Tired of stressing and feeling guilty about your body, food, and exercise? My guest, Courtney Amburg, has a degree in Health and Exercise Science and provides nutrition and fitness coaching to busy women. But she wasn't always so excited about working out herself. She herself struggled with body confidence. After years of secretly taking diet pills, diuretics, & cycles of binging and restricting she said enough was enough, picked up some dumbbells and was determined to find a different way. Tune in to learn her story and some quick tips and tricks before downloading her free guide "Fit in Fifteen" and checking out her 8 week nutrition course designed to help you stop dieting forever. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 57

Struggling to reach your healthy lifestyle goals? Debra Eckerling stops by to share her tips and goal setting strategy, The D*E*B Method, to help you regain your focus and finally get results. While most of Deb's clients are writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, her process can be applied to any goal.  In addition to being a project catalyst who helps individuals and small businesses strategize, set goals, and manage their projects, Deb is and author, the founder of Write On Online, a website and community for writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, and hosts the #GoalChat Twitter Chat. Find the best way to connect with Deb via the show notes:FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 56

Brian and Dawn Biggs, cofounders of Random Tuesday, Inc., come back to share more about their three virtual running clubs (Hogwarts Running Club, Whovian Running Club, and Chilton Running Club), and how they've impacted various charities and virtual triathletes in a positive way - to the tune of over 2 million dollars raised and millions of miles run in just four years! Learn why the geeks really will inherit the world, make it better, and share it! Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 55

I love when running helps people make a difference. Today's guests have inspired their virtual run participants to run millions of miles and raise millions of dollars since they started their non-profit organization, Random Tuesday Inc., in 2014.  If you enjoy running virtual races, you've likely participated in one of their runs.  Take a peek behind the scenes of the organization to learn how it got started in today's episode, part I in a two part series. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 54

This weekend, I had the honor of meeting Cristian Garcia at the A Better World Running race in Long Beach.  He was running to raise awareness for The SEA Lab, an aquarium in Redondo Beach. Learn more about his Race for the SEA Lab and why this organization is near and dear to his heart. While Cristian's race day has come to an end, he's still dedicated to making a difference for this organization which has helped him and many local youth in a number of ways. I challenge you to make a donation as a belated celebration of Earth Day to help the next generation learn for and be invested in caring for marine life. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 53

One of my fave fit pros, a fitness + wellness coach, personal trainer and yoga teacher, is expecting for the first time! Elyse Sparkes stops by to share her prenatal fitness journey. We chat about how exercising during pregnancy wasn't what she expected mentally or physically and how's she's made adjustments as she's progressed from her 1st to 2nd trimesters. Elyse also shares the pregnancy workouts she's been loving and some of the tips she's learned from her prenatal classes. You'll love how Elyse keeps things real during this episode! Notes: Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 52

What's it like to complete the runDisney Disney Fairy Tale Challenge? Meredith Rice returns with an update from her royal running adventure in Disney World. She ran the Disney Princess Enchanted 10K, Disney Princess Half Marathon, and the Disney Princess 5K.  In addition to earning lots of race bling, Meredith has returned from completing her first half marathon a totally different person! Hint: We chatted Boston, Paris, and Tokyo, oh my! Tune in for tips and tricks for running your first half, first Disney race, and for inspiration for your running journey. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 51 

It's time for a celebration! Today's episode is the 50th episode of The Fit Fifteen Podcast Show. Host Catherine Basu reveals the top 5 episodes so far covering themes from fitness for kids, nutrition, health and fitness transformations, science, and nutrition. Tune in to see which episodes have been the most popular, revisit those you missed, and then share your feedback to make sure the next 50 episodes are just as fun. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 50

Planning to visit Utah after Crazy Snow Shoe guy's episode last week? No need to wait until winter to enjoy this beautiful state! Greg comes back to chat Zion National Park, the park he considers Utah's gem (and Utah has many national parks!).  We cover Greg's top 3 Zion National Park sights and the order in which to see them, how much time to dedicate to your Utah vacation to Zion and where to go to learn about the secrets of Zion (Zion Ponderosa!). This is just a taste so send in your Qs on the park for a future episode with Greg. Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 49

It's Marathon Monday! Run, jog or walk with us to get into the spirit while getting inspired by my guests and their running and fitness journeys. Advised to up their cardio to overcome a weight loss plateau, Mark and Lissett Lineberry completed their 1st race together, the Lifetime Fitness Commitment Day 5K, on January 1, 2013 in an hour's time. Since then, they have run over 150 races from 5Ks to full marathons and have lost over 100 pounds between them. Lissett is now paying it forward as an RRCA Certified Running Coach.  Show notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast  The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 48