Low Impact Strength Training for GLP-1 Users w/ Kenzie Wesp

Ana Reisdorf, registered dietitian and GLP-1 user, sits down with Kenzie Wesp, founder of TrueForm Fitness and The Format Fitness in Nashville, to unpack why Lagree has become a secret weapon for rebuilding muscle while losing weight on a GLP-1 for all ages. They cover the differences from traditional Pilates, why low-impact resistance training beats cardio for body composition, and how a true beginner should approach strength training for long-term success.

IN THIS EPISODE

• What Lagree actually is and how it differs from reformer Pilates, mat Pilates, and "Pilates" classes that aren't really Pilates
• Why low-calorie-burn workouts may protect muscle better than cardio when you're on Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, or Mounjaro
• The science of muscular failure, the "Lagree shakes," and why most gym sessions never trigger real muscle growth
• How total beginners should start Lagree — modifications, private lessons, and what to tell your instructor on day one
• Body positivity, GLP-1 use, and how to stop comparing yourself to fitness influencers who may be on peptides themselves

ABOUT THE GUEST
Kenzie Wesp is a fitness entrepreneur and studio founder based in Nashville, Tennessee. She is the owner of TrueForm Fitness and The Format Fitness, where she has opened four boutique fitness studios focused on movement, as it intersects with community. Kenzie began her career in the boutique fitness industry in her early twenties and quickly transitioned from instructor to founder, building multiple studios and training dozens of instructors along the way. Through her work, she focuses on creating spaces that empower both clients and coaches while building sustainable fitness businesses behind the scenes.

CONNECT WITH KENZIE
Website: https://kenziewesp.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@kenziewesp
TrueForm Fitness on Instagram: @trueform.fitness
The Format Fitness on Instagram: @theformat.fitness

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Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:00

I always say I'm like social media is the worst place to be looking if you're having a fitness goal because you have no idea if somebody you're looking at is on peptides or is also on a GLP one that might not be saying that, or you might have an unhealthy relationship with fitness and food. Like there's so many things that you don't know when you're looking at.

SPEAKER_01 0:18

Welcome to the GLP One Hub Podcast. If you're on a GLP1 and wondering how to exercise without feeling like you have to punish your body, do I have something for you? I'm Anna Reisdorf, registered dietitian and GLP1 user. And today I'm joined by Kenzie West, owner and founder of True Form Fitness, a Legris studio where I work out and the format fitness here in the Nashville area. Kenzie is going to walk us through what Legris actually is, why it feels so different from traditional Pilates, and how low impact resistance training can help you focus on strength and stress instead of just calories burned. In this episode, you'll hear about how to approach Legris as a beginner, why modifications are not a failure, and how to build movement into your life as a non-negotiable. And I've really been wanting to bring this episode to you since Legris has been such a big part of my journey. So if you enjoy this episode, please consider leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, make sure you share your thoughts in the comments. Now let's get on to the episode. Welcome to the GLP One Hub Podcast. Today I have a guest who has been on my list for a long time. She is the owner of the workout studio that I go to. Her name is Kenzie Westp, and I'm so excited that you are here today to talk about this. Can you introduce yourself, Kenzie?

SPEAKER_00 1:45

Yes, I'm so excited. My name is Kinzie. I live in Nashville, Tennessee, which is where Anna gets to work out with us. And I'm the owner and founder of True Form Fitness, which we're going to dive into is a Lingree studio. And then I'm also the owner to the Format Fitness, which is a heated Pilates studio. So kind of running around, running some studios these days.

SPEAKER_01 2:04

Yeah, that's awesome. And it's like so wild that you have so many studios already.

SPEAKER_00 2:08

And I think another one opening, yes, we open um April 30th. So I don't know when this will release, but the end of the month we're in is when we're opening.

SPEAKER_01 2:16

Awesome. That's so that's so crazy. So much quick growth. So doing Legris has been a big part of my GLP1 journey because when I first started GLP1, I wasn't super focused on weight training. Like I kind of was doing it half-ass a little bit. And then I realized that I really needed to take it seriously. And like the form the way Legris really helped me like really build back some muscle that I had lost at the beginning. So can you explain to the people what Legris is and how it's different from Pilates? I like to call it Death Pilates.

