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[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign,
[00:00:11] Speaker B: Y'. All, you are listening to Fit to be tied with Sheena and Whitney on 90.7, the capstone. And here we are again. We are in February. And Whitney, I can't help but notice. Did you get a haircut or do you just normally wear your hair up that I don't.
That I don't realize what length your hair is right now. I feel like a bad co host.
I'm just noticing that this afternoon.
[00:00:35] Speaker A: Well, it's funny. Yes. I did get a haircut. And, you know, I used to have, like, super long hair. Like, it used to be, like, very, very long. And I was actually looking at some pictures on my phone the other day, and I was like, holy cow. My hair was, like, super long, and I got it cut. I think it was, like, right after. Like, the first time I got a cut was right after we had been in quarantine for a while, so it was, like, massively long. And I was like, I'm over it. And so I did shorter, and then I went back and got it cut again. I just recently got a cut a lot shorter just because it's. You have to go get it cut as often, so it just makes things easier, so. Yes.
[00:01:07] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, you know, I'm curious. How do you like it? Because I am used to that signature look of your hair in a ponytail. You know, when you're doing some choreography, whether I'm seeing that on your insta or whatever else, you know, I'm seeing that ponytail kind of rocking out. So I didn't know if, you know, you're liking the shorter hair. Just as far as it being low maintenance.
[00:01:27] Speaker A: It is low maintenance, and I do enjoy that. And that's kind of what I was going for. But at the same time, I can still. Still. It's still. I don't know, I'm pretty adaptable. Like, every time I've ever had my hair cut in any way, I mean, for the most part, I've liked it. I've never been like, I hate that I'm never gonna do it again. I think I'm just very fortunate that I adapt to it and I just make it work for whatever. So I don't know. Who knows, in a year, it might be down my back again, so maybe we'll grow it back out.
[00:01:52] Speaker B: I don't know.
Well, you are rocking this length. I like it a lot. And switching gears, you know, obviously, last Sunday was the Super Bowl. We had had some off break conversations, guest about the Illuminati and all of those things. So did you watch the Super Bowl? Did you watch any commercials?
Any observations that you noticed?
[00:02:15] Speaker A: Well, I was studying very hard when I watched the halftime show. First of all, I thought it was kind of a lame halftime show. I thought it was, like, really boring. I was like, nothing big happened. There wasn't this, like, big moment where I thought, oh, my goodness, this is a sign. Like, all things are pointing to this thing. It was just kind of like I watched it and I didn't see anything. I got to do my research and go to my sites to read up on what other people have seen. But, you know, for the most part, I didn't. Personally, I was kind of over it. I was like, this is just.
I don't know. It's just boring. Like nothing happened.
[00:02:52] Speaker B: No, I agree. For one, I felt like I could not hear him. Like, I will acknowledge a very talented performer, but the show itself was not so great. And, you know, we're not asking for there to be this monumental wardrobe malfunction like Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake several years ago, but I think probably two of my most favorite shows were probably. Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga are two of my favorites.
[00:03:17] Speaker A: I agree.
And, you know, I mean, you can kind of go into the whole, you know, if you. If you do kind of listen to the Illuminati speculation or any of that, it's kind of. It's fun. It's fun to, you know, kind of think about those things. And, you know, Gaga had a bunch of, to me, symbolism that I thought was interesting. But my favorite, I would have to say, would be Bruno Mars. And I'm not actually a big Bruno Mars fan, but I kind of enjoyed. I like his dancing because it's just very chill for him and it flows. So I really enjoyed that halftime performance, I think.
[00:03:50] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. No. Any commercials that you remember? Did you notice any that you were a fan of at all?
[00:03:56] Speaker A: You know, for the most part. Okay. There was the one with John Cena, because I'm a wrestling fan, and the woman, John Cena, where the Skittles. And it was like, hey, if you can. Like. Or like the Mountain Dew. Maybe it was Mountain Dew. I can't remember. It was some kind of product. It was like, if you can, you know, send us a message or put on social media, like, how many bottles of whatever flew out the car? I thought that was pretty creative and a good marketing little tactic. Other than that, I kind of use the commercials as a bathroom break.
[00:04:23] Speaker B: Yeah, no, I totally understand, for one, did not know, actually. I didn't know you were a wrestling fan. I remember you talking about going to wrestling event. At first I was like, did I notice about you?
I'm trying to think which commercial stood out to me. I did like the one with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. I think it was like a Cheetos commercial. That cute.
And Coming to America is one of my most favorite movies. So seeing the preview for the second one, I always am, like, very skeptical about sequels that come out several years later. And then I don't. I don't know.
