The Monika A. Mazur Podcast

In this episode, host Monika Mazur discusses the negative effects of comparing oneself to others in various aspects of life, including weight loss, social media, and relationships. Using her own experience as an immigrant to the United States, she encourages listeners to focus on their own unique paths and accomplishments instead of feeling disempowered by comparison. Monika provides valuable insi...

On this episode, Jessica Beltrán, a long-time trainee of Monika, discuss her experience with personal training and group fitness.  Jessica shares her initial hesitations about exercise and the body image issues she faced, but also how working with Monika has helped her overcome these challenges over the 13 years they have been training together.  She also talks about her preference for s...

In episode 108, Monika discusses the dangers of hopping back on the wagon of fitness and well-being and choosing a plan that is unsustainable. She explains that it is not necessary to do something drastic to see results, and encourages listeners to develop a sustainable routine that works for them.  Monika also emphasizes that there is no wagon or track, and that committing to a healthy lifes...

In this episode, Frankie shares her transformation journey from struggling with an eating disorder, depression, and anxiety to becoming a confident, fit and healthy person. She talks about the role of fitness and nutrition in changing her life and helping her gain the curves and strength she desired.  Frankie also reveals how her outlook on food changed when she started viewing it as fuel for...

In this episode, host Monika discusses the struggles of perfectionism and provides a simple yet powerful question that can help perfectionists move forward: "What can I do today to get myself ahead?"  Monika explains how waiting for the perfect moment can hold people back and offers examples of small steps that can accumulate to produce significant results in areas such as fitness, business,...

In this podcast episode, Monika interviews Marta Dynak , who shares her fitness journey and her experience working out at the Monika's studio after meeting on Instagram. They also discuss how the pandemic affected her fitness routine and her struggles with injuries, and how she changed her drinking habits during the pandemic to achieve her desired results. Emphasizing on the importance of consiste...

In this episode of The Monika Mazur podcast, Monika shares her experience working with top-performing people and how accountability is the key to increasing performance in life, fitness, and business. Also emphasizes hiring a coach who is there to hold you accountable, ask tough questions, and help you stay on track. Without accountability, even the most expensive equipment or programs won't produ...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, whom I met in NYC in a personal development program (Team, Management and Leadership Program at Landmark Education). Michele started to work with me in my basic bbm program and once she got pregnant she decided to continue in a custom bbm plus with live sessions that she’s now attending multiple times per week. Tune in to hear us chat...

Thank you for being back. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about how looking at things can change how things look to you. One of the things we do with clients in performance coaching is getting them to see things in a way that they are empowered to take action even in situations when they aren’t 100% confident. Tune in to hear how to get from stuck to action! Listen on Apple and Spotify. Hugs, Moni...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, whose life changed tremendously since we’ve met. Tia was my cleaning lady; shy and quiet, we always joke that she was a mouse when first met. She moved to the United States from Macedonia, got married, had two kids, went to college, and as for the most of us immigrants, this transition was tough on her mentally and physically. She gain...

It’s episode 100! Thank you for being here, for reading and most importantly listening! Today’s episode is like none before- it’s a conversation with someone, who knew me when I first moved to the USA; before fitness, before personal development, before entrepreneurship. I talked to my friend Johanna (who’s also a BBM client) about the past, how I was as a nanny, community college student, and a n...

If you’re curious what is life performance coaching or maybe how I transitioned from personal training at a corporate gym to running and scaling my fitness business or perhaps how stillness and solitude can help us fulfill our wants and needs listen to this episode. This is an interview by Kahlil Dumas who’s the creator of a podcast UNSTKKD. UNSTKKD PODCAST on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/epi...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who’s been working with me since 2011 or so. However, we won’t talk about the past, but about her recent experience of continuing personal training in bbm plus membership all the way until she was 40 weeks pregnant. Tune in to hear us discuss, how fitness has helped her deliver 10 pound baby and how she made training at home possible a...

Today’s podcast is a response to a client’s question: “how to deal with people who don’t like you”? In the episode, you’ll hear more context to this question and my short response that can potentially shift how you see people’s behaviors such that you are not at the effect of what people do around you and say to and about you. Here’s my Amazon store https://www.amazon.com/shop/monika_a_mazur where...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who’s recently connected with me on instagram. Growing up in the Caribbean, Yechima was a dancer and a model. She then moved to the United States and as for most of us immigrants, this transition was tough on her mentally and physically. She gained weight and this is when we connected. Tune in to hear us discuss, how despite knowing ho...

Today is a personal reflection on the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. I talk about my experience of hiring a coach for myself, about the “hard time” I had coming back to podcasting after getting out of my routine, about my new found walk pad (under the desk treadmill) “obsession” and how I now walk 20 plus thousand steps each day while I work. I recorded this episode with the intention of s...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who’s been a bbm since 2013. She was one of very few people, whom I approached about training back then. As I was a shy and scared of people personal trainer, even though most were intimidated by me, because I was ripped beyond belief. In this episode, I sit down with a bbm client Kayla Tipper. Kayla shares about her fitness journey of...

Are you going back on track after the holidays? Did you set of New Year’s resolutions (so now we you are all out partying and drinking/eating?) Are you frustrated with a yo-yo cycle in which you were stuck for many years now? I recorded this episode with the intention of show you what is is there for you to do to be successful and not repeating your viscous cycles. RESOURCES YOU MIGHT ENJOY: FREE...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a male client, who’s been working with me for 6 plus years. In this episode, I sit down with a bbm plus client Darren Mooney. As a driven and accomplished lawyer, father of 2 and a lifelong athlete, Darren decided to work with me because he realized he was leaving money on the table by “designing his own training programs”. Tune in to hear us di...

If you’re someone, who’s been struggling with losing weight this episode is for you. Whether you’re completely stuck trying and not succeeding, overwhelmed with the amount of diets, or feeling defeated, today will resonate. I recorded this episode with the intention of show you what is most likely missing and why you’re not successful. RESOURCES YOU MIGHT ENJOY: FREE - http://www.monikaamazur.com/...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who in 2013 dropped 30 pounds with me as her personal trainer at a gym and who came back to me after the pandemic at her- as she said- lowest of lows to prep for her wedding. In this episode, I sit down with a bbm plus client Marsha Ochs. Marsha shares about her fitness journey at 22 and then again, 8 years later, when she began at 180...

If you’re someone, who’s been in my world for a while, you’re likely very BUSY. Something you may not realize, is that you’re probably wasting a lot of time on doing things you don’t have to do and that the goals you have are accessible to you through simple actions that move you forward. Weight loss, business, communication- it’s simple. Not easy but simple. Often times, as a human beings we make...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who I met at Landmark’s Advanced Course in 2015 and who hired me as her coach 4 years later. In this episode, I sit down with a bbm client Michelle Lira. Michelle shares about her fitness journey from when she began as someone who ate fast food all day every day to learning to balance her food and training such that she was able to acc...

If you’re someone, who’s been curious about the concept of manifesting, this one is for you. In this episode, I give you my simple steps, how to manifest what you desire. The steps are: action, belief + affirmation, not being stuck on “how”. I recorded this episode from the Frankfurt, Germany airport, where I manifested “making my flight” and this flight had to be late for me to make it. RESOURCES...

Today, I invite you to listen to a conversation with a client, who in 2018 came banging to my fitness studio door and when I asked her, how can I help you, she replied: “well look at me, I’m so fat!” 😆 In this episode, I sit down with a bbm 1:1 client Jen Garych. Jen shares about her fitness journey from when she began at 48, having never done any training before. She was exhausted, weak, and sel...