Monthly Archives: June 2019

Sara Petyk- Noble Invention Bike Touring

June 30, 2019Podcast412 cycling, biking gear, cycling, lifestyle, Pittsburgh, podcast, wellnessfitlabpgh

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Sara Petyk is the owner and operator of Noble Invention Bike Touring, providing self-guided bicycle tours on the best rail trails in the U.S. In 2009, Sara began offering guided walking and biking tours in Pittsburgh. Some of these tours traveled outside of town on the Great Allegheny Passage, so it was a natural next step to focus exclusively on longer bike trips through a self-guided bike tour company, formerly named Bike the GAP. Today, Noble Invention Bike Touring offers self-guided bike tours on the Great Allegheny Passage, C&O Canal Towpath, Katy Trail, Erie Canal, and Virginia Capital Trail, with more to come.

Show Notes:  Sara Petyk, Owner, Noble Invention Bike Touring, Contact Information:
E-mail: sara@nibiketouring.com

Website: https://www.nobleinventionbiketouring.com

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NobleInvention

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmi3vwwaQO6zbF-iiAlXa4w

Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Waxwing Cycles- Samson McHugh and Hayley Wickstrom, Owners
https://waxwingcycles.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Waxwing Cycles, released 3/24/19; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2019/03/24/waxwing-cycles-samson-mchugh-hayley-wickstrom/

Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail, Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA
https://www.gaptrail.org

C & O Canal Towpath- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, National Historical Park, DC, MD, WV
https://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm

Katy Trail State Park, Missouri
https://mostateparks.com/park/katy-trail-state-park

Erie Canal
http://eriecanal.org

Virginia Capital Trail, Richmond to Williamsburg
https://www.virginiacapitaltrail.org

Pinellas Trail, St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs, FL
https://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd/

Silver Comet Trail, through New Smyrna, GA to central Alabama (Connects to Chief Ladiga Trail at Georgia-Alabama state line)
http://www.silvercometga.com

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Attribution for Intro/Exit Podcast Music: Marathon Man by Jason Shaw from the album Audionautix: Acoustic, licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Available at www.FreeMusicArchive.org

FitLabPGH Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hacks 26:19

June 28, 2019Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hack Videosfitlabpgh

Movement is a lifestyle, not just an activity…because movement is part of what makes life complete. Each week our #podcast FitLabPGH brings you a new #interview on Sunday, FitLabPGH Features on Thurs and movement tips/lifestyle #hacks MWF. All highlighting movement in the #Pittsburgh area.

For week 26 of 2019 tips & hacks about summer #workout safety, a cooler tip…and a question- “why do you workout??”

Our FitLabPGH Feature this week was Shannon McKenzie. We are always looking for more Features!! Learn more about our Features and submit a questionnaire to be highlighted, but first check out the tips & hacks for this week below:

FitLabPGH Features #26:19 Shannon McKenzie

June 27, 2019FitLabPGH Featuresfitlabpgh

FitLabPGH is a podcast about movement and movement opportunities in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Once a week we also highlight a FitLabPGH
mover…someone who understands that movement is a lifestyle…not just an activity. The questions are lightly edited to allow for easy readability. Click FitLabPGH Features for more info if you want to be featured/know someone who should be featured.

This Week: Shannon McKenzie

Are you a Pittsburgh native? If not, what brought you to the Pittsburgh area? Yes

What are your three favorite movement activities in the Pittsburgh area? Running, bicycling, hiking

Describe your fantasy movement-focused vacation…cost is not an object…where do you go and what do you do? Go back to Ireland to run along the Shannon River again.

What is your go-to weekday breakfast? Your weekend breakfast? Oats and banana

What is your favorite thing to eat in Pittsburgh? Note: it does not need to be healthy. Angelia’s Italian Grille in McKees Rocks for my lucky pasta before a race.

What is the most unusual and/or challenging movement activity you’ve done? Would you do it again? Competitive Bodybuilding. Probably not.

What movement activity/event are you looking forward to in the next year? 5ks and The Great Race

Would you rather go scuba diving or skydiving? Scuba

What is your favorite recovery or self-care practice? Yoga.

