The Pros and Cons of High Intensity Exercise with Samantha Barash

The Innovative Therapist

Episode 89. This is a conversation I've been wanting to have for a while. I loved talking to Sam in our episode in March of 2022. Check it out here. I brought her back on the podcast to help us better understand the pros and cons of high intensity exercise and help you to know whether or not it should be part of your journey now, or ever. Join Our Upcoming Workshop! Sign up today to join! What to Expect in this Interview In this interview, we cover: What is high intensity exercise? How we get little guidance on how to know what the right movement routine is at a given phase in your life Some of my experiences trying to engage in high intensity interval training (at Orange Theory fitness) and what I've learned from it Questions you can ask yourself to determine whether what should be part of your movement routine A list of activities and ideas of what you can do for movement beyond some of the standard "shoulds" Are you a therapist, dietitian or helping professional looking to learn more about the best ways to support and empower your clients? We are planning some super cool workshops and opportunities to learn and grow in community just for you! Sign up today to be notified about these inspired offerings! Who is Samantha Barash? Samantha Barash is an intuitive eating registered dietitian and the owner of Tap Into Nutrition, a nutrition counseling service dedicated to supporting individuals to cultivate a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Tap Into Nutrition utilizes a non-diet, weight-inclusive, Health at Every Size approach to empower their clients to break free from chronic dieting and understand nutrition in a gentle, evidence-based approach that emphasizes mental health as just as important as physical health. During 1-on-1 individualized sessions, Samantha works with her clients to dive deep into their nutrition and dieting history to unlearn old mindsets. She will guide your journey to find peace with food while simultaneously becoming your healthiest self. Samantha Barash earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics from Michigan State University and then went off to complete her accredited internship at Wayne State University. When Sam isn’t supporting her clients to navigate their plates from a non-diet approach, she can be found motivating riders as the lead instructor at CycleBar in Troy, Michigan. With Sam’s guidance, CycleBar in Troy has been able to cultivate an inclusive fitness space, welcoming to all identities, body sizes and fitness levels. As a registered dietitian and fitness professional, Samantha approaches her work from a “what can we add” vs. “what are we taking away” mentality. You can find her on instagram @tapintonutrition and @samanthabarash and on her website at www.tapintonutrition.net "The bottom line here is just coming back to the why. The why of why were doing this, why we are here, what are role is when it comes to high intensity movement and then letting our body help you figure out what it needs."- Samantha Barash, RD Support Local Bookstores Near You! Did you know that that if nothing slows their momentum, Amazon will have almost 80% of the book market by the end of 2025? Look, I love the convenience of Amazon, but I’ve got a super cool way that you can support local bookstores and my blog and podcast simply by buying books like you already do! You can choose any bookstore on the list in the US (they plan to expand to other counties in the future) OR you can just let the donation get split between all stores. They have raised over 15 million dollars for local bookstores. On my bookshop, you will see my absolute favorite books related to health and wellness, courage and vulnerability, and even my favorite fiction and kids books! My recent favorite related to achieving a deeper level of healing is No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model.