Speaker 1: What if the most valuable person in the gym isn't
Speaker 1: the most experienced person, and maybe they're not even the
Speaker 1: strongest or fastest or the person with the best Welcome
Speaker 1: to the Transformation Station podcast. I'm Christina, owner, operator, and
Speaker 1: founder of the Transformation Station, and this is where we
Speaker 1: talk about getting stronger while navigating real life. If you're
Speaker 1: trying to stay consistent through the ups and the downs
Speaker 1: and everywhere else in between, this is for you. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I'm going to talk about this one specific member.
Speaker 1: We have many members, so we probably don't know who
Speaker 1: I'm talking about, but this is someone who is incredibly
Speaker 1: special to me.
Speaker 2: And in saying that, there's a.
Speaker 1: Lot of incredibly special people, but in the last twenty
Speaker 1: four hours, this specific person really stood out to me.
Speaker 1: And she's retired now, she ran her own business. Every
Speaker 1: single time she's in the gym. I have to tell
Speaker 1: you is before she leaves, she thanks me, and she
Speaker 1: thanks the coach, She thanks the space for existing. It's
Speaker 1: interesting because, like she tells me, the gym is amazing
Speaker 1: and how fortunate they are to have this space and
Speaker 1: to come and be able to move their bodies within
Speaker 1: the four walls and she's also like, thank you so much.
Speaker 1: We're also fortunate to have you doing this, and to me, like,
Speaker 1: I admired this woman so much and I always knew that,
Speaker 1: like she really stood out to me for a few
Speaker 1: different reasons. And then I googled her name and I
Speaker 1: told her that I've known her for over six months
Speaker 1: now and I recently did this and she's someone who
Speaker 1: has built something substantial and I had no clue until
Speaker 1: I googled this, and I told her that, I'm like,
Speaker 1: that is so impressive, Like you never really know who
Speaker 1: you run into at the train information station. And I
Speaker 1: even told her, I'm like, listen, most people in here,
Speaker 1: like I know them. I know their shoes, I know
Speaker 1: their heart, I know their goals, and I'm fascinated by people.
Speaker 1: I don't care what kind of car they're driving. I
Speaker 1: don't know what they do for work most times. And
Speaker 1: it's like it's it's very interesting to me because like
Speaker 1: when you walk through the doors, all of those things
Speaker 1: that are like i'm gonna say, worldly possessions, we kind
Speaker 1: of just leave those things at the door, and we
Speaker 1: don't judge anybody based on the car they driver. Like
Speaker 1: those types of things, right, like, to me, it's all
Speaker 1: about the energy that people bring to the table. And
Speaker 1: to see that she has built something that was so
Speaker 1: in my opinion, impressive. She knows what goes on behind
Speaker 1: the scenes of business and building things because she has
Speaker 1: literally lived it herself. And I always wondered, like, why
Speaker 1: is she so nice to me? Like there's like, there's
Speaker 1: so many things I really love about her. But one
Speaker 1: thing that I noticed is when there's a conversation about
Speaker 1: the gym, about how things work, like she's the first person,
Speaker 1: and she does this in such like a kind like
Speaker 1: non fake kind of a way. She's the first person
Speaker 1: that jumps in. Is like Christina, thank you.
Speaker 2: I'm like what. And it's not even like a forced.
Speaker 1: Thank you, it's not like a like like I value
Speaker 1: feedback and this is totally something that's that's different, and
Speaker 1: she's so genuinely grateful that someone was like, you know what,
Speaker 1: I care about people in fitness so much. I'm gonna
Speaker 1: build this for the community. And I recently read something
Speaker 1: online and it said I don't know, it was like
Speaker 1: it was speaking to me, but I took it and
Speaker 1: actually shared it with a few other business owners because
Speaker 1: it's like I know that I will cry about the
Speaker 1: Transformation Station because well not just because like I'm proud
Speaker 1: that I built it. To me, like I always have
Speaker 1: the next goal that I need to attain, and I'm
Speaker 1: not really that proud ever, because this is just what
Speaker 1: I do, Like business is in my blood. It's something
Speaker 1: that I thrive on. It excites me. But this thing
Speaker 1: that I read it said, next time you're looking around
Speaker 1: and being so fortunate about the people around you and
Speaker 1: like your customers and stuff like that. And I will
Speaker 1: always be thankful for people that walk through the doors
Speaker 1: of the Transformation Station, But this post is said, don't
Speaker 1: forget to thank yourself because you're important for existing, because
Speaker 1: they're also fortunate for having you as well. It's not
Speaker 1: just a one way street of only one person is
Speaker 1: contributing in one person, it's like a relationship. You have
Speaker 1: built something that people can use and it makes such
Speaker 1: a big difference, so you should be proud of that
Speaker 1: and vice versa. People are lucky to have what you
Speaker 1: bring to the table, whether that's in your career, in
Speaker 1: your profession, in your family, in your life, in everything
Speaker 1: that you do. Like I always say, like, oh my gosh,
Speaker 1: I'm so thankful for my pets. Get me wrong, I'm
Speaker 1: also thankful for my spouse. But I'm using this as
Speaker 1: a generic because a lot of people have pets, and
Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm so thankful for my pets. In all
Speaker 1: the contrast, I'm like, they are so thankful for me.
