Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Your health is YOUR responsibility. In this episode, we’re diving into a hard truth: you can’t rely on the medical community to keep you healthy. The healthcare system is designed to treat illness, not prevent it. That’s where YOU come in. Here’s the reality: Your doctor can’t exercise…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Amber and Heather are back with their fourth installment of Hot Flashes & Cold Truths: Navigating Menopause. They share their experiences of menopausal symptoms and why or why not they have chosen to take HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy.) Want to learn more? Join our Rockin' Menopause…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Amber and Heather are tackling Nutrition and how it impacts women in Perimenopause and Menopause in this third installment of Hot Flashes & Cold Truths: Navigating Menopause. Want to learn more? Join our Rockin' Menopause Program --> HERE. Join our Newsletter HERE! Support the show Fol…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Amber and Heather continue the conversation about Menopause, this time focusing on tips to help you through this time of life. Don't forget to check out our Rockin' Menopause online course HERE. This complete course teaches you all the things you need to know to rock menopause! Get Nut…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Join Amber and Heather in this candid and empowering multi-part series as they pull back the curtain on perimenopause and menopause. From symptoms that took them by surprise to the surprising silence of their female family members, they share their unfiltered experiences and the lesson…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. In this episode, we discuss the essential role that motivation, consistency, and discipline play in achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Drawing from real-life examples, including inspiring stories from our clients and our own personal journeys, we explore practical strategie…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. With the popularity of Intermittent Fasting, we are seeing a rise in a large amount of clients who are under-eating. Skipping meals (which is basically what intermittent fasting is) can work against you and your goals. Especially when it comes to exercise. If you need help getting your…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Being in the industry for 30+ years, we have heard every excuse under the sun about why people can NOT focus on their healthy eating. Healthy nutrition is simple, basic and really not that complicated. The diet industry has made it seem like it is. And now, with all the influencers who…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Ladies, this one is all about you! If you are over 40, perimenopausal or post-menopausal, you've gained weight and you think you need to do a bunch of cardio to lose weight, DON'T DO IT! We are here to tell you that adding a lot of high intensity cardio to your workout plan is going to…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. From coaching a client to starve themselves for weight loss to watching a trainer ask a client to do an exercise they are clearly not ready to attempt, we've seen and heard some doozies! Not all trainers are the same. Certification is just the beginning of the journey. There also needs…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Choosing a Personal Trainer is important to ensure you are with the right one. A few things to remember when you are looking for a Personal Trainer: Are they certified? Through which certifying body? Are they experienced? How many years have they trained? Are they insured? What are the…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Welcome to our second season of Toole Talk! It's 2024 and we are back to chat about all things health, fitness, nutrition and wellness. Support the show Follow us on Social Media! FaceBook Instagram YouTube TikTok Linkedin Contact UsBy Amber Toole and Heather Yonce

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Welcome to Season 2 of Toole Talk! Amber and Heather are here to continue helping you learn more about all things wellness! In this episode, you'll learn the value of hiring a Fitness Professional and why it's better than trying to do it yourself. And stay tuned for Part 2 where we tel…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Are you able to get up off of the floor? This is one of the movements that if you cannot do it now, we would suggest practicing and learning how to do this in multiple ways. Start out by practicing on all fours and crawling to a chair or sofa where you can use something to help you. Yo…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. We love a good client success story! And we have so many to share!! Success is defined differently for so many people. Listen to Heather's story about her clients that had issues getting up off the floor. Getting up off of the floor becomes a critical life skill the older you get. You'…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. We have many hilarious client stories! When you spend time with people, you end up talking about a number of topics. Listen in as Amber shares a funny client story about lingerie, vacation and adult fun times. PS - Don't wait 15 years! Support the show Follow us on Social Media! FaceBo…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. With the explosion of Online Coaching, we are seeing more and more people who are purchasing and following plans they are buying from online coaches. When someone is selling a program to a large number of people, many times, they are selling a cookie cutter plan. Cookie cutter plans do…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP??!?!?! Are you happy with where you are in your current health journey? If you aren't, what are you going to do to change that? We have some tips to share when you are ready to set some goals and achieve them! Support the show Follow us on Social Media! FaceBo…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Maybe she's born with it.....maybe it's.... Are you born with it? Born to love exercise? Born to run? Born to be what you are? We do have some things we are born with. Our genetics play a part in our likes, but our mindset is a big piece of being able to do things we aren't born with h…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. It all started with Heather scrolling through Social Media and lead to she and I having a deep conversation about Obesity. It lead Amber to do a little digging into research, as well as chatting with one of our super smart medical professionals to give us insight into Obesity as a dise…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. So many times we hear people who are trying to eat better say they are going to have a "cheat day." Find out why we advise against this, why we hate the word cheat and just how detrimental it can be to your success. But don't worry....we will also discuss how we incorporate balance int…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. What happens to your healthy habits when you go on vacation? Sure, you might relax a little. And that's ok! But do you go completely off the rails....not doing much movement and eating and drinking lots of things you normally wouldn't? If vacation you is 180 degrees from real life you,…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Our Focus 40 Challenge is our 40 day Healthy Habit building program where we walk you through the basics behaviors of great health and wellness. We run the challenge several times throughout the year. If you would like to be on the waiting list for our next round and be the first to re…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Having an actual Workout Plan means that you have a Program that is specific to your body needs, your goals and the way your body is responding to the plan. It's not just a bunch of random exercises thrown together. Sure, exercising is great for our health, BUT by just exercising, you …

