The Breakfast Club - INTERVIEW: Jake Steinfeld Talks Fitness & Education, Healthy Habits, Smart Workout Routines, Dieting + More

Episode Date: October 17, 2024

The Breakfast Club Sits Down With Jake Steinfeld To Discuss Fitness & Education, Healthy Habits, Smart Workout Routines, And Dieting. Listen For More!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records.

Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, historical records brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat.

Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Colvin. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8th, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together.

So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hey, I'm Jacqueline Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit, the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of Black literature. Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audiobooks while running errands or at the end of a busy day. From thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture.

Listen to Black Lit on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world. Ali was smart and he was handsome. The story behind The Rumble in the Jungle is like a Hollywood movie. But that is only half the story.

There's also James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba. All the biggest black artists on the planet. Together in Africa. It was a big deal. Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and the Soul of 74 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wake that ass up early in the morning.

The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Jess is on maternity leave, so Lauren LaRosa is filling in. And we got a special guest. He's back in the building. Yes, indeed.

Ladies and gentlemen, Jake Steinfeld. Welcome back. All right. What's happening? Good morning, fellas. How you feeling? Hey. I'm here, too.

That's Lauren LaRosa. Lauren, great to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. Looking very shiny. Oh, thank you. Is that a good shiny? Because I just got it done. No, shiny sweet. Oh, you. Is that a good shiny? Because I just read it there. No, shiny sweet.

Oh, okay. Like, you know, nice red jacket. Like fly. The whole fly. You don't get too many compliments. Her dermatologist would say oily, but it's the same thing. Well, you know, I figured we'd get off to... You see the shade that they be throwing my way?

Well, I know, but I saw the drink over there, so I figured I better not go there. Damn. Everybody know you're an alcoholic, Lauren. That's crazy. That's a candle. That's not a real drink. And Jake is a fitness guy, so he's really concerned about you. I am. That's why

I came on. You called me. Embiid, that's why you guys called me. This is an intervention. Why did it waste your gas? Because I'm not stopping. Okay, well. Psych, psych. I'm not an alcoholic. I just went to homecoming. That's what every alcoholic says. That's what they say, right? That's the first line in that book. I'm not an alcoholic. That just went to homecoming. That's what every alcoholic says. That's what they say, right? That's the first line in that book.

I'm not an alcoholic. That's right. All I did was go to homecoming. Do you want to keep talking? So, Jay, what are we here to talk about today, my brother? Well, you know, we're always talking about what's very near and dear

to you is mental health. That's right. And all the kid in the side. As you guys know, you've been awesome, and your audience has been so supportive. I've been putting fitness centers in elementary and middle schools around this great country of ours. And I had this dream, right, 13 years ago, that I wanted to put fitness centers in as many elementary and middle schools in this great country of ours. And my 13th year right now, we just completed 50 states. Oh, wow. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We were in Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and a great state in New York, my home state. And we're up in Buffalo, Troy and Saranac, believe it

or not. And, you know, here's the one thing I say, because I know you guys got a lot of great guests on, but you're a passionate guy. And when you say you believe in something, you talk about it, and you guys are really on the line. You know, this mental health crisis is a crisis. And when you think about it, the most underutilized antidepressant is exercise. You know, if you're mad, if you're sad, if you're angry or stressed, just move your body. And when you're moving your body,

especially for kids, you know, kids today with social media and everything, they're looking at things, and most things are not real. And they believe, because they're looking at something, that look what everybody else has, and I don't have it. And you get into this downward spiral. So putting these fitness centers in elementary and middle schools has been an incredible blessing. And it's just, to me, you know, guys, I live in New York. Well, I'm actually from here.

I live in L.A. And when I go back home, I come back high because of the people that I meet. And, you know, we read so much crap in the papers and on TV about how divided we are and where I'm going. I'm talking about inner city, urban, suburban, reservation schools. People with so little do so much and care so much. And the communities are so incredibly beautiful. And you see that there's real love. I mean, it's real. It's not make-believe how much they care. And you put this fitness center in a school,

and it becomes the hub of the community. So I always say, let's not just get the kids and teachers working out. Let's get the moms and dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles in the fitness center too. And you'd be amazed to see what happens because academics and fitness go hand in hand and this upward spiral of success happens. Jake, let me ask you a question. Well, first of all, look, this is my son, 20 years old. Oh, man. Yeah, he doesn't play with fitness twice a day.

A man in the house. He gets busy. Not the man in the house. He's my son, 20 years old. Oh, man. Yeah, he doesn't play with fitness twice a day. The man in the house. He gets busy. Not the man in the house. He's my son. The man in the house. That's why you're looking the way you look. He gets busy. I can't work out with him.

