What would I really tell you as a fitness trainer and coach after two margaritas? In this honest episode, I’m sharing some of the things I believe but don’t always feel comfortable saying out loud from what “I don’t have time to exercise” really means to why building strength matters at every age. I also share a deeply personal story about my mom, her broken hip and ALS diagnosis, and the lesson I still carry about never assuming we know what someone else is going through.

I’m also opening up about my own health journey with hormone replacement therapy, blood work, body composition testing and visceral fat. I share what I’ve learned from people in our community about their experiences with GLP-1 medications and how those conversations have changed my perspective. This isn’t medical advice. It’s my personal experience and what I’ve learned from others. The message is simple: don’t be afraid of your numbers, don’t be afraid to ask for help, and don’t accept feeling miserable when there may be options that can help you feel like yourself again.

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In this powerful episode of Start Before You’re Ready, Kelly sits down with Cole Parvin, a Northern Virginia athlete who is turning profound loss into purposeful action. After losing his mother to opioid addiction when he was 12, Cole committed to a 200-mile run from Hampton to Fairfax, Virginia, ending at the home where she passed away. His goal is to raise money and awareness for families affected by addiction while supporting the Chris Atwood Foundation and its work to provide compassionate resources, housing, support, and overdose-prevention efforts.

Cole shares honestly about growing up amid addiction, grief, guilt, and instability and the resilience he built through faith, therapy, football, endurance sports, and a decision to keep moving forward. From a career-ending football injury to Ironman races and now this extraordinary run, Cole’s story is a reminder that you do not need to have every detail figured out before acting on a calling. This conversation is about honoring the people we love, choosing purpose over fear, controlling what we can control, and doing the hard things that seem bigger than us.

Please consider donating to his important campaign.

https://chrisatwoodfoundation.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/milesformom

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Coach Nicole Foley returns to Start Before You’re Ready to share how her Empower Her program is helping middle- and high-school girls build more than physical strength. From athletes looking to improve performance to girls who are brand new to fitness, Nicole creates a supportive, small-group environment where participants learn proper form, set personal goals, gain confidence in the gym, and discover that progress has nothing to do with comparing themselves to the person next to them. Kelly and Nicole discuss the powerful culture created when girls encourage one another, and celebrate every win from a longer plank to a first pull-up and learn to feel proud of what their own bodies can do.

Nicole also talks about coaching girls’ soccer at PVI and Freedom High School, her work with Morgan’s Message to amplify mental-health awareness among student-athletes, and training for her third HYROX race in Washington, D.C. This conversation is for parents, coaches, athletes, and anyone who believes young women deserve spaces that challenge them, support them, and help them become stronger for life

Episode #3 Find Your People: —Your Essential Hype Team for Life, with Nicole Foley

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In this episode of Start Before You’re Ready, Kelly sits down with Inergy trainer Ted Moore to talk about his transition from athlete and member to strength coach. Ted shares what he loves about coaching Group Strength and small-group training, including helping members improve their form, build confidence with heavier weights, and see the progress they are making over time. Kelly and Ted also discuss why small-group training can be such a valuable complement to regular classes: more individualized feedback, greater accountability, personalized goals, and the chance to work closely with a coach who knows your strengths and challenges.

Ted also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at training for HYROX, the fast-growing fitness race that combines running with demanding strength and conditioning stations like sled pushes, sled pulls, farmer’s carries, weighted lunges, burpee broad jumps, rowing, and wall balls. Together, Kelly and Ted explore the value of mixing strength, conditioning, recovery, and steady-state cardio—while remembering that the real power of training often comes from the people beside you. If you are ready to get stronger, challenge yourself, or try a more personalized training experience, this episode is for you.

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Kelly Young and Amy Beyer talk about how to make nutrition simpler, more sustainable, and more realistic for everyday life. Amy shares how her approach to food evolved over 12 years of coaching, from strict rules to a more flexible, whole-foods-based method that helps people build habits they can actually maintain.

The conversation covers practical tips for meal planning, packed lunches, ingredient labels, cravings, and the difference between hunger and stress eating. They also discuss Amy’s Clean and Shred program, the power of community support, and how small, consistent changes can make a big difference over time.

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This week on Start Before You’re Ready, Kelly sits down with two young women who spent the summer pouring into the KBC community: Bella Maniscalco, a marketing student at College of Charleston, and Alli Connors, a JMU kinesiology student and daughter of longtime KBC instructor Jess Connors. Bella came on board to help with marketing as part of her college coursework, and Alli ran a youth strength program all summer while also stepping into her own identity as an instructor and coach. They talk about building confidence in front of a room, what it means to run a small program with total commitment and how growing up around fitness shapes the way you show up for people.

The conversation also digs into life as a college freshman navigating food, fitness, and finding your footing away from home. Alli and Bella compare notes on dining halls, cooking for themselves, and staying consistent with healthy habits when the options are suddenly unlimited. Bella reflects on what she learned about branding and community building watching Kelly run KBC, and both women share their own “start before you’re ready” moments, from Alli’s first time leading a class solo to Bella’s leap from an individual sport to a team sport. It’s a fun, heartfelt episode about mentorship, independence, and the reps it takes to grow into who you’re becoming.

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In this episode of Start Before You’re Ready, I sit down with Evans Armantrading, CEO of CNU Fit and CNU Stretch in Dover, Delaware. Evans is a Brooklyn native, former Air Force service member, and entrepreneur who transformed his own struggle with weight into a career helping others build healthier, stronger lives. After losing 42 pounds and discovering a passion for metabolism, nutrition, and behavior change, he began coaching clients out of his home and eventually trained people with bands in a borrowed OBGYN office.

Evans shares the real story behind building his business through unemployment, foreclosure, subleased spaces, donated equipment, and a community of clients who believed in him. Today, CNU Fit has grown to three locations and has helped nearly 4,000 people lose more than 45,000 pounds. His approach has always been bigger than a quick-fix diet or workout plan: it is about helping people believe they are worthy of taking care of themselves, creating sustainable habits, building muscle, and staying accountable for the long term.

We also dive into the creation of CNU Stretch, the innovative stretch-therapy system that caught my attention at the SCW Fitness Conference. What began as one client asking for a workout made entirely of stretching has grown into a powerful service inside his gyms—and a certification program now reaching fitness professionals across 19 states. Evans explains how he built a client-centered, systematic model that teaches trainers not only how to deliver high-quality stretch sessions, but also how to confidently integrate the service into a fitness business. This conversation is full of heart, practical business wisdom, and a reminder that taking care of your strength, mobility, and health is one of the best investments you can make.

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This week’s episode feels more like a coaching session than a podcast. Kelly shares what came up during Run Club this morning as members set their intentions for August, and breaks down five of the most common goals her community sets: steps, food and meal prep, sleep, workout consistency, and connection. She explains why the goal itself matters less than picking one thing that actually feels important to you right now, and why having someone to check in with makes all the difference. Kelly walks through her own approach to each category, from her Ultra Human ring and step tracking to her go to meal prep staples.

Kelly closes with a challenge for every listener, not just her in person community. Pick one thing you want to accomplish in August, whether it is a daily habit, a number to hit, or something you want to do by the end of the month. Then reach out to Kelly directly to share that goal, and if you do not already have an accountability group, she wants to help you build one, ideally four to six people who check in on a regular cadence. As she says, there is no wrong goal for the month. What matters is that it is yours, and that you have someone in your corner.

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