Speaker 1: I work so hard so my animals can have a
Speaker 1: good life. So high vibe to us that are doing
Speaker 1: those things too. And actually I talked with Nikki on
Speaker 1: the podcast episode yesterday, so go back to the other
Speaker 1: one if you didn't listen to it, and we talked
Speaker 1: about like the programming at the transformation station that comes
Speaker 1: from like real experience.
Speaker 2: It's very intentional.
Speaker 1: Every every single movement always like I always plan it.
Speaker 1: So there's different options, there's every modification, and there's definitely
Speaker 1: always a method to my madness. And our coaches we're
Speaker 1: all making the same pizza recipe. Our coaches give you
Speaker 1: so many ways to move in our space. No one
Speaker 1: ever has to act like ask sorry, no one ever
Speaker 1: has to to ask for a modification. No one has
Speaker 1: to raise their hands or feel embarrassed because we just
Speaker 1: don't do that here. And like, there's there's so much
Speaker 1: options that there's not really anything to push back on,
Speaker 1: and like sometimes you hear like a lot of like
Speaker 1: heavy complaining or oh, I don't want to do this,
Speaker 1: or like it seems that it's almost like a social
Speaker 1: connection of why people do that sometimes where it's like
Speaker 1: that's what they can bond on, so they push back
Speaker 1: on some of the movements like oh, walking lunges, we
Speaker 1: did so many lunches.
Speaker 2: In the last week.
Speaker 1: Or you can always change your lunges to befoward lunges,
Speaker 1: backward lunches, side lunches, leg lifts, side taps, dumbbell marches,
Speaker 1: if you're not hinging at the knees. Like there's so
Speaker 1: many different options that we give people, and we train
Speaker 1: people for that because like we want you to move
Speaker 1: in a way that moves your unique body. So there's
Speaker 1: absolutely nothing to push back on, because we literally pride
Speaker 1: our entire business model that I've designed on that. And
Speaker 1: this member gets it, and she trusts it, and she
Speaker 1: appreciates it, and she says so every single time before
Speaker 1: she leaves a gym. And that's the kind of energy
Speaker 1: that I'm talking about today. Like it's just like this
Speaker 1: person is like walking sunshine, and like we talk about fitness,
Speaker 1: like we talk about like life, we talk about all
Speaker 1: these things, and it's it's normal. It's not like that
Speaker 1: artificial positivity. Like that's not what I'm talking about at all.
Speaker 1: But like she's she's just really kind and like she's
Speaker 1: not over the top funny, she's not loud, she's not obnoxious,
Speaker 1: Like she's smiling, she quietly greets people. She always has
Speaker 1: this radiant smile on her face, and like she's always
Speaker 1: also trusting people around her too, and like she makes
Speaker 1: new people feel welcome, and like I cannot tell you
Speaker 1: how genuine her smile is and you can tell that
Speaker 1: that she means it. So like the workouts matter in
Speaker 1: the building, right, Like it's a fitness center, it's a gym.
Speaker 1: That's what we're here to get stronger, to move our
Speaker 1: bodies and to have social time. And like, don't get
Speaker 1: me wrong about that. Like we are here for like
Speaker 1: a plan and a purpose, and that's to get stronger
Speaker 1: and move our bodies and to create longevity. At the
Speaker 1: end of the day, people will always remember how they
Speaker 1: felt while they were in our four walls, and like
Speaker 1: they'll always remember like did I feel competent, was I able?
Speaker 1: Was I singled out or no, like people remember those things.
Speaker 1: And that's why we speak to the people individually, not
Speaker 1: to a class as a whole, Like you're not a
Speaker 1: number here, and that's why like this genuine heart of
Speaker 1: like we have different things that we give you.
