Roadblocks & Barriers
Success. What does it take to “get there”? What does “success” mean to you?
Defining what our goals are is very aligned with the thoughts and discussions relative to the “new year” - I see you 2020 Nutrition Goals! But taking a step back and looking at what potential barriers might present and cause any change in your plans, potential roadblocks or even areas where you have struggled in the past is vital to establish a plan of action to overcome any barriers that might pop up in your journey. Find your direction and journey this week with setting up a plan to break down barriers this New Year!
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Follow-Along Gymnastics-Inspired Stretch Routine
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Meant to help you release soreness, stiffness, and tension so you can elongate your muscles as they grow stronger after a workout. I do this @trainlikeagymnast stretch routine almost nightly and I’ve gotten a lot of requests for it.
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Intention and Accountability: Nutrition Goals for 2020
What helps make you accountable? Is it your family? Environment? The support of friends and family? Being in a group of fantastic girls who all want to see each other succeed?
If you have struggled in the past with accountability, or “staying on track,” this is for you. We make decisions all day, every day - but it’s what we choose that puts us ahead or can set us back in terms of reaching our goals. So why is this analogy so simple, but actually making good choices so difficult? Find out more on how to create SMART goals that you can follow long term.
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Reflection: Your Nutrition Practice - 2019
What has this year meant to you? What have you done differently that has changed your path, or maybe helped you to focus on the same road to your goals?
It’s important to not only look ahead at what you hope to strive for and achieve but also what you have accomplished. Nothing is too small to celebrate and no one task is too big to dream of. You all have put in WORK to get here, so celebrate a little!
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Holiday Meal Prep: A Healthy Balance
Holiday leftovers. What an ordeal! Oftentimes we leave with more food that we can handle - and how can you integrate this into a healthy, holiday meal prep routine? We will review some of the basics in this blog that stand true even with savory holiday dishes - with a little modification.
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A Balancing Act: Food & Nutrition
What does “balance” mean to you? How does this relate to your nutrition and food choices? This blog will review some of the ways to find balance in this crazy world of nutrition fads and diets and find out what works best for YOU long term!
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Food & Emotions
Emotions and food oftentimes go hand-in-hand. Feeling bored, sad, tired, happy, stressed? Emotions are a part of life and worth having to experience the ups and downs We all have emotions, but how do our emotions impact what eat and how we feel about food? Taking a step back and focusing on not only how food fuels the body, but how our mind and emotions play a role in what we eat is important in creating a healthy balance - long term.
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Thanksgiving 101
An important consideration to this food-focused Holiday is how to balance your preferences, traditions and focus on enjoying the traditional meals you enjoy while still feeling in control and eating foods you enjoy but also nourish your body. It’s not about depriving yourself of the dishes you crave all year long, instead of creating healthy substitutions to make sure that you can not only enjoy them but also feel good about sitting down and enjoying Thanksgiving with those you love.
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Food Fact From Fiction
The world of nutrition can be a VERY confusing place. With constant information and claims presented on a daily basis reviewing the next big thing in diet culture or the never-ending lists of “eat this, not that”, how can you decipher this information and get the information you need?
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What is Body Positivity?
What is body positivity and why is thankfulness an important player in establishing this relationship?
This blog will introduce the topic of body positivity and how you can include this in your nutrition focus - yes, I said NUTRITION focus, as well as everyday life!
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Veggies and Vitamins
This week we will revisit some old favorites - micronutrients and macronutrients! With the highlight this week related to incorporating variety in the form of seasonal vegetables (a second reminder to not forget your veggies!) it is important to reflect on the WHY. Specifically, WHY we encourage focusing on creating a well rounded and balanced diet full of variety, flavor and when possible - a few extra servings of veggies! Let’s get started!
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Holiday Series: Balance & Sweet Treats
With the Holiday season coming up fast - how can we integrate healthy habits and balance while still enjoying the things we love and enjoy the yummy treats that are just around the corner? The key is - BALANCE!
