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What Does a Personal Trainer Actually Do During Your Workout?

“Eight…nine…ten!”   If that’s your picture of personal training, it raises a fair question: Why do I need someone to count repetitions for me?   You don’t.   The valuable part of coaching happens around those repetitions: deciding what you should do, watching what actually happens, making small adjustments and...

A Beginner’s Guide to Meal Planning

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your meal planning skills?   Maybe you do pretty well Monday and Tuesday but then Wednesday is your long day at work, then you have that appointment on Thursday and the rest of the week just goes downhill from there! If...

My frickin back

Thankfully my back has not flared up in a long time. One thing that has sat with me for decades is how painful, uncomfortable and frustrating it was to have back pain. Have you ever felt this way?   When I was 18, I remember waking up in the middle...

Stop “All or Nothing” Exercising with These Tips!

We have had a BEAUTIFUL week☀️ here in Knoxville, TN and it got me thinking… When warm weather hits, I seem to get extra motivation to be more active! Is that true for you? Sometimes, I can get into a rut when the weather is cold and it’s difficult to...

You think you need more motivation but…

If you’re working on some type of new eating skill or behavior change and maybe you “slip up” or get “off track”, and you feel like you failed or you need to start from square one again. Or maybe you’re like me and you start to hear those perfectionistic thoughts...

Lose Weight Without Feeling Miserable?!

Have you suffered through a diet, only to gain the weight back that you lost? Well, my friend, you are not alone. 🚨Weight Loss Doesn’t Have to be Miserable! 🚨 Wait WHATT??? Did you know that?! Maybe you’re like many, if not all, of my clients who have been on...

This Trick Helped Me Stop Overeating

I used to be a chronic over-eater. Mealtime wasn’t over until I felt so full that I needed to change into stretchy pants and often take a nap to recover.   Have you ever been there? Maybe you’re like me and some of my 1:1 clients and don’t realize you...