Speaker 2: You don't actually need to complain.
Speaker 1: If you like complaining and that's just something that you
Speaker 1: like to do, then that that's okay. Like you can
Speaker 1: be yourself, like we pride ourselves. We make a place
Speaker 1: where everyone feels comfortable, so all the different personality types
Speaker 1: come out. However, just remember that what you bring to
Speaker 1: the table is what sets the tone. And when I'm
Speaker 1: coaching and I'm leading the room and I hear like, eh,
Speaker 1: this or this or this or this, it's like okay,
Speaker 1: so don't do that. Then these are your options what
Speaker 1: I have for you. If you want to work your
Speaker 1: quads and not do a lunch or a squad, this
Speaker 1: is how we can do that. Like it's going to
Speaker 1: be a good time, You're not going to be hurt,
Speaker 1: like we're here with you. If it's a muscle soreness,
Speaker 1: there's different ways that you can move and like we
Speaker 1: pride ourselves like you don't always need to be and
Speaker 1: always you don't ever need to be crawling out of
Speaker 1: a gym to have a good workout come and move
Speaker 1: your bodies. There's some times that when you're you're upping
Speaker 1: your weight, or maybe you're changing your movement pattern just
Speaker 1: a little bit, or you try a different class type
Speaker 1: like butts and guts, which is a lot of like
Speaker 1: lower body and core. The next day you might feel
Speaker 1: your your muscles are a little bit tight. There's some
Speaker 1: people that hardly feel anything at all and they still
Speaker 1: had a fantastic workout, And there's some people that move
Speaker 1: their bodies a little bit differently, so something's like refired,
Speaker 1: and our programming always has that flexibility that if you
Speaker 1: do need something more challenging in a different kind of
Speaker 1: a way, that we're going to offer that to you.
Speaker 1: If you want to add pliometrics, which is a lot
Speaker 1: of jumping, we can show you how to do that
Speaker 1: as well. So there's all different ways to move your
Speaker 1: body to what your goals are and the way your
Speaker 1: unique body moves. Like the workouts do count, but that
Speaker 1: energy that we bring to the table when we enter
Speaker 1: the space also matters. And don't get me wrong, you're
Speaker 1: allowed to have a crabby day.
Speaker 2: Like even with.
Speaker 1: Coach Tina and Coach Nikki, we talked about like energies
Speaker 1: and like you can come in in a bad mood
Speaker 1: and you can leave it all in the gym floor.
Speaker 1: You can forget about it, you can have a good time.
Speaker 1: You can leave better than when you walked in. And
Speaker 1: that to me is the most important thing. The coaches
Speaker 1: are the thermometer in the room, so we're gonna not
Speaker 1: the thermometer. Sorry, we're the thermostat in the room. So
Speaker 1: we're always trying to bring that positive energy without being
Speaker 1: artificial at all. That's why we're real human beings. But
Speaker 1: people always remember how they felt in the four walls.
Speaker 1: And I know that when I look at my roster
Speaker 1: of who's in my classes, whether I'm subbing it in
Speaker 1: the evening or on the weekends or whatever classes in
Speaker 1: the morning that I'm already teaching. When I look at
Speaker 1: the roster, I go, all right, we're getting it because
Speaker 1: I'm so happy to see the different people in personalities
Speaker 1: that I'm coaching of that day. And I know, no
Speaker 1: matter what, Like there's that song that's like, ain't nobody
Speaker 1: gonna break.
Speaker 2: Mastrat, I've got to keep a movement something like that.
Speaker 1: So like if someone's having an off day, it's okay
Speaker 1: if you're having an off day, because I'm not gonna
Speaker 1: have an off day and I'm here with you. We're
Speaker 1: gonna hold hands as we keep on going. Not actually,
Speaker 1: but you know what I mean, Like like in spirit,
Speaker 1: perhaps I'm not like that, but I think that's gonna
Speaker 1: be good for now. But like if you're allowed to
Speaker 1: come however you want. I'm not asking anybody to show
Speaker 1: up and pretend like they're fantastic all the time. That's
Speaker 1: like that other podcast podcast episode that says not always yay,
Speaker 1: sometimes just.
Speaker 2: Okay, because that's gonna be okay too. Yeah.
Speaker 1: So I'm just talking about like what we bring to
Speaker 1: the table and what we actually how we communicate, how
Speaker 1: we vibe within the four walls. There's some people that
Speaker 1: just love to give feedback, like the workout should look
Speaker 1: like this, or it should look like this, or maybe
Speaker 1: this or that or whatever the case is. But at
Speaker 1: the end of the day, we do programming for the
Speaker 1: group as a whole, and we address each person individually
Speaker 1: that way they can change it. It's more like group training.
