FIT CHICKS Chat
555 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★ - 39 ratingsLaura Jackson & Amanda Quinn are founders of FIT CHICKS® & FIT CHICKS® Academy - Canada’s largest women’s only fitness company, leading Fitness & Nutrition Experts and TV Hosts of “Shape Up with FIT CHICKS”. Each week on FIT CHICKS Chat, Laura & Amanda get you PUMPED to create your FIERCEST life – inside & out. Whether your goal is to lose weight, get toned, eat healthier, stress less, feel inspired or just have some healthy cheerleaders in your corner, each episode is packed with their own tested, ACTIONABLE fitness, nutrition and wellness strategies to get you there! Why? Because after helping 1000’s of women of all levels transform their bodies and minds, Laura & Amanda figured out what they really love: helping women like YOU reach your goals by breaking down the BIG, confusing info about fitness, nutrition & wellness into easy step-by-step actions…so you can see BIG, life changing results, fast – no matter where you are in your fitness and life journey! For informational purposes only. Please consult a physician before starting an eating or exercise program
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Bonus – Episode 455: Get Access to our TOP “Become a Fitness Coach Week” Training!
September 22, 2022 22:00 - 32 minutes - 18.3 MBMissed the live virtual training in Become a Fitness Coach Week? In this bonus episode, we are sharing one of our TOP coach week classes where we are teaching the secret to holistic fitness coaching that will make you not only a one stop shop for your future clients BUT will increase your value and […]
Episode 454 – 3 Coaching Success Secrets From Our Fitness and Nutrition Expert Grads
September 20, 2022 19:33 - 30 minutes - 17.4 MBDo you ever wonder what the secret sauce is that makes some coaches really thrive in the fitness industry? Today’s episode of FIT CHICKS Chat is all about sharing the behind the scenes look at what makes our Fitness and Nutrition Expert graduates really stand out and build their dream businesses, and it is not […]
Episode 453 – How to Get Over The Fear of Coaching
September 13, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 16.5 MBStarting something new is scary. It is NORMAL to feel fear, nerves and discomfort. It is only a problem if you let it hold you back from pursuing a goal or a dream you have because every new you want to create is on the other side of it. So how do you move through […]
Episode 452 – The 6 Coaching Skills You Need to Get Started in Fitness Successfully
September 06, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 17.1 MBWhen most people think about getting started in fitness, they think it is just teaching a fitness class or personal training. There are actually 6 skills that you need to focus on to not only become a confident coach but to also get your clients the amazing results they are looking for. In this episode, […]
Episode 451 – The 5 Things We Did Differently to Take Our Fitness Business to 7 Figures Without Working in a Gym
August 30, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 26.4 MBDo you want to get started in fitness coaching but think your only option is to work at a big box gym? In this episode, we are sharing the 5 things we did differently to not create our dream fitness business but to take it to 7 figures without ever working in a gym. We […]
Episode 450 – The 3 Reasons Your Program Might Not Be Getting You The Best Results and What To Do Instead
August 23, 2022 08:01 - 14 minutes - 8.46 MBEver feel like you are on a loop when it comes to your health and wellness? Feel like you are doing “all the right things” but still not reaching your desired goals? Today we discuss the three reasons why that might be the case and what you can do instead to finally get off the […]
Episode 449 – The Turtle Knows Best
August 16, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - 11.9 MBHaving tried every workout, fad diet and trend imaginable when it came to health and fitness, the one lesson we have learned over the years is the most valuable one and that is that slow and steady will always win the race. Today on FIT CHICKS Chat we discuss why the “turtle” approach will always […]
Episode 448 – The 21 Day Sugar Shutdown Challenge
August 09, 2022 10:39 - 18 minutes - 10.5 MBDo you struggle with helping your clients with their nutrition and know it is the missing piece to their results? Do you wish you could launch a nutrition program in your coaching but have no idea where to start? In this episode, Head Chick Laura shares the fastest way to launch your own challenge to […]
