Your Unreasonable Bestfriend, with Travis Murrells

Whenever I speak to someone, the biggest thing they're trying to achieve is a calorie deficit or the fact they believe they're eating 1,200kcal when they're not and it leads to frustration, overwhelm, and eventually a blow-out. I'm going to be talking about why constantly chasing or being in a calorie deficit could be causing more harm than good, what to do about it, and how to move on once you've...

Without a word of a lie at 8:45pm on Wednesday night I was on seek.com looking at different jobs. I decided to sleep on it and see how I felt in the morning, I woke up to food poisoning because, why not? Spent the next 2-days on the couch (and toilet) which I'm somewhat grateful for because it gave me a lot of time to reflect. I went back to my normal mantra of "I'm so close to a breakthrough, why...

Today I run through how I got to where I am within my personal and business life, I never started out by having this major purpose and goal like I always tell my clients to try and find. I started out by just saying "I feel awful, I want to feel better, I want to be better, I want to be happy" so I started doing something every single day. I talk about that in today's episode and also why investin...

In the past 10-days I've spoken to 6 women, both client and prospective clients, that have had mental struggles moving through 'what do I do about the excess skin?' my answer is to switch the perspective of it and embrace it! Listen in for my number 1 tip on how to deal with those negative thoughts surrounding any sort of body issue and self-love. It will change your life

This week I answer a few questions that have come to me via Facebook or Instagram. Q1: Training with high blood pressure Q2: What role does breathing play during lifting? Q3: How do I lose weight without tracking calories? Q4: How do I get out of a rut or plateau? If you have questions you want answered make sure to follow me on Instagram @TheFitnessGenie and throw them at me when the time is righ...

Today, I sit down with Sarah (@seeinglessofsarah) to discuss the mental health behind weight loss surgery. With WLS often being referred to as the 'easy way out' we sit down to discuss everything from the decision to get the surgery right through to life after surgery. Sprinkled in with the mindset behind feeling worthy enough to reach out and accept help to take the first step to lead a life fill...

Ever just get to that stage one day, looking in the mirror and wonder where it all went wrong? How did things get this out of hand? Well, I discuss all of those things and how your brain can actually subconsciously work against you. But that's okay because I discuss how to change those thoughts, and how to change your life by bringing some simple awareness to your thoughts.

In this episode, I expand on the story that I tell my clients when it comes to breaking their beliefs. That story is of a young girl named Persephone, who needs to know the secret recipe for her mother's famous Christmas Ham. At the end of the episode, I expand on current belief systems have around money and health and fitness, and explain how they're holding you back from living the life you want...

I get a lot of prospective clients asking how they can lose the last 5kg. Most of the time, I end up not taking on the client into the Fitness Freedom Transformation program because all they need to do is switch their mindset and focus on the few things I list in this podcast.

The first episode of the podcast is an insight into who I am as a coach and a person, how I got into personal training, why I do what I do, the type of person I typically help, as well as my intentions for this podcast.