Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

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Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women episodes

July 16, 202443: Why Muscles Matter and Strength Training as a Petite Woman with April Whitney
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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51 min
July 09, 202442: AMA: How to Navigate Social Situations, Taking a Therapy Break, and Setting Boundaries
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara and Emily sit down to answer another round of listener questions. Topics ranging from navigating social settings (with food and alcohol) to Tara's break from therapy, and how to set boundaries with people you love.
Episode Highlights:
Summertime productivity

How to navigate social situations with food and alcohol

Identifying your “yes” and “no” statements

Feeling judged for being “healthy”

Healthy habits whiling travel

What to do when your loved ones don’t prioritize health

Taking a break from therapy

Setting boundaries with people in your life

How to navigate / communicate with conflict

Different ways to track progress

How to lift heavier

The importance of consistency

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You can learn more about Emily @emilyfeikls
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56 min
July 02, 202441: Strength in Faith and Fitness with Saman Munir
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Saman Munir to discuss her journey with faith and fitness.
Episode Highlights:
Growing up in a different culture

Overcoming an obsession with being “skinny”

The impact of faith in life

Inspiring others to feel strong

Creating a career + community in fitness

Collaborating with Adidas

Working with a coach to reach new levels

Fine tuning form + hitting new PRs

Becoming an Evolve You Trainer
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You can learn more about Saman @sfm_fitness
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44 min
June 25, 202440: Tips for Healthy Travel
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara shares her tips for healthy travel so that you can enjoy your time away while still feeling your best.
Episode Highlights:
You can have it all!

Healthy travel hacks

The main categories of health

How to plan ahead while traveling

The importance of protein + snacks

Why the color of your pee matters

Different types of movement

How to sleep better

Adjusting to time zone change

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20 min
June 18, 202439: How To Engage Your Deep Core, Heal Diastasis Recti, and Strength Train as a Mom with Ashley Nowe
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Ashley Nowe to discuss proper core engagement, strength training as a mother, and how things change during pregnancy and postpartum.

After birthing three children, (including a giant set of twins), mom of four and stepmom of two Ashley Nowe didn’t recognize her own body. A lifelong athlete and fitness enthusiast, she was determined to find a way to heal her severe diastasis recti — postpartum ab separation — and love her body again. Through correcting her breathing and engaging in intentional pelvic floor and deep core work, she found herself again, and healed her broken body. Her journey inspired her to do the same for other moms and Get Mom Strong was born. Get Mom Strong is home to Ashley’s Strong Like a Mother (SLAM) at-home workout program and app. Today, Ashley’s helped over 70,000 women see results with SLAM and shares her story with over 400K+ followers on instagram.

Episode Highlights:
Being a mom of 4 + entrepreneur

Creating SLAM for moms to strength train

Healing diastasis recti post pregnancy

How to properly engage your transverse abdominal muscles

Stop sucking your stomach in!

Activating your pelvic floor

The symptoms of a tight pelvic floor

Exercise modifications during pregnancy and postpartum

How to prepare your body for pregnancy and childbirth

Choosing to adopt another child
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If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Ashley @getmomstrong and her app, @stronglikeamother.app
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52 min
June 11, 202438: Lessons I Learned Turning 35
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today is Tara's 35th Birthday Episode! Settle in for life lessons + reflections from 35 years experience doing this thing called life.
Episode Highlights:
Birthday reflections

Choosing to love your birthday (again)

The birthday wish that never came true

Turning 35 and still figuring things out

Being okay with not knowing what’s “next”

Working with a business + life coach

Rapid fire: 20 life lessons

Navigating “failure”, guilt, and personal boundaries

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If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
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21 min
June 04, 202437: You Don't Need Another Diet, You Need Nutrients! with Dr. Sarah Ballantyne
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Dr. Sarah Ballantyne to chat about the history of diet culture, how to feel better through food, and the truth of eating "well".
Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD is the founder of Nutrivore.com and New York Times best-selling author of Nutrivore: The Radical New Science for Getting the Nutrients You Need from the Food You Eat. She creates educational resources to help people improve their day-to-day diet and lifestyle choices, empowered and informed by the most current evidenced-based scientific research. With Nutrivore, Dr. Sarah has created a positive and inclusive approach to dietary guidance, based in science and devoid of dogma, using nutrient density and sufficiency as its basic principles: Nourishment, not judgment.
Episode Highlights:
What is the Nutrivore “diet”

A lack of education around nutrition

The history of diets and dieting

Capitalism & making “health” unattainable for all

How foods can impact our health

Making peace with food again

Overcoming food allergies + disordered eating

Leaving the paleo lifestyle behind

How to heal your relationship with food

Understanding the science of nutrition
Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Dr. Sarah at @drsarahballantyne
Dr. Sarah’s new book, Nutrivore: The Radical New Science for Getting the Nutrients You Need from the Food You Eat!
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56 min
May 28, 202436: What is Periodization + How To Use It For Training Gains
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara explains what periodization is and how it can help you overcome training plateaus + progress your strength gains over the longterm.
Episode Highlights:
What is periodization?

The importance of progressive overload

Changing your rep count + lifting weight

Why you need recovery breaks

How to progress past the newbie gains

The states of stress in the body

The 3 cycles of periodization

Intermediate level of strength training

Different styles of periodization
Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
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24 min
May 21, 202435: Navigating Sobriety and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Claire Bays
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Claire Bays to discuss her journey with sobriety, becoming a coach, and overcoming imposter syndrome.
Episode Highlights:
Claire’s first exposure to drinking

Opting out of the grieving process

Realizing she had a substance abuse struggle

Navigating sobriety

Learning new coping skills + tools

Developing a disordered relationship with food

Building a foundation in the gym

The power of being in relationship with another

Overcoming imposter syndrome

Being true to you
Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Claire @clairebays
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1 hr 4 min
May 14, 202434: How to Create Your Own Workout Program
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara breaks down how to write your own workout plan and create programming for your specific fitness goals.
Episode Highlights:
Questions to consider for your fitness goals

Choosing your base exercises

Compound vs isolation movements

Understanding the different movement planes

Determine your sets + reps

How to incorporate progressive overload

Finding your lifting weight

Timing your workouts

Creating a workout split

Example workout plans

Considering rest and recovery
Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
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44 min

About Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to BROADS: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women. I’m Tara and I’m here to empower you to feel strong in your body, be confident to take up space, and cultivate that badassery you’ve been holding back (yes, I did just make up the word badassery).