Episode 33 - Body Image in the Fitness Industry with Canadian FitPro & Biz Owner Jessie Thomas
This week, I sit down with Canadian fit pro and owner of Farm Girl Fitness Jessie Thomas. She will share why she started her business and how she was affected by COVID.
In this episode we discuss
👉🏻 the toxic things that have to change in the fitness industry if we really want to make a change and help more people enjoy movement and feel better in their bodies.
👉🏻 She shares her coaching strategies to help clients have a better body image.
Jessie is the creator and owner of Farm Girl Fitness; a small group training facility with a focus on creative outdoor experiences. Jessie created Farm Girl Fitness in the summer of 2020 to help provide people a safe place to workout, socialize and support mental health. She converted the family farm into a fun, fresh air take on fitness helping people to see the joy that comes from working hard like a farmer.
Even with multiple lockdowns due to Covid-19, Jessie kept people moving year round by creating unique ways to workout outside, yes even during the winter.
Jessie has been in the fitness industry since 2008 as a Can Fit Pro certified group fitness instructor and coach. She is known among her peers and participants for her core values of caring, respect and positivity. After years in the fitness industry experiencing the good, the bad and the ugly, she is committed to helping others develop confidence in themselves, a love of fitness and movement, and a positive body image. She firmly believes that if people can experience the power of nature, the support of a community and a belief in oneself that anything is possible.
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From this Episode:
Podcast Host
Christine DeFilippis
Movement motivator, body liberator and unconventional fitness professional, Christine is the owner of Pop Fit Studio, a HAES & weight inclusive fitness studio in the US. She is also the creator of FitProEd, an online education platform for group fitness instructors that would like to expand their expertise. After close to 30 years in the fitness industry, struggling with eating disorders, weight cycling, body dysmorphia and a lot of unhappiness, Christine shifted her focus to joyful movement and created the Breaking Body Biases podcast to amplify voices of fitpros, dietitians and other wellness practitioners looking to destroy diet culture.
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