FitFizz | Energy, Mindset, Health

FitFizz will show you how to ditch the gimmicks in fitness and nutrition, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and remind you to celebrate victory along the way. I’ll be sharing 25+ years of professional experience in the health and fitness industry and my personal experiences with autoimmune disease. My knowledge — and my mistakes — can now be your empowerment! Life is hard, but living healthier doesn't have to be.

90. Coping with Seasonal Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder, Part 1 12/28/2023

89. Creatine: Myths, Benefits, and Why You Need It 10/04/2023

89. Creatine: Myths, Benefits, and Why You Need It Creatine is a supplement that every single person out there can benefit from. No matter your age, size, health status, or activity level. Let's address every common concern and question that most people have about creatine. I'm going to give you all of the information to ease your mind and hopefully, you'll become a lifelong fan of this beneficial supplement. I'm not even selling it. So don't worry there's no sales pitch at the end. I truly just want you to do whatever you can to optimize your health for overall strength and longevity. In this episode: • Creatine monohydrate vs. creatine HCL • Does creatine cause bloating or weight gain? • Does creatine cause hair loss? • Does creatine cause muscle cramps? • Creatine and bipolar disorder • Creatine and non-athletic lifestyle benefits • Creatine and athletic benefits • Dosing recommendations • Is creatine loading necessary? PubMed Links: Creatine supplementation and cognitive performance in elderly individuals https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17828627/ Creatine supplementation for older adults: Focus on sarcopenia, osteoporosis, frailty, and Cachexia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35688360/ Creatine in T Cell Antitumor Immunity and Cancer Immunotherapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34067957/ Creatine electrolyte supplement improves anaerobic power and strength: a randomized double-blind control study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1186/s12970-019-0291-x Creatine Supplementation in Women’s Health: A Lifespan Perspective: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/877 To sum it all up, creatine is safe, effective, and everyone should strongly consider using it throughout any stage of life. It aids in brain health, athletic performance, muscle health, bone health, sleep quality, and mood. And these are facts that have been proven over and over by legitimate scientific studies. Don't get hung up on the brand. Just look for a label that says creatine monohydrate. I highly recommend this product not just for performance but also for longevity, optimizing aging, and protecting health through the lifecycle. If you enjoyed this, share it on social media, tag FitFizz and let me know your favorite part. Send it your loved ones and get them on some creatine! Thank you so much for listening! I'm Kelly Wilson, your health concierge, and until next time, breathe, stay strong, and always celebrate victory! Website: fitfizzstudio.com Social: @fitfizz /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/28227122

88: How To Outsmart Fitness and Weight Loss Gimmicks 06/23/2022

87: Buffering and Escapism: Are You Self-Sabotaging? 12/20/2021

86: Perfectionism and Procrastination 07/30/2021

85: People Pleasing 04/02/2021

84: How to Improve Eating Habits When You're Never at Home 01/28/2021

83: Hierarchy of Needs and Harsh Truths About Fitness 01/15/2021

82: Why "Complaining" is Never Complaining 12/23/2020

82: Why "Complaining" is Never Complaining Complaining is never really complaining. Think about that. Today's episode is short and sweet, but you might be able to learn a lot about having empathy. It's pretty easy to recall a time when you or someone else said "stop complaining". As the title of the show states, complaining is never really about just the complaint itself. Yet we often classify a complaint as simply that. There is a desire inside of every complaint. There is an unmet need. I don’t see complaints. Ever, really. I really, really don't. What I do see: • people who are misunderstood • people expressing their sincere thoughts • people who have no other outlet to vocalize how they feel about something • people who have no one to hold space for them • people who are hurt • people who are depressed • people who are in pain • people who’ve been betrayed • people who feel alone • people who are exhausted • people who are at a breaking point • people who are adjusting to change or struggling with changes in life • people who have no one to turn to for talking about things • people who are in active trauma or unhealed trauma I don't see complainers. I see people who want to be seen, heard, and people who need empathy. I challenge you to look deeper the next time you're about to label something as a complainer. There's a need not being met. If you don't have the emotional space to go deeper or to fill that emotional need, at least be decent enough to acknowledge they have some kind of frustration, pain, or unmet need rather than dismiss it as "complaining". I'm Kelly Wilson and I'm the owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/17311760

