146: What Clients Need to Know: chasing “good workouts”, exercise programming, managing expectations, and the hardest part about being a legit personal trainer

What does it take to be a legit personal trainer? Does having a personal trainer certification really mean anything these days? Unfortunately, not really. it’s super easy to get certified- and you could be employed as a certified personal trainer by the end of this week…no, really, you could. The problem is, as consumers of the fitness industry, we don’t … Read More

BIZ 001: So, You Want To Start A Business…

I promised myself I’d never do this. But as more and more questions poured in over the past year or so, and as entrepreneurship has taken a front seat on social media (at least for me!) and from my point of view, is being totally misrepresented, we’re doing it. Just like within the fitness and dieting industry, I see all … Read More

145: Tips for Better Movement: Take Your Shoes Off and Don’t Wear Gloves

The developed world is interesting- it provides so many wonderful opportunities and advancements for quality of life increases- but what about movement? Humans were born to move- to move well and often. What we’ve done is developed things like cushiony shoes. While protecting our feet from the elements is important, our feet are actually meant to be just about as … Read More

144: What’s Height Got To Do With It?

What’s it like being marginalized in height? Christina and Emily weigh in on the parallels (and the contrasts) of being 4’9″ and 6″0 tall. The IG post that inspired this episode can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxl76VenG29/ Find Emily: IG: emilygoughcoach Room to Grow Podcast

143: Fat Nike Mannequin Controversy- if you’re going to be concerned about your fat friends’ health, then you need to also be concerned about your thin friends’ health

The Nike store in London debuted their plus sized mannequin. This story should end right here- but it doesn’t- because the entire world is steeped in fat-phobia and it sucks. So, what’s the issue? All of it. People have spoken out that this mannequin undoes all of the work put into “the war against obesity” and promotes unhealthiness. This episode … Read More

142: “I have to lose weight for health reasons” – nope, you still don’t need to pursue dieting or intentional weight loss- even for your health

I hear this a lot. “I have to lose weight for medical reasons.” Nope. Hate to break it to you, but doctors are the biggest perpetuators of intentional weight loss. Here’s the thing: you can pursue health and still not dive into intentional weight loss. Here’s the other thing: sometimes, yes, pursuing health leads to weight loss- but it is … Read More

141: Simple Tips for Making Meals at Home

Many women turn to cooking meals at home from an all or nothing mindset. It must be super healthy or what’s the point? Here’s the thing with all or nothing: it always leads to nothing. After speaking with hundreds of women over the years, what typically happens is that they approach meals at home with such strict rules that it … Read More

140: Beating FOMO- A Better Way to Live Life on Your Terms

FOMO- Fear of missing out. Why does it matter if we have it and what can we do about it? FOMO is rooted in fear- it’s right in the name of the title. And fear comes from a place of insecurity and uncertainty, which breeds scarcity mindset- and the whole thing is just not a good place to operate from. … Read More

139: Energy Management – The Likely Missing Component In Your Schedule

So, maybe you’ve got the time management think down pat. We covered this in episode #120. While poor energy management can totally lead to poor time management (they are closely linked!)- we have to separate the two ideas all together. Energy management requires awareness and the ability to tune into yourself. This alone can take a ton of time and … Read More