I am a NASM & Pre/Postnatal Certified Personal Trainer and Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, running enthusiast turned strength training advocate....but most of all...
I'm a real, goal chasing, busy mom just like you! |
Ready to start living your best #momlife instead of just surviving?
I GOT YOU MAMA!
I GOT YOU MAMA!
My name is Alison Marie. I call myself a "Strategic Fitness Coach to Busy Moms." That means, I help busy moms stop the endless scrolling through Pinterest for the next best recipe or the next fad workout, rein it in, get back to basics and simplify their health into their lives on their terms - so it lasts!
We cut through the BS and get down to the simplest form of what actually works AND in a way that you are actually going to do it!
This mission is very personal to me because that mom endlessly searching for the perfect workout and recipe, getting overwhelmed and then defeated, just sinking down into the couch again to “start next week” was me not all that long ago.
It’s depressing to think about how many strong, smart, beautiful women are still stuck in this cycle, this same cycle that popular culture promotes and the fitness industry feeds into because...guess what???
… it keeps you coming back!
We cut through the BS and get down to the simplest form of what actually works AND in a way that you are actually going to do it!
This mission is very personal to me because that mom endlessly searching for the perfect workout and recipe, getting overwhelmed and then defeated, just sinking down into the couch again to “start next week” was me not all that long ago.
It’s depressing to think about how many strong, smart, beautiful women are still stuck in this cycle, this same cycle that popular culture promotes and the fitness industry feeds into because...guess what???
… it keeps you coming back!
I’m not from the fitness industry. (but you better believe I know my shiz)
I’m a scientist.
I’m a teacher.
I provide programs and advice that are backed in science and logic….and what actually works!
I teach you! So you can sustain your strong, confident, healthy lifestyle long past your time with me.
I’m a scientist.
I’m a teacher.
I provide programs and advice that are backed in science and logic….and what actually works!
I teach you! So you can sustain your strong, confident, healthy lifestyle long past your time with me.
Let's stop "hacking" your fitness and learn to MASTER it!
...all without ever having to leave your living room!
...all without ever having to leave your living room!
My passion for fitness began at a young age with a love of running (thanks mom), but I took the long road back here career wise….
My other love, for science and solving puzzles, lead me first to pursue my doctorate in Chemical Engineering (for those of you that don’t know what ChemE is, think of it as a cross between chemistry, physics, math, economics and whatever you need to make it as efficient as possible). During that time, I also became the running guru among my friends, writing dozens of programs (everything from just getting started to running a marathon at a new PR).
I LOVED it! I got to nerd out engineering style on something I’d loved for a lot longer than immunology and fluid mechanics.
Though my PhD isn’t directly related to physical fitness, that time of my life definitely fostered my love of data, my scientific approach to all things, and a propensity for all things efficient.
Now, I get to nerd out writing your programs to be the most efficient and effective possible. Win, win!
Fast forward a bit to 2 hours after defending my dissertation, I was sitting in a pre-planning session for my first year of teaching full time. My data driven methods paired with my love and passion for the science lead my students to unprecedented success.
My other love, for science and solving puzzles, lead me first to pursue my doctorate in Chemical Engineering (for those of you that don’t know what ChemE is, think of it as a cross between chemistry, physics, math, economics and whatever you need to make it as efficient as possible). During that time, I also became the running guru among my friends, writing dozens of programs (everything from just getting started to running a marathon at a new PR).
I LOVED it! I got to nerd out engineering style on something I’d loved for a lot longer than immunology and fluid mechanics.
Though my PhD isn’t directly related to physical fitness, that time of my life definitely fostered my love of data, my scientific approach to all things, and a propensity for all things efficient.
Now, I get to nerd out writing your programs to be the most efficient and effective possible. Win, win!
Fast forward a bit to 2 hours after defending my dissertation, I was sitting in a pre-planning session for my first year of teaching full time. My data driven methods paired with my love and passion for the science lead my students to unprecedented success.
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...then I became a mom and everything changed!
Teaching is exhausting. I have so much love and respect for all the teachers out there still giving it all in their classrooms.
Mom-ing is exhausting! Both, had me falling face down on the bed as soon as I got home from work, only to peel myself off a few seconds later to take care of my family! |
Even though I was a certified personal trainer and knew what needed to be done, I was overwhelmed!
I didn’t know how to make it work with my life. I came home from work exhausted, ate out a ton, and by the time I had my son in bed, I just sank into the couch for the rest of the night. I wasn’t working out like I should and I wasn’t eating healthy. Meal plans overwhelmed me. I didn’t have time or energy to follow complicated recipes.
