Why not just track your food? Looking at numbers associated with food and/or weight is triggering to some and not beneficial nor necessary for everyone. You shouldn’t have to track your food for the rest of your life- this is not a normal way to live. The goal of not tracking is to get to know your body, your appetite, … Read More
Why You Think You Skipped Your Workout vs Why You Actually Skipped Your Workout
Whatever you think it is, it isn’t. The reason why “being hard on yourself” doesn’t work is because it often lacks problem solving skills. Unintentionally skipping the gym feels like shit- I’ll be the first one to tell you. Identifying the actual problem means you get the opportunity to practice an actual solution. 🔆You may find the solution is you … Read More
Can’t Stop Snacking at Night? Here’s Why
I love a good nighttime snack. And I know how frustrating it can feel to get to the end of the day and feel like you CANNOT STOP snacking. Where we screw this up: We feel insatiable at the end of the day 👉🏽 eat a day’s worth of calories in 30 minutes 👉🏽 feel guilty 👉🏽vow to eat “better” … Read More
Social Media Advice for Personal Trainers Who Don’t Love Social Media
I was surrounded by brilliant fitness and movement professionals this weekend. I see a younger me in all of them- highly educated, highly credentialed, underpaid, hungry for success, and terrified. Terrified of making a mistake, being seen, failing, trying too hard to get nowhere fast. Terrified of doing it “wrong.” While I’m not a “social media business coach”- it is … Read More
4 Things to Know Before You Raise Your Rates
If Lululemon can unabashedly charge $100 for a SCARF, you can do anything. I bet anyone with a Lululemon scarf would say they love it, worth every penny. If their scarves are anything like their leggings, I bet they *are* amazing. But I buy my scarves from Target 🤷🏽♀️ I don’t see the value. But clearly, some people do! That’s … Read More
5 Things to Consider Before Your Personal Training Business Pays for Social Media Advertising
Paying for advertising on social media is a BEAST. If you keep stumbling across companies & agencies who say they can put together paid advertising for you using social media with results that sound too good to be true… it most likely is. In 2016, I paid an agency $2k/month + $7k into ad spend for my gym. 🦗 🦗 … Read More
3 Simple Ways to Elevate Client Programming
If you’re a personal trainer, you probably spend a lot of time coming up with workouts and programming for your clients. I can almost guarantee you’re over-thinking it and making it more complicated than you need to. Your clients probably don’t need fancier programming. You probably do know enough and don’t need to take another certification or course. Some things … Read More
Daytime Strategies for Better Sleep
Your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep is directly related to what you do when you’re awake. Instead of tossing and turning, doom-scrolling, or popping synthetic chemicals into your mouth to fall asleep only to wake up feeling groggy, hung-over, and worse than before- try these daytime strategies to help yourself sleep well at night! Daytime Strategies for Better … Read More
How to Niche Down: You Are Your Niche
In today’s competitive entrepreneurial landscape, finding your niche is often seen as the holy grail of success. But what if I told you that your niche isn’t something external to discover, but rather, it’s within you? Let’s explore how embracing your authenticity can redefine your approach to entrepreneurship and unlock your true potential. Embracing Authenticity Over “Niching Down” The … Read More
10 Easy Ways to Eat More Protein Each Day
There are 4 macronutrients that are important to try and eat at most meals: carbs, protein, fat, and fiber. Protein is one of the more difficult macros to get in at most meals: They can take a lot of time to prepare and cook Meat sounds gross sometimes, especially if you’ve been eating a lot of it Convenient protein options … Read More