Geneva

About Geneva Fortson

My mission is to empower people to become the best and healthiest versions of themselves so that they can LIVE BETTER. No gimmicks, No quick fixes, and no superficial approaches are used in my coaching. My coaching is for people living Real Life in the Real World. Real World. Real Life. Live Better.

Ladies we are far too hard on ourselves

I was looking through some old pictures (and not even the fitness ones) and I shook my head in disbelief. What was I thinking? I  remembered that I used to feel like I needed to do more and work harder because I didn't think I was good enough.  I remember going on diets, feeling terrible ... read more >

We’re not going back

Last weekend I saw a post from a commentator that said that it was over for the fitness industry and personal training.  He said that these services were only going to be a service for the wealthy and the elite and it was the end of the road for fitness. He's wrong for several reasons.  ... read more >

Finding our own Marty is a Matter of Values, not luck

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death deeply affected many women who saw the Supreme Court Justice as a powerful symbol of the feminist movement and trailblazer who stood up against gender discrimination that was, “solely on the basis of sex”. As a fitness trainer for older adults and fitness enthusiast, I got a kick out of ... read more >

My Top Reads of 2020!

Instead of spending your time watching the news incessantly this year Check back to the list for Updates! Note: I don't like giving away the plots of Books during my reviews because why ruin the story for others? I HATE when that happens on Amazon Reviews. I give a thorough review of each of these ... read more >

Life Stage and Not Age

What is a Life Stage  A stage of the life cycle of an organism or species, or (more generally) of the life of a person. (Lexico.com) Life Stages have changed There used to be a world where one would graduate from college in her early 20's, find a career, get married, and have children. There ... read more >

My 21 Day Health Reset: Strength Training!

The Day After Labor Day is the traditional start of The Fall Push.  My clients and I have all reflected this year about how important it is to be proactive about taking care of our health. A once in a generation pandemic will do that to you. Anyhoo, I decided many of us could use ... read more >

Life Will Go On

  As I read through a biography of early 20th-century preacher  Aimee Semple McPherson, when I reached the part about 1918, I prepared to read extensively about the devastation of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the impact that it had on her ministry. I was surprised to find that the author devoted a few sentences ... read more >

Oh Calamity!

This Sheltering in Place during the Covid-19 is definitely a "Coronacoaster".  One day I feel like things are all right and going to be all right. The next day it feels that everything is terrible and we're all going to Hell in a handbasket. I've come to realize this is how it's going to be.  ... read more >

The one Thing That is Certain in this Moment

I am among the first wave of millennials who were told they could do anything and be anything. That is true in many ways because I have done a lot of things that I have always wanted to do but never thought I could do and I don't have as many limitations on my life ... read more >

Focus on THESE Things at 20 Weeks of Sheltering in Place

The Last few weeks have been tough. It started for me on Sunday when I read an article in the New York Times about the United State's  response to the pandemic and I was ready to scream. That article combined with hearing about real life positive Covid19 diagnosis was discouraging. To add the economic impact ... read more >