Category: General

Someone Has To Say It #30-Gratitude

It’s that time of year again. On second thought, is there ever a bad time of the year to show gratitude? Definitely not! Blake and Jason return this week to reflect on 2016 as it’s affected us and to express our own gratitude for what the year gave us. We also touch on ways we […]

A Design For Life

*The title of this post was taken from the Manic Street Preachers song of the same name* I dubbed him “Machine” simply because it rhymes with his last name. When Chris started training with me over a year ago, he had finally decided it was time to get serious about weight loss. He started at […]

Someone Has To Say It #29-The Reaction

The election. The result. The reaction. We decided we couldn’t dance around the topic anymore. Your favorite shaved heads return to discuss our interpretation of the 2016 presidential election and the aftermath. As always, we try to bring perspective to this polarizing and volatile situation. To learn more about your hosts, please visit www.blakebabcock.com and www.jasonleenaarts.com Download, […]

Election Day

*The title of this post was taken from the Arcadia song of the same name* Tired of political posts? Me too. This won’t be one of them. Not really anyway. Rumor has it, today is election day in America. And if my Facebook feed tells me anything, some folks have quite an opinion on that. […]

Someone Has To Say It #28-Violence

Another hot button topic and we’re ready to discuss it. What place does violence have in your life? How do you stay proactive and prepared in the event that you’re in a violent situation? Is it possible to stay peaceful in all aspects of life? Further, how do you feel about the fact that we […]

Little By Little

*The title of this post was taken from the Oasis song of the same name* Before Mark even started with me, he told me that he was more than willing to train every day just to lose weight but that he wasn’t sure he could change his diet. I get it. The hardest part of […]

Someone Has To Say It #27-Getting Jason Naked

You heard Blake’s take last week and this week it’s Jason’s turn. 10 questions he knows nothing about and no way to prepare in advance. From the slightly serious to trivial and a bit in-between. Tune in to hear part 2 of the “naked” series. To learn more about your hosts, please visit www.blakebabcock.com and www.jasonleenaarts.com Download, […]

Everyday I Write The Book

*The title of this post was taken from the Elvis Costello & The Attractions song of the same name* In the podcast Someone Has To Say It that I co-host with my good friend, Blake Babcock, we were recently discussing how open I can be when discussing my life (specifically my past and anything pre- RevFit […]

Someone Has To Say It-#26 Getting Blake Naked

The clothes stay on (thankfully!) but some insights into Blake come out as Jason surprises with 10 questions the Babcock must answer. Some are trivial, some less so. Ultimately, Blake continues to let his guard down a bit and shine a light on life in marriage, work, and parenting. Check out this week’s episode for the details. […]

I Am In Control

*The title of this post was taken from the AlunaGeorge song of the same name* When Deb approached me a few months ago to work with her cousin Tina, she knew I had a little bit of experience working with clients who have special needs. Tina, specifically, has Down syndrome. She had a little bit […]