Speaker 1: So that's why, like the programs are written as the
Speaker 1: programs are, and don't get me wrong, like no one's
Speaker 1: kicking back on that. So it's not like I'm saying
Speaker 1: this for a specific conversation that I had. I'm just
Speaker 1: saying this because that's just how it is. And this
Speaker 1: specific member every time is like she changes the energy
Speaker 1: in the room. And when I see her, whether it's
Speaker 1: in step class or step in lift on Fridays, and
Speaker 1: I see her doing her thing and she's like zoned in,
Speaker 1: and then after she's like wow, But like I can
Speaker 1: also see that she changes some of the movements to
Speaker 1: be for herself. So like there's some times when I'm like, Okay,
Speaker 1: you can either keep on stepping or grab water. Chances
Speaker 1: are I'm gonna grow go grab water too, because I'm
Speaker 1: hooting and hollering and singing and queueing with my voice
Speaker 1: through that whole time while hauling ass too, So I'm like,
Speaker 1: oh my gosh, you guys all want to break to
Speaker 1: get water, good thing, because me too. And then sometimes
Speaker 1: I see her and she's still stepping and then she'll
Speaker 1: grab water as she needs and like, Okay, do your thing,
Speaker 1: like this is awesome, And after she's like this was
Speaker 1: so great because she truly embodies the essence of the gym,
Speaker 1: which is moving a way that works for your unique
Speaker 1: body and there's no kickback, Like it is just so
Speaker 1: cool to see.
Speaker 2: So yeah.
Speaker 1: So that's that's not just on coaches to cultivate that energy,
Speaker 1: but it's also everybody who walks through the door as well.
Speaker 1: And when people compliment me on the gym and they're like, oh,
Speaker 1: the people here are amazing, and I literally turned them like,
Speaker 1: I know right, Like that's just what we've cultivated, that's
Speaker 1: just who we are.
Speaker 2: So yeah. So here's my challenge today. I'm gonna leave
Speaker 2: this with you.
Speaker 1: I know, the last couple of podcast episodes were a
Speaker 1: little bit longer, so I'm trying to keep this one
Speaker 1: a little bit short and sweet. My challenge for you
Speaker 1: today is to be the that says thank you, to
Speaker 1: give gratitude. Sometimes we give a lot of feedback and
Speaker 1: feedback and feedback, but sometimes what people need is just
Speaker 1: a genuine thank you. Here's my challenge for the day. Okay,
Speaker 1: oh there's no grade, so don't worry. Be the person
Speaker 1: who says thank you, like, say it for real. It
Speaker 1: doesn't have to be a huge, big, thing it can be.
Speaker 1: Maybe you're gonna thank a coach, maybe you're gonna thank
Speaker 1: another member. Maybe it's someone who you just notice next
Speaker 1: to you. Maybe they help you get through the workout,
Speaker 1: and maybe not just like a hey, good workout, but
Speaker 1: something that's like super real, like hey, I noticed that
Speaker 1: you cheer for people at the end of class, Like
Speaker 1: that's fantastic, or.
Speaker 2: Like go up to one of the coaches.
Speaker 1: Maybe you're I know that we have a lot of
Speaker 1: listeners that recently tuned in, even as far as Japan.
Speaker 2: I'm so glad that you're here.
Speaker 1: Maybe you belong to a gym, go high five to
Speaker 1: the coach and say, hey, thank you for showing me
Speaker 1: that modification. Like watch what it does to the room,
Speaker 1: and also watch what it does to you. It's going
Speaker 1: to transform your entire fitness journey. If it's in your work,
Speaker 1: it's going to start to transform your work. Like gratitude
Speaker 1: is so good, be specific about it, sometimes not Sometimes
Speaker 1: I know that doesn't matter who you are or where
Speaker 1: you are. We don't hear thank you enough. So tell
Speaker 1: someone they probably don't hear thank you enough. And I
Speaker 1: hope that this comes back around to you too, because
Speaker 1: you never know who's going to need it. And you
Speaker 1: know what, I'm going to promise you that it will
Speaker 1: come back to you, all right. If you have any questions, comments,
Speaker 1: or concerns, if you want to recap on this, come
Speaker 1: and talk to me. Let's see how and where and how.
Speaker 1: Let's talk about it, how gratitude changes your week.
Speaker 2: See you next time.