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AuthorKrisna

Ms. Hanks holds a MS in Kinesiology from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of San Francisco. She is a certified Metabolic Health Practitioner, Nutrition Network Coach Practitioner with decades of experience as a health and executive coach. As co-owner of Square 1 Wellness with Robert Surenbroek, their company offers 1 on 1 as well as group health coaching programs in the LCHF/Keto/Carnivore lifestyle. Currently Krisna is a Metabolic Health Coach with Dr. Philip Ovadia and the I Fix Hearts Team. Her background combines years as a professional dancer, certified Pilates instructor by Romana's Pilates and Power Pilates, certified worksite wellness, senior fitness and Diabetes Prevention Specialist.

Focus

As a health and performance coach I support individuals developing a performance mindset. You say, what’s that? In simple terms, focus on the…

Routines Make Life Easier

Moving up the aging ladder requires a constant adjustment to life simplification. You have a decent understanding of certain elements of your…

My Food Story

At the end of my professional dance career +/- age 40 I started having severe joint issues. It started first in the hip/sacrum…

What is Health?

Absence of Disease or Presence of Vitality? Not a rhetorical question! I’m going with the second one. In a world that revolves primarily…

Are You Over-Exercising ?

I recently finished reading Mark Sisson’s Primal Health book, which by the way is a real gem! The book highlights the term “Chronic…

Metabolic Health 101

While there has been no shortage of information surrounding the Covid_19 virus, metabolic health may have slipped under your radar. Understanding what it…

Performance Mindset

Developing a performance mindset is a skill we often think only relates to athletes and sports. It can however be a real boost…

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Hobbies and Wellbeing

As a health and performance coach my goal is to support individuals in finding more sustainable paths in all aspects of wellbeing. In…

What’s a Coach?

First the disclaimer. Both my brother and father (picture above) were basketball coaches for many years. Plus, I’m currently a practicing certified health coach.…

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An Eye on Stress

We talk endlessly about stress, but do we take real actions to diminish it in our lives? Stress as defined by Merriam-Webster is below.…