For Elle Nielsen, living a balanced life is an essential part of being her best self.
As a mother, business founder and health and fitness coach, it's what keeps her going when life gets busy... which, you probably won't be surprised to hear, is fairly often.
Thankfully for us, it's also her lived experience that makes her the perfect voice of wisdom for other busy women looking to prioritise their health.
You see, Elle is the co-founder with her partner Scott, of wellness brand FWD FORM Nutrition.
It's an Aussie lady startup that creates science-backed supplements with the help of Australia’s leading naturopaths, clinical nutritionists and supplement formulation experts.
Their hard-working product line-up includes tasty vegan protein powders, energising pre-workout and super green blends, all built to enhance physical and mental performance.
And it's thanks to her involvement in her several health and wellness businesses that Elle has found many convenient ways to make sustainable differences to people's health.
That's why we've picked her brain to hear what advice she gives all her clients when it comes to keeping fit and healthy.
Here's exactly what she said.
1. Weight training is just as important as cardio.
According to Elle, changing up your fitness routine to incorporate more strength training (and less HIIT days a week) could be the answer to changing your body composition.
"You definitely DO NOT need to train in the gym every single day for hours on end to get results, in fact just 3-4 days a week for 45 minutes is absolutely perfect," she tells Mamamia.