Real Talks on the Rocks

Women's Fitness, health and dating with Melissa Boyd of @Tempo

Episode Summary

On this episode of Real Talks on the Rocks, I sit down with Melissa Boyd, who is a head coach at @Tempo (a workout-at-home tech company based in San Francisco). Melissa discusses opening up her own gym in San Francisco, dealing with an auto-immune disease and how her new company (Tempo) is taking over the fitness industry with it's technology-based interactive fitness programs that people can do from the comfort of their own home! Melissa also shares some of her personal stories, including the current dating pool in San Francisco!

Episode Notes

On this episode of Real Talks on the Rocks, I sit down with Melissa Boyd, who is a head coach at @Tempo (a workout-at-home tech company based in San Francisco). 

Melissa discusses opening up her own gym in San Francisco, dealing with an auto-immune disease and how her new company (Tempo) is taking over the fitness industry with it's technology-based interactive fitness programs that people can do from the comfort of their own home! 

Melissa also shares some of her personal stories, including the current dating pool in San Francisco! 

You can reach out to Melissa on her instagram at: https://instagram.com/trainwithmb

 You can also check her out on Tempo at: https://instagram.com/Tempo 

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Chapter list: 

00:00- Preview 

00:30- Intro 

01:30- Why Fitness? 

05:10- The lack of trust in the fitness industry 

07:40- How @Tempo won over Melissa 

11:30- Melissa’s focus with her clients 

17:24- The grind to keep going

 20:11- The biggest challenges with training women 

22:48- Melissa’s daily routine 

25:19- Finding time to workout 

31:40- Fad diets 

34:20- Dealing with an auto-immune disease 

41:50- Relying on Doctor’s to “fix” you 

44:00-Trusting people 

47:00- The reality of research papers in fitness 

48:55- Ozempic 

57:45- Balancing everything in your life 

1:01:25- communicating with clients 

1:03:30- The technology of @Tempo 

1:07:10- How @Tempo evolved it’s products 

1:09:45- The “Trust” factor 

1:18:30- Advice to someone who wants to start on their fitness journey 

1:21:20- Why women HATE the gym! 

1:24:35- Dating in San Francisco

1:28:54- What we tell our younger selves 

1:33:03- Melissa’s thoughts on kids 

1:38:40-Impacting a child’s life 

1:44:35- Advice to other personal trainers and gym owners 

1:47:00- Final Thoughts