81: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with Dr. Kevin Jackson 11/25/2020

80: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury 11/18/2020

80: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Let's talk about concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I think this is important stuff to have a baseline knowledge of this because you truly never know if someone in your life will have an accident and you might not have immediate access to doctors. The first thing people think of when they hear the word concussion is probably football or car accidents. From all of my years of being on dance teams at various football games, it's always a serious matter when you see someone take a hit and everyone on the sidelines starts whispering the word concussion but I remember many times being on the sidelines and wondering how all of these people knew right away to say "Oh it's probably a concussion". My mind always thinks "but how do we know if it's a concussion?" In case you have not heard the term traumatic brain injury (TBI) before, a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury and concussions usually fall into the category of mild TBIs. It's not as serious of a TBI as one where there is a brain hemorrhage, but the soft tissue of the brain has bounced against the hard surface of the skull fairly hard. It can have a long list of consequences if left untreated. For people who might have experienced a concussion many years ago, there are still restorative things you can do if you still experience symptoms many years later which I'll also talk about. Some highlights in this episode: · common causes · acute and long-term symptoms · primary and secondary injuries · supplements and nutrition For all of the details discussed in this episode, please visit Join the FitFizz Pod Squad: https://patreon.com/kellywilson I'm Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help hold yourself to new standards of healing, personal growth, behavior change, and transformation...to give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/16866161

79: Interview with Jason Colley on Breathing, Movement and Plantar Fasciitis 11/11/2020

78: Dealing With Doctors and Medical Gaslighting (Part 2 of 2) 11/03/2020

77: Dealing With Doctors and Medical Gaslighting (Part 1 of 2) 10/28/2020

77: Dealing With Doctors and Medical Gaslighting (Part 1 of 2) Have you or a loved one have ever been undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or had doctors dismiss your very, very real symptoms? That's medical gaslighting. It's harmful and all too common. No matter how much you like a certain doctor, how much you trust them, how highly recommended they are, or even if they're said to have the top credentials in the world, I think that society as a whole could use a dose of trusting doctors slightly less. I know that might be a hard pill to swallow for some people but keep listening to today's topic to see why. And it's not for the sake of thinking they're not smart, but to remember they are human too and try not to put them on a pedestal the way our society as a whole tends to do. This also relates back to everything I talked about last week in terms of why I think the phrase "be your own best health advocate" can be misleading. Have you or a loved one ever had repeated trips to the doctor with no diagnosis? Or no real diagnosis? Or a situation where you tell the doctor what hurts or how something feels and it seems like they barely pay attention or act like you're not experiencing what to you tell them you're experiencing? I've had all of these things happen. I've mentioned bits and pieces of my own story on several other episodes and today we're pulling a lot of that together. It's something called medical gaslighting that far too many people experience and I'm talking about it because for me, learning this term was a key turning point in having the language I needed in order to fire doctors who were failing me (time and time again) and to take back my power in regards to my health. Medical gaslighting is when a doctor or other healthcare professional downplays, overlooks, or dismisses symptoms that a person is having. Some examples of what medical gaslighting sounds like are: "No, I don't think you need that test." "It's not really that serious." "Let's just wait and see how you are in 6 months" "Just try to do more yoga and eat more salads...I really think you're fine" "I think there's nothing really wrong other than you might be a little depressed so let's prescribe you something for that." Also in today's episode: • 3 main reasons why doctors' hands are somewhat tied when they end up medically gaslighting patients • Taking more of a stand for what your rights are with doctors • Some of the ways that I was severely medically gaslit over the years by doctors and how I put an end to it. Find me on social media @fitfizz Leave me a voice message: Schedule a 1-on-1 coaching session: My name is Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/16574480