He does some crazy workouts. But I wanted to ask you, because I have a younger son, and he wants to look like his bigger brother as far as the diesel and all that. At what age should kids be able to work out using weights? Great question. Right now, I just make them do push-ups,

pull-ups, things that have no weight control because I always heard when kids use weights it stunts their growth. Is there any truth to that? No, first of all,

that's a fallacy. Back in the day when I started training people, I was the first guy to do personal fitness training and made it an occupation a long time ago,

1980. But back then, people would say if women used weights, they get big muscles, which is not the case. 13 years old is a great age. 13 is age. But what you're saying, Wemby, push-ups, pull-ups, and dips, those three exercises, those three strength exercises, you master those three. You can do anything in the gym. Any exercise in the gym. And it's the greatest thing for you. I mean, the whole idea, it's not just about building bodies,

but confidence and self-esteem. And you know what your son, what you guys, like what you're training now, when you feel good, it's amazing to see what you can accomplish in your life. And I know you have millions of viewers and listeners every single day who struggle every single day with something. Because everybody's got something. And it's one step. It's one rep. It's one push-up.

It's one sit-up. It's one take a walk, you know. And I promise you, you'll start feeling better. Every single day, do something. Do something. Move your body. Don't quit. Now, you know, with people listening, I would say that, you know, if you do the averages,

there's a lot of overweight people in the world. What would you advise people to do as a start? As a start, not nothing crazy, just as a start to start getting yourself ready for their winter body. You know what I mean? What should they start doing? Here's what a start to start getting yourself ready for their their winter body you know i mean what should they start doing here's what you start doing right we talk about stop stop eating lauren stop drinking but you know can i do like skinny margaritas no i had to skinny margaritas my wife likes skinny margaritas so you just only want not three. Lauren, I'm just saying. I'm just saying.

Lauren's looking at me. You're not telling her nothing wrong. Okay, thank you. But where do people start? You know what it is? Here's where you start. Look in the mirror. Okay?

Look in the mirror. Then go to your closet. Take a pair of pants or something, a dress or something that you used to wear or want to aspire to wearing and use that as your goal. Take the scale, throw it out the window because muscle weighs three times more than fat and just get moving. Take a walk, right? It's cold outside. So a couple of exercises in your house that you can do. If you have a husband or a wife, you take a towel, right? And you can do bicep curls with a towel.

If I could show you guys right now, using a towel, tricep extensions, towel lat pulls with your husband or your wife or with your kids, right? Push-ups off a chair. You could do dips off the bed, right? Biceps, triceps, back. Don't make exercise a second job. Everybody's got a job or two and is stressed out beyond belief. Don't make exercise one.

That should be something that you can do simply by just getting started. Just getting started. Or go out and take a walk. And you start feeling better, believing, right? The world lets you be what you make them believe you are. The world lets you be what you make them believe you are. People listening right now have a dream, something they want to accomplish. Write it down. write it down.

Write it down. Write it down on a piece of paper, right? All of a sudden, when you write it down on a piece of paper, it's not out up here. It's on a piece of paper. You can read it. That's what this is all about. And as you know, Charles, we talk a lot about don't quit.

I was cut from my eighth grade basketball team a long time ago, and it was a pretty devastating moment. We all have those moments as kids growing up. And this kid gave me a poem called Don't Quit. Now, I wasn't a student. I wasn't very good at school. And I probably, for some reason, why didn't I throw this poem away? Why didn't I just not even take a look at it? I put it in my pocket. I got home. And that poem became a Bible verse to me. And all these years later, the last two lines of the poem are, stick to the fight when your hardest hit. It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. Stick to the fight when your hardest hit. It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. Don't quit on when your hardest hit is when things seem worst, that you must not quit. Don't quit on anything you started. Don't quit on your family. Don't quit on your friends.

Don't quit on you. And if you think about it, Embiid, one step, one rep leads to two and three and four and five. I stand up a little bit straighter. I'm feeling better about myself. I look in the mirror. I could be proud of who I am, right? And whether it's your kids, they're good. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step.

And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best.

And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before listen to on purpose with jay shetty on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts so y'all this is quest love and i'm here to tell you about a new podcast i've been working on with the story pirates and john glickman called historical records it's a family-friendly podcast. Yeah, you heard that right. A podcast for all ages. One you can listen to and enjoy with your kids starting on September 27th.

I'm going to toss it over to the host of Historical Records, Nimany, to tell you all about it. Make sure you check it out. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand-new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Historical Records brings history to life through hip hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama

who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Did you know, did you know, I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Goldman. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. community of literary enthusiasts dedicated to protecting and celebrating our stories. Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audiobooks while commuting or running errands, for those who find themselves seeking solace, wisdom, and refuge between the

chapters. From thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture. Together, we'll dissect classics and contemporary works while uncovering the stories of the brilliant writers behind them. Blacklit is here to amplify the voices of Black writers and to bring their words to life. Listen to Blacklit on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba. I shook up the world!