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. You've heard the old saying...."Excuses are like armpits. Everyone has them and they all stink." We also love the Mario Forleo quote, "Excuses are like the roach. motel but for dreams." And the ever popular Arnold Schwarzenegger, "You can have results or excuses, but not both." As Fitn…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Heather is our Running Coach at The Training Toole and she has quite the story about how she got started in her 40s with running. She shares insight into how to get started. We will discuss how to make your running better, injury free and well fueled. She will talk all about gear and w…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. We LOVE talking about nutrition! Understanding Macros can help eating a balanced, healthy diet much easier. We share some of our favorite tips of working with our clients in this episode that dives deep into nutrition. Here's the calculator we reference about finding out approximately …

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Working out is just one piece of the wellness puzzle. Recovery work needs to be a part of your fitness plan, as well. This includes stretching, mobility work, yoga, Self Myofascial Release (SMR) with tools like foam rollers, lacrosse balls, tennis balls and hand held rollers. Rest is a…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Metabolism is just basically how your body utilizes energy. Some people believe that when we age, our metabolism slows down. However, a recent study showed that from 20 - 60, our metabolism rates stay about the same. This leads us to see that inactivity...the slowing down of the person…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Exercise and working out is crucial for your overall health. If you think that exercise alone will help you lose weight...you are going to be disappointed. When it comes to weight loss, so many factors play a part in how your body releases excess body fat. Do exercise! Move daily! But …

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Heather shares her story of being labeled as "Obese" from a local facility that uses a body scanning machine. Was this a sales tactic? And if so, why would your goal be to make someone feel badly about themselves? Heather and Amber discuss antiquated means of testing people and where o…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Although we train many different "types" of people at The Training Toole, we seem to have a large majority of Type A people. We love helping people get out of their comfort zone...in many ways. We share a few techniques of how we do this with our Type A's. Support the show Follow us on…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. In this episode, Heather shares a funny client story and why she would make a terrible vegan. Have a few laughs as we talk about eating styles, Amber's foray into trying to be a vegan, and what the ladies think about labeling your nutrition. Support the show Follow us on Social Media! …

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Amber and Heather are Certified Nutrition Coaches who help people understand nutrition and learn more about eating for wellness. Their approach is simple with an emphasis on mindset and creating healthy habits. Want more information about Nutrition Coaching with us? Sign up to find out…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. In 2020, our whole world changed. Covid restrictions greatly impacted the fitness industry - with 17% of fitness clubs closing permanently by the end of 2020 (IHRSA.) Listen in as Heather and Amber talk about how The Training Toole pivoted to keep their clients going, even after mandat…

Love our Podcast? Let us know! We would enjoy hearing from you. Welcome to Toole Talk! Amber Toole and Heather Yonce will be your guides through all things fitness, nutrition and wellness. Take a listen to this episode to hear more about our stories. How did we end up where we are today? It's your chance to get to know us. Welcome! We are glad you …