76: Suzy Goodwin from the Run Lift Mom Podcast: Parenting Priorities and Staying Active 10/14/2020

75: Be Your Own Best Health Advocate: How I was Misled By This Phrase 10/07/2020

75: Be Your Own Best Health Advocate: How I was Misled By This Phrase What does it truly mean to "be your own best health advocate"? I thought I knew, but it wasn't until my health was at rock bottom that I was forced to realize what it really meant. If you're thinking to yourself that it seems pretty obvious how you should be your own best health advocate, I hope you'll listen with an open mind because it goes deeper than you might initially think. Looking back at my own health timeline I can see that I was never really my own best health advocate until around 2017. I say I was forced to start doing so because I was jobless, didn't have health insurance, and couldn't even afford food so paying a doctor out of pocket certainly wasn't an option. This happened while I was in the most pain of my life and my health was the worst it had ever been. I was forced to start figuring things out on my own. Prior to that, I behaved like so many other people who are taught to blindly trust doctors. Before my epiphany, I thought that being my own best health advocate simply meant that if my doctor told me to do something that sounded ridiculous, I wouldn't do it. Or I thought that if I was diagnosed with cancer, I'd get a second opinion if my insurance covered it. That's what it meant to be my own best health advocate, right? Wrong. Oh so wrong. I'm not saying anyone should place blame on themselves if they haven't been their own best health advocate but the whole reason for this episode is to hopefully help you see things in a new way. I don't want you to have to suffer for years unnecessarily as I did. I always strongly recommend that everyone works with a functional medicine doctor or integrative doctor for anything relating to autoimmune conditions, migraines, chronic pain, chronic illness, or anything that you've been struggling with for years and feel like you simply can't get true help or answers from a general practitioner or even a specialist of any kind. If they keep prescribing drug after drug and nothing really gets fix you're long overdue to take your power back, see a functional medicine doctor and learn to be your own best health advocate for real. Also in this episode: • Examples of ways that are not being your own best health advocate • Examples of ways that actually are • Personal downfalls of mine when I was not being my own best health advocate and how I learned to change that Set up a 1-on-1 coaching session with me: fitfizzstudio.com/coaching Facebook group with resources to find a functional medicine doctor near you: /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/16300547

74: Carrageenan: A Common Food Additive That Might Affect Your Health 09/30/2020

74: Carrageenan: A Common Food Additive That Might Affect Your Health Today's topic is carrageenan. It's a plant-based ingredient that's in many foods and a lot of people can also have a sensitivity to it. For those who are affected, they're often in the dark as to what the culprit of their discomfort is. That's why I'm bringing this to your attention today. Carrageenan is something that's added to foods and pharmaceuticals to emulsify them, to thicken liquids, or to give them a gel-like consistency. Carrageenan itself comes from red edible seaweed, or sometimes it's called Irish Moss. So it is a natural plant product, therefore it IS in many foods that are labeled as vegan but it's also highly inflammatory for many people. Also in this episode: • What kind of symptoms you might experience with a carrageenan sensitivity • What kind of foods contain carrageenan • Other names for carrageenan that you'll find on food labels • How carrageenan creates inflammation • Be careful of false information about carrageenan • How to find out which brand/foods contain carrageenan • What does GRAS mean and why to be cautious when you see this label Find me on social media @fitfizz and let me know what you thought of this episode and if you learned anything. Or you can leave a review on Apple Podcast, OR, you can leave me a voice message or ask a question that I might read on the show by going to I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/16210172