Episode 447 – Intro to Powerlifting: Interview with Ashley Vargas
August 02, 2022 21:43 - 21 minutes - 12.3 MBToday on FIT CHICKS Chat we had the pleasure of interviewing Ashley Vargas, CEO of Ashley Vargas Coaching who shares her insights on powerlifting. Ashley shares with everything from why she got started powerlifting, the difference between strength training and powerlifting and what it feels like to be a coach in a male dominated sport. […]
Episode 446 – How Teaching Group Fitness This Summer Will Change Lives 3 of 3
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 10 MBThis is our final episode of our 3 part weekly series all about how teaching group fitness this summer will change lives. This week, the focus is all about you and how life changing teaching a group fitness program can truly be. When you are able to do something you love, that is purpose driven […]
Episode 445 – How Teaching Group Fitness This Summer Will Change Lives 2 of 3
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is part 2 of our 3 part weekly series all about how teaching group fitness this summer will change lives. This week, our focus is all about your friends, family, colleagues and community! Today we share how offering a group fitness program can shift so many lives of people you are closest with as […]
Episode 444 – How Teaching Group Fitness This Summer Will Change Lives
July 12, 2022 14:47 - 13 minutes - 7.66 MBThis is part 1 of a 3 part weekly series all about how teaching group fitness this summer will change lives. This week, with the focus being on The Client, we are talking about how having a group fitness program available in your own community can change so many lives and how your clients will […]
Episode 443 – The 3 Things a Client Needs to Believe to Want to Join your Group Fitness Program
July 05, 2022 20:06 - 17 minutes - 9.85 MBWhen a client is looking to join a group fitness program it can oftentimes feel a little overwhelming. With so many programs out there, they question which one might be the best fit for their goals and their vibe. Today, we share on the podcast the three areas you want to consider when developing your […]
Episode 442 – Taking it back in time…
June 28, 2022 22:00 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MBWe are SO freaking grateful for all of our listeners and subscribers and wanted to take today to share our story with you all about how FIT CHICKS Academy was born. Not only will we share the origin story of FIT CHICKS Academy, but also the biggest lessons we learned along this zig zag path […]
Episode 441 – The Fitness Coaching Hacks We Wish We Knew Before Getting Started
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 16.6 MBAfter growing one of the largest women’s only bootcamp company and coaching 1000’s of women, we know a thing or two about about what to focus on and what to avoid. In this episode, we are sharing our biggest fitness hacks we wish we knew before getting started in fitness to save you money, time […]
Episode 440 – The Top Lies The Fitness Industry Tells You: Interview with Michele Scarlet
June 14, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 21.9 MBWith information overload being at an all time high, it is easy for us to get overwhelmed when starting on our health journey. There is so much information out there and most contradicting the other, it can feel really frustrating trying to seek answers. Today on FIT CHICKS Chat we have Michele Scarlet joining us […]
Episode 439 – How HIIT Can Affect Your Hormones: Interview with Dr Ashley Dwyer
June 07, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 14.9 MBHIIT (High Intensity Interval Training ) training will always be a favorite for many people when it comes to training because it has so many benefits, like time savings, effective caloric burn and oftentimes more fun than a regular LISS workout. However, for all that is good there are also some things to look out […]
Episode 438 – Why Fad Diets Fail and What To Do Instead
May 31, 2022 17:44 - 41 minutes - 23.5 MBToday on FIT CHICKS Chat we are joined by Risa Groux, CN, Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach as well as author of Foodframe, Diet Is A Four Letter Word, talking all about fad diets. Risa shares with us everything about the 6 most common fad diets on the market today, why they have become […]
