This week I'm chatting with Jessica Rothenberg from the Training Hour! Jessica is a personal trainer and online coach who has years of experience helping clients reach their personal health and wellness goals. In this episode, Jessica shares her health journey when it comes to fitness and food, how it has evolved over the years, and the biggest lessons she's learned. She talks about what it was like getting in shape and fighting the naysayers who were telling her she was doing it wrong, and how to stand firm in your beliefs. Jessica shares her best tips on how to work smarter and not harder in the gym, what to do when what you're doing isn't working, and the best way to get longterm, lasting results with fitness. She also shares the most common mistakes she sees that are holding people back on their health journeys. Jessica talks more about how her diet has changed over the years, the benefits of fasting and who should and shouldn't do it, and the problem with an abundance of food. She also discusses her best tips for journaling and tracking health symptoms, how to get kids to eat healthy without seeing food as a punishment or a reward, and more about how she met her boyfriend, Sal Di Stefano! For more from Jessica, you can find her on Instagram (@thetraininghour)! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crwto check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! Sign up for the WELLNESS REALNESS RETREAT now! Head to bit.ly/crwretreat2018to snag your spot and learn more info! The weekend will be filled with workshops on nutrition, health, mindset, and more, cooking classes, workouts, walks, and yoga, acupuncture, facials, a ton of delicious paleo food, killer swag bags, and MORE! You do NOT want to miss out on this opportunity to meet other likeminded individuals and learn a TON of information! Sign ups for the Paleo Women Lifestyle Program will be opening on June 25th, with the the program officially starting on July 2nd. If you're ready to finally reach your health and wellness goals and optimize your health as a woman, this is for you. NO MORE GOOGLING! Modules cover the basics of nutrition, the paleo diet, macronutrients, building balanced meals, cooking and grocery shopping hacks, the top health mistakes women make, balancing hormones, and getting the rest of your healthy lifestyle in check when it comes to stress, fitness, sleep, body image, and more. You'll also get lifetime access to the private FB group and live video coaching calls, where you can ask me anything you want! Head to bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyleto learn the details! For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolicto anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while also reducing body fat, and I recommend MAPS Anywhereif you're looking for a program that doesn't require a gym and focuses more on bodyweight exercises. Interested in switching to safer beauty products to protect your health?