FITLETE Radio | A Personal Training News and Fitness Industry Q&A Show

Chad Landers, a seasoned personal trainer with over 32 years of experience in Los Angeles, shares invaluable insights from his journey. He discusses the significance of strength training for all ages and critiques fleeting fitness trends. Chad emphasizes open communication in coaching through a humorous anecdote and shares strategies for building a loyal clientele based on quality service. He also tackles misinformation in the fitness industry and stresses the need for ongoing education, making strength training accessible and safe for everyone.

Meagan Baron, owner of Get Fit New Hampshire, shares her journey from intern to gym owner, focusing on helping clients aged 50 to 70 age gracefully and maintain independence. She humorously recounts a chaotic beach trip interrupted by a bird collision with her vehicle. Meagan discusses client acquisition through relationships with healthcare professionals and highlights the need for personalized training. She emphasizes ongoing education for trainers to tackle industry changes and addresses the misinformation spread by social media. A delightful listen!

Tyler Argento, a personal trainer and yoga teacher with 10 years of experience, discusses his journey from banking to founding Power Flow Fitness. He shares insights on navigating misinformation in the fitness industry and the power of social media. Tyler emphasizes the importance of authenticity in client relationships and effective retention strategies. He also highlights his holistic approach to fitness, focusing on sustainable lifestyle changes and the evolution of his business to cater to diverse client needs.

We get to know Jane Metcalf in this Trainer Spotlight episode of FITLETE Radio.GEORGE: Introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you do and your background.Hi, my name is Jane. I'm a certified personal trainer and I am the owner of Move Well Feel Well personal training services. So personal training is actually my second career. I started off working in politics actually for almost a decade now. I worked in several state legislatures and I am so glad to not be working in politics anymore. Let me just say that and I'm so, so glad to be able to help my clients and do some meaningful work as a personal trainer. So I love working with perimenopausal moms who have older kids. They have a little bit more time freedom, but they have some injuries, whether it's from delivery or it's just the aches and pains that we pick up along the way. So I love helping them be able to learn how to lift weights around their injuries, eventually through their injuries, eventually getting them to their pain-free place. And then they thrive and they bloom and it is an absolute joy to be alongside them for that journey. So that's my business. That's my goal. And then I'm online and I am in person. And so I just realized that I love doing both. I love helping people in different areas, from different states, from different time zones. And I also love being in the community and helping my one-on-one people in person because it's super rewarding to be able to be there to watch a person lift some heavy weight, to watch a mom lift some heavy weight that she never thought she could lift and then feel wildly proud of herself when she can do it. She feels good, tired, but it's like a good tired, not a pain tired.... Find the full show notes at: https://thisweek.fitletes.comWant more Jane Metcalf in your life? You can find’em here:Visit: https://www.movewellfeelwellpt.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/train_with_janeeee/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

We get to know Eric Buratty in this Trainer spotlight episode of FITLETE Radio.GEORGE: Introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you do and your background.Most people simply know me by my first and last name, Eric Buratty, and that's spelled E-R-I-C-B-U-R-A-T-T-Y. And that remains consistent across all platforms and domains, so if you were to do a Google search, and this is how people know me personally and professionally. In terms of my education history, I did graduate from Salisbury University back in 2011, and since that time, I've been heavily involved in the health and fitness world. I've written for a few online publications, I've published my own book, actually books, plural. The most recent being Make America Fit Again, and you can find that on Amazon. I believe some third party sellers also carry that, like Barnes and Noble. But my clients, my ideal clients that I work with now tend to be, I guess, more so like the 40 to 60 year old population with their age range. And they're just trying to get unstuck or trying to reverse or undo some of the stress they've accumulated on certain joint areas. Whereas when I first started out in the fitness world, I was more into the aesthetic goals. So your typical, I want to improve my body composition, that sort of thing. And if that's what people are about, that's exciting for them, that's great. But I find more excitement and I gravitate mostly towards people that are in the preventative maintenance side of things. So that is mostly along the lines of what I do when I operate out of the private studio that I train at in Gaithersburg, Maryland. And then when I also do, I travel to people's houses, and I also cater to people within recreation community centers locally.... Full show notes available at: https://thisweek.fitletes.comWant more Eric Buratty in your life? You can find’em here:visit: https://about.me/ericburattyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericburatty/Book: Make America Fit Again This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

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.... Full Show notes available at https://thisweek.fitletes.comWant more Emma Kirchner in your life? You can find’em here:visit: https://fithabit.club/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fit.habit.emma/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

We get to know Tiana Gonzalez 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 Tiana Gonzalez, and I'm from the Tri-State area of New York City. My social media handle is Tiana's Mind and Moves, and my former business name was Fit by Tiana LLC. Now, I say former because about two or three years ago, I decided, you know what, I want to do more than just fitness. I have a background in dance, martial arts, powerlifting, CrossFit, and most importantly, competitive bodybuilding. In fact, I got my IFBB Pro Card in 2010 and figure. And it was in the pursuit of getting my Pro Card and figure that I did quite a number to my metabolism and to my overall health. Now, all of the lessons that I learned, digging myself out of that hole, finding my way back to normalcy, to getting my hormones under control, and to, I mean, I say this in air quotes, fix my metabolism. Those lessons that I learned and all of the different areas, whether it was with an endocrinologist or my gynecologist or my integrative medicine doctor, like all of those things put together is what really fueled me to get into the fitness industry in the first place. So I left behind this amazing career where I was making six figures in commercial real estate, still using my engineering degree. I walked away from it all in 2013 to pursue fitness full time. And it's been a ride. It's been a rollercoaster up and down. And I've realized, like I said, over the last two or three years that the impact that I want to make is much bigger than just fitness. I want the everyday person to understand that with a little bit of discipline and a whole lot of consistency, they could make ripples that will have a long-term effect for the better for their health, wellness, and longevity...Full Show Notes available at https://thisweek.fitletes.com/Want more Tiana Gonzalez in your life? You can find’em here:Message: tiana@fitbytiana.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tianasmindandmoves/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

