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Everything health, fitness, mindset and lifestyle. Taking a hollistic approach to health and giving you the tools to become a happier, healthier, more balanced human. Pursuit of balance has been Corey Mailloux's motto for his whole life, his business and his clients.
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Never Let the Next Thing Ruin the Current Thing -Ep.59 (opens the original)
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In episode 59 of Pursuit of Balance, Corey breaks down a phrase he's been living by for almost a decade: never let the next thing ruin the current thing. He shares the story of nearly opening a second gym a year into Functional Lifestyles, why he cut it (and the meal prep business) in the same week, and how the same pattern still shows up in his real estate investing today. Along the way he covers the four reasons we get pulled toward the future (future focus as avoidance, a nervous system that
Testosterone Is Dropping 1% a Year. Here's What I Found. -Ep.58 (opens the original)
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Testosterone levels have been falling roughly 1% a year for decades, and it's not just an aging story. In episode 58, Corey digs into what testosterone actually does, why the "normal" range is so wide, and where the evidence for the decline is strong versus where it's just correlation. He breaks down what lowers it (visceral fat, poor sleep, sleep apnea, insulin resistance, chronic stress, very low fat diets, aggressive calorie restriction) and what raises it (fat loss, strength training, condit
The Dose Makes the Poison -Ep.57 (opens the original)
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Episode 57. Everything is poison at a high enough dose, and almost nothing is poison at a low enough one. Corey breaks down a three part framework for thinking about it: dose, capacity, and recovery, and applies it to sun exposure, training frequency, carbs, keto and carnivore dogma, sauna and cold plunge, alcohol, and stress. If you've ever been told to cut something out entirely, this one is for you.
Functional Training Is Whatever You Say It Is -Ep.56 (opens the original)
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Is functional training BS? In episode 56 of Pursuit of Balance, Corey breaks down why the answer depends entirely on your outcome, why the fitness internet loves to dunk on the word, and the five universal layers that belong in every single person's program regardless of their goal. Covered in this episode: Why function is defined by outcome, not by a movement style Corey's own path through sports, bodybuilding, CrossFit, physique, and corrective exercise Where the criticism of functional traini
What Actually Drives You-Ep.54 (opens the original)
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Episode 54 of Pursuit of Balance. This one started with a quarterly review with one of my coaches and turned into a full breakdown of human motivation. I walk through the ten things that drive us, from money and status to impact, autonomy, identity, and fear, and I split them into three categories: fuel that burns fast, fuel that burns slow, and fuel that compounds. I also get into whether a competitive personality is actually required for success, what I found when I went looking for the resear
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