Excelerate Your Life

Body Recomp - ever heard of it? Probably, because every fitness influencer under the sun is saying it. But what does it ACTUALLY mean? And more importantly, how do you do it?    That's what this episode is all about - short and sweet, no bulls***. Everything you need to know when it comes to recomping your body, made simple.    Interested in starting your own health and fitness journey?    Follow...

Today we're diving deep into a real life client case study and how in our two years together, she went from overtraining, undereating, and having a horrible relationship with food to absolutely THRIVING, looking amazing, and enjoying her favorite foods guilt-free. This is such a relateable scenario for many. Hannah went from thinking she had to eat 1300 calories a day (and then of course, would sp...

At first glance this episode might not seem super health and fitness related but... think again!  First of all, this is the EXCELerate Your LIFE podcast - and truly, this was one of the best experiences of my entire life. Second, health goes well beyond just working out and eating right. Health includes being mentally healthy, having fun, living to your full potential, and squeezing all of the lem...

"SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES" And that's facts. Successful people - they have routines. Strategic routines. There's a purpose to them. They're not random. The same should go for your training. You want success? Results? A certain output? There needs to be strategy to what you're doing - random actions produce random results. Today's podcast episode is all about WHY strategic exercise matters - and why th...

If you know what Progressive Overload is - you know it's critical to seeing progress and reaching your goals, and this episode is going to dive into everything you need to know to make sure you're using it correctly. If you DON'T know what Progressive Overload is, then this episode is an absolute game changer to where you're at right now - I may go as far to say it's going to change everything. So...

I just returned from traveling Europe for 12 days with three of my best girlfriends and having the time of our lives! We went to three countries; Italy, Switzerland, and Rome and on today's podcast episode I'm recapping our entire trip and my biggest takeaways frrom this trip! This is the first time in 4 years I've taken this much time off of the gym and completely enjoyed myself when it comes to...

Dieting or "cutting" has to be earned - yeah I said it! There are prerequisites that need to be met before you should enter into a diet. Can you do it regardless, even if you don't meet these prereqs? Sure, but I can almost guarantee you that you're going to have a pretty miserable time and likely not see the results you set out for. Dieting isn't fun, but it can be a lot EASIER when you have met...

Functional medicine, naturopaths, holistic health… all major buzzwords that have been popping up in the health/wellness space lately. What do they REALLY mean? Are they truly all the rage?   On today's episode, we're joined by Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Sierra Bains! We dive into all things functional medicine and what the difference is between that and conventional medicine. There's so...

Fitness Goals & Traveling…seems mutually exclusive. But it does NOT have to be that way- I think it's all about how you approach your travels and vacations. Today I'm sharing 7 of my biggest tips for staying on track while traveling! Take what you need, leave what you don't… but please always remember you can live a life you love and feel freaking good too. Love you mean it!   Interested in starti...

If you're a woman who doesn't necessarily need to lose much weight but still aren't feeling the most confident… you might feel lost and stuck. There's not much out there geared to help with the goal of "body recomp", or even much out there to teach someone that that may be what their goal is!   EVERYTHING is so skewed by diet culture and focused on weight loss that so many woman assume if they wan...

I'll admit it... I WAS WRONG! Everyone was or has been, but it's a matter of who can admit it. Fitness and nutrition has evolved so much, even in the last few years. New research is always being done, and not to mention you learn even in your own evolution. There's a handful of things that I used to preach as a trainer/coach that I've walked back on, and in this episode I got over 7 of them!  Good...

The metabolism… the mystical, complicated conundrum that seems so difficult to understand and manage. Or is it?   If you understand how a thermostat works, you understand how metabolism works!   Allow me to explain..  

The Ozempic craze has taken the fitness and weight loss industry by storm - but now a few years into the craze… we may be seeing some of the repercussions of using this drug for weight loss.    In today's episode, we're diving into all things Ozempic and weight loss drugs. We're joined by Dr. Ashley Dwyer, a pharmacist and health coach to get her expertise on the utilization of these drugs and wha...

Let's have a check-in, shall we!? I can't believe how fast 2024 is going, but I think the quarter end serves as a great touchpoint for  checking in with yourself and how you're feeling, what you've accomplished, what you maybe wanna change and focus on, and setting new intentions. Often people only do this at year end/start, but it's what happens after that that really matters!!   So on today's ep...

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would not only work for myself, but truly be a CEO of a company that employs 12 other people and helps thousands of women become the best version of themselves. I pinch myself every day that I get to do what I love and make a living.   And the journey of how I got here is never what I pictured, either. I had no idea what it took or meant to grow a comp...

Unforutnately many of us women have struggled with our relationship with food and maybe even hating our body at one point or another. And even though we may seem to have it all together now, that story is no different for Coach Ellen and I! On today's pod, we dive into how we first saw this manifest in our own lives, and how we were eventually able to pull ourselves out of it- so much so that we m...

We're back for another addition of Fast Fit Facts and today we're giving a crash course on how getting toned actually works. One of the biggest reasons I see so many women struggle to achieve their body composition goals is because there is a misunderstanding of what being toned means, and how to achieve it! So today we're breaking everything down from what the heck "toned" is (and if it's even a...

The long awaited podcast episode detailing my incredibly turbulent journey since coming off the birth control pill is finally here.  3.5 years ago I came off birth control cold turkey with no expectation that I would be anything but normal and simply start having a normal period. That couldn't be further from the case. Almost four years later, I am still trying to fix all the damage done from 7 ye...

Social media has become a world of its own, where many normal people have gained notoriety seemingly overnight. It's easy to look at those with large followings and put them on a pedestal and almost see them as a celebrity of some sorts, but do they feel the same way about themselves?  On today's pod, we sit down with fitness coach Allison Lloyd, who has racked up an instagram following of 130k ov...

Have you ever thought about getting an online health, fitness, or nutrition coach but can't decide if it's worth it? Or wondering what it even means to have one? Orrrr... you've never even heard of it but, now you're intrigued!?    This episode is for you! We're joined by our client Alyx Duckering and she dives deep on what her first 5 weeks of coaching has looked like. In just a short amount of t...

In this Fast Fit Facts episode we're diving into the magical, mythical compound of creatine. Except, it's not mythical - it's real and your body NATURALLY produces it too; and it's not really magical… it's just science and pretty freaking awesome.    There is so much misinformation about creatine and myths related to it that many are nervous to incorporate it into their fitness routine and regimen...

Have you ever considered how much your emotions are blocking you from being successful with your health and fitness? Fear of change, fear of failure, anxiety, worry…these can all lead to sabotage. It sounds crazy, but this is why I always say that success in your fitness goals goes beyond, well beyond, just calories and workouts. We've found that some of the biggest hurdles for clients come from p...

Alcohol is...tricky.  We love the way it makes us feel, we hate the way it makes us feel.  Society normalizes it, society demonizes it.  Figuring our the relationship that YOU want to have with alcohol can be challenging, especially as you're also trying to navigate and health and fitness journey and trying to figure out how it fits in (can it even?) within that. Today's episode is simply my story...

"Reverse dieting" - one of the biggest buzzwords/buzz terms in the health and fitness space! And it sounds…interesting. People are often on diets and trying to lose weight so the idea of the opposite or reverse of that can seem…odd! But in fact, often it is what people need to go through in order to continue being successful losing weight, recomping their body, or fixing their metabolism. On today...

No one tells you how hard it is to make new friends as an adult... and if you're someone who craves connection, collaborative growth, and also being a goofy goob with your people, finding the right crew to check off those boxes can be super challenging as you get older.    I spent about 5 years between college and now searching for this type of friend group. It wasn't until I actually moved across...