Movement is Medicine

Recharge, LLC
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In order to live a healthy life, you have to know what healthy means for you. Movement is Medicine (MiM) Podcast aims to help guide your path to healthy. Recorded at RECHARGE in Howard County MD, MiM integrates physical therapist's clinical expertise with unique fitness focused perspective. Hosted by: Dr. Gene Shirokobrod Dr. Meghan Wieser Dr. Michelle Komrower

  1. APR 22

    The Anxious State

    It started with something small. Members setting up their stations before the workout is even introduced. Grabbing equipment. Getting ahead in the warm-up. Looking busy before anything has actually happened. Dr. Gene called it out, and then the conversation went somewhere deeper. Why do people try to control the environment before life even unfolds in front of them? What are they actually running from? And what's the difference between being an anxious person and just feeling anxious in a moment? Dr. Michelle talks about what it's like to have a brain that never stops, a ping pong ball bouncing nonstop, strobe lights flickering, and how she spent years not understanding how other people could just be present. Dr. Gene is the opposite. A dark room, no wall decorations, nothing going on. Dr. Meghan is somewhere in between, possibly inhaling toxic fumes. The crew breaks down how anxiety shows up in the smallest, most invisible behaviors. The need to get ahead. The fear of feeling lost. The urge to have certainty before anything has even started. And why that pattern doesn't stay in the gym. It follows people to work, into parenting, into relationships, into every environment where they feel like the ground might shift. The takeaway isn't "just calm down." The opposite of anxious isn't nothingness. It's presence. And most of us have no idea how to get there because we've never practiced it. Recorded live at Recharge in Howard County, Maryland. www.rechargexfit.com

    35 min

  2. APR 9

    The Full Story (Directly from the Source)

    It's been a full year of coaching for Michelle. Let's dive into the true and complete full year story directly from Michelle's perspective.  Explore Recharge: www.rechargexfit.com

    47 min

  3. APR 1

    It's Supposed to Feel Heavy

    At this stage of the programming cycle, Dr. Gene told the members something that probably sounded a little mean: we don't care about your feelings. Not the real ones — but the "this looks heavy" ones. The "I don't think I can" ones. The ones that make decisions before the barbell even leaves the floor. This episode is about what happens between your ears when the weight gets real. Dr. Gene, Dr. Meghan, and Dr. Michelle break down why people limit themselves before they even attempt the lift — and what to do about it. They get into warming up properly (no, your working sets are not your warm-up sets), building a pre-performance routine that gives your brain something productive to focus on, and why discomfort doesn't need a label. It's not good. It doesn't have to be bad. It just is. Can you be neutral about it long enough to do the lift? They also dig into something most people don't think about: the difference between something being heavy and something feeling heavy. Novel stimulus — a new load in your wrist, a new depth in your squat — is loud to your nervous system. And when your brain can't categorize something as safe, it defaults to dangerous. Every time. The only way past that is through it. The takeaway: if not here, under coaching, in a controlled environment where you can fail safely — then when? Where else are you going to push into this? The answer is almost always nowhere. "Just f*****g try it." Recorded live at Recharge | Howard County, Maryland www.rechargexfit.com

    31 min

  4. MAR 25

    You Don't Have to Earn Your Recovery (plus a poop survey 💩)

    Rest days are part of the program — not a break from it. And if that sentence just made you feel called out... good. This one's for you, Landry. And about thirty other people. Dr. Gene, Dr. Meghan, and Dr. Michelle dig into what recovery actually means — and why most people are doing it wrong. Not because they're lazy, but because they're confused. They think rest means full potato on the couch. Or they think they have to grind until their body forces them to stop. Neither is the move. The crew breaks down the three biggest recovery levers most people ignore: nutrition (no, you don't need to be in a deficit while training hard — and carbs are not the enemy), sleep (quality matters more than hours, alcohol before bed is not helping you), and stress management (you don't have to meditate — a mindful shower counts). They also get into something that doesn't get talked about enough: using exercise as escapism from mental and emotional stress. It feels productive. It looks healthy. But your nervous system is keeping score — and it always catches up. The takeaway: pick one thing. The easiest thing future-you won't have to white-knuckle through. Start there. Be consistent. Then build. Also, we find out who's a shy pooper. You've been warned. Recorded live at Recharge | Howard County, Maryland www.rechargexfit.com

    42 min

  5. MAR 18

    Updated Resistance Training Guidelines That Will Surprise You!

