Welcome to my health blog! My name is Rachel and I'm a 24 yr old graduate student.

I have a bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a specialization in health promotion. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in occupational therapy and plan to work in health promotion.

Fitness Approach- heavy emphasis on strength training. This is the best way to get stronger, prevent injury and get a great physique!

My Nutritional approach- eating to reduce body fat. Whole foods, healthy fat, complex carbs, lean protein.

Rachel's Fit Health

Too many of us only have EXTRINSIC motivation to eat well- we only try to eat healthy foods because we want our bodies to look a certain way. Educating yourself about how your body responds to good nutrition increases INTRINSIC motivation to eat healthy.

This takes you from “How many calories is in that?” to “Nope. That’s not optimal fuel for my body”- this is how you can develop the willpower to turn down the unhealthy foods you love. Sometimes extrinsic motivation just isn’t enough.

3 months ago