One Percent Better

In today’s episode, we’re tackling a topic that doesn’t get discussed very often, but deserves a lot more attention! We discuss the difference between active recovery and complete rest. For our avid fitness-goers, active recovery will be something that we often need to dial back and get our clients to slow down. For others, promoting daily activity that is low-intensity will actually really benefit them. There are two very opposite ends of the spectrum to this conversation, and we tackle both!  Which end of the spectrum do you fall under? 

Share with us why that is, and if you find it hard or difficult to bring yourself more to the middle of the scale. 

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So often when we first set out to embark on a transformation journey, we think that the answer is fitness and nutrition. While this is a great start - and already a larger start than most will take - it certainly isn’t the only thing that needs to change.  Think about it: Your workout is only a minimum of 3 hours in your week. What happens in the other 165 hours? You’re faced with a bunch of moments in your day where you have to make decisions. Nutrition is one of those and a part that largely fills up those 165 hours, but it’s not the only thing.  

We can reside our confidence in our habits and routines - that is, if we’ve worked to solidify them and make them something our consciousness can depend on. Most of us have not achieved that state however so that when we set out to focus on things like nutrition, our decisions are roughly impacted by all these broken habits and non-routines we have throughout our days. If we can focus on those other 165 hours, and fill them with actionable steps to work on more than just our fitness and nutrition, we will have a much more solid approach. This will lead to far better success in the long run, the transformation you were looking for in the first place, and you will then be set up to sustain this. Long be gone the days of getting caught in that cycle of the next best diet, the next best workout, etc.!  Today we’re talking about a much more whole approach to our transformation journey with our clients. We focus on Fitness, Nutrition, Habits, Routines, Mindset. This will set our clients up to achieve more than just a change in their composition. At the end of their journey with us, they have become a different person. A true transformation.   

As we always do, we’d like to know where in those 5 pillars can you make the most impact on your journey? What is left for you to do and hammer in that will help move you forward to your goals? 

Share your story with us and then make sure to follow our socials: 

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Today’s episode is all about your coaches nerding out over CrossFit! We love today’s topic because it truly is a big part of the methodology of CrossFit and everything CF is about. It is often the most misunderstood principal of the methodology by armchair critics, but is an incredibly powerful piece of improving your quality of life. Today we are talking about General Physical Preparedness (GPP)!

We’ll discuss what it is, why we use it, and how it looks when you pull apart our programming. GPP is a necessary piece of your life and ultimately will help enhance the quality of your life for the long term. So we’ll talk about different ways GPP shows up in your everyday life and what that means for you.

Buckle in - this is something your coaches love to talk about, love to dissect, and a lot of what our program is built on!

As always, share the story of your greatest GPP impact with us and follow our socials here:

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It’s one thing to be a coach and have all the answers and solutions - but it’s a whole other animal to be on the other side of that fence and have to take your own advice! Today we talk about how your coaches are humans too, and what strategies we use to help ourselves be successful with the things we struggle with, just like you!

Did you know your coaches struggle with finding time to workout? Did you know that they struggle with their nutrition too, just like you do? There are many things that make our stories similar to yours - and we are the ones that are always giving the answers. So why is it difficult for us to follow through and follow our own advice sometimes?

We’ll talk that through on today’s episode, and show you how we get through these obstacles!

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Prepare for Coach T to step up on her soapbox! Today we’re talking data and all kinds of statistics as it relates to your health and fitness! It’s the hot topic of fitness trackers and wearables, and how they can influence your lifestyle and daily habits to promote change! We compare FitBit, Apple Watch, and Whoop, all in an effort to tell you what the pros and cons are, the uses, and how you can utilize that data to help you make changes in your lifestyle to improve your health and fitness factors!  We also dive into Coach T’s own personal use for her fitness tracker of choice, and discuss some of the data points she has personally used to create beneficial change when it comes to health factors!  

Buckle in, it’s a great episode with a lot of interesting conversation! 

 If you wear a fitness tracker, share with us which one, and why you use it. What data do you find useful from it? And has it helped you create better habits since you’ve used it? 

