April Whitney: Fitness & Nutrition Hacks for Petite Women

#86. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with April Whitney. April is a retired pro fencer, a certified nutritionist & personal trainer and founder/CEO of Petite PWR, a health platform for women under 5’4. In today’s conversation, they discuss how April healed her relationship with her body so she now works with her body, why petite bodies differ and the care they need, stepping into your power as a petite woman, what body recomposition is, becoming aware of the nutrition in the foods you consume, how sleep is one of your most valuable tools, and so much more. This episode is filled with incredible knowledge and information that is broken down into bite sized pieces, there is something for every listener to take away from it. Timestamps: 00:00-04:52 - intro 04:52-10:49 - April’s inner growth journey 10:49-15:27 - the moment she realized she needed to change something 15:27-17:27 - what is body recomposition? 17:27-21:00 - breaking down the metabolism and how it works 21:00-23:58 - the differences in the metabolisms between petite women and non petite women 23:58-30:28 - the importance of protein in your diet 30:28-32:17 - complete proteins vs. incomplete proteins 32:17-36:57 - advice for women who struggle or have struggled with EDs who want to implement healthy changes 36:57-43:31 - switching from counting macros to intuitive eating 43:31-46:27 - how sleep ties into your goals 46:27-51:11 - tips for reducing cortisol levels 51:11-58:00 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find April: April’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilvwhitney/ April’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AprilVWhitney/ Petite PWR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petitepwr/ Petite PWR Website: https://petitepwr.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at: @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth

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