Revival Training focuses on the three major elements of a person\u2019s well-being: mind, body, and soul. With the unprecedented and painful events of the past two and a half years, what better time than now to breathe a sigh of relief for another day, victory days of hope and bringing peace back into our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucienne Olson, owner of Revival Training says most of our mental, physical, and social health has been jolted. So finding better ways to be a better self is more important today than ever before. We are reminded that we did survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Revival is a full-scale health and wellness company offering personal training, coaching, and on-line services. Emphasis choices for people of all ages and diverse backgrounds might include teaching people how to eat, how to move, and empowering them to make those decisions for themselves. \u201cWe were running full-scale, seven days a week, and then COVID hit, and our services abruptly stopped. I was concerned because I knew we all needed to optimize our wellness if we were to fight off this viral pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A well-deserved break came for Olson and her team when Revival was selected as one of a hundred businesses receiving a $10,000 grant investment from the Comcast Rise Initiative, created to address the impact of COVID, social unrest, and environmental events on small businesses, especially those owned by people of color or women who have been the hardest hit. Recipients could also receive advertising and marketing consulting, a linear TV media schedule over a 90-day period, turnkey production of a 30 second TV commercial, and a technology makeover. \u201cComcast Rise came at the most valuable time,\u201d Olson said in gratitude. \u201cNow that COVID has kind of settled a little bit, the online presence is still of importance. The visibility, the marketing, the network and tools to work within that network that have come with this grant have been phenomenal and are going to absolutely take my business to the next level\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olson is absolutely stunning without a stitch of make-up. She told her inspiring story with such an honest, often sad, yet confident delivery. She was interviewed on last Wednesday edition of The Conversation with Al McFarlane, a daily webcast sponsored in part by Comcast Cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olson was proud to say she had three great mentors whose careers influenced her to eventually explore this concept of mind, body, and soul leading her into the wellness arena. \u201cMy grandma is a psychologist, my grandfather was a scientist, and my mother is an acupuncturist, a Chinese medicine alternative. I believe these three disciplines have allowed me to approach health the way I do. Lots of high energy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was also a little self-celebratory note, as well, and rightfully so. Thanks to her oldest daughter, born when she was 16, Olson admits she would not have made it without her. She managed to muster enough will and determination to fight for survival while often facing discriminatory and personal uphill battles. She held on to her dreams for success while basking in the joys of motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYoga first helped me to connect the three principles of mind, body, and soul, and to escape from the juvenile justice system that was the consequence of a traumatic childhood. I started to harness my aggressions. I wasn\u2019t a student athlete but somehow found myself studying to be a personal trainer and becoming a competitive body builder and strongman competitor. These personal leaps helped me to really navigate and find meaning, and credibility in my professional endeavors.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked how interested parties would make choices to get back into a routine of weight control, especially now that the holidays are upon us, Olson offers a few suggestions. \u201cI think the whole goal of life is finding and then knowing yourself. It won\u2019t always be comfortable. Meditation can help. What you\u2019re doing is coming back with a clear mind and just being open. We have private coaching and workshops to help a potential client get started. My team and I really do have innovative ways to help them test the waters. I think the number one predictor is your environment, the people who are around you. Accountability is about love, and you have to tell someone what you\u2019re trying to do. Determine what showing up looks like. Non-negotiables include hydration, protein, and fiber. What you don\u2019t do is cut back on other meals during the day to save up the hunger for the big feast!\u201d In other words, enjoy the holidays in a healthy, sensible, yet delectable manner! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI provide the tools and education, and, encourage my clients to make different decisions in their day-to-day life. I support that mindset shift that comes along with the training. We also work with youth in mentorship partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n