Thinking about how the Holidays might influence your emotions and how your current nutrition practice might adapt and include (with flexibility) the Holidays to come is an important area to focus on BEFORE the Holidays come around. This way, you can feel more confident and have a plan on how to integrate special occasions into your practice and not feel guilty or frustrated after indulging - but satisfied knowing that celebrations are a part of life and so is your favorite recipe!
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Knowing Your Pivotal Practices Is The Secret To Life Mastery
If you’re listening to this on the day it’s released, Happy Halloween! On Today’s episode, I speak with my friend and fellow acrobat, Leslie Muñoz. We had this conversation to help you learn more about yourself. Leslie talks about her experiences transitioning into retirement more than once, some mental blocks she had with tumbling when she was a teenager which she can now laugh about, and the best advice she’s ever been given. Her incredible character and integrity shows in this short interview and we want you to finish this episode thinking about what you need to reintroduce or make sacred in your life to keep yourself performing at your highest potential.
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What is a "Diet"?
Dieting and diet culture is all around us. In marketing, products - health gimmicks and all! But how does this constant exposure influence our relationship with food? How does it shape our understanding, perception and focus on nutrition? Rethinking the way we picture our relationship with food and focusing on how it fuels our bodies to perform instead of a negative or quick-fix “diet” is an important factor to consider when creating a sustainable nutrition practice.
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Food, Calories & Nutrition. What You Need to Know
We think about what our bodies need to do every day - what we need to do, say, think - but what we eat is sometimes lower on this list, or maybe absent altogether. What makes focusing on what you eat important is the impact it has on all of the other things your body has to do: grow, develop, think, learn, live and thrive! In this blog, we will review tracking with this purpose, and what you can do to focus on not only calories but your nutrition and food choices in a positive way.
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Accelerate Your Results By Asking For Help
Today we’re going to discuss a topic that came up a lot from athletes on recent phone calls: asking for help. If you are a formerly-competitive athlete, you know this is not one of our fortes… "I got it, coach." "I can do it myself." "It's okay, I can figure it out." "Don't worry, I've got it." "No, I'm good, thanks." Maybe when you were actually competitive, you were like me as a kid and didn’t need help because you let your talent carry you until you cracked. Sometimes we’re even taught that if we ask for help, it’s a sign of weakness.
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Plant Based Nutrition
What is “planted based protein”? How do we incorporate a planted-based in our nutrition routine? This blog will provide additional background and support for those interested in focusing on plant-based nutrition, veganism or are venturing into vegetarianism. Overall, we always want to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables - but this is often easier said than done for the classic “American Diet” or, SAD (Standard American Diet). And no, I am not making that acronym up!
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Client Spotlight: Alexis Iglesias
Today we’re going to dive into what a coaching call with me looks like with one of our VIP team members, Alexis Iglesias. You’re going to learn so much from HER call, you’re going to want one of your own! At first, on the surface, it looked like Alexis needed help with time management and finding a schedule that works for her, but after some digging, we discovered it stems from some unrealistic expectations she put on herself from an outdated blueprint.
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How to Eat Healthy When Your Friends Don't
The age-old question... How do we manage life and all it has to throw at us (and offer!) while focusing on our own path to wellness? How do we manage eating healthy and staying active when friends or family members...don’t?
This blog will review some helpful tips to assist in navigating this conundrum - specifically how to stay motivated and focused when you are not feeling the same motivation from friends or family.
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What Happens When We Try To Live Up To Other Peoples' Expectations
On today's episode, we discuss why we try to live up to other peoples' expectations and how we can live a more authentic, intentional, and fulfilled life we can call our own.
Recently, I've been thinking about what it means to be an athlete and I've even been asking a few different people if they consider themselves athletes despite being no longer competitive. The majority of themselves say yes they do still consider themselves athletes because they’re still athletic.
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