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
nighttime hunger, cardio vs. calorie deficit for fat loss, daily candy bar hindering progress, deload weeks, & more!
LONG Weekend Recap and Listener Questions:
Q: “If gaining 1 lb of muscle is more difficult than losing 1 lb of fat, how does body recomposition without losing weight work? (Aka, when we hear in a fat loss phase that we shouldn’t worry if the scale isn’t moving, it’s because your body is recomping)”?
Q: “Ok, stupid question, but I eat a candy bar daily. It’s my vice. I don’t drink, eat fast food, chips, pizza, etc. I get in 110 grams of protein/day, calories are about 1800. I’m not overweight at all. I’d definitely like to put on muscle – it’s painfully slow, so I’m wondering if this is hindering my progress?”
Q: “Will not weighing my fruit make me overshoot in maintenance?”
Q: “Would you adjust calories down in winter if steps decrease from like 15,000 to 10,000?”
Q: “Key factors in determining when to do a full deload/no lifts for a week give or take?”
Q: “I’ve been focusing on strictly strength training for the last 10 weeks. I definitely have way more muscle definition but if I want to lose more body fat, should I add in more cardio to my workouts?”
Q: “Trying to lose a bit of fat. In a conservative calorie deficit (still eating 2000+ calories a day) and finding I am waking up at night hungry. Am I in too much of a deficit?”
Q: "I no longer want to grow my legs, just maintain. How should my lifts change? Thanks"
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