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
navigating a friend who's obsessed with dieting, normal weight gain after fat loss, DEXA scan, gifts for men, beginner gym advice
In this week's episode, I’m recapping my long weekend—saw Kings of Leon with friends, did some cleaning (and broke my vacuum), went shopping, and found my new favourite water-resistant runners. I’m also sharing my September picks and simple things that have made my life better, like how I cook my ground beef! Plus, I’m answering your questions!
Q: Gift ideas for husband or boyfriend?
Q: I’m thinking of getting my body fat tested by a DEXA scan, would you recommend it or is it a waste of money?
Q: My best friend and her boyfriend have started going off the rails with their eating and exercise. They’ve lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time, and she didn’t have much (if any) to lose, she talks about her cheat days, how she’s fat and pinches her skin because it’s skin and not fat!!, and she’s even commented on what I’m eating a few times now. A protein bar or shake is high in calories, I’m like, wtf I never asked you! She’s exercising 2-3 times a day, and she was never like before him. They live together and we live close to one another. I love her and used to enjoy hanging out with her but now it feels different, I also have a history or orthorexia so even though it’s not affecting my behaviours, it is triggering. What would you suggest I do? I don’t want to push her away because I think she needs help, but I also want to make sure this doesn’t start to affect me more than it already is.
Q: When reverse dieting someone to new maintenance after dieting how do you decide when o stop increasing calories? Obviously some scale fluctuation is normal but considering true gain would take a long time to accumulate and show up, how do you determine between normal fluctuations and overshooting?
Q: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to a beginner in the gym?
Q: If you’re working out at 7am and want to get out the door quickly, is it okay to have 15-20g of protein and 30g of carbs before and then a normal breakfast after?
Q: I have PCOS, and I lift heavy weights twice a week but I saw somewhere that HIIT is better, is that true? I always thought strength training was superior for insulin sensitivity.
Q: Last week you talked about trips vs. vacations and I thought that was so well said! I’ve always thought that but never knew how to put it into words! I’m curious how you choose your travel destinations? Is it more the place or do you save hotels and airbnbs and then choose the destination based on those? Is it a joint effort with your husband or do you generally take the lead?
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