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Kathleen Trotter

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Kathleen Trotter, author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit, is a personal trainer, nutritionist, life coach, and fitness writer. She has made regular contributions to Huffington Post and the Globe and Mail, blogs for Flaman Fitness, and makes regular TV appearances including monthly segments on Breakfast Television Montreal and Daytime Ottawa. Kathleen holds an M.Sc. from the University of Toronto, a nutrition diploma from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and owns a personal training studio in Toronto.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Kathleen Trotter The ability to express myself — to get my ideas about fitness, health, mindset, nutrition, and “being human” out into the world.

On a connected note,…moreThe ability to express myself — to get my ideas about fitness, health, mindset, nutrition, and “being human” out into the world.

On a connected note, it also gives me the space to actively listen and then think through ideas. Instead of passively listening to a podcast or reading a book and then forgetting about the main take-aways, I listen and then actively think and interact with the ideas. I have to ponder concepts and filter them through my own life lens in order to write about them.

Tim Ferriss, one of my favourite authors and podcast hosts, has been known to joke that the only people who should write books are those who feel they only have two options: type or explode.

I am not sure if I completely agree with him — I think I might enjoy the writing process slightly more than he does — but I am familiar with that “must express… going to explode” feeling.

I write because I know how energized and empowered a fantastic workout makes me feel, how adding nutritionally dense foods (vs buying into the “must eliminate” mentality of typical diets) enriches not detracts from my life, how fostering a healthier internal dialogue makes living with myself a positive vs an exhausting experience.

I write because I need people to know that not only is creating a “fitter future self” possible, it is possible without succumbing to belittling self-talk, hated workouts, and soul-destroying diets, and it is possible for everyone, not just for those with impeccable genetics and “natural” motivation.

How do I know this? I have been there. Up until roughly the age of 17, all I wanted was not to be Kathleen. I ate my emotions, cried to get out of gym class, and hated my awkward, unfit body. I spent years thinking unproductively about health and fitness, not knowing how to turn my wishes and “wheel spinning” anxious thoughts into productive, effort-filled action.

My health trend changed when my mom bought me a YMCA membership. Her words of wisdom were something akin to, “Kathleen, we have to find a solution. Let’s try the YMCA. You have always been more comfortable in front of adults. [The YMCA in Stratford was filled with people 30+ years my senior.] Start by walking on the treadmill. Something is better than nothing.”

The treadmill led to group exercise classes, which led to teaching group exercise classes, which inspired my educational path in Exercise Science. Almost 20 years later here I am a personal trainer, life coach, nutritionist, Pilates instructor, and author.

Finding my “fit” and helping my clients find a fit that works for them inspired my first book Finding Your Fit. Your Fittest Future Self expands the discussion to include training, diet, and motivation. In Your Fittest Future Self, I breakdown the pros and cons of popular diets, workout styles, and motivational approaches. Readers finish the book with the tools needed to create individualized, curated health mixes.

The trick is to embrace that your health journey starts NOW — now is the only moment you have complete control over.

So, get up and accumulate a few steps. As you walk contemplate all the small choices you can put into ACTION today to create the fitter future you that you desire. Start to frame daily motion and nutritional awareness as “non-negotiable.” How you make your non-negotiables happen is up to you.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Kathleen Trotter Don’t be afraid of your “crappy first draft.” Nothing reads well the first time you write it.

Stop thinking… just DO.

Stop thinking about if you “shou…moreDon’t be afraid of your “crappy first draft.” Nothing reads well the first time you write it.

Stop thinking… just DO.

Stop thinking about if you “should or should not write today.” Stop trying to write something “perfect” or even good. Just block off time and write. Start. DO IT. Vomit a bunch of words onto a page. Get your ideas out. Then edit. Or scrap it all and start again. You just need to start. Writing requires multiple drafts. You can’t get to the final draft without writing the first one (and the second, etc).

Stop thinking. Just DO.(less)

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	Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Pockets fo Joy

Actively finding (and often creating) what I call “pockets of joy” is an important part of my “happiness recipe.” Adulting can be overwhelming — often demoralizing. Focusing on joy, gratitude, and fun gives me the perspective and resilience to navigate the realities of each day.

In this section I share my current “pockets.” Everything from workout gear that is motivating me to train, to the dance I Read more of this blog post »

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Kathleen is Currently Reading

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The Martian

byAndy Weir(Goodreads Author)

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The Best American Short Stories 2023

byMin Jin Lee

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“Embrace the importance of curiosity. Certainty is the opposite of growth. Don't live life as if you have everything figured out. Read, be curious, and always be open to change — because after all, where has your current thought process gotten you?”
― Kathleen Trotter, Your Fittest Future Self: Making Choices Today for a Happier, Healthier, Fitter Future You

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