: Lego's Taught Me This

#153: Nick Hardwick: Lego's Taught Me This

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode I talk about what you learn from building a lego set...yes that's right! What life lessons can you possibly learn from building legos?

Watch and find out!

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Lessons learned with Legos
  • Stop chasing the end and enjoy the process
  • Do we need to give up because things aren't going right or can we take small steps to make it better?

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Jump in and listen to learn more!

Dec 22, 202212:58
#152: Nick Hardwick: Coaching Taught me This

#152: Nick Hardwick: Coaching Taught me This

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast. In today's episode we go over the lessons  I learned from coaching the last 6 months

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Lessons learned in the last 5 months.
  • Locker room chat.
  • What should you be eating during your training phase?
  • Excessive high leads to excessive lows
  • Reward systems built inside of us

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Visit Anna Lembke Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hardwick-life-podcast/id1477772341?i=1000584907992

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If you're interested in training with Nick Hardwick, visit trainlikealineman.com or send me a message on Instagram!

Dec 14, 202237:05
#151: Ethan Suplee: American Glutton

#151: Ethan Suplee: American Glutton

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. Today we are joined by Ethan Suplee. Ethan Suplee (/suːˈpliː/;[1] born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films American History X, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, Without a Paddle, and several of Kevin Smith's films as well as Frankie in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.

His breakthrough performance as a young football player in Disney's Remember the Titans (2000) with Denzel Washington garnered him critical acclaim.

He also has one of the most incredible physical transformations I’ve ever seen going from 550 pounds to 255 pounds, all of which we go over in today’s podcast.

As someone who is a big fan of Ethan’s work (on and off screen) - this was one of my most enjoyable podcast episodes I’ve recorded. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Processing Pain
  • Dropping 290+ pounds and maintaining
  • Dealing with Trauma
  • How he developed an addiction to drugs and alcohol
  • and more!

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Ethan:

Podcast: https://www.americanglutton.net/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americangluttonpodcast/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethansuplee/

Nov 10, 202256:37
#150: Anna Lembke, MD: Dopamine Nation

#150: Anna Lembke, MD: Dopamine Nation

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. Today we are joined by Anna Lembke. Anna is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.

In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives.

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021), an instant New York Times Bestseller, explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Anna:

Website: https://www.annalembke.com/

Nov 03, 202253:03
#149: Lessons from Youth Football

#149: Lessons from Youth Football

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. We are joined by Jayme Hardwick.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • The highs and lows of football season
  • The emotions of sports
  • Lessons learned in Football
  • and more!

📲Connect with Us:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

Jayme's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayme.hardwick/

Oct 12, 202225:16
#148: Chris "Tex" McQuilkin: Power Athlete Director of Training and Education

#148: Chris "Tex" McQuilkin: Power Athlete Director of Training and Education

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. Today we are joined by Chris "Tex" McQuilkin. Tex is the Director of Training and Education at Power Athlete and the Co-Host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a Certified Health Education Specialist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach with over 15 years in the fitness industry applying and educating movement all over the world.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Being a hammer in the community
  • Training high school athletes to their highest potential
  • The Power Athlete Methodology 

📲Connect with Nick:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

📲Connect with Tex:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcquilkin/

Power Athlete: https://www.instagram.com/powerathletehq/

Website: https://powerathletehq.com/ 

Oct 03, 202201:25:15
#147: Nutrition in Relation to Athletic Performance - The Science behind Body DEcomposition and REcomposition

#147: Nutrition in Relation to Athletic Performance - The Science behind Body DEcomposition and REcomposition

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your host Nick Hardwick. We are joined by Jayme Hardwick. 

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Adjusting to one's nutritional goals based on physical/fitness goals they have
  • Body decomposition and recomposition
  • Alan Aragon Highlights
  • Our kids and any type of apprehensiveness on them playing football

📲Connect with Us:

Website: www.trainlikealineman.com

Nick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickhardwick/

Jayme's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayme.hardwick/

Sep 26, 202248:51
#146: Alan Aragon: The Science of Flexible Dieting

#146: Alan Aragon: The Science of Flexible Dieting

Alan Aragon is a nutrition researcher and educator with over 25 years of success in the field. He is known as one of the most influential figures in the fitness industry’s movement towards evidence-based information. His notable clients include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Derek Fisher, and Pete Sampras. Alan writes a monthly research review (AARR) providing cutting-edge theoretical and practical information. Alan’s work has been published in popular magazines as well as the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

Welcome to the Hardwick Life podcast with your hostNick Hardwick. We are joined by Alan Aragon. Alan co-authored Nutrient Timing Revisited, the most-viewed article in the history of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN). He also is the lead author of the ISSN Position Stand on Diets & Body Composition. Alan maintains a private practice designing programs for recreational & professional athletes — and of course regular people striving to be their best.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

  • Alans Background.
  • What is driving the obesity pandemic?
  • What is flexible dieting 
  • and more!


