John Parker shares his passion for functional holistic health, strength and conditioning, and creating self-dependence & resiliency in today's social environment. His background as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, StrongFirst & Barbell Instructor, and a CHEK Exercise & Lifestyle Coach, provides a wide-array of knowledge within the health & wellness field.  Tune in to learn how he finds inspiration, his experience with minimalism minimum-effective dose, and unique approach to coaching for a better lifestyle and healthier habits.1:22 Welcome to the Show!1:47 John's Bio3:06 What Johns has been up to in Quarantine!5:41 His journey into health & wellness7:45 Consistency with healthy habits9:02 CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Program9:16 Teachings of Paul Chek10:20 "Walking the Walk"12:11 Using concrete examples for coach success13:29 Minimalism & keeping it simple16:15 Perfect vs Imperfect program17:52 His training approach and 'elevator speech'18:48 Simplicity in strength-training20:56 Why he chooses Kettlebells22:05 MED (Minimum Effective Dose)22:54 His 20-minute workout24:13 GPP (General-Physical Preparedness)26:14 His background playing sports28:11 Dancer & Glute training28:48 Balancing movement patterns29:37 Renee's back injury31:09 Hypo vs Hyper-Mobility33:24 Movement assessments 36:50 Motivation & inspiration for change37:17 Ido Portal Method40:28 His daily routine44:03 Vitamin D homework45:01 Getting enough calories46:31 Dosing protein intake48:16 Deciphering "what works for you"49:49 Importance of animal protein51:05 Unexplained symptoms55:43 John's one piece of advice for today57:30 His podcast: Vital Metabolic59:08 Where you can find him59:28 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:CHEK Institute Vital Metabolic PodcastInstagram: John ParkerInstagram: Vital MetabolicFacebook: John Jeffrey ParkerStrengthAxis.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations