REDesign your fitness.

Personal Trainer, Athletic Trainer, PhD Candidate.

 

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Whether you call it a mantra, an intention, or a theme ...here are a few of mine for 2019: . . Stay curious. Take risks. Listen closely. Love hard. . . Your turn. ✨
Photoshoots with @ashleybatz end up in the shittiest locations.. . Feeling light and joyous after such a calm, collaborative and creative shoot with this brilliant celebrity photog. . . Can’t get over the fact that she used the same lens with which she shot Scarlett Johannson ✨
Taking full advantage of the opportunity to share my passion and knowledge with so many incredible people. The @tonal community keeps growing as we launch in more states across America and I am honored to be coaching so many new faces. Welcome to the family! . Want to feel sexy AND smart? Join me on Tonal for one of my full-body strength sessions, specialty training sessions or recovery and mobility sessions where I drop knowledge, push you to get curious about your body and leave you feeling proud. Stay curious, #tonal! . #beyourstrongest
The Release began as a tool for my own mobility and pain relief. After I realized its benefits, I introduced self myofascial release to my personal training clients. It quickly became apparent to me that this was the missing piece - the practice that would benefit all types of people doing all types of training. I knew I had to share it with the public. . Thus, The Release was born. This practice helps you tune into the body and how it moves, become more connected to those areas that need a little more attention, and taps into the parasympathetic nervous system to aide recovery from training and other stresses. . A majority of illness is due to the body being overly stressed. Remember the time you got sick right at the end of a big deadline, or when you started getting a cold a few days after a crazy night of drinking, or that injury that happened because you skipped your rest day? When your body is stressed, your immune system and nervous system are not functioning at capacity. . There’s no better way to fight mental and physical illness than spending your Sunday afternoon with me in a sanctuary of relaxation, awareness and mobility. . All ages, genders, abilities welcome. Link in bio to register ✨
We often celebrate the start of something new, or the completion of something difficult, but rarely do we celebrate the in-betweens, the transitions. . Today, I’m focusing on that space between the beginning of something and the end. Instead of collecting accolades and worrying about what’s next.. I’m going to spend time with what’s now. . Make space to be present during the in-between moments. If anything, you’ll have plenty of interesting stories to tell your grandkids. Photo: @ashleybatz
Welcome to those of you joining me for a 12-week science-based fat loss program through @rpstrength! #rpwithliz The next few months will be difficult, but worth it for your health, your strength, and your understanding of how to best fuel your body. . Before you decide to start any diet program, it is important to make sure you are in a healthy mental place. Anxiety and guilt are okay to feel, but not okay as a foundation or motivation for your fat loss or muscle gain journey. Its okay if you’re not quite there yet, and when you’re ready to fuel your body without shaming your body, join the group anytime. We’ll be here for you. You can start the program at anytime. . Dieting is hard. It is stressful to your body, because your body wants so badly to maintain homeostasis - it doesnt like drastic body composition changes. So no, this won’t be easy, but it will change your body and your relationship with food. . When I was finished with my first @rpstrength 12-week cut, food was no longer fuel for emotions, and instead became fuel for movement. I reclaimed my power (and my abs 🤘🏼) . Want to join? Use code LIZLETCHFORD at checkout for a discount, and join the facebook group: RP with Liz. #myrenaissance. . This is the science-based, performance-focused body composition-changing eating plan that I have used with my clients. Now I want to share the experience with you guys. Are you ready? #notsponsored #justpassionate
Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience. Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand on your own two feet. Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and passion. Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power back. Anything you hate is teaching you unconditional love. Anything you fear is teaching you courage to overcome your fear. Anything you cant control is teaching you how to let go. [Jackson Kiddard]
I recently was interviewed for a reputable website for my recommendations on BCAAs. . I did my research and put together a comprehensive recommendation. Because my answers were not aligned with the goals of the BCAA brand sponsoring the post, and because I refused to “edit my answers” using the “articles” provided by said brand, I ended up passing on the opportunity to contribute and the article was published with quotes from someone willing to stand behind half-truths. . Here’s where I currently stand on supplementation in general and a few rules to follow if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the supplement conversation: . 1. GET BLOODWORK. Don’t rely on sites that ask you about your symptoms and then recommend supplements without actually taking blood. Please don’t supplement because you think you might, possibly, maybe be low - toxicity is a real thing and it could be harmful to ingest a supplement that you actually dont need. At the very least - you are just going to be spending your money on something you are just going to pee out. Check out @bazevitamins if you can’t make it to a doc. . 2. Do your research on the recommended dosage and contraindications. For example, melatonin was never intended to be consumed in quantities greater than 0.5mg (the effective dose), so the FDA approved it in those low doses. Well, vitamin companies, knowing they couldn’t sell the FDA approved dose, decided to sell it in high dosages. Now people are taking huge doses (1mg and higher) of melatonin, limiting their body’s ability to produce it on its own (aka they CANT FALL ASLEEP! THE IRONY!) . 3. Choose brands that are reputable, not just whatever’s cheapest, most expensive, or has the cutest millennial packaging. . 4. When possible, get your nutrients from real foods. I know we’ve royally F-ed up our food system and fruits and vegetables are void of vitamins, so I get it, we may be a little deficient. But do your best to eat tons of organic veggies and nutrient-dense foods. . 5. Refer to scientific studies (check out researchgate.org and examine.com) not articles on the internet, no matter how reputable they may be. Take my word for it, dollars rule over truth in most media.