📣 Erin Paruszewski spent years as a cardio-obsessed marathoner before realizing the pain she was chasing wasn't doing her any favors. Now she's building functional fitness programs and working alongside Metabolic Mind and Baszucki Group to change how people think about movement and metabolic health.
📋 Erin is the founder of Alkalign Studios and author of It Doesn't Have to Hurt to Work, and now serves as strategic partner to the president at Baszucki Group. In this conversation, she and Robyn talk about the slow shift from cardio-junkie to functional fitness advocate, the gut issues that pushed her to rethink food, and what it's like helping build the metabolic mental health movement from the inside.
🔑 What You'll Learn
- Why cardio alone quietly wore down her body for years before she noticed
- What "functional fitness" actually means beyond the buzzwords
- How gut issues and lactose intolerance shaped her relationship with food
- Why she built Alkalign around movement that doesn't have to hurt to work
- How her fitness background led her to Metabolic Mind and Baszucki Group
💡 Key Insight
"Gentle consistency for the win." — Erin Paruszewski
🌐 Connect with Erin Paruszewski
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-paruszewski-6335723/
https://www.instagram.com/erinparuszewski/
https://www.alkalignstudios.com/instructors
https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Hurt-Work-Freedom/dp/1982275847
💚 Metabolic Mind & Baszucki Group
Metabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.org
Baszucki Group: https://baszuckigroup.com
⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.
⏳ Chapters
0:47 Introduction
1:40 Why "Holistic" Isn't Just a Buzzword
2:22 From Investment Banking to Health and Wellness
8:00 Gut Issues, Lactose Intolerance, and Learning to Eat
17:24 The Book: It Doesn't Have to Hurt to Work
18:11 What Functional Fitness Actually Means
27:47 The Seven Functional Movements
32:09 Alkalign Studios Today and Who It's For
44:28 Becoming Chief of Staff at Baszucki Group
56:13 Raising Daughters Without Body Shame
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