From Fitness Wins To Podcasting Momentum with Roman Fischer

Ready for a mindset shift that actually sticks? We sit down with coach and entrepreneur Roman Fischer to unpack how real motivation is built, not borrowed—and why the long game beats quick fixes in both health and podcasting. Roman shares how a spark from his younger brother ignited an 11-year journey, the exact practices he uses to keep clients on track, and why clarity on how you want to feel matters as much as any number on a scale or download chart.

We explore the power of defining your why in concrete, emotional terms, then writing down past obstacles and the specific ways you overcame them. That simple practice turns journaling into mental rehearsal, strengthens resilience, and makes the next hard thing feel possible. Roman also makes a strong case for short nature resets: sunlight, a brisk walk, even a mindful moment with your feet in the grass can lower anxiety, improve sleep, and restore focus. Pair that with a podcast or audiobook and you’ve got a practical ritual that lifts both your body and your craft.

Throughout the conversation, we connect the dots between sustainable fitness and sustainable creative work. Success rarely shows up overnight. Consistency, small wins, and patient iteration do. Whether you’re trying to lose fat, gain muscle, or build a show that resonates, the path is the same: simple habits done daily, a mindset that welcomes slow progress, and routines that make starting easy. Roman’s final takeaway sums it up: motivation gets you going, but consistency keeps you growing.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Setting The Stage
• 0:38 Meet Roman Fisher
• 2:09 Roman’s Origin Story In Fitness
• 5:27 Early Results And Confidence
• 6:41 Host’s Background And Parallels
• 9:22 The First Step Is Hard
• 12:16 Find Your Why And Feel
• 15:35 Long Game: Fitness And Podcasting
• 18:01 Motivation That Lasts
• 22:06 Reset The Mind With Nature

Transcript

Carl: 0:04

Welcome to Communication Connection Community, the Podcasters Podcast. This podcast takes a deep dive into modern-day communication strategy in the podcasting space. We chat with interesting people who make the podcasting and speaking spaces exciting and vibrant. We also dive into the podcasting community with news, updates, latest trends and topics from this ever-evolving space. It's going to be one amazing ride. Let's dive into today's episode. And my guest today is Roman Fischer. Roman has helped over 50 people transform their physical and mental health. His ultimate goal is to help transform other people's lives from their minds to their bodies, no matter their fitness goals. Whether you want to gain muscle and strength, burn fat, do a body recomposition, do a body recomposition, or simply just gain more flexibility and mobility. He wants to help you become an even better you. He's a sought-after podcast guest. He is a very dedicated and successful business owner. He is, I'll say the king of motivation, but I don't know if if we can give him that crown yet. But he certainly has a lot of information when it comes to motivation, how to deal with anxiety, how to deal with setbacks. And you know what? In the podcasting space, it's really important to have that conversation. So let's welcome Roman Fischer. Roman, welcome to the podcast.

Roman: 1:29

Hey, thank you for having me. Happy to be here.

Carl: 1:32

I'm so glad we're having this conversation. I'm thrilled that I can talk to somebody who gets it, who understands that, you know, when you come to something like podcasting or anything in life for that matter, sometimes you need some motivation. You need some help to stay focused. You need to overcome those things that are making you anxious. And I've learned over the years that good sleep is a really important tool. I don't know if we'll get to that as part of our discussion today. But uh certainly I want to ask you though, as we get started, what brought you to this place? What made you decide to help people in this particular area?