📲Connect with Alan Aragon:

Website: https://alanaragon.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealanaragon/


Sep 19, 202201:14:34
#145: Craig Siegel: Creating Lasting Symphony

#145: Craig Siegel: Creating Lasting Symphony

On this episode of #HardwickLife, Craig Siegel, Thought-Leader and Key-Note Speaker discuss:

  • Balance and how different it is between each individual
  • Being the weirdest guy in the room and how he loves it and uses it to his advantage
  • Altering your thoughts and changing your identity
  • Growing non-stop and being extremely empathetic - great quality for a leader
  • Reaching your goals

About Craig Siegel:

Craig Siegel is a value - based and high energy Keynote Speaker and rising thought leader, as featured in Entrepreneur and endorsed by some of the world's most well known celebrities, entertainers, athletes, and entrepreneurs, such as Rob Dyrdek, Ed Mylett, Bethany Hamilton, Suzanne Somers, Alicia Silverstone, and NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins.

When the pandemic happened, Craig felt guided and left his lucrative and stable job on Wall Street and went all in with his passion and purpose to help people upgrade their mindset and fulfill their potential. Craig’s unique combination of energy, motivation, inspiration, charisma and business success has led to the meteoric rise of Cultivate Lasting Symphony (CLS), a contagious, never before seen explosion that has impacted millions of lives worldwide.

Removing limiting beliefs is the key to success in all areas of life. Most people feel unworthy, Craig helps people release the negative beliefs they have cultivated over time and implement positive and constructive thoughts, which then create powerful and positive beliefs which change your behaviors and ultimately, create brand new results in your relationships, business, and all facets of life.

You can find out more about Craig at:

Website: https://www.cultivatelastingsymphony.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigsiegel_cls/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cls-experience-with-craig-siegel/id1533716044


If you want to start training with Nick Hardwick and see great transformative results, visit: www.TrainLikeALineman.com



Jun 29, 202250:07
#144: The Hardwick's: All or NOTHING

#144: The Hardwick's: All or NOTHING

Welcome back to another episode of the Hardwick Life Podcast.

In today's episode, Jayme and Nick discuss:

  • Obsessions in fitness, health, and "clean eating" -- ALL or NOTHING
  • The goal set for the long haul
  • Know your limitations with your body
  • Consistency and Frequency Over Intensity

Jump in and listen to learn more!

If you're interested in training with Nick Hardwick, visit trainlikealineman.com or send me a message on Instagram!

Jun 21, 202225:47
#143: The Hardwick's: Health vs. Calories

#143: The Hardwick's: Health vs. Calories

Welcome back to a new season of the Hardwick Life Podcast!

On today's podcast, Jayme and I discuss Health vs. Calories. What is the difference between eating healthy and eating according to your macros and the "if it fits your [calories]"

Is too much healthy food bad for you? Example: is too much fresh fruit detrimental to your health?

Jump in and listen to learn more!

If you're interested in training with Nick Hardwick, visit trainlikealineman.com or send me a message on Instagram!

Jun 14, 202237:31
#142: Annie Cooper: Tune into Fitness

#142: Annie Cooper: Tune into Fitness

On this episode of #HardwickLife, Annie Cooper, Personal Trainer, and Online Coach discuss:

Working out as an outlet compared to a business
Pushing past the harder levels to grow
Growing up with a nutritionist mother and track and field coach father
How Bodybuilding altered her Physical and Mental Mindset
Starting her training fitness and how she was able to train over 1000+ clients
Mar 17, 202256:15
#141: The Hardwick's: What is your Superpower?

#141: The Hardwick's: What is your Superpower?

In this episode we discuss:
Getting CSCS Certified
Building a one-on-one training program
Competitive outlets
NFL Combine vs. Reality
Finding your Superhero Power
Mar 15, 202231:43
#140: Doug Brignole: Mr. Universe

#140: Doug Brignole: Mr. Universe

Learning the BioMechanics of Weight Training Efficiently from a Former Mr. Universe
Mar 10, 202201:08:44
#139: Nick Hardwick: Part 2: Exercise for Easier Weight Maintenance

#139: Nick Hardwick: Part 2: Exercise for Easier Weight Maintenance

Exercise for Easier Weight Maintenance
Mar 08, 202210:56
#139: Brad Johnson: Former NFL Player and Super Bowl Champion

#139: Brad Johnson: Former NFL Player and Super Bowl Champion

Former NFL Player and Super Bowl Champion, Brad Johnson
Mar 03, 202201:00:42
#138: Nick Hardwick: Exercise LESS to Lose MORE Part 1

#138: Nick Hardwick: Exercise LESS to Lose MORE Part 1

Exercising to lose more with the help of lose like a lineman
Mar 01, 202215:43
#137: Brian Bruce: Buckle up and DO IT!