We get to know Ron Duppert 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 Ron Dupert. I am a certified personal trainer down in Charlotte, North Carolina. I actually got my bachelor's degree in exercise science up in New York at the State University at Cortland. And currently, I am the facility leader at a private fitness studio called Lake Norman Fitness Specialist, which is in a small suburban town north of Charlotte called Cornelius. And I honestly love to work with anybody, anybody that is really willing to work hard. I typically work a lot with, recently, I've actually noticed I've been getting a lot of people who are cyclists, runners, people that are just looking to get better overall so they can play with their grandkids, play with their kids, play other sports. But recently, I've actually been getting a couple more golfers, which has been interesting enough, because I don't have any golfing background or I don't have a golfing certification, but I do have an understanding of the sport, per se. So the workouts I've been running up recently have been focusing a lot around the game of golf, which is kind of fun because it's just something new for me to learn. But yeah, no, I love training anybody and anybody that's willing to work hard. And I don't want people to think that training has to become an absolute priority in their life, but I do think it is necessary for them to incorporate strength training or some kind of training routine into their life so they can get better at anything else that they want to do in life, whether that's sports, playing with their kids, their grandkids, hiking, cycling, golf, etc... Full Show notes available at : https://thisweek.fitletes.com/Want more Ron Duppert in your life? You can find’em here:visit: https://www.lknfitspecialists.com/ron-duppert-certified-personal-trainer/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_ron_duppert/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ron-Duppert-Fitness/100063800965363/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

We get to know Bryan Fitzsimmons in this Trainer spotlight episode of FITLETE Radio.GEORGE: Introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you do and your background.Hey I am Bryan!, So as far as education goes, I'm going to forget, like I've done a bunch of certifications as I'm sure many of your guests have, but I've been coaching and personal training, nutrition coaching since 2015 for mostly moms over 40. I started at a place called Get in Shape for Women that was basically like Curves and I absolutely loved it. And then I transitioned to a gym that specifically catered to the 40 plus population. So I got to work with a bunch of people, men, women, and everything in between for, uh, what was it? Seven years. And in that time I got certs like, uh, PPSC, pain-free performance. Uh, what else? Uh, precision nutrition level one. Uh, those are the big ones. Oh, CSCS. So certified strength and conditioning coach, uh, specialist. Uh, and then recently I got a menopause coaching certification with Girls Gone Strong, which is probably like the big one that I talk about because that's pretty much my clientele is like that area of life. So I love riffing on stuff like that and talking about solutions and best practice and things like that. So yeah, that's pretty much that as far as like education goes. And then as far as business, I catered my business. When I went out on my own, I'm like, I'm going to serve the people that I'm used to serving, that I'm best at serving. That is the mom's 40 plus population. And my whole company is based on making it simple because they have been completely screwed over the past 20, 30, 40 years by marketing and a bunch of BS. So my goal is to simplify everything, make it realistic and let them hit and allow them to hit their goals in a way that doesn't feel like it's some gigantic grind, which unfortunately is like the norm right now... read full trascript at https://thisweek.fitletes.com/Want more Bryan Fitzsimmons in your life? You can find’em here:visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fit40family/Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryan_fit40/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com

We get to know Krysta Huber 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 Krista Huber. I am the founder and creator of The Fitness Fix, which is a fitness and nutrition coaching method that keeps things simple, keeps things honest, and keeps things real. I work closely with women, helping them really see that everything that's been holding them back when it comes to finally losing the weight, building muscle, having more energy, just overall having more confidence in every area of her life truly comes down to the fact that she's been conditioned to not put herself first. And why has she been conditioned to do that? Because society has shown her over the years that the way to get praised, the way to get ahead, the way to be successful, the way to be deemed well-liked, the way to be deemed good, comes at the expense of her in the sense that it is her responsibility to put everyone else's needs before her own. I see this often with moms. I see this often with women who are very focused on pursuing their careers. I see this with entrepreneurs. I see this with women who really want to pour into their relationships. And what I do to support them is really teach them how to recognize the fact that when we do in fact put ourselves first, we're able to show up better in all of those relationships and in every capacity that we want to because we're no longer pouring from that empty cup. I see myself as the last coach that you'll need to work with to finally lose that weight for good. And I play an important role in my clients' lives in helping them up-level in every way, whether that is expanding in their career, changing jobs, finding a new relationship, having the courage to move to a new city, but really up-level their lives in a way that's calling them into becoming their highest selves. I'm also most recently the founder of a new content coaching business that I've created for 2025. It is called the Clarity Collective and I help coaches, consultants, business owners, thanks to my experience in both the online training space and running an online brand and building an online business, as well as working in person in multiple gyms over the course of the last almost 10 years now, help these business owners have a lot more clarity in who they're talking to, who they want to work with, and how they actually communicate, call those clients in, and target those clients to really speak directly to them in all of their content, but making content fun again, making content something that isn't falling to the very bottom of their to-do lists, simply because there are so many other things going on in their businesses.Find full show notes at: https://thisweek.fitletes.com/Want more Krysta Huber in your life? You can find’em here:visit: https://www.thefitnessfyx.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrystahuberPodcast: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisweek.fitletes.com