In this episode of the Asking Why podcast, host Clint Davis interviews Jo Ellen Gilliland and Taylor Jobling about their fitness business, Tribe 31. Jo Ellen shares her personal journey of struggling with an eating disorder and finding healing through weightlifting and macro tracking. Taylor talks about her passion for fitness and how she transitioned from real estate to becoming a trainer. Together, they started Tribe 31 to create a community for women to find strength in all aspects of their lives. The business is rooted in faith and aims to equip women with physical, mental, and spiritual training. In this conversation, Jo and Tay from Tribe31 discuss the importance of body positivity and self-acceptance. They emphasize the need to focus on overall health and well-being rather than striving for a specific body type. They also highlight the impact of language and behavior on children, emphasizing the importance of setting a positive example. The conversation touches on the role of community and support in achieving fitness goals and the importance of finding balance in life. Tay and Jo also mention their upcoming nutrition program, Macros and More.

Bios:

Taylor Jopling is a personal trainer and co-owner of Tribe 31 Training. She attended ULM for 3 years and then found her passion for personal training after helping her college friends in the gym. After finding her passion for women's personal training and nutrition coaching, she never looked back! Taylor has been training full-time for 6 years now. Taylor is married to her husband, Johnny, and a mom to her son, Shep.

Taylor and her business partner, Jo Ellen Gilliland, have created a positive space for women to achieve their goals in a group setting. Their mission is to equip women with strength in all seasons of life through physical, mental, and spiritual training. They provide coaching, consistency, & community to women of all ages which has led to more confident & empowered women.

Taylor believes every woman is on a journey, whether it's in the gym, at work, with family, or pursuing dreams.

Just like training requires discipline, achieving goals in life takes dedication. She wants to help women bring the gym mentality into their everyday lives, helping them unleash their inner strength and resilience.

Jo Ellen Gilliland is from West Monroe, LA where she resides with her two rescue pups Maggie and Zo. She is a former first grade teacher of 8 years at Drew Elementary. With a background in fitness it was a natural fit to switch roles to trainer and has been training full time for 14 years. She is currently co owner of Tribe31 Training, an all women’s gym that focuses on equipping women with strength in all seasons of life through physical, mental, and spiritual training. She believes that all women are training for something in and out of the gym. It might be education, career, family, or a dream. Just like physical training requires discipline, strength, and sacrifice so does accomplishing those goals. She seeks to help women bring that same mindset from the gym into their everyday life so they can embrace their own Wonder Woman.

Instagram:  @tribe31training