Coffee & Kettlebells

Has your experience with menopause affected the quality of your life? It doesn’t have to!  

 I’ve worked with countless clients at Burn Boot Camp who are so frustrated by menopause. They feel like their hormones are all messed up, their metabolism is way too slow and all they are doing is just gaining weight. In this episode, menopause expert, Amanda Thebe, busts the top menopause myths, as well as provides us an action plan for taking control of our menopausal symptoms. 

Amanda also explains the three different stages of menopause. She says, “So many women have no idea the symptoms they are experiencing–such as achy joints, incontinence or depression–are directly related to perimenopause, which is the first stage of menopause.” That’s why she explains in depth the most common signs and symptoms of each stage, as well as how to combat them.  

It's possible to become your fittest self at any age. It's possible to reduce your symptoms to ensure menopause doesn't hold you back from becoming the best version of yourself. 

What Else You’ll Learn about Menopause:  

• All about hot flashes  

• The most problematic stage of menopause 

• What’s going on with your hormones 

• Weight gain and weight loss during menopause  

• Importance of recovery and stress management  

• How often you should be working out and at what intensity  

• The ins and outs of hormonal therapy (hrt) and Amanda’s personal opinion

Find more from Amanda: 

Blog: fitnchips.com/blog 

Podcast: Fit n’ Chips Chats

The biggest mistake people make when stuck on a fitness plateau is working out more and eating less. And when they still aren't seeing the results they want to see, they think they need to work out more and more, and eat less and less. Despite what they may believe, these are the two worst things you can do when stuck on a fitness plateau.  

If this sounds like you, listen up! In this episode, I share five tips for helping you get over that stubborn fitness plateau. My tips most likely are the complete opposite of what you think you should be doing, but let me tell you, they have worked wonders with my clients in the past.  

The tips I share are practical, realistic and don’t include any quick-fix solutions. Implement them into your life today and you will never hit that annoying fitness plateau again! 

For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

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Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

Being a parent can be scary. You’re always wondering if you are doing the right thing and if you are doing enough. At the end of the day, you just want to make sure you raise great children, right? In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, Darlene Brock, author of Raising Great Girls and co-founder of The Grit and Grace Project, shares her top parenting hacks for successfully building your kids up to become strong and confident people. She also discusses how to stop feeling so much “mom-guilt,” how to quit comparing yourself to other parents and how to be both your children’s parent and friend.

What you’ll learn:

• What it means to be your children’s coach
• Why you don’t have to be perfect to be a great parent
• The benefits of being both a parent and a friend to your children and how to do it
• How to let go of your “mom guilt”
• How to stop comparing yourself to other moms and just be the mother your children need
• How to ensure you are building your children’s confidence
• The negative effects that belittling your kids has on their confidence
• Common ways we belittle our children and what we should do instead
• How expectations can have a negative impact on children
• How to set expectations without taking away from your children creating their own identity
• How to ensure your children have self-love and a positive relationship with themselves and their body
• How what we say to our children affects how they view themselves
• The most important things you can do to be the best influence on your children
• What you should start doing today to ensure your children grow up to be confident and successful

UP NEXT: 

Episode 6: 10 Tips for Balancing Motherhood and Exercise 

Episode 33: Mom Hacks to Make Your Life Easier 

Find more from Darlene:

Buy her book:

Raising Great Girls

Online Magazine:

The Grit and Grace Project

Podcast:

This Grit and Grace Life

Instagram:

@darlenebrock7

@thegritandgraceproject

For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

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Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

Up Next: 78: Just Say No

When you are striving to commit to your health and fitness goals, develop healthier habits and live a healthier lifestyle, it may feel like you are say no to things you used to say yes to a lot. Constantly saying no to your old ways causes you to feel deprived. But, shouldn't living a lifestyle that aligns with your goals be exciting and make you feel happier, not deprived? 

