Religion & Spirituality
Marli grew up in Macomb IL and has been living in and loving Geneseo since 2009! She has 2 boys, Hayes and Callen and another (Kinnick) son of my BF(boyfriend/best friend) who she calls hers and loves him as if he were her own. Marli graduated from WIU with a degree in kinesiology (exercise science) and has been in the health and wellness field ever since!! She is the Group Exercise Director and Program Manager for the LiveStrong at the Y Cancer Exercise Program for the Scott County Family YMCA. She has been a certified personal trainer for 12 years and works with individuals of all levels from those who are healthy, to those with cancer, cardiac disease and people with Parkinson’s disease. Marli is also a natural pro figure competitor. Her world revolves around her family and living a healthy, active lifestyle!!! Starting off this episode, Marli shares with us how she uses fitness as medicine to help people with cancer, senior citizens, and Parkinson's live longer, and more independent lives. These special populations that she sees weekly help motivate her to see that fitness is so much more than what you see on the outside. These clients truly FEEL better, move better, and are able to walk, sit, stand and do daily tasks because of her ability to help them improve their strength and mobility. My favorite encouragement that Marli shares with us is "you will never regret when you go to the gym, but you will always regret when you don't!" Such a wonderful reminder to not let those excuses get in the way! What I love about tracking macros is that it isn't a diet! It's a great tool to look at what you are eating and maybe not eating, and fill in the gaps with the types of food that will fuel your body the most! Here is a link for more information. You can also download the app on your smart phone. https://getmymacros.com/ To help you figure out how to calculate your macros goals, click here: https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/macronutrients_calculator.htm For more information about the Scott County Family YMCA and the programs they have available, click here: https://www.scottcountyfamilyy.org/ I would love to hear your feedback, so please leave an iTunes review and give me a rating of 5 stars!!!!