Listen Up! Our Top 10 Health & Fitness Podcasts
DR. ANDREW HUBERMAN (LEFT) ON THE RICH ROLL PODCAST
For the most pioneering and essential health, fitness, and wellness information, look no further than these ten podcasts. Each show presents a conversation with a curated group of the most respected and influential experts from the worlds of fitness, medicine, sports, nutrition, mindfulness, and more. They often feature leaders from other industries like entertainment, finance, and technology who bring another point of view and takeaways applicable to any mental and physical endeavor. Equally accomplished are the hosts — be they entrepreneurs, doctors, or athletes — who bring their own unique experience, qualifications, and insights to the show.
We've spent the last few months researching and listening to the list below. Hope you enjoy and learn as much as we have from these hosts and their guests, who often switch places, appearing as guests each on other's podcasts!
THE RICH ROLL PODCAST
Rich Roll is a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, wellness evangelist, and the author of the bestselling inspirational memoir Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself. Each episode of The Rich Roll Podcast is like a masterclass in physical and spiritual growth, taught by some of the most forward-thinking and paradigm-busting minds in health, fitness, nutrition, and entertainment. Intimate, deep, and often intense, these are not interviews; they are conversations that educate, inspire, and empower you to be your best self.
5 Favorite episodes and guests:
Hellah Sidibe | Ran 3,000 Miles Across The USA (On Plants) — And Kept Going; Alex Honnold | The Responsibility of Adventure, Olympic Climbing & Reversing Climate Change; Dr. Andrew Huberman | On How to Change Your Brain; Gregg Renfrew | Leads The Clean Beauty Movement; Brian MacKenzie | On Slaying The Sacred Cows Of Endurance
Impact Theory is a business and mindset-focused interview show designed to teach anyone aspiring to greatness the secrets to success. The podcast is hosted by Tom Bilyeu, a serial entrepreneur, and the co-founder of billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition. Driven to expand people's vision of wellness with a 360-degree view that encompasses body and mind, Tom digs deep and is as eager to learn from his guests as he is to share their knowledge and insights.
Dr. Steven Gundry | These "HEALTHY" Foods Are KILLING Your Energy; David Goggins | How He Became Unstoppable and Doing the Unthinkable; Dr. Will Bulsiewicz | How Your Microbiome Affects Everything From Your Brain to Your Metabolism; Marc Randolph | This Netflix Co-Founder Turned His Idea Into A Company Worth Over $100 Billion; Wim Hof "The Iceman" | How to Change Your Biochemistry with Deep Breathing
Jay Shetty is an award-winning author, life coach, and former monk on a mission to make wisdom go viral. Author of the bestselling book, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day, Jay is one of the most charismatic and compelling spiritual leaders today, and his podcast attracts the biggest stars from every industry. Offering real life applications from what he learned as a monk, the conversations reveal how mindfulness can be more than a tool, but a way of life, and the ultimate path to happiness.
Dr. Shefali | On Breaking Free of Expectations & Living Life on Your Own Terms; Jennifer Lopez | On Defining Your True Purpose and How to Create a Career That is True to Who You Are; Dr. Mark Hyman | On How The Healthiest People Make Smart Choices About Their Food, Wellbeing And Medicine; Malcolm Gladwell | On How To Communicate Effectively During Overwhelming Situations & Mistakes You Make Reading People; Gisele Bündchen | On How to Overcome Depression and Anxiety Through Meditation
THE GABBY REECE SHOW
Gabby Reece is not only a sports legend, but a bestselling author, wife, and mother. The former professional beach volleyball player and Nike's first female spokeswoman is married to surf legend Laird Hamilton, and the two athletes are continually on the forefront of ways to improve human performance. The Gabby Reece Show lets us into her world, and features the most ground-breaking experts and pioneers, with the goal of extracting the information and tools to navigate health, fitness, relationships, parenting, and business. Gabby keeps it real and gets to the heart of the conversation, extracting tangible takeaways for both herself and her listeners.
Tim Grover | Former trainer of Michael Jordan and Kobe, breaks down the mentality behind greatness; Dr. Michael Breus | Sleep schedules, sleep avatars, sleep hacks, everything you need to know about sleep; Ben Greenfield | Relationships, Fatherhood, and Optimizing the Human Body; Laird Hamilton | Why He's Still At It, and How No Wave Can Take You Down Like Your Children Can; Mark Sisson | How To Make Staying Healthy Fun with Primal Kitchen Founder
Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and the bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, who Newsweek calls "the world's best human guinea pig", and The New York Times calls "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk". Tim deconstructs world-class performers from a variety of different arenas like business, sports, and Hollywood, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use to improve all aspects of their lives.
