FIT CHICKS Chat
546 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 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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Episodes
Episode 345 – Shifting Gears While Injured
September 01, 2020 23:09 - 13 minutes - 7.77 MBThis past year instead of healing from an injury, Amanda learned to cope with it and transformed her life and habits to revolve around it. About three weeks ago she had this crazy aha moment where she had realised this and that she was simply placing a bandaid over the injury vs actually healing it […]
Episode 344 – The 3 Secrets to Becoming A Successful Holistic Health Coach
August 25, 2020 23:49 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBWhat is the difference between a health coach and a super fierce, successful holistic health coach that gets more clients and better results? It is the 3 secrets we are sharing with you in today’s episode! If you already are a coach or looking to get started in the industry, these 3 things will take […]
Episode 343 – Water & Weight Loss
August 19, 2020 22:58 - 27 minutes - 15.8 MBWe all know water is important for health but how can it affect your weight loss goals? In this episode, we are literally diving in to the hydration, how much you need, where to find it other than the tap and how it all plays into this weight management puzzle. This is a great episode […]
Episode 342 – Do You Have The Right Money Mindset For Success: Interview with Joy A Adams
August 13, 2020 14:34 - 42 minutes - 24.2 MBReady for a truth bomb? Did you know that there are 7 different money mindsets and that each of these are learnt from when you were young and impact your finances on a regular basis in life, and business. Joy A Adams, CEO of Covenant Wealth shared this with me and so much more in […]
Episode 341 – Workout Without Burnout: Interview with Jenni Hulburt
August 11, 2020 22:53 - 44 minutes - 25.3 MBHave you ever noticed that there are times you feel like lifting heavy, running long distances and other times you just never want to leave the couch? Often we push through and stick to the plan but what if the plan just wasn’t in sync with your body and that is why even willpower and […]
Episode 340 – The Secret Ingredient to Being an Incredible Instructor
August 07, 2020 00:41 - 19 minutes - 11.1 MBDo you ever wonder why some coaches and trainers seem to have so much success while others might struggle? If so, today’s episode is for you. Today we uncover the one thing that will without a doubt be a game changer for you and your business. We talk not only about what this secret ingredient […]
Episode 339 – Fitness Myth Busting
August 05, 2020 22:07 - 29 minutes - 16.7 MBCardio or strength training first? I stepped on the scale today and it went up and not down like I had hoped, ugh. I must be doing something wrong, but what? I didnt sweat today that means I didnt work hard enough, right? I am going to crunch until the cows come home that will […]
Episode 338 – The Power of Getting Intentional
August 05, 2020 02:40 - 15 minutes - 8.81 MBSo many fitness, nutrition & health coaches are struggling to grow their businesses BUT when asked, they have no idea what they really want to create or generate from clients, to lead to revenue goals. In this episode, Head Chick Laura takes you through how to get intentional in your business with a simple process […]
Episode 337 – When We Can’t Get Back on Track
July 29, 2020 02:52 - 23 minutes - 13.5 MBHas quarantine been kicking your butt – mentally & physically- and you can’t get back on track with your health goals? We have been receiving a TON of messages from chicks dealing with weight gain, lack of motivation and trying to figure out how to get back on track. In this episode, Head Chick Laura […]
Episode 336 – In Person To Online Training: Interview with Andrea Laver
July 24, 2020 23:02 - 23 minutes - 13.7 MBWhen you first graduate from any program you are often times nervous to get started, have some real fears in place and end up doing what you think you should do vs what you actually want to do. You have a learning curve ahead of you that can seem steep but today Andrea Laver, Fitness […]
Episode 335 – Do I Have DR? Interview with Andrea Laver
July 21, 2020 15:20 - 33 minutes - 19.4 MBDid you know that diastasis recti is not just for post pregnancy? That is right you can suffer from this even without having had a baby. Today we chat with Fitness and Nutrition Expert graduate and owner of Goals and Gainz Andrea Laver to find out more about DR, some common signs to look out […]
Episode 334 – The Importance of Finding Your Voice As a Trainer
July 16, 2020 22:32 - 16 minutes - 9.62 MBWhen we first started teaching fitness classes we had no idea just how important it was to show up in a way that felt authentic to you. We would show up and try to teach like other instructors and professionals we admired. By doing so we were repelling our ideal clients and becoming exhausted from […]
Episode 333 – Finding Your Inner Warrior: Interview with Lynette Tucker