#137: Brian Bruce: Buckle up and DO IT!

Lose like a Lineman Testimonial
Feb 24, 202234:28
#136: Shawn Finnegan: Anchor Gym

#136: Shawn Finnegan: Anchor Gym

In the studio with Shawn Finnegan, creator of Anchor Gym
Feb 22, 202201:06:17
#135: Clark Bartram: Fit AF at 58!

#135: Clark Bartram: Fit AF at 58!

How to be sustainable with your fitness and health in all ages
Feb 17, 202259:52
#134: The Hardwick's: Accepting Age

#134: The Hardwick's: Accepting Age

Coming in terms with age
Feb 15, 202230:54
#133: Trey Kaufmann: The Mosaic Life

#133: Trey Kaufmann: The Mosaic Life

How can we do better? Ft. Trey Kaufmann from "The Mosaic Life Podcast"
Feb 10, 202201:14:50
#132: Nick Hardwick: Start and Grow

#132: Nick Hardwick: Start and Grow

The tough times are the good times and the moment to GROW!
Feb 08, 202216:17
#131: Paleo Treats: What is Business For?

#131: Paleo Treats: What is Business For?

The ups and downs of running a business, majority ups!
Feb 03, 202201:25:55
#130: Nick Hardwick: Finding your High

#130: Nick Hardwick: Finding your High

Finding your High...physical High
Feb 01, 202210:09
#129: Kelly McGonigal, PhD: The Joy of Movement

#129: Kelly McGonigal, PhD: The Joy of Movement

How to fall in love with movement and all the benefits it brings.
Jan 27, 202255:05
#128: Nick Hardwick: Is Obsession Required (Or Desired) for Success?

#128: Nick Hardwick: Is Obsession Required (Or Desired) for Success?

Is Obsession Required (Or Desired) for Success?
Jan 25, 202211:12
#127: The Hardwick's: Joe Rogan vs. Cancel Nation

#127: The Hardwick's: Joe Rogan vs. Cancel Nation

Should the Doctors cancel Joe Rogan?
Jan 20, 202229:58
#126: Nick Hardwick: Are you Hungry? Or Just Bored?

#126: Nick Hardwick: Are you Hungry? Or Just Bored?

Knowing the difference between being hungry or just bored
Jan 18, 202210:54
#125: Cynthia Frelund: A Numbers Game

#125: Cynthia Frelund: A Numbers Game

Cynthia Frelund is NFL Media's first analytics expert and can be seen across a variety of NFL Media shows and platforms
Jan 14, 202239:40
#124: Spencer Nadolsky: The Doc Who Lifts

#124: Spencer Nadolsky: The Doc Who Lifts

The doctor who lifts, Spencer Nadolskly
Jan 12, 202201:03:01
#123: Nick Hardwick: The Black Mock Turtleneck of Health and Wellness

#123: Nick Hardwick: The Black Mock Turtleneck of Health and Wellness

The Black Mock Turtleneck of Health and Wellness
Jan 10, 202215:48
#122: Kirk Morrison: Raider Week!

#122: Kirk Morrison: Raider Week!

Getting ready for Raider Week
Jan 07, 202226:10
#118: The Hardwick's: A Guide to Resolutions

#118: The Hardwick's: A Guide to Resolutions

New Years Resolutions
Jan 06, 202227:27
#117: The Hardwick's: Should you invest in a Fitness Tracker for the Holidays?

#117: The Hardwick's: Should you invest in a Fitness Tracker for the Holidays?

Should you buy a fitness tracker for the holidays?
Nov 10, 202139:08
#116: The Hardwick's: Focused Goals, New Family Competitions, and Healthy Breaks
Nov 03, 202132:58
#115: The Hardwick's: Does Self Improvement = Happiness?

#115: The Hardwick's: Does Self Improvement = Happiness?

Self improvement = happinesss
Oct 13, 202132:42
#114: The Hardwick's: Female Weight Loss
Oct 06, 202140:32
#113: The Hardwick's: #113: The Hardwick's: 10 Tips for Marriage Success
Sep 30, 202133:58
#112: Takeo Spikes: Behind the Mask

#112: Takeo Spikes: Behind the Mask

Behind the mask
Sep 24, 202101:04:05
#111: The Hardwick's: Taking Emotional Control

#111: The Hardwick's: Taking Emotional Control

Emotional Control
Sep 22, 202125:31