Ku Body Podcast: Hawaii's Health And Fitness

Daniel Aipa dives into how important sleep hygiene to not only recover and achieve proper rest but to also minimize the risk of depression. After he shares his experience of working with the steel mace and what he has learned about using the implement in his training. Lastly, he gets real about his awareness of how to channel energy, or mana, into positive outlets rather than getting stuck on a negative track. Give this episode a listen and make sure to share it with your friends and ohana. Mahalo.

Daniel Aipa shares his insights on one of the nutrition myths that your body can only absorb 30 grams of protein during a meal, anything more will turn into fat or leave your body. One of the biggest topics he tackles is the health of Native Hawaiians and begins to questions why do Native Hawaiians have the worse health amongst Americans. He views health and fitness and a large part of what it means to be Native Hawaiian, and that itʻs just as much as part of the culture as the language.

Aipa breaks down the basics of HIIT training and how to properly approach it.

Ku shares his current training, diet, and recent learnings. He talks about his experience at the University of Hawaii Strength and Conditioning Clinic, his take on diet and how he's approaching his training with the Hapalua Half Marathon coming up in April and him doing the Ku Tactical Athlete Class. Ku also dives into his learnings around movement and journey into meditation.

Strength and Conditioning Coach USMC Combat Vet, Kyle Casillas joins Daniel "Ku" Aipa to share his story of finding his way into the strength and conditioning industry and his time being a Marine. In this episode Coach Kyle Casillas shares his thoughts what it means to be a Tactical Athlete, his views on leadership, and how he wants to create a platform to help veterans and those who work in a tactical environment. Aipa and Casillas also announces their partnership with the Ku Tactical Athlete Class where the two will be joining forces to start an 8 week training program for Tactical Athletes out in Hawaii starting in February.

Aipa shares his experience of the Hawaii Missile Attack false alarm and how setting limitations when it comes to training can help improve your performance and boost your creativity.

In this episode, Aipa shares his thoughts on New Year Resolutions. Where to begin? and How to stick to your goals? Mahalo for listening in.

Itʻs been a long time since the last podcast but Iʻm coming back with a new season of The Ku Project Podcast. I am revamping the podcast to be based around Ku Performance and focusing on how to improve your overall performance through training, nutrition, and recovery. Looking to interview top Hawaii coaches and fitness professionals here in Hawaii and have them share their stories and how they approach performance. TRAIN. LIVE. BE KU.

Aipa shares a few updates on where The Ku Project and Ku Performance is at now with its opening of our own training facility. Then Aipa goes into what the BEST training system out there is and how to go about finding which system works best for you.

Daniel Aipa talks with Jordan Syatt and shares his story of becoming one of the youngest to be certified by Westside Barbell, being a world recorder holder powerlifter, and his approach to keeping his clients motivated and keeping his training simple and effective. Lastly, He talks about how he got the opportunity to be Gary Vaynerchuk's Fitness Coach.

When it comes to training, we all get to a time during the session when we start to have a conversation with ourselves. We either submit or push through that self doubt. Aipa shares a tip on how to build a Ku Mindset during training and exercise. He gives a simple exercise for you to do to find that time where your Ku Mindset kicks in.

Recently came across the topic of reversing diabetes on Good Morning America, I was disappointed by it because it touched upon the same things that everyone knows about exercise and nutrition being important. What made it worse for me was the fact that they shared a study of a group going through a program with a personal trainer and following a healthy diet. Everyone received great results and improvements, but after the program ended found that majority of the participants were right back to where they started. That just made me want to share some insights on this problem not from a diabetes standpoint but from a fitness professional who is tired of organizations and the fitness industry not focusing on the MAIN PROBLEM!!!

Daniel Aipa shares an olelo no'eau or Hawaiin Proverb that speaks about Canoe fillers who one must be aware not to become one or surround yourself with them. This follows the idea of "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" by Jim Rohn and being aware of who you surround yourself with.

Aipa dives into the 3 Mechanisms for Hypertrophy, or building muscle. How can I build muscle? Is a common question that Aipa comes across and in this episode, he tries to simplify what it takes to build muscle, how to go about it, and offers several examples

http://VoicesOfTruthTV.com - Newly married with no job prospects, Daniel Aipa moved back to Hawai`i in 2013 and decided to do the one thing which was his passion - show others by example how to lead healthier lives. And thatʻs how the Kū Project was born. The Kū Project quickly became his lifeʻs work coaching his clients how to strengthen oneself in order to make a difference within your own family and community. Donʻt miss our amazing visit with Daniel who says the key to becoming an influential leader is to “Be You - Be Kū.”

Aipa shares his thoughts on what it means to BE KU by sharing the 3 pillars of Dedication, Discipline, and Determination. He believes that if you can apply these pillars to any aspect of life, you can create a life full of meaning and value.

Aipa dives into this thoughts on the status of the fitness and health in Hawaii, especially amongst the Native Hawaiian Community.

I share a personal story of growing up with a hearing impairment which then led me to pick up a really bad speech impediment.   Itʻs a story of overcoming your obstacles and pushing forward to be stronger.

Aipa tackles a few questions that ask about his training and coaching background, whether or not women can get bulky like men due to lifting weights, and finally many are wondering if how we train at The Ku Project is like Crossfit. Contact me and let me know what you thought about today's show.  You can reach me at info@thekuproject.com with your feedback and questions. Also, connect with me at: www.twitter.com/thekuproject http://www.facebook.com/thekuproject www.instagram.com/thekuproject  SNAPCHAT: @danielaipa

Daniel Aipa answers questions on what is the proper heart rate for warming up and having an effective workout, how to balance work and life, and suggestions on how to improve your workouts at a crowded 24 Hr Fitness