REDesign your fitness.

Personal Trainer, Athletic Trainer, PhD Candidate.

 

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Finding joy in the little things today. Mondays are the day I dedicate to writing my dissertation. Lucky me, not only is it Monday, but I spend it at my desk staring at a screen 🙄. Instead of getting all fussy about it, I see Mondays as an opportunity to make progress, to learn, and to share any relevant findings with my community. Also to throw my hair up in fun double buns 👌🏼 . Just another manic Monday? Shift that perspective to joy - because why the hell not?! If you need me, I’ll be staring at a screen trying to make sense of complicated numbers. . . . . . 📷: @comeplum #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest
I’m ready for you, you crazy week filled with filming, training, and meetings. . Speaking of filming, before long, @tonal will launch to the public, so I can FINALLY share what I’ve been working on for over a year. Hint: its DOPE, unique, and beyond anything you could ever imagine. . I know I have been sharing some sneaky ambiguous behind the scenes posts and I’m so curious what you have imagined Tonal to be. Stay tuned for legit behind-the-scenes shares, and fun facts that I have been keeping from you brilliant folks for far too long. . Can’t wait 🙌🏼 Here we come, world! . . . . . . 📷: @jayg.yoga #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest
A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. . . . Tag a strong woman who inspires you. Lets sound off and lift each other up. . . . . . . . #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest
Just move. Yes, you can. Stop worrying about it looking perfect and instead, imagine that whatever position your body ends up in - THAT is what it is supposed to look like. . . Our bodies have such little nuanced differences both structurally and physiologically, so it is totally normal to look different than your neighbor, the instructor, or the textbook. Lose the idea that you need to move like someone else and embrace the freedom that comes with moving how YOUR body wants to move. . . I often get questions about ideal squat positions, push up positions, etc. there is an ideal range but not an ideal exact position - simply because your anatomy truly dictates where you feel the most power and strength in these movements. Questions? Ask away 💪🏼 . . . . . 📷: @ashleybatz #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #tiutransformation #sweaty #tbt #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest #tonal
Long gone are the days of striving to be as small as possible - in all senses of the word. I’m here to be proud and strong and capable and to show you that you are all of those things and then some. . Everything gets better when you are strong. Seriously, everything. Even on my toughest days, the discipline and grit I have cultivated by showing up, working hard and building strength in the gym allows me to be more comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. It is quite literally a practice in finding ease in effort and peace in pain. . Strength training is not easy. It is not a quick fix. It takes work, discipline and diligence. Move your body. Lift something heavy ... and notice just how unstoppable you feel. And also notice how cute your butt gets. #bonus
W A K E U P ! How much power are you giving your excuses? How often do you repeat the self-limiting classics: “oh I can’t do that” or “I’m too tired” or “I guess I just don’t have what it takes”? Often we make these excuses for why we aren’t achieving the thing we WANT MOST. I witness this, daily, at the gym and I’m here to tell you that I’m going to need you to cut that shit OUT. . Fact: These are just thoughts - these are not truths. However, if you repeat these lies enough times, these thoughts become your beliefs, your beliefs become actions, and your actions become truths, and before you know it, you’ve lost the strength you wanted to gain, you’ve skipped the race you wanted to run, or you’ve given up on the diet you really wanted to commit to. . So why don’t you start spending your time remembering how dope you are. Start thinking, “I am amazing at sticking to this program” or “How incredible am I at this movement?!” Or “I am so freaking strong”. Its not narcissism, its confidence. And I’ll let you imagine what happens when you let THOSE thoughts become your beliefs, actions and truths. . Challenge: Change the way you talk to yourself today. Replace those self-limiting beliefs with some dope self-encouragement. “Man, my ass looks great!” or “Look at me all hyped and headed to the gym!” . What you think, you become. If you’re accepting today’s challenge, give me a 👊🏼 in the comments. . . . . . . . 📷: @comeplum #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest
Stayed in Portland an extra day to explore and finally enjoy a day off after two weeks straight of hustle. While enjoying breakfast al fresca, I found a wall that matched my colors and made @brandodub snap this photo 💁‍♀️ . Portland is sunny and warm and beautiful and delicious! We’re heading to explore Portland’s parks and museums, but I’m just counting the hours until our next delicious meal 😉 . . . . . #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest #pdx #rosegarden #keepportlandweird
Mari came to me interested in expanding her coaching skills by learning more about anatomy and physiology, how the body moves, and how to help people get stronger while considering injuries. . Today, I am the one seeking mentorship, attending a two-day certification course (@clinicalathlete)for Physical Therapists, Strength Coaches and Athletic Trainers to learn how to better coach my athletes through powerlifting and weightlifting movements - something I hadn’t specifically learned and had always been curious about. . The point? Mentors can (and should) be mentees. Teachers can always be taught. If you are really really really good at something, there is still some new method or philosophy or research findings that you can learn from. Never stop learning and expanding. . Now I can bring my new coaching knowledge back home to my clients, my mentee, my programming for @tonal and my own strength training practice. . Stay woke, friends. . . . . #sanfrancisco #fitness #forceisfemale #thehappynow #personaltrainer #wellness #fitfluential #inspo #healthy #thehappynow #thesweatlife #ambassador #thatsdarling #intuitivehealth #inspiration #theassemblysf #doingthings #palmbffs #femfeed #palmcrew23 #beyourstrongest