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
step obsession, ‘soft girl’ wellness, exercise to earn food, post-vacation weight gain
In this week's episode, I’m recapping our weekend getaway, sharing client responses to the question: "What's your one non-negotiable for staying on track with your health goals?", talking about my Substack wedding anniversary recap, sharing two YouTube channels I love, and answering your questions:
Q: I have become obsessed with my Apple Watch and if I only get 11k steps a day, I feel lazy. I check my step count multiple times a day and I can’t tell if it’s making me feel obsessed or keeping me accountable.
Q: I know it’s not good to use exercise to “earn” food but is it bad I am because I like food and being able to eat more because I’m active? Exercise isn’t punishment to me, I love pushing my body but I also love to eat and exercising allows me to eat a little more.
Q: Been in maintenance for 6 months, my BW was steady and then I took a 10 day trip where it was hard to prioritize protein and veggies. I ate mostly carbs and some fats, minimal protein. I’m 4lbs heavier and it’s been 3 weeks since I got home, I know I didn’t eat 14k cals over maintenance, or did I???
Q: I keep seeing so many posts about “soft girl” workouts and “soft girl” era and it’s always some really thin white girl in a matching workout set doing pilates and drinking matcha, I don’t quite understand the soft girl part, but I think it’s influencing my psyche in a way that I’m not okay with. Can you explain what “soft girl” means in regard to workouts??
Q: What are your current goals?
Q: Do you think a barbell and squat rack are must haves for a home gym??
Q: What step count indicates an active lifestyle? 10,000 or 15,000?
Q: Suggestions on food to bring to the lake for the Weekend to meet my cut goals? I wanna have fun but still lean out.
Youtube recommendations:
TopJaw: They travel and document the best foods and drinks!
IanandAna: They travel the world and document the best things to do! Plus, they lived out of their van with 3 kittens while travelling around Europe!!
Health Coaching Application: Work with me!
Follow me on Substack: Alicia's Substack
Follow me on Instagram: @aliciamayconnors
Send me an email!: info@wellnesswithalicia.com