Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

43: Why Muscles Matter and Strength Training as a Petite Woman with April Whitney


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Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with April Whitney to discuss wellness as a petite woman, the importance of building muscle, and how to strengthen the mind through training and entrepreneurship. 

April Whitney is a former pro fencer, certified personal trainer, nutritionist and YouTuber. She is the Founder and CEO of Petite PWR, a platform and community made for petite women 5'4" and shorter to lose fat and gain muscle through premiere coaching programs, products and services. April has coached celebrities, Olympic athletes and tens of thousands of petite women around the world to help them develop their most powerful bodies and minds.

Episode Highlights: 

  • Building Petite PWR
  • How to build muscle and lose fat
  • Going to the Olympic trials
  • Becoming a pro fencer
  • The mental weight of competition for athletes
  • How athletics and entrepreneurship are similar
  • Building a brand from personal struggles
  • How strength training can change a body
  • Learning what it takes to be healthy as a petite woman

 

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Learn more about April @aprilvwhitney and Petite PWR

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