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BLUE LIGHT BLOCKERS ARE NOTHING NEW. If I am being honest, I thought the whole blue light phenomenon was a trend – a way for companies to make money of off potentially false claims. I’m a bit of a skeptic. So, why do I use them now? I started getting headaches while Nate and I […]
October 17, 2019
ALL THINGS Q&A FOR TRAINING AND PROGRAMMING. Question 1: What would you describe as “science based programming”? A lot of trainers prompt that now. In short, to claim something is science based or evidence based, THERE NEEDS TO BE SIGNIFICANT SCIENCE BASED EVIDENCE TO BACK THE CLAIM. There need to have been scientific studies performed, […]
October 15, 2019
HANDS DOWN THE BEST PLANNERS I’VE FOUND. Planners are how I keep my life together and my brain from spilling out my ears. I, for one, am a pen and paper gal. I know humans whose lives function via Google Calendar alone. If that is you, this post is not going to suit you. But, […]
October 10, 2019
TEACHING CLIENTS TO ADJUST WHEN FEELING PAIN Episode 40 came about after my experience at the Prehab 101 Seminar with Dr. Jacob Harden in Victoria B.C. Canada in September. If you’re in the fitness space and don’t follow him, I highly suggest you find him on the gram @dr.jacob.harden. And if you need CEU’s for […]
October 8, 2019
YOU NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON YOUR DREAM(S). If imma be straight up with you, I get super irritated when people sit on their rear ends when they could be working towards their dreams. As Rachel Hollis would say, I literally want to shake them until they get it, until they believe they are worth […]
October 1, 2019
3 things I used to believe about business If you missed it, last week’s episode was the 5 things I used to believe about Fitness. So, I figured I would just continue that theme this week but with business. I think as humans we should always be challenging our beliefs and philosophy whether in life, […]
September 24, 2019
5 things I used to believe about fitness I feel like today’s episode is one that I could do every three to five years. I say that because the field of health and fitness changes SO FAST. There are always new trends, and new info about old trends. So for now, I believe what I […]
September 17, 2019
Stages of belief in life and training This episode on belief and philosophy is for all the humans in any area of life. Nate and I had been talking about this phenomenon in religion and then I started to see it happening among professionals in the health and wellness field. So, I figured it would […]
September 10, 2019
Biggest Launch Takeaways of 2019 If you want to understand where I was with my knowledge of business when I started out, this should make it pretty clear… I bought B school by Marie Forleo in 2016. When we got to the marketing section, I skipped most of it because it was terrifying and I […]
September 3, 2019
5 ways to use progressive overload To start off, progressive overload is how we create a new stimulus to the muscle tissues in hopes that they will adapt to the training. There are A LOT of ways to progressively overload the muscles, and today I share five simple ways to do so. Number 1 – […]
August 27, 2019
I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.