Cody Schlitter is a coach and owner of Practical Wellness, a practice where everyone believes in a holistic approach to health. They help create customized fitness programming and provide nutrition advice, but also attend to other aspects of health, such as stress management, juggling physical and mental health, financial wellness, and more. Cody is a local Iowan and friend and it was great to hear how he got started in this industry! In this episode, we cover: - Cody's personal health journey, and how hating one form of exercise made him find his passion - what it's like to open a brick-and-mortar gym - his personal training philosophy (which is so similar to mine!) - his biggest fitness & nutrition pet peeves - his top 3 pieces of advice to people starting out in their fitness journeys ... and more! You can connect with him over on Instagram @practicalwellnesscoach Learn more about him over on his website: practicalwellnesscoach.com ! You can learn more about me by following on IG @imperfectlypaigewellness or by checking out my blog, freebies, and offers on my website: https://imperfectlypaigewellness.com Please share with #PaigeTalksWellness to help get the word out about the show - and join the Imperfect Health Fam over on Facebook.