73: Why It Feels Good to Move: Magic in our Molecules 09/16/2020

72: Why Some Doctors Say That Adrenal Fatigue Isn't Real 09/02/2020

72: Why Some Doctors Say That Adrenal Fatigue Isn't Real In episode 9 I talked about adrenal fatigue and I'm long overdue for a continuation of that. Today I'm explaining why many doctors say that adrenal fatigue simply doesn't exist. If you don't have adrenal fatigue or don't think it applies to you, here's why I want you to keep listening: many topics that I cover are precursors to autoimmune conditions that can be avoided or reversed without medical interventions. Roughly 1 in 4 people are living with 1 or more autoimmune conditions right now. That's a lot. And it's prevalency is only going to increase because a lot of these things stem from chronic stress, lack of quality sleep, unaddressed trauma, and poor nutrition. So if you care about more than 3 people on this planet, it's important to have awareness of these things because it can empower you to be able to see red flags of disease in those that you care about. Let me confirm from my experience — when I was in it, I couldn't see it for myself because I was too deep in the symptoms to see clearly. If you have these types of issues happening in your life, you certainly aren't going to have the luxury of caring about superficial things like how much you can deadlift, having a smaller waist, or having triceps that don't jiggle...and that's why I want to educate on red flags of disease here on the FitFizz podcast! Some of the things you'll learn in today's episode: • Why functional medicine doctors acknowledge adrenal fatigue but other doctors don't • Basics of adrenal fatigue • What adrenaline allows us to do • Breaking down the term adrenal fatigue and why semantics makes people dismiss its existence • Medical gaslighting • Other terms that are similar — but not equal to — adrenal fatigue Using natural supplements to lessen your perceived stress load: Set up a personalized virtual coaching session with me so I can guide you towards feeling relief in your stressed-out life: Share this with someone in your VIP section...and until next time, breathe, stay strong, and always celebrate victory! I’m Kelly Wilson, and I'm the owner of and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry since barely anyone knew what email was. I’m here to help you ditch the gimmicks, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory along the way. This show is for educational and informational purposes only. None of the contents should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/15846092

71: Befriending Stress Before Hitting Rock Bottom 08/20/2020

70: Sustainable Changes for Weight Loss with Alison Hager 08/04/2020

69: Personality Types and Fitness Preferences 08/02/2020

68: Trauma Therapy and Healing (Trauma in the Body, Part 5) 07/23/2020

68: Trauma Therapy and Healing (Trauma in the Body, Part 5) In the fifth and final part of this trauma series, we're discussing trauma therapy and healing. Here are some highlights and links to find more information about each type of therapy and/or to find practitioners near you: • What does it mean to be trauma-informed • Being trauma-informed in the workplace • Two types of trauma desensitization (one is healthy and one is not) • My best advice to begin healing on your own in ways that are free and simple • Mental illness vs. mental injury • What to look for in a therapist EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) https://www.thetappingsolution.com/ Constellation Therapy https://drmarierodriguez.com TRE (Trauma Releasing Exercise) https://traumaprevention.com/tre-provider-list/ Feldenkrais https://feldenkrais.com/ https://feldenkrais.com/practitioner-search/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGz4xChNTuY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeW7mZHOpXI Voo Technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DeB_CGtOJM EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) https://www.emdr.com/ http://www.emdr.com/SEARCH/index.php TIR (Traumatic Incident Reduction) http://www.appliedmetapsychology.org/about-applied-metapsychology/what-is-tir/ Somatic Experiencing and Titration https://traumahealing.org/about-us/ https://directory.traumahealing.org/ https://www.psychalive.org/video-dr-peter-levine-somatic-experiencing-approach-titration/ If you feel like you want to explore finding a practitioner for any of these types of therapy, I'll have links on the website and I'm going to add them all to a document my Facebook group. I'd love to see you join us there, just search for FitFizz Raw Energy Oasis on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/FitFizzRawEnergyOasis Other resources https://www.ratemytherapist.net/ https://irenelyon.com/in-crisis In case you're brand new to FitFizz, I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory along the way.   The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. None of the contents should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/15321719