[00:04:57] Speaker A: I know what you mean. I know what you mean.
[00:04:58] Speaker B: Deciding, but.
But yes. So those are my thoughts. I don't know.
[00:05:04] Speaker A: I think that's a good way to, like, you know, start our show, even though it has nothing to do with any of our topics. You know, that's the excitement of Sheen and Whitney on the rad.
[00:05:13] Speaker B: That's right.
[00:05:14] Speaker A: Yeah. But with that note, we do have a good show planned today. We're bringing in our fitness expert that we like to have on the show. And you're going to recognize his voice because he's been on with us before. So we're going to take a quick break. You're listening to fit to be tied with Sheena and Whitney on 90.7 the capstone.
[00:05:34] Speaker C: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa.
[00:05:41] Speaker B: Welcome back. You are listening to Fit to be tied with Sheen and Whitney on 90.7 Capstone. And if you were just now joining us, we just got done talking about super bowl commercials, performances, and all of that stuff. And. And our guest, Mr. Wonderful, Charles Burroughs is with us. And so, you know, we're having some side conversations during the break. And so I'm just going to go ahead and bring Charles in because I want to bring you in on our super bowl conversation. So. Hello, Charles. Welcome back.
[00:06:12] Speaker C: Hi, Sheena and Whitney. Thank you so much for having me back.
[00:06:16] Speaker A: You know, it's funny because Sheena and I always laugh. Like when we first started this radio show, like, we still have really good topics, but as we've gotten more comfortable with being on the radio, we kind of just talked about, like, random stuff, like a Seinfeld episode. It makes no sense, but guess it kind of does because it's current events. But yeah, Charles, we were just talking during the break about, you know, the whole Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake fiasco. And Sheena was like, yeah, it was just a couple of years ago. And Charles had to fact check.
[00:06:45] Speaker C: I did. Yeah. I hate to do this, but I was curious because I distinctly remember it being around high school And I realized that's more than a few years ago. That was actually 2004. So that is 17 years ago.
[00:06:59] Speaker B: Oh, Mylanta.
[00:07:01] Speaker A: Because I was in college. Like I was thinking about that and I remember I was home that weekend from school and I think I was sitting in the kitchen and I was like eating something at my parents house, like watching a show and it happened. And I'll never forget my dad running into the kitchen, pointing at the tv and he goes, did you see that? Did you see that? And I was like, yeah, dad, America saw it. Like, everybody saw it. And so I just think back to that day. That's, that's like. That was crazy. Like, that was wild.
[00:07:26] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:07:27] Speaker C: Yeah. A little fun fact about that game. Tom Brady won that one as well. 17 years ago.
[00:07:32] Speaker B: Oh, snap.
Oh, what a fun fact. I really like that. No, well, I, I think I made mention that to me when I say things like a few years ago that can be very subjective.
So for any of my clients, clients that may work with me one on one, when I say like, oh, that was just a few years ago, do you remember this trend? Just please forgive me. I am on the wrong side of 35 these days. And so, Whitney, I'm sorry. Cause I know that you and I are the same age, so I'm not trying to hate on the both of us.
[00:08:03] Speaker A: You just said 35, but I turned 36 in December, so I'm older. Like I'm older.
[00:08:08] Speaker B: Well, I'm also 36, but I was saying the wrong side of 35. So you know, we're after. Yeah, so No, I feel you. Yeah. Because we're November, December, birthdays, 84 babies.
[00:08:18] Speaker A: I totally forgot.
[00:08:18] Speaker B: Yeah, well.
[00:08:20] Speaker A: Well, yeah, cool.
Just totally gave me like a little brain fart or whatever.
But yeah, Charles, me and you kind of held the fort down last semester. Sheena was out and we wanted to get you back on the show just because, you know, you do have a pretty good outlook on the fitness world right now because you do manage the personal training program. And you know, just for our listeners and those that are just tuning in, maybe this is your first time listening to us and I hope you love us.
Remind us of your certifications, what you do at the rec center, just so we know a little bit more about you.
[00:08:54] Speaker C: Right, Absolutely. So I'm the fitness services coordinator over at urec, so I primarily manage the personal training programs that occur at both the student rec center and the Robert E. Witt center. So both those places. And then I also help manage some of the Group training programs that we have. So for any of our faculty staff members, they might remember summer slim down that we've done in the past. And then also we've kind of brought broaden those programs to include a new one called Morning Mayhem, which is basically like a. Like a morning boot camp style, gritty, dirty workout where you're in the mud and it might be raining, but you know what? It's going to be a blast because you're going to feel like you're a part of the army or something like that.