Michael Pollan | This Is Your Mind on Plants; Dennis McKenna | The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond; Chip Wilson | Building Lululemon, the Art of Setting Goals, and the 10 Great Decisions of Your Life; Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett | Two Legends on Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Must-Read Books, and Much More; Kevin Hart | The Unstoppable Combination of Positivity and Relentless Improvement
DHRU PUROHIT PODCAST
Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. He is the CEO of the Dr. Hyman brand, and The UltraWellness Center, a medical clinic based in Lenox, Massachusetts that specializes in treating chronic disease. Dhru's interviews explore the inner workings of the brain and body with leading experts in such disciplines as neuroplasticity, epigenetics, biohacking, mindfulness, and functional medicine. He is clearly respected by his guests, and leading to a deeper level of conversation with profound insights.
Shawn Stevenson | Eat These Foods to Boost Brain Health & Reduce Inflammation; Light Watkins | How to Tap into Your Gut Intuition and Tune Out Society's Noise and Expectations; Peter Crone | How to Redesign the Subconscious Mind from Limitation to Freedom; Dr. Amy Shah | How to Get Your Energy Back TODAY; Dave Asprey | A Masterclass on Fasting
THE HUBERMAN LAB PODCAST
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration and neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. In layman's terms, it offers science and science-based tools for everyday life. Dr. Huberman is far from your typical neuroscientist. A former skateboarder with a self-described traumatic upbringing, his life experiences inform his approach. He is a regular on almost all of the podcasts showcased here, but on his own show generally goes solo without guests. It is a fascinating and deep-diving conversation nonetheless!
5 Favorite episodes:
How to Control Your Sense of Your Pain & Pleasure; How to Lose Fat with Science-Based Tools; Boost Your Energy & Immune System with Cortisol & Adrenaline; Master Stress: Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety; Control Pain & Heal Faster with Your Brain; How Hormones Control Hunger, Eating & Satiety
The Model Health Show is an entertaining and enlightening look at health and fitness where no subject is off limits. Host Shawn Stevenson, renowned author and nutritionist, breaks down complex health issues with his guests, and makes them easy to understand and overcome. Whether it's weight loss, chronic fatigue, heart disease, diet, exercise, sex, hormones, sleep problems, or countless other health topics, the insights shared will help you transform your health and life.
Circadian Nutrition | The Groundbreaking New Science Of Meal Timing; Dr. Will Cole | Metabolic Flexibility & The Truth About Intuitive Fasting; Darin Olien | Superfood Hunting, Sustainability, & Getting Down To Earth; Autumn Calabrese | Get Crazy Fit In A Crazy World; Kelsey Heenan | Break Free From The Dieting Mentality & Improve Your Relationship With Food
THE FITMIND PODCAST
Liam McClintock is the Founder of FitMind, Neuroscience-Based Meditation and Mental Fitness Training, who talks to leading experts on the science of mind, meditation, productivity, and mental health. He himself is a bit dry, and his interviews are more Q&A than conversation. However, each episode boils it down to the essential insights, information, and takeaways that make each one of his guests the most respected in their fields.
Robert Lustig, MD, MSL | Hacking of the Human Mind; Robynne Chutkan, M.D. | Your Microbiome & the Gut-Brain Connection; Garrett "GMAC" McNamara | Surfing & Flow States; Steven Kotler | Your Brain in Flow; Gretchen Rubin | The Power of Habits
FEEL BETTER, LIVE MORE WITH DR. RANGAN CHATTERJEE
"Health has become overcomplicated. I aim to simplify it", says top general practitioner and bestselling author Dr. Rangan Chatterjee. He talks to leading health experts who debunk common health myths with tools to revolutionize how you eat, sleep, move, and relax. Star of BBC 1's Doctor In the House, and author of the international best-selling book, The 4 Pillar Plan – How to Relax, Eat, Move and Sleep Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life, Dr. Chatterjee aims to inspire, empower, and transform the way we feel.
Deepak Chopra | Waking Up to Your Full Potential; Matthew Walker | Why Sleep Matters (and How to Get More); Jay Shetty | How to Think Like a Monk and Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose; Tom Bilyeu | Why Mindset is The Key to Success; Rich Roll | Find Your Purpose and Transform Your Life