Join Alex and Beth, a strength and nutrition coach who shares her journey of resilience, personal growth, and overcoming alcohol addiction. After quitting drinking almost nine years ago, she got into fitness and found a passion for nutrition and strength training. Beth emphasizes the importance of mindset in achieving fitness goals and helping clients overcome challenges. She also discusses the impact of menopause on women's health and the benefits of limiting or eliminating alcohol....

Join Alex as she sits down with Kathryn Mueller, a dentist, content creator, and dancer. They discuss her journey as a dancer, her love for fitness, and her collaboration with Buffbunny Collection. She talks about balancing her dental career and content creation, her experience with body image in ballet, and her transition to weightlifting. Katherine emphasizes the importance of being authentic, not comparing oneself to others, and prioritizing self-care. Where to find...

In this episode, Alex discusses how common stress management techniques can make us more stressed. Exploring coping mechanisms such as scrolling on social media, procrastination, isolation, emotional eating, and using the gym as therapy. Alex emphasizes the importance of recognizing these habits and finding healthier alternatives. She also highlights the need to develop emotional intelligence, sit with our emotions, challenge negative thinking, and seek support when...

Join Alex and Brooke as they discuss her journey into fitness and the importance of a realistic approach to health and fitness. The impact of personal relationships on fitness journeys, the role of social media in shaping fitness trends, the importance of finding a sustainable fitness routine, and the significance of balance and flexibility in nutrition. Brooke shares her personal experiences and offers advice for beginners in the gym. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcoming the...

Summary In this episode, Alex shares her personal journey from yo-yo dieting to sustainable weight loss. She discusses her initial weight gain in college, her emotional struggles, and her unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. She emphasizes the importance of mindset, self-acceptance, and taking messy action. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Story 10:41 Transitioning to a Sustainable Approach 25:20 Finding Enjoyable Forms of Exercise 30:03 Practical Tips for...

Join Alex and Robyn as they discuss the misconceptions of diet culture and the importance of finding balance in health and wellness. Taking you through Robyns journey into fitness, the controversy surrounding CrossFit, and the benefits of strength training. They explore the mental shift required to unlearn misinformation and focus on long-term health goals while emphasizing the importance of helping others and finding sustainable approaches to fitness and business. ----- ⁠Click...

Join Alex and Dr. Julia Lerond as they discuss common misconceptions in health and wellness. They address the misconception of spot reduction, emphasizing that body shape is largely determined by genetics and cannot be changed through targeted exercises. Genetics determine body composition, highlighting the importance of lifestyle factors such as exercise and nutrition. Encouraging listeners to focus on overall health and well-being rather than solely on weight or appearance. Plus, it debunks...

🎙️ In this episode of the Born to Thrive podcast, join us as we dive deep into the fascinating world of optimizing hormonal health, understanding the detrimental effects of inflammation, and exploring the profound impact of mental health on your fitness journey. Our special guest, Nick Langer, brings over 14 years of expertise in the coaching industry, coupled with a passion for enhancing hormonal, functional, and mental well-being to help individuals achieve their fitness goals. 💪 Discover...

On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, we talk about what a calorie deficit actually is and why you may have thought you were in a calorie deficit but you actually were not. We talk about how to ensure that you are actually in a deficit in the future, how to do it sustainably, and how hormones might effect your weight loss.  (2:00) You will always lose weight in a calorie deficit (5:24) Energy balance  (7:24) Doing everything right but the scale isn't moving  (14:00)...

Please welcome Austin Current to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Austin is a world-class online fitness coach and the author of Science of Strength Training, an international best-selling book translated into 10+ languages. Since 2013, he has earned his IFBB Pro status as a drug-free athlete, the second-youngest in history at the time, graduated with a degree in Exercise Science focusing on Sports Nutrition, and has earned and upheld his NSCA-CSCS and ISSN-CISSN certifications. Austin has helped...

On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, we have special guest Jordan Lips. Jordan is a former gym owner, certified personal trainer, MNU Certified Nutritionist, Certified in biomechanics and anatomy through N1, and coffee enthusiast. Jordan talks about the misconceptions around reverse dieting, how metabolic adaptation isn't that scary, and how biomechanics are not that important for the average person trying to get in shape, and more.  (3:00) What is MNU (5:19) Joey's take on...

On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, Alex talks about real ways to measure progress with your health and fitness goals that are not related to the scale. These are "not sexy" ways to measure progress that most of the diet industry ignores because they don't always show instant results. Alex explains how you need to have a mindshift around food and unlearn much of what the diet industry has "taught" you. And Alex tells you how she has done this with her clients so you can learn...

On today's episode of the Born to Thrive Podcast, Alex talks about the fixed mindset that the dieting industry has created in people causing the weight regain problem we have in the west. Alex breaks down fixed vs growth mindset, how diets are the opposite of behavior change, why the diet worked for your neighbor but not you, and how you have to fight against the norm.  (0:20) Weight regain problem  (1:33) Fixed vs growth mindset (4:30) How diets are the opposite of behavior change ...

