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I’m writing a book

Elsbeth — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:21:00 +0000

You read it here first. I’m writing a book. The book is about training around injuries. So really, it’s pretty much sharing what me and…

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Lockdowns serve up bitter lemons but also some lemonade

Elsbeth — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:31:40 +0000

Arguably small business owners and those who work in the service industry have been dealt a tougher blow than most during this pandemic. I think…

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Re-opening the gym

Elsbeth — Mon, 04 May 2020 21:17:11 +0000

The Government of Ontario has announced a plan for businesses and services to start re-opening after being forced to close since mid-March. Gyms are not…

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Open letter to fitness conference organizers about diversity

Elsbeth — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:41:43 +0000

As a fitness conference organizer, I ask that you implement a speaker application process.

This has the potential for you to showcase new and different people and perspectives to your seminar audience while opening up opportunities to talented presenters who may not be in your network or your network's network.

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Playing music legally at a gym

Elsbeth — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:29:19 +0000

While some clients poked fun at my playlists (arguably I am stuck in the 80s and 90s musically), for the most part the music that played in the background helped make their gym experience more enjoyable. That's how we operated back when I thought paying the $9.99/mo for Google Play was all I needed to play music legally at my gym.

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Every success story is just that: A story

Elsbeth — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:54:13 +0000

Can we learn from the stories of the successes of others? Of course. Can we apply the story of the success of another to our own situation?

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Congratulations to Me

Elsbeth — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:06:08 +0000

Today is the five year anniversary of my first Custom Strength client. I'll be honest that I am very proud of myself for the business I have built since the first client I trained under my own business name.

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What I Look for When Hiring a Personal Trainer for My Gym

Elsbeth — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:06:51 +0000

Put another way: If you're looking for work in a field where you don't have a lot of experience, you're effectively asking to be assessed on things like personality, potential, drive, and enthusiasm. Your actions in response to the reading list above speaks volumes about drive and enthusiasm.

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How to fix your car when you know almost nothing about cars, spark plug edition

Elsbeth — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:37:42 +0000

My car won't start, which I have self-diagnosed as a spark plug problem (based on zero auto repair knowledge+being an engineer). Five minutes watching a (great) how to video and a trip to Canadian Tire and Sherwood Deli and I am ready for my first auto repair experience.

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Top 13 benefits of a unique name

Elsbeth — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:59:59 +0000

Several fun lists about the challenges of a unique name have made the rounds of the interwebs recently, which made me think it was time for a list of benefits.

And thus the following Top 13 Benefits of a Unique Name list was born:

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