Episode 437 – The 4 Weight Loss Coaching Myths (and what you should do instead)
May 24, 2022 15:05 - 22 minutes - 12.7 MBEven after being in the nutrition & health coaching industry for 15 years, we STILL hear the same buzz words, tactics and beliefs thrown around when it comes to weight loss. They are like urban legends…there is a grain of truth in them but over time these myths have built up momentum and before you […]
Episode 436 – The #1 Coaching Tool to Crushing Cravings
May 17, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 13.7 MBHolistic Weight Loss Coach Week is in full swing and this class was SOOOO good we had to put in on the podcast as well! In this special episode, you will learn our #1 coaching tool to use with clients or on yourself to crush cravings, never worry about overeating and boost nutrition by adding […]
Episode 435 – Sleep, Stress & Self Care: The 3 Most Overlooked Areas of Fat Loss
May 10, 2022 17:06 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBWhen trying to reach your fitness or weight loss goals, we tend to think about what we eat and how much we move. But what if we told you that the most important things to effectively transforming your body and health have nothing to do with food or exercise! In this episode, we break the […]
Episode 434 – Holistic Weight Loss Coaching Tool: Building Weight Loss Approved Green Smoothies
May 03, 2022 20:23 - 13 minutes - 7.8 MBIn holistic weight loss coaching there is a HUGE difference between giving your client a plan and them ACTUALLY following it. The most effective nutrition & weight loss coaches know how to take these complicated nutrition concepts and break it down into simple, easy to follow health habits for their clients to follow. In this […]
Episode 433 – The 5 C’s of Becoming a Successful Weight Loss Coach
May 03, 2022 20:21 - 20 minutes - 11.6 MBWonder what it takes to be a successful weight loss coach in today’s world? In order to get your clients transformation results, start or grow your business or uplevel yourself as coach, it is really important to understand these 5 C’s to not only serve your clients to the highest level but be the ultimate […]
Episode 432 – Are you Sabotaging your Client’s Weight Loss Results?
April 19, 2022 20:00 - 18 minutes - 10.4 MBAs fitness and health coaches, the #1 result clients want is weight loss but are you helping them or hindering them? In this episode, Head Chick Laura takes you through the 6 blindspots that most coaches don’t recognize are keeping them from helping their clients reach the long term fat loss and health goals they […]
Episode 431 – Holistic Weight Loss Coaching
April 12, 2022 20:48 - 24 minutes - 13.9 MBWhy is holistic weight loss coaching so different than what we have been taught about weight loss and more importantly, why is it so effective? In this episode, we dive into the key differences between mainstream weight loss and a holistic approach, how you can start shifting to use this with clients today and what […]
Episode 430 – The Life Lessons That Movement Has Taught Me
April 05, 2022 18:02 - 15 minutes - 8.6 MBFitness for me, has always been about the way my body felt, the way it made me feel in my own skin and the way it made me feel energetically. After looking back at my own journey of fitness and how it began, I want to share today my top life lessons that moving my […]
Episode 429 – Starting a Fitness Business with your BFF
March 30, 2022 01:22 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MBDo you ever wonder what it is like to create a business with your BFF? As many of you know, Laura and Amanda have been BFFs since grade 9 and started FIT CHICKS Academy business in 2008. Today on the podcast we interviewed two other BFFs, Dougmary and Kausar who are the owners of Become […]
Episode 428 – The #1 Thing To Help You Stand Out As a Fitness Coach In Any Market
March 22, 2022 20:33 - 34 minutes - 19.7 MBToday on the podcast, we are sharing the one thing you need to stand out as a coach in any market. One of the biggest fears we hear over and over in this industry is, how will I stand out in a saturated market? So if you are a new coach, or someone wanting to […]
Episode 427 – The Coaching Tool That Is A Game Changer For Lasting Results: Part 3 of 3 of the Fitness Coaching Tools Series
