Weightless with Michelle Carroll

Do a photoshoot and plaster the images which look like you cupping the rope attachment for the cable machine in a very suggestive manner, that's what will bring you clients right ? Quite the opposite... in fact, the only thing it brought me was years of slagging. And yet, so many coaches start off feeling that they "need" to do a photoshoot... so let's discuss. Why do we feel pressure to do photos...

Less than 50% of coaches can recognise the signs of disordered eating in sport. This means that clients often struggle alone, and we have no idea how to help. But, I say that's not good enough - for us as business owners or for our clients. Every single coach, no matter whether you're coaching bodybuilders or relationship with food, should be asking your clients about relationship with food and bo...

If I had a euro for everytime I heard that... I wouldn't be in Edinburgh, I'd be living in a hot country with a questionable rights record. Anyway, this week on the podcast we are diving into why as coaches we know what to do, but we don't do it ourselves . Even though we can help others get there. We discuss: The patterns keeping us stuck Why you're not broken/lazy/a shite coach The emotional tol...

Your body is your business card is one of the most contentious topics in the fitness industry, and thinking that your body is your business card is enough for fitness coaches to start working with me on their body image. In today's episode, we touch on all the research, and discuss: Why coaches think their body is their business card Why that can be harmful What to do instead And if you liked...

Performance ≠ health - but half the fitness industry isn't ready for that conversation. While performance goals can have positive effects on body image and self-worth, they’re not always a guarantee of a healthy relationship with exercise or food. Michelle explores how the fitness industry often conflates performance with health, masking disordered habits like overtraining, obsessive goal-chasing,...

If you want to change your body, you're going to need to change how you FEEL about it - and you can do that without tracking a single calorie. Body image is one of the most misunderstood and underutilised ways in which you can transform your life and your relationship with food. You might be a sceptic (I was once in your position, I get it) - but give me 15 minutes and I bet I can change your...

Nothing will have a more profound impact on your eating behaviour like your relationship with food - and yet not many of us have a bloody clue what that even means (fitness coaches included). Join me in Part 2 of the Beyond Body Composition as we chat all things relationship with food... What's a relationship with food? What is a healthy way of eating? What's an unhealthy way of eating? And how ca...

Nutrition is a key pillar of my 1:1 coaching - but what does healthy nutrition look like? Is it calories? Is it macros? Is it six eggs per bloke per day? Let's talk all things nutrition (except relationship with food, that monologue is coming next week) for health. Join me on this audio series as I show you how to change your body image and relationship with food to help you ditch dieting and fina...

Is it an intro or a trauma dump? You decide! Hi, I'm Michelle, and I help people just like you. I spent most of my life being no fun at parties because I was so consumed with tracking calories and macros. I thought I'd spend the rest of my life  obsessing about my body  and letting it hold me back.  I tried everything the fitness industry told me - flexible dieting, eating more protein, doing a bo...