Our new societal normal is riddled with disordered eating and eating disorder-type behaviors. Diets, detoxes, lifestyle food choices that eliminate entire food groups, the scale, calorie counting, and constantly critiquing our bodies just to name a few.

I wanted to bring a guest onto the show to let us know what disordered eating looks like. I highly encourage you to share this with your friends, family members, and people you know who work in the health, wellness, and fitness industry. As fitness professionals, we have a wonderful platform to either foster a healthy change or perpetuate the problem.

It’s also important to think about who you look up to when it comes to fitness and nutrition… someone who has an unhealthy approach to their own health will inevitably project some of these unhealthy beliefs onto their clients/followers because we teach what we are. I’m a work in progress every single day.

Check out the SHOW NOTES: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-17-what-is-disordered-eating-with-dr-jill-ilagan/

Do you know how intertwined your hair and your health are? Your hair is an indicator of your health and the products you use on your hair can have a huge impact on your health. Listen in as I bring the owner of Lava Salon, Geoff Richardson, to talk to us about what to watch out for, which changes REALLY matter, and tons of other things you may not have thought about when it comes to hair, health, and hair health.

Check out the SHOW NOTES: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-16-how-your-hair-and-your-health-are-connected-with-geoff-richardson-2/

Dr. Jodi Kennedy was pretty much born into chiropractic as a third generation chiropractor and the 17th chiropractor in her family. Dr. Kennedy grew up living the lifestyle she currently prescribes to her patients. Specializing in athletes, Dr. Kennedy is the chiropractor I go to see here in Charleston.

Whether you are a golfer, tennis player, surfer, runner, or another type of athlete, chiropractic care can help you function at your optimal level. What many people don’t realize is that athletic performance is very much dependent upon flexibility, mobility, and stability. If you have ever been side-lined by an injury, you know what I am talking about!

Dr. Kennedy was a semi-professional ballet dancer when she was growing up which makes her that much better at working with athletes in high flexibility sports such as dancing, gymnastics, cheerleading, running, swimming, baseball, softball, hockey, etc.

Just one more point before you listen… she knows how to correct plantar fasciitis in just a few quick office visits. For my runners out there, nothing is more painful than being told to just rest it until it heals.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-15-chiropractic-care-for-athletes-with-dr-jodi-kennedy/

Did you know that you can do ALL THE RIGHT THINGS when it comes to training and nutrition and still not look or feel any better?

A functional medicine doctor seems to be where some people end up after they have exhausted all other options, been stuck with a thousand needles, and even endured many super invasive procedures (hello… IBS sufferers out there?), but they should be one of your first (if not THE first) stop when it comes to moods, body composition, digestive issues, and pain to name a few.

As a fitness professional, I feel like I am a first responder at times. People come to me to get exercise advice but sometimes they need to be referred out to a specialist because whatever they have going on is not being corrected by diet and exercise alone.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/the-missing-link-to-weight-loss-very-few-people-know-about-including-personal-trainers-with-dr-jimerson-and-dr-gillespie/

We have more options than we think when it comes to our health care. I think this information is such a critical tool in preventative health care measures that I even decided to share my full reports analysis with you.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-13-these-images-could-save-your-life-with-shanna-schulze/

Melissa Toler’s message and mission is to challenge the rules around food and exercise that keep people imprisoned. Her goal is to free women who feel like they are really held hostage by rules of, “eat this, don’t eat that.”

She believes while focusing on all of these rules, women are missing out on their passion, purpose, and true calling.

Join us for this paradigm-shifting interview.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-12-there-are-no-bad-foods-with-melissa-toler/

This is one of the Top 5 questions people ask me about fitness and especially weight loss, so I wanted to bring you my friend and client, Ann White, to talk about the slippery slope many people get caught in.

Ann shares her story of how she found herself in a really bad spot due to alcohol. This can happen to anyone… When this event happened, Ann was an active and fit women, with a high level of education, and working as a teacher.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/do-i-really-have-to-give-up-my-wine/

How to be a fitness model.

