In a world of Instagram influencers, fitness models, and wannabe personal trainers, the temptation is higher than ever to form reachable and realistic health goals. Unfortunately, this continuous and comparative struggle can often lead to being burnt out and defeated rather than focusing on how far you’ve come or what you wish to accomplish. The focus on your health journey should primarily identify what course of action and results will make you feel satisfied and truly happy in your own body. 

My name is Tim Machado, and I am a NESTA certified personal trainer. I want to help you successfully reach your health and fitness goals in a safe and approachable way this year. There is nothing worse than an injury from over-use or incorrect form to derail your mindset and goals. I will make sure your fitness journey leaves you pain free and feeling your absolute best because I know what it feels like to be limited in life by discomfort in your body. 

At the mere age of eight, I suffered a severe elbow injury that was undetected by my physician at the time. I lived with the discomfort in my elbow for five more years until a baseball coach of mine attempted to correct my throwing mechanics. When my form and power didn’t improve and actually began to deteriorate, I was encouraged to have my elbow re-examined. It was then determined that my elbow did in fact break at the growth plate many years back. I was given the option of surgery to correct the break or to wait until the plate finished growing. While I ultimately ended up having surgery a decade later, the initial break caused floating bone fragmentation and a reduced range of motion in my elbow. The doctors predicted I wouldn’t be able to ever workout again, even after physical therapy. I took matters into my own hand. I built my own rehabilitation program and now workout free of pain. I changed my lifestyle and implemented the motto that nutrition is medicine. 

So why do I tell you this story? I want you to know that I very much understand the difficulty of navigating injuries and setbacks. I am passionate about helping you turn your pain into your strength, and preventing injuries from the start. We do this together by taking a holistic look at your lifestyle factors, health history, sleep hygiene, stress management tools, and diet, and transcribe these variables into a customized program. 

If you are ready to be guided by a biomechanics specialist, a certified nutrition coach, and a trigger point certified personal trainer to your healthiest, happiest, and most fit self this year, book a free 15-minute phone consultation and receive 50% off your first session. Today, I’ll leave you with my top 8 tips and tricks to get you started and focused on the right path to a healthier you.

– Avoid fad diets
– Say no to skinny detox teas
– Focus on whole foods
– Drink no less than half your body weight in water daily
– Thirty minutes of daily movement will change your life 
– Three days of strength training will boost your metabolism 
– Better sleep hygiene to hit 8 hours a night
– No one diet works for everyone 

Tim Machado
– Precision Nutrition Certified 
– Biomechanics Specialist
– Trigger Point Therapy Certified 
– National Exercise and Sport Trainers Association