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Create a strength experience for your community!
We spend the majority of our time thinking, clicking, and producing, instead of moving and feeling. That disconnection comes at a cost to our health, our energy, and our ability to live and work well.
Strength training offers a powerful, practical way back into the body, one that supports not just physical health, but also confidence, resilience, and focus.
Despite the well-documented benefits of movement, most adults aren’t getting the kind of strength support their bodies actually need. According to recent CDC data, only about 25% of people meet the recommended amount of weekly physical activity, which includes strength training. People are missing a key piece of the puzzle, even when they believe they’re “active enough.”
The health benefits of strength training are huge (40-70% lower risk of a cardiac event??), but what freqently gets left out of the spotlight are the other meaningful differences it can make in a persons life: improved mental health and stress regulation, greater confidence and self-trust, reduced fear of movement and injury, and an improved ability to meet the demands of daily life and work.
In an increasingly digital world shaped by AI, automation, and screen-based work, people are more disconnected from their bodies than ever.
- feel capable and confident in the way their bodies move
- show up in their lives with more energy and resilience
- navigate stress and change with greater ease
- stay connected to their physical selves in a world that increasingly pulls them away from their bodies
My speaking engagements and workshops are meant to be interactive and give people the chance to experiment, ask questions, and learn in the moment.
Sessions focus on:
- practical strength skills that translate directly to real life and work
- science-based behavior change strategies that help people make exercise a long-term part of their lives
- participants having time to focus and reconnect with their bodies in an accessible and non-intimidating way
Whether delivered in person or virtually (conferences, retreats, summits, team gatherings,etc.) these sessions are designed to be felt, remembered, and used long after the event ends.
If you’re looking for a unique, interactive session that supports real humans, you’re in the right place.
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Hi! My name is Sarah, and I help people live stronger, fuller, more capable lives by delivering interactive talks and movement-based workshops that reframe strength training as a life skill, not an appearance project.
Example talk
Usually, strength training is talked about in terms of weight loss or getting bulky, but the real impact of strength is SO much deeper and has nothing to do with how a person looks.
In this customizable talk, Sarah explores why strength training is one of the most powerful, accessible tools for supporting long-term health, resilience, and everyday capacity. Because it's tailored to your specific audience, the session connects strength training to the real demands faced by your community.
Why strength is important for [your community/audience/ business]
- Learn the physical and mental health benefits of regular strength training
- Understand how strength supports focus, resilience, and long-term physical and mental well-being
- Use science-based behavior-change tools that help them implement a strength routine in their lives
- Find a new outlook on exercise as a means for support and wellbeing instead of a diet-culture punishment
Audience takeaways
Talk Overview
- Learn how to do the five most impactful strength exercises and why they matter
- Modify exercises to fit their body best, decreasing the chances of injury while exercising and moving day-to-day
- Understand how to build a simple but effective strength routine
- Use science-based behavior-change tools that help them implement a strength routine in their lives
Audience takeaways
Strength training doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective, and getting stronger doesn't have to take hours off of your free time.
In this hands-on workshop, participants learn the five foundational strength movements in a clear, digestible, and accessible way. Sarah breaks down how each exercise works, why it matters, and how to adapt movements to fit different bodies and experience levels.
Participants will leave with a simple, sustainable workout structure they can use immediately along with practical tools for staying consistent and building a more positive relationship with exercise.
workshop Overview
The Strength Basics
- Learn applicable strength exercises that help them move and feel more capable day-to-day
- Understand how training movement supports long-term physical and mental health
- Build improved body awareness and confidence in adjusting movements
- Be able to create a simple but effective strength routine
- Science-based behavior-change tools that help them implement a strength routine in their lives
Audience takeaways
Strength isn’t just about isolated exercises, it’s about building capacity for all the ways your body moves through life- twisting, bending, crouching, reaching, and more!
This customized workshop blends foundational strength movements with dynamic variations that reflect the real-life movement needs of your specific community. Together, we explore how training across multiple planes of motion supports balance, coordination, resilience, and confidence in everyday activities.
Participants will experience how strength training can reinforce the movements they already care about, whether that’s performance, creative work, caregiving, or daily life, and walk away with tools to move with greater awareness and intention.
Strength + Movement
Workshop Overview
Deadlift & Doodle
- Experience the grounding and energizing effects of strength training
- See how movement supports creativity and cognitive flexibility
- Spend intentional time offline and in embodied awareness
- Engage with their creativity in a way that feels safe and fun
- Leave with a simple framework for pairing movement and creativity in their own lives
Audience takeaways
In a world of constant notifications, screens, and digital overwhelm, “Deadlift & Doodle” invites participants back into their bodies.
This unique session blends an accessible strength workout with guided creative time. Research shows that physical exercise supports cognitive flexibility, problem-solving, and creativity, and this workshop gives participants the chance to experience that connection firsthand.
We’ll move, lift, breathe, and then shift into analog creative time (no phones allowed!). Participants leave feeling grounded, energized, and reconnected to both their physical bodies and imagination.
Workshop Overview
I work with people and events that are value-aligned. I don't lend my expertise or energy to messages that are sexist, fatphobic, racist, ableist, ageist, anti-LGBTQIA+, or rooted in fascism.
I value inclusion and accessibility, and I prioritize working with communities and events that reflect diverse identities, bodies, backgrounds, and lived experiences. Strength belongs to everyone, not just those who already feel comfortable in fitness spaces.
I believe in human rights, including bodily autonomy, safety, and freedom from discrimination. I work with organizations that share a commitment to protecting and respecting these rights in both policy and practice.
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