Roman: 2:09

Right. Yeah. So uh growing up, I wasn't funny enough, I wasn't actually a huge fitness guy, fitness fanatic by any stretch of the imagination. As weird as that sounds now, if you look at all my you know credentials, my website, my social media, and just my content as a whole. But what got me into fitness initially, honestly, seeing my younger brother first get into fitness himself and pick up the weights and just seeing him look the weights for the first time in the garage, I've never ever, you know, done weightlifting before. I've always strayed away from it. I wasn't necessarily scared to weightlift, I just never really took the time or the patience to want to, you know, weightlift and better my physique and better my health. But seeing him finally pick up the weights for himself, because him and I both growing up in school, very skinny uh, you know, kids growing up in school. And so seeing him pick up the weights for the first time, that inspired me, my younger brother of all people, inspired me to actually pick up the weights myself, start doing a total 180 with my health, because not that I was like super overweight or you know, super, super unhealthy, but I wasn't that healthy, I'll just be honest. I mean, I would eat anything that I would see in front of me, whether it be something good or not. And typically it wasn't great. It was usually candy, uh, usually some high sodium like crackers, like Cheez It, Slim Jim's, could even be just a lot of fast food, even. So I really grew up on a lot of unhealthy eating. And, you know, my parents sometimes cooked us some decent meals, but we also growing up would just have some pizza, just order the pizza, make it easy, you know, let's call it a night, just order the pizza and start the next day. But growing up, I wasn't always in the healthiest of environment. So seeing my brother finally make that change for himself, that really, really inspired me. And I was also thinking, I'm like, my younger brother can do this. I can't let him outdo me here. I gotta pick up the weights for myself, I gotta, you know, take care of my body, take care of my health as a whole. And ever since, honestly, I've never looked back. I may have only in that whole time, because that rewind, I'm 26 now, rewind literally 11 years back. That's when I first got into fitness. And ever since, I maybe only missed a week of working out in the whole time of those 11 years. Not even joking, not even exaggerating on that. That's just how much I fell in love with the whole uh realm of fitness and the whole idea of working out. The endorphins I got and the energy shift I found, and then just my confidence boost and increase from not just the endorphins, but also seeing those gradual yet really profound transformations in the mirror in front. I was like, man, this is amazing. And when you can finally see the fruits of your hard work, it definitely really motivates you.

Carl: 4:57

And it's a good narcotic, I guess, if I can frame it that way. Unlike some of the other narcotics that are that are on the market, it's one that, you know, it's like you say, it's gets the endorphins flowing. It's not to mention the fact you did say that, you know, in competition with your brother. So you didn't want to be outdone by the younger bro. You wanted to make sure that if he can do it, I can do it too. I think that I was never overly athletic. I grew up in a musical family, so we all were in church choirs, we all sang, we all played musical instruments. But when it came to physical activity, none of us played sports professionally, but none of us played sports and you know, amateur, not even skiing. I think we went skating, and I'm in Canada, so there's ice here for a few months out of the year. I think I went skating maybe three times in my entire life. That's it. So not even that. No hockey, no skating, no football, except for intramural stuff in school. The only thing I gravitated to that was remotely athletic was badminton, which can be a very physical sport if you're playing it, depending on who you're playing with. But other than that, like there was not a, and now that I'm in my 50s, now it's golf. And I'll tell you, when you have not played a sport and you then go to golf, it's the same, it's almost the same, you know, hockey golf. Some people will say that, well, depending on the team, they spend more time on the golf course than they do on the ice, anyhow. But it's very the mechanics are almost the same. But if you haven't done a lot of physical activity and then try and pick something up in your 30s or 40s, it's harder because there's no muscle memory, right? That aside, the physical activity aspect has been a challenge for me personally, but I understand having taken certain steps in my life that I feel better when, and you named the things off, that I'm getting a good night's sleep, I'm and I'm not in a gym or lifting weights on a consistent basis, but I know that when I'm even simply going for a walk, 30 minutes a day, it gets the endorphins flowing, it clears my mind, it's boosting confidence, all of those things that you say. So so I'm glad that you shared that in the work that you do. How challenging is it for some people to even take that first step to make the change?

Roman: 6:57

It's very difficult. I will definitely not sugarcoat that one single bit. For a lot of people that are just starting their fitness journey, they're always finding very hard and very challenging to step into fitness for the first time. Or perhaps they were in fitness some point in their past, but they fell off. You know, they took it, they went with it, and they kind of struggled, they fell off and got unmotivated. But trying to get back to it is also equally as challenging as just starting for the very first time. So it can definitely be a very long process and a very difficult process for them to get into. But I have found there are ways you can definitely get around that. And some of the best ways, what just to name one right now, it's really remembering your why, remembering why you started or why you are starting, even if you never started before. Why are you starting this journey? Specifically, this journey into fitness. Why do you want to do this? Why do you want to achieve this goal? So getting really clear, crystal clear at that, on that why, on the overall objective and end result that you're trying to see and achieve, that's gonna make it, I'll just say it like this, at least 10 times easier to stick to it, to stick to it, to stay motivated and really see it through, see the process through, and not feel like ever giving up if you have before, or just never give up at all if you haven't yet. So that's how we can keep people from, you know, quitting or starting and stopping. Because that's a huge reason a lot of people quit and don't see it through, is they don't even ask why they're doing this. They just go through the motions. Okay, I gotta go to the gym, I gotta get fit, I want to look a certain way, maybe. But even then, they don't get clear on like how they really want to look and how they really want to feel at that. And sometimes they might get clear in how they want to look, but they don't get clear in how they want to feel. So that's a huge, you know, disconnect as well. So we got to get clear, not just how we want to look, but how we want to feel with our why. Because how we feel is just as important with how we look. And that's just really important to really dial in on that, dig in deep and really focus in on that.

