Emma Kirchner, an online health and fitness coach from Utah, shares her inspiring journey from software engineer to wellness advocate. She discusses her passion for making fitness approachable and sustainable through Fit Habit Coaching. Emma recounts a hilarious childhood story about food that shaped her perspective on health. She explores effective client relationship strategies and the importance of ongoing education for trainers. Emma also shares insights on the evolving fitness landscape and her vision for accessible group coaching.
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Funny Childhood Food Mistake
As a picky kid, Emma once mistakenly ate a spoonful of cooked beans thinking they were jelly beans her dad joked about.
The experience was so bad she still refuses to eat beans today, though she eats almost everything else except olives.
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Networking Builds Coaching Success
Join local business networking groups to attract clients and learn strategies to grow your coaching business.
Retain clients by showing genuine care, honesty, and staying involved in their progress and lives.
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Assess Mobility First
Use detailed onboarding forms and mobility assessments to evaluate new clients' fitness levels and needs.
Reassess mobility every four weeks to adjust programs and prevent injuries.
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We get to know Emma Kirchner in this Trainer spotlight episode of FITLETE Radio.
GEORGE: Introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you do and your background.
My name is Emma Kirchner. I'm an online health and fitness coach, health and fitness and nutrition coach, based out of Utah, originally from California. Moved out to Utah to snowboard. Best snow in the country, hands down. I founded my fitness and nutrition coaching company, Fit Habit Coaching, about almost two years ago. But I have an interesting background. I went to undergrad and grad school for software engineering. And up until a couple of weeks ago, I was actually a software engineer. But I discovered that my passion was helping others avoid the same pitfalls and mistakes I've made on my health and fitness journey. So I decided to leave my software engineering role and pursue my passion full time. I've struggled with everything from body image issues, my relationship to food and exercise, gut health, hormonal issues, and I've gone from fat to fit countless times. Since I've basically undergone the entire gambit of things you can experience in the industry, figured it was probably my purpose to help others avoid those same pitfalls and mistakes that I've made. So the mission of Fit Habit Coaching is to make fitness approachable and sustainable. I want to help my clients achieve lasting health, weight loss, fitness goals, and make it less overwhelming for the general population. You don't need to be in the gym hours a day. You don't need to eat a restrictive diet all year long. Fitness should support your life. Your life shouldn't revolve around fitness. It should help you live a better life. So that's my mission, and hoping to just help others with that.
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