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157. Personal training compared to nutrition coaching

nutrition pillar coaching Jul 22, 2021

For the first half of my career I worked as a personal and group trainer.

People would meet with me 2-5 times per week to workout.

That equates to 8 - 20 visits monthly, 96-240 yearly. My clients would learn to show up on time, follow instructions, receive feedback, and get their reps, rest, and records of what they did done for them by the trainer, me.

Now I work as a personal trainer and nutrition coach.

People meet me once per month to review their...

155. "It has all been borrowed time since the war Pol"

fitness Jul 22, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

Thomas Shelby, enterprising leader of the Peaky Blinders gang in the show of the same name said to his aunt Pol when she told him he was living too dangerously "Ever since the war I've looked at every day as borrowed time Pol. I died there and everything since is just a bonus."

I got goosebumps often watching that series. Cillian Murphy is a monster of an actor.

His comment got me thinking though.

Am I living on borrowed time as well?

Most of my...

154. Here is an observation on stress. Do you agree?

fitness pillar coaching read Jul 21, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

The autonomous nervous system is activated by anxiety and fear to address the risks that caused them. This reaction, known as the fight or flight response, is indicated by a series of normal but unpleasant physical symptoms. Examples include; panic, increased heart rate, shortness of breath, chest tightness, sweating, feeling like you're choking, headaches, irritability, insomnia, spasms, trembling, dry mouth, throat tightness, speech problems, fear of death and feeling a...

153. What are you teaching your kids about nutrition?

mental fitness nutrition pillar coaching Jul 19, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

"I don't want my kids seeing me weighing food and thinking Mom's crazy, why is she so obsessive with her food."

This is a serious consideration that gets brought up when I talk to parents about their nutrition.

It is especially powerful because usually you can point right back to the food environment you grew up in and find the same choices, habits, and routines your parents had with their eating. They can be found in your life today maybe 20, 30, or 40...

152. Busyness is not a symbol of success

mental fitness Jul 16, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

"You know, we could enjoy every weekend like this if we stopped signing up for so much crap," a mom and wife said to her husband on a Sunday morning after they woke up, made coffee, and started their day slowly with reading.

She couldn't believe how good she felt. And that has been compounding with the amount of things cancelled from the pandemic.

Her experience is not uncommon. Dozens of my clients echoed this same last year when we all had to slow...

151. Air conditioning and obesity

metabolism nutrition read Jul 13, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

Once upon a day I managed a large boot camp gym and one of the members was a young nurse.

Every now and then she had to take some continuing education to keep up her certifications for her field. She enjoyed choosing lifestyle oriented ones and asked if I wanted to tag along.

In I stroll to a hotel ballroom full of medical professionals re certifying for the weekend via several presentations by notable authors and presenters.

When I got there they asked where I...

150. 5 years with Carmen

fitness macros nutrition pillar coaching reverse dieting Jul 09, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

Carmen and I just celebrated our 5 year anniversary!

In July of 2016 Carmen and I met via our friend Kelly. We were in another friend's kitchen where we met on Saturday mornings monthly to check body compositions and drink mimosas.

Fast forward five years and she is 15 pounds of fat lighter, 11 pounds of muscle heavier, and 5 inches less around her waist.

Her body composition went from 26% or poor for women her age to 16% at her lowest. She hovers between 16 and 18...

149. Fitness balance

fitness macros nutrition Jul 08, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

A few years ago Liz and I had a conversation about defining yourself by your fitness pursuit of choice. You are a powerlifter, bodybuilder, runner, yogi, crossfitter, etc.

These definitions can grow strong into the minds of participants.

You are not defined by the way you exercise. It is just something you do that has a very high return on your time investment.

Each mode of exercise has its list of costs and benefits. The best way to go about your fitness is with...

148. A case study in reverse dieting and wide open eating windows

fitness macros metabolism nutrition pillar coaching reverse dieting Jul 06, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

On July 6, 2020 I wrote:

This guy is a firefighter. They eat communally at the firehouse often. One of his co-workers skips breakfast and is trying to lose weight.

My client asked him why.

“I’m trying this new intermittent fasting thing.”

Intermittent fasting isn’t new. It’s not even unique, we all do it every day. Unless you can eat when you sleep you fast every night while you sleep. This is balanced with a handful...

147. Einstein and experience

fitness nutrition Jul 01, 2021

By: Michael Beiter

Your own experience is one of the best teachers.

The definition of insanity according to Einstein is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

OK the stage is set. See if this is something you can relate to.

"I do really well with breakfast and lunch but once dinner comes around I'm shot. I end up making bad food choices or eating more than I intended."

This is common. When we wake up we...

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