SPEAKER_00 2:52

We like to call it Pilates on crack, is like the way that we like to say it. So if you are unaware of what Pilates even is, Pilates was, I mean, it is centuries old. And essentially it was created for rehabilitation purposes. So it was actually Joseph Pilates, who it is named after, started working with different war veterans and different individuals that were struggling with like very, very intense healing needs, especially when it came to the body and the limbs and movement. And so Pilates was always kind of this method that allowed your body to rehab from something, come back stronger from something. And it was an amazing tool to kind of incorporate some resistance, but mostly really rehab the body. And so Pilates these days is just kind of like a blanket term that people throw on any form of fitness. Um, something really fun that I think is interesting to know about is that I think it was about 10 years ago, don't quote me on that, but there was actually a court process where the Supreme Court had to reel in if Pilates could be trademarked because it was, you know, there was some, there was somebody specifically trying to trademark Pilates, and it was actually ruled that Pilates is anything that uses the core. So therefore it cannot be trademarked, which is really interesting, which is why you're seeing so many people say I do Pilates, but they're probably doing a very wide range of the word Pilates. So I say all that as the foundation of if you've heard of Pilates, you may or may not have tried Legris, but Legris is a form of fitness that takes Pilates principles and weightlifting principles and mushes them together into a 50-minute workout. So that is what Anna does with us at True Form. And essentially, what we love about Legris and what we think is really sets it apart from other quote unquote whole principles is that you're getting a lot of heavy weight in there in a low impact way. So it's both rebilitative, it's really good for your joints and it's low intensity, but at the same time, you're getting that weight training and you're getting resistance training, which is very, very important for women of all ages.

SPEAKER_01 4:58

So with the thing about the abs and Pilates, like could like a core class be called Pilates, like just like, you know, you go to those like 30-minute core workout classes.

SPEAKER_00 5:07

Yeah, I know. It's really interesting. I mean, I have been to multiple workouts that are quote unquote Pilates that are not, in my opinion, true Pilates. So it really is, it's kind of a word that people are putting on things because it's super trendy. Like Pilates right now is a hundred percent a trend. And it's also easy to put that on something with the definition of what it is. So yeah, I mean, technically, if that's if we're saying Pilates is anything that uses the core, then that would be something you could say. But that's why you have so many formats of it. You have reformer Pilates, you have matte Pilates, you have heated Pilates, you have sculpt Pilates, you have Legris Pilates. So there's really so many different ways to say it. But Legris has really marketed themselves to be like we are Legris, not Pilates. It's also easy to then, you know, just kind of use it as a blanket term. But it is resistance training on a mega former. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 5:58

So explain to us what a mega former is, because some people might not really know what that it's a torture machine.

SPEAKER_00 6:05

It is, it is. So I I mean, it's so fun, first of all. And I'm sure Anna can agree with me. It is fun, is the first word, and then you very quickly a minute in are like, this is not fun anymore. Essentially, it has a front platform and it has a moving carriage and it has a back platform. And at the very front of the machine, you have springs, you have heavy springs, and you have light springs. And based on the tension that you place on your machine, when you put a spring on the machine, that's going to determine how heavy or how light a movement is. So then the instructor, which is what I do, I teach at the studio. When I'm creating a class, I'm taking the spring tension and I'm taking the machine and I'm formulating different exercises on it so that somebody can essentially hit muscular failure, which is the goal of every class.

SPEAKER_01 6:45

Mm-hmm. They're always talking about the shakes.

SPEAKER_00 6:48

Yes, the Legris shakes are what we call it. And really, I mean, that is muscle failure when your body's getting to a point where it like the muscle fiber itself is being so worked that it starts to shake. And that's where you really find a lot of results in the end.

SPEAKER_01 7:01

Definitely, definitely. So, with the type of strength training that we're doing at Legris, like I have seen muscle growth. Yeah. Is that typical? Or is it just because I was like, didn't have any before, so now it looks looks so good. Yeah, I love it.

