When I transitioned from my corporate job in real estate to full-time fitness instructing, personal training and health coaching, there were some lifestyle changes that came with the territory of pursuing my passion, which I expected, and other changes that I was simply unprepared for. Working longer hours, expected. A smaller paycheque, expected. But the amount of times I have to change my clothes in one day? Well for some reason, I just never seemed to consider that. And let me tell you,[...]
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Did you make a New Years resolution to lose weight, make better lifestyle choices or simply to just be healthier? Have you been following through with those resolutions, by packing your lunch, hitting the gym and saying no to those 3:00 pm sugar cravings? Do you have an office job or work with others in a corporate setting? If you answered yes to all of those questions, it is likely you may be experiencing what I like to refer to (although did not coin) as Corporate Health Shaming. I wor[...]
On the last day of 2015, I decided I would not make any New Years resolutions. After all, hasn't it been said that more than half of the people that make resolutions break them within the first month? Instead, I decided to set an intention for the new year, and that intention was to "take more risks and believe in myself." Never did I imagine how significantly that intention would change my life. Never did I believe that I would leave my corporate job to pursue a full-time job in health an[...]