6 Ways To Reduce Your Stress as a Fitness Trainer
Many personal trainers and group fitness trainers have reached out to me, saying that they know that they need to take time off from …
Training Update: My Workouts 16 Months After Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
I’ve posted several posts about the way I’ve been working out after getting my first recovery period, and sharing post hypothalamic amenorrhea workout advice …
How Much Should You Increase Your Calories in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Recovery?
I’ve talked a lot about calories and hypothalamic amenorrhea on this blog, but because I still keep getting questions and comments about it, I’m …
Myths about Fitness, Body Shapes and Sizes
Many people judge other people’s health and fitness, based on how these people look. It’s not surprising, because we’ve been marketed and sold these …
Can Fitness Trainer Gain Weight and Still Be Competent?
I once had a guy in my group class, who told me that he decides whether a trainer is good or bad, based on …
Two Podcast Episodes about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Overtraining
Last week, I had the chance to chat about overtraining, hypothalamic amenorrhea and how to recover from them, on two podcasts. I’m really excited …
What’s Wrong With Body Love
Body love is a term that gets thrown around in the positive body image, non-diet culture, and self acceptance world, a lot. We’re told …
Your Personal Responsibility when Taking Fitness Advice
Let’s talk about personal responsibility when it comes to taking fitness advice. First, what’s personal responsibility? According to Wikiquote, it’s the idea that human beings …
Periods After Amenorrhea: Interview with Nicole Jardim
What should you know about periods after hypothalamic amenorrhea? Today, I’d like to introduce you Nicole Jardim, aka. The Period Girl, and pick her …
Should You Eat Exactly the Same Number of Calories Every Day?
This morning, I woke up extremely hungry, so I ate a very big breakfast. At 6:30 in the morning, I ate two fried eggs, …
How I Became More Grateful For My Body
1.5 years ago, I had no idea that my body was doing awesome things for me. I wasn’t aware, I didn’t really pay attention …
Are You Catastrophizing Over Your Health?
You can probably relate to today’s topic really well if you’ve been extremely worried about your weight gain. But not only — whatever the …