Wellness Why

Join Chelsea and Sophie in Michigan city the first weekend of October for a wellness retreat! Come on your own or bring along a friend - there will be everything from meditation, fresh food, workouts, alone time and more! Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. Retreat website: https://nuwli.com/retreat Retreat interest form: https://my.practicebetter.io/#/6231096bc7024027142c5abf/...

Chelsea and Sophie reveal their upcoming new offering for you! In this episode, they discuss what the program includes, how long it is, who it is for and more... It takes place over 6 weeks and is completely individualized based on your level/background (all welcome), your goals and most importantly your lifestyle- so it works for you! Over the 6 weeks you will get 3+ live hours of our time over v...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss everything ‘wellness why’ with their shared client Molly! In this episode, Molly shares her journey starting with Sophie and adding in Chelsea to help guide her through her goals. Molly is a wonderful client and hard worker - she has gained so much knowledge, strength and confidence in the gym and in the kitchen. She had some good pro tips... Have a listen for insight on...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss everything about your metabolism. They define what your metabolism is and how to test your resting metabolic rate (RMR). They also discuss different effects on your metabolism including exercise, diet, and more. In part 2 Chelsea and Sophie answer your questions including the impacts of age on metabolism, if you can change your metabolism and metabolic effects while on h...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss everything about your metabolism. They define what your metabolism is and how to test your resting metabolic rate (RMR). They also discuss different effects on your metabolism including exercise, diet, and more. In part 2 Chelsea and Sophie answer your questions including the impacts of age on metabolism, if you can change your metabolism and metabolic effects while on h...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss everything about your metabolism. They define what your metabolism is and how to test your resting metabolic rate (RMR). They also discuss different effects on your metabolism including exercise, diet, and more. In part 2 Chelsea and Sophie answer your questions including the impacts of age on metabolism, if you can change your metabolism and metabolic effects while on h...

Chelsea and Sophie Welcome Jillie Johnston onto our podcast! Listen to learn about Jillie along with some great tips shared at the end of the podcast around her specialty- worthiness. Jillie is a worthiness coach, host of The Worthiness Mindset Podcast and Founder of the movement Doing It Scared. Jillie helps high achieving women see and cultivate their self-worth and create a life that sets their...

Chelsea, Sophie and Kaitlin discuss the impacts of education, or lack thereof, on diet and exercise from adolescence throughout school years and how this can impact adulthood. They go into how there are not always proper resources available and in younger years one doesn’t always have the power to choose what they may want or need at a grocery store. This is a tough but very good topic Chelsea, So...

Chelsea and Sophie Discuss their Sedona trip in more detail! They talk in more detail about hikes, restaurants and some tips so you’re better prepared for your Sedona trip! Chelsea and Sophie highly suggest visiting Sedona after enjoying the beautiful outdoors and feeling so rested from their amazing vacation! How much do you prepare for a trip? Do you feel energized after coming home? If not - wh...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss their top three tools they can’t live without in their profession(s). Chelsea can’t live without refrigerator containers, salad spinner, chopper and air fryer. Sophie can’t live without dumbbells, an adjustable bench and barbells. They also go on to discuss the benefits of these tools. Some items linked below!! #PotatoLovers Links: Salad spinner- https://amzn.to/3P8eo9v...

In this podcast, Chelsea and Sophie are hiking and chatting about Sedona along with some suggestions!! Find out what chelsea wants to do when she retires... Along with this is your reminder to get OUTSIDE!!!

Chelsea and Sophie go into the difference between a Registered Dietitian (RD) and nutritionist. The main difference between an RD and nutritionist is that there’s no standard/guideline for the definition of a nutritionist, while an RD has to go on to graduate school and or a dietetic internship along with passing an exam and in some states getting a license. There are so many different types of di...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss the topic of people not always being truthful… Being honest with your healthcare providers and beyond (hair stylists) only helps you. We cannot help you fully if you’re not fully telling the truth on your end. Being fully transparent is important and helpful - we do not judge you, we are human and we have heard it all! Food for thought→ Try to remember the more you tell...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss the history and differences between BMI and Body Fat. In short- BMI was not created for clinical use and gives you zero information on your body composition, whereas taking one's body fat does, but one needs specific tools and it is not timely in the medical setting. Sophie also dives into different ways of measuring body fat percentage. Food for Thought→ No food for tho...

In this episode Chelsea and Sophie discuss conflicting goals. They get into specifics with some of their own comflicting goals in the past and ones they’ve seen with clients. With wanting to achieve any goal you’ll have to reflect on what ‘consequences’ - life changes you may or may not be willing to make! How far will you go to achieve a goal? Food for thought --> If you have multiple goals -...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss the deeper meaning of one’s why. They dive into your why not being your goal but the why behind your goal… When you know your why things play out a little differently! Food for Thought→ Do you know your why? Are you living out your why? If not, what needs to change? Pick one thing.

Chelsea and Sophie discuss their podcast and what it’s about! They introduce themselves again as a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer and review what they are all about! Chelsea and Sophie go over what they mean by Wellness Why, their why’s, what they help their clients with and some of their favorite podcasts from last year! Their main goal is to help educate and encourage you on...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss burnout, self care and boundaries! They dive deeper on how each of these can look differently for every individual. A lot of these things in life are connected. Experiment!!! Food for Thought→ What are your forms of self care? Do you need to add more? What boundaries do you need in place to help prevent burnout? Do you know your limit before burnout?

Chelsea and Sophie discuss the flow of life with the flow of seasons! In this episode, they talk about how it’s okay to allow your goals to change throughout the year as the seasons also change. Seasons or quarters allow a good self check in time to see how things are going and any habits you may want to add in/take out. Food for thought → Maybe start to re-evaluate your goals quarterly instead of...

Chelsea and Sophie talk life, overcoming adversity and finding wellness and with Ryan Johnson. In this episode, Ryan gets vulnerable and shares some hard moments in life and how he kept time for himself through it all and surrounding himself with a solid group of people. IG: ryanjohnson_fitness Cradles to Crayons Chicago: https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/donate-now/ This is the general lin...

Chelsea and Sophie focus on basic workout structure. In this episode, they dive more into some of the terms discussed in part one, effort level, along with fitness balance, meeting yourself where you are and more - with all this depending on one’s goals!!

Chelsea and Sophie focus on the basic terms one will hear in the gym setting. In this episode, they spoke about different types of movement, the meaning of supercompensation, and what a typical workout can look like! --> Food for Thought: Are there any gym terms you’d like to learn?

Chelsea and Sophie discuss four foundations of health and wellness. In this episode, they speak about sleep, hydration, timing of eating, and the weekly government workout/movement suggestions. As Chelsea and Sophie state no one will have these done perfectly, as we know everything ebbs and flows. Although, they are important to keep in mind when wanting to live a well rounded life of self care an...

Chelsea and Sophie discuss wellness and changing/getting involved in a new sport with Matt Atsoff. In this episode, they go over some tips to improve your golf game and how an injury for Matt shifted his mindset in his sports! Takeaways → Be passionate about being active! Matt takes in person personal training clients in CO, and online clients. IG: mastoff_golf

Chelsea and Sophie’s discussion on everything social media continues... In this episode, they dive a little deeper into what can happen if we spend too much time on social media with our health - both mental and physical. The importance of boundaries comes up in discussion. Reminder to take time for yourself! → Food for thought: Are you conscious of your phone habits? Do you need to come up with s...