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!
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