Aker-Fit ADN, EMT-B

Nurse, Nutrition, Fitness and Lifestyle Coach

I'm a nurse helping licensed nurses build a healthy vibrant foundation for life.

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About Aker-Fit

Aