As the years continue to cycle through, you keep making plans to be more organized, be more fit, and focus on controlling what you can control. Every year, you vow to be better because you're a human... and all humans desire increase in their lives. Increased happiness.  Increased health.  Increased finances. No matter how dialed in and focused you get, chaos finds its way in. Can you relate? In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down 5 types of chaos that we all face on a yearly basis. You'll also hear them talk about how you can win and stay consistent with your mission when the chaos shows up. If you ever have any chaos that enters your life, this episode is for you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

Do you know someone who has dabbled with diet pills?  Have you taken them yourself? Let's be honest for a moment. You've seen the advertisements for weight loss pills.  You know, the ones with those amazing before and after pictures that make you wonder to yourself...do they really work? In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down the 3 categories of diet pills and how they work (or don't). There's a world full of people who have lost weight and achieved their goals through properly structured training and nutrition. What about supplements?  Once your nutrition is good, then there are only a few key supplements that you might want to consider.  You'll hear about them in this episode. Don't allow the "big industry" to prey on your desperation to lose weight. Instead, keep the power in your own hands and be willing to do the work.  That's the ultimate magic pill. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

Did you feeling reluctant to create New Year’s Resolutions for 2022? We don't blame you.   The human tendency is to come out of the gate with grand plans, not remembering that to fulfill those plans you have some uncomfortable work to do.  Most can only sustain that discomfort for a short period of time. How about we keep things simple this year? In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down 7 simple resolutions that you can put into action to become a little bit better every day. If you like things simple, you'll like this episode. Happy 2022.  Let's crush those meaningful goals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

The holidays are a time of giving, joy, and family. Without having your discipline dialed in and protecting your environment, the holidays can also be an excuse for why you pack unwanted pounds onto your body. We don't want that to happen for you. In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down 5 powerful tips that you can use as your Holiday Survival Guide to finish the year strong. It is definitely possible to come out of the holiday season without having to give the same ole' tired disclaimer about how you put weight on. This is the year that you can be different, and win. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

Here at Bodies By Design we're fulfilling our mission of combining body transformation and complete wellness. In our last episode, we introduced you to Patrick of Trata Physical Therapy, which operates inside of our facility. In this episode, we'd like to introduce Violet and Josh from Develop Wellness. They specialize in Orthopedic Sports Massage and are some bonafide Body Magicians. They're mission is to help humans live pain-free, one person at a time. Take a listen as Fred and Donovan interview the Develop Wellness duo and learn: How they both came from families with massage backgrounds Their philosophy behind the style of massage they do And a powerful tip for beginning to eliminate nagging pain that you may feel in your body When we first met Violet, we knew we had to have her energy in our gym. Us, and our clients, are very happy that her and Josh play such a big role in our wellness ecosystem. You can get on their schedule at:  https://develop-wellness.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

Have you ever wished you could just go to ONE facility and get all of your health related needs taken care of, by people that you trust? There's nothing more challenging to a busy person's schedule than having to juggle a different location for everything you do in life. When it comes to your health and fitness, our mission at Bodies By Design is to provide as much of a one-stop shop as possible. Over the last 18 months, we've been busy creating that ecosystem inside our facility where you can now get: Yoga with Kacy Montenegro (Freedom Body Yoga) Orthopedic Sports Massage with Violet Deluna and Josh Sweet (Develop Wellness) Physical Therapy with Dr. Patrick and Dr. Laura (Trata Physical Therapy) This is all in addition to the powerful fitness, nutrition, and mindset training we already provide. We want to start introducing our powerful team. Today, we have a great discussion with Dr. Patrick of Trata Physical Therapy (located inside Bodies By Design). Dr. Patrick gives some insight into: His sports background His devastating injuries Why he chose to start changing lives through Physical Therapy In addition, Dr. Patrick talks about some of the the most common pain that he treats and how you can start taking some action now to improve nagging injuries that you may have. You can get on Dr. Patrick's schedule by visiting his website at:  https://www.tratapt.com/  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

You're a health conscious human so we know you don't make these 5 mistakes. But, just in case, we wanted to offer this list to you. As the holidays get closer and schedules get busier, it's easy to fall into a few lifestyle habits that can really set you back. Even as a healthy person, making these mistakes will begin to unravel the results you've worked so hard for. In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down the 5 Crucial Mistakes That Healthy People Make. If you want to make sure you continue to get results and keep your health in check, give this episode a listen. If you're in the Pflugerville area and looking to transform your body, be sure to visit us at:  http://BBDforLIFE.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

The food industry has an agenda:  To create a culture of emotional over-eating. That agenda has likely already infiltrated your home and your personal behavior. However, it's not all doom and gloom... ...because, YOU have all the control.  You get to choose how you operate with food. In this episode Fred and Donovan will arm you with 3 dirty facts about the food industry agenda. Once you have the facts, you'll then get 3 powerful ways that you can break the challenging cycles that you may have developed around food. Think of this as a food survival guide. If you want to have more control over how you operate with food, give this episode a listen. Keep in mind, there's someone else in your life that can use this information right now. Share this episode so we can help one more person take charge of their food choices. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

How can you put your shield daily in order to deal with the tasks that require your time, attention, energy, and presence in order not to feel overwhelmed and exhausted?  In this Episode, Trainer Fred will be discussing five strategic ways to make sure that you are operating with a full battery pack so when everything in your life plugs into you, you have enough energy to give back and be the best version of yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message

Ever wonder how you can reduce the amount of discomfort and nagging injuries in your life? SIDE NOTE:  Be sure to listen all the way to the end of this episode to hear how we're creating a powerful wellness ecosystem, inside Bodies By Design, that helps our clients further deal with any nagging injuries that come up. You know that being injured can have a big impact on EVERYTHING you do in life. For that reason, it's really important that you understand the important basics of injury prevention. In this episode, Fred and Donovan break down: the 3 most common workout related injuries the 3 biggest culprits to lower back pain 5 powerful steps to help you prevent injury If you've ever experienced a nagging injury and want to become better and preventing them, this episode is for you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodiesbydesign/message