Over and over again, I would put a plan together, tell myself I was going to go to the gym after school 3 days a week, finally plan my meals (especially lunches for school), and get my sh*t together. By Monday or Tuesday (if I was lucky) that dread and inevitable hopelessness set in, that overwhelming feeling that I couldn’t do it all, and I would quit. I'd continue on the same path for another month or so and then start the same cycle over and over again. I was so unhappy with myself.
Enough was enough. I made it my New Year’s Resolution to make a change. I spent most of my winter break from teaching working on a plan: studying, designing, testing it all out, and getting really excited to help myself and others! I finally buckled down and figured out how to make it work with my life.
I didn’t know how to make it work with my life. I came home from work exhausted, ate out a ton, and by the time I had my son in bed, I just sank into the couch for the rest of the night. I wasn’t working out like I should and I wasn’t eating healthy. Meal plans overwhelmed me. I didn’t have time or energy to follow complicated recipes.
Over and over again, I would put a plan together, tell myself I was going to go to the gym after school 3 days a week, finally plan my meals (especially lunches for school), and get my sh*t together. By Monday or Tuesday (if I was lucky) that dread and inevitable hopelessness set in, that overwhelming feeling that I couldn’t do it all, and I would quit. I'd continue on the same path for another month or so and then start the same cycle over and over again. I was so unhappy with myself.
Enough was enough. I made it my New Year’s Resolution to make a change. I spent most of my winter break from teaching working on a plan: studying, designing, testing it all out, and getting really excited to help myself and others! I finally buckled down and figured out how to make it work with my life.
I eventually discovered the most efficient workouts and significantly simplified my ideas of healthy eating and created a system!
...all while making room for frozen yogurt with a pedicure, donut dates with Drew, pizza with a good IPA, and a glass of wine with chocolate!
I was STRONGER, and more importantly HEALTHIER than I'd ever been!
...or so I thought...
...or so I thought...
Warning, it's about to get personal...
To be honest, I did a lot of things “wrong” in the beginning, because I wasn’t educated about the changes that happened in my body during pregnancy. I'd became the master of efficiency, in getting effective workouts done in short amounts of time, but I was missing a HUGE piece.
On the outside, I looked like I was in great shape. And honestly, by most definitions I was…. buttt…
Finally, I decided something needed to give (nearly 6 year postpartum with my first).
I had been getting back into running races more seriously and to my surprise I was feeling faster than pre-motherhood. My husband and I were running a race competing on a team for his work. We had a goal of being the fastest male and female on his company team (spoiler alert, he hit his goal, I did not).
It was all going great until the downhills. I could not run downhill without completely peeing myself. And it wasn’t just a little drop, I’m talking soaked pants (good thing they were black - I’d made that mistake before). So there I was running the flats and the uphills (passing people left and right) and walking downhills only to get passed by all of them and then some.
It was so F-ing frustrating.
At the end of that race, after asking my husband if he could tell my pants were soaked in pee (thankfully no), I vowed to call a pelvic floor physical therapist on Monday. (Have I mentioned that I think EVERY postpartum woman should go see one at least once and preferably not 6 years later??)
I started with with my PFPT the very next week. Of course, I LOVED nerding out with her on it and was inspired to learn more. More moms needed to know this stuff! So I also studied to become a Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist.
It took working with my pelvic floor physical therapist and applying all the knowledge in my postpartum corrective exercise specialist to truly and honestly get into the best shape of my life WITHOUT the peeing and pain!
The steps here in the Postpartum Exercise Blueprint are important! Giving your body the chance to heal so that you can truly get back to your full strength while feeling good is important!
I wish I would have known sooner, but the good news is that it’s never too late!
On the outside, I looked like I was in great shape. And honestly, by most definitions I was…. buttt…
- I was still occasionally peeing with running, jumping and sneezing - and just living with it.
- My pelvis was rotated which sent me into weeks of debilitating pain without warning if I wasn’t regularly seeing a chiropractor - which was really hard living in an RV and traveling for 2 years, but that’s another story for another time.
- My shoulders and neck constantly hurt - massages barely helped.
Finally, I decided something needed to give (nearly 6 year postpartum with my first).
I had been getting back into running races more seriously and to my surprise I was feeling faster than pre-motherhood. My husband and I were running a race competing on a team for his work. We had a goal of being the fastest male and female on his company team (spoiler alert, he hit his goal, I did not).
