Tune in to learn how you can take care of your body so you can age well and stay active for as long as possible. Your host, Dr. Jen Hosler, is a licensed physical therapist and strength & mobility coach who has overcome numerous injuries and has helped 1,000s of others do the same.
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Episode 193 - The Slippery Slope Of Wellness: Finding Balance After Diet Culture With Jenna Jozefowski
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58:03Jenna Jozefowski helps active women learn to lift and get strong with equal parts challenge and compassion. She is an NASM certified personal trainer, kettlebell coach, Trauma Informed Weightlifting coach, dance teacher, yoga teacher, and semi-retired professional dancer. After years of working in the fitness industry, she got sick and tired of wat…
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Episode 192 - Your Playbook For Moving When You Feel Like Hot Garbage
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32:12This episode is for the days when your recovery is trash, your sleep sucked, or your body is just not cooperating. The days when the idea of training feels nauseating, but also the idea of missing out on a training session doesn’t sound that great either. These are the days everyone says “listen to your body”… but if you’ve got all-or-nothing think…
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Episode 191 - Why Learning New Activities Feels Harder As An Adult (And How To Make It Easier)
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31:33Learning new skills or picking up new activities as an adult can feel frustrating — like your body just won’t cooperate. If you were used to picking things up more quickly as a kid, it’s easy to slip into the “I must just be “too old” mindset. But learning as an adult is just a different ball game. In this episode, I share what wakeboarding reminde…
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Episode 190 - I Forgot This Was The Whole Point
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24:43Sometimes the hardest part of training isn’t the exercise—it’s knowing how far to push, when to hold back, and how to enjoy your body along the way. And this is even more challenging if you have to navigate chronic illness or conditions, have an extensive injury history, or live in a body with a sensitive nervous system. In this episode, we explore…
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Episode 189 - Overrated vs. Underrated: Hip Mobility Edition
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42:47Hip mobility exercises are everywhere, but are the drills you’re doing actually helping — or just making you work hard? In this episode, we will break down the most overrated and underrated hip mobility exercises, why so many popular drills fall short, and the principles that actually build the usable strength, control, and range of motion you want…
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Episode 188 - The Gray Area Of Pain: What Every Trainer Needs To Know
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24:24In my earlier professional years, I used to think any client pain was automatically off-limits for trainers and fitness professionals. But over the years, I’ve changed my mind. In this episode, I dive into the scope of practice grey area, why I have changed my stance, and how trainers and fitness pros can safely and effectively navigate client pain…
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Episode 187 - The Final Stretch: Where Most People Get Stuck
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30:53When you’ve done the work and put in the hours, followed the plan, made progress, just to hit a wall in your progress, it can be incredibly frustrating. That last bit of progress in your rehab, mobility, or strength work often feels impossible. In this episode, I break down why the final 20% of progress often feels impossible, why the plateau isn’t…
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Episode 186 - Are You Getting In Your Own Way?
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27:22Sometimes the problem isn’t that you can’t ask for help — it’s that you don’t even realize how much it’s needed. In this episode, we’re getting into the ways women quietly minimize their suffering, deny the impact of their pain or struggles, and push through silently. I share my own story, unpack the societal pressures and hyper-independence that k…
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Episode 185 - Are You Training For Life Or Just Lifting Weights?
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39:34If you're not training for a competition or PRs… what are you training for? If your answer is ‘to feel good, stay active, and move well for life’—then why do so many lifters still feel stiff, fragile, or one tweak away from another setback? In today’s episode, I’m introducing the Movement Longevity Audit: a tool to check in on the physical skills y…
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Episode 184 - The Most Useful Assessment You’re Probably Not Using
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27:53Most movement assessments promise precise data on dysfunctions. CARs do something more useful: they give you a powerful starting point. In this episode, I share how I use Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) as my top-tier assessment—not because they give you all the answers, but because they create the foundation for coaching that actually works.…
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Episode 183 - Why Movement Screens Aren’t Giving You What You Need
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25:24If movement screens leave you with more questions than answers—you’re not alone. In this episode, I break down why tools like FMS often create more confusion than clarity. You’ll learn why standardized scores don’t translate to real coaching decisions, how box-checking leads to false confidence, and what most screens completely miss about how peopl…
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Episode 182 - Why Your Training Isn’t Working Anymore
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27:30You’re training hard. You’re consistent. You’ve been at this for a while. But you’ve slowly realized the programs and ways of training that used to work for you don’t feel so great anymore. Your recovery is slower, your body’s tighter, and those little tweaks keep showing up. In this episode, we’re unpacking why that’s happening — and what most tra…