67: Trauma Responses and Trauma Bonds (Trauma in the Body, Part 4) 07/14/2020

66: Generational Trauma and Health (Trauma in the Body Part 3) 07/08/2020

65: Systemic Racism (Trauma in the Body, Part 2) 06/26/2020

65: Systemic Racism (Trauma in the Body, Part 2) (This show has not been edited at all so please excuse the extra noise and stumbles.) I'm Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I'm a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I've worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and today I'm bringing you more education on what trauma is and how it affects our lives or those who we love and what we need to be aware of in healing it so that it's not passed on to others. What you'll learn in this episode: • some of my experiences with race and being half Mexican • why I chose to speak about this • the links between systemic racism and higher rates of disease • the links between trauma and higher rates of disease • the ways that structural racism impact Black and Latino communities • how I started to learn about these things • the impacts of Mexican people trapped at the border in traumatic conditions • my commitment to being more actively anti-racist • the health impacts of many Latinos being second-responders to traumatic events You can help support the show by visiting Patreon.com/kellywilson and pledge your support at $1, $2, or $5 month, or if you prefer to donate directly via Venmo (@kellykells9) or Cash App ($fitfizz) Remember you can set up 1-on-1 health coaching sessions with me where we can talk face to face to go over your personal concerns and can be your health concierge to give you my best recommendations and resources to help you feel your best. I can also share a lot of knowledge that you'll never hear from a regular doctor. If you have some digestive issues, want to discuss natural supplements, or want help finding a functional medicine near you, or how to get lab tests ordered on your own, how to eat healthier, etc. Book your own appointment by going to fitfizzstudio.com/coaching The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/14971970

64: Racism, Trauma and PTSD (Trauma in the Body, Part 1) 06/17/2020

64: Racism, Trauma and PTSD (Trauma in the Body, Part 1) Today is the beginning of a short series on trauma. Before you click away or skip ahead, please, please hear me out on why this applies to every single one of you and why awareness of trauma is so important. If trauma doesn't affect you directly — if you somehow managed to have such a mega-privileged life that trauma hasn't affected you — then you need to keep listening so that you can grow your awareness for the sake of your family and friends. I decided to do this now because we need more conversations about trauma, being trauma-informed, trauma-responses, generational trauma, the difference between mental illness and mental injury due to trauma, and how all of these things related to health. They relate to autoimmune issues. Trauma is stored in the body. I felt that this topic is urgent right now is because of all the trauma surrounding racism, oppression, civil rights, discrimination, and I think it's safe to say that right now a significant percentage of the US and maybe even the world has experienced trauma bubbling to the surface and spilling over as a lot of people are passionately taking action to stand up for what's right and be part of the change to begin to heal part of trauma that has been carried on for generations. What else you'll learn in this episode: • Trauma and racist murders like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbury and many others • Acknowledging the trauma that's happening along with the rightful uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement • COVID, trauma and race • Why I need you to hear all of this no matter what your race is • Trauma is trauma is trauma. Why we need to do better at not dismissing it • What dismissive language about trauma sounds like • Examples of trauma to identify in your own life • Types of trauma (Big T trauma, Little T trauma, racial trauma, birth trauma, and ancestral/generational trauma) • PTSD and trauma Please subscribe and leave a review for the show! Share this with anyone you care about. This is part of doing the work to be anti-racist and healing ourselves to have healthier generations in the future. In case you're new to the show, I'm Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory along the way. The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. None of the contents should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal or prescribe. Venmo: @kellykells9 CashApp: $fitfizz /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/14844899

