LLN Episode #114: Steven Taylor – What are the Pros and Cons of Hiring a Personal Trainer To Achieve Better Health?

About Steven Taylor: Steven Taylor is the Co-Founder and COO of HipTrain. He is also an advisor at Revolution's Rise of the Rest Fund, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Georgetown University, and serves on the boards of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and DC Police Foundation. Prior to founding HipTrain, Steve was the COO at Big Health, a company focused on helping millions achieve good mental health with fully automated, highly personalized, and evidence-based digital therapeutics. Prior to Big Health, Steve was COO at Fixt, the first on-demand mobile device repair platform for the enterprise. In August 2020, Fixt was acquired by Assurant, a global insurance provider. From 2015 to 2019 Steve worked at Lyft, during which he was Regional Director at Lyft for New York and the Mid-Atlantic, two of the company's largest territories, where he was responsible for revenue growth, customer acquisition, retail operations, and community engagement. In 2012, Steve founded District Ventures, an angel investment group funding and advising entrepreneurs focused on enterprise business solutions and consumer products. From 2010 to 2015, Steve was a management consultant at PRTM and PwC primarily working on the development of risk and resilience frameworks, talent transformation, and a venture ecosystem program. What We Discuss In This Episode: We discuss the advantages of having a personal trainer as well as who should get a personal trainer? Steve discusses how exercise helps mental health, which is a key piece when it come to living a healthy, long life. Steve shares what makes HipTrain unique and shares with us about some of your trainers. He also discussed some of the outcome of their clients. We talk about the current statistics and trends around health and wellness and how we need to shift from treating people when they are sick, to preventing sickness altogether. Steve emphasizes the importance of personalized health and wellness services to achieve results. Connect with Steve Taylor: Website: https://hiptrain.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephenhtaylor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-h-taylor/ Connect with Lynne: If you're looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized & Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day. Website: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth Free Resources from Lynne Wadsworth: 5 Simple Steps to Gain Energy, Feel Great & Uplevel Your Health: Are you ready to create a Healthier Lifestyle? Would you like to feel lighter, more energized, and even add joy to your life? If it's time to find more balance of mind~body~soul, then I've got the perfect FREE resource to help. In this guide, you'll find my most impactful strategies and I've made applying them in your life as simple as 1-2-3 (plus a couple more) to help you create a healthier, holistic lifestyle. Uplevel your holistic health and wellness and download the 5 Simple Steps to Health here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/5-simple-steps-to-a-healthier-you/ How to Thrive in Menopause: Hot flashes? Low Energy? Difficulty with weight management? If MID-LIFE & MENOPAUSE are taking their toll then I've got a solution for you! I've taken all my very best strategies and solutions to help you feel energized, vibrant, lighter & healthy, and compiled them into this FREE resource! Thrive in midlife and beyond - download my guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/ Did You Enjoy The Podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please let us know! 5-star reviews for the Living Life Naturally podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, or Stitcher are greatly appreciated. This helps us reach more women struggling to live through midlife and beyond. Thank you. Together, we make a difference!