[00:09:36] Speaker A: Yeah, I think that's cool. And this whole Morning Mayhem program, it kicked off last year and we have all this really cool equipment, like tires and, you know, sledgehammers. And we can talk a little bit more about that later. But it is fun to see, like, the footage and the videos of the trainers get like, like muddy and stuff. It's totally not my thing. I'm like, let me stay as clean as possible. I don't want to sweat. I'll do yoga. Even though you do sweat and yoga. But yeah, we have like a lot of really cool, you know, things going on at the rec center. And kind of with COVID it's not really going away, but we're learning how to manage it better now.
You know, Charles, I know for us this time of year, and I've been talking to you a lot about clients coming in and we're trying to hire more people. Like, what has it been like for you with the start of a new year?
[00:10:25] Speaker C: You know, I would say last year, when this was first all really fresh and new, it was a lot of change and a lot of having to adapt to the situation, whether it's new policies in terms of cleaning and distancing and making sure that we are keeping our clients and our trainers safe. I think this year we've hit our stride in terms of these new policies and things, and we're starting to see a lot more people come back in and do personal training.
So I would say right now it's similar to what we've seen in years past. We've seen a big boom of clients coming in and signing up. We're seeing people who really, for the first time in almost a year, feel comfortable coming back into the gym. So a lot of old faces and new faces are coming in. So it's exciting to see. We're seeing a lot of new clients and as a result, some new trainers as well.
Definitely on the up and up.
[00:11:18] Speaker B: I gotta say, Charles, I'm curious with the demographics of folks that sign up for personal training sessions. Do you have a good mix of folks who have say, never, quote, unquote, exercise a day in their life, or do you have people that have exercised before now? They're just wanting to kind of have more of that exercise prescription of, you know, knowing what to do. What does that demographic usually look like as far as those that are interested in personal training specifically?
[00:11:46] Speaker C: Sure. So it really is a wide rang. I mean, we have everything from student athletes coming in to faculty and staff and community members who have actually never touched a dumbbell in their life. So there is a broad range.
I think that a lot of our new clients are people who have done exercise in the past and are just trying to get back on it. They've been off a year, and they're trying to get back on it. So I think right now that's probably the most clientele we're seeing, is people who it's either been a year or maybe it's 10 years in the past, and now they're really decid to step back in the gym and do something.
[00:12:23] Speaker A: And I think part of that is, at least from what I've seen, is we've tried to be as safe as we possibly can. Like, everybody has to wear a face mask in the rec center. And, oh, my goodness, I know I've got, like, a name for myself because every time I walk through the gym, I see people pull their face mask up because I literally tell everybody, put your face mask on. Like, you have to have it on. And so, you know, that's something that we try to be really, you know, heavy about and strongly encourage, because you have to on campus, especially in the rec center, when you're breathing hard, I know it's hard to do that, but we all have to stick together. So I think things like that, like making sure our social media is up to date with the rec center and we're showing pictures of people, you know, wearing face masks, that it's safe, safer here.
And all the measures that, Charles, you've put in place with making sure that the personal training studio isn't over capacity, that we're maintaining enough space and we're cleaning, and we have a system that, you know, we're. We're trying to make people mentally feel better. I mean, of course we don't want people to get sick, but at the same time, it's kind of this mental thing as well. And, you know, I think a lot of our clients, from what I've seen, are coming back because they have sessions left and they want to use them before they expire. But then also they're feeling more comfortable. They're starting to get the vaccine when it's available. They know that this is important for their health.
And I think you're right. I think it can be 10 years or longer, and people are looking, you know, they want to get back in a routine, you know.
[00:13:52] Speaker C: Yeah, I think we've done a really good job of offering options and really just a safe space for our clients who are maybe more at risk or are just really worried about keeping themselves healthy. And I think we've done a good job of that, whether it's, you know, wiping down the equipment three or four times in between clients and keeping a very close watch on the amount of people we have in the PT studio.
We have some clients who don't even step foot in the building. We train with them outside on the field.
[00:14:18] Speaker B: Oh, wow, that's awesome.
[00:14:20] Speaker C: We've got, like, a little cart full of kettlebells and ropes and all this stuff that we keep out in the field house. So for some of our clients who just don't feel safe coming inside yet, we're still making it work with them as well. So we've really, I think, done just a wonderful job of being able to cater to everyone and making sure we all stay safe.