James Brown said, say it loud! And the kid said, I'm black and I'm proud. Black boxing stars and black music royalty, together in the heart of Zaire, Africa. Three days of music and then the boxing event. What was going on in the world at the time

made this fight as important that anything else is going on on the planet. My grandfather laid on the ropes and let George Foreman basically just punch himself out. Welcome to Rumble, the story of a world in transformation. The 60s and prior to that, you couldn't call a person black. And how we arrived at this peak moment. I don't have to be what you want me to be. We all came from the continent of Africa. Listen to Rumble, Ali,

Foreman, and the Soul of 74 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. It took drama and mayhem to an entirely new level. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, every backstab, blackmail and explosion, and every single wig removal together. Secrets are revealed as we rewatch every moment with you. Special guests from back in the day will

be dropping by. You know who they are. Sydney, Allison, and Joe are back together on Still the Place with a trip down memory lane and back to Melrose Place. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Better in school. Their teachers are proud of them. Their parents are proud of them. They can look in the mirror and be proud of who they are. Because, look, us, some of you guys are youngsters,

but we've got to make this place better for our kids. We've got to leave this place better because they got next. That's right. Right? And as they go, this country goes. And there's a lot of crap going on. And we need to show them the good, and show them how they can take real control of their destiny. I wanted to ask you, what would you

like to hear from the presidential candidates as far as addressing the lack of fitness programs in our schools? Because I'm sitting here thinking about it in my lifetime. The only person I could think that ever tried to tackle that was Michelle Obama. Yeah, yeah. That's it.

You know, no one talks about it. Exercise and music are the two things they cut out of every school. First two things they cut out, music and fitness. That should be a daily protocol. that should be a daily protocol it should be a daily protocol our kids today are heavier they're lackluster they got no there's no drive everybody's on their phones well that and and the fact that kids are not in sports activities anymore when i was a kid i was forced to play an activity. Whether it was karate or it was swimming, it was basketball, it was baseball or soccer,

I was forced to, which people don't understand is, yeah, you have a game every Sunday, but you practice two, three times a week, and that's your cardio. That's it. That's exactly right. Kids aren't forced to do this stuff anymore. You know, it's, oh, it's okay, honey. Go on your phone, play a game. They should, it should be mandated. And I'm sure we can get, I don't want to get political on things, but I'm glad you brought

it up, Shaw, because that's really one of the main things in the world. I mean, for our country, our kids need to be strong. That's right. You know, our kids need to be strong. If they're not, this country has got challenges. What's the last time you ran, Lauren? I'm just curious. Not to the liquor store.

No, to BevMo. No, August, my family reunion. We do the sack races and the relay races and the egg tosses. She ain't ran since August, God dang. Why else would I be running dang why else would i be running like just outside sprinting daily exercise so i was doing i do the treadmill and the stair steps in my building but like 30 minutes but like i thought you meant like outside running like really i was like but you're exercising i do that though because so thank you so i used to fly to

the flight attendant and that's when i started because I used to always feel so horrible on the planes. And one of the older flight attendants told me, like, even if you don't exercise, just go and do the treadmill. And it helps you feel better when you are up in the air and you're standing for so long. So I started working from home a lot. And I started feeling like I'm just eating and sleeping. And I was doing the same thing because it gives you energy a bit. I'm not like a real exerciser. I don't know all that stuff.

No, but let me ask you a question if you don't know all the other stuff. But just the treadmill and the bike. About flying, right? How good or bad is the food? Horrible. Horrible. Yes. The water is horrible in there too. The water and the food. What do you recommend for people?

I mean, you know, you get on a plane. I'm going to get on a plane tomorrow morning from here back home to LA. Well, are you flying Delta? That's the first thing. I usually fly Delta. I'm flying to get on a plane tomorrow morning from LA, from here back home to LA. Well, are you flying Delta? That's the first thing. I usually fly Delta. I'm flying JetBlue. Okay, so you are. Mint? Yes. Okay. So you'll have a better serving a bit, but I mean, there's really nowhere

around it. It's all like package and process stuff unless you're going to bring your own stuff. So bring your own stuff. Yeah, but you can only get certain things through, but that's kind of like the only way. What's the craziest thing you saw when you were a flight attendant? I had a red emergency where we were landing. Because, you know, you got to like really train to like get people if something happens.

So we had a red emergency. We thought the plane was going to, we were going to hit the ground and we were going to catch on fly our tires. So preparing for that in real time and watching people. I was in a prairie seat, so I'm sitting facing the people. Watching people think that they're about to go. That was probably the craziest experience I've ever had. And that's why you're working here now.