March 15, 2022 21:01 - 21 minutes - 12.1 MBThis is part 1 of a 3 part series all about the top fitness coaching tools you need to get started today as a fitness coach. These tools we share over these next three weeks on FIT CHICKS Chat will help you not only grow a successful coaching business but also help your clients reach […]
Episode 426 – The One Word you Need to Know as a Coach to Get Clients Results: Part 2 of 3 of the Fitness Coaching Tools Series
March 09, 2022 01:10 - 17 minutes - 10.2 MBThis is part 2 of our 3 part series all about the top fitness coaching tools you need to get started today as a fitness coach. These tools we share over these three episodes on FIT CHICKS chat will help you not only grow a successful coaching business but also help your clients reach their […]
Episode 425 – The Calorie Burn Maximizer: Part 1 of 3 of the Fitness Coaching Tools Series
March 01, 2022 20:39 - 18 minutes - 10.6 MBThis is part 1 of a 3 part series all about the top fitness coaching tools you need to get started today as a fitness coach. These tools we share over these next three weeks on FIT CHICKS Chat will help you not only grow a successful coaching business but also help your clients reach […]
Episode 424 – Turn Your Passion for Fitness To Profit
February 22, 2022 20:01 - 27 minutes - 15.6 MBToday we discuss the three things you must do as a coach in order to make more impact and income in your fitness business. These are not the typical things you may think of when it comes to building or growing a business, instead we are talking and breaking down about your mindset, math and […]
Episode 423 – Incredible Ways Strength Training Can Improve Your Overall Health
February 15, 2022 22:49 - 26 minutes - 15.3 MBWhen we think of strength training, it is common to think of it as a way to shape and tone our muscles and body but today on FIT CHICKS Chat we are sharing other incredible ways that adding strength training to your workout regime will help you with your overall health. After hearing these other […]
Episode 422 – The Three Fitness Myths I Believed Before Getting Certified As a Coach
February 08, 2022 21:23 - 17 minutes - 9.89 MBFor years I felt like I was spinning my wheels when it came to reaching my own fitness goals. Countless hours at the gym, jumping fad diet to fad diet trying to find the missing link, with no lasting results in sight. It wasn’t until I got certified as a fitness and nutrition coach that […]
Episode 421 – Why your Nutrition Program is Not Working
January 31, 2022 03:39 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MBYou spend hours putting together what you think is an AMAZING nutrition plan for your clients to help them lose weight and transition their habits…and then it doesn’t work! You are left wondering what you are doing wrong and frustrated that your clients aren’t getting the results they are paying you for. If so, then […]
Episode 420 – The 3 Skills you Need to Coach Any Client to a Weight Loss Transformation
January 25, 2022 17:36 - 23 minutes - 13.5 MBWhen it comes to coaching a client to a weight loss transformation, there are only 3 skills a coach needs to be successful at getting results everytime. In this episode of FIT CHICKS Chat, we breakdown how focusing on these skills alone will next level the results for your clients and your coaching. Ready to […]
Episode 419 – 3 Secrets To Using Nutrition For Success in 2022
January 18, 2022 18:02 - 50 minutes - 28.7 MBToday on FIT CHICKS Chat we are discussing nutrition from a new lens. Looking at how it affects not just our goals but also how important nutrition is to aid in other areas of our health including mental health, supporting your physical body to stay healthy, how nutrition helps with aiding in stress management and […]
Episode 418 – The Lessons We Learned From 2021: Part 2
January 11, 2022 09:01 - 41 minutes - 23.6 MBAre you ready to go BIG in 2022 in your health, life and coaching? In Part 2 of this 2 part series, Laura & Amanda go deep into what happened in 2021 and share their proudest moments, wins, struggles, what they are leaving behind and what they are taking with them including their biggest lessons […]
Episode 417 – The Lessons We Learned From 2021: Part 1
January 04, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 25.1 MB2022 is here and it is time to start creating some HUGE things in your health, life or business! But before you can move forward, it is really important to take a moment and look back at what has happened so far. In Part 1 of this 2 Part episode, Laura & Amanda go deep […]
Episode 416 – The Process That WILL Change Your Life
