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Posted on June 29, 2018 | Uncategorized

Your It

Here’s an awesome way to get the body you want this Summer. I’m talkin’ drop those stubborn pounds, belly bloat and see more muscle definiton. Ready?!

Get IT – This is what Pro Athletic Trainer and EXOS biz owner Mark Verstegen gets his clients to do. And I gotta say IT totally effing works!

With IT – you will finally do all the shit you need to do to see AND feel everything you want on and in yourself:)

This Mindset tool is straight from two bomb ass Pro’s in the fitness industry. You can listen or watch! CLICK HERE to get your BEST body transformation tool – Your IT!

” Ya gotta start above the neck” Scroll to Minute 8 on the vid or podcast to Grab YOUR IT

If their handsome pics don’t make you wanna listen up- their groundbreaking companies and epic credentials will.

Mark Verstegen

Owner of EXOS training systems – This dude and his team has transformed pro-athletes to seriously up their game with this very tool.He shared this with Aubrey Marcus on this recent podcast– that gave me the kick in the pants I needed and has helped me drop 7% bodyfat in the past 2 months!

Aubrey Marcus-Umm if this photo doesn’t make you wanna listen to him (hubba hubba!) Then his credentials will. Marcus is a groundbreaking fitness leader- Owner of ONNIT. Literally the best fitness resource company I’ve come across. He’s got amazing resources from training certifications to supplements, nutrition info, workout equipment, workouts and inspirational podcasts to keep you going strong .. heck he’s even got an amazing clothing line!

DO NOT miss out on this tool! Unless you like wasting your time and energy…

CLICK HERE to listen OR watch NOW!

https://www.aubreymarcus.com/blogs/aubrey-marcus/aligning-passion-and-purpose-with-mark-verstegen-amp-142

Posted on March 25, 2018 | Strong Moves

This ONE thing will get you stronger, leaner and happier

Okay, so this came to me as I was on a road trip last weekend. I did this 1 thing and I realized just how awesome it made me feel.

I’ve been tapping into this skill for years – BUT this is the most I’ve ever used it and even in the past 3 days of taking this on full throttle, I’m already feeling stronger and seeing my body lean out.

Here’s my trick:

Let go of something that scares you.

Here’s why this works.. When you let go of something that is holding you back, You are getting rid of your excuses. WHEN you dump the excuses you MUST show up and DO better

Letting Go is the New Power Move. Stop adding stuff in.

Stick with me here for a few mins, you can do that:) I promise this will be well worth your time.

Right now think of something that you do daily – that totally brings you comfort, but you KNOW in your gut that this thing is not helping you get more defined in your body OR your life.

This could be

The chocolate you reach for every night
Watching just 20 more mins of TV.. going to bed later
Checking social media waaay too much
Doing hours of cardio (yup- that’s a super great way of wasting time and wearing out your body)
Having those extra drinks in the week

and here’s a doozy..

staying in that relationship (friendship, workship, dating or marriage)

These are little things that fall into our days and weeks and TOTALLY hold us back.

See, it’s not that you need to lift more, run further or try a new diet…YOU need to let that one thing go, so you can do all the other stuff better.

AND trust me on this.. your results on every level will skyrocket. You will sleep better, run faster, lift heavier, jump higher and smile more:)

This one thing could be so little, but truth be told it makes you super anxious and is REALLY hard to let go of.

Here are some of my things that have made me suuuper uncomfortable to take out of my life ( I literally threw tantrums and got bummed big time when I had to give them up)

Running– tore a hamstring and had to NOT run for 2 years. Thought I was gonna go crazy and get fat.

Actually got more sane, calm and dropped 8% Body Fat

Having a treat after dinner- Been a habit ever since I was 3. Taking that away felt sooo wrong and made me very anxious.

Dropped 7 lbs in 1 month.

Ridding my diet of all Grain and Bread products– Man I was a crabby mess for a week.

I have more energy, no muffin top and stay full way longer

Old comfy clothes– my blue sweatshirt from school and torn up jeans.. they held memories.. scratch that EXCUSES that left me elbow deep in the ice cream.

No ice cream binging here:)

Not checking my emails before bed or within 1 hour of waking up– This did make me very nervous and anxious for awhile.

I stayed focused in my workouts and slept better – So yes it did lean me out and up my muscle

Giving up my nephew and dog– This was heart wrenching to do.. but was ultimately what was best for all of us.