The word "no" has such negativity attached to it. So how can you turn saying "no" from something negative to something positive? 

In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I explain why knowing what you are saying yes to when you say no to something that doesn't align with your goals is essential for your health and fitness success. You’ll realize there are so many things to say yes to when you are living a life that aligns with what you want to achieve. There really is no deprivation–it’s all in how you decide to perceive it.

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

Blog: burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

Let’s talk dating!

Whether you feel stuck in the dating world, are entering it for the first time or are finding yourself back in it after a long time away, we got you! In this episode, guest Julie Graham discusses how the times have changed with the introduction of online dating and countless dating apps, and how it’s making the dating world seem overwhelming, intimidating and impossible to navigate—especially in a healthy way. Julie is the co-host of This Grit and Grace Life podcast and the Social Media and Brand Manager for the Grit and Grace Project online magazine. With a level head, a fresh perspective, great values and so much wisdom, Julie will empower you on how to keep your sanity in this crazy world of dating! Rather than thinking something is “wrong” with you and allowing the dating world to foster a negative relationship with yourself, Julie provides priceless advice for taking a healthy approach to dating.

What you’ll learn:

• How to take a healthy approach to dating
• Why you need to “date yourself” and what that actually means
• How to feel great being single and why it’s so important
• How to know if you are healed from your past relationship(s)
• How to know when you are ready to re-enter the dating world
• How to stop caring about the online dating stigma
• Making real connections through online dating and dating apps
• Julie’s best advice for meeting someone online or through an app
• Mistakes to avoid when lost in the dating world
• Julie’s ground rules for dating, including the qualities she thinks are important
• Red flags in the dating world
• Why you need to define your reasons for dating someone
• Why dating someone “just to date” isn’t a good idea
• Why you should never force a relationship
• How to handle rejection without thinking something is wrong with you
• Why “It’s not you, it’s me” isn’t always a cop-out
• How can we best support our friends who are dating
• Things to should avoid doing and saying to friends who are dating
• How to own who you are and celebrate your strengths in the dating world

Links discussed in this episode:

Coffee & Kettlebells Episode 16:

How to Overcome Grief, Comparison and Life’s Obstacles with Grit & Grace

The Grit and Grace Project:

5 Tips for How to Re-Enter the Dating World

Find more from Julie:

Instagram:

@thejuliegraham

@thegritandgraceproject

Podcast:

This Grit and Grace Life

Website:

The Grit and Grace Project

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

Facebook: Coffee & Kettlebells

Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

I think we can all agree vegetables are a big part of eating a healthy diet and that most of us could benefit from including more into our diet. But, how often does the thought of eating yet another salad sound all that satisfying to you or your family? I feel you and I got you! This episode of Coffee & Kettlebells is all about making vegetables taste amazing! Whether you struggle to get yourself to enjoy the taste of vegetables, or you have picky eaters in your house, these five tips will have everyone reaching for seconds!

What you’ll learn:

• The biggest mistake people make when trying to eat more vegetables
• What it means to eat one serving of vegetables
• How to build a delicious salad
• Plus, four more simple ways to make vegetables taste good. 

To learn more about the amazing benefits of spirulina and chlorella, check out Episode 77: The Most Nutrient-Dense Superfood in the World with the CEO of EnergyBits. I always blend both into a protein smoothie. You can find my favorite protein powder here.

For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

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Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

What makes a woman sexy? What contributes to a woman’s confidence?

We see extremely skinny women all over magazines, television and social media, making us believe for us to feel sexy and confident, we also need to be extremely skinny. Wethink the skinnier we are, the sexier we will feel and the more confident we will be. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, body transformation expert Heidi Powell clears the air and redefines what it means to be sexy and confident. As one of the top personal trainers in the industry, Heidi believes that sexy doesn’t have a certain size and confidence doesn’t have a certain look. She shares the best ways to start becoming more body-confident right now—and it’s probably not what you think.

