Root & Rise | Sustainable Fitness
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[FIRST NAME GOES HERE] - I'm a fitness coach who isn't working out for the next month 😬
Well, not exactly. But I am swapping the regular strength training workouts that I program in my membership, and do every single month alongside members, for lower intensity workouts like pilates, yoga and walking because I think my body really needs it. For a little back story, it's been a long six months of feeling tired and bloated and generally off, constantly battling fatigue and headaches and constipation, despite being a sustainable fitness and wellness coach who feels like she's doing...
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE], did you enjoy the weekend AND show up for yourself? 🤔
Reader, I used to use vacations and weekends as a way to escape the restrictions of my life from Monday - Wednesday. I'd go from counting calories and intermittent fasting and spending 1.5 hours at the gym minimum (doing workouts I hated and added cardio to burn as many calories as I could in that time) to throwing it all out the window Friday to Sunday (or on any vacation), binging on all of the food and the drinks far past my own capacity. I'd eat past being full regularly, mindlessly...
I've been feeling off, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE].
For the last six or so months, I’ve been wrestling with my body. Or maybe I've been wrestling with: Constantly feeling super tired, worn out, and fatigued Headaches and digestion issues and more frequent migraines Feeling more puffy, having more cravings, and gaining some weight And with the fact that despite doing all the right things, I haven’t been feeling my best, and I need an explanation Or maybe I've been wrestling with whatever it is that's making me feel all of those things. Or...
Who is the person that you want to be, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]?
Reader, Do you have a clear vision of who it is or what it is that you're trying to become? Do you know what it looks like or feels like? Do you know why? I've been thinking a lot about the future lately, and a lot about all my daily and weekly and monthly habits and choices and decisions that directly impact that future. Or should I say, completely make up that future. While I do think that so many of the things I'm doing now are in direct alignment of the person that I want to be in the...
Feel like you're starting over, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]?
Reader, I’ve been feeling pretty blah in my body lately. Strong and healthy, sure, but definitely feeling softer and squishier than usual. After many months of travel, trips to Austria and Mexico and different mountain towns to ski, swapping workouts for skiing, eating out, a newfound love for learning to bake sourdough and other goodies, cutting back on morning walks through the winter, eating more sweets and snacks, and generally just flowing and kinda doing whatever I want, especially when...
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE], here's a question that can change your year.
Reader, It’s the middle of February and I’m just now sitting down to reflect on 2024. If you’re in the same boat, or it hasn't crossed your mind yet, know this—late is always better than never. Life is chaotic and days pass by quickly, and sometimes we don’t get around to reflecting or setting goals exactly when we planned. But what matters is that we do it, whenever that may be. Sure, doing it a month ago would have been ideal, but since I haven't done it yet, the next best time is now....
Who do you want to be, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]?
Reader, My flight got cancelled. The airline didn’t offer me a hotel credit. I took a big detour to SFO and hoped that my next flight home would go out the next morning. They forced me to gate check my bag even though I had an overnight layover. The lady at the gate to my last flight was unnecessarily rude, despite my smile and shield of optimism that protected the part of me that was crying (and the part of my that cried for a few minutes in IRL, too - it was necessary 😂). Plus I was sooooo...
What your body needs, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE].
Reader, I don't know about you, but today was a looong day, and it was not the Monday I had planned. I was going to work a full day, do a two hour live course, finish my chores, put away laundry, go to the gym, catch up with a friend, do the dishes, relax into a full moon meditation, reflect on 2024, plan for 2025, create a vision board, write my newsletter, and somehow get to bed by 9pm. Yet at 6:30pm, I caught myself in the glow of my laptop screen, still working and typing away. I hadn't...
Tired of starting over, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]?
Reader, If the intense, restrictive diets haven’t worked for you in the past… If they ultimately make you feel worse about yourself, you lose your progress immediately afterward, and you never maintain those habits… Then why do you keep going back to them? Isn't all the starting over getting exhausting? If you’re looking for lasting change, then it’s time to do something different. It’s time to create habits and practices and ultimately, a lifestyle that you enjoy showing up to. One full of...
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE] - here's a better New Year's resolution approach...
I’ve done the whole “New Year, New Me” thing before. It took me years to learn that pursuing new habits and behaviors and ways of doing and being with intensity only led me to failure. And it took me plenty more years of practice to realize that consistency was the answer. That, and: Doing it for the right reasons Cultivating a growth mindset Building sustainable habits Facing daily challenges & discomforts Focusing on strength & longevity Practicing mindfulness and intention Giving myself...
✨Find your light, your strength & your power 🌱Grow into your most confident self 💪🏻Build a healthy lifestyle you can actually keep