It was all going great until the downhills. I could not run downhill without completely peeing myself. And it wasn’t just a little drop, I’m talking soaked pants (good thing they were black - I’d made that mistake before). So there I was running the flats and the uphills (passing people left and right) and walking downhills only to get passed by all of them and then some.
It was so F-ing frustrating.
At the end of that race, after asking my husband if he could tell my pants were soaked in pee (thankfully no), I vowed to call a pelvic floor physical therapist on Monday. (Have I mentioned that I think EVERY postpartum woman should go see one at least once and preferably not 6 years later??)
I started with with my PFPT the very next week. Of course, I LOVED nerding out with her on it and was inspired to learn more. More moms needed to know this stuff! So I also studied to become a Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist.
It took working with my pelvic floor physical therapist and applying all the knowledge in my postpartum corrective exercise specialist to truly and honestly get into the best shape of my life WITHOUT the peeing and pain!
The steps here in the Postpartum Exercise Blueprint are important! Giving your body the chance to heal so that you can truly get back to your full strength while feeling good is important!
I wish I would have known sooner, but the good news is that it’s never too late!
The "Official" Bio
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Alison Marie is Postpartum Fitness Coach. Her simplified and results driven systems help busy moms stop the endless scrolling through Pinterest for the next best recipe or the next fad workout, rein it in, get back to basics and simplify their health and fitness into their lives (instead of something they have to do on top of it all).
As a NASM Pre/Postnatal Certified Personal Trainer, Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and Weight Loss Specialist, Alison knows fitness … but after having her first baby and going back to work full time, her lifestyle was anything but fit. Even though she knew what needed to be done, she didn’t know how to make it work with her new exhausting, overwhelming, out-of-control mom life. Fast forward to a few years later, Alison Marie has helped countless other busy moms crush the overwhelm by using a simple, step-by-step formula to regain control over their bodies and lives so they can meet the challenges of motherhood (and feel fabulous doing it)! She’s been featured in a variety of media outlets including FitFluential, Not Your Typical Mom Podcast, the LIFE BOSS Podcast, and SHAPE magazine. In addition to her fitness certification and expertise, Alison Marie holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech. She has taught everything from sixth grade through collegiate level engineering courses. Her efficient scientific approach and passion for teaching shines through in all of her programs. |
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Using the same simplified and results driven method, I've helped many other busy moms lose the baby weight, uncover their true strength and reclaim their bodies and lives.
These moms have learned to look at food as fuel for their bodies. They know how to efficiently integrate exercise into their daily lives with purpose for their goals. They've learned how to effectively reconnect with their breath, core and pelvic floor. They have created sustainable, consistent healthy habits. They no longer feel overwhelmed trying to “do it all.” They have learned how to simplify the process. |
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...But it's not about me, it's about YOU!
This is Your Strong Mom Manifesto
Mom, it’s time for YOU again! You can be a whole person AND a great mom.
It is time to break free of the cycle of guilt and stress.
It is time to crush the overwhelm, quiet the noise, and take control of YOUR health and fitness.
Only YOU are in control of your body. Only YOU are in control of your life.
Read it, print it, sign it, post it — tag @alisonmariephd and use #strongmomtribe
It is time to break free of the cycle of guilt and stress.
It is time to crush the overwhelm, quiet the noise, and take control of YOUR health and fitness.
Only YOU are in control of your body. Only YOU are in control of your life.
Read it, print it, sign it, post it — tag @alisonmariephd and use #strongmomtribe
Your Transformation Starts Right Here!
Mom, it’s time for YOU again! You can be a whole person AND a great mom.
It is time to break free of the cycle of guilt and stress.
It is time to crush the overwhelm, quiet the noise, take control of YOUR health and fitness.
We can do it TOGETHER!
Click the button below to book a time to chat with me so we can get out off the sidelines of your own life.
We will look at what is and isn’t working for you, your schedule and your crazy mom life and put together a strategy that, with a little accountability from me, will provide you with the breakthrough you’ve been craving.
Let’s sit down, have a little strategy session together and, if we are both feeling like one of my programs might be a good fit for you, then and only then we'll talk about additional options for working together.
It is time to break free of the cycle of guilt and stress.
It is time to crush the overwhelm, quiet the noise, take control of YOUR health and fitness.
We can do it TOGETHER!
Click the button below to book a time to chat with me so we can get out off the sidelines of your own life.
We will look at what is and isn’t working for you, your schedule and your crazy mom life and put together a strategy that, with a little accountability from me, will provide you with the breakthrough you’ve been craving.
Let’s sit down, have a little strategy session together and, if we are both feeling like one of my programs might be a good fit for you, then and only then we'll talk about additional options for working together.
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