Hello Warriors! I’ve been unpacking some ways that fitness/exercise/health/wellness practitioners can gatekeep true, whole person wellness. You can check out the intro here and the first post here. I’d like to talk about something that is detrimental for both practitioners and purchasers this week:...
Howdy Warriors! A bit ago, I posted an “Ask Me Anything” question box in my Insta Stories. One of the questions I received asked how to choose a personal trainer. Amazing question. But one that deserves more time and attention to answer than what...
Hey hey, Warrior! Today I’ve got the second part of my Gatekeeping Series. You can read the intro here and last month’s post here. Trainers, coaches, group exercise instructors and the like tend to place emphasis on certain types of exercises. And this emphasis...
Howdy Warriors! Hope you are well. I want to chat today about something I run into a lot working with clients and students. There isn’t a trainer around (at least not one worth their hourly cost) who doesn’t ask about a client’s goals. But...
Hey hey, Warrior! Today I want to start digging into ways that those of us in the exercise/fitness/diet/nutrition/wellness arena can be gatekeeping true wellness. True wellness is an active, whole person pursuit and there are many sticky spots or places that can trip us...
Welcome to February, Warriors! How are you doing? This is always an interesting time of year for those of us working in fitness centers and the like. Typically New Year’s motivation is still up, but the realities of meeting ambitious goals within the confines...
Happy December Warriors! I know most of us are in full end-of-the-year chaos mode. Holiday shopping, parties, juggling kid care and schedule interruptions. That doesn’t usually result in us making the choices we’d like. But since it won’t be long until New Year’s resolutions...
What’s up Warriors? As an exercise physiologist and personal trainer I am constantly fielding questions about how much. Clients and students want to know the benchmarks that will make their program successful. But in focusing on how much, the critically important idea of quality...
Hey hey! How are you Warrior? Caffeine has been around for ages and it is actually one of the most studied ergogenic aids (scholar speak for performance enhancers). It shows up in many a supplement and I get questions about it pretty regularly. Today,...
