With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Tiffiny Hall has a wealth of knowledge about health and fitness but there's one piece of advice she believes is the most important.
Her career has seen her become a fitness trainer, an author, a podcast host, a former Gladiator and Biggest Loser trainer and even has a 6th Dan Taekwondo black belt. She is also the founder of MYTXO an online fitness program dedicated to women.
Her experience in the industry has taught her a lot but the biggest thing she's learnt, she tells 9honey,is that women's bodies are constantly changing.
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"Women's bodies change rapidly and go through many phases, you know, from being really fit in their 20s to then thinking about conception (if they choose), then pregnancy, then postpartum, then perimenopause, then menopause," Hall says.
"We're constantly fluctuating with our hormones. It's not like my husband who just works out at the same level, same tone every day of every month."
Because of this, Hall's biggest piece of advice for women navigating their fitness journey is to listen to their bodies.
"Your body is constantly changing. So what I've learnt from women is that we are incredibly resilient but that we need to listen to our bodies and have, you know, training specific to women [that takes into account these fluctuations]."
Hall explains that listening to your body could mean swapping out a high intensity training day for yoga or pilates on a day when you're feeling low energy or even simply taking a rest day – personalising your fitness routine to what works for you.
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In an industry that Hall says is dominated by men and with many rigid fitness programs failing to take into account the many fluctuations women experience throughout the month and throughout their lives, Hall is proud to provide a program made by women for women that allows them to listen to their bodies.
"[The TXO Method] is a method created by women and it's tailored to women and I don't think that there's enough training tailored to women out there."
Hall's second piece of advice is one that she admits isn't easy to do but she believes is really important – "not comparing yourself to other people".
"Having that mindset of acceptance and self compassion is really important," she says.
For Hall, that means regularly reminding herself that she's on her own journey and it's OK if it doesn't look like someone else's.
"This is my journey, this is where I'm at and, you know, accepting where you're at is really, really important."
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But in a world rife with unrealistic standards around bodies and beauty it's easier said than done.
After having her first baby, Hall says she was bombarded with messages about how she would "bounce back". She says she received social media DMs, requests through her publicist, comments on social media and even emails to her company help desk with countless questions.
"Aren't you scared that you've lost your fit body?"
"Aren't you scared you'll never get your body back?"
"Aren't you worried it's going to affect your business now that you don't look like a trainer."
These were just some of the messages Hall says she received as she was navigating postpartum which she says "was a lot of pressure".
To block out the noise, Hall decided she was going to reframe "bounce back" culture and embark on a "bounce forward" culture where she would take her time to get back to a fitness level she wanted in a way that was healthy and sustainable.
"[I decided that] I accept my body where it's at and I'm just going to do this slowly. I'm not going to diet or punish myself with exercise to get back to where you want me to be."
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Hall says plenty of women got on board with her and it's this mentality towards a healthy lifestyle that she's continued to advocate for since. Because for her, fitness is about so much more than the number on the scales or the size of your dress. The biggest benefit of fitness in Hall's life is the mental health benefits it provides.
"I feel the effects of endorphins so strongly that it sets me up for the day. I feel happier. I feel like I'm a happier mum. I feel more patient. I feel more resilient, like I can deal with whatever comes across my desk."
She's also a big fan of the community that fitness inspires and she can't wait to meet up with some of them at FitHer, Australia's largest women's health and fitness expo, in Melbourne on October 5th and 6th.
Hall will be joining other influential fitness experts at the event and will be doing a live workout from her latest program Fighter 2.0.
"For me, being an online trainer, sometimes you miss out on that live connection of training people. So if you can get 130 people in a room and train them at one time, it's just magic."
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