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02/28/2026

The real answer to ‘how do you do it all?’ I stopped trying to run on empty. Proper Wild gummies are a big help.

Clean energy from plant-based ingredients, 4-6 hours of focus, no crash at 2pm. Grab yours at the link today 🔗

This is how I stopped surviving and started actually living my life.

02/27/2026

Hi I’m Natasha 👋 Haven’t done one of these in a while! Welcome to my corner of the internet, where I show up authentically to help and inspire — while protecting my own peace (not an easy balance some days). Social media is wild.

What you will find?
- Womens health tips
- Corrective exercise
- Business owner tips
- Inspiration

Enjoy. Happy Friday. ❤️

02/14/2026

Crunches won’t give you abs. Strength training will. Try this dumbbell only routine you can do anywhere 💪

If your core routine starts and ends on the floor… you’re missing the point.

Your abs are designed to stabilize, resist rotation, transfer force, and support load.
Not just flex your spine 30 times in a row.

Weighted full-body training forces your core to work the way it was built to:

• Goblet squats → brace under load
• Bear renegade rows → anti-rotation strength
• Z-press → deep core + posture
• Russian twists → controlled rotation
• Single leg bridges → glute + pelvic stability

When you train your core in context of real strength, your abs actually show up.

Screenshot this ⬇️

20 Minute AMRAP
15 Dumbbell Goblet Squats
12 Alternating Bear Renegade Rows
10 Z-Press
8/side Russian Twists
6/side Single Leg Weighted Bridges

Strong core > sore neck from crunches.

Build muscle. Lift heavy. Eat enough protein.

02/12/2026

PSA: Training for a marathon or Hyrox isn’t automatically the path to being “ripped.”

Here’s what most people don’t realize.

The women you see online looking lean during race prep?

They’ve often spent YEARS building muscle through progressive strength training.

When they add more cardio, that muscle shows.

Cardio doesn’t create definition.
Muscle does.

And for women in perimenopause, piling on endurance training without a strength foundation can backfire:
• Elevated cortisol
• Poor recovery
• Increased fatigue
• Muscle loss instead of muscle gain

If your goal is to look strong, feel strong, and change your body composition, your base should be strength training.

Then add endurance work strategically.

Run the race if it lights you up.

Just don’t expect it to build what you never trained.

02/07/2026

January photo dump 📸
Work hard, play hard. Repeat.

01/17/2026

Last week I sat on a plane for 8 hours 😵‍💫
Here are the 5 exercises I do to reset my hips (as an occupational therapist 👋)

Sitting doesnt just make you stiff, it locks your hips into flexion, shut down your glutes, and leave your low back doing way too much work.

If you stand up after traveling and feel tight, crooked, or like your stride is off… this is why.

These are my go-to resets:
• Quadruped hip shifts – restore hip capsule motion
• 90/90 block squeeze – re-center the pelvis + wake up deep hip rotators
• Single-leg rock backs – find symmetry side to side
• Heel-elevated squats – get depth without dumping into your back
• Marching bridges – reconnect glutes + core the right way

No stretching for the sake of stretching.
This is about re-teaching your hips how to move again.

Save this for after your next flight ✈️
Your hips (and low back) will thank you.

01/16/2026

My toxic trait?: “If I can do it better, I’ll just do it myself.”

And for a long time, that mindset felt like strength.
👉It got things done.
👉 It built momentum.
👉 It helped me survive seasons where there was no room for mistakes.

But if I’m being honest, it also kept me tired, resentful, and carrying way more than I needed to.

Getting older has humbled me in the best way. I’ve learned that just because I can do something faster or better doesn’t mean I should. Real growth for me has been slowing down, explaining the why, giving people the space to learn, and letting things be done differently than I would do them.

I’m still impatient AF, but I’ve gotten so much better 🙃

Because leadership isn’t about being the most capable person in the room, it’s about creating capable people around you.

That shift has made me a better business owner, a better coach, and honestly… a better human.

Cheers to growth! 🙌

01/02/2026

Before you join ANY gym in 2026, read this 👀

Here’s what most gyms don’t tell you (mostly because big box gyms are just happy to take your money) ⬇️

🚨 30% of new members quit in the first 3 months
🚨 50% of new members quit within 6 months
🚨 If you go LESS than 1x per week in your first month, you have an even higher (80% chance) of quitting

And no, it’s not because gyms are “too expensive.”
It’s because people don’t see results and don’t see it as something to prioritize.

The biggest mistake I see as a coach 👇
Signing up for the cheapest option.
A basic gym membership at a big chain gym or once a week classes at a studio.

Here’s the reframe that actually changes outcomes 💡

The real cost isn’t the membership.
It’s quitting.

People who strength train at least 2x per week see measurable RESULTS within 90 days.

That first 90 days is when your brain decides if this becomes a habit or another abandoned goal.

So here’s my honest advice, even though yes, I own gyms 🏋️‍♀️

For your first 90 days choose the highest-touch option you can realistically commit to.

That might be semi-private training
Small group classes 3x per week
Anything where a coach knows your name and notices when you’re not there

Because the “cheap” membership you quit in 3 months ends up costing you way more than the one that actually changes your life ✨

Invest in accountability
Invest in support
Invest in what keeps you showing up

That’s how you beat the statistics 💪

Ready to do it differently?
✨ Book your free class at Sage Society Santa Barbara or Ventura

01/01/2026

I asked ChatGPT what my New Year’s resolution should be. It’s pretty bang on.

I already know how to grind. Now it’s time to be strategic. Onward and upward for 2026 🚀

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