Joining us today is Mandy Bottke. Mandy is a Fitness Coach who specializes in creating and modifying the habits of everyday life for her clients. This approach is great for program and diet cohesion. She has also worked in Massage and Chiropractics, so we had a great conversation.

A Message from Mandy:

Being in the health industry since 2007/2008 I’ve learned that everyone CAN live their best life, they just need some guidance, determination and help with consistency, accountability and knowledge of living a healthier lifestyle.

My dedication is to guide you on your first steps to health and fitness success.

-I provide tailored fitness programs design to fit your unique lifestyle and goals.

-I’ll help you with personalized nutrition guidance to support your individual health goals.

-My holistic well-being coaching is crafted for your distinct lifestyle and aspirations.

I meet you where you currently are and help you get to where you want to be without making those quick drastic changes that won’t last. I won’t ask you to give up those must have foods or drinks but rather empower you to make decisions that are best for you and your goals.

My signature 3 month G.O.A.L. you program is a 12 week program that allows you to learn sustainable lifestyle changes for a lifetime of feeling strong, empowered, and peaceful.

In this program we accomplish the following so you can start to change your habits for a lifetime of a healthier lifestyle.

Goals: Set clear & achievable fitness and health goals that will help you sustain an active energetic lifestyle for a lifetime

Optimal Nutrition: Learn and implement the importance of a well-balanced & nutritious diet w/o feeling restricted on what you can eat

Activity: Incorporate a variety of movements/workouts to get toned, fit and lean with less pain and learn the importance of rest for healing and growth. Learn to love your activity, having the desire to do it often.

Lifestyle Integration: Learn to embrace a lifestyle of wellness, mindfulness, exercise, and nutritious choices to foster lasting health

YOU-All about you; Getting you strong. Getting you healthy. Getting you feeling energetic. Getting you feeling like you again.

Check out my social pages for:

IG is @mandybottkefitness and goalorientedhealthfitness

FB is Mandy Bottke and Goal Oriented Health & Fitness

website(still under construction as I just decided to get one) www.goalorientedhealthandfitness.com

And as always- Have A Great Day!!

The person that works more(than I do) with cognitive behaviors I was talking about:

Kiley Houck: IG kiley_arden

https://www.kileyshealthhavenllc.com/

The reiki person(in case you are interested) and we did mention her so here is her info:

IG beethelightwellness

https://www.beethelightwellness.com/

Steve-O is one of our students at Fenix Jiu-Jitsu, you should be seeing a steady theme here, and an all around badass dude. We discuss his service during 9/11 and being on the scene for the original set up. From there we moved into snakes and other randomness.

Today we decided to Shoot the bull. Just George and I catching up and talking. No topic in mind, but we touched on some travel tips to stay active and eat relatively healthy. We talk a little Jiu-Jitsu, little blueberry growth, and some scientific journal tomfoolery.

You're welcome in advance.

This was a fun one. Bart and George are long time friends with some incredible stories. As always, George knows how to pick 'em. We had a great conversation on his time in the Peace Corp as he helped to protect the forest, then moved on tot he time George got shot by an exchange student. Then meeting a footless man in the woods. So many twists and turns; so little time. We hope to have him back on the podcast soon.

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Shay is an Acupuncturist at Essential Circles of Life in Hickory NC. He has been training with me for years now and has been a huge resource on human body movements and nutrition for me. Today we discussed the differences between Japanese Meridian Therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine and discuss ways of dealing with some day to day stressors in life.

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