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You’re not just here to coach reps — you want to change how people move for life. You want clients who stay, refer, and say “no one’s ever helped me understand my body like this.” That doesn’t come from better cues. It comes from knowing how to teach. In this episode, we’re talking about the skill that separates good coaches from the ones who get r…
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Episode 180 - Chronic Pain Isn’t Forever: The Movement Secret Most Miss
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27:50Chronic pain can feel like a never-ending loop — a cycle of discomfort, frustration, and fear that holds you back from moving freely, trusting your body, and living fully. While not all chronic pain can be “healed,” many people can make significant progress by shifting how they move. In this episode, you’ll learn why movement exploration isn’t abou…
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Episode 179 - What’s Behind Your Recurring Back Or Neck Tweaks
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27:25You know that sudden neck or back tweak — the one that sneaks up when you least expect it? What if I told you it wasn’t just “that one moment,” but the result of tiny stresses piling up over months or years? In this episode, I’m unpacking the hidden buildup behind those frustrating tweaks, the early warning signs most people don’t notice, and most …
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Episode 178 - Overrated vs Underrated Exercises: Spine Edition
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32:49We’ve been taught to tiptoe around the spine — stabilize, don’t move, stay “neutral.” But what if all that caution is actually holding you back from building strength where it matters? In this episode, I break down a few popular spine and core exercises you’ll often see in strength programs or labeled as “prehab” that I think are overrated — plus t…
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Episode 177 - Stop Trying To ‘Fix’ Pronation: Here’s What To Understand Instead
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27:27You’ve been told to control it, correct it, maybe even fear it — but what if pronation isn’t the villain you’ve been warned about? In this episode, we’re unpacking one of the most misunderstood movements in the body and why trying to "fix" it might be doing more harm than good.By Dr. Jen Hosler
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Episode 176 - My Scoliosis Story & How I Manage It
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54:52If you or someone you know has scoliosis and feels scared, overwhelmed, or unsure about how to move or train safely — this episode is for you. In this personal and practical conversation, I’m sharing how I manage my own scoliosis: from the mindset shifts that helped me stop feeling fragile, to the movement and strength practices that keep my body f…
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Episode 175 – You Don’t Have To Want That: Opting Out Of Fitness Rules That Don’t Fit Your Life
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25:59What if the reason you're struggling to stay consistent with your habits or goals isn’t a discipline issue—but a misalignment? In this episode, I’m sharing what I’ve been learning in my 30s: that we’re allowed to opt out of the default settings—especially in fitness. I’ll talk about the things I’ve personally stepped away from, why realizing you ha…
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Episode 174 – The Truth About ‘Cheating’ In Exercise
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42:46If you’ve ever caught yourself worried that you’re “cheating” in your exercises when you modify a movement or use assistance, then this episode is for you. Dr. Jen breaks down where that belief comes from — and why it might actually be holding you back. We’ll talk about: Why the fitness world equates “harder” with “better” (and what that mindset co…
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Episode 173 - How To Stay Active Through Injury & Heal Stronger
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31:38Injuries can shake your confidence and leave you feeling stuck, but what if staying active could actually help you heal faster? In this episode, we’ll dive into why movement—no matter how small—can be a game-changer during injury recovery. From circulation to mental strength, find out how to keep your body in the game while you heal. Tune in to lea…
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Episode 172 - Is It Really Your Hamstring?
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19:36We often focus on muscle tissue when it comes to pain, but this can lead us down the wrong path. In this episode, I’m talking about how this muscle fixation can make us assume the muscle is always the problem—and why that’s not always the case. I’ll walk you through how asking the right questions and looking deeper into the movements that reproduce…
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Episode 171 - Deconstructing Fitness & Movement With Dr. Marcia Dernie
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1:01:41In this episode, Dr. Marcia joins Dr. Jen in a conversation about the learned rules and identities we all have surrounding movement and fitness. Dr. Marcia Dernie (she/they) is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, accessible yoga teacher, child of Haitian immigrants, dancer, and chronically ill strength athlete. Their book Movement for Every Body serves a…
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Episode 170 - It’s Not Just Age: Other Common Reasons You’ve Lost Mobility
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39:56Mobility loss doesn’t just sneak up on you with age — it’s also often a result of how we move (or don’t) for long stretches of time due to things like an injury, temporarily wearing a cast, surgery or injuries that leave scar tissue. In this episode, I break down these sneakier reasons people lose mobility and how those things can be a culprit of n…
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Episode 169 - Are You Actually Recovering… Or Just Staying Busy In Slower Ways?
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28:20A lot of the people I work with think they’re resting — but what we often find is that their bodies aren’t truly getting the recovery they need. Either they’re not shifting into a parasympathetic state (mentally still “on” or stressed), or they’re still exposing their bodies to the same loads that are contributing to their pain or symptoms. In this…
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