SPEAKER_00 7:17

Well, I will say that I remember whenever I had first taken my class, the first time I ever took was in high school. And the first thing somebody said to me when I walked in is if you do this consistently, you will notice results within three weeks. Like it is wild. And a lot of the time that's because, you know, when somebody traditionally goes into a gym or they go into a workout, they could never hit muscular failure. They could pick up a dumbbell and do five bicep curls and say they just worked out, but their muscle never hit failure. And so there's a lot of science out there that whenever you hit muscular failure is when you start seeing results. So I totally agree. I think that it's, you know, the fact that you're pushing your muscles to a point to where they are like, I cannot go any farther, that then that muscle fiber rebuilds up and the muscles get stronger. And so, yeah, I mean, a hundred percent. I personally wouldn't do or market something I didn't think actually worked or actually showed results. I feel like we've all been there at one point, like gone to a gym or done a certain workout, and we're like, I'm working out and I'm burning calories, but I'm not seeing a difference. And that's why I really love agree, right?

SPEAKER_01 8:16

So one thing that I think about sometimes when I'm when I'm doing it is I really don't, according to my watch, which you know is not super accurate, totally. I don't burn a whole lot of calories in the class. Maybe like a real tough one. Like there was one that you taught right after the snowstorm that we're like moving. And I think I got close to 300 calories, which usually I'm around 200. Yeah, yeah. So is that still, do you think, beneficial for somebody trying to lose weight? Because I think we're in a cardio mindset. Totally.

SPEAKER_00 8:45

Yeah. When it comes to losing weight, um, I always like to think about, you know, weight, you could weigh the same amount of weight. So say I weigh 130 pounds and I start working out, I may never lose a pound, but I turn fat into muscle. And so that's what I love talking about when it comes to exercise and when it comes to fitness. Really, like the goal in stepping into a studio is, in my opinion, like the goal of my studio is that somebody walks in and they're getting stronger, meaning that they're turning fat into muscle. And so while the cell may not show something, the actual muscles are getting stronger. Therefore, they're replacing the fat cells. And so for people that walk in and they say, you know, I want to lose weight, I always let them know, like, okay, well, losing weight is an all-encompassing approach that is more than just fitness. And so if you're walking into this studio, the goal should be I want to build muscle. And then I'm gonna start and go over here and add other things in like low intensity, steady state cardio, maybe walking, or making sure my nutrition is dialed in. We talked about this a little earlier, but making sure we understand what protein is, those are gonna help us lose weight, but then actually building muscle is what resistance training is helpful for.

SPEAKER_01 9:54

Right, right. So I and I know that also just to add to that, there's like a calorie burn that happens throughout the day after you do the resistance training. Like I feel much hungrier on the days when I start my day at Legris than not.

SPEAKER_00 10:07

100%. Yeah, and fueling your body afterwards. And, you know, obviously we're only a fitness studio, so I can't go and make sure that everybody's like fueling their bodies well after the class. But really, like when when individuals come to me and say, like, I want to see results and these are my specific goals, I'm 99% of the time not going to tell them it stops in this room. Like it, it starts in this room and then it completes itself at the end of the day based off all the other things that you add to your day. But to tap on specifically to like, is this workout beneficial for weight loss? 100%, again, because you're stimulating muscle fibers, the calorie perspective is something that, you know, obviously we know that calories in, calories out. So what we eat, we need to also make sure that we're burning off. So if you're choosing to maybe go towards different exercise modalities that are low intensity, you might not be burning as much calories in terms of running or jumping or, you know, any form of high intensity training. And there may be shifts that you have to make diet-wise, but like you're saying, you are burning calories over the course of the entire day.

