Blog - Optimal Health Online

Why We Don’t Coach Weight Loss

We Don't Coach Weight Loss. Why? The term "weight loss" is meaningless. I'm pretty sure you don't want to lose weight by cutting off your leg. But when you use the term "weight loss" to talk about your goals, you may as well be saying that. Weight...

Health and Fitness: What is Optimal Health?

What is Optimal Health? I've spent the last few years looking more critically at my views of health, fitness, and my own self image. I think a lot of us have. I've continued to do more learning about diet culture and its relationship to racism in recent weeks....

Fitness Culture: Where has it taken us?

Let's talk about fitness culture. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word fitness? Weight loss? Getting a six pack? Running? Doing HIIT workouts until you feel like you’re going to puke? Exercising, getting injured, taking time off to...

Free online exercise classes are coming!

We are really excited to be adding free online exercise classes to our offerings! A lot of people are stuck at home with a reduced income right now. And we want safe exercise to be available to everyone. We have a poll going to gauge interest in various types of...