December 28, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 16.8 MBToday Laura and Amanda share the step by step process to use for majority impact in your life. How to analyze and make changes so that you can truly live the life you want. This episode is an action plan so have your paper and pen ready to go and lets create this magic together! […]
Episode 415 – Getting and Keeping your Results Without All of the Restrictions
December 21, 2021 15:46 - 19 minutes - 11.1 MBAfter years of trying all the fad diets, workout programs and jumping from one fitness train to the next I finally figured out the thing that was missing to keep me from taking 10 steps forward and 10 steps (sometimes 20 steps) backwards. Today I share my personal journey and what I needed to truly […]
Episode 414 – The 3 Nutrition Habits Not To Lose Over The Holidays
December 15, 2021 21:28 - 20 minutes - 11.5 MBThe holidays are here! And while throwing your nutrition to the side until Jan 1 seems appealing, it can be easier than you think to stick to your goals without skipping out on all the festivities. In this episode, we share the 3 nutrition habits to focus on during the holiday season that will keep […]
Episode 413 – Stress Less and Learn To Meditate: Interview with Marie Barker
December 07, 2021 21:00 - 50 minutes - 29 MBThe holidays can bring up a lot of emotions for many including the overall feeling of stress and overwhelm! Today Marie Barker joins us to chat through how we can all learn to adopt a meditation practice that allows us to breathe a little deeper, let go a little more and release the everyday stress […]
Episode 412- No Time to Workout? Follow These Three Tips to Make Your Sweat Sessions Happen
November 30, 2021 21:10 - 35 minutes - 20.5 MBIt is so easy for us to put off working out when our schedules are jam packed with work, taking care of our families, friend time etc that often times our self care and workouts take the backseat. Today we share three ways to help you stay on track or find new ways to fit […]
Episode 411 – Excelling as a Coach Without Recreating the Wheel
November 23, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 9.6 MBAs a coach we have all been there, feeling like there is not enough time in our days to create the amazing programs we want to share with our clients, market and build our business to bring in new clients and get our own workouts in! Today on FIT CHICKS Chat we are discussing how […]
Episode 410 – 3 Weight Loss Truths and 1 Lie
November 16, 2021 17:30 - 21 minutes - 12.5 MBWeight loss info and programs are at an all time high post pandemic. But how do you know what is a truth and what is a lie? In this episode, we are having some fun sharing sharing our top 3 weight loss truths that no one talks about about and the number 1 lie that […]
Episode 409 – Three Things You Need To Be a Successful Coach Today: Interview with Tessa Thomas
November 02, 2021 18:55 - 37 minutes - 21.2 MBAs an NCAA athlete, Tessa was always focused on her health and wellness throughout her life but it was after her athletic career that she decided to try out sharing this passion with others. Throughout this interview Tessa shares with listeners how she transitioned from being coached to becoming a coach and the three things […]
Episode 408 – Holistic Weight Loss Coaching Tools
October 28, 2021 20:11 - 26 minutes - 15.2 MBHave you ever wondered why it is so hard to implement nutrition & habit change in your life? Or everytime you try to coach a client, you give them an amazing program but they don’t do it? In this episode, Nutritionist and Life Coach Laura breaks down the secret to why holistic weight loss coaching […]
Episode 407 – Coaching with Compassion: Interview with Jennifer Commisso
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 25.5 MBThe one thing that makes an amazing coach is to lead with compassion and to show this not only to your clients but also to yourself. Today we chat with Fitness and Nutrition Expert graduate and owner of Jennii Rose Fit coaching to learn more about how she leads her clients down a path of […]
Episode 406 – Top 3 Fears Before Getting Certified as a Fitness or Nutrition Coach
October 05, 2021 22:12 - 21 minutes - 12.3 MBWhen our students enroll in the FIT CHICKS Academy we have them share their biggest fear with us before taking this leap and today we are sharing our findings with you all. These are the top 3 fears that kept coming up over and over again from 100’s of our students before deciding to get […]