63: Emotional Eating 06/03/2020

63: Emotional Eating Emotional eating. Stress eating. It affects everyone at some point in life. Some more than others. I'm here to tell you it's also natural. Today we're talking about when how emotional eating can become a concern and that is when the mental aspect is an issue. Emotional eating on its own is not "bad", but what can be not-so-healthy is the mindset. I'll explain all that and more in this episode. What you'll learn about in this episode: • The privilege of having access to snacks, groceries and food delivery • Why it's not okay to comment on anyone's change in body size and the one time when it is okay • Why emotional eating itself is natural and not a bad thing • When emotional eating becomes problematic and what to do about it • How habits like emotional eating are developed over time • Associating emotions with food • How the primitive brain plays a role in emotional eating • The difference between harmless emotional eating and a self-destructive mindset • How emotional eating is all about fear, pain, control, and comfort • How to plan for change if emotional eating bothers you Special announcement! I have revamped my Patreon! Simpler and better. Brand new tiers and there are only 3 of them! You can get rewards for $1/month, $2/month, and $5/month!! If you love the show I'd be forever grateful for your support esp as I've been surviving on next to nothing since losing my personal training job due to COVID so check it all at out at https://patreon.com/kellywilson Please send this to 1 friend who crossed your mind while listening and leave a review for the show anywhere you can to help give FitFizz some street cred in the vast ocean of fitness podcasts! I love you for listening. I am Kelly Wilson, your health concierge. Sign up on my website for a 1-on-1 coaching appointment if you want some direction with your health and fitness struggles... Until next time, breathe, stay strong, and always celebrate victory! I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/14639567

62: What's Your Chronotype? How Sleep Tendencies Are Genetic 05/20/2020

61: Being Gymless and "Help! I'm Losing My Gains!" 05/06/2020

61: Being Gymless and "Help! I'm Losing My Gains!" Are you one of those people on lockdown and worrying about "losing your gains"? A lot of people are concerned about this, but in case you don't even know what I mean by that, it basically just means losing muscle mass or strength, that you probably worked really hard for. You might be struggling to feel like you can do adequate resistance training or strength training at home in order to prevent that from happening. I'm here to help you! Before I go any further, I feel a need to address the potential people out there who respond to things like this by saying "I can't believe you'd care about something so shallow when people are out here dying". I get it. You're entitled to that outlook. I get both sides. But today is not for the people who say to "relax" and not worry about it. If you want to relax, that's cool, but today is for the people who are concerned about losing the progress they've made. The biggest and most significant thing I can say is that a lot of people will have to make a big mental shift in order to get out of their own way in order to minimize strength loss or muscle mass. I'm going talk about some things you can do if you're concerned about losing gains, but if your ego is in the way and telling you things like "Yeah, but that's not heavy enough" or "These bodyweight exercises are not going to do anything for me" — First of all, you're wrong. Second of all, if you hang on to those excuses, then you honestly should accept your fate and start saying the truth, which is that your ego is in the way you're just going pout about it until the gym opens again. If you honestly have concerns about losing strength or muscle mass but you find that you just don't know what to do, then I'm about to help you with that. Here is the oath that I'd like you to take to commit to bodyweight workouts: I (state your name ), hereby declare by the powerlessness that I feel from having to stay at home without access to heavy weights or the gym promise to put my ego aside To trust in bodyweight training To make the most of this situation So that I will feel empowered To maintain strength and minimize muscle loss So that when the gyms open again, I will feel ahead of the game And ahead of the people who chose to allow their ego to steal their gains during quarantine time. Keep in mind this oath that you just took because your ego is still going to tap you on the shoulder and try to strongarm you into not putting in effort. What else you'll learn in this episode: • Will cardio cause you to lose more muscle and should you do cardio during lockdown? • Putting your ego in check if you think bodyweight exercises aren't tough enough • Ideas for stairs to challenge your lower body • Why bodyweight exercises work for 99% of the population • How to add variations to make things more interesting • How to use range of motion, tempo and high reps to your advantage • How to make a 5 lb. dumbbell feel like 50 lbs. I dare you to try these ideas. See how it goes. If I'm wrong after the gyms open, then I'm wrong. But I've been doing this for a long time so I think I know what I'm talking about. Post yourself doing these ideas on social media with the hashtag #ProveFitFizzWrong I DARE YOU! And I'm going to need that social media proof of you doing these ideas at home for it to count if you plan to prove me wrong when gyms open again. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend....and have them prove me wrong too (wink, wink) Subscribe and pretty please leave a review for the show...I would love that OH so much!! Keep doing the best you can, and until next time, breathe, stay strong, and always celebrate victory! I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory along the way. /episode/index/show/fitfizz/id/14258780

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