Olivia grew up in France and the Middle East, she went from emotionally eating and being overweight to losing 70lbs and changing her relationship with food and exercise.
Later on, She quit her 9-5 to focus on getting her certification and dedicating her time to helping and empowering hundreds of women to reach their health & fitness goals.
Her collective is called Thriving fit squad and helps busy working women who struggle staying consistent with their fitness and healthy habits.
Olivia is a certified Trainer and Nutrition coach by the National Academy of sports medicine and she is passionate about mindset, wellness & self-development.
She was also nominated among the top 10 personal trainers in California by the LA weekly.
She now lives in the Bay Area with her husband, 14 months old baby, and doggy.
Risa Groux, CN is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health.
Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food.
She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few.
Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness.
You can learn more about Risa & her work on her website https://www.risagrouxnutrition.com/
This is Master Trainer & Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
It’s that time of year again
The new years resolutions roll in, we are going to get in shape
The issue is that most people start, then give up for many reasons
It’s too hard, I don’t have time, why can’t I lose weight?
Well, I am going to give you some tools to help you start well, get your results & stick with it!
Let’s begin
It first starts with knowing your Why!
Most people say they they will workout because they gained too much weight over the holidays or they want to look good in the summer or whatever other reason
These are all stupid reasons to begin
Starting with these type of goals are not long lasting
Before you say this is the year, ask yourself why?
This is the practice I follow with all new clients
Ask yourself why until you reach to the bedrock of the issue
Once you have figured out your why, then the next step is to find out how you are motivated
Some people like myself are intrinsically motivated while others are extrinsically motivated
Let me break this down
People who are intrinsically motivated can set a goal & go for it!
This means keep your goal in front of you and go for it!
The Importance is to always keep that goal in mind
The goal can be your why
I.e to live a longer, healthier life
Then if you are extrinsically motivated, you need an external stimulant.
This can mean, join a group or community to keep you motivated
Prepare for an event where you will complete
Nothing wrong with winning a trophy!
Now that you understand these 2 things, then you are ahead of the game
Here are some physical things to get you there!
The most important habit is optimize your sleep
Getting quality sleep is the most important habit on your journey
During sleep is when your body recovers, optimize your hormones, heal itself, etc.
In the show-notes I leave the link on article on how to train your body to get quality sleep
Welcome to another weekend short of The Matter Over Mind Experience
I am your host, Master Trainer & Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
This weekend, want to talk about knee valgus
Many new and even experienced athletes hurt themselves because they aren’t familiar with this
I will break down what it is and how to improve it.
Let’s begin
Knee valgus is characterized by your knee collapsing inward when your hip flexes.
You may also notice that the opposite side of your pelvis may collapse downward.
This is seen most often in squats, lunges, jumps, landing, and descending steps.
Unless you are paying attention to your form, you may constantly train this way which over time leads to knee pain, joint stiffness, unsteadiness in your gait & more!
Knee valgus is when the knees buckle inward, most often, you’ll see this during a barbell squat.
To varying degrees, it may look like a bow being strung and released.
Your knees will gravitate toward each other momentarily, then drift apart again as you clear the toughest part of your squat.
Here are ways to correct it;
Strengthening the knee and hip muscles can improve valgus knee and performing a squat with a resistance band can help improve function.
Valgus knee can happen when lowering or rising out of the bottom of the squat.
Resistance bands are great tools to help correct valgus knees and provide strength to your hip muscles.
I recommended during your warm-ups before training
There are many short Youtube videos that can help you accomplish this .
James is a former SportsCenter anchor on ESPN, investor, author and sleep and alcohol expert.
He is the founder and CEO of Swanwick Sleep, which produces blue-light blocking glasses, “Swannies”, which are currently used by more than 200,000 professional athletes, business owners, and wellness enthusiasts reducing eye strain and sleeping better.
He is also the founder of Alcohol Free Lifestyle, which has now helped more than 100,000 high achievers reduce or stop alcohol.
It states that an Iowa farmer has shared the exact reason cows across America are fed Skittles and to say the internet is shocked is an understatement.
It explains that Farmers make a mixed ration by mixing various food, grains and nutrients together in one using a machine, in a bid to make every bite identical.
So the cow gets the exact same bite, every single hour of every single day because cows love consistency
Farmers add Skittles to the mix as a sugar and energy source for the cows.
Dr. Mansi Vira completed her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree, summa cum laude, at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. She practices as a functional and holistic medicine practitioner, specializing in chronic disease, autoimmune disease, gut health, women’s health, and mind-body wellness. Dr. Mansi whole heartedly believes in finding the root cause of disease instead of just treating symptoms. She helps her clients discover their body’s innate capacity to heal, using the wisdom of ancient practices of medicine, combined with modern-day research and technology. She respects the deep interconnectedness between the mind, body, and spirit and use various mind-body techniques to address physical, mental, and emotional health such as EFT, breath work, and dance as therapy. Dr. Mansi is also a certified YogaBody Breath Coach, Health Coach, Nutrition Therapist, and professional classical Indian dancer. She loves experimenting in the kitchen, motivational writing, and getting lost in nature’s meditations.
Colman Power is an Organic Grower as well as a personal Training who believes that food is the first thing that should be looked at if you want to improve your fitness and health. Colman is a Waterford man who has a master’s degree in Organic horticulture, degree in education, a certificate in nutrition and is all about heath from the roots up pun intended.
I’m sure you’ve heard the words probiotics (organic kombucha, sauerkraut, or any other fermented foods) and prebiotics(bananas , apples and more) . They are what increase your microorganisms inside the gut that then break down your foods and allow for better absorption of the organic foods he recommends.
