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Group X Appeal

Group X Appeal

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Group X Appeal is the ultimate podcast for group exercise instructors, yoga teachers, and enthusiasts who love moving and getting healthier as a group!

Hosted by industry veterans Kimberly Spreen-Glick and Terry Shorter (50+ years combined experience), this podcast celebrates the transformative power of group exercise and the people who make it unforgettable.

From behind-the-scenes instructor stories and industry legend interviews to practical tips and hilarious class mishaps, Group X Appeal is your weekly dose of inspiration, education, and real talk about fitness, community, and vitality.

New episodes every Monday. Subscribe now and rise with us!

Connect: @GroupXAppeal | groupxappeal@gmail.com

© 2026 Group X Appeal
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Episodes
  • 111: The T in V.I.T.A.L.I.T.Y. - How Your Daily Habits Bring Your Vision to Life
    19 Oct 2026

    You’re training for something every single day...even on days you don't do a workout.

    Here’s a question that might change everything: What are you rehearsing?

    Because here’s the truth - you’re training right now. Not just physically, but mentally. Emotionally. In how you respond to stress, how you treat people, how you show up on your worst days. Your habits aren’t just routines. They’re rehearsals for the life you want to live.

    Most of us live on autopilot. It’s actually a survival mechanism - your brain recognizes patterns and stops requiring conscious effort, so you can function on automatic. But what if that autopilot could work for you instead of against you? What if the repetition you’re creating through your thoughts, choices, and actions becomes exactly what you reach for when pressure hits?

    In this episode, part 3 of the VITALITY series, Kimberly and Terry reveal the “T” in VITALITY: Training. Discover why repetition is the mother of all skill, why you don’t need to feel ready to start, and why the balance between challenge and recovery determines whether your training is sustainable or leads to burnout.

    Learn how to sandwich your day with presence practices, why small, consistent actions compound into powerful transformation, and how to turn your vision into the daily habits that shape who you become.

    Plus: A “home fun” challenge to pick one skill your vision requires, find its smallest useful practice, and schedule it this week. Because mastery doesn’t happen overnight. It happens through thousands of repetitions, one intentional day at a time.

    Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube - @groupxappeal.

    Questions or topic ideas? Email us @ groupxappeal@gmail.com

    Get your FREE Guide To Holistic Well-Being here: https://gxaguide.com/

    Stay Connected with Kimberly:
    - @kimberlyspreenglick on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
    - email: kimberly@theinspiredlifeuniversity.com
    - website: www.theinspiredlifeuniversity.com

    Stay Connected with Terry:
    - @terryshorter on Instagram & Facebook
    - email: terry@rippedplanet.com
    - website: www.rippedplanet.com

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    10 min
  • 110: The I In V.I.T.A.L.I.T.Y.: How Intention Turns Vision Into Daily Action
    12 Oct 2026

    You’ve got big dreams. You’ve created a vision. You know where you want to go. So why does it still feel so far away?

    Here’s the missing piece: a vision gives you direction. But it's an intention that gives you purpose - and purpose is what gets you excited to wake up tomorrow.

    Intention isn’t just a nice idea. It’s the bridge between the big picture and the ordinary Tuesday. It’s the difference between hoping you’ll have a good day and deciding you’re going to have a good day. And research on your brain’s reticular activating system proves it works - when you set a clear intention, your brain literally starts filtering in the evidence that supports it.

    In this episode of Group X Appeal - part two of the VITALITY series - Kimberly and Terry break down the “I” in VITALITY and reveal how to translate your vision into the choices you’re actually making right now.

    Discover why replacing “I have to” with “I get to” shifts everything, why “should” sabotages you (spoiler: you shouldn’t “should all over yourself”), and how specificity transforms vague goals into real action.

    Learn what to do when your day goes haywire and you start spiraling - because you can always begin again. Explore the power of adjusting your sail (your intention) when life’s storms come. And hear the challenge that could reshape your entire week.

    Because a great life isn’t built on perfect days. It’s built on intentional choices, one day at a time.

    Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube - @groupxappeal.

    Questions or topic ideas? Email us @ groupxappeal@gmail.com

    Get your FREE Guide To Holistic Well-Being here: https://gxaguide.com/

    Stay Connected with Kimberly:
    - @kimberlyspreenglick on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
    - email: kimberly@theinspiredlifeuniversity.com
    - website: www.theinspiredlifeuniversity.com

    Stay Connected with Terry:
    - @terryshorter on Instagram & Facebook
    - email: terry@rippedplanet.com
    - website: www.rippedplanet.com

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    9 min
  • 109: The V in V.I.T.A.L.I.T.Y.: How A Clear Vision Changes Everything (And Why Motivation Isn't Enough)
    5 Oct 2026

    You've Checked Every Box. But Is This the Life You Actually Want to Build?

    You've worked incredibly hard. You've achieved goals. You've met expectations. But somewhere along the way, a question crept in: Is this the life I was meant to build?

    Sometimes the problem isn't that you're working too little. It's that you're not working toward a vision that actually belongs to you.

    In this powerful first episode of an eight-part Vitality series, Kimberly and Terry explore the "V" in V.I.T.A.L.I.T.Y.: Vision.

    It's not about setting more goals or checking more boxes. It's about discovering what actually makes you come alive—from the inside out.

    Discover the difference between motivation and inspiration, and why one will fade like a warm bath while the other sustains you for a lifetime. Hear Terry's unforgettable story about how a vision board in his office led to the RIPPED program.

    Explore why many people spend years chasing a vision that was never theirs to begin with - inherited from parents, teachers, culture, or community expectations. Learn how to ask the deeper questions.

    This episode invites you to look within and create a picture of the life you want - not from the outside in, but from your heart outward.

    Because as Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, because what the world needs is more people who have come alive."

    You don't need to see the whole staircase. You just need to take the first step.

    Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube - @groupxappeal.

    Questions or topic ideas? Email us @ groupxappeal@gmail.com

    Get your FREE Guide To Holistic Well-Being here: https://gxaguide.com/

    Stay Connected with Kimberly:
    - @kimberlyspreenglick on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
    - email: kimberly@theinspiredlifeuniversity.com
    - website: www.theinspiredlifeuniversity.com

    Stay Connected with Terry:
    - @terryshorter on Instagram & Facebook
    - email: terry@rippedplanet.com
    - website: www.rippedplanet.com

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    12 min
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