StrongSelves fitness & personal development studio

12/23/2025

12/22/2025

Upper body mobility and core day 1/12 holiday workouts

12/22/2025

We go live at 7:30am today. First of the 12 days of holiday workouts with Coach Amanda

12/22/2025

Ladies wake up before everyone else and meet me (Amanda) live from your home.

Grab a mat, some dumbells, and some space and I’ll see you on our Facebook live at 7:30am for feminine specific workouts. We’ll focus on pelvic floor, strengthening, mobility and core.
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This one is for my 35+ crowd. 🤩🥊 😎🙌 12 days of live workouts start today.

12/20/2025

Yup we can’t do this unless we have your support. Do you think we can get there by Monday? We’re so close.

Where are the women supporting women? Let’s do this!

And then meet me back here on Monday. For the first of the 12 days of holiday challenge. Can you put yourself first and still think of other this holiday? … YES YOU CAN!!

12/18/2025

🎄 12 DAYS OF STRONGSELVES
Holiday Show-Up Challenge
Dec 22 – Jan 1 | LIVE on Instagram and Facebook
🕢 Every morning at 7:30am

I’m showing up LIVE every day for 12 days — teaching our real StrongSelves studio classes so you can experience what we actually do, from anywhere.
No pressure.
No perfection.
Just showing up for yourself during the busiest time of the year.

What you need:
✔️ Dumbbells, bands, or bodyweight
✔️ Space to move
✔️ A willingness to try
At-home modifications provided.
All levels welcome.

🗓️ THE 12-DAY LINEUP
Dec 22 — Wonder Woman Warrior
Full-body strength training to build confidence and power.
Dec 23 — Cardio Inferno
High-energy conditioning to boost endurance and sweat it out.
Dec 24 — Va**na Power + Happy Hips
Pelvic floor strength, breathwork, and restorative hip release.
Dec 25 — Fierce Feminine Power
Bodyweight movement through flow, strength, and feminine energy.
Dec 26 — Guns & Buns
Upper-body sculpting + glute strength.
Dec 27 — Move With Ease
Weighted mobility for strength, control, and fluid movement.
Dec 28 — Bulletproof Knees
Lower-body stability and joint-supportive strength.
Dec 29 — Chin Up, T**s Up
Posture, upper-back strength, and core support.
Dec 30 — The Better S*x Workout
Core, glutes, breath, and deep connection.
Dec 31 — Cardio Inferno
End the year sweaty, strong, and energized.
Jan 1 — Wonder Woman Warrior
Start the year grounded, powerful, and intentional.

This isn’t about burning off holiday food.
It’s about not abandoning yourself during the holidays.

You don’t need to be motivated.
You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to show up.
Set your alarm.
Roll out of bed.

Meet me LIVE at 7:30am.
💋 12 Days. One body. One commitment — YOU.

Share this with a friend. Create an accountability group and show up strong!

12/17/2025

As you plan for the new year and set NEW physical goals. Take a second to turn your outcome-base goals into identity-based goals, so that you can guarantee that you will complete them.

When your goals are emotionally anchored to who you believe you are. There is a much higher chance that you will accomplish them and continue them through the long haul.

The easiest example of this rewrite is taking a goal of “losing weight”into a goal of becoming the woman who prioritizes her health and Fitness .

Outcome based: “I want to lose weight”

Identify- based: “I am a woman who prioritizes herself to ensure she is energetic and healthy at any age”

The “who you are becoming” will lead you to take the action steps needed to loose the weight you are seeking, but will also help you maintain it as well.

This year, make it a goal to become the woman who receives the success you are looking for.

Biggest mistake to avoid bonus:
#6 setting outcome based goals

12/02/2025

A Letter From the Owner
To the Women of Myrtle Beach—Thank You.

As we step into a brand-new year, my heart is full of gratitude for the women of this incredible community.

Myrtle Beach, you have shown up for us, believed in us, and trusted us—and because of you, StrongSelves has grown from a dream into one of the leading boutique personal training studios for women in the Grand Strand.

To the hundreds of women who have walked through our doors over the years: thank you.

Thank you for trusting our team to guide you through the often confusing world of women’s health and fitness. Thank you for allowing us into your lives, your routines, your challenges, and your victories. And thank you for helping a woman-owned, woman-operated business not only exist, but thrive.

