In this episode, I share on a topic that I built my entire career on— health and fitness. The Calm & Confident podcast is about living a better life overall. Embracing an active lifestyle is part of that formula. I share my own journey from being a high school athlete, to losing my way (big time) in college, and ultimately finding fitness for life. I share about the three kinds of people who start a fitness program, or join my health club — they are health-minded people looking to stay active, they lost their fitness for a season of life and are ready to get it back, or they’ve had a recent health scare, and have a more urgent need to get healthy. The latter is the hardest. Don’t wait to start until your back is up against a wall. I urge you to take care of yourself now because sometime in life, you’ll need someone else to take care of you — and at least you’ll have been carrying your fair share of the load. Fitness is prevention, it is health care, it helps you navigate the inevitable challenges that we all face. Arm yourself with a health body. You’ll never regret it.

“Once fitness is out of your routine, out of your rhythm of life, it can be easily lost or forgotten. I'm encouraging you to start fresh, to get back in the rhythm, in the routine, to find a way to take control again, to put yourself in your own driver's seat of your health and to take care of you, to do your fair share.” - Trina Gray

Key Points:

• I opened up about how fitness shaped my life—from being a high school athlete to losing my way in college, and finally making health a lifelong priority.

• I explained the three types of people who join my health club: the consistently active, the ones returning after a break, and those facing a health scare.

• I urged listeners not to wait for a wake-up call—fitness is prevention and should be part of our routine now, not later.

• I shared how finding group fitness helped me rebuild confidence, energy, and a sense of control in my life.

• I believe taking care of myself today means less burden on others tomorrow—and that’s a responsibility I take seriously.

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