Carl: 9:12

It's funny, Roman, as you're speaking, and I know you're talking about fitness and physical activity, but I'm hearing that these are things that people refer to in business, these are things that people refer to in the space I work in, podcasting. So if you're listening and wondering what's the parallel, well, this is the parallel right here is if you can get through that first hump, well, if you can get past that first hump and not be focused on I want to look specific way, there's a method to do that. There's way, there's things you have to do, there's certain exercises and weights and what have you. But again, it's going to go back to the why. And that way you want to look, that might take time. And the reason why I say this is in the podcasting space, we always say it's a long game, not a short game. You're hearing me speak, Roman, and you're probably saying, Yep, so should a fitness journey be a long game. You said yours, you've been on this journey for 11 going on 12 years. You know, you weren't in that for maybe you were, but I'm doubting you were in that first month going, Oh, I'm not seeing any changes. I'm just going to quit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that wasn't you.

Roman: 10:15

Definitely not. Admittedly, I mean, I had like a day or two here and there where I was like, man, I wish I would see the, you know, see the results a little quicker, but I was definitely not, you know, thinking I'm gonna quit now because it's a long haul process. I mean, it's a process for sure. And yes, instant results would be great for anything in life. It's not realistic. So we gotta understand that these things take time and nothing worth it ever comes easy, for sure. I love it.

Carl: 10:42

I don't know who said that first, but you just said it. So we'll go with that. So you can't just eat four salads and walk around the block twice and think that's all you need to do to achieve fitness goals, is is what you're saying.

Roman: 10:54

Exactly. Or I might be saying that. Definitely not something you should uh count on, though. Yeah, you're 100% right.

Carl: 11:03

And again, I'll parallel it and say, because the reason why we're we're talking about this is it's very easy when you get into the podcasting space to be discouraged. I know you're you know you're spending a lot of time getting on podcasts now. We've talked about off mic, maybe at some point doing your own. I'm not gonna hold your feet to the fire on that on the show. But certainly, you know, and again, it's it's a long game, not a short game. And if you go in with the attitude of, I'm going to do a couple of episodes and I'm going to be an overnight success, there's a slight possibility of that. Ever so slight, extremely slight. There's a better chance of you being hit by lightning 10 times and winning the lottery four times before becoming an overnight podcasting success. Having said that, there is that consistency. There's that sticking with it, there's that, and I'm not suggesting it'll take you 11 years, but it'll take some time before you see the traction, as Roman said, nothing good or nothing worthwhile in life ever comes easy. So you need to stick consistently do it. How do people stay motivated then? What do you do to help them stay motivated so they stay on track?

Roman: 12:06

Yeah, for sure. Motivation is one of the most important things in life just as a whole, across the board, but especially in fitness. I can't stress this one enough. So, really, like I mentioned before, not just pinpointing and analyzing and getting clear on your why, why you want to do this, why you want to achieve this goal, maybe lose 20 pounds, maybe again gain 10 pounds of muscle. Why do you want to stick with it? Why do you want to see this through for yourself, for your body, for your health, and with how you feel again? Because with how you feel, it's just as important. Sometimes it's more important than how you look. Actually, I would say it is, because if you don't feel great, but you look decently well, you're not gonna stick with it either. Even if you like how you look, if you don't really feel that great or 100% like you want. So really getting clear on that. Beyond your why, I also love to say this remember and even write down, I love my clients to even write these things down, to write down all the obstacles that they were facing, that they dealt with, and that they were struggling with. Even I really challenge them to write down the biggest of obstacles to write down, and then all the ones from those that they overcame and how they overcame it and getting clear on that process. And it may not be a fitness-related obstacle, but whatever that obstacle is, they can use that as inspiration for even the biggest of obstacles, maybe even the smaller ones that they faced, they dealt with, they struggled with, but then they overcame ultimately. And I love them to write those things down so that way it really helps embed it into their subconscious mind as well. And then that way they can also see it through and picture it in their head a lot more. And when they say it out loud, even if they have to, and really just rehearse it, not to sound crazy or anything, but having them rehearse some of their obstacles that they were dealing with and struggling with, and they ultimately overcame. It's honestly a powerful thing, it's a very powerful, you know, almost meditate on your life as a whole, just to really meditate on your past challenges and all the things that you got through and all the things that you broke through, and then the success that you got from that. And I'm a firm believer too in helping these people understand that for every bad thing, it sounds kind of cliche, but for every bad thing, there does in fact come a good thing. There does come a good thing out of that. So having them really understand that as well, and it puts them in a more positive, you know, space, a more positive uh mindset, and it sets their mind right. It sets their mindset right. And that also just positivity in general across the board keeps them more consistent as a whole. But really pinpointing that why and really analyzing and rehearsing even all those challenges that they faced and broke through. That is very powerful as well.