Our approach has always been different—and intentionally so. We honor the whole woman: her hormones, her season of life, her mindset, her stress, her relationship with food, and her unique goals. We don’t hand out cookie-cutter workouts or generic meal plans.

We take the time to understand your starting point, your story, and your needs—because no two women are the same, and neither are their definitions of “healthy.”

The female coaches on our team is highly educated—holding master’s degrees in their field—and deeply committed to providing exceptional, above-and-beyond care. Here, women rediscover their strength, their confidence, and themselves… not as moms, grandmas, wives, or caretakers, but as women with dreams, desires, and identities of their own.

And now, to the ladies scrolling through this post, perhaps seeing our name for the first time: welcome. There is a powerful, supportive, judgment-free space waiting for you right here in your own backyard.

We are officially accepting new clients for 2026, and I would love to personally invite you to come in for COMPLIMENTARY body scan and goal-setting consultation. Let us show you what a truly personalized, whole-woman health journey can feel like.

And because I know how transformative it can be to start the year strong—and supported—here is my post holiday gift to you.

🥰20%OFF our signature jumpstart program during the month of December with no payments until you start in January.

If you want to leave your plans set for yourself when you get back from the holiday break simply replay “READY” to this post so we can set you up with a date to come in and meet with me directly ☺️ before Dec 31st to claim your discount and set you up for success in 2026.

A 3-month, all-inclusive fitness, nutrition, and habit-building experience featuring:
• Personal Training Sessions
• Small-group classes
• Personalized Meal plans
• Accountability tracking
• Expert coaching in a women-only space

If you’re ready to stop shrinking your goals, to ask for help when you need it, and to finally put yourself on the priority list this year… we are here for you.

Join the hundreds of Myrtle Beach women who took charge of their health, stepped into their power, and glowed up—from the inside out.

With gratitude and empowerment,
Amanda Matos
Owner, StrongSelves Studio for Women.
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11/20/2025

StrongSelves Presents:
Appreciation Over Comparison: A Virtual Masterclass with Coach Amanda
📅 Thursday, November 20th | 7:30 PM (EST)
📍 Google Meet (link provided upon registration)

Theme: Root Down. Rise Up.
Comparison is one of the fastest ways women disconnect from their power. It’s that quiet voice whispering, “You’re behind… you’re not enough… you’ll never look like her.” But the truth is - flowers don’t compete with the bloom next to them… they just shine.

In this masterclass, Coach Amanda will guide you through a mindset shift from scarcity to self-celebration. You’ll learn how to use simple, science-backed gratitude practices to retrain your brain to see what’s thriving instead of what’s “missing.” When you root into appreciation, you rise with confidence, calm, and unshakable joy.

🌿 What You’ll Learn
How comparison drains energy, joy, and motivation
Why gratitude isn’t “fluff” — it’s neuroscience in action
How celebrating small wins builds self-trust
Staying grounded in your own lane while cheering for others

🧠 The Science Behind It
Gratitude practices reduce stress, boost immunity, and rewire your brain toward positivity
Comparison spikes cortisol and lowers self-esteem, while appreciation activates the brain’s reward system
Women who consistently practice self-gratitude report better mood, sleep, and motivation

Ready to root down and rise up?

Reserve your spot now and join us for this empowering evening of connection and growth.

https://www.strongselves.com/event-details/appreciation-over-comparison

08/28/2025

Now that’s a re-write. The day you choose the narrative of your own story is the day you live happy and full of self love. Aging doesn’t have to stop you. We believe it should motivate you to feel strong, move freely and live fully as a woman.

Jamie Lee Curtis once said: “This word anti-aging has to just be struck [...] I am PRO-aging. I want to age with intelligence and grace and dignity and verve and energy. I don’t want to hide from it.”

08/19/2025

Close your eyes and picture her:

✨ How does she move?
✨ What does she wear?
✨ How does she feel in her body?

On Aug 20, inside the Rise & Own It Masterclass, we’ll show you how to step into her shoes and start living as her NOW.

📅 Tomorrow @ 7:30PM
💻Google Meet
🔗RSVP link in bio