Freed me up the time, energy and drive to get stronger, smarter, serve my community more and put new great people in my life intentionally

So, I won’t just drop that bombshell on you and walk away- because..

I’m pretty sure this story may very well help you with some of your own stuff:)

The dog and kid were not my own.. other people brought them into my life and I gotta say I did a bang up job of keeping them happy, safe and healthy for the years I had them.

But I did have to make the decision to let them both go.. and that was ‘EFFING HARD! Some may view this as selfish, and I’ve battled with that judgement myself BUT

I stick to this one rule on ANY decision I make – especially on actions that impact other souls

Is This For The Greater Good?

In terms of my nephew and my boston terrier.. YES! Their greater good was to be with their true parent, feel that love and navigate that relationship.

Honestly, since I was TASKED to provide for them, they always felt like an obligation under my roof. One more thing I had to show up for/take care of in my day. Sad, but true.

Now I will say – both my Nephew and dog totally transformed me for the better

They made me get over myself. They kicked my ego to the curb and made me play, laugh, cry, FEEL more and most of all enjoy life more. My nephew’s needs,fears and anxieties directly drove me into studying nutrition to become the expert I am today.

Because of these 2 awesome dudes in my life I am happier, healthier, more confident and enjoy life a lot more than I used to.

But to live ALL our own best lives we HAD to let go for the greater good.

Once my sister was able to stay mentally healthy and my ex could give his time and energy to his dog- I had to release them. Ripley and Noah get way more time and attention from the people who desperately WANT them in their lives. Rather than just making life work with them in it (what I was doing)

And I can say it has made us all happier, stronger and at least for me – leaner:)

Why did I share this with you – Because Letting Go and Living your truth.. at the risk of being judged is HARD!

SOO – DO THIS to get stronger, leaner and happier

1. LOOK at what you NEED to let go of.

2. Then look at what really scares you, unnerves you.

Fill in these blanks

Wouldn’t it be nice to not have _________________ in my life.

I could __________________________ AND that thing/person would totally be better off with someone else.

GIVE IT UP FOR THE GREATER GOOD!

Hand off that loaf of bread, chocolate bar, bag of chips, elliptical machine, soul sucking job, lackluster partner, gossipy friend, baggy jeans and outstretched T shirts to someone else.. be this the homeless person you pass daily, your neighbor’s college kid or some other person that will actually really WANT that thing and not be held back by it.

When you let it go… you will HAVE to DO BETTER every damn day.

Doesn’t this make it easier? It works for me.

Now I just make sure I keep up those skills I learned from my dog and nephew:

I SHOW UP fully for each person in my life
I SEE them
I try and UNDERSTAND where they’re at

and if needed

I help them UPGRADE their daily life.

That’s what these 2 dudes taught me. NOW I have the time and resources to use my powers for good:)

No more excuses for me – It’s mother ‘effing GO TIME.

When I’m not shoving around heavy weights, doing yoga or cooking..I’m upping my skills as a coach in Nutrition and Kettlebell.

LOTS of practice and research happening here:)

Strength

I bring these skills to you through workshops and coaching that tells you exactly what to do in a super doable and fun way.

They start this week! CLICK HERE FOR ATHLETA Cleanse Workshops

WED march 28, April 4 and 11th, 7-8 PM

With these tools you can keep up with your life and KNOW exactly what to do to feel kickass and enjoy life more.. after all isn’t that what it’s all about 🙂

This means everything to me because when YOU can DO better daily, you will use your powers for good!

Oh and don’t worry- I’m making sure i have a helluva lot of fun

I may not be playing with legos or throwing a frisbee as much, but I’m having the time of my life with awesome friends, communities that fire me up and and singing whenever I can at the top of my lungs .

Burning Brighter ever damn day

🙂 Breanne

Posted on August 8, 2017 | Stress Less

3 steps to get ANYONE be more healthy

You know how some weeks you get the same message over and over again? Maybe you see it on billboards on the way to work, hear it in songs during your day, possibly even people around you are talking about that very same topic… it’s like the universe is trying to tell you something, right?!

Most often it’s something that you MUST start paying attention to, ignore it and you’ll be sorry

That’s exactly what happened to me last week.

It started with a few frustrated clients (2 ladies and 1 man were frustrated with their spouses. Another woman is struggling with her overweight father) They were all super irritated that their loved ones weren’t doing anything to improve their health. For some it was getting pretty serious. One woman’s husband had his second heart attack about a month back and already was back to eating fast food, working long hours and skipping any exercise in his day.

