Functional Total Fitness

Nobody is going to do the work for you.
You can have all the resources and tools in your toolbox, but if you don’t utilize them you’re not going to get the results you want.
Doctors are there to give you data, resources, answers and guidance regarding your health.
Ultimately, the quality of your health depends on you and what you do with that information.
You can go to the most prestigious university but that doesn’t mean you’ll get a degree or learn anything if you don’t put forth the effort.
You can hire a trainer, a strength coach or buy a gym membership but you’re not guaranteed results, “just because” you did so.
That’s not how it works.
“Just because” doesn’t produce results.
You need to recognize the intent of your actions, determine if it aligns with your goals and do the work to make your dream a reality.
If you’re under the care of a doctor, be an active participant and a collaborative patient.
If you want to learn something, you have to study, ask questions and do your research.
If you have a fitness goal, you need to do things necessary to reach that goal.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
You have to buckle down, get to work, be patient and use the resources provided.
I hope this helps. Always remember...
You got this 💪🏼🔥

I once believed in conspiracy theories.
I was a self proclaimed Netflix and YouTube documentary connoisseur who believed anything these biased and absurd productions spewed to the public.
You could present me with outstanding evidence to argue what I believed was false, and I still wouldn’t believe you.
It’s wild, right?
I believed that instead of counting calories, people should focus on counting chemicals (though you should still eat nutritious foods), and the law of energy balance was a ploy the FDA created to keep people buying ultra-processed food.
At one point, I believed vaccines and other medications caused an array of health issues, neurological conditions and that big pharma was attempting to take over the world, one medication at a time.
I believed that everyone was out to get me; even if science proved me wrong.
It wasn’t until I hired a coach who was not only patient with me and my dogmatic views, but educated me with the absence of judgment and criticism but instead with empathy and tolerance.
“Don’t knock it til you try it,” she said with a smirk.
That’s when I began counting calories and learning more about energy balance and nutrition science.
If this was true of fitness and nutrition, what other fallacies did I believe?
The message here is so your due diligence and don’t believe everything you hear, or at least do your own research using credible sources.
Trust those who’ve dedicated their life’s work to keep you safe and healthy.
Always remember...
You got this ❤️💪🏼

I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been feeling myself over the past few weeks
I have to be honest with you; I’ve been burnt out and left feeling depleted.
A year ago today I found out my business was being shut down, my son was out of school and life as you and I knew it was completely turned upside down.
Over the past few weeks, memories from a year ago have been popping up on various platforms and it has been overwhelming and eye opening.
We’ve had to learn to be resilient, empathetic and patient.
(At least some of us anyway.)
We’ve had to overcome struggles we’ve never expected to deal with.
But ya know what?
It’s made you and I a helluva lot stronger.
There have been many times I felt like life as we knew was stolen from us.
Then I remember one important thing.
It could be worse. It can always be worse.
During this time, I’ve met an incredible online community of like-minded people and coaches who genuinely want to see me succeed and push me out of my comfort zone (for my own good).
I’ve started to become more myself and better mother and spouse to my family.
I’ve reconnected and mended friendships that I neglected and took for granted.
I spent time to focus on me and my mental, physical and emotional health.
I learned to never stop learning and always look for ways to improve even when the situation isn’t ideal.
Lastly, I feel compelled to apologize for being MIA the past few weeks.
This year is catching up with a lot of people and it caught up with me too.
I’m trying to create some more balance in my life and if you’re a parent, partner or even have a busy ass job, you get that the balancing act is rarely effortless.
I just want you to know that if you’re struggling, it’s okay and sometimes it’s okay to not be okay. Just always remember you’re not alone and...
You got this ❤️💪🏼
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