wellness with Alicia
Alicia (health coach, massage therapist, pilates instructor, meat head-hippie) explores a wide range of topics related to women's health, intuitive eating, exercise, life after sport, CrossFit, relationships, mindset, and a whole lot of random, yet seemingly important topics that distracts Alicia in her day to day life. Wellness with Alicia covers these topics in a thoughtful, exploratory, and sometimes comedic format. ie. owning and running a business, finding peace with food and exercise, her current favourite things, and why she can't start her day without a good cup of coffee. Whether it's deep diving into: Body Goals, Fitness Culture, Fat Loss, Health, Food Freedom, Pop Culture, the Dogma of Diet Culture and the Anti-Diet Movement, her love-hate relationship for social media, why she's not sure about having kids and moving to the suburbs, or talking about the ups and downs of starting and running a business as a solopreneur. Alicia aims to talk about heavy topics, light topics, share her own lived experiences, while acknowledging that as someone in her mid 30's, she has a lot to share (so many thoughts, so little time) and a lot to learn! Beyond these topics, Alicia is also a Registered Massage Therapist, Pilates instructor, and has her own online Health Coaching business (Wellness with Alicia) helping women build their physiques without extremes. You can expect Alicia to share her honest struggles as a mid-30-something living in Vancouver, and topics that are taking up way too much brain space. Alicia hopes to bring something a little different to the health and fitness spaces. By speaking about these topics in a unique, conversational, and sometimes humorous way, she hopes to offer up value, provide some education, and perhaps a different point of view.
wellness with Alicia
notes app, late-night eating, Pilates vs. weights vs. yoga, & tracking leading to eating past fullness
In this week's episode, I discuss turning 35 and explore how I use the Notes App, along with how you guys use it. I also talk about 'THE shower' and answer your questions!
Q: Do you get the same health benefits (ie. strength, bone and joint health) from weights vs. pilates, vs. yoga?
Q: I have tracked my food for years and want to start a more intuitive eating approach and work on listening to my appetite cues. Sometimes I catch myself eating past fullness just because “I can.” ie. I have calories left at the end of the day. Tips to stop eating once I’m full.
Q: I’m what you would call “skinny fat” even though I hate the labels but it’s just easier for the question. What would you suggest I do for the next 6 months if my goal is look leaner but with muscle?
Q: How long should you wait before making changes to a deficit if it’s not working?
Q: How do you think a person knows they’ve hit the low end of their body's setting point in a fat loss phase?
Q: How do I incorporate strength training into a busy jiu jitsu training schedule? I need an effective 20-30 min workout that can get me results over the next 7 weeks.
Q: I work really long hours and as a result I usually have lunch around 3:30pm and then after working 7+ hours on my feet, I’m starving around 10:30-11pm. Are there any negative consequences to eating that late?
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