True Balance Fitness

11/20/2025

How have we gotten here as a society?

From the 1980s to 2023, obesity rates have doubled in almost every state. We’ve gone from about 13% of Americans being obese in the 1960s to 40% today, with the steepest increase beginning in the mid-80s. Childhood obesity has tripled from 5% to 15% in that same timeframe.

So let’s have a discussion—how do you think this happened?

Here are a few theories I have, but I’d love to hear your thoughts:

• We dine out more frequently than we used to, leading to bigger portions and more calorie-dense meals.
• We spend far less time recreating outdoors and far more time on screens—TV, phones, and computers.
• We rely heavily on processed foods and ready-made meals. Kids growing up in the 80s were among the first to depend on these options as dual-income households became more common.
• We work more hours, leaving less time for exercise, sleep, meal prep, and basic self-care.
• We overload our schedules, keeping us in a chronically stressed state that disrupts sleep and metabolism.
• Cigarette smoking—an appetite suppressant—has significantly decreased since the 80s.
• Food manufacturers have become increasingly sophisticated at creating highly palatable, hard-to-resist foods.

Do you agree or disagree with any of these? What would you add to the list?

11/18/2025

I had a client ask me recently what separates training from exercising, and here’s how I explained it.

What Does It Mean to Train?

1. You’re working toward something meaningful.
You have a clear purpose—maybe improving your golf swing, keeping up with your grandkids, tackling tougher hikes, or skiing more advanced runs. It’s more targeted than just hoping to “lose a few pounds.”

2. You follow a structured plan.
You walk into the gym knowing what your workout looks like, and that plan evolves every 3–6 weeks. There’s enough consistency to make progress and enough variation to keep your body adapting and your mind engaged.

3. You track your progress.
Whether it’s an app or a notebook, you log what you do and how you feel. You use that information to adjust and move forward with intention. Maybe you even wear a heart-rate monitor to understand how your body is responding session to session.

What Does It Mean to Just Exercise?

1. You know movement is good for you.
You go because it improves your health and you feel better afterward. If some weight comes off, great—but you’ve never really explored your deeper “why.”

2. You show up and wing it.
You’re there for an hour, doing a mix of machines or exercises you’ve always done, depending on what’s open. A few legs, a few arms, then maybe 20 minutes on the bike—and that’s the workout.

3. You rarely track anything.
You might check your Apple Watch for steps or calories, but you don’t really keep tabs on what you’re doing or how you’re progressing.

So which one sounds like you?

If you’re done “exercising” and ready to start training with purpose, I’m opening one new client spot starting December 1st.

Send me a DM that says “let’s train” and we’ll get started.

11/13/2025

I had the pleasure of meeting one of my client’s daughters a couple days ago. It was a school holiday, so she came along to her mom’s training session. I always ask the kids if they want to jump in or just watch—most of the time, they’re excited to join. It’s amazing to see how naturally they push themselves and how eager they are to show what they can do.

This little girl practices gymnastics a couple times a week, so she easily knocked out push-ups on her toes and climbed the rope using only her upper body. I was seriously impressed! Watching her train alongside her mom was such a sweet and powerful reminder of what’s possible when girls see strength modeled early.

Let’s keep encouraging young girls to build strength and power through sports and play—showing them that being strong is incredibly beautiful. So they grow up feeling confident walking into a gym and lifting some serious weight.

11/11/2025

Strong bones = strong body.
Bone loss isn’t inevitable — it’s preventable.

Inside this week’s newsletter, I’m sharing the exact strategies to help you build and preserve bone density through training, nutrition, and lifestyle habits that truly move the needle.

👇 Comment bones and I’ll send it your way!

11/05/2025

Why is it that so many people think they can train the same way they did in their twenties or thirties?

I see it all the time. Someone takes time off from exercise, then decides to start back up using the same training plan they followed 10 or 20 years ago. What happens next? They feel drained, unmotivated, sore, and sometimes even injured. Then they just quit.

Here’s the thing—your body and your life aren’t the same as they were before. There’s more wear and tear, more stress, and more responsibilities. Your training should reflect that.

That might mean easing into it, training less frequently, shortening your workouts, prioritizing sleep and recovery, or swapping out movements that don’t feel great on your joints anymore.

I’ve been active since I was a kid and never stopped—but my workouts have evolved as I’ve aged. My body now requires a longer warm-up, more recovery between sessions, and less frequency. That will continue to change as I get older.

What won’t change? My consistency. Staying active, giving my body the movement it needs, and respecting the rest it requires. Don’t underestimate how powerful that is.

If you’re following the same old plan and it’s not working for you anymore, it’s time for a refresh. I help clients build training plans that fit their lives—plans they actually enjoy, can stick with, and get results from.

DM me and let’s find the right approach for you.

10/31/2025

I’m showing up as the most badass female athlete out there… a UFC fighter.

Here’s to all the women marching to the beat of their own drum. This Halloween, let’s take a cue from the kids — dress up as who we aspire to be, not who we’re expected to be.

10/30/2025

I had become fixated on my food intake, my workouts, and how I looked. It turned into an obsession. I was cranky from calorie restriction, being overtrained, exhausted, and completely drained.

I was pouring all my time and energy into trying to look a certain way — just to be judged on my appearance alone. None of it had anything to do with my athleticism. I wasn’t being judged on whether I could run faster, jump higher, or lift heavier. Just how I looked on stage. It felt like Miss America, but worse.

I hated my workouts, the bland food I was eating, and practicing those stupid poses. None of it felt like me. But I kept going because I thought I had something to prove.

Then during that last show, it finally hit me:
WTF am I doing this for?

None of this was healthy for me. The industry was promoting everything I stood against — the idea that your worth is based solely on how you look. Encouraging women to lean down to unsustainable body fat percentages, and promoting plastic surgery as the means to an “ideal physique”.

From that moment on, I made a promise to myself: my training and nutrition would be about becoming the strongest, fastest, most powerful version of me — no matter what my body fat percentage is.

Because that’s what truly matters — not how others see you, but how strong you feel.

👉 If you’re ready to train for strength, health, and longevity — check out my online coaching programs at True Balance Fitness and start your own journey toward true strength.

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10/29/2025

10/24/2025

“I just don’t have the motivation to work out like you do.”

It’s not motivation that gets me to show up and train — it’s discipline.

There’s a difference.

There are plenty of times I don’t feel motivated to work out. But I do it anyway. I show up for myself because I know it’s what I need for my emotional and physical health. I know it makes me a better person, day after day.

Discipline is doing the hard things when you don’t want to.

It’s getting your ass to the gym when you’d rather chill on the couch.
It’s eating the chicken and vegetables when you’d rather have the burger and fries.
It’s saying no to a beer so you can sleep well and crush your workout the next morning.
It’s holding yourself accountable because no one else will.

Stop blaming it on a lack of motivation.
Call it what it really is — a lack of discipline.