On this episode of My Evolved Life, I have a chat with Emily Johson, founder of StrongerU Senior Fitness. We talk about the importance of exercise as you age, the impact of exercise on mental health, and why we should never stop exercising.

On this episode of My Evolved Life, I have a chat with Aaron and Amanda Wilson, founders of Optimal Living YYC. We talk about the importance of balancing training and recovery, i.e. massage, stretching, etc., minding your posture, and running a business as a couple.

On this episode of My Evolved Life, I have a chat with Max Hall, a Strength and Condition Coach of 5 years. We talk about how exercise is about more than just physical health. We also talk about how personal trainers can better serve their clients.

On this episode of My Evolved Life, I talk to Christine Bezzant, a mother of 6. We talked about how she managed to prioritize her exercise, while being a very busy mom. We also discussed how her goals and mindsets around exercise changed as she progressed through the different phases of her exercise journey. 

On this episode of My Evolved Life, I welcome back Laura Davies, Life Coach and Nutritionist. We talked about how to create meaningful habits, routines, and mindsets to get us out of this pandemic in a good place. 

On this episode of My Evolved Life, I welcome back Cinder Smith, Registered Psychologist.

We talked about how we can get through the COVID-19 pandemic more resilient, how to create meaningful routines, and why we should consume less social media and news.

On today's episode, I have a conversation with Tracey Delfs, a mindfulness and meditation coach. We get into topics like the importance of being mindful, how to begin a meditation practice and why multitasking doesn't work.

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Tracey’s passion is to teach others ‘how’ to calm their minds and ‘how’ to live more in the present moment.

Tracey is the founder of  www.balancequest.com. Over the last two decades she has been changing people’s lives as a stress management and life coach, mindfulness teacher and mental wellness workshop facilitator to employees, Olympic athletes and the general public. Some of the organizations she has worked with include Shell Canada, The City of Calgary, Alberta Children’s hospital, as well as Canada’s National Alpine, Free-style, Biathlon and Surf team. 

Tracey has been working in the wellness industry since receiving her degree with a major in Health & Wellness Promotion in 1991. She is a Certified Life Coach and Resilience Coach and Trainer with The HeartMath™ Institute. 

To learn more about Tracey, visit her website at: www.balancequest.com
To learn more about her program: www.calmmindprogram.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balance_quest/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-delfs/

On this week's episode I welcome back Cinder Smith, Registered Psychologist. We talked about the importance of taking care of mental health through unpredictable times, how to communicate with children about Coronavirus, and how to come out of this on the positive side.

On this week's episode, I have a conversation with Victoria Smith, a stress reduction coach. We got into topics like "how to take control of stress and anxiety", "how to manage stress during unpredictable times" and "the long-term implications of stress and anxiety".

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I’m Victoria Smith and before the age of 30 I had shingles twice. I don’t think I’m unlike most professional women out there. We try and juggle it all and we’re holding ourselves to impossible standards. I’m sick of it.

Not only have I experienced shingles twice, but I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety (postpartum with Baby #1, prenatal with Baby #2, and your run of the mill depression to boot!), worked a crazy 60 hour a week corporate job, am an adult child of divorce and oh I’m also just living my life. And I’m NOT special. I don’t tell you all this to make you feel sorry for me, I tell you this because we are the same.

The good news is that through counselling, coaching and a lot of personal development work, I’m on the other side of this. What exactly does that look like? Being on “the other side”? That means that now when I go through stressful situations, I bounce back FAST. It means that my resiliency muscles are ripped (because my abs sure as heck are not)! It means that I’ve developed the skills, the systems and the supports in my life so that I genuinely believe that most days are good days. There are very few outliers.

YOU can do this as well. You can bounce back faster. You can live a more peaceful life. You can actually enjoy your daily life. To learn more about Victoria, check out her website: https://stresslessladies.com

On this week's episode, I have a conversation with Sarah Stewart, a ballet instructor. We got into topics like how to overcome the fear of exercise, why it's never too late to start and the importance of exercise on longevity.

8:45 - Why is it important to start exercising regardless of age?
12:21 - How do you get over the fear of starting to exercise?
25:24 - What is different about people who are active their whole lives?
29:58 - What can you learn from someone who's active in their 80s?
37:05 - What kind of mindset do you need about exercise before you start?
42:21 - Should moms feel guilty for taking time for themselves?

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Sarah is a professionally trained dancer originally from the UK. She began her dancing career at the age of six and has experience in ballet, modern and tap. She now teaches students at the School of Alberta Ballet and is the visionary behind and founder of Balletiques.

Balletiques was created because Sarah wanted to show people that ballet is an amazing form of exercise and that anyone can do it. Balletiques fuses ballet and fitness to create fun, accessible, and approachable workouts. Using her expertise and knowledge, Sarah teaches you the basic fundamentals of ballet, using real terminology and demonstrates how to do steps safely and correctly.

To learn more about Sarah, check out her website: https://balletiques.com