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These may be old pics of me teaching TCX, but my heart is on fire just the same now as it was then... ❤️🔥
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Here’s yet another post about me loving group fitness. 😬 But this time is slightly different. I taught two amazing classes today, and each one had new and seasoned attendees who all pushed their limits. 💪🏻 I can’t tell you the joy it brings me to be able to coach people to push themselves and try new things. Seeing what your body is capable of is an amazing journey, and I am so honored to be a small part of someone’s journey of fitness discovery. 🙌🏻🙏🏻
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Today one of my regular TCX-ers came up to me after class to thank me for specific programming and exercises that we’ve practiced. 🙌🏻Specifically, front lunges off of a bench (and so many variations). She said the challenge in that exercise helped her get through a major hike in her own during a vacation she recently took. ⛰ She thanked me for always coaching a challenging class, and for providing exercises that are usable in every day life. ☺️
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Right there, taking what you learn in class OUTSIDE (literally and figuratively) is what I want my classes to do. Fitness isn’t about being inside 4 walls of a gym. I mean, it can be, but that’s not ALL it is. Take what you learn and apply it to your daily movement. Move better. With less pain, more body awareness, and more strength. 😘
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What are YOU doing today to train for tomorrow? How are you moving your body this weekend?
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Today I almost lost it. School is getting to me. 🤯 The grind, the mounting work, the endless papers, researching, writing, assignments that never seem to end. 📚
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😭 I was in near tears earlier this morning after finding out I didn’t submit half of an assignment that I was supposed to (to be fair, no where in the instructions did it say to analyze the data!! 📊). So now I have even MORE work to do this holiday week that was supposed to be a nice time off. If I thought about it too much, I probably would have had a full blown meltdown, ugly cry and all. 😫
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But this afternoon I subbed Shred at Life Time and could not be more grateful for it. 🙏🏻 It allowed me to take my focus off of grad school and put all my attention towards something that fuels my soul. The power of living your purpose is real. ❤️ It calmed my heart and my mind, and the sweat sesh gave me the energy I need to finish these assignments this afternoon.
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It’s amazing what falls into your lap at just the right time when you need it most. I know I’ve been talking a lot on here about how I love group fitness and it’s my passion, but it’s the honest truth, and I am trying to recognize every time my heart is full from teaching (which is every class, let’s be real 😅).
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I am so thankful for being able to do THE thing I am most fulfilled by. It has kept me grounded and sane during some pretty stressful times, and continues to do so. Once again, I love my job.
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Tonight I taught Gluteus MAXout (👆🏻see what I did there 😂 ... yeah, smack me 🙄🤦🏼♀️) to 25 amazing Life Time members and woo boy, it was a PAR-TAY! Quads, glutes, and hamstrings on FI-YAH and sweat-soaked smiles galore. 😅
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It never fails that when you’re doing what you’re meant to do in this life, the universe rewards you with all the happy feels. 🤗
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I can’t believe I am THIS lucky to be able to say I do what I love. 🙌🏻 Teaching group fitness just lights my soul up like nothing else, and I’m reminded of this every. time. I teach. No matter what my day has looked like, no matter my mood beforehand... I can count on instructing to bring me out of a funk, into a good headspace, and fill me with joy. ❤️ I guess that’s what you get when you set your fears aside and serve others. 🙏🏻
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Somehow, this ☝🏻has been hard for me lately: choosing a positive thought, at least in terms of #gradschool motivation...
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I feel like I’ve hit the breaking point where I’ve been go-go-going for 2 years now, giving this MPH program ALLLLL I have, and now I’m either gonna fail or have a meltdown.
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This semester is kicking my ass time-wise (and grade-wise too to some extent 😩), and I don’t know if I can keep it up. I mean, I know I will because I *have* to, and I’ve come this far, but damn. It’s taking every ounce of energy to stay focused even for 1 hour to try to complete assignments. HOW oh how do you do it?!
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😴 I just want to sleep for 48 hours straight
🙏🏻 have time to take a relaxing bath and get a massage
💪🏻 have the time to play at the gym again
🍷 drink some wine with friends
📚 And never read or write a research paper again (unless I want to... reading them anyway)
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Any tips on staying focused and motivated for someone who’s about to lose it? 😖
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No I’m not pregnant. No this isn’t a before and after abs post. This is real life for me, just about every day, dealing with major bloat and likely some food sensitivities I don’t know about.
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These shots were all taken today. No filters. No “sucking it in” or “sticking it out” to exaggerate.
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😁 8am = before breakfast or coffee, after voiding, relaxed and unflexed to get a baseline.
😕 1pm = 30 minutes after lunch, not pushing out my stomach, just relaxed naturally with a moderate amount of bloat.
😦 7pm = after dinner, also relaxed naturally, looks slightly more bloated and distended than midday, but felt heavier, like there were bricks in my intestines.
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WHY AM I SHARING THIS?
• To give you a glimpse into imperfection. I’m not perfect. I don’t have perfect abs and the abs I do have don’t show all the time.
• To show you real life. Belly bloat is a real thing. Food sensitivities are REAL. I was a firm believer that it was all just hokey pokey nonsense for a while until I started feeling this way almost every day.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
✅ If you’re serious about change and don’t want to waste time, get a Food Sensitivity Test done. It’s a blood test and takes all the guesswork out of it. No uncertainty.
✅ Try an elimination diet. Remove foods you think you might be sensitive to and slowly reintroduce them to your diet 1 food and 1 week at a time. This option takes way longer and makes you guess, but it’s a good starting place.
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SO WHAT AM I DOING?
🙌🏻 both! @lifetime.life has both options above. I purchased the Food Sensitivity Test and have my blood draw next week. After that, once I know what I’m sensitive to (fingers crossed it’s not dairy, yogurt, eggs, or gluten!!), I’m doing the GUT.FIX program to reintroduce healthy gut bacteria through probiotics and digestive enzymes.
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Have you ever suffered from severe bloating? Ever had a Food Sensitivity Test done and/or done an elimination diet? Do you take probiotics? Tell me your gut stories! I want to know!
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