    We kicked this one off talking about the universe not giving a shit about any of us — and somehow landed on why you don't need to train to failure. Stay with us. Dr. Michelle gets real (again) about how childhood trauma rewires the way we experience everything — pain, trust, family, even someone putting their hands on your shoulder in a PT session. Dr. Gene connects the dots between how the brain protects us from trauma and how it processes physical pain. Dr. Meghan may have briefly blacked out during the philosophy portion but came back swinging for the research breakdown. Speaking of which — the ACSM finally updated their resistance training position stand after seventeen years. 137 systematic reviews. 38,000+ participants. And the takeaway? A whole lot of stuff the fitness industry has been screaming about just... doesn't matter. Blood flow restriction for the average lifter? Nah. Training to failure every session? Counterproductive for some. Drop sets and supersets for strength gains? No advantage over traditional sets. What actually works: progressive overload, full range of motion, two to three sessions a week, and — here's the big one — just doing it. Individualization and participation beat perfect programming every single time. If that sounds like what we've been doing at Recharge for nine years... yeah. We know. Recorded live at Recharge | Howard County, Maryland www.rechargexfit.com Study referenced: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12965823/

    49 min

  6. MAR 11

    Stop Blaming Age: You CAN Age on Your Terms

    Getting older is unavoidable. Falling apart because of it is not. In this episode, Dr. Gene, Dr. Meghan, and Dr. Michelle take aim at one of the most common and damaging narratives in health: the idea that pain, weakness, stiffness, and decline are just "part of getting older." They break down why age itself is often not the real problem — and why inflammation, inactivity, isolation, fear, and loss of control usually have a lot more to do with how people actually feel. The conversation gets into what really protects people as they age: strength, power, community, and a reason to keep showing up. They talk about exercise as a retirement account for your future self, why power disappears faster than people realize, and how quickly life shrinks when fear starts making decisions for you. They also hit the mindset piece hard — how people hand their agency over to the calendar, stop asking what they can influence, and quietly accept a version of aging that is far worse than it needs to be.  This one is part wake-up call, part permission slip, and part reminder that training is not about aesthetics forever — it's about protecting your ability to live the kind of life you still want decades from now.   Explore RECHARGE: www.rechargexfit.com

    48 min

  7. MAR 4

    Work Is a Health Intervention (Whether You Like It or Not)

    In this episode, Gene, Meghan, and Michelle pull on a thread that shows up in the clinic constantly: work stress that quietly turns into pain, fatigue, and "mystery symptoms." The conversation starts with a deceptively simple question—why do you go to work?—and quickly turns into a bigger truth: most of your life happens on the clock, so your health can't avoid being affected by what happens there. They unpack how people often confuse stress with anxiety ("I'm not anxious, so I'm not stressed"), why numbness and detachment can be stress signals too, and how chronic workload pressure lowers your threshold until the smallest "final straw" triggers pain. You'll also hear a sharp take on "outlets": when coping strategies become a survival requirement rather than a healthy choice—and why building inlets (journaling, therapy, reflection, regulation practices) is the missing counterpart.  The episode weaves in purpose science, America's relationship with work, the reality of golden handcuffs, and a practical reframing: money can buy freedom, but it can't replace meaning. The goal isn't to quit your job and move to an island (although… coconuts). It's to build awareness, reclaim a little control, and stop letting your workday silently write your health story.  Explore Recharge: www.rechargexfit.com

    42 min

  8. FEB 18

    Rebuilding a Broken System

    In this episode, Gene, Meghan, and Michelle debrief the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) — where Gene presented. From there, the conversation turns into something bigger: a blunt look at how modern healthcare became an opaque, transaction-heavy system where patients don't know costs up front and clinicians are squeezed by productivity demands. The hosts unpack why physical therapy burnout is so common, how student debt traps good clinicians in bad models, and why "more volume" often means less actual care.  Finally, they explain the Recharge philosophy as a direct response to that reality: build long-term relationships, remove as many transactions as possible, and create a community where movement is sustainable, honest, and often fun.  Explore Recharge: www.rechargexfit.com

    44 min
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In order to live a healthy life, you have to know what healthy means for you. Movement is Medicine (MiM) Podcast aims to help guide your path to healthy. Recorded at RECHARGE in Howard County MD, MiM integrates physical therapist's clinical expertise with unique fitness focused perspective. Hosted by: Dr. Gene Shirokobrod Dr. Meghan Wieser Dr. Michelle Komrower

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  • Creator
    Recharge, LLC
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Recharge, LLC
  • Show Website
    Movement is Medicine

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