[00:14:37] Speaker B: That's amazing. I. I'm so glad that you guys put that out for our listeners. Just in terms of all the accommodations that you've been doing to make people feel as saf, obviously, the sanitation practices, because people are prioritizing that so much. And I think that, you know, there has just been this craving for people to feel like they can move their bodies again, but want to do it in. In a. In a safe way. And so the fact that you guys were able to kind of lay out what the rec center has been doing is amazing. And, you know, Charles, I feel lucky that we get to have you for several more segments, But, y', all, we gotta take a break. We're gonna continue this conversation. You are listening to Fit to be tied with Sheen and Whit 90.7 the Capstone.
[00:15:28] Speaker C: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa.
[00:15:36] Speaker A: Welcome back. You're listening to Fit to be Tied with Sheena and Whitney. And you know what? We're just talking about the fitness world a little bit with Charles. Charles Burrows, who is our fitness services coordinator with university recreation, and he basically oversees all the personal training at the recreation center, student recreation center, and over at the Witt center. And, you know, we were just talking a Little bit about things that we've done at the rec center to make it safer, to ease people's minds a little bit more so that they're interested in coming back to train. Because, you know, as fitness professionals and wellness people, we believe in movement. We believe that that is a way to stay well and to keep moving. And the words of Walt Disney, keep moving forward. So, yeah, just continuing our conversation. And you in February now we're about midway almost. Yeah. Ish. Because it's Valentine's Day today.
[00:16:30] Speaker B: Oh, wow. Yes, it is.
[00:16:32] Speaker A: Oh, my gosh, that's terrible. That just shows us how little we know things. We're like the really Valentine's Day. So it's Valentine's Day. It's Heart Month. Right. February. So, like, we need to be active, we need to be moving, we need to be doing these things. And you know, Charles, in your line of work, you're getting slammed left and right with people signing up for personal training, which is great for us. We love it.
I mean, how are you, like, juggling that? Because it's gonna. I mean, I know we need some more trainers, and we're gonna give a quick plug at the end if you're interested in working for us. But what does that look like? Are we having singles partners? I mean, what does it look like right now for you, Rick?
[00:17:12] Speaker C: Sure. So I would say right now it's primarily individual training sessions. So usually just people wanting to work one on one with the trainer. We are seeing some partners starting to come in as well.
Yeah. Yeah, we're starting to see partners, really, for the first time in over a year, which is exciting to see. I think a lot of times people prefer to bring a friend and work out together because it can be intimidating to work out with a trainer and do something you've never done before.
So we're seeing a pretty healthy mix of partner and individual with a little bit more individual training sessions happening. But as we're going to see here pretty soon, with the start of our Morning Mayhem program, I think we're going to start seeing more small group stuff as well, as people are starting to feel a little bit more comfortable being around people again, I think.
[00:18:01] Speaker A: And the cool thing about Morning Mayhem is it is done outside. And so those of you that are interested in doing a small group program, it's a class, it's a group setting, but it's actually more focused on the personal training aspect because you do have personal trainers there. And yes, face masks will have to be worn and those kinds of things. But you have another layer of safety. You're outside where the air obviously is better circulation and you're not worried about being indoors. Charles, tell us a little bit about what people can expect in Morning mayhem.
[00:18:38] Speaker C: Sure. So morning mayhem is going to be very much a boot camp, gritty style workout. Of course, that's not for everyone, but I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I've done programs like this in the past at different gyms, and it's always a hit. I think the first time we offer it, we might see six, seven people sign up, and then the next time it's 15 and 20, and it just grows because as soon as people experience this type of workout, it's kind of addicting. It's almost like you feel very empowered because you're doing stuff that you never thought you would ever want to do, like flip a tire or throw a sledgehammer. It's a really different take on fitness that is, it's very functional and it's very practical. It's funny because a lot of the exercises that you do in this kind of program, it kind of carries over to real life. You never know when you might have to pick up something heavy or, I mean, you might not swing a sledgehammer too many times, but
[00:19:33] Speaker A: unless you're like, flipping a house, maybe.
[00:19:35] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:19:37] Speaker C: So it's going to be a lot of fun. I think anyone who comes and tries out this program, they're going to realize that it's something that's very addicting. And there's something motivating about starting your day early with a workout that just carries on through the rest of the day. You feel like you have more energy and more focus.
So I'm really excited to get started with it and see how our participants enjoy it.
[00:19:58] Speaker B: Well, I love the timing of when this program starts because, you know, I think that there are. There's different, definitely a sector of people that feel like when they're starting their New Year's resolutions, you know, it's got to be at that beginning of January. You know, here we go. And then you have some people that maybe they didn't start at the beginning of that month, and they're like, oh, no, well, 2021 is a was.
