More Than Sweat
More Than Sweat is a natural extension of Brook Benten's 2024 book, "Sweat with Brook Benten." In both, Brook encourages movement and emboldens humans to go at hard things with gumption.
With every word of every episode and every page of the book, she guides her audience to a world of well-being where worth has nothing to do with a workout.
She encourages listeners to walk as they tune in to episodes. In season one, every episode is synchronized to music to guide a walking pace.
But the message is always more than sweat.
This podcast exists to guide growth.
"You had the power all along, my dear." -Glenda the Good Witch
Music courtesy of Royalty Free Fitness Music.
Brook Benten, M.Ed., is an exercise physiologist, life coach, and personal trainer in Austin, Texas. @BrookBenten
Episodes
31 episodes
Season 3, Episode 8: Fuel
Athletes think of nourishment in terms of fuel. The rest of us call it diet. Let’s shift to an athletic mindset. The fuel episode of More Than Sweat addresses the importance of fiber from whole foods; complete protein (foods that co...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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17:29
Season 3, Episode 7: Sobriety
Wellness and alcohol do not go together. No amount of alcohol is safe (World Health Organization). You don’t need to drink less to optimize well-being. Alcohol is a toxic drug that hijacks your pleasure chemicals and creates a craving for more ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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14:14
Season 3, Episode 6: Sleep & Sleep Aids: Meditation, Cold Plunge, and Stress Mgt
In a nutshell, this episode is about sleep. But the nutshell comes with the tree, brush, branches, squirrels, and (13:30) a yapping Yorkie. Sleep is crucial to wellness. If you want to make wise food choices, sleep. If you want ener...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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17:00
Season 3, Episode 5: Anchor, Action, Reward
After a lot of cold, windy, and sun-not-shining days this winter in TX, we finally have a week of sunny & high of 75 days. Like Superman, your podcast host also gets her power from the sun. I would do anything for your well-being. But...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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13:15
Season 3, Episode 4: Set (and Hold) Healthy Boundaries
This season of More Than Sweat is about building a life you don’t have to escape from. Week by week, I’m reading a Daily Habit from my just-released book, 10 Minutes to Slim and Sober. (...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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6:28
Season 3, Episode 3: Psychological Avoidance and Chronic Pain, TMS
Dr. John Sarno (1923-2017) d...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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13:35
Season 3, Episode 2: Morning Routine
Season 3 of “More Than Sweat” will venture, habit by habit, through all the disciplines of my new book, 10 Minutes to Slim and Sober.To be disciplined means to be a disciple of so...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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8:55
Season 3, Episode 1: 10 Minutes with LOVE
“More Than Sweat” always means you and I are doing life together in ways that dig deeper than just a workout. Season One introduced you to my life and vibe with Power Music 🎶 jamming in the background. (In case you forgot, season one episodes h...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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10:49
Season 2, Episode 10: Becoming Sturdy
When you plant a tree, it’s not sturdy. It’s a fragile seed that is nurtured to a fragile trunk with fragile limbs. With rich soil, light, water, and time, it can grow sturdy.So can you.Whether you’ve survived “t” trauma or “T” ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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12:53
Season 2, Episode 9: This Model Explains the Brain and Behavior of Healthy Habits (Simply)
Does this cycle sound familiar?You think you may want to make a change.Yes, you want to make a change.You listen to podcasts, read books, buy healthy food, join a gym, and…Take action-ish. You are doing things, but not sure if y...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:40
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Season 2, Episode 8: Being Good at Something Doesn’t Mean You Love It
In 2008, a coworker snapped the thumbnail photograph used for today’s episode. She called it “Brook’s Tour of Duty.” I was working childcare pickup after a day of hosting Hilltop Sports Camp, a summer day camp. When it was any other professiona...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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9:10
Season 2, Episode 7: We Settle For OK When We Don’t Know What It Feels Like To Feel Good
This episode begins with the background on today’s juicy title. Next up, three stories that back the statement.Not sure you believe the negative effects of a diet rich in sugar and ultra-processed foods? Follow our show up wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:44
Season 2, Episode 6: Injuries Happen When Load > Capacity
This episode starts with an announcement that I’m sharing first with you. Get excited, sweat squad! You have a place here.Next, I share information on my two-year struggle with a...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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10:43
Season 2, Episode 5: There’s No Way That Happened (It Totally Happened)
Never in a million years would I have thought I’d share these stories. Never in a million years would you have believed them— from anyone else. A lightbulb went on over the process of writing my book,
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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17:54
Season 2, Episode 4: The Inside Job of Overcoming Strongholds
A stronghold: that thing that has you. The battle as silent as carbon monoxide and as strong as a bomb. It kills you every day. It chips away at your self-worth. The abusive lover that promises you protection from the world, but takes the world...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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11:43
Season 2, Episode 3: It Started with a Dog
Must Love Dogs.In this episode, I share memories with my four-legged friends. May it inspire you to reflect on good times with (wo)man’s best friend, too.Here’s the tribute referenced to Kokomo.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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14:36
Season 2, Episode 2: 4 Goals - 1 That I’m Failing
Call it a resolution, goal, or BFHG (big fat hairy goal), we all have them. They’re usually at top of mind at top of January. Check out any ad on your social media feed and it’ll tell you that it’s a New Year and that you need a new you.I t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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15:31
Season 2, Episode 1 - Sweat with Brook Benten
We’re kicking off season two with an excerpt from my new book, “Sweat with Brook Benten!”Overnight success is usually just overnight exposure.In 2010, it looked like I became an instant fitness star when you couldn’t shop at any spo...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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11:01
Episode 13: Ambition (132 steps per minute)
In the finale episode of season one, Brook Benten lays her ambitious stories out there as if she has no shame. (We’re told she really is ashamed of returning to a commercial audition in a blonde wig for a do-over).This episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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21:06
Episode 12: Solitude (20 Walk w BB, 40 Walk Solo. 132 Steps/Min)
Power walk at 132 steps/minute for 60-minutes. For the first 20, you’ll be joined by Brook Benten, delivering a message about the importance of solitude.For the last 40, walk on the beat on your own, reveling in the joy of solitude....
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:00:22
Episode 11: Power Walk + Upper Body Strength (132 steps per minute)
Walk at 4.2 MPH (132 steps per minute) for the first half of this episode. The motivating message to power your walk speaks of the life-changing magic of reframing rejection as redirection.For the second half of this episode, grab...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:41
Episode 10: 4 Food Behavioral Changes to Lose Weight Without Dieting (132 Steps/Min)
With entertainment, humor, and ever going down a few rabbit holes along the way, Brook Benten will give you four food and beverage behavioral changes that you can make to lose weight without dieting.Every More Than Sweat episode include...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:09
Episode 9: ✌️ Things That Enhance Well-being (walk, strength, cardio at 130 BPM)
Spoiler alert: it’s do things that scare you and do things that delight you.And we’ll do both in this episode.You’ll be empowered to make scary things and delightful things a foundational part of who you are and what you do, not som...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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21:01
