Ep 22: Having the Confidence to be Unique with Ellen de Werd
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Do you often worry about what people think of you? Or been concerned people might judge you for a certain aspect of your life or your body image?
These are all difficult, but common things for humans to feel, and they can be even more exaggerated for us as Group Fitness Instructors, as by nature of our jobs, we are putting ourselves in front of people every day, and that can make us feel very vulnerable.
Today on the show, Will is speaking to Ellen de Werd, former Beachbody Master Trainer, and creator of the Warrior Method. Ellen opens up very honestly about how she got into fitness, the struggles she had to overcome and the constant friction between becoming comfortable in her skin and worrying that others would judge her for her decisions.
Ellen has had some challenging moments and has gone through an amazing personal journey to get to where she is today. But what is really inspiring about Ellen's story, is that by allowing herself to free her mind from the worry of others judgement, she was able to become the person she wanted to be, and in doing so, has created a life and fitness career where she feels truly happy and fulfilled.
Enjoy the episode!
Here’s a glance at this episode…
(2:51) Will asks Ellen to give a background on her time in the fitness industry
(9:51) Ellen shares how one Group Fitness Instructor changed her life
(18:00) Will asks Ellen to share what she was doing before she created Warrior Rhythm and her other formats.
(22:37) Ellen shares what it was like having a different look with her tattoos
(31:50) Will asks Ellen to share what it was like to be a part of Beachbody and then have that taken away
(38:20) How Warrior Rhythm came to be
(45:38) Ellen shares how the workout format she created grew and came to be a legitimate business
(51:30) Ellen share the biggest piece of advice she would give to an Instructor in 2021
Links mentioned in this episode:
Ellen's website (art, fitness classes, blog, tattoo etc...)
Will’s Facebook, Instagram and Email Address
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