Functional and Metabolic Nutrition Coaching

Working with GLP-1 Medications

These medications can be effective in changing your metabolic status and increase weight loss. Research is showing the need to understand your nutritional and muscle strengthening needs to mitigate muscle and bone loss while taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and similar medications. This includes increasing the amount and quality of your protein and micronutrients.

I have successfully worked with clients taking these medications reduce bone and muscle loss through personalized strategies of strength and resistance training. I can work with your physician or medical team to ensure you optimize your nutrition and exercise while on this journey – and beyond.

Muscle-Centric Fitness Coaching

Factors that highly influence or life span and health are the amount of muscle you have and your heart/lung health or V02Max. We must lift heavy objects (relative to us) routinely to stimulate muscle and bone growth – no matter our age or abilities. Our muscles (and brains!) require we push and pull, lift and move objects enough to stimulate muscle growth. Our heart and lungs require enough stress through our speed and power movements to keep them healthy. Moving our muscles in this way, stimulates bone growth for health bone density mitigating osteopenia and osteoporosis (along with the necessary nutrients to rebuild our muscles/bones!)

As Your Fitness Coach…

Tailored programs incorporating nutrition and lifestyle adjustments to support your goals are crucial for success. Whether you’re new to exercise or looking to enhance your current routine, I can guide you to train effectively and move freely with a workout plan that suits your lifestyle and aspirations. Muscles don’t just move our bodies – they play an important role in our metabolism and brain health. Improving our body composition is another bonus to having a consistent training program.

Special Needs and Health Considerations

I am certified as a Special Needs and Inclusive Coach, Osteoporosis Trainer, Specialized experience in Cerbral Palsy, Parkinson’s, post cancer survivorship, TBI, and joint replacement post rehab.

This is my client, Abhi, who has embraced consistent strength training to reach his health goals!

Health Coaching

Together, we discover your “why” for creating the life habits you need to define and reach your goals. We co-create a path of measurable actions to get you to succeed. I inspire you to find and express your superpowers. Often, we do a great job of reading and thinking about what we want and what steps we need to take to get there – but putting them into action consistently is where most of us need guidance and motivation.

Brain Health Coaching

As a certified Amen Brain Health Specialist I can help optimize your brain health through strategies designed specifically for your goals and needs. It may include a brain health diet, brain healthy nutraceuticals, life-style habits. Balance exercises and strength/resistance training. I have worked with clients with TBI, Cerbral Palsey, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia and cancer survivorship.

Lifestyle Coaching

Your sleep quality and stress level affect your cortisol, which will affect your workouts and nutritional status. These are a couple of the lifestyle habits that we make into superpowers once we determine how you can make improvements.

Stress Management and Mindfulness

I provide personal or group instruction in Tai Chi and/or Qigong to help reduce stress and improve balance, focus, and creativity. We also include breathing exercises.

Companies and Organizations

Employees love perks that help them achieve health goals, and your business will see improved outcomes relevant to the topic of the workshop. I provide a series of workshops (4 or more) on topics you choose. Workshops range from 2 to 6 hours and can include any/all of the coaching areas stated above.

If you are located in the Sacramento area, I provide group fitness, Tai Chi/Qigong training to your staff.

Pricing

Pricing is based upon the plan you choose based on the number of sessions per week or month and whether you choose a 3, 6 or 12-month plan. Sessions can be individual, pairs, or small group. I offer a 30-minute consultation to discuss your goals and program costs.

