A Year In - How The Pandemic Has Impacted Our Workouts

It’s Been 365 Days and some of us….…are still feeling lost on our fitness journey. For me, it’s been a hard year. I started with the same mindset of this will give me ample time to workout. And it has, but other things have kind of gotten in the way of that. For me, it is injury. Yes the back issue I have written about before – still here, still looming. It reminds me that if I workout too much I will be out for a week or two here and there, it also reminds me that something like pushing in a bench can throw it out completely. It’s really annoying if I’m being frank. I went from hauling loads of weight (the culprit) to moving tiny weights, completely seated, and for a longer period of time. I don’t necessarily mind that though…

One Year Later – Fitness (or lack thereof) during the COVID pandemic

I would guess the past 365 days has been a bit draining for everyone in some way. Our lives drastically changed when our world was shut down and a pandemic swept over the world. Depression, anxiety, and fear mixed with low motivation, changed routines, and being locked inside has given a new set of challenges to all of us.

Black Lives Matter

Today, my wife, who is half black, our daughter, and I went on a hike. We are in an area in a cabin surrounded by Trump and “Blue Lives Matter” flags. Most of you think I’m a “tough motherfucker”, but we are out here and I’m afraid of my wife being called the “N word”, or worse. If we are seen as a same sex couple, Asian and Black, with a child, I fear we could be attacked because of how emboldened people are feeling by this current administration. We’ve woken up to the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake being shot 7 times in front of his kids. We’ve woken up to centuries of racism and murder, and we fear what we will wake up to tomorrow.

AccountabilityAshley Anderson MutchAugust 28, 2020BLM, Black Lives Matter, mental health, mutch fitness, remote fitness, remote coaching, personal fitness, pregnancy and working out, personal trainer

Staying Fit During COVID? Me too.

Let’s be honest everyone, gyms are closed because of it being a true health hazard, but that doesn’t mean you need to lose traction with working out. It’s a new climate out there and everyone is adjusting – I will proudly say though, my Mutch Fitness clients have been killing the home workout game since before COVID.

Lessons Learned on Accountability Coaching

One of the biggest needs my clients have when they come to me is accountability. Something that can give them a little extra boost to say, ‘I have a workout today, I need to get it done.’ Sometimes you just don’t – for whatever reason, and that’s okay.

Accountability, Weight LossAshley Anderson MutchDecember 30, 2019accountability, fitness, flexible fitness, fitness goals, affordable fitness, fitness coach, mutch fitness, personal trainer, personal fitness, fit

There Are No Barriers

It’s important we work hard to make sure we don’t pile up excuses and let it prevent us from being healthy and strong. I truly believe no matter where you are, what you have, and how little or much time you have – there is time to workout if you want it.

Postpartum, Accountability, Weight LossAshley Anderson MutchAugust 27, 2019leap week, mutch fitness, fitness, fit, fitness goals, affordable fitness, flexible fitness, personal fitness, pregnancy fitness, workout, working out while pregnant, pregnancy and working out

The Postpartum Panic

Your goal shouldn't be to get that pre-baby body back, it really should be to get fit as a badass woman who just carried a human for 9 months that completely ravaged your body.

Postpartum, Weight LossAshley Anderson MutchJune 12, 2019pregnancy fitness, pregnancy, personal fitness, pregnancy and working out, postpartum, diastasis recti, personal trainer, body comparison, benefits of exercise while pregnant, fitness goals, fitness coach, mutch fitness

The Shock Factor

At Mutch Fitness, we don’t focus on the scale every day and I guide you to eat better, stay active, and create workouts for you that target your goals. Wake up, move, eat clean, repeat. That’s all.

Weight LossAshley Anderson MutchJune 10, 2019scale, weigh in, wellness, weight loss, how to lose weight, health and wellness, mental health, muscles, mutch fitness, remote coaching, gym, body image, fitness goals, fitness, flexible fitness, fitness coach, personal fitness

Comparisons to What You See on Social Media are Terrible!

Have you ever scrolled through Instagram so much your thumb literally hurts? Scroll, scroll, scroll….back scroll. Zoom in. Zoom in some more. Squint. Compare.

AccountabilityAshley Anderson MutchJune 3, 2019body image, body comparison, social media, personal fitness, personal trainer, muscles, mutch fitness, fit, fitness goals, fitness coach, flexible fitness, fitness, stretch marks

You Get What You Pay For - Or You Should

Money. Decisions we make in life often lead right back to the central focus of money. There are a lot of options when it comes to investments. We should make investments with our time and money that we can reflect back on knowing we made the right choice.

AffordabilityAshley Anderson MutchJanuary 6, 2019affordable fitness, fit, flexible fitness, fitness coach, fitness goals, mutch fitness, personal trainer, personal fitness, health and wellness, health goals, health