Carl: 15:08

Yeah, very powerful. It sounds like alluded to the fact it was almost like meditation, but it sounds like journaling taking to a different level. I'm hearing it. That's almost like I know the consistency of journaling, and I've fallen off the horse, gotten back on, fallen off the horse when it comes to journaling. And same as reading, all of these things, you know, in business, successful people in business, they'll say they read this many books, they journal, they meditate, they do yoga, they do, or whatever it is that they do. They have a physical activity regimen that they stick to, proper diet, all of those things, but it's the consistency. So this piece about writing stuff down, and then you know, as you said, looking back at it and going, Oh gosh, what was I worried about? Right? That was holding me back, really? How important is it? Speaking of um just speaking of exercise in general, because we all live busy lives, it's very easy to say, Oh, I'd love to do this, Roman, but I put in 10 hours, 12 hours a day with my business or my job. How important is it to even take those little moments in the day, those 10 minutes, 15 minutes, and just decompress, clear your head, go for a walk, whatever? How important is it to do that?

Roman: 16:19

I think it's exponentially important. Uh, if you don't do that, you don't take the time. It's not the end of the world per se, but it's gonna be a lot harder to stay motivated, stay consistent, and honestly just stay on track and stay the course for whatever goal you have in life, fitness or not fitness related. But especially when we're talking fitness and health, it's really just good for your mental health as a beginning. If you don't reset your mind, as I like to call it, I love to call it that. If you don't reset your mind, just take the even 15 minutes to do that, let alone, I mean, if you take 30 minutes, you're really doing well. If you can take 15 at least, but 30 minutes a day to reset your mind, go for a walk, read a book, even that you might enjoy. Doesn't have to be a self-help book. It could be, I would recommend it would be, but even if it's not, totally fine. You could take maybe a fantasy book, something to, you know, clear your mind and let you escape a little bit, if you will. So if that's what it takes, totally fine. Whatever book does that for you, though, by the end of the day. You got to find what works for you. Uh, and then go for a walk, go out into nature, literally go out into nature. It could be just a block around your house. It could be maybe a forest, maybe a forest nearby, maybe an ocean nearby if you have one, or a lake, a mountain, something that just allows you to fully reset. But I really challenge you to get out in the most pretty part of nature that's nearest to you. That way you're not driving too far, but you're still, you're still getting out, and letting just all your emotions, any pain, hurt, turmoil, agony, all that stuff out the window. All that stuff is let out into nature right, right outside of you. And that way you can also soak in the sunlight, the sunlight, that vitamin D. And really, there are a lot of benefits to sunlight, just in general, to sleep better, to feel better, be more positive. So letting all that in, hearing the birds chirp, hopefully it's summertime where you're at, but still just get it. Even in the winter, you can still get out into nature. Of course, the sun's not as direct, but you can still experience the beauty of nature. Perhaps there's snow. You know, just really reset your mind, though, in general, is what I'm trying to get at. And honestly, you can take some kind of coffee, some kind of tea if it's in the winter time, because I know we're nearing winter now. So take some coffee, take some warm tea, some you can cheat a little bit, have a warm cup of cocoa if it makes you feel good for this moment, and just get out, reset outside, especially if it's colder. Just drink that warm coffee while you reset. And honestly, you could bring a book with you while you do this. And so that also will help you reset more. So there's a lot of ways to do this. Practice yoga. You could do a lot of different things, but essentially take at least 30 minutes.