I am asked this question all the time so I decided to give my best answer during this podcast!

Other topics include:

* If you have ever thought, “it’s not fair,” when it comes to weight loss, you will want to listen.

* And this… “please don’t tell me I have to give up my wine…” I will tell you how you can still drink wine. I do!

* Willpower – what’s really happening? Stop the food guilt.

* “I find all of these fun workouts on Pinterest… so how is the SKFitLife Challenge Training different?”

* Lower body transformations… what gives?

* Embracing the, “Because I Can” mindset.

* Isagenix: who, what, when, where, and why.

Check out the SHOW NOTES and Download the audio here: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-10-so-you-think-you-want-to-be-a-fitness-model/

Stop Chasing Skinny Episode #10

So you think you want to be a fitness model…

How many of you “met” me through social media… Facebook… Instagram….?

If you have been following me for the past couple years, you may have thought, “wow… it must be nice to be a fitness model who gets paid to workout and wear bikinis and travel to tropical locations…”

Or maybe you haven’t thought, “it must be nice,” and thank you for that because I have fought tooth and nail for the lifestyle I have designed; but unless you have been “behind the scenes,” it is really hard to imagine exactly what goes into creating such a business and life.

I recently had a client ask me the following questions and I thought it would be helpful for me to share our conversation for anyone who thinks they want to be a “fitness model” and for those of you who are wondering how I do it/did it.

Q: How did you get into fitness modeling? What were your steps that you took? Do you have an agent? You are literally the one that keeps me going in the gym and I so want to be a fitness role model for anyone to encourage a healthy lifestyle!

A: Oh goodness… it was a long and winding road to say the least…

VERY FEW fitness models actually get paid for the modeling they do… Take a listen to see what I am talking about.

Show Notes

Topic #1: How to be a Fitness Model

Back to answering these questions from my client:

* How did you get into fitness modeling?

* What were your steps that you took?

* Do you have an agent?

* You are literally the one that keeps me going in the gym and I so want to be a fitness role model for anyone to encourage a healthy lifestyle!

Like I said, VERY FEW fitness models actually get paid for the modeling they do… So what are the other options?

Many fitness models go the route of “sponsors” which is where you align yourself with a supplement company but honestly, other than a couple on the market I am not comfortable with most of the products out there… so I took the route of using my “fitness modeling” to market my business.

You are so sweet:))). And I know exactly what you mean… I have my role models for sure!

My first question to you would be what do you want the end result to look like… do you want to share your message and be a role model who blogs? live events? do you want to be a trainer (totally NOT required)? do you want to make videos? Think about how you want to use the platform of fitness modeling because there are SOOOOOOOOoo many awesome opportunities out there and there are just as many dead-ends.

Q: Fitness models not getting paid? That is crazy. I just thought they were paid for modeling.

So without being too intrusive, do you pay a photographer and take pics then post them to your site? So you are not getting paid for them? How are you making an income?

A: Yep… models who are featured in magazines are very fortunate because we are getting exposure and sure, some get paid a bit for their time BUT… it is ultimately up to us as individuals as to what we do with that exposure.

Did you know that nutrients begin to degrade as soon as produce is picked? And that fruits and vegetables which have to be transported are typically picked before they are fully ripe in order to stay intact during the shipping process?

Many of my clients/fans come to me because of the “fitness model” stuff and are initially drawn to the appearance piece of health (my ego TOTALLY got me into this field), but now that I have been in this industry for over 10 years, I see the bigger picture and want to educate people on how our outward appearance starts from the inside and our choices matter.

I wanted to bring Nikki onto the show so she could shed a little light on the subject of buying local. Buying local is beneficial in just about every way from supporting the local community financially as well as improved health on the end of the consumers.

View the show notes here: https://www.skfitlife.com/stop-chasing-skinny-episode-9-how-and-why-to-support-local-food-producers-with-nikki-seibert/