All three clients were exhausted from trying to get their partners to be more healthy.They had tried it all; therapy sessions, nutrition books, workout videos, healthy grocery shopping, hired them trainers, watched every health documentary on Netflix, taken them to yoga and gotten up early for walks. None of this was working for ANY of them. In fact one lady took her dad to Whole Foods and on the way home he asked if they could stop at McDonalds.

Within a couple days, 6 stressed out people had asked me about what they should do to get someone they care about to be more healthy. I promised one person I would come up with a super solid plan for her to start with by Aug 10th.

Once I started working on the plan ( THIS BLOG POST) I realized I was going through the same thing. I was super frustrated with my husband’s food choices. As I started working on this plan I realized I was gonna have to do some work myself.

Now I should say that being frustrated with my husband’s nutrition is nothing new. In fact 14 years ago when we first moved in together, I tried getting him to walk with me in the morning. The first (& only time) we did this he stopped at a coffee shop, bought a mocha and then lit up a cigarette 2 blocks later. No joke

Now, I have to share he quit smoking 8 years ago. He’s lost 70 lbs, walks at least 6 miles a day and doesn’t even drink coffee anymore.

Great, right?!None of this has to do with me. I know that for sure. In fact the more I let go and stopped trying to get him to do stuff, he started doing it on his own.

So why all of a sudden am I frustrated with his foods?

For the past few months the pizza guy delivers at least twice a week, empty bags of Doritos fill our trash and Jiffy peanut butter is happening by the spoonful. Why is this happening, and why the heck can’t I get him to quit these crappy foods? My entire life is based around health and fitness.

This is super frustrating! In fact I full on punched an empty pizza box a few days ago. Then I took my dog and I on a walk. I put in my headphones turned on one of my favorite podcasts. I needed some good vibes and Gabby B does it for me every time.

I turned on her show ( Gabby Bernstein’s Add more ING to your life CLICK HERE to open ) Within 8 minutes she gave me just what I needed to hear.

A slap of reality.

“People are our Assignments, They will keep coming back into your life and give you the same lessons over and over, until YOU do the work needed to move on”

Gabrielle Bernstein

This quote was exactly what I needed to hear. All this forcing and fighting people to get healthier wasn’t working for any of us! I realized that the problem was actually me..and possibly my clients, we had been doing it all wrong. We needed get to work on ourselves for them to work on themselves.

No don’t you worry, this is not some vague, hippy drippy blog post. I’m all about getting and giving exact stuff to work with, just bear with me.

I remembered what got Jimmy to finally drop the lbs, nicotine and fast food. It was 3 simple things!

Then I thought back to what got me to get myself more healthy years ago – SAME 3 things!!

Then I thought back to my biggest success stories with clients I had worked with. The people that had the most awesome transformations followed the Same 3 steps:)

Before we get to these 3 steps. There’s one game changer you can do/ MUST DO right now:

Focus on yourself. The 3 steps will ONLY work once you do this.

My clients and my husband only started changing when I started working harder on MYSELF. When I went back to school for nutrition, upped my certifications, worked super hard on my own health- that’s when they all happened to transform and BE more healthy.

so First DO THIS:

Look at what you can do right now to challenge yourself.

Maybe there’s a half marathon you wanna train for, maybe you wanna do a pull up, try out yoga or stop eating treats after dinner. Heck maybe it’s on a whole different level.. maybe you wanna read more books or actually get to bed earlier every night. Pick one challenge and work on that. Don’t try and reason with this- just do it ( thank you Nike)

My challenge: Get to 3 yoga classes a week, Read for an hour a day and stop eating by 7 PM. All of that is doable, but definitely challenging for me.

What’s yours? Pick it now. Go with your gut and decide, then we can move on

Now, THE 3 steps that will get ANYONE to be more healthy

SILENCE AND SPACE. Everyone around them needs to shut it and back off.

Seriously.. No one can change anyone else, we all know this. This is ALWAYS where things go wrong.

The more you force people, shove info at them and talk AT them, they do worse. Always! It’s exactly why my husband is drowning himself in crappy cheese and going through Jiffy like a pregnant woman. He’s working on opening his own business and I am all up in his grill on a daily basis with questions and opinions. I need to shut my face, listen more and give the dude some space

That’s exactly what I did in our mid 20’s. I stopped pestering him, gave him some breathing room and did more of the stuff I enjoyed (nutrition classes, kettlebell,yoga & hanging out with girlfriends).