Well, here's a program that is very strategically starting a little bit later at the still at the beginning of the year to catch those folks that are wanting to jump on that and really get motivated and start something new and fun. And it's not that they missed out because the program started right at the beginning of the year when they were still trying to determine what kind of goals they were setting for themselves. So that kind of segues into, you know, know, more of our conversation of, you know, when does it really likely happen for folks to start getting into that mindset of wanting to go into a fitness routine after the new year has started.
[00:20:59] Speaker C: Yeah, you're absolutely right about being intentional with the timing of this program, because what we see is a lot of people kind of hit that. That rut right where they. They're going into the new year and they've got all these exciting plans. They say, you know, on the 1st, I'm going to start anew with this exciting program. And then sometimes they.
Sometimes it might be January 2nd.
A lot of times what we see is a lot of people start to kind of maybe get in some sort of rut or sort of fall off around February to March.
So that's why we decided to start advertising this program now and start the program in March.
Reason being is it's time to kind of start anew again, if for some reason maybe you fell off back in January or February.
And so that's the goal of this program, is to kind of get you refocused on your fitness go and to get you back moving and going. And sometimes what you need is that community aspect and having people around you with similar goals and ideas to help you move forward. So maybe you started a program in January that you. That you failed or maybe you just struggled with. And maybe the key for you is to have some community and have some people there to help push you along the way.
[00:22:12] Speaker A: You know, last week or a couple, actually the last couple of weeks, we've really been talking about, like, finding those healthy ways. You know, whether it's focusing on the wellness wheel, all the aspects, or maybe just one for New Year's resolutions. But I believe it was Tiffany that was saying, you know, motivation is hard to do. I mean, you can find things that motivate you, whether it's like a connection to something bigger, your thought process or whatever. But it really comes down to discipline. And discipline is making the choice to do it. And sometimes it's not always the easiest choice to make. And so I think of morning Mayhem, and it's 6:00am in the morning. You know, it's like, you got to get up, you got to get there. It's discipline. You pay for it. That's motivation right there, because you've already paid for it to show up and take the class and do the group setting. But when you have that sort of discipline, and then you surround it by community. And in a social setting, you get the motivation and encouragement. So for those of you that are in a rut and. And you know, you're sitting here thinking, well, I haven't really, like, I've kind of failed it already. This is what Sheena and I have been preaching. Every day is different. And it doesn't have to be New Year's Day that you start something new. We can get away from that, you know, thought process and we can move it. I mean, we can do whatever we want, right? I mean, you can start your New year's, you know, March 8th or whatever, you know.
[00:23:38] Speaker B: Well, and I'm curious too, from both of Yalls experience, how long does it usually take for someone to be in a physical activity routine where it becomes something that they're looking forward to? Because I feel like, you know, there's always that starting point where people, you know, they just hate to start and it does feel like a chore in the beginning, but then it's like they look forward to working out. And the reason I ask is my husband is right now in that stage of looking forward to working out again. And, you know, I think he and I both questioned if he'd be able to get there again.
So it's been interesting to watch that transition. But I've. I've been curious with interacting with patrons. When you've seen that shift kind of happen where, you know, does it take two weeks at the gym, three weeks, you know, a week, what does that normally look like when it comes to habit change?
[00:24:27] Speaker C: I think what I've seen really, both with myself and with clients, is that it does depend on the individual and it also depends on how often they're working out.
I've seen people who after only a week, all of a sudden they're hooked. Because some of the acute effects of exercising is you start to little bit better, you start to have a little bit better mental clarity. And some people really latch onto that quickly. They notice a big difference in their attitude and mood. And for those people, it happens really fast. I mean, maybe a week, maybe a couple days.
For others, it takes seeing some results. You know, maybe they start noticing they can run a little farther or lift a little more. And so in that case, maybe we're looking at like three or four weeks, but it really doesn't take all that long. From my experience, really about a month. Most, I'd say I was going to
[00:25:17] Speaker A: say the same thing with just like a general time. I Think about a month. And in my world, because I'm not personal training people, I'm working with classes, teaching group exercise and you know, it's more of a, they have to make the decision to go to those classes. It's a little bit different.
It takes them usually about three times finding the type of class that they like. And I usually tell people, give it three tries to, to one type of class. After three tries, if you're really not feeling it, then probably do something else. Find another way to work out or something that you enjoy. But yeah, I'm with Charles on that. It depends on the person. But ultimately about, I mean, about a month and even for myself, trying something new, it takes me, you know, about a month. But we are going to keep that thought in mind and we'll catch you guys on the other side of the break. You're listening to Fit to be tied with Sheena and Whitney on 90.7 the Capstone.
