Welcome to The Femme Fit Society Podcast.
A brand new show featuring conversations with females in fitness, athletes, pelvic health specialists, female business owners and women from all different walks of life.
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Karen Thomson on the Sugar Free Revolution Karen Thomson is a business owner, author, event creator and more, and is on a mission to make health sexy and fun! As the author of ‘Sugar-Free: 8 weeks to freedom from sugar & carb addiction’ we dive right in to why this is her passion, her own personal story of addiction, and how it can change your life. As one of the people behind CrossFit Health also, she tells us how CrossFit may be just what you need to help change your life. Karen also tells us about running multiple businesses, juggling life as a Mom and how you can get involved with the sugar free revolution. thesugarfreerevolution.com femmefitsociety.com @sugarfreerevolution @leahsherlock_ @femmefitsociety
This weeks guest is Melissa Zegeer Helbig! She is a Coach, Digital Marketer, Writer and Bad-Ass Lifter! As someone who discovered weightlifting in college, we deep dive into how COOL it is to lift weights, and continue to get stronger as we get older. We chat about lifting can make us who we are, and add so much to our lives, especially as women. Melissa is now a coach and also gives some tips for anyone thinking about picking up a barbell, and some advice that she also writes as part of her role working with 2 Pood! 2pood.com/blogs/liftheavy @_melbig @leahsherlock_ @femmefitsociety
Fiit For Life is a UK based charity who provide support and outlets for those living with chronic disease. The founders, Dr Jennifer Wilson and Dr Athalie Redwood-Mills talk to us all about why it’s so important, especially as we get older, to stay active and healthy, and not live in ‘poor health’ which many people (more than you think) do. The ladies talk us through some important stats, and tell us all about the book they are writing to support coaches and women with training and understanding your body through different parts of their lives. You can learn more about their courses and support the organisation at https://www.fiituk.co.uk/team-fiit/ @fiit_for_life_ @leahsherlock_ @femmefitsociety
Lauren Kalil joins Leah and FF co-founder Kelly Sekulovski today for a chat - and they delve into the double standard when it comes to passion vs attitude in women’s sport. As a trailblazing woman in CrossFit media, and known as the ‘Queen of Hustle’, Lauren knows all too well about this - and how it’s not just shown on the competition floor. They share personal experiences, plus some well documented examples, as well as advice to anyone too afraid to show their passion, for fear of it coming off as attitude. @laurenkalil @strongerwithkelly @leahsherlock_ @femmefitsociety laurenkalil.com Femmefitsociety.com
Throughout the Covid pandemic, many people’s lives changed, one of them being Olivia Tompkins, aka ‘Livvy Tom the CrossFit nurse’ - Liv was working as an ICU nurse in the depths of lockdowns, and through that time still managed to train, even though she reflects it maybe wasn’t always a good thing. After bought of burnout, she talks us through what she’s learnt, and advice she would have for those in similar positions. Plus, she talks about getting her CrossFit Level 1, and why it’s always great to try new things! @livvytomcrossfitnurse @leahsherlock_ @femmefitsociety femmefitsociety.com