What is the one place visitors to Pittsburgh “must” see? Fallingwater

Contact info for Shannon McKenzie:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckenzie.shannon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.mckenzie.739

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-mckenzie-7b0ba367/

Mike Seamans- SKN Muay Thai

June 23, 2019Podcast412 cycling, exercise, fitness, health, lifestyle, martial arts, movement, Pittsburgh, podcast, quality of life, wellnessfitlabpgh

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Mike Seamans (in his own words): I was born in Pittsburgh, have a primary background in music and art, attended the The Urban Studies School at the University of Pittsburgh, where I studied community development and organizing.

Mike is the Co-Owner of Sitkiatnin Muay Thai in Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill). His Co-Owners are his wife, Marissa Barr-Hartman, and David Reese.

Show Notes:  Mike Seamans, Co-Owner, Sitkiatnin Muay Thai, Contact Information:
E-mail: info@sknmuaythai.com

Website: https://www.sknmuaythai.com

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sitkiatninthaiboxing/

Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Chris Yanakos, Cycling and Muay Thai
https://www.instagram.com/the_only_chris_yanakos/

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Chris Yanakos, released 2/10/19; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2019/02/10/podcast-619-chris-yanakos-cyclist-and-muay-thai/

WQED Pittsburgh
https://www.wqed.org

Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
https://www.shadysideacademy.org

Switch & Signal Skatepark, Pittsburgh, PA (Swissvale)
http://www.switchandsignalskatepark.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Kerry Weber, Owner, Switch & Signal Skatepark, released 2/4/18; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2018/02/04/podcast-5-18-kerry-weber-switch-signal-skatepark/

Craig S. Mauro, MD (Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine)
https://www.burkeandbradley.com/providers/craig-s-mauro-md/

Nancy Foley, PT, DPT, Foley Physical Therapy LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
https://www.foleyphysicaltherapy.com

Peter Thomas, DC, ATC, Motion for Life
http://www.drpetethomas.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Dr. Pete Thomas, released 1/21/18; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2018/01/21/podcast-3-18-peter-thomas-dc-atc-motion-for-life/

Fitness Essentials LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, Beth Fedorowich
https://www.fitnessessentialspt.com/index.html

Larry Gioia, Owner, Dynamic Paddlers
http://www.dynamicpaddlers.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Larry Gioia, Owner, Dynamic Paddlers, released 6/11/17; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2017/06/11/podcast-26-17-dynamic-paddlers-larry-gioia/

Jennifer Butera Yoga, Pittsburgh, PA
http://jbuterayoga.com/index.html

Lynn Rescigno, Pittsburgh Yogi
https://www.instagram.com/lynnrescigno/

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episodes featuring Lynn Rescigno, released 3/19/17 and 9/15/18; link to 9/15/18 episode: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2018/09/15/podcast-3318/

Wolfack Boxing Club, Carnegie, PA
http://www.wolfpackboxing.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Jeff Mucci, Owner, Wolfpack Boxing Club, released 1/20/17; link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2017/01/20/podcast-wolfpack-boxing-jeff-mucci/

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Movement Tips and Lifestyle Hacks – YouTube channel (posted on Instagram too)

Check out our sister podcast Moving2Live concise but interesting podcasts for the movement and exercise professional and amateur aficionado.

FitLabPGH Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hacks 25:19

June 21, 2019Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hack Videosfitlabpgh

For week 25 of 2019 tips & hacks about slippery when wet, blister prevention tips and #alwaysprepared for cycling.

Our FitLabPGH Feature this week was Dahn Pahrs aka Don Powers. We are always looking for more Features!! Learn more about our Features and submit a questionnaire to be highlighted, but first check out the tips & hacks for this week below:

FitLabPGH Features #25:19 Dahn Pahrs aka Don Powers

June 20, 2019FitLabPGH Featuresfitlabpgh

FitLabPGH is a podcast about movement and movement opportunities in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Once a week we also highlight a FitLabPGH mover…someone who understands that movement is a lifestyle…not just an activity. The questions are lightly edited to allow for easy readability. Click FitLabPGH Features for more info if you want to be featured/know someone who should be featured.

