w/Special Guest Karen Lyga

Karen Lyga joins Emily and Jordan on today's episode to hear about Karen's INCREDIBLE story from spine surgery to becoming a badass woman!  Learn more about her journey in dealing with setback, pain, triumph, and inspiration!

Find Out More About Karen and Why We Wanted Her on the Show - 1:35 --> Not only is Karen a huge fan of the show, but she wanted to help other listeners become inspired on what they can do even after a major surgery and improve their life!  You'll also find out more how she first connected with Unity Fitness and she used that as motivation to start her new journey!

Knowing What You DON'T WANT For Your Life and Using That as Motivation - 15:44 --> Listen to Karen describe how "growing old with canes, walkers, medicines, and needing people to help me" was NOT how she wanted to grow old, rather she wanted to "grow old gracefully".

Going From Not Doing Anything Overhead or Bending Over to... - 22:20 --> Emily and Karen recollect one of their first shared memories together when Karen mentioned that she didn't want to do anything overhead or any heavy exercises that require bending over to...her first pull-up, a world record, and soooo much more?!?!

How to Build Trust with a Coach and Becoming the "CEO of My Own Body" - 33:30 --> Trust is a "two-way street" with a coach and client.  Karen describes how using knowledge and learning more about her body over the years major for her to learn how to be more in-tune with her body and help it keep getting results over time as well as the power of a coach's belief.

Keep the Main Things the Main Things, Then the Little Things Matter More - 41:46 --> Regardless of your goals, your "BIG ROCKS" will always matter and need to be established.  Establishing habits and routines around these big rocks will only increase the effect of all the "little things" out there, which have more impact for sustainable results.

What Else Would Karen Want You, the Listener to Know - 43:40 --> Final words from Karen on pain, consistency, satisfaction, accomplishment, and mental health.

How Does Fitness Help Karen Live her Life with Confidence, Control, & Clarity  - 51:31 --> Karen shares her final words on what fitness has done for her life over the last five years, but what she looks forward to the next 5 years and beyond!

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