EP307: Nutrition Coach and Teacher Lindsey Allen on the Evolving World of Education and Nutrition

Nutrition coach and teacher Lindsey Allen joins The Weight Room. She is both an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and an NASM Certified Nutrition Coach along with being a full-time nutrition teacher. In this episode we chat about how she got into fitness and nutrition, getting into teaching, different teaching styles that she utilizes to engage her students, cooking with high school students, and implementing social media into her teaching. We also chat about utilizing social media and podcasts for education, making connections, and figuring out what you're passionate about. To wrap things up we discuss the evolution of education due to technology, teaching students how to use these tools effectively, how fitness has changed in the past 5 years, and self care and what that really means. 0:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Getting into fitness 03:00 - Getting into teaching nutrition 05:37 - Connecting with students, learning to teach 09:37 - Cooking with high school kids 14:56 - Social Media and technology in teaching high school 19:50 - Utilizing technology and social media 23:45 - Learning how to be a teacher 30:49 - Creating curriculum for nutrition 35:16 - First day of school as a teacher 39:11 - Being a physical therapist 40:40 - How fitness has changed in past 5 years 47:07 - Nutrition coaching and holding people accountable 52:54 - How Lindsey got into nutrition 55:56 - What is self care, negativity around healthy lifestyle 1:11:01 - Closing Find us on IG @theweightroompodcast @teachwithapeach The Weight Room's Coaches Corner (Find your next coach!): https://www.theweightroompodcast.com/fitnesscoaches SPONSORS: SMOKIN GUN COFFEE: https://smokinguncoffee.com/ USE CODE TWR10 FOR 10% OFF YOUR ORDER All Sport Pharmaceuticals for your supplement needs: https://allsportpharmaceuticals.com/ The Fitness Competitor's Guide: IG:  @TheFitnessCompetitorsGuide  YouTube:  @TheFitnessCompetitorsGuide  Pure Spectrum CBD Use CBD? Support The Weight Room with code TWR15 and get 15% off: https://www.purespectrumcbd.com/ SUBSCRIBE to The Weight Room on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! Sign up for The Weight Room Newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s... NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY Thanks for all your support and if you have any questions, thoughts, or concerns please message @theweightroompodcast on Instagram or email [email protected]