So many personal trainers (and people who think they are) act like this fitness thing is SO easy. That anyone who doesn’t meet their definition of “in good shape” is lazy or undisciplined. “If I can do it, you can do it!” “It’s just calories in and calories out.” “You just don’t want it bad…
There are lots of different ways to track your fitness progress. Ones that go beyond the number on the scale or your clothing size. A few that come to mind are: learning new skills or improving your form. Getting stronger or faster. Improving your balance or endurance. Increasing mobility or flexibility. Figuring out how to…
Sometimes I feel like a misfit pregnant woman. I don’t really like being pregnant. Those monthly progress pictures where I show my bump and compare my baby to produce are NOT my thing. I won’t be doing a maternity photo shoot in a meadow. I’m secretly (openly) relieved that I got to have a virtual…
Confession: some of my favorite humans in the world are people I met through social media. The community I’ve built online has introduced me to people I never would have found otherwise. Back in the day, I might have been embarrassed to admit that, for fear that I’d been seen as a loser or something….
Earlier this week I turned away multiple new clients for my online fitness group coaching program. Yep. Literally turned away their money and referred them to other colleagues (competitiors?) of mine. You might be wondering why I would do such a thing, and here’s the truth: When an online fitness program isn’t a good fit…
I’m just gonna come right out and say it: #noexcuses is lazy coaching in my opinion. I get so annoyed when I see people using this hashtag or posting memes about it. I get it. We’re all supposed to be more disciplined or something. As a trainer, I’m supposed to put my best face forward…
Whether you realize it or not, your relationship with exercise is just that–a relationship. We’re all in different places with it, and it’s not always where we want to be. Some people are single and loving it. Others are single and desperately searching to find that perfect match. Some are playing the field, just having…
What is the worst thing you’re doing when it comes to your health and fitness? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not the pizza you ordered last night, non-organic strawberries, or the fact that you didn’t get to go to the gym during quarantine. It’s your all-or-nothing mindset surrounding all of the above. You heard…
Surprise! I’m pregnant! I would have made this announcement public a lot sooner, but I didn’t for a few reasons: We were quarantined. Who was I gonna see? I couldn’t figure out a way to do it that didn’t feel forced or fake. I really don’t love the way pregnant womxn are often treated in…
Before we get into any of this, I need to make one thing perfectly clear. I am not an anti-racism educator. I have always used writing and my blog as a way to make sense of things that I’m working through in my own life. My hope is that this will be peek into my…