One we give people space and understanding, then they can move onto steps 2 & 3. The biggest game changers!

2. A HUGE “WHY”

Everyone has to have a super huge reason to change, your WHY. This has got to be the one thing that makes you do all the stuff you need to do to be everything you really want to be. It’s got to be something that strongly pulls at you, makes you cry and get upset about.

This is not, I wanna look good in a bathing suit, fit in my old jeans or even I wanna feel better. NOPE your why has to be SUPER SPECIFIC thing that slaps the sense into you.

It’s gotta make you get your ass to the gym before it’s light outside, say no to pastries and turn off Netflix earlier.

I know for myself I ONLY did the hard stuff/ stuff I knew I had to do

(dropped the alcohol, sugar, wheat, dairy, picked up more weights, meditated and more time for family)

once I found MY WHY

My nephew, Noah.

He came to live with Jimmy and I after his mother (my sister) suffered a psychotic break and put Noah in serious danger. He had watched her struggle with depression and mental illness his entire life.

The day this photo was taken he floored me with this question:

“Are you gonna get sick and sad too?”

WHOA. that hit me like a ton of bricks. That was the WHY I needed.

I promised him I would do everything I possibly could to keep my brain healthy, stay happy, strong and keep us both safe.

We decided to take control with everyday stuff. Foods, fresh air, exercise, meditation and not stressing out our brains with too much screen time or too much work.

Now, 5 years later, we live within 2 miles of each other and we keep up the same habits. He could back off the screen time, but we both have a freakishly huge WHY.

Only when we find our strong WHY will anyone do what they need to do FOR THEMSELVES.

3. A Support Crew

We all wanna be seen and understood. We’re human!

To actually be able to do the work and keep going you must have the right people and environment. My husband only got healthier when he stopped touring as a bass player in a band, he found some awesome friends that drank less and loved getting together to play board games and cribbage. Yes I was there for him, but one thing that actually gets people to change is them finding their own support crew.

My support crew is definitely my friends from kettlebell and yoga classes.

Ya gotta find your people that Inspire you and motivate you to do more. Jimmy’s got his game night buddies

I have my workout buddies. Totally different Vibes – but they all walk fiercely with strong hearts and clear visions of what they stand for. Some just have more muscles:)

I really hope this helps you today.

People are OUR assignment, we have to wake up and do the work OURSELVES if we want anyone to move forward and be more healthy

-Thank you Gabrielle Bernstein! gabbybernstein.com/

This is what I’m gonna do for my husband

1. Start doing more of what I love

Show them how awesome I feel, from doing stuff for MYSELF. (get to more yoga, create new recipes, read more)

2. Back off and shut up

listen more, let them see what they need to do for themselves and ASK what I can do to help.

3. Find and Stick by my WHY

I actually need to spend more time with Noah, get more strict with my sleep time and stop eating after 7PM.

4. Plug into my Support Crew

Just planned a trip to visit my original crews at

Kettlebility, Shefayoga

And Fuelhouse in Seattle

I’m also gonna make more plans with my yoga friends and do more workouts with fellow coaches here in Spokane.

What’s your plan?

Leave it in the comments! Can’t wait to hear it

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Posted on April 6, 2017 | Podcasts

Two Top Tactics to keep you from turning into a hot mess when life sucks.

You know those times when life just sucks.

Say in one day you got fired, ripped your favorite expensive jeans and found out your kid broke his arm. (Or something like that)

When crappy stuff happens, what happens to you?

For many of us we slide backwards, all of a sudden we get way of track on all levels of life and can quickly become a hot mess.

This podcast episode is all about how to keep from becoming a hot mess when life sucks. Literally!

I’ve actually got the TWO TOP TACTICS from Todd Durkin one of the world’s best coaches (NFL, olympic athletes, TV trainer & mastermind coach to Fortune 500 execs)

I can’t wait for you to check it out!

This is game changing stuff from one of the most sought after coaches straight to you. So you can stay awesome everyday!

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Posted on October 22, 2016 | Podcasts

The #1 thing to make you change..FINALLY!

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Do you want to change your body? What about your overall energy and health?

I’m guessing you know what you SHOULD be doing.. so why aren’t you doing it?

It’s not the lack of time, money, busy workdays or family demands that’s getting in your way. It’s time to get real and own up to what’s been holding you back.

Press play and find out the #1 and only thing that will ABSOFREAKIN’LUTELY get you to do what you SHOULD do to see everything you want to see!

Backed by science, tested by Life!! Enjoy