SPEAKER_01 11:05

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SPEAKER_00 12:34

Or like, where do you think that they should begin? Well, what I do love about Legris is it can be catered to every single person. Like you're saying, there's so many different modifications and options that you can take, whether it's your first class or not. I always say if you are somebody that's really passionate about form and alignment, doing something correctly, I would always recommend a private lesson or some sort of one-on-one training of Legris. I don't necessarily think that going and taking a generic Pilates class is going to best prepare you for something like Legris because it is so different. Now, obviously, walking in with some fitness experience is going to help you in Legree, but also I would argue that it's so, so freaking hard that, you know, even some of the strongest people I know get on this machine and are like, oh my gosh, I'm so weak. Um, aka my husband, the first time he took it, he's like a big old weightlifter and he walked in and was like, oh my gosh, this is completely different. So Legree itself, you know, I always say, like, walk into it with a mindset of whether you're coming to a zero fitness experience or you're on a hundred, it's gonna be really, really difficult and hard. So a private lesson is always a first option, but also just coming in and letting your instructor know, or, you know, say you're listening to this and there's a studio close to you that you want to try and you've heard of it, just letting your instructor know, hey, I'm very new. I don't want to not want to come back, right? So, like, how can I take this class and not be so afraid to come back tomorrow or come back in two days? And if you're being taught by an instructor that really cares, they'll let you know, okay, well, then let's try it this way. Starting on your forearms, not coming up to the toes, whatever the different advancements are, maybe having a little bit of a more spring tension to help you on things. Uh those things are really important because we do want you to come back after your first class.

SPEAKER_01 14:08

Yeah. Yeah. I remember when I first started, I felt like every muscle in my whole body hurt. Like I was like, I didn't even know there was a muscle here. Yeah. But I guess there is. It was like from the neck down, everything. Heck yeah. Yeah. My favorite thing that you've posted in the last year is like, I think some football players or something. Oh, yes. I can't even like one of them's like, I almost walked out.

SPEAKER_00 14:27

Yeah. It was so funny. We love doing guys' classes. They really are so fun. And we've gotten more consistent with them because, you know, it is this format and this this modality is so important for everybody because it is so low impact.

SPEAKER_01 14:40

Yeah, that's really what I I like about it too. I I used to do a different form of workout that involved like a lot of burpees and running and right, right. And I I just can't like totally. So if somebody wants is interested in Legree, is there a place like a database where they can look for studios in their area? Because this podcast is listened to all over.

SPEAKER_00 15:02

Yeah. So you can actually look up Legree, L-A-G-R-E-E fitness.com, and they have a studio locator, which I really love. So you can go and like you can type in your zip code and they'll let you know if a studio is nearby. Um, so that's a really fun little tool they have so that yeah, you can not be a deer in headlight somewhere to find one. Right, right. And they're popping up all over for sure.

SPEAKER_01 15:23

There's a lot of different ones everywhere for sure. That's great. So I want to kind of switch gears a little bit and talk to you about fitness in general because I I follow your Instagram and I feel tired.

SPEAKER_00 15:36

I had somebody message me this morning and they texted me and they said, Your Instagram story made me tired. I need to go to bed now that I looked at it and I was like, no, no, it's just very impressive, like all the things.

SPEAKER_01 15:48

Because I'm a business owner too, and you know, there's just so many moving parts to a business. And like my business is myself and my husband, so there's not like people to deal with, right, right, you know. So, but I also see that you really prioritize self-care and fitness and taking time out for yourself, yeah. Um, and all of that. So, can you talk a little bit about how you keep that focus and like what you would recommend for somebody who's struggling with bad things?

SPEAKER_00 16:15

I uh I love that you just asked that. I was with a friend this morning and she was saying, you know, it's so hard for me to build routine. And then, you know, I look at, and she was being super kind about me, but she said, you know, I I look at your life and I notice that like you you're never not gonna prioritize exercise or nutrition. And I I told her, I said, well, you know, a habit is for they say a habit's formed in 21 days. I believe a habit is formed in three to six months. Like personally, for me, I I don't 21 days of me doing one thing, it needs a lot longer than that for it to stick. Um, but I really do think that like every morning, just being like, what are the non-negotiables of my day? And for my mental sanity and for the people in my life that I love, they all know like I need my workout and I need food that is going to make me flourish and make my brain stay healthy. Because those two things, if I don't have them, I am not a good person to be around. There's something about movement that I I really do believe is there. And so for me, whereas maybe somebody says, like, well, you know, something that I like to do for myself is to, you know, play a video game or, you know, go out to dinner with a friend or, you know, XYZ, whatever it is that brings you life. I think for me, movement and fitness is just that. Like if I don't have it, I feel like I've honestly like missed out on something. So I think creating it to be a non-negotiable and then making it also fit into my schedule. I think that the number one excuse that I used to make was like, oh, well, my days are so busy. And then I started looking and I was like, wow, there's so many things within my day that aren't necessary. You know what I mean? I love community and I love being a friend, but also, you know, I may not be able to see a friend today and I might have to go and move my body, or I might have to set the alarm an hour earlier so that I can work out because the day's really busy, or I might have to work out a little bit later than I thought, which is happening to me today. I'm working out later and I'm not used to that. But I just think making it a non-negotiable and making it something that I have to do, it really does make me get what I need to get done in a given day because it's like, I mean, you know it, it's it's giving you so much mental fortitude, creates in me like a determination and just a form of like, yeah, just being dedicated to it is is so helpful. So it helps my brain and it helps me get done what I need to get done.