July 14, 2020 18:35 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MBPeople will tell you to love yourself but we all know that is easier said than done. Do you ever wonder what it takes to finally let go of your insecurities and go after the thing you want most? Today we chat with Fitness and Nutrition Expert graduate and owner of Inner Warrior Fitness, Lynette […]
Episode 332 – Stop Making Your Goals So Difficult
July 10, 2020 05:18 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MBDo you set goals for your life, health or business but never reach them? You feel frustrated and stuck but it is not you…it is just that you are making them more difficult than you need them to be! In this episode, Head Chick Laura takes you through 3 ways to get your mind and […]
Episode 331 – What Do I Eat Now? Interview with Dietician Tami Ross
July 07, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MBEpisode 330 – The Enneagram: Interview with Nicole McDonough
July 01, 2020 00:06 - 32 minutes - 18.7 MBWhat exactly is The Enneagram and how the heck is it going to help me navigate my life, relationships, career, goals? Those were my exact thoughts the first time I heard about this but after speaking to The Enneagram expert Nicole McDonough I was hooked. I had to learn more, I needed to know my […]
Episode 329 – Your First 10 Fitness Clients
June 26, 2020 05:04 - 23 minutes - 13.7 MBWhen you are first starting your business you need to focus on one thing only…getting clients! In this episode, we strip out all the fluff and fancy marketing strategies to get you focused on getting heads in class as quickly as possible. Sharing the 3 step marketing simple strategy we used to launch our nationwide […]
Episode 328 – A Discussion On Racism In The Fitness Industry – Interview with Melissa Duhaney
June 24, 2020 00:19 - 55 minutes - 31.7 MBToday we interview Melissa Duhaney, an Athlete, Mentor and Fitness and Nutrition Expert grad. In this interview she shares her own experiences as a track athlete, how this shaped her as a coach and mentor, the types of racism she has personally experienced or witnessed and what we can do as an industry to move […]
Episode 327 – Bootcamps are Not Dead
June 18, 2020 19:47 - 20 minutes - 11.8 MBIf you are fitness professional, this is the PERFECT time to launch your own fitness bootcamps! With gyms closed and social distancing in place, outdoor bootcamps are the perfect way to continue to grow your business without increasing costs, wasting time or stressing out. In this episode, we take you through how you can start […]
Episode 326 – 5 Ways to Add Cardio to your Strength Training Sessions
June 17, 2020 06:47 - 25 minutes - 14.6 MBWith gyms currently closed and our go to routine getting a little boring it can be easy to fall off the rails a little with our fitness. Today we are chatting about ways to incorporate cardio into your strength sweat sessions to get more bang for your buck. These 5 simple steps will give your […]
Episode 325 – The One Secret Ingredient for Success
June 12, 2020 06:56 - 13 minutes - 7.59 MBToday we are talking top secret stuff, this is the one thing you need to do in any part of your life, personal, business or other to have success. This episode is to help you see what is possible if you implement this one thing. We can’t reveal anymore here so you just have to […]
Episode 324 – Wine O’Clock: Interview with Sober Sis
June 09, 2020 22:36 - 38 minutes - 22 MBHave you ever wondered what has sensationalized the wine oclock mentality or how “mommy juice” was even created? Or perhaps why one glass of wine can turn into a bottle in no time and how we have created the dependency? Today we are chatting with CEO of Sober Sis Jen Kautsch about how she created […]
Episode 323 – The F.I.T Method
June 02, 2020 19:25 - 15 minutes - 8.85 MBAre you scared to step into the life, health and career you truly want? In this episode, we share with you our F.I.T Method for success to get your on your journey today including: Why failing is the new winning when it comes to living your BEST life How to invest in your health coaching […]
Episode 322 – The Holistic Health Coach Q&A
May 29, 2020 15:45 - 21 minutes - 12.3 MBSo you want to become a Holistic Health Coach & Weight Loss Expert but you have no idea how or what this certification includes? Let us break it down for you in a Barbara Walters Style Q&A! Plus for those ready to join, enrolment is closing VERY soon so make sure to grab your spot==> […]
Episode 321 – Behind the Scenes of Becoming a Holistic Nutrition & Health Coach
May 21, 2020 20:53 - 54 minutes - 31.5 MBIn today’s special episode, we are taking you behind the scenes into a LIVE training we did for our upcoming Holistic Nutrition Weight Loss Expert Certification. Dive into the world of holistic weight loss coaching and learn how you can create your dream life, health and career in this amazing field! Get certified! Visit www.fitchicksacademy.com for […]
Episode 320 – Calories are Not Created Equal
