Baton Rouge Personal Training
Just a quick announcement that this month, my family and I moved from the NYC metro area of New Jersey, back to Baton Rouge, Louisiana (and our alma mater!). While I won’t be offering Baton Rouge personal training in-person, I will continue to offer my online coaching services via Zoom throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, as usual.
Leaving the northeast wasn’t easy. Our little circle in Monmouth County will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will truly miss the accessibility of being in New York City, New England, or D.C. within hours. In fact, we already have two trips planned to New York City in the next several months! But Michael and I were feeling the tug to go back to our roots – the beginning of our relationship and life together – and we did a lot of soul-searching before we decided to put our house on the market and see what happened. Because we both have work that isn’t location-bound, it felt like it was the right time to open ourselves to the possibilities, especially since Gabriella is still not in elementary school.
(and if you don’t know Michael’s work, click here to see one of his recent projects)
After that, the rest has been a whirlwind, including a 25-hour two-day drive that I did solo with Gabriella, a ton of damage to our furniture on the moving truck, and a hurricane that rolled in literally the second week we were here.
Now, I am happy to say that we are tucked into a little corner of one of the LSU lakes, Gabriella is rocking her new Pre-K4, and all three of us have been soaking up the slower pace (and amazing food) of Louisiana life. It has been a beautiful experience to live closer to my family, reconnect with old friends, and appreciate the longevity of our relationships. Plus, LSU itself is a really meaningful place for us – we have had so much fun introducing Gabriella to traditions (including the fact that football is practically a religion here).
Throughout the transition, I also had to practice what I preach with my clients – being as consistent as possible with training and nutrition, but also making space for a demanding season of life. For about two months, I truly delivered the “minimum required dose” of training and healthy eating – I just made sure I was checking basic boxes, and had to really reframe some perfectionistic tendencies. Although for the first few weeks here I could really feel the difference in my conditioning (spoiler: it wasn’t good), now I’m training hard again at the gym. I can’t do 10 pull-ups anymore, but I can still do 6, and I’m working back up! Thanks to our proximity to the lakes, I’m also getting in more running mileage, and I’m blending into the Baton Rouge running scene with a new Varsity Sports t-shirt (#iykyk).
But no joke, this summer was a difficult time for me in terms of self-care, and it took every tool in my personal toolbox for me to keep a handle on my health and fitness. If you feel like you’re in a season like this, check out these blog posts that I’ve written on this topic:
- Reframing Nutrition as Self-Care
- Can Short Workouts Be Effective? (co-authored with Bryan Fitzsimmons)
- 5 Solutions to Overcome Perfectionism
- Too Stressed to Exercise? (I wrote this when I was going through a tough time when Gabby was a baby)
- Shifting Gears vs. Taking a Break (and P.S., the analogy from this blog post has been an absolute game-changer for many of my clients)
In terms of my Baton Rouge personal training work, not much has changed about what I do, other than my time zone and a slight change in Gabriella’s school schedule. And my long-time clients will recognize a different backdrop on the Zoom calls, of course!
I am also excited to be working out in a world-class gym, which is a fringe benefit of living next to a D1 school, and I am looking forward to exploring the other fitness offerings that Baton Rouge has to offer, from yoga studios to running groups. Also, as someone who loves the outdoors but never liked winter in the northeast, I am incredibly pumped to enjoy a warmer winter with longer daylight hours!
Now, things are calming down and I am ready to expand my client roster for October! My newest clients from September have graduated from their intensive weekly calls, and I have room for 1-2 new clients who are ready to do weekly calls for October. Whether you are in Baton Rouge – or, like my newest September clients, in Italy or Florida or Colorado or Pennsylvania – if you are struggling and want to take control of your health, fitness, and nutrition, fill out this form and we can jump on a free Zoom call to discuss your goals!