SPEAKER_01 18:26

So, what types of exercises do you like to do for your routine?

SPEAKER_00 18:30

Yeah, I love le Gris. I really will. I'm like, I need I practice what I preach. I love Legris. I am um currently 22 weeks pregnant. Whenever I found out I was pregnant, I definitely had to shift some things around. And one thing that I did was I really incorporated more Legris only because it's so good for just the lengthening of the muscles and the contraction. And so all that to say, pre-pregnancy, I was definitely someone I I love to run. I just had ran a marathon. So I would usually do running strength training in some form of low intensity or sorry, high intensity, low impact workout, Ligree or Hot Pilates. And now since finding out I'm pregnant, I'm doing some more low intensity stuff, Ligree, definitely weightlifting. And then I love a good walk. So any form of, you know, I I used this word earlier, but Liscardio. So anytime that I'm walking or maybe just like lightly getting my heart rate up, I love that's such a helpful aspect of my day too.

SPEAKER_01 19:24

Yeah. You have to kind of shift a little bit when you're pregnant. Totally.

SPEAKER_00 19:28

Totally be coming pavement. Yeah. I try, like I I've I essentially ran the Chicago Marathon and then found out I was pregnant like six weeks later, and I was in a like my body had just recovered. I was like ready to get back into running, and I was like, you know what? I don't need to do it like that. So I try to like incorporate some little jogs here and there, but we're just gonna save that for uh once we have the baby.

SPEAKER_01 19:49

Yeah, that's a good idea. I think that is really, totally fine to adjust based on your life stage for sure. Yes, 100%. So I see sometimes you do it like a morning routine.

SPEAKER_00 20:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 20:00

So can you share a little bit about that and how that helps you kind of keep yourself focused?

SPEAKER_00 20:05

For sure. Yeah. I think that I'd had a friend tell me one day, like, you know, having your morning like almost copy and paste it every single day just creates such a uniformity across the rest of your day for someone like me in business, and you know, like things are gonna happen today that I didn't plan for and that I didn't write down and and and think were gonna happen. It's already happened today. Um so because of that, having 20 to 30 minutes in the morning that is like this is happening regardless. I always try to wake up. I'm really, really trying to do better at not getting on my phone first thing because that usually sets me back once I'm like responding to things. So I try to go no phone in the morning. Um, that's an active battle. Always having my vitamins and my water. I love caffeine. That's like my the one thing that I can't give up. I tried it for a little bit, but I do matcha or coffee, depending on the morning. And then I always need to set my brain like looking at the day, having a plan. Um, I like to journal, I like to read, and then I'll kind of get into making sure that I've answered any sort of business task that needs to be done, and then I'll get my movement in. And then we kind of let the studios take over the rest of my days. So I think I always recommend to people that come to me and ask like how to formulate a routine. I'm like, well, what are three things that really get your body ready for the day? For me, it's you know, making sure that I have some sort of like warm cup of happy, whether it's coffee or a matcha. I love to read and journal. And then making sure that I feel like my tasks are kind of ready, set, go for the day is really helpful. And then obviously movement. So yeah, having your non-negotiables in the morning is huge.

