Optimal Response: Empowering First Responders for Peak Performance

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06/06/23 • 38 min

In this empowering podcast, Andi, a highly accomplished personal trainer, nutrition expert, and mindset coach, shares her inspiring journey and groundbreaking insights into the world of First Responders' well-being.

Join Andi as she takes you through her transformative decision in 2018, when she courageously sold her thriving business and shifted her 25-year career to focus exclusively on supporting the unsung heroes of our communities - the First Responders.

Having personally experienced the devastating effects of burnout crashes, Andi recognized the crucial missing links in exercise, nutrition, and mindset that could prevent these symptoms from jeopardizing the lives and safety of those on the frontlines. Through her heartfelt observations of her husband's colleagues struggling with stress-related symptoms, she knew she had to take action.

Thus, 911 Lifestyle was born in May of 2018, a comprehensive program meticulously crafted by Andi herself, designed to provide First Responders with the tools they need to perform optimally in the face of immense challenges.

Tune in and be inspired to make a positive impact on the well-being of those who selflessly serve our communities.

Tune in and be inspired to make a positive impact on the well-being of those who selflessly serve our communities.

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