May 20, 2020 17:35 - 38 minutes - 21.9 MBEver wonder why you can eat low calorie and never lose weight? Think about it. 100 calories of gummy bears is the same as 100 calories of chicken if you were counting calories BUT what happens to those calories when they are INSIDE of your body are what really matter for long term health, weight […]
Episode 319 – To Pivot Or Not In Business and Life
May 15, 2020 01:15 - 12 minutes - 7.36 MBIn business, like in life we are often faced with uncertainty that makes us want to switch and change things in an instant. Today we are chatting all about how to pivot in life or business with a 5 step process to have long lasting effects as opposed to a band-aid approach to change. This […]
Episode 318 – Flexible Fasting
May 12, 2020 22:43 - 17 minutes - 10.1 MBHave you ever wanted to try intermittent fasting but it sounds super overwhelming and restrictive? Introducing flexible fasting! In this episode, we take you through how to incorporate a flexible approach to fasting that works for any style of eating, event and lifestyle and how you can start implementing it in your life (or your […]
Episode 317 – 6 Skills You Need to Become a Successful Holistic Health Coach
May 07, 2020 22:11 - 8 minutes - 4.89 MBSo you want to be a holistic health coach but what do you need to have to be an AMAZING one that not only gets clients amazing results but will allow you to grow your business to as big as you want it to be? In this episode we cover the 6 skills you must […]
Episode 316 – Ladder Habits
May 06, 2020 11:20 - 30 minutes - 17.3 MBDo you know in your heart & mind that you want to make new healthy habits but for some reason you can never get there? Then you do not want to skip this! In this episode, we take you through the concept of ladder habits to show you how to easily move from where you […]
Episode 216 – Ladder Habits
May 06, 2020 11:20 - 30 minutes - 17.3 MBDo you know in your heart & mind that you want to make new healthy habits but for some reason you can never get there? Then you do not want to skip this! In this episode, we take you through the concept of ladder habits to show you how to easily move from where you […]
Episode 315 – Never Say No to A Client Without Offering An Alternative
May 01, 2020 03:55 - 13 minutes - 7.7 MBCustomer service seems to be the last things that fitness & health entrepreneurs tend to focus on but it is the #1 thing you MUST have in order to grow your business! In this episode, we dive into the concept of how to say no to a client while keeping them singing your praises and […]
Episode 314- The Power of Adapting to Continue Reaching your Goals: Interview with Kathleen Trotter
April 28, 2020 14:58 - 41 minutes - 24 MBLife can throw a lot of curveballs your way that can easily throw you off track. Whether it is your fitness goals, health goals, career or relationship goals (hello date night sitter disaster) and it can be so easy to throw in the towel and just succumb to this idea that it just wasn’t meant […]
Episode 313 – Biz Lessons We Learned Launching a Fitness Program during a Pandemic
April 23, 2020 19:16 - 31 minutes - 18.2 MBAs Fitness Professionals, it is a very challenging time right now. So what do you do when it comes to your business and clients when you the whole world is upside down right now? In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our business and share what happened in our business during the […]
Episode 312 – Top 5 Foods You Think Are Healthy That Top Fitness Pros Avoid
April 22, 2020 05:12 - 43 minutes - 24.8 MBHealthy Marketing is a thing and companies really know how to use this a great sales strategy for foods that you might otherwise avoid. More so than ever before we are inundated with information and “stamps of approval” that a food is healthy when in fact it might be causing more harm than good. So […]
Episode 311 – Journey to Onederland: Interview with Michelle Thomas
April 17, 2020 03:32 - 25 minutes - 14.8 MBEver wonder what it takes to make it to Onederland? Curious what Onederland even is, then listen up. Today Michelle Thomas, owner of Onederland Wellness shares her struggles with weight loss and weight management after losing over 100lbs 3 times, her struggles with finding direction for her business and facing her fears dead on even […]
Episode 310 – Fit As A Mama Bear: Interview with Fit Mama Shelby
April 14, 2020 22:46 - 33 minutes - 19.4 MBToday we chat with Shelby, owner of Fit As A Mama Bear where we chat all things fitness, nutrition and mama related. How she fits it all into her days, what she does on a daily basis to be fit, what “fit” even means to her and why it is so dang important to her. […]
Episode 309 – Transition your Fitness Business Online in 21 Days
April 09, 2020 22:05 - 22 minutes - 12.7 MBFitness Coaches Without Online Offerings Are On Shaky Ground. With everything that is currently going on in the world, Fitness & Health Coaches MUST know how to pivot as needed in their business. That means being able to quickly transition to run your programs, classes and coaching from in person to the online space (or […]