[00:26:13] Speaker C: Wvuafm tuscaloosa.
[00:26:20] Speaker B: Welcome back. You are listening to Fit to be tied with Sheena and Whitney on 90.7 the Capstone. And we have had the wonderful opportunity to talk to you, Charles Burrows, who is not a stranger to our programming. And you know, we have talked a lot about fitness, you know, the fitness rut. And I do want to make mention that this can definitely happen on the nutrition side of things had. And I don't know if you guys have heard this term with your patrons at University Recreation, but I'll have folks in session with me and they've made this new term of the quarantine 15. And you know, and that's kind of their, their motivation. I try to get them to dig deeper past just the weight piece as their quote unquote motivation. And you know, as we talked about making choices and discipline, but it's, it is interesting with the nutrition piece and it's, it's fun to see people combine both of their nutrition and fitness goals together as far as making it a package deal of what they want to change. And Whitney, I know last week we had Abby Horton on and she was talking about habit stacking and I thought that that was just a really interesting concept and I've been utilizing that a little bit with patients over the past week when it comes to nutrition goals and some of the very simple things that we can adjust in the beginning so it doesn't have to feel like this dramatic overhaul when it comes to nutrition changes and just making those long term sustainable goals.
[00:27:50] Speaker A: Yeah. I almost wonder, you know, when you look at Fitness and nutrition, like with us, when we're working with clients, we typically meet them two times a week is kind of the general thing. And with, you know, with exercise, you have specific guidelines of kind of what you want to look at, like how you're going to work out. And I think nutrition and keeping, at least in my opinion, opinion, like nutritional goals, that's almost harder because that's all the time. That's 24 7. I mean, that's keeping track and being mindful every time, you know, you eat a meal and trying to factor in certain things. Whereas with what we do, if you pay, you know, us to work with you, you're gonna come in and you still have to do things on the side for us, but it's gonna be just certain points of the day. Do you find that people have a hard time, like, keeping track all the time. They just kind of fall off because it's like, overwhelming, like too overwhelmin.
[00:28:44] Speaker B: And. And I think that's where I really have to sit down with a person after I assess what I feel like their personality and compliance would be like, and I hate to use that word, but really being very realistic about what their goals are, because I think sometimes people want to do this complete 180 and they're eating like, oh, I'm going to start cooking at home all the time. I'm going to do all these things. But their lifestyle doesn't really cater to that. Like, if you're looking at the busy graduate student who has these very good intentions, but practically that's not going to work. We have think of some nutrition goals that are going to be more practical. So maybe it's making healthier choices from convenience items that they're having to use on the regular. So that's where you have to be creative. I think that we have clients that, you know, whether it's fitness or nutrition goals, they look at Pinterest and they kind of use it as their flagship of what, what health it looks like. And so if they're not doing exactly what's on that Pinterest board, like, if they're eating a salad that doesn't look like one that's been perfectly cur in a mason jar, then they feel like they're not healthy or their workout doesn't look exactly like that formula that came from that really beautiful fitness blog that they were looking at. And I don't know if you guys have run into that situation, but I've kind of had to, you know, unprogram a lot of clients when it comes to their perceptions of what is healthy or what's going to be effective, because they feel like it needs to be this beautiful, pretty curated package of behaviors and food selection and things of that nature. Nature.
[00:30:19] Speaker A: Yeah, I think.
And I keep thinking about morning mayhem, and I'm like, there ain't nothing beautiful about morning mayhem. It's like the complete opposite of, like, let's get dirty and like, you know, whatever. It's just fun. And so, yeah, I mean, it's hard. I mean, I think in fitness.
I think in fitness, things are getting a little bit better in the sense that all body types are becoming more welcome in, like, certain ads and, you know, different styles of classes. And so I think it used to be this very specific mindset of, like, this is how you're supposed to look kind of thing. And I really do think that that's getting better just so that everybody feels comfortable. And I know for us at the rec center, we try to teach our classes, you know, at an intermediate level. What. We give modifications for people that may be coming in new, and then we give other options for people that have been coming forever and need that advance, like, push or whatever. But, Charles, I've also been thinking about, like, you know, people that don't want to get a personal trainer because there's a lot of people that, number one, Covid's real. A lot of people are still financially trying to get back on track from all that. So, like, paying for a trainer isn't idealistic for them, but, you know, for personal fitness goals and, like, smart programming. Do you have any advice for our listeners? Like, what maybe, like, maybe some guidelines or what they could do just to get started if they're on a budget.