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When we set out to revamp our Vision & Mission a little over a year ago, we knew that creating a legacy within our community was something we wanted to accomplish. Giving back to the community that has given so much to us is something that is incredibly important to us as a company. This presents itself in numerous ways: our #CheckInForCharity promo we have run for 8 years now, numerous sponsorships or community events we have been a part of, or helping out at schools with different types of fitness programs.  As our #JuniorAcademy program built momentum within our community, we knew that our legacy had to stem from helping the youth in and surrounding Yorkton. Enter in: The CFF Fit Futures Youth Scholarship.  

In today’s episode, we talk all about how this came to be, and what our hopes are for the future it will create for the youth in our community. We talk about high-impact ventures, and Coach Whitney goes into why influencing the youth is so very important to her (and us).  We want to partner up and align with others who support our Vision & Mission to create a long-lasting impact on the youth of our community. If you, your business, or someone you know would like to contribute to the CFF Fit Futures Youth Scholarship, please reach out to us via our socials:  

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“I can’t do this because ...”

“I wish I could …”

Have you caught yourself in one of those traps? When all of a sudden things get difficult, and you find yourself telling a story filled with all the reasons why you can’t do something?

As human beings, our instinct is to want to take the path of least resistance as soon as we encounter problems. We start out by devising this grand scheme of a plan, and one day things don’t go as expected. It’s no longer easy. All kinds of barriers are popping up left and right, and you find yourself searching for the easy way around - the path of least resistance.

Today we talk about why this happens, what is actually deeply rooted in those stories, and how we can change that narrative. Once we can open ourselves up and be aware of these excuses and why we are making them, the possibilities to success are endless. But that awareness and acknowledgement piece are key.

We want to hear your stories about a time when you caught yourself listing off reason after reason for why you couldn’t do something. Were you able to change that narrative? And if so, how or why not? Is there a particular excuse that you find keeps coming up, no matter the context?

Have a listen to Episode 51, and make sure to follow our socials:

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We’ve finally reached our 50th episode! And what a topic to celebrate - none other than why being a CFF Coach is one of the best jobs in the world! On today’s episode, we talk about all things that are rewarding about this job. All the client wins, in all the different realms - the physical wins when someone lifts a big lift or hits their first pull-up, their mental wins when they make a big break-through outside of the gym in their real lives, or just the growth that we get to see and share with our clients!  Many of you have experienced similar moments with a CFF Coach before. We want to hear those stories! 

Send us a message through our socials and share your rewarding moments with us!  

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We’re back to talk about the Broadway Beatdown on September 25th & 26th! This time, we’re dishing out five tips that you as a competitor should take into consideration as you prepare over the coming months! Coach T taps into her past competition experience to hand out preparation tips for your nutrition leading up to the event, and during. We touch on what you need to be thinking about when it comes to your fitness, and possibly even some workout tips are thrown in there! We also talk about what it means to ‘not sweat the small stuff,’ and how that might look a little different for teams depending on what their goals are.

It’s a great episode on all things Beatdown! We’re excited for the 6th edition of this event, and we hope you are too!

To register your team, click here - https://bit.ly/broadwaybeatdown

If you’re a TEEN wanting to compete, register here - https://bit.ly/broadwaybeatdownteens

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Summer is right around the corner, so we’re talking all things summer today! Some of you might be experiencing disruptions in your routine, having to set new schedules, or the abandonment of a schedule all together. This can lead to challenges with your fitness routine, your nutrition choices, and your mindset along the way.

We’re here to offer you some tips to help manage those situations. Throwing in the towel and straying away from those things you want for yourself is not the answer. Sometimes it means you need to change your expectations, your assumptions, and your approach. A Coach can help guide you through this process and help you find a way to execute in a way that helps you feel successful.

Don’t wait for September to roll around to say, “I gotta get back on track!” Working through the summer with a disruption in your schedule and routine is challenging, but it’s not impossible!

Share with us your experiences or tips that you have learned along the way! Make sure to follow our socials here:

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