This Week: Dahn Pahrs aka Don Powers

Are you a Pittsburgh native? If not, what brought you to the Pittsburgh area?Yes

What are your three favorite movement activities in the Pittsburgh area? Biking, biking and more biking

Describe your fantasy movement-focused vacation…cost is not an object…where do you go and what do you do? Go to Hawaii and climb Haleakala volcano by bike. 35 miles and 10,000 foot climb. Sea level to over 10k in one ride

What is your go-to weekday breakfast? Your weekend breakfast? Weekday = Eggs and Bacon. Weekend if I’m doing an endurance race is about 1000 -1500 calories of carbs and sugar

What is your favorite thing to eat in Pittsburgh? Note: it does not need to be healthy. Happy hour at Coast & Main in Monroeville

What is the most unusual and/or challenging movement activity you’ve done? Would you do it again? Breck Epic, doing it again in August

What movement activity/event are you looking forward to in the next year? My calendar is full of tough races, already did the Cohutta 100 and PMBAR. Got the Breck Epic, Mohican 100, Wilderness 101, Shenandoah 100, Hilly Billy Roubaix, and GRUSK all coming up in the next couple months

Would you rather go scuba diving or skydiving? Neither. Hate heights and not a fan of being that far under water

What is your favorite recovery or self-care practice? Whiskey or Captain Morgan

What is the one place visitors to Pittsburgh “must” see? The trails systems up at the Laurel Highlands. Forbes State Forest, Linn Run, Roaring Run, 7 Springs

Contact info for Dahn Pahrs aka Don Powers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dahnpahrs/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donald.powers.12

David Lobur MD Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center

June 16, 2019PodcastFitLabPGH, functional medicine, health, lifestyle, Pittsburgh, quality of life, wellnessfitlabpgh

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Information about Dr Lobur: Dr. David Lobur is a board-certified internist and Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) certified practitioner, who provides expertise from both of these healing disciplines to help guide his patients upwards from the depths of complicated medical issues to the pinnacle of towering health. Dr. Lobur is the Owner of Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree (MD) from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He performed his Residency and Chief Residency at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, where he continued to work as a hospitalist until 2015, when he began seeing functional medicine patients. In January 2016 he joined forces with Dr. Franne Berez at Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center, which he was elated to purchase in March 2018. He loves working with patients via functional medicine and takes great pride and joy in the journeys he takes with them. He is excited about the future of the practice and cannot wait to see what further adventures await him in his own life with the compass of functional medicine guiding his way. Dr. Lobur and his wife Jaclyn have 4 children.

Show Notes:  Dr. David Lobur, Owner, Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center, Contact Information:
E-mail: davidloburmd@gmail.com

Website: http://www.drlobur.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidLobur/

Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Peter Thomas, DC, ATC, Motion for Life
http://www.drpetethomas.com

Check out the FitLabPGH Podcast episode featuring Dr. Pete Thomas, released 1/21/18; Link: https://www.fitlabpgh.com/2018/01/21/podcast-3-18-peter-thomas-dc-atc-motion-for-life/

Food Rules by Michael Pollan
https://michaelpollan.com/books/food-rules/

“Super Size Me” Documentary by Morgan Spurlock
http://morganspurlock.com/work/super-size-me/

The Institute for Functional Medicine
https://www.ifm.org

Dale Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer’s
https://www.ahnphealth.com/dr-bredesen.html

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
https://www.ilads.org

Contact Info for FitLabPGH:
Email: fitlabpgh@gmail.com

Twitter: @fitlabpgh

Instagram: @fitlabpgh

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Movement Tips and Lifestyle Hacks – YouTube channel (posted on Instagram too)

Check out our sister podcast Moving2Live concise but interesting podcasts for the movement and exercise professional and amateur aficionado.

FitLabPGH Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hacks 24:19

June 14, 2019Movement Tips & Lifestyle Hack Videosfitlabpgh

For week 24 of 2019 tips & hacks about etiquette for meeting leashed dogs, making movement part of the life of your dog and happy dogs are clean and tired.

Our FitLabPGH Feature this week was Timothy Lyman. We are always looking for more Features!! Learn more about our Features and submit a questionnaire to be highlighted, but first check out the tips & hacks for this week below:

FitLabPGH Features #24:19 Timothy Lyman

June 13, 2019FitLabPGH Featuresfitlabpgh

This Week: Timothy Lyman

Are you a Pittsburgh native? If not, what brought you to the Pittsburgh area? No. Originally education…tried to leave twice, got sucked back in both times!

What are your three favorite movement activities in the Pittsburgh area? Running, water sports and running.

Describe your fantasy movement-focused vacation…cost is not an object…where do you go and what do you do? Hike in Nepal.