[00:31:43] Speaker C: Yeah, that's a. I mean, that's a really great question. You know, you're talking about social media.
Yeah, it is a really good question because, you know, we. We live in a time where you can find so much stuff so fast, right? I mean, you can go on Instagram and follow the right person, and you're going to see 20 different posts that all tell you exactly what they say you need to do. I would say the first step is to try to do a little bit of research yourself away from social media, even if that means just a couple of Google searches and doing some reading. I think one of the best things you can do is try to combine information by looking at a lot of different sources.
One or two people say this, you might be skeptical, but if you start seeing large amounts of people all agreeing on A few different things. Then you might start to see that there's some truth to it. So I think the first thing you want to do is do some research. I will say that a good, well rounded program is going to hit all aspects of fitness. It's really tempting to want to start a program that just gives you buttons of steel or makes you run this far.
But in general, a good fitness program is going to hit all aspects. It's going to hit your muscular fitness, it's going to hit your cardiovascular and respiratory health and it's going to help with flexibility and mobility so that you move better.
So a well rounded program is going to have all three of those things. So when you're looking to find a program or make one yourself, you want to consider how all those three different things play into it.
[00:33:07] Speaker A: I think it's funny that you said buns of steel number one because that was such a term and I don't hear anybody say that anymore. I guess you don't want your buns of steel anymore. I don't know. I mean, times have changed, who knows? But I think that's pretty funny. But yeah, it all comes down to looking at your sources. And you know, that is one of the beauty, beauty, beautiful things about getting a trainer is, you know, they are going to help you kind of figure out what works for you.
And there is, you know, Sheena, you mentioned Pinterest and I think Pinterest is fun and it's great. But then sometimes there's stuff on there that you're kind of of like, okay, should our clients be seeing this? I know in the yoga world I don't want my participants standing on their heads if they're first time to a yoga class. And so it's like knowing how to choose what's best for you. And you know, Sheena, I'm curious too. You know, when, when should people see a registered dietitian? Notice I did not say nutritionist because there is a difference. In case you would like to enlighten our listeners on that.
[00:34:07] Speaker B: No, and I appreciate you saying that. So I think that, you know, when you're starting to think, okay, who should I should be talk to a nutrition professional about this. Sorry, I'm tongue tied on this Sunday afternoon. I think a lot of it has to do with what your goals are and really taking into account your own personal health history.
A registered dietitian is really going to come into play if there is a significant family history of some type of certain chronic condition or you have personally been diagnosed with Something in the past because that's going to really play into how we look at your nutrition. Because what could be seen as healthy in general may not necessarily be appropriate for your body. Because I know, you know, we have patrons at UREC that are, you know, older faculty staff members and maybe they have say, kidney issues. Well, with kidney issues there are certain fruits and vegetables that you can't eat or, and you're supposed to limit the amounts of protein that you take in. Well, you know, in general, you know, healthy ideology, we think, oh man, fruits and vegetables. Awesome, awesome, awesome. You know, all this protein, awesome, awesome, awesome. But you might have some underlying health conditions where, you know, that's really not appropriate. And I would say that's where you want to be talking to a nutrition professional, like a registered dietitian about that overall.
[00:35:26] Speaker A: Yeah, and I think that's a great point. I mean, I don't know. There's so much information out there and if you're just jumping around to just random sources, you're just not going to do what's best for you. And Charles, I think you're going to say something.
[00:35:40] Speaker C: So this is not really all that helpful. But it's another fun fact since, you know, we started with Tom Brady. I feel like we end with Tom Brady. He mentioned, mentioned a little while ago about his very unique dietary things that he does. And what this does in particular is he doesn't eat strawberries or other foods that can cause any kind of joint inflammation.
And he believes that's part of his recipe to success and still being able to play football at 43 years old is he avoids any food that could possibly cause some sort of inflammation. I don't necessarily know all the science behind it. It might be bogus. But another fun Tom Brady fact for you. He does not e strawberries ever.
[00:36:20] Speaker B: Oh my lanta. And just think how many people are going to take that to heart. And I want to say strawberries are actually anti inflammatory. Like what is happening. But you know, who knows? But maybe I'm trying to think I could go on about, you know, other self proclaimed like health guru celebrity. Like I think Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the other ones I just name dropped there. But yeah, we're all like shaking our heads like, yes, yes, stop.
