{"id":8949,"date":"2017-01-30T04:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T04:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2020-06-10T20:16:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T20:16:32","slug":"interviewwithniashanks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2017\/01\/interviewwithniashanks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 35 &#8211; FIT CHICKS Chat: Best Body Weight Exercises, Double Progression Method + Loving your flaws with Nia Shanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chick,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">On today&#8217;s episode we have a super special guest, the awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/fitness-goals\/\">FabBitFun<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Blogger, Trainer, Coach and Host of &#8220;The Nia Shanks Show&#8221;, Nia amazing contributions to helping men and women love their bodies and find balance has earned her &#8220;Top 30 Motivator by Shape.com, one of the &#8220;<\/span>45 of The Smartest Trainers You Might Not Know by LiveStrong.com a<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">nd\u00a0<\/span>The 19 Best Women\u2019s Health Blogs of 2016, Health Line. Don&#8217;t forget to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/earlyworkouts.com\/\">Start your day sweaty<\/a> and drink a lot of water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8972\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8972\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8972\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Nia-Shanks-Brad-Rankin-Studio-1-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"Check out more on Nia at www.niashanks.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Nia-Shanks-Brad-Rankin-Studio-1-300x274.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Nia-Shanks-Brad-Rankin-Studio-1.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out more on Nia at www.niashanks.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we first\u00a0read one of her awesome blog posts called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niashanks.com\/best-bodyweight-exercises\/\">&#8220;7 of the Best Bodyweight Exercises you should be doing&#8221;, <\/a>we loved her moves, her levels and her knowledge but it was the title on her website that made us fully fall into health girl crush mode on her and we knew we needed to get her on the podcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did it say?\u00a0 <em>&#8220;I am a coach, I am a writer. I share health &amp; fitness information that doesn&#8217;t suck&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is a chick after our heart lol.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, Nia gets both practical and personal as she shares her incredible<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niashanks.com\/double-progression-method\/\"> double progression method <\/a>that you can use to achieve fierce results with body weight and by using weights as well as opening up about her\u00a0struggles with body image and acceptance at a young age that inspired her to become a coach as well as how you can take back you power by ditching ther &#8220;flaw&#8221; mentality.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Fresh-vs-frozen-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of Fresh vs frozen (2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Fresh-vs-frozen-2-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Fresh-vs-frozen-2-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Fresh-vs-frozen-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the player below to listen to this awesome interview with\u00a0Nia that will change the way you approach your workouts &amp; your body today! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8949-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.members.fitchicksacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FIT_CHICKS_Chat_Episode_35.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.members.fitchicksacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FIT_CHICKS_Chat_Episode_35.mp3\">http:\/\/www.members.fitchicksacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FIT_CHICKS_Chat_Episode_35.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/fit-chicks-chat\/id1112631196 \" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7688 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/subscribe_on_itunes_badge-420x153-300x109.png\" alt=\"subscribe_on_itunes_badge-420x153\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/subscribe_on_itunes_badge-420x153-300x109.png 300w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/subscribe_on_itunes_badge-420x153.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to stay in the loop for future podcasts?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b3VdqX\">Click here<\/a> and we will make sure you are the first to know when they are available plus other awesome bonuses too!<\/p>\n<p>And if you have a question about fitness, nutrition, wellness or business that you would like us to give our 2 cents about or have any feedback about the show, simply email us at info@fitchicks.ca &#8230;we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Listening!<\/p>\n<p>Laura &amp; Amanda &#8211; FIT CHICKS xo<\/p>\n<p>PS. Want to learn more about how to break the diet cycle for good, lose weight naturally and help others do the same? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicksacademy.com\/natural-weight-loss-coach-program\/\">Check out our 30 page program brochure <\/a>for\u00a0FIT CHICKS Academy&#8217;s latest\u00a0certification, the\u00a0Natural Weight Loss Coach program starting Jan 24, 2017!<\/p>\n<h6><em>*For informational purposes only. Please consult a physician before starting or changing an exercise or nutrition program<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chick, On today&#8217;s episode we have a super special guest, the awesome FabBitFun! 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