SPEAKER_01 21:35

I interviewed somebody yesterday who's lost uh 280 pounds. Wow. I'm GLP one. That's amazing. And he said that the number one thing that made a difference was keeping promises to himself. That's so good. You know, and just like saying, like, I'm gonna do my caffeine and my reading and whatever, right? And my walking, and like that was what changed because before he would like prioritize everybody else. Right. And not his own things that he needed to be doing. So, but I'm sure sometimes like the day starts with, I don't know, I've seen you run into the gym before at 6 a.m.

SPEAKER_00 22:09

because there was like a gas leak or something. That was yesterday. It's and it it is part of it. And I, you know, I am such a proponent, I I call it time stamping. And I know so many people, other people talk about this, but I essentially look at my day and I'm like, this hour is this, this hour is this, this hour is this. And just having it written out for me allows me to realize, like, okay, how am I fitting on my tasks into the day with all the other things that I've committed to? Um, but then also recognizing that like my job at the end of the day is to run these businesses and do it as well as I can. So going to the show whenever they're telling me that it smells like gas is going to trump my workout that day. That's not going to be the most important thing. And so yeah, that was yesterday. Thankfully, obviously, we figured it all out and we are safe. But yeah, it's always good, there's always gonna be something. And that's where I also think it's, you know, I learned this recently, but like it's okay to cancel things and it's okay to just be like, you know what, today is not going like I thought. And so, in order to make sure that I am sane by the end of the day, can we move this? We talked about that, like, shoot, can we move this? Or, you know, like I didn't realize like all that today was gonna hold. Like, could we do dinner another night? Like, I think just having grace with myself and recognizing, like, you know, it's okay to move things around if if the day's gotten crazy. Like at the end of the day, we have to protect our sanity too.

SPEAKER_01 23:24

Sure. Definitely, definitely. So a lot of my audience is, you know, on this journey. Maybe they're just starting the GLP one and they really want to like transform their lifestyle to something, more supportive of themselves. So, what are some advice that you might give them for finding that kind of balance and not becoming like obsessive or like I feel like people are swinging over that?

SPEAKER_00 23:48

And I think that, you know, I've had people ask me my opinions, and I'm like, I think when you get the trifecta of understanding fat loss, that encapsulates fitness and nutrition and also just like an overall awareness of like, you know, my body does not define me. I talk about that all the time. Like, you know what I mean? Whether you're losing 250 pounds or you're losing two pounds, like you are still and you're actively pursuing, you know, health and wellness and fitness in some capacity, it's still such a win. Um, I would always encourage, like, I think just finding something that you like to do. I think so often the reason that people don't enjoy exercise is because they're trying to exercise in a way that they don't enjoy. I think if one thing that we've found at True Forms specifically, which is the Legree Studio, you know, how can we make people love this? How can we put on a fun playlist, have a fun instructor? Maybe the class feels like it goes by in 20 minutes versus 50 minutes, like finding a workout that you absolutely love that doesn't feel like it's a punishment. You know, you don't have to go and run six miles to have a good workout. And you also don't have to go and lift 500 pounds to have a good workout. It might look like something a little bit gentler, but moving your body in any capacity, even if you're starting with a walk, is gonna be beneficial in my opinion for your for your mind and your body.

SPEAKER_01 25:01

Yeah, absolutely. I think that that's what's gonna keep it consistent, is not focusing so much on like how is how many calories is this burning, but like how do I feel after I do it? How do I do it? So, and overall, I know you you work sometimes in combination with a dietitian that's local here, and she kind of talks about body positivity and that kind of stuff. So, how are you feeling about this like sort of movement? I don't know. I I kind of have like mixed feelings about people using GLP one to like get as skinny as possible, or, but then a lot of people really need them. Like, really, really, you know? And so, like, where are you falling in the in the sort of body body pot body positivity space, like loving yourself more?

