In this episode I chat with the brilliant Vera Ross- a certified personal trainer, health coach and entrepreneur. We get into how fitness marketing inherently shames women, her struggles with an eating disorder, what she does as a certified health coach, and two simple things you can be doing right now to improve your health. 

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• Facebook Page: TotalFit: Health & Fitness Coaching
• Instagram: @totalfit_sd

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In this episode:

5:30 How marketing makes women feel not good enough

9:48 “How much of your life is spent in a Victoria’s Secret fashion show?” - Vera

13:00 Fitness pros have insecurities too

14:40 Body positivity and “is my body up to par to be working in this industry?”

18:50 Skinny fat and how to mess up a compliment

21:30 Stop making unsolicited comments on women’s bodies

22:00 Eating disorders: the surprising way she learned about eating disorders and the negative health consequences

32:00 How to form new habits

42:25 What is a health coach?

49:17 The two simple things you can start implementing right now to be healthier and happier

56:43 “How empowered does this decision make me feel?”