Break Free Podcast

Get to know Rachel Pastor, transformation coach and founder of the Fort Collins Fitness Festival. Hear her life story, one of drug abuse and hitting rock bottom and hear how she got back on her feet in finding meaning and joy! Don't forget to subscribe!

Adam is a fitness professional who is transforming lives through fitness in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. As an ACE CPT and Fitness Nutrition Specialist, he is constantly moved to help people improve in all walks of life.

Jenn’s background as an educator has taken her around the globe to teach elementary and university students and train new teachers. She is a yoga instructor and the Studio Manager of ACT Pilates Fusion + Yoga. She shines bright with her compassionate love for people and her spunky, joy-filled personality paired with her creative flows and passion for physical and emotional health.

Quinha has had an incredible journey with health and fitness and is a leader in the fitness industry. She owns Studio Q Cycling and she coaches people through their own health and wellness goals and an Accountability Coach.

Susan is a 20-year veteran in the beauty industry, Confidence Coach and the creator of Dame & Heart. Dame + Heart’s motto, BEAUTY FOR EVERY BODY, is meant to encourage all women – regardless of body type, age or lifestyle – to love the skin we’re in. We are each beautiful, worthy and enough.

Zack is co-owner of Pursuit Nutrition & Training Center and CycleBar Fort Collins. His passion is helping the general population get their health back and sustain it.

Lisa Danielson at one point in her life she weighed 200 pounds. After tweaking her diet to include more plant based protein sources, she was able to lose almost 60 pounds. As a life long vegetarian, she has a passion for vegetables and loves teaching others how delicious they can be! She graduated from BYU with a degree in Dance Education, is an ISSA Fitness Nutrition Specialist, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and teaches High Fitness."The Vegetarian Meal Prep Cookbook".  Her motto is eat good, feel good, look good!

Owner of Pure Barre Fort Collins, Meghan Gonzales, has been active in the fitness industry since 2005. After heading off to college, she realized her dance career would look a little differently than she had imagined. She began teaching Les Mills, Body Jam and fell in love. From there she discovered many different group fitness classes.

Breaking Free from status and into a more fulfilling life.

How many times do you break promises to yourself? What does that mean about your integrity?

Sydnie Chapman New Owner and lead Cyclestar of CycleBar Fort Collins a premier indoor cycling studio. Sydnie passion is building her community on acceptance, inspiration, motivation, love and fun!

What are the excuses in your life? Let's talk about how to overcome them. Episode sponsor is Colorado Nutrition. They are family-owned, and locally operated right here in Colorado! They have two store locations, one in Fort Collins, and one in Boulder.

Anna Marie is a brain health and wellness expert. She is also an author, speaker, human potential life coach, and mother of two. Her mission is to end mental health stigmas and help all people upgrade their brains and biology through lifestyle choices. Anna Marie owns two holistic brain-centered wellness centers in the United States and is also a Certified Brain Health Specialist Coach for the Dr. Amen clinics.

Let's talk about the self-awareness of the responsibility you play in your life. Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.

Matthew Preston is the owner of Colorado Nutrition and Metabolic Nutritionist with a degree from the University of Kansas in Microbiology and Biochemistry. He has been following his passion for science-based nutrition and helping thousands of clients for over 15 years. Alongside his beautiful wife, Von, they founded Colorado Nutrition Boulder and Fort Collins —a completely local nutrition and supplement shop that values knowledge and community.

Meeting people where they are at. Pulling away from the yoyo dieting and creating a healthy lifestyle with nutrition.

Jerrod Hardy is a husband, father, retired police officer, and veteran turned author, podcast host, entrepreneur and dream chaser. His recently released book "Extraordinary People In Ordinary Places" is getting great reviews for its stories of the sacrifices of seemingly ordinary people that result in playing an extraordinary role in his life. The book has questions for reader reflection and is a call to action for us all to express our thanks and gratitude for the people that are enriching our lives daily. Jerrod owns several small businesses that exemplify these stories and are all about serving others and building community. For more on Jerrod be sure to follow him on social media.

Falling in LOVE with moving your body. Don't like to workout or have trouble sticking to moving your body on a regular bases? Well I have something for you to hear!

Jennifer Watson MPT, I.M.T,C. is a passionate and dynamic integrative physical therapist, motivational speaker with a gift for intuitive & visionary coaching. She is an expert in leadership & entrepreneurial skills development, movement & change adaptation, and self-empowerment.

Let's talk about overcoming limited beliefs- with Rachel Pastor.

Leah Barrett is a three-time cancer survivor, a licensed clinical social worker, nutritionist and health coach with a private practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her passion is to help people “Find the Good” in the face of struggle and pain. She believes that we all have the capacity to overcome the barriers that hold us back.

SMART GOALS. What a SMART Goal is, how you apply them and why you are more likely to hit your goal with a SMART goal.

AnnMarie lives and trains in Fort Collins, CO. She is actively involved in the local running community- leading group runs, charity events and promoting the sport. She is qualified for the Olympic Trials in the Marathon, Atlanta 2020 and will be following that with the 2020 Boston Marathon.

Michie is a Colorado native who is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. She has been in the fitness industry for the last 5 years and has been a part of Orangetheory Fitness for the last 3. She is constantly pushing herself to new heights and achieving new goals each year!

Michael is a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and all-round fitness fanatic. His passion is helping people maximize their human potential.  To this end, he aims to help his clients realize their potential by providing them with the tools necessary to achieve all of their goals - no matter how lofty or far fetched those goals may seem.  He has had the privilege of working with clients to discover the ability to achieve things they never thought they could - from helping clients learn to walk again to training athletes that went on to play in the Olympics and at professional levels. He believes what the mind can conceive, the body can achieve.

Amanda Wicker has created a successful career by combining beauty, wellness, and business. She has more than 20 years of expertise in management, consulting,  marketing, events, and wellness. Today she is co-owner of Facetté medical spa and Facette The Hair Experience, as well as a partner in her consulting business. She has a keen understanding of the client experience, as well as how to define, market, and grow services while developing and maintaining an internal culture that fosters staff cohesion, culture, and company loyalty.  When she is not working, Amanda can be found with her three amazing children, Faith, Gabrielle, and Daniel and their activities, her friends and traveling!