Please welcome Dr. Joey Munoz to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Dr. Joey Munoz has a Ph.D in Nutrition Science and worked for Biolayne before starting his own coaching business, Fit4Life Academy.  On today's podcast, we talk about how Dr. Joey started his fitness journey, how society makes things harder for overweight or obese individuals, dispelling nutrition myths online, and more!  (0:40) Intro (7:25) Joey's struggle with weight and how overweight people are not "lazy" (13:19) You can't...

Please welcome a very special guest, Sabrina McMullen AKA Beefcake Brina, to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Sabrina is an online fitness coach and owner of multiple businesses. Today we talk about how she goes about calling out the frauds in the fitness space and what red flags you need to look out for on social media when listening to someone.  We also discuss how she runs multiple businesses and how she stepped into the supplement industry by launching her own supplement company. With...

Please welcome Caleb Fong to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Caleb is a business coach and mentor. After running his online fitness coaching company, Caleb Fong Fit, for 6 years and crossing the 7 figure mark, he started to fall in love with the business side of building my biz and helping other coaches build theirs. Caleb left his fitness business behind and started mentoring as a business coach, working for another company, and then eventually leaving and creating his own mastermind called The...

Please welcome a very special guest, Jourdan Blue, to the Born to Thrive Podcast. Jourdan is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the creator of Relationship Theory. She is a direct and results oriented therapist and coach that has worked with thousands of individuals and couples, and is known for her ability to completely rewire and change insecure attachment styles permanently. Jourdan works with professional athletes and celebrities and also specializes in transforming mindsets,...

Today we welcome LWA coach Lauren Leach to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Lauren is a Registered Nurse, fitness and nutrition coach, and is pre and post natal certified.  Lauren just gave birth to her family's second child and we talk about some of the challenges of getting back to the gym that moms face. Lauren talks about the importance of having a healthy relationship and good communication with a partner and how to regulate emotions on today's episode.    (4:30) Lauren's fitness journey ...

Please welcome Cheryl Belber to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Cheryl is the co-founder and CEO of Empowered to Profit, a full service accounting agency specializing in owners getting paid from their business.  Breaking the sterotypical "accountant mold," this firm focuses on relations over transactions, and ensuring the business is actually making sense for you, the owner.  Cheryl talks about putting more of your revenue into YOUR account, ensuring your business is here for a long time and...

Please welcome LWA Coach Jess Kirschmann to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Jess is a PhD student at the University of Houston and an assistant coach on the LWA team. Jess is studying to get her PhD in kinesiology and is collaborating with special Oympics, exploring resources for college students, and learning about what happens with sports retirement at the collegiate level. Jess has been part of the LWA team since January 2023, today we talk about her journey starting as a LWA client,...

Welcome Nina to the Born to Thrive Podcast. Nina was a previous client of LWA coaching and had amazing success both physically and mentally. On today's podcast, Nina talks about some of her biggest takeaways she learned during her transformation, how she's sustained progress, and how she's developed discipline in herself.  We talk about her distaste for meal prepping and the strategies she uses to continue to eat well, lessons she’s taken away from coaching, and how she has overcome gym...

Welcome Chase to Born to Thrive! He's the COO and Assistant Coach of Conquer Fitness and Nutrition. Chase is someone who not only aims to educate and support on their health and fitness journey but has also been on an incredible journey himself. As someone who used to weigh nearly 400 pounds, he knows and understands exactly why so many are struggling and unsure of what diet to try next. He has lost over 100 pounds, and that’s just what the scale shows. While this journey hasn’t been easy,...

Today we have another special guest on the podcast, Chris Heskett. Chris is an assistant coach and head of operations at LWA coaching.  Chris first started his health and fitness journey back in 2005 when competed in cross country and track in high school. He had the opposite goal of most people, and that was to build muscle. This led him to have a passion for health, fitness, and nutrition and he decided to go to school for exercise science instead of pursuing a degree in art which was...

Today's guest is James Cappola James has been in the fitness industry for 18 years.. he first started going door to door through word of mouth. With his bosu ball(which he hates), bands, and adjustable 40lb dumbbells. From there he was one of the top trainers at Gold's gym.. realized he wanted more and moved to the city to work at Crunch. He worked his way up the ladder, and he managed two gyms. His team still holds the sales record at the Park Ave location to this day. That’s because he...

We are starting something new in 2024, and that is having guests on the Born to Thrive Podcast. Our first guest is Dr. Julia Lerond Julia Lerond, PT, DPT is a former professional figure skater who transitioned into the medical field by getting her bachelor's degree in exercise science and psychology in 2012, continuing on to get her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2015. Through her own journey of transitioning from the demands of being an elite athlete to a college student and beyond,...