The Fitnessista Podcast: Healthy In Real Life

The tables are turned in this week’s episode: Ali Damron is interviewing me about all things postpartum fitness.  We talk about: - Exercises to avoid in the postpartum period - Exercises every new mom should be doing - Safe ways to build up exercise intensity post-birth - Fitness tips for breastfeeding moms - Why sleep always wins and so.much.more.

So you’re working out consistently, but not seeing results. Or maybe you were seeing results and have suddenly plateaued. Maybe you feel blah about your routine. It might be one of these fitness mistakes holding you down. In today’s episode, I’m sharing some of the things I’ve seen in clients and have also experienced myself! There are so many easy steps in this episode that you can use this week to tweak your routine. Please let me know which one of these resonated the most with you.

Today I'm chatting with my good friend Arsy Vartanian about safe skincare and reducing household toxins. Today, we chat about: - Ingredients to avoid when you’re looking to clean up your skincare and beauty products - Favorite clean skincare brands - Tips for reducing toxins at home - Her favorite mom hack and so much more!

I'm excited to welcome P. Bredon Lundberg to the show today to talk about something extremely prevalent and sometimes misunderstood: pain. How big is the chronic pain problem? What’s the difference between acute and chronic pain? Doesn't pain mean something is wrong? And the brain’s incredible ability to change its perception of pain in the body.

So much of our everyday movement comes from the core! Our core strength and stability can affect our posture, alignment, pelvic floor function, back function, and SO MUCH MORE. I'm chatting with Erica Ziel about: - Favorite functional core exercises - What is fascia? - Favorite pregnancy exercises by trimester - Postpartum core - Thoughts on belly binding post-birth - Tips for building fitness levels back safely after birth - Diastasis Recti: how to close the gap and restore function

On today’s episode, I’m chatting with Ali Damron, LAc all about seed cycling, balancing hormones, and SLEEP. Here are some of the questions that she answers: What is seed cycling and how does it work? Is this something that’s more anecdotal, or is there science to back it up? Are there any recipes you recommend or love if someone is looking to get into seed cycling? Are there any more strategies that you recommend for balancing hormones? What are some of your tips for getting better sl

In this episode, Emily and I chat about the Bikini Body mindset and how it’s really a mental state instead of a physical trait, and how small acts of self care can be used to boost confidence. In this episode, we talk about: - How to avoid falling for these marketing gimmicks - How to create a self care routine - What to do if listeners are considering a drastic move with their fitness and nutrition - How macro tracking fits into a balanced eating approach and an “Ask the RD” segment

In today’s podcast episode, I’m chatting with Bethann Wagner from the amazing lifestyle blog, Bethanimal Print. Here’s what we talk about: - How her work with creators and influencers lead her to create Bethanimal Print - What helped her create her personal style - Wardrobe staples every woman should have - Her personal spending freeze and would she do it again - Changes she’d made in her fitness routine + so much more!

I’m so excited for today’s podcast episode, because I’m chatting with a powerhouse in the fitness community: Morgan Kline, host of the Coffee & Kettlebells podcast and Co-founder of Burn Boot Camp. Here are some of the topics we discuss: - How they turned Burn Boot Camp from a format to a full franchise - Mom guilt and tips for dealing with it - Productivity hacks - Fitness and health tips for those who are just getting started - and so much more!

Today, I have my favorite person on the podcast today: my husband, the love of my life, aka the Pilot. I thought it would be fun to have him back on the show and answer some of your questions! Here are some of the things we talk about: - The food he missed the most - Post-military plans - Where we want to live for the longterm - Coping mechanisms when he was homesick - Whether the time apart affected our relationship in a positive or negative way - and some of the tips that really helped us

Our personal relationships with friends, family, and our partner can dramatically impact how our mental health. I’m so excited to be chatting with Silvy Khoucasian today all about healthy relationships: what they mean, and how to build stronger, lasting connections. We discuss: - The #1 reason why relationships fail - The 5 love languages - Beating the 7-year itch - Tips for dealing with anxiety - How huge life events can impact our relationships and so.much.more

Today I'm chatting with Ashley Reaver about meal prep, meal planning hacks, and tips for getting comfortable in the kitchen. She shares so much amazing advice in this episode and I hope you love it! We discuss: What do you do if you don’t like to cook? How to plan for a week of meals? How can you minimize food waste? What are some of the habits of her most successful clients? What are some online resources for finding healthy meals? Favorite travel snacks and so.much.more

If you could pick your OB/GYN’s brain, what would you ask? I'm chatting with Dr. Kelly Culwell aka Dr. Lady Doctor all about women's health. Some of the topics we discuss? How to dread our annual OB/GYN appointments less? What we should and shouldn’t do before our annual appointments What’s the #1 thing you should be asking your doctor? What are some of the menopause symptoms we should look for? Birth Control

en Eddins is pretty much a superhero. She’s a yoga instructor, group fitness instructor, personal trainer, running coach, author, single mom, and the blogger behind Peanut Butter Runner. In this episode, we chat about: - How to combine power yoga with strength training - How she became an intuitive eater - How she balances everything she does (teaching, working, taking care of a baby solo) - and her Zero 2 Run program, which you can check out here

During the holiday season, it can be easy to let our healthy habits slip down the priority ladder, and that’s ok! Sometimes it’s good to scale back a bit. You’ll feel more energized when you get back into it, and it can even enable your body to bust a plateau. I share some of my ideas for making the most out of this busy season: - protect your mental health - how to get in a quick workout (especially when the kids are home from school for break) and - my holiday party and eating strategies