If It Is Important To You, You Will Find A Way. If Not, You’ll Find An Excuse.

Jody Vinson

Certified Health Coach, Personal Trainer, & Business Professional

Welcome to Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness.

My goal is to help you feel and look your best. Navigating the abundance of information on how to eat and exercise to reach your personal goals can be exhausting and very frustrating. Try a different approach this time and work with a certified health coach and personal trainer. Understanding how your needs are different from others means your approach should be different as well.

What is health coaching? As a health coach I help my clients navigate the challenges of life from nutritional guidance, stress management, sleep techniques, and lifestyle changes. Many of the problems American's face with their health are created by lifelong habits that our bodies used to tolerate. Over time these habits have created problems such as knee pain due to walking and sitting incorrectly. Skipping meals used to be fine until you find yourself getting dizzy and even falling due to blood sugar. Sleep deprivation was manageable, but now extreme fatigue and difficulty concentrating is affecting your daily life. I help you make these changes AND develop a plan that fits into your life. The next phase is holding each client personally responsible. Making changes is one phase, learning how to implement these changes into your everyday life is where most people struggle.

How is Back to Basics different than other personal trainers? After a decade in the fitness industry teaching a wide range of classes from boot camps to water Pilates I decided to focus on more 1-on-1 training. This change allowed me to dig deeper into the needs of each client and see larger improvements in strength, mobility, balance, and endurance with each client. Creating unique workouts specific to the client from a mix of strength training, Pilates, yoga, cardio, and balance exercises is my strength. Your goal may be increasing strength so you can get out of a chair easier and feel comfortable getting up from the floor when (not if) you fall. Losing weight and reducing inches is often a goal of many clients with the added bonus of increased strength ( confidence), energy level, and reduced pain in joints.

Start your new approach TODAY. Feel free to call me at (316) 650-9437, email backtobasicsjody@gmail.com or complete the form on the contact page and I will be in touch within 24 hours.

Rome was not built in a day

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Nov 9, 2018

Rome was not built in a day…….. When starting any new health program ,the challenges typically start with what you ARE willing to do versus the things you are NOT willing to do . Both of these concepts both start with discipline, funny how that works. Many of my clients beat themselves up for the habits they may not be willing to change. This may include eating certain foods, amount of time allocated to sleep, etc. Instead of looking at the short falls I would rather focus on the positive changes that are being made such as reducing the amount of processed foods, the increase in water consumption, and the mental shift to focusing on the aspects that affect your health. Little changes happen every day which equal big changes over time. I have a client that constantly reminds me that Rome was not built in a day. As a health coach and personal trainer, I help clients to see the positive changes they are making and if they are struggling then we troubleshoot these challenges together. Some people ...

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Oct 3, 2018

Every time the seasons change there are new obstacles to overcome. Fall brings changes in temperature, new foods in season, Football Season begins and new shows start up on tv. Are you one of those people that did great in the summer with your healthy living plan, but when cooler weather hits you abandon all those habits you created and fall into cheese dip and beer while watching your favorite football teams. When the weather changes the other big obstacle is allergies. Fall can be tough on people that suffer from allergies such as mold and ragweed. If your body is full of processed junk then it is inflamed and not able to fight off the histamine reaction your body has to protect itself. If you are eating more nutrient rich foods, getting adequate sleep, staying hydrated and building muscle then you are better armed to keep the effects of the environment far away from you. Certain foods are better at fighting the fall allergies than others. Eating foods that are natural antihistamines such as apples, onion, and garlic are ...

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Sep 3, 2018

I am seeing a trend with my female clients for very low calorie diets. They are not trying to consume a low number of calories on purpose, but that is what is happening. The only tools most people have when it comes to losing weight are to exercise more and eat less. At certain times in your life that works, but for the majority of women over the age of 35 that does not work and can even cause damage. The first problem is a lowered resting metabolic rate which means you are burning less calories at rest. The next problem is that your body steals energy from somewhere in your body because it needs a certain amount to make this machine of a body run. Where does it get it from ? It varies from person to person but in my experience I am finding that it tends to use up muscle tissue. I have noticed that these ladies consuming a low calorie diet are also having a larger number of injuries from hair line fractures (the famous boot) ...

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Jul 15, 2018

I work with both men and women to get them feeling their best. Most people think in order to improve their health it has to be a painful regiment of exhausting workout sessions and flavorless foods. This is very far from the truth. The biggest obstacle is understanding what each individual person needs at this time in their life. Men and women are completely different animals when it comes to nutritional needs and for women their needs change throughout the month when they are having fluctuations in hormones. The first step is to determine where you are in during your health journey and stages of change. There is very important as it helps to set the expectations so you can feel empowered by your successes rather than defeated. Before you jump on that next restrictive diet that will not result in long term success contact me for your own personal health history so we can develop a long term success plan together. Send an email to backtobasicsjody@gmail.com with the header - Painless Healthy Plan

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Jun 9, 2018

Teacher Get Healthy Group(Ladies ONLY) June 15-September 15, 2018 - $200 12 weeks of Facebook Coaching + 2 Personal Health Coaching Sessions ($100 Value) by Jody Vinson, Certified Personal Trainer and IIN Certified Health Coach email backtobasicsjody@gmail.com or call 316-650-9437 to sign up today Week 1 - Mental adjustment & Consistency Week 2 - Nutritional deficiencies & Sleep Week 3 - Hormones, PCOS, & Menopause Week 4 - Macronutrients & Planning Week 5 - Exercise Smarter not Harder Week 6 - Goals Week 7 - Fall in love with food & food sensitivities Week 8 - Life balance, rest & recovery Week 9 - Food prep Week 10 - Emotional eating & stress Week 11 - Thriving rather than surviving Week 12 - Progress not Perfection If you are a teacher or school employee and are looking to learn more abut the factors that affect you feeling and looking your best this group is for you. Most women are always looking for that perfect balance to give them the results they want in body composition. The recipe is different ...

LOVE

By Back to Basics Nutrition and Fitness | Mar 2, 2018

What does love got to do with it? If your first thought is the song by Tina Turner then you have an idea of my age. She also may very well have the sexiest legs of any woman, but on to the point of this article. Love is a powerful feeling that most of us have felt at some point in our life. It may have been with a significant other, your child, a parent, or even a pet. Love can also be for things such as food, the smell of a flower, the sound of the ocean, or the feel of a piece of clothing. Love for something can add significantly to the quality of one's life. What if you did not have love in your life? How would it feel If you never felt the love from another person? What is you never knew the great feeling of loving a certain activity. What is you don't love yourself? We tend to focus all of our energy outward instead of starting with ourselves. Until we are able to love ...