Carl: 19:19

I like how you indicated getting into nature and taking the time to breathe in the air and going for a walk at a place that's definitely nature, not downtown Toronto or New York City, where there's trees. Well, yeah, but they're new and far between. But a place where there's real clear nature, streams, brooks, mountains, rivers, uh, trees. Nature's nurture, right? At the end of the day, nature is nurture. Even I have a colleague who said, you know, going out, not just being in nature, but touching nature, touching the trees, touching the snow, putting your hands in the grass. Obviously, not if there's snakes or something. But but you know what I mean? Doing the things that that allow you to not just be in nature, but touch nature, because I think that is uh an even bigger reset than just being in it, is being, you know, touching it. And it's almost like what do you call it, like a reset, because we come from nature, right? We're all we come from it, so a matter of touching it and feeling it. And you don't have to do this as Roman said, don't have to do this for three hours a day. 15, 20 minutes, half an hour, I guess, is an ideal time frame. And I like how you said that people can bring their coffee and their tea or their cocoa. Oh desire, especially if it's cold. You know, just a little treat once in a while. You can bring that cocoa. I will put on an audio book rather than bringing a physical book. I'll bring on an audiobook or and I'll listen to it, or I'll put on a podcast. So people say that I'd love to listen to podcasts, I don't have time. Well, you know what? 20 to 30 minutes in your day, getting out into nature, putting on something that you enjoy listening to, and just again, it's not about forcing you to do it. It's about the benefits, the health benefits, the clearing the anxiety, reframing your day or clearing your head. But then also allowing yourself to one of the things I notice is when I am in a regimented routine of going out for walks on a regular basis, I sleep better.

Roman: 21:18

I sleep better at night. It's really profound what happens. And I'm glad you also touched on and mentioned about not just being and getting out into nature, but feeling nature. And there has been uh some studies that have shown that people that walk on just grass, they have their feet, bare feet in the grass and they just do that. They walk on the grass for even just a minute, like their stress levels, their anxiety goes down dramatically. So it's amazing what happens. There is a huge, huge connection to you, that for sure.

Carl: 21:50

Wow. So many benefits to being in nature, to doing all the things that Roman said. And again, this is not this is a long game, not a short game, just like podcasting. It's taking the first step, it's understanding your why and focusing on it. And Roman's here to help you do that. So if you have any questions, you know, Roman, how can people get a hold of you if they need help or if they just want to figure out what the next step is for them? How can they get a hold of you?

Roman: 22:16

For sure. Yeah, if you want to find out more about me, the clients I've helped, and if you have any fitness goals that you're struggling with and you need help with, you can go to my website at RomanFisherOfficial.com. You can also find me at social media at Roman FischerOfficial, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn, all across the board.

Carl: 22:34

We'll make sure all of those links are, of course, in the show notes, the website, and definitely follow. I'm not following Roman yet. I will be. So we can promote and share and like this episode when it is live. Roman Fischer, it's been an amazing conversation today. But before I turn you loose to help somebody on their fitness journey and their wellness journey in general, I'll give you the final thought.

Roman: 22:55

Definitely. So for everyone watching and listening, the final thought for the day motivation gets you going, but consistency keeps you growing.

Carl: 23:09

I love it. Roman Fischer, thank you so much for being my guest today. No doubt.

Roman: 23:14

Thank you.

Carl: 23:14

And hey, thank you for being a part of the show today. So glad you can join us. Believe it or not, I can't work this magic by myself. So thanks to my amazing team, our audio engineer Dom Carillo, our sonic branding genius Kenton Dobrowolski, and the person who works the arms, all of our arms actually, our project manager, and my trusty assistant, Julovell Tiongco, known to us here simply as July. If you like what you heard today, let us know. It'll include us a comment or review or even send us a voice note. And if you really liked it, we hope you'll share it with your friends and your colleagues. If you don't like what you heard today, well, please feel free to share with your enemies. And if you know of someone who would make a great guest on the show, let us know about it. You can get in touch with us by going to our show notes where all of our connecting points are there, including the links to our website, LinkedIn, and Facebook as well. And if you're ready to be a guest on podcasting or even start your own show, let's have a conversation. We'll show you the simplest way to get into the podcasting space and rock it. Because after all, we're Podcast Solutions Made Simple. Catch you again next time.