Uplift Conversations

I discuss a few changes you can make to lose fat without tracking every single thing you eat after talking through what we first need to understand about fat loss.

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Find me on Instagram @jazlifts

Just in time for holiday season, I talk through 6 tips you can use to feel good on holiday and avoid making yourself feel like sh*t and that all progress has been lost.

Of course, doing nothing is fine too and sometimes necessary.

As usual, chat to me on Instagram! @jazlifts

A slightly different episode today with my good friend, CrossFit athlete and Coach @valentinaxfit. If you see people like myself post on Instagram about CrossFit and are wondering what on earth it's all about, this episode breaks it down for you.

We chat about:
What is CrossFit?
Is it for everyone?
Is it dangerous?
Why does it have a bad reputation?
Why do they do pull-ups like that?
Why is it more expensive than the average gym?
Why do CrossFitters:
Wear long socks?
Drop weights? 
Wear grips?
Advice for people new to CrossFit

Today's episode delves into why sleep is so important for achieving our health and fitness goals whether that be fat loss, muscle gain or improving fitness. 

We all know sleep is important for our overall health, but how exactly does it affect the healthy choices we make?

As always, send questions (or requests for links to papers) to @jazlifts on IG :) 

On today's episode I am joined by my amazing friend and Women's Health Physio Chloe Stevens @chloestevensphysio. We discuss women's health topics from pelvic floor, to leaking and exercising during pregnancy as well as back pain.

Timestamps:
[2.06] - Is it normal to leak/pee when exercising?
[6.10] - What can we do about leaking?
[8.12] - What are pelvic floor exercises?
[11.44] - How long does it take to see benefits of doing them?
[12.53] - Why shouldn't we pee in the shower?
[15.18] - Should exercise be encouraged during pregnancy?
[18.07] - Is it a good idea to  start exercise during pregnancy?
[19.20] - Should you try to 'fix' slouching / improve your posture?
[21.25] - Will lifting weights worsen back pain?
[23.24] - Does good form prevent pain? (Does perfect form exist?)
[25.54] - Should we push through pain?
[28.25] - Core exercise for back pain?
[29.16] - Our our backs fragile structures?

 Thank you! For any questions or recommendations for future episodes, pop me a message @jazlifts on Instagram :)

Summer is coming.

Which means you may be being bombarded with 'slim down for summer' messaging. 

Or maybe not. 

Maybe instead, like mine, your feed is full of the opposite rhetoric, telling you that you don’t have to and perhaps shouldn’t slim down for summer.

In this episode I share my thoughts on this topic.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. DM me @jazlifts

Been thinking about starting gym-based training but something holding you back? In this episode we discuss my client Sarah's experience of this feeling and how she overcame it.

We chat about:

• Why she trained at home 
• Why she decided to join a gym
• Why she put it off
• Where 'gym fear' can come from
• How realistic this fear is
• The role of social media in portraying the gym environment
• The importance of owning being new 
• Advice for people in the same position as her

As always, you can find me on Instagram @jazlifts for any questions and coaching enquiries :)

Todays episode is for those who feel like they have made changes in their lives in order to pursue a health or fitness goal. Maybe you’ve started going to the gym, started eating better or increased your activity level. 

Either way, you’ve done this and you still feel unsatisfied, you haven’t seen the progress you expected and are feeling frustrated. If this feeling sounds familiar, this episode is for you.

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You can find me on instagram @jazlifts. Feel free to pop me a message if you have any doubts related to this episode, or just fancy a chat :)

Hello and thanks for joining me for episode 3 of the Making It Fit Podcast. 

On this episode I am going to introduce one way of thinking that I believe will shift the way you think about healthy eating.

No matter what reason you want to improve your diet to eat more healthily. Whether you’re looking to feel healthier, have more energy, improve performance, lose body fat, gain muscle or one of many other reasons, this mindset will help you achieve that.

As usual, you can find me and pop me any questions on Instagram @jazlifts :)

On this episode I explain the difference between foods that can be considered protein-dense foods or high-protein foods and ones that just contain protein. 

To do this I list three foods which are commonly thought of as high-protein, but actually aren't. 

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