If you are ready to feel sexier and more confident in your skin, tune in now!

What you’ll learn:

• Heidi’s definition of sexy and confidence
• Why being “skinnier” or “more toned” won’t bring you real confidence
• How putting on 20 pounds of muscle has helped Heidi feel sexier and more confident
• Why women shouldn’t feel scared about putting on “too much muscle”
• How lifting weights and building muscle benefits your weight-loss goals
• The truth about getting bulky from lifting weights (hint: it’s not true!)
• Why it is so important to change your internal language to focus on how you are feeling
• Why focusing on getting skinnier will make you feel lesssexy and confident
• Why eating less and doing more cardio is never the answer
• What you can do to start feeling sexy and confident right now!

Loved this episode or have more questions? Connect with Heidi!

Instagram: @realheidipowell

Facebook:@realheidipowell

Blog: heidipowell.net

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For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

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If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

Up next:

Episode 96: Is Losing Weight Really Worth It?

“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.” How many times have you heard this before? I believe those words hold so much truth! On the other hand, I feel we place too much focus on others’ negativity, blaming their negative words, actions or attitudes for us not living a positive life.   

When will we open our eyes and realize it’s not always others that are causing negativity to arise in our lives? When will we take ownership? We to stop pointing the finger at others for the unhappiness we are experiencing in our lives and start pointing the finger at ourselves.  

In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I show you some tough love. But I promise you, the moment you are able to face the fact that you are the one bring negativity into your life, is the moment  you are able to take control of your happiness.   

In this episode, I ask you five questions to help you determine whether or not you are being a negative person.  I challenge you to take the time to think about these questions and look deep within yourself. To some of these questions, it may be hard for you to admit your answer is yes, but if you really want to move forward with your life in the best way possible, you have to take ownership of your own negativity.  

For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

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Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!

I have two questions for you: 

When trying to lose weight, do you focus on eating as little as possible? Or, do you think eating healthier means eating less?  

If I had to guess, most of you answered yes to either one or both of those questions. Whether it may seem serious or not, focusing on eating as little as possible IS an eating disorder! Plus, it leads to countless health issues that can take years to recover from. In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I chat with Amanda Meixner, meal prep maven, nutrition guru, social media influencer and the mastermind behind the Meow Meix blog, who struggled with anorexia for years. Amanda shares why starving yourself is not the answer to getting the body you want and why it's actually the worse route you can take for losing weight. Amanda shares how we can lose weight while still eating enough food to fuel our body properly...crazy, right?! 

What you’ll learn about not giving your body the food it needs:  

• How eating healthy has nothing to do with eating less 
• The long-term damage it has on your hormones 
• The negative effect it has on your metabolism 
• What she found most helpful for recovery 
• Her best advice for those who are struggling with an eating disorder now, or are struggling to recover from one 
• How to overcome your cycle of starving and binging  

Eating healthy, working out and still not seeing the results you want? Not staying properly hydrated could be holding you back! In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I help you understand the role water plays in weight loss and some simple ways to ensure you are staying properly hydrated every day.  

What you’ll learn: 

• The percentage of Americans who are chronically dehydrated 
• How drinking enough water makes you feel full, signaling your brain that you are no longer hungry 
• How we confuse our feelings of thirst for hunger  
• How one glass of water at night can help shutdown your need for nighttime snacking  
• How water is essential for fat burning  
• How dehydration could be the cause of your daytime fatigue  
• How staying hydrated reduces your muscle soreness and speeds your muscle recovery  
• The negative effects of drinking too much water  
• Fun ways to help you drink more water daily 

For daily fitness, nutrition and life inspiration, as well as glimpses into my daily life, follow me on Instagram and Facebook!

Instagram: @morgan.a.kline

Facebook: Coffee & Kettlebells

Blog: www.burnbootcamp.com/blog

If you love everything you have learned from my podcast and you feel ready to take your health, fitness and happiness to the next level, start here!