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The Fitness Alchemists are a dynamic coaching duo (Will &
Hannah) devoted to unlocking

We forge resilient humans and reconnect folx to a deep trust in their own bodies through strength training with a mobility emphasis. Now offering *virtual* training: Private sessions, Individualized Training Plans, and on-demand Kinstretch classes.

19/06/2022

TFA Community Agreement #5: We Support Your Health.⠀
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We Recognize That Health Is Complex, Layered, And Unique To Each Of Us.⠀
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We invite you to define what healthy feels like for you, and let us provide a rich learning environment where you can discover the tools you need to develop that feeling.⠀
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12/06/2022

TFA Community Agreement #4: We Welcome All Humans Who Want To Engage With Their Bodies.⠀
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We are actively invested in making The Fitness Alchemists an inclusive, positive and ever-evolving haven for folks who want to engage with their physical health. We reject any parts of our culture that tell us we’re “less than” because of race, gender, sexuality, beliefs, body size or ability.⠀

05/06/2022

TFA Community Agreement #3: We Collaborate, We Don’t Compare.⠀
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We believe that our natural, human state is a vulnerable one; it’s how we learn new things, but also exposes us to our inner and outer critics.
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Since we never know what someone else 's experiences are, it's key to allow each other space by not commenting on anyone else's body, even if we think it's a compliment.⠀

29/05/2022

TFA Community Agreement #2: We Choose Curiosity (Again & Again).⠀
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Repetition is the foundation of all learning, especially when it comes to our bodies. When we keep approaching the same tasks with an open and curious mind, we learn new things.⠀⠀

22/05/2022

TFA Community Agreement #1: We Celebrate Showing Up Over Achievement.⠀
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To try (and sometimes fail) to express strength where we are weakest is our most valuable training tool.⠀
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We know that each day brings us different energies, abilities and capacities. Progress will look and feel different for each person, but consistently giving our best effort is something we can all achieve⠀
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30/04/2022

In the learning cockpit this weekend for some choice knowledge on the PELVIS.

Always fun when various clients come to mind as they talk through all the various patterns and positions.

Dang. Humans are so rad 🤩

28/04/2022

This idea is a major roadblock for sooooo many folx I work with.

Fixated on ‘measurables’ and looking for simple ways to know how their body is changing (or not), many people tend to gravitate toward the easiest-to-measure metrics…

…like what you weigh, or how many reps you did, or what kind of weight is on the bar.

But as Goodhart says (not sure who that is actually 😂 , just appreciate their ‘law’), beginning to skew your training toward those EXTERNAL measures *always* makes them crappier measures of anything really important (like your health, strength, or satisfaction—all complex, hard-to-measure qualities most of us are trying to improve).

Instead, we need to “keep the goal the goal” and focus on using our training to guide *long-term, systemic* improvement.

That also means we need to let measures be exactly what they are—indications of progress—without becoming our actual training.

I used to ascribe my sense of self-worth to how much weight I could lift, and it just about broke me. 🙋‍♂️

What’s a sh*tty measure that you’ve pledged allegiance to in the past?

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We forge resilient humans through strength training with a mobility emphasis. Private sessions, Small Group Training, and Kinstretch classes.

COVID-19 Update: Ask about our virtual services! Kinstretch membership, Personalized at-home workouts, virtual Private sessions.

Join our FB live every Mon Weds and Fri at 12noon PST for a free 40min class that you can do at home with no equipment. All levels welcome -- make your body feel great!