The Big Day Fitness Show

Bobby Gasdia

The Big Day Fitness Podcast is a health and fitness podcast for busy people over 40 looking to get stronger, feel better, and live bigger.

  1. 21h ago

    She Asked for Ozempic. Her Doctor Said No. with Cathleen Johnson

    Cathleen Johnson asked her doctor for Ozempic. He said no. So she joined Big Day Fitness. A former 50-marathon, 10-ultra runner who stopped cold for almost a decade, Cathleen hit her breaking point when she couldn't open her dog's prescription bottle. Her bloodwork was going the wrong way and she was pre-diabetic. Four months and three sessions a week later: LDL down 40, A1C down, body fat from 38.4% to 33.4% with muscle unchanged, a four-minute plank, and a plan to run the Boston Marathon at 60 with her daughter. Bobby and Maria get into the two food rules she made, Maria's "add a zero" lean protein trick, what Cathleen eats for protein, and where Ozempic fits when you're doing the work alongside it. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (0:28) Meet Cathleen Johnson (1:02) The dog's prescription bottle (2:54) Gym intimidation after 50 marathons (6:12) First consult with husband Ron (6:39) InBody: 170 to 155, muscle unchanged (7:49) Bloodwork: LDL down 40, A1C down (8:23) Four months, three days a week (10:13) Trying this before medication (11:55) The pants that fell to the floor (13:05) Candy corn and the two food rules (14:57) Maria's "add a zero" protein trick (17:23) What Cathleen eats for protein (20:22) The goal: Boston Marathon at 60 (22:29) The run-walk plan (25:38) Ozempic face and doing the work (28:03) Candy corn pro (28:41) How to reach Big Day Fitness Big Day Fitness is a small-group training gym for adults 40+ in Norwell and Duxbury, MA. Reach us at bigdayfit.com, hello@bigdayfit.com, or @bigday_fit on Instagram.

  2. 6d ago

    From All-or-Nothing to Just Showing Up with Sarah Filandrianos

    Big Day Fitness member Sarah Filandrianos joins Bobby and Maria to talk about what changed when she stopped chasing perfect and started just showing up. A lifelong all-or-nothing person, Sarah used to need a Monday, a first-of-the-month, and a big goal before she'd start anything. Now she's booked three days a week whether her eating is on point or not — and the results have followed her onto the Appalachian Trail, into a six-person hot tub, and through a year with almost no injuries. We cover why small-group training makes you braver than one-on-one, how letting go of the perfect plan finally got Sarah through a marathon, hiking alongside her daughter's 146-day Appalachian Trail thru-hike, the "add before you subtract" nutrition frame, and why taking a week and a half off made her knee hurt more, not less.   CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro (0:28) Driving from Duxbury to Norwell (2:00) No Big Day nearby? Not moving (2:52) Why small-group beats one-on-one (4:56) Community in her own town (7:06) From all-or-nothing to showing up (8:58) Letting go of perfect: the marathon (10:40) Walking challenge, golf, and Maine (11:16) Her daughter's Appalachian Trail hike (14:14) Setting an example for grown kids (15:03) Hot tub buckets = med ball warm-up (17:03) Advice for all-or-nothing people (18:51) Add before you subtract (20:09) Helping her parents eat better (22:25) Dairy Queen and being starving (24:11) Why a week off hurt her knee more (25:56) Five alternatives for every exercise (27:02) A year with almost no injuries (29:09) Blue Hills hike and how to reach us   Big Day Fitness is small-group personal training for adults 40-70 in Norwell and Duxbury, MA. Learn more at bigdayfit.com, follow @bigday_fit on Instagram, or email hello@bigdayfit.com.

  3. Sep 5

    Why Her Gym Schedule Outranks Soccer Practice (with Amanda Rand)

    Four years ago, Amanda Rand answered a Facebook ad, then said "I don't have time" — three times. Maria kept calling. Today Amanda is a 5 a.m. regular who went from not being able to do a single sit-up (after two C-sections and a spinal fusion) to knocking out 20 push-ups from the floor. Amanda, a teacher and mom of two, joins Bobby and Maria to talk about why she stopped putting herself last: losing both parents young, the gym schedule that lives on the family fridge calendar, monthly mental health days, and why "no is a full sentence." Plus: the therapist who told her she needed to hit things, going alcohol-free, recruiting her best friend Lindsay, and the Poshmark side hustle that pays for it all. And yes — the wool t-shirt story. The Big Day Fitness Show is hosted by Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez of Big Day Fitness, with locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, specializing in strength training for adults over 40. Visit bigdayfit.com, email hello@bigdayfit.com, or call/text 781-886-7444. Chapters: (0:00) The wool t-shirt story (3:12) Saying no three times (4:45) Losing her parents young (5:54) The fridge calendar (6:53) Mental health days (8:37) "No is a full sentence" (9:39) Oxygen masks and mom guilt (10:35) Boxing out the rage (11:26) Rebuilding after C-sections (13:36) Still on the fence (14:35) Accountability and community (15:28) Lindsay's dead hang record (19:41) 20 push-ups from the floor (22:31) Alcohol-free since 2020 (23:31) Becoming a 5 a.m. person (26:36) Protein and diet changes (27:41) Three fun facts and Poshmark (28:57) Get in touch

  4. Aug 22

    Stop Leaving the Gym Exhausted. Do This Instead.