Well, I was somewhere else after that, but yeah, no. After that, I was like, yeah, I gotta figure something. I gotta get on up out of here. The tire landing didn't come down? Yeah, our landing gear wouldn't come down, so we flew to, I think it was Tampa. We flew to a longer runway just to buy some time so they could let go of the fuel. But even when we went down, you could feel to, I think it was Tampa. We flew to a longer runway just to buy some time and so they could let go of the

fuel. But even when we went down, you could feel it. And I was just, I texted my mom. Now, did you think that the show was over? Oh, yeah. I texted my mom and was like, Mom, here's my flight number. Here's what's going on. Don't call my grandmother yet. If I don't call you when I land, she already had all the emergency contacts. And I just

prayed and was like. And people had to slide down the thing? No, we didn't have to. What did your mom text back? prayed and was like, people had to slide down the thing. No, we didn't have to. Your mom takes back. She takes back like, okay. She didn't take back. She didn't take back anything.

And by the time she probably tried to, I think we were like already on our way down. I don't even remember. Everything just like went out. But when we, when we landed, I had to get back on another plane. Cause I had to get the,

we had to get the people back to Atlanta. So we landed, they gave us like 20 minutes to get ourselves together. And then we got back up in the air. Did the landing gear come down? It did. It was rough, but it did. But you could literally feel like we were going down so fast.

And I remember this lady. What happened now? The landing gear wouldn't come down. So they called us and was like, hey. What'd they say? Did y'all tell people? Not right away. Because what's happening is the pilots.

Tell me. Tell me. You talking about fitness. Like our training, we had to swim. We had to do so much stuff. But what did you say when the pilots called and said, the landing gear is not coming down? I said, okay, when do we tell the people?

And they were like, don't tell them yet. We're going to fly to another strip and give us some more time to try and figure it out but there's a lot that goes wrong when you're flying and the pilots figure it out so i had confidence that they were going to figure it out oh so this happens a lot yeah but once they started once i heard them the ding ding deans the flight attendants know this is just a good time out this happens a lot you're a fitness guy though you'll be all right. What? Just laying in like wobble and tumble or something.

You can't do nothing in a plane once the plane go down? I'm just speaking positively. I don't want to scare you. Three dings, that's a problem? It depends on who you're flying with. I'm going to be listening. Ding, ding, ding. Oh, shit.

No, it depends on who you're flying with, but there's a code where we know like, okay, this is escalating. What's the code? Can you tell us just between us? Because it's just us here. It's a bell system but it changes different airlines you with

they probably have updated I haven't flown in years so when you were doing it was it Delta and how many how many bells is like you're fucked it's three

I don't want to scare people she did all this just to deflect from the fact she got a drinking problem she told that whole story she didn't deflect from the fact she's not doing

no exercise and she got a drinking problem. You get free drinks in first class, too, on it, right? Yeah. See? You get free drinks in first class. I don't know how we got there. It's a perfect way to sort of segue and end here is life is about moments. Life is about moments.

That's right. Life is about moments. And some are great and some are not so great. But this right here is a great moment being with you guys. And I just got to say this because I do it all the time. When you guys have me on, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it because your audience is so responsive to me with the positive messaging. And it's amazing the power that you guys have.

And I know you know it, but it's always nice when someone else tells you how good you are as opposed to you having to tell people how good you are. All praise is due to God. Thank you, God. We appreciate him so much. But you guys are, it's amazing how people listen, how they follow, and how they support. And it's really amazing the community that you guys have built. And this is one of those great moments, man.

Congratulations on everything, man. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you too, Jake. Don't be a stranger. I love it. How did he reach you? Oh, yeah, an official body by Jake. Instagram.

Official body by Jake. Yeah, let's see me get up, man. I don't do the social media much, man, but I'm going to start doing it right now. My son Luke is here, and he's now a Hollywood guy. He's got a film festival coming up October 20th, a horror fest he's doing in L.A. He doesn't work out with you?

Director, actor, writer? Yeah, I could say. Okay. You don't work out with pops? He's my youngest of four. He's my youngest. My daughter, Morgan, lives in London. I got two boys here in New York, Nick and Zach.

And Luke's my youngest. Lives in L.A. with us. But I think he's going to come here. Okay. I grew up here. I couldn't wait to go to L.A. All my kids, boom. Back to New York.

That's right. You guys are awesome. Don't quit. Jake Steinfield, ladies and gentlemen. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake that ass up. Early in the morning. Don't quit. Jake Steinfield, ladies and gentlemen. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club.

Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together.

Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different,

inspiring figure from history, like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat.

Nine months before Rosa, it was called a woman. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8th, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup,

every scandal, and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hey, I'm Jacqueline Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit, the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of Black literature. Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audiobooks while running errands or at the end of a busy day.

From thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture. Listen to Black Lit on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world. Ali was smart and he was handsome.

The story behind The Rumble in the Jungle is like a Hollywood movie. But that is only half the story. There's also James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba. All the biggest black artists on the planet. Together in Africa. It was a big deal. Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and the Soul of 74 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.