Certifications

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

Certified Qigong Instructor

NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

Amen Certified Brain Health Professional

NASM Mature Adult Specialization

Strong Education Certified Adaptive Personal Trainer

NASM Youth Specialization

Strong Education Certified Virtual Trainer

NASM Stretching and Flexibility Coach

Certified Osteoporosis Trainer

Stanford Nutrition Science Course

Strong Education Group Trainer

NASM Certified Nutrition Coach

Strong Education Cerebral Palsy

IIN Health Coach

Stick Mobility Level 1

Nutrition and Metabolism Credential

TRX

Certified Chen Tai Chi Instructor

My Certifications

Stanford Nutrition Science

Functional and Metabolic Nutrition Coach

NASM Certified Nutrition Coach

IIN Health Coach

Osteoporosis Fitness Specialist

TRX Instructor

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

NASM Certified Stretching Coach

NASM Stretch and Flexibility Coach

Stick Mobility Coach Level 1

Amen Clinics Brain Health Professional

NASM Mature Adult Coach

NASM Youth Coach

NASM Golf Fitness Coach

Chen Style Tai Chi Instructor

Qigong Trainer

Young woman stretching her back after a heavy kettlebell workout in a gym

My Story

A serious road cycling accident in 2009 resulted in multiple injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). A wired jaw led me to severe weight loss and a rebound to weight gain, gut/brain issues, and a loss of muscle and strength. This led me on a search for knowledge and practices for gaining muscle for health and longevity, as well as healing my brain, body, and spirit.

The Road to Recovery

Healing began with a consistent routine of resistance training to gain back lean tissue and lose the body fat I gained due to my jaw being wired for many months and the inability to workout. I also worked on mobility to get back range of motion, and HIIT/cardio to improve oxygen delivery to my brain.

I was told by a nurse about Tai Chi and found a local master. I started learning Chen Style Tai Chi to improve my memory and balance, later adding Qigong as a practice for mindfulness and stress reduction. It helped me so much I became an instructor and love to see others heal from it as well.

The next puzzle piece was determining the best nutrition for me to improve my gut microbiome and reduce inflammation – which is a side effect of use of the many medications, the brain injury, and only being able to drink smoothies for months. It ended up being a lot of sugar and not very healthy.

It wasn’t a fast fix. It took more than a year of consistent and targeted changes of increasing protein and micronutrients to each meal, quality sleep, targeted supplementation, and reducing stress to reach my goal. Unexpectedly, it showed a positive change in how I was aging. I had more energy, clarity of thought, my skin looked better, and my body started showing muscle tone.

What I also learned was inflammation affects everything – including how we heal, think, and age. I turned a focused recovery into lifelong habits, and so can you!

My multi-faceted programming results in body composition changes (more muscle – less fat!), healthy aging, less pain, greater energy, faster recovery from illness/injury, greater overall fitness, and improved cognition.

Discovering a New Path to Health

You are capable of amazing things. It takes knowing your “why” and it takes a plan. Most importantly, it takes action.

I will meet you wherever you are on your journey, and we will do amazing things.

“Do something today your future self will thank you for.”
~Anon

Client Love

Peggy is a wonderful instructor who stands out for her complete view of fitness and health. She effectively balances challenging classes with a strictness for form with recovery classes and health recommendations to provide a uniquely holistic fitness approach. I’ve seen significant results with weight loss, increased strength, and improved energy from attending her virtual classes over the course of the pandemic. On top of it all, she has an infectious positive energy that brightens your day with every class.

Eric L

If you’re looking for a good workout, look no more! Peggy makes every class fun with her high energy, impressive experience, and encouraging spirit. The workouts are always different and challenge you to improve so that you can reach peak performance, and she also offers foundational classes where you can focus on mobility, stress-reduction, injury-prevention, and flexibility. There are many gyms and trainers out there, but none of them are as valuable as Peggy. She will ensure you have the perfect form, a great variety of exercises, adjust the workouts to consider any potential injuries, and most importantly-that you have fun in class!

Inga M

Peggy is a great trainer with limitless patience for those of us who do not always practice what she preaches to us (by our own request). I have been Peggy’s tai chi student for at least 3 years. Her passion for her work has made me realize that this is the BEST modality ever for aging bodies (better than yoga, Pilates, whatever other trendy thing pops up). It will keep all ages from accidents and certainly aid in recovering from accidents…guess there’s no way to avoid those…but tai-chi does help…like a true wonder drug. I have taken her instruction both in person and on-line. Either way, worth the time and money.

