In today's episode of Vital Metabolic, hosts James Wheeler and John Parker speak with Jenn Malecha, certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) practitioner, personal trainer, master transformational coach, and business mentor for FDNs. Jenn discusses how to personalize virtual training, setting boundaries with clients, overall tips for being healthy, and how she coaches others with her business.
Episode Highlights:
- 5:20 - What is new in your world post Covid?
- 8:20 - What is the line between being virtual and in-person? Is the line less than it used to be?
- 8:45 - There is a way to create a personal experience in a virtual world.
- 11:00 - Creating personalized virtual trainings is an art and takes practice.
- 14:00 - Jenn uses multiple ways to contact her clients and potential clients, including email, call, and text.
- 16:15 - Jenn uses Biochanic with her clients to create custom trackers to send messages to clients.
- 18:11 - How do you work with coaches on creating boundaries?
- 19:40 - Just like you need structure in your workout routine, you need structure in your boundaries.
- 21:45 - When you let policies slide with certain clients, you aren't doing either of you any favors.
- 22:45 - Know what you will do and know what you will not do.
- 26:15 - If you are a coach, remember that your time is valuable.
- 32:00 - Jenn talks about her past medical struggles, including skin cancer, mold toxicity, and Hashimoto's.
- 37:00 - When you are too stressed, it's better to stick to low intensity exercises while you get everything back to normal.
- 41:00 - There is more to being healthy than just sleep, diet, and exercise.
- 42:20 - Don't try to willpower yourself out of a bad strategy.
- 43:49 - If you are trying to get rid of body fat it's better to chip away at it over time.
- 45:35 - Jenn talks about the foundations for supplements.
- 50:20 - Eating organ meat can be very beneficial.
- 52:00 - Jenn talks about her business and how she does her business coaching.
3 Key Points:
- As a coach, you need to have clear boundaries with your clients.
- Low intensity exercises are more beneficial when you are in a state of stress.
- Minerals are important to consider when taking supplements.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "In order to perform at a higher level physically, you need structure to your workout routine in order to accomplish the goals that you want." -Jenn Malecha
- "Healthy is a way of being, not just doing." -Jenn Malecha
- "In business and marketing, your success is based off of targeting 4% of the market." -Jenn Malecha
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