Back in October 2017 I started thinking about re-branding Fitness on the Plains. Some of you that have been following me for the past few years may remember me talking about all the big changes that were coming and how excited I was. Honestly, I was REALLY excited about them. I spent 3 months dreaming and planning and couldn't wait for January 1st to launch my latest and greatest. And things were great... for a few weeks, then I found out that I was expecting. My focus, drive and energy was being pushed somewhere else and Fitness on the Plains got left behind. At first, I had planned on using my pregnancy to encourage and inspire other expectant women to be as active as possible during their pregnancies. After all Beachbody had prenatal yoga and prenatal workouts. I was surprised I really liked their prenatal workouts. They worked my legs and my core- areas of the body that need to be strong for child birth. Then, as I started gaining more weight, a lot of my old running injuries started to flair up- Badly. I mentioned the symptoms to my doctor, and she told me to stop doing squats, lunges, no running at all, and basically to avoid putting any stress on my knees... Uh- can you say BUMMER! That was like 90-95% of my workouts. How the heck was I suppose to stay active through out my pregnancy? I moped around for a week or two, pretty devastated that I couldn't be active during my pregnancy. I tried walking, but I would get board and I would start to feel ambitious and attempt to run a block or two. But it just wasn't doing it for me. I can't remember what made me decide to try swimming- but I did. I knew swimming was a great cardio workout and it would be super gentle on my joints. I am happy to say that I am still currently swimming- even at 33 weeks- though I am not swimming as much- I am still staying strong. Because of my exercise restrictions and the solitude of swimming laps I have put a lot of thought into Fitness on the Plains and Beachbody, and why I am a coach. I'll admit, not being able to do the Beachbody programs made me feel like a fraud. Why would anyone want to buy into a program when their coach can't even do the workouts? I started to ask my self some hard questions and the one thing that kept coming to my mind was "Everyone deserves to be happy and healthy" Which got me thinking... EVERYONE, EVERY PERSON deserves to be happy and healthy. EVERYONE. But what about the people like me- who couldn't do the workouts? What about people with physical limitations? Why would they buy a program if they weren't physically able to do it? And what about the single mother, who desperately wants to get healthy- but working a minimum wage job- can't afford the cost of Shakeology and subscription to Beachbody streaming service? What about the man who just got evicted from his apartment and is living in his car until his next paycheck? Don't they deserve to be happy and healthy? Of course they do! Healthy isn't just for those who can afford it- It's for everyone! As I pondered all these things, I started to realize that maybe Beachbody coaching wasn't really for me. Don't get me wrong- they have some amazing products that give people some amazing results! I mean, just look at my husband- he has lost over 50 pound over the course of 6-8 months using PiYo. But I just feel as though, if I left Beachbody I would be able to help more people be happy and healthy- which is all I ever wanted to do in the first place. So after all this thinking and plotting, I have decided to create "The Happy Healthy Life". It will be replacing Fitness on the Plains. It will not be associated with Beachbody, but instead I will be creating personalized plans to help people reach what ever goals they are wanting to accomplish. I will take into consideration what limits them currently from being healthy and find creative ways to work around those barriers. I plan on having several coaching packages to choose from- notice how I say packages- not programs? If I come up with a plan and it isn't working for you- you aren't stuck with that program! We'll rework it until we find something that does! But even though I have an idea of how I want the packages to work, I haven't came up with any prices yet- that is still in the works. I also want to point out that I will not be taking any clients at this time. I won't be accepting any clients until after I have given birth and have had some recovery time. So official launch date is yet to be determined. I am pretty excited about this new venture, and I have put a lot of thought and consideration into it. I will admit I am a little terrified about going into coaching on my own, but I feel so strongly about making sure that everyone has the opportunity to be happy and healthy-I had to take the chance!
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