{"podcast":{"title":"Flex Diet Podcast","slug":"flex-diet-podcast-880226","podcast_index_feed_id":880226,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/_12E74LS","website_url":"https://flex-diet-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c5f07d94-8550-4c17-8fe1-cfc923f86fac/01da7f8e-3b3d-422b-a85b-df41c58ece99/3000x3000/screen-shot-2020-03-30-at-10-10-19-am.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Dr. Mike T Nelson","episode_count":399,"summary":"Dr. Mike T Nelson gets geeky with the latest research and scientific findings in the fitness world. Visit www.flexdiet.com to get Flex Diet Certified and www.miketnelson.com for more geeky goodness.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T04:19:04.275974+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flex-diet-podcast-880226"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 373: The Future of Fitness + Healthcare: Coaches, Blood Work, and Client-Centered Models | Kevin Dineen","slug":"episode-373-the-future-of-fitness-healthcare-coaches-blood-work-and-client-centered-models-kevin-dineen","published_at":"2026-03-16T23:24:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flex-diet-podcast-880226/episode-373-the-future-of-fitness-healthcare-coaches-blood-work-and-client-centered-models-kevin-dineen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flex-diet-podcast-880226","url":"https://flex-diet-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-373-the-future-of-fitness-healthcare-coaches-blood-work-and-client-centered-models-kevin-dineen-k12eNARO","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/53e3d261-c5f9-44f9-a22d-bab6ffed6551/2ea3e4d9-cc52-4227-aaaf-5243dca4406b/episodes/audio/group/9b7bc2b9-56af-4686-8024-4fd07a6d9386/group-item/aa8ea610-c9b6-4cdf-8e12-455296bd7346/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=_12E74LS","summary":"In this episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I sit down with coach Kevin Dineen to talk about where fitness and healthcare are headed and whether their merger is a net positive or negative. We dig into why people still default to asking physicians about training and nutrition, the problems created by siloed systems, and what a more client-centered model could look like with coaches, PTs, massage therapists, and physicians collaborating under one roof. We also discuss the pros, cons, and liability concerns around coaches using blood work for performance, how hard training can skew lab results, and why basic habits like lifting, cardio, steps, and community support matter more than expensive supplement stacks. Kevin closes with key advice for newer coaches: professionalism, mentorship, travel to learn standards, and clarifying your “why.”","meta_description":"In this episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I sit down with coach Kevin Dineen to talk about where fitness and healthcare are headed and whether their merge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4098,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flex-diet-podcast-880226/episodes/episode-373-the-future-of-fitness-healthcare-coaches-blood-work-and-client-centered-models-kevin-dineen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flex-diet-podcast-880226/episode-373-the-future-of-fitness-healthcare-coaches-blood-work-and-client-centered-models-kevin-dineen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}