[00:36:48] Speaker A: Yeah, it's wild. We're, you know, we have such a good panel of people on our show on campus that like there you go, Illuminati. Quit trying to mess up the world. I'm just kidding. All right, we're gonna take A quick break and we'll catch you on the other side. You're listening to Fitz Beach High with Sheena Whitney on 90.7, the capstone.
[00:37:15] Speaker C: Wvuafm, tuscaloosa.
[00:37:21] Speaker A: Welcome back. You're listening to Fit to be Tied with Sheena Whitney on 90.7, the capstone. And you may be thinking that all we do is talk about the Illuminati, but I promise it's not. It's just one of my favorite things to talk about because is it real, Is it not? You'll never know. But who knows? We could talk about it because. Free country, right?
So fitness goals. We want you guys to continue to be active and well and moving around. And so, Charles, we are looking for trainers at the rec center because we have an influx of clients.
[00:37:49] Speaker C: Yeah, Shameless announcement. We are hiring personal trainers. And really right now, it's actually no. We just got the approval for both non students and students. So if you're a trainer of any kind, as long as you're certified nationally certified. So ace, acl, nasm, nsca, come see me at the rec center. You can either shoot me an email, which you can find online really easy, or just come stop by my office.
We are hiring trainers. You know, normally I say we have around 25, 30 trainers on staff.
Just with everything that went on this past year, we are down to about 15, 16. So I am looking for more trainers who are excited to help clients reach their goals and transform their lives. So if you are interested at all and even if you are not certified, come talk to me. I love to sit down with people and talk about the process of getting certified and what that looks like so that they can be successful if they choose to be a trainer. So come see me.
[00:38:46] Speaker A: Yeah. And don't hesitate, even if you just. If you're a student on campus and you have a passion for fitness and it's something that maybe you come to the rec center a lot and you're hearing this on the radio and you're kind of like, I could be a trainer. Yes, you could be. And so that's one of the things that Charles does such a good job job with is talking to students and giving them that right path to take. And so you know it. Maybe that's your goal for the new year, is to try something new and different. And you've got this little passion inside of you to, you know, become a trainer. But yeah, definitely we need some trainers and we would love to have people contact us.
[00:39:20] Speaker B: Well, I'm kind of curious just as an outsider to the fitness world. How long does it usually take for someone to get certified and is there a lot of variation depending on which credentialing agency they they go through?
[00:39:34] Speaker C: So it's less about the agency itself and more along the lines of your own experience and knowledge. So for example, if you're a health and kinesiology student, you're going to have a lot of that information already in your coursework. I would say someone who's brand new to the game, you might want to give yourself four to six months to really learn all the content so that you feel prepared for the test. I'd say someone that's already feels like they're pretty knowledgeable on fitness, you could probably get ready for it in around two months or less.
I'm working with a student right now who he's in the health and kinesiology department and for him he feels like he can be ready in about four to six weeks. And based on my discussions with him, I agree, I feel like he would be ready for that certification. So it definitely depends on where you're at currently with your knowledge on fitness.
[00:40:22] Speaker B: Thank you, thank you for sharing that. I feel like, you know, we probably have some listeners that have some, you know, varying degrees of experiences and knowledge as it relates to fitness and may have that curiosity. So thank you for, you know, putting that out there. And Charles, thank you again for being with us. I think that, you know, we have had a good time today, really just talking about fitness and really just the take home message that it is not too late to start a new habit, to get into a routine when it comes to your fitness, your nutrition or anything else. And also too, this is a great way for us to showcase that as the university, we have got so many resources at your disposal. You know, we want to make a healthier lifestyle as accessible as possible to our community. And you know, I am just grateful for all of us on the call that, you know, get to be part of that for our campus community. So that's like my little like feel good, like yay.
[00:41:13] Speaker A: So yeah, yeah. And I'm with you, Sheena. I mean we have such a wealth of knowledge between all of our campus partners and our, you know, faculty with like Dr. Fidawa and Esko that came on, you know, a couple weeks back and it's just been, you know, it's really good. And so we're fortunate that every time we're looking for a guest, if we can't find one on campus, usually we can find one off campus. Sheena. So you've actually got us a guest or not next week that's not on campus.
[00:41:41] Speaker B: That's right. Yes. And so, you know, we're going to shift gears next week. We're actually going to start talking about National Eating Disorders awareness week on UA's campus. We call it Body Appreciation Week. And so she is a UA alum and actually has both an exercise science and nutrition background. So that's going to be fun for us. But, you guys, it's the end of another Sunday with us. I hope you have a fabulous week. Y' all have been listening to Fit to Be Tied with Sheena and Whitney on 90.7 the Capstone.