Episode 308 – Body Acceptance vs Body Positivity
April 07, 2020 23:24 - 27 minutes - 16 MBRecently, we were listening to a podcast with singer Demi Lovato where she was sharing about her past eating disorder and body image struggles which eventually led to her relapse. One of the topics dove into was how she practices body ACCEPTANCE – not body positivity which sparked a big conversation on our end about […]
Episode 307 – Drop And Give Me Twenty: Interview with Starla Kilinger
April 03, 2020 01:19 - 21 minutes - 12 MBIn todays episode we chat with owner of Our Wellness Deployed, Starla Kilinger all about what it is like to create a business in a military family. She shares her secrets to success with having her families join her at certain times, managing family responsibilities, deployment and her business all while having to pivot at […]
Episode 306 – The Secrets the Pros Use to Cut Their Workout Time in HALF & Still Get Amazing Results
April 01, 2020 14:20 - 31 minutes - 17.9 MBEver want what are all the strategies and method fitness pro’s use with their clients to help them workout LESS & get the results they crave? Well we are dishing all the dirt in this podcast! In this episode we are taking you behind the scenes to the 3 secret strategies we use with our […]
Episode 305 – The Number One Thing You Need To Focus On In Your Business To Be Successful, and It’s Not Money: Interview with Justyna Kaleta
March 27, 2020 22:01 - 22 minutes - 13 MBAs a graduate of the Fitness and Nutrition Expert program Justyna is crushing it making impact and income with anywhere from 5-8k a month in revenue. In this interview we chat all about how she is pivoting due to the pandemic that is happening in the world today, why money is important but not her […]
Episode 304 – The Secrets the Nutrition Pro’s Use to Cut their Calories in Half & Still Feel Full
March 25, 2020 13:22 - 44 minutes - 25.3 MBEver want what are all the strategies and method nutrition pro’s use with their clients to help them effectively lose weight? Well we are dishing all the dirt in this podcast! In this episode we are taking you behind the scenes to the secret strategies we use with our clients to help them shed pounds […]
Episode 303 – The 3 Shifts to take any Negative Circumstance and Turn it into the Most Positive and Productive Time of your Life!
March 20, 2020 13:25 - 29 minutes - 17 MBEpisode 302 – How to Navigate Your Workouts During COVID-19 to Not Lose Your Progress
March 18, 2020 12:41 - 31 minutes - 18.2 MBWith all the gyms and studios closed due to COVID-19, you may be feeling completely blindsided about how this will affect your fitness, health and weight loss goals. You feel like this is going to ruin your progress, that your workouts won’t be as good or you won’t be able to get them done. Don’t […]
Episode 301 – Revenue Rockstar: Interview with Dougmary Esquijarosa
March 12, 2020 16:56 - 31 minutes - 18 MBEver wonder what other women are doing differently in the fitness and nutrition industry to have amazing success? Why their programs are filling up and how they are no longer hustling to get clients? Today Fitness and Nutrition Expert graduate Dougmary Esquijarosa pulls back the curtains to share all. Her fears about not making money […]
Episode 300 – 3 Ways to Stop Struggling With Body Image So You Can Live The Life You Dream Of
March 10, 2020 17:03 - 16 minutes - 9.49 MBLoving yourself has never been harder with so much access on social media to the “perfect body” to media pushing images on to us everyday it is no wonder over 97% of women around the world deal with negative body image issues! Today we want to squash that and get us all on track to […]
Episode 299 – Why Earning Income as a New Fitness Instructor is Easy (and why THIS #1 Action is the Real Problem)
March 05, 2020 17:34 - 18 minutes - 10.7 MBThis fitness industry generates over $96 billion with over 183 million people paying for fitness classes. The problem is not there is not enough clients, the problem is that most new fitness instructors are not DOING the #1 thing that will make sure you are generating income as soon as possible. Whether you are certified […]
Episode 298 – The 6 Personality Types of Fitness Pro’s
March 04, 2020 20:54 - 26 minutes - 14.9 MBAre you curious to know how you could fit into the fitness industry and how you can make this passion for health a career? There are actually 6️⃣ female fitness pro personality archetypes (the fitness industry makes you believe there is only 1!) and it is important for you to know which one you are […]
Episode 297 – Discover Your Fitness Archetype
February 27, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes - 13.3 MBThe fitness industry has bombarded us to believe over the years that there is only one type of trainer, one way to do things and tried to dictate how we are to look, act and show up in this industry. Today we are calling BS on this and telling you why! Listen up and find […]