SPEAKER_00 25:43

Yeah, I mean, I think that it is so important to have a respect for your body, right? And I think that having respect for yourself means that you love yourself no matter what shape or size that you are. But also, I would argue that like respecting yourself also means taking care of yourself. And if it takes a GLP1 to push you in that direction to say, hey, you know, I just need a little bit of help and a little bit of aiding to get there. I definitely err on the side of having the opinion of like, I do think that people are abusing it and I think that people are using it as an easy way out because, you know, they may not even really need it and they're being maybe prescribed it by somebody that's not fully looking at the individual before giving it. But like you, it's definitely a helping tool to get you there. So, you know, I would say I uh I love like body positivity all day long. And I I am so passionate about always sharing with that with clients, like whether what no matter what shape or size you are, you have to love and respect yourself. And a form of loving yourself is also taking care of yourself. And so, how can we set you up for success here that you love this workout or you love this this specific time of fitness so much that that's a way of you loving and respecting yourself?

SPEAKER_01 26:48

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I think that that's really what it comes down to is like doing it out of passion for yourself and like love for yourself and and having also I like to encourage people to have like a vision for what their future is gonna be like.

SPEAKER_00 26:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:59

It's not like about this workout today. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 27:02

And also I would say too, like I always say I'm like social media is the worst place to be looking if you're having a fitness goal because you have no idea if somebody you're looking at is on peptides or is, you know what I mean, also on a GLP one that might not be saying that, or you know what I mean, might have an unhealthy relationship with fitness and food. Like there's so many things that you don't know when you're looking at. Also, genetics play a huge part in what people look like. Let's talk about that. So, because of that, I always say, like, you know, it might not be that you're gonna look like the fitness influencer next door, but how can you return to the healthiest body for you? Um, and ultimately also be proud of like every single form of progress you see, like big or small.

SPEAKER_01 27:42

Yeah, definitely. I think that keeping I I try to encourage them to keep their eyes on their own paper. Yeah, yeah. Or it's on social media, like even people are on GLP one. Right. You know, like this man that I interviewed yesterday, like 280 pounds, that's not a normal, like, I'm not gonna say it's not a normal, that's not a standard amount of weight to lose. So that's not expected, you know, but it it is possible. So tell the people a little bit more about your gyms, where they can learn about you, where they can connect with you, all of that stuff.

SPEAKER_00 28:09

Yes. Well, um, my uh studios are again here in Franklin and Nashville. We are expanding. Um, so we have True Form, which is at Trueform.fitness. The format is at the format.fitness. And then I personally have an Instagram that is at Kinzie West, and I also have a website, kinziewesp.com, which is um nice if you're just looking to find everything. So it has everything from the studios to I also am on Substack. So if you're interested more so in the business side of things, that's a it's always been around, but it's kind of a form of blogging and social media that I love to share, you know, how I got into what I'm doing and kind of how we're building and growing the studio. So that is also on there.

SPEAKER_01 28:43

Yeah, I'm so always like following along, like, oh wow, doing all these things. It's really, really impressive. You should be really proud. Thank you so much. That's so sweet. Yeah, you're welcome. Awesome. Thank you so much, Kenzie, for being here. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the GLP One Hub podcast. I was really wanting to have Kenzie on to talk about Legris as it is a form of exercise that I think not a lot of people have heard about. Um, and it's really made a difference in helping me build muscle strength during this whole journey. So it was really important for me to have her come on. And since today is Thursday, we are answering questions from users. Remember, you can submit your questions by texting the show. You can find a link to text the show in the show notes below. So today we're gonna talk about supplements. What supplements do you need to take on a GLP one? And I am not a big supplement pusher. Uh, there are plenty of great supplements out there that you could add to your routine. I think the only one that is absolutely 100% non-negotiable is a multivitamin because you want to make sure you are filling in any potential nutrition gaps in your uh day that you might be missing from just eating fewer calories. Protein shakes are also very helpful for days you don't really feel like eating. So at least you can get in a little bit of calories and protein for you know, those days is just too hard. So those are the only two that I think are absolute must for GLP1 users. But of course, there are plenty of others that do a lot of different things. The main thing when choosing a supplement is to understand what your goals are and what your needs are, and then find a product that is going to fit those needs or help you reach those goals. And I'm producing a lot of content over on YouTube about how to choose the right supplements, how to choose the right multivitamin electrolytes, and which supplements you should avoid completely. So you're gonna want to go over there and check out those videos as well. You can find the channel at GLP1Hub. And I hope you enjoyed this episode, and I will see you in the next one.