Pamela M

Soon after suffering a small stroke and showing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in mid-2018, my wife was referred to Peggy Lytle. A careful assessment of Sandra led to an exercise program focused on balance and strength. Peggy was very sensitive to Sandra’s needs and physical capabilities. Sessions are conducted with sensitivity and good humor, always providing helpful and encouraging feedback. private Sessions were conducted for nearly a year as Sandra gained both strength and balance. Covid 19 interrupted her program for much of 2020. Recently, Peggy updated her assessment and designed a new program for Sandra via Zoom. Since the passing of my wife, I have worked weekly with Peggy to improve my strength, stamina, balance and mobility. She has helped me to stand with good posture during multiple choir performances, get over injuries and come back from some health challenges. We discuss nutrition and supplement options that are specific to my needs and lifestyle strategies to improve sleep and reduce stress.

Christopher S

Peggy has been our personal coach for several years. During SIP she set up a home gym for us which we utilized for personal workouts, but now online coaching, as we go into another SIP. She has provided individualized strength, balance and mobility training that take into account or age, joint and health issues. We have recently added Qigong and Tai chi for stress reduction, brain and body fitness. She recommends relevant nutrition, supplement and lifestyle changes (drink more water!) and refers to current research on the topics.

Issie R

I am a 66 year old guy with a cancer diagnosis. I have been working with Peggy for 2 years in the areas of nutrition, strength training and lifestyle changes, particularly with improving sleep habits. The progress I have made has been remarkable with Peggy’s guidance. I have met and exceeded all of my health goals. I also have a son with significant disabilities and health challenges. When we met Peggy his health was declining. Through a similar, yet completely customized plan for my son designed by Peggy, his health has turned around with less GI issues, putting on weight – mostly muscle and his sleep has improved. I highly recommend Peggy to anyone who wants to make health and wellness improvements – no matter where you are healthwise to feel better than you thought possible.

Dave P

My wife and I have been training with Peggy for about 18 months now, and we wholeheartedly recommend Peggy as a personal fitness and nutrition coach. Over the past 18 months, Peggy has been an invaluable asset to our health and well-being journey. She has not only been a phenomenal coach, trainer, and nutrition guide but also an unofficial therapist and a friend, providing unwavering support through some personal health challenges and family transitions.

Peggy’s passion for holistic health and fitness is evident in every interaction. Her depth of knowledge in nutrition, fitness, workouts, and overall health is truly impressive. She stays at the forefront of the latest discoveries and discussions in these fields, ensuring her clients receive the most up-to-date and effective guidance. I love discussing the latest episodes of health podcasts (Dr. Peter Attila, Dr. Huberman etc.), TV shows and books, and Peggy always has good insights to add to the conversations.

Peggy’s coaching skills are exceptional. She creates personalized plans that address our individual needs and goals, adapting them as circumstances change. Her approach is not only effective but also motivating and encouraging. She has a unique ability to push her clients while also providing the emotional support needed to navigate difficult times.

Peggy’s dedication to her clients goes above and beyond. She is truly invested in their success and well-being, both inside and outside of the gym. Her positive energy, genuine care, and unwavering support make her an exceptional coach and a true asset to anyone seeking to improve their health and fitness.

We are incredibly grateful for Peggy’s guidance and support. She has made a significant positive impact on our lives, and I have no doubt she will continue to do the same for many others !!

Abhi K

If you’re looking for a transformative health and fitness experience, Peggy is the person who can help you. Her expertise, enthusiasm, and motivational coaching helped me with my wellness goals. Her programs in strength training have brought remarkable progress, at least in my case. Peggy’s approach combines fun, challenging workouts with practical advice, ensuring we stay motivated and see continuous improvement. I wholeheartedly recommend Peggy to anyone aiming to achieve exceptional health and fitness results.

Vitaly B.

Healthy Eating, Fitness Training, Stress Relief

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Your fitness, lifestyle, and nutrition plan should be unique. Let me help you find the path to your health goals. Contact me today for a 30-minute online assessment so I can learn more about you and your desire for wellness.

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