    Ten years of coaching adults over 40 boiled down to the tips that actually change how you feel: why you need to breathe when you stretch, why you should never train through pain, why leaving the gym wrecked is a mistake, and why two or three strength sessions a week beats six. Bobby and Maria walk through the underrated rules they run Big Day Fitness on, including the "battleship, not a canoe" way to think about your core, and close with the one piece of advice each would give their younger self. WHAT WE COVER - Why breathing makes stretching and foam rolling actually work (and what cold showers taught Bobby about anxiety) - Never train through pain: how to work around aches and still get stronger - Why you should leave the gym with gas in the tank - The 50-something guy training 6-7 days a week and getting nowhere - How to actually engage your core: ribs over hips, brace for a gut check, blow out the candles - Every exercise is a core exercise and a posture exercise - Movements, not muscles: six patterns that hit your whole body in 45 minutes - What Bobby and Maria would tell themselves 10 years ago CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:29 Tip 1: Breathe when you stretch 02:59 Cold showers and calming your nervous system 05:04 Tip 2: Never train through pain 07:28 Tip 3: Don't leave the gym smoked 09:55 Tip 4: Strength train 2-3x a week 11:59 Tip 5: Feel core exercises in your core 13:33 How to actually engage your core 15:16 Tip 6: Every exercise is a core exercise 15:37 Battleship vs canoe 17:43 Why coaches ask "where do you feel that?" 19:59 Every exercise is a posture exercise 21:27 Tip 7: Movements, not muscles 23:30 Bone density and compound movements 24:50 Advice for your younger self 28:17 How to reach us Big Day Fitness has locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, specializing in strength training for adults over 40. Email hello@bigdayfit.com, visit bigdayfit.com, or find us on Instagram @bigday_fitness. The Big Day Fitness Show airs on 95.9 WATD-FM. Follow the show wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

  5. Aug 15

    He Tried Every Gym on the South Shore. This One Stuck.

    He's one of the best-known real estate agents on the South Shore — and two years ago, Billy D was out of shape, frustrated, and had already quit every gym he'd ever joined. Nothing stuck past six months. In this episode, Bobby and Maria sit down with Billy to unpack what changed: nearly 200 workouts in two years, 25 pounds down, 10 pounds of muscle up, and a training session his 17-year-old son couldn't finish. What we cover: - Why a guy in his early 50s who never trained finally started, and stayed - The day-one goal (lose 25, gain 10) and hitting it in about nine months - Working around injuries instead of through them - Why every other gym failed to stick, and the trainer difference - The 35-minute drive test: how far you'll go when it's actually working - Out-training a 17-year-old who calls him "old man" - Creatine, a gallon of water a day, and keeping the smoker in the rotation - Leading 94 agents: how fitness became a leadership tool Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Meet Billy D 1:56 - Two years, nearly 200 workouts 3:54 - Out of shape in his early 50s 5:20 - Goal: lose 25 lbs, gain 10 6:59 - Trusting the process 7:35 - Training around injuries 12:53 - Why other gyms never stuck 14:58 - The 35-minute drive test 16:42 - Training style & accountability 18:06 - Non-scale wins & confidence 19:29 - Out-training his teenage son 22:39 - Creatine, water & BBQ balance 25:29 - Fitness as leadership 26:54 - Wrap-up Big Day Fitness helps adults over 40 move better, get stronger, and live bigger — with locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA. Find us at bigdayfit.com, on Instagram at @bigday_fitness, or email hello@bigdayfit.com. Hear the show on 95.9 WATD-FM. If this episode hit home, follow the show and share it with someone who keeps saying "I'll start Monday."

  6. Jul 6

    Your Knee Pain Might Not Be Your Knee

    Fresh off a trip to Spain — where Bobby and Maria got married a second time so her family could finally be there — they unpack the moments that stuck with them. Front and center: Bobby's 92-year-old grandmother, who flew across the world, danced through Madrid, and walked him down the aisle. It's the clearest proof of a simple idea: your health is an investment, and moments like these are the payout. What we cover:• Health as an investment — why the work you put in now "cashes out" decades later• Staying capable at 92 — how years of balance work and staying active let Bobby's grandmother crush an 8-hour-flight trip• Closing the gap — Bobby's dad, 57, and the hike that reset what he believes he can do• The misogi — the once-a-year "pick one scary thing" challenge, and Maria's 7-hour, 4,000-foot climb she almost talked herself out of• "Bone on bone" at 17 — the diagnosis that told Maria to stop, and how strength training gave her a decade pain-free• When a doctor says "never again" — why a second opinion and a little proactivity matter• The joint-by-joint approach — why knee pain often isn't about the knee, and what to work on instead• Proactive vs. reactive health — where strength training ends and PT, chiros, and doctors begin Chapters:00:00 — Welcome00:29 — Back from Spain: the wedding they did twice03:13 — Bringing family, including a 92-year-old grandmother05:43 — She walked Bobby down the aisle (again)07:01 — Health is an investment that cashes out07:21 — Bobby's dad, 57, and the hike that reset his baseline11:14 — The misogi: pick one scary thing a year12:15 — Maria's misogi: a 7-hour climb she almost skipped16:46 — "Bone on bone" at 17: Maria's knee story20:16 — When a doctor says "never again"21:44 — Why your knee pain might not be your knee25:00 — Proactive vs. reactive health (and PT + strength) About the show:The Big Day Fitness Show is hosted by Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez — strength training, mobility, nutrition, and real-talk wellness for adults over 40. Big Day Fitness has locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, helping the South Shore move better, get stronger, and live bigger. New episodes every week. Catch us on 95.9 WATD-FM, or listen to the podcast at bigdayfit.com. Subscribe for a new episode every week, and follow @bigday_fitness on Instagram. If you're on the South Shore and want to train with us in Norwell or Duxbury, reach out through bigdayfit.com — we'd love to help you get started.

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The Big Day Fitness Podcast is a health and fitness podcast for busy people over 40 looking to get stronger, feel better, and live bigger.