What is your go-to weekday breakfast? Your weekend breakfast? I often skip breakfast due to an intermittent fasting routine, but an ideal post long-run weekend breakfast is a breakfast pizza with a pint.

What is your favorite thing to eat in Pittsburgh? Note: it does not need to be healthy. I feel like Primanti’s is the politically-correct answer.

What is the most unusual and/or challenging movement activity you’ve done? Would you do it again? I accidentally ran an unsanctioned, solo ultramarathon. And no, I wouldn’t do it again or recommend it to a friend haha.

What movement activity/event are you looking forward to in the next year? Local road races, a triathlon and a GAP bike trip.

Would you rather go scuba diving or skydiving? Yes?

What is your favorite recovery or self-care practice? Soaking in a cold creek in the middle of the forest.

What is the one place visitors to Pittsburgh “must” see? Cathedral of Learning

Contact info for Timothy Lyman:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothyrlyman/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothy.lyman2

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pghruncoach

E-mail: tim@fleetfeetpittsburgh.com

Rob Shenot- Shenot Farm & Market

June 9, 2019Podcastfitlabpgh

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FitLabPGH interviewed Rob Shenot of Shenot Farm and Market in Wexford, PA while touring the farm. They have an interesting story, as outlined on their website:

The Shenot Family came to the Wexford area in the mid-1850’s. During the early years of the farm, the operation included dairy cows, hogs and chickens, crops including apples, potatoes, grains and a few garden vegetables. Over the years each generation has focused on specific crops or products. Unfortunately, little is known about the earliest family members. Edward N. Shenot (1886-1948) grew significant acreage of potatoes. He was also known for his hard cider operation.

Edward’s son, John (Bill) Wilson Shenot became renowned for growing sweet corn. At this time there was a small roadside stand along Wexford Run Road where produce was sold seasonally along with milk. In the 1960’s, Bill sued the Allegheny County Health Department for the right to sell raw milk. After several defeats and appeals, Bill finally won the case in the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court. Shortly thereafter, Bill sold his dairy cows to make way for his son’s crazy idea of focusing on fruits and vegetables. Bill was also a strong advocate for modern farming practices that build healthy ecosystems. He was also active in the earliest soil conservation efforts that introduced contour strip farming and cover cropping to the farm.

Bill’s son, Edward (Ed) Wilson Shenot, joined his father in the operation after earning a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Penn State in 1971. This was a time of transition as cows, hogs and chickens were replaced with tomatoes, peppers and melons. Orchards have always been a major part of the farm with apples being at the core. However, Bill & Ed (father, son) were among the few in the region to have success growing peaches and nectarines.

Ed inherited the land from his parents and for many years worked along side his wife, Mary Lou and sister, Dianne. While Dianne had a full time teaching job, she eventually stepped away from the business to make room for future generations. Eventually, Ed and Mary Lou expanded the market to what you see today. This generation brought about changes to how our products were sold; what was once a small roadside shed quickly became a busy retail market built in 1972, then doubling in size in 1993. The growth of the retail market eliminated the need to haul extra produce to Pittsburgh’s strip district. The business also expanded to include homemade fudge and hayrides to the pumpkin patch.

Ed and Mary Lou have 3 children (Heather, Angie and Rob) and 6 grandchildren. All of their children reside in the Wexford area, though Rob is the only one involved in the farm full time. Ed and Mary Lou live on the farm in the home they built in 1973 and are both still involved in the day to day operations of the business.

Today Ed and Rob (father, son) focus mainly on the production of a near 80 acres of sweet corn and assorted vegetables, our 20 acres of orchard and of course, our award winning apple cider! Mary Lou, Ed’s wife, makes over 50 flavors of her signature fudge including caramel and fudge dipped apples as well as kettle corn. Leah, Rob’s wife, oversees the events that we host throughout the year and focuses on the marketing of the business.

Rob, his wife, Leah, and children, Pepper and Beau, live on the farm in their house that Rob built in 2005. Rob graduated from Penn State University in 2001 with a degree in Horticulture. He moved back to the farm and applied his newfound knowledge of farm technology to the business. He and Leah married in 2014; baby Pepper came along in 2016; and they welcomed baby Beau in January 2019. Together, they look forward to what the farm holds for their future.

Show Notes:  Shenot Farm, Rob Shenot:

E-mail: rlpshenot@gmail.com

Website: https://www.shenotfarm.com/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShenotFarm/

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