The Fit Fifteen

Spring road race cancelled? Struggling to find fun ways to wear out your new homeschool students so you can actually work from home? The Fit Armadillo Virtual Fun Run and Fundraiser is here to help! Learn more from your podcast host and virtual fun run race director by listening to this short episode and then go visit the show notes for all the details: FitArmadillo.com/VirtualRun

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Having trouble figuring out what you want and how to get it? Author of Your Goal Guide, Debra Eckerling, is on a mission to help you set and achieve goals that allow you to lead the life of your dreams. In today's episode you'll learn more about her latest book, Your Goal Guide, which takes readers through The D*E*B Method - Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path - to help them hone in on what they want and create a plan to make their dream a reality. During our conversation we talk all things goal setting and Debra reveals a few of the fun road trip themed tips from the book. During these uncertain times, Debra's insights on how to strike a balance between rigidly following a goal setting roadmap and taking advantage of new opportunities prove especially helpful. While our conversation can help listeners looking to make the leap to entrepreneurship, longterm entrepreneurs feeling burnt out from chasing their dream will also benefit from Debra's tips that will help them refocus and get back in touch with their purpose. There are lost of wonderful tips in our conversation and even more in the book!

BONUS: Debra is hosting an online workshop TODAY (3/23): https://business.laxcoastal.com/events/details/rebooting-your-goals-9840

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Leading with Humour CEO Dr Vanessa Marcié is this week's Female Founder for our Female Founder Friday series. She's on a mission to change the world one laugh at a time. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate International Day of Happiness than introducing you to Dr. Marcié who has tips to help you add more humour and laughter to your day. In today's episode, you'll learn more about Leading With Humour, Dr. Marcié's innovative consulting firm that teaches executives to harness the power of humour to make a positive changes in the world and achieve higher business objectives. Do you (or maybe your boss?) think humor isn't serious business? Learn how this couldn't be further from the truth! Vanessa shares how humor is an underestimated and powerful asset that can create meaningful changes in your life and in your business. One of the most timely benefits of humor is that it boosts your immunity. At the end of the episode, Dr. Marcié dared you to be funny and I have dared you to do so and share the moment with us! Be sure to tag your posts @FitArmadillo and @LeadingwithHumour so I can see and share them to help boost our collective immunity during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Looking for help improving your family's eating habits? Guest, Crystal Hilsley, comes back to continue the conversation we started yesterday (Ep 226) on raising healthy eaters.  Author of Sammy Finds Her Fuel and creator of Crystal Clear Kids, Crystal has dedicated her life to transitioning families to eating a diet with nutritionally beneficial foods. Her Crystal Clear Kids program empowers families with information about food choices they can easily understand and get excited about. Yesterday, Crystal shared why Clear Kids was created and a few tools and resources you can use to cultivate healthy eating habits in your home. Today, she shares additional tips around working on your mindset to help you stay motivated as you and your family make changes to your routines. She also shares strategies to help you avoid teaching unhealthy coping mechanisms to your children. If you've wanted to make healthy swaps to your family's current meals, but have struggled in the past, you'll take comfort in knowing you're not alone. The process may take more time and dedication that you expected, but by implementing the strategies Crystal shares you can be successful and have a long lasting positive impact on your family.

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Part I of our conversation: Episode 226: https://fitarmadillo.com/raising-healthy-eaters/

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Don't have access to a gym? Whether it's because the coronavirus caused yours to close or you've always preferred home workouts, you'll love learning about WearBands. Today's guest, Dan Schreiber shares more about the WearBands Training System, which he created to deliver an effective full body resistance workout. Tune in to learn all about this unique system that doesn't require endless reps of bodyweight exercise, hours of cardio, or boring repetition of pumping iron to get and look fit. The WearBands system lets you do what you want to do, instead of what you have to do to to get and stay in shape. 

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Did you plan to run the Boston Marathon next month before the coronavirus caused the B.A.A. to postpone the 124th running of the race? Running coach and expert, Dr. Jason Karp shares tips to help you adjust your marathon training plan for the new September 14th date. While I invited him on to share running tips to help 2020 Boston Marathon runners, you'll benefit from his advice even if you didn't plan to race Boston this year. Many long distance running plans cut corners and put runners at risk for injury. Dr. Karp shares what you can look out for and why the later date for the Boston Marathon might be beneficial for many runners. Not a marathoner or runner yet? Dr. Karp also talks about why the stress of the coronavirus pandemic may make this the perfect time to consider putting on some running shoes for the first time. Finally, we chat briefly about Dr. Jason Karp's two books that will be published later this year, the Track and Field Manual he's been editing, and the Run Kenya Camp he'll host in 2021. 

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Certified Executive Coach and female founder of Cumhacht Coaching & Consulting, Maeve O’Byrne was last week's Female Founder Friday guest. She comes back to continue to share her insights for navigating changes and maintaining an active lifestyle. If you missed the first half of our conversation, you'll want to tune into episode 222 first to learn about Maeve's personal journey to prioritizing her health and wellness as well as the first three of four pillars she now uses to guide her life and help others. Today, she shares the 4th pillar, which is the one she finds most women struggle with and to be the pillar that causes them to hold themselves back from creating a more fulfilling life. Are you struggling with this pillar? Find out and get tips for questioning and changing your mindset so you can create a life you love this year!

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Certified Executive Coach, Maeve O’Byrne, is the female founder behind Cumhacht Coaching & Consulting and our Female Founder Friday guest this week. Like the other women featured in this series that's been inspired by bestselling book Superwomen Secrets Revealed, Maeve shares how being active has helped her in her business and personal life. During our conversation, Maeve shares how she came to the conclusion that being selfish and taking care of oneself is of foremost importance in a women's life. She also discusses four pillars recommends using to assess how good of a job you're doing taking care of yourself. Tune in to learn why we must take care of ourselves first, if we want to take care of others, be successful or even just to live a good life. Filled with personal anecdotes and tips from her work helping women navigate big changes in their personal and professional lives, you're sure to enjoy this episode even if you aren't female or a company founder. While this conversation starts today, it will be continued on Monday, January 27th 2020 so be sure to subscribe to The Fit Fifteen podcast show wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss it!

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Navigate diet trends with registered dietitian Emily Tills in today's episode, the second half of our conversation. Yesterday, we chatted about the keto diet, intermittent fasting, and protein needs. Today, Emily comes back with more great tips for figuring out how to fuel yourself for a healthier, happier, 2020. In this half of our conversation you'll learn about one of the biggest mistakes many dieters make that has to do with counting calories (all but one of Emily's clients and many of my own fitness clients have fallen victim to diet culture here!), how often you should weigh yourself, and the truth about weight loss plateaus. We also discuss how to find a professional to work with on your fitness and healthy lifestyle goals and red flags when it comes to supplements and potions you might be tempted to try.

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Emily has been a past guest of the show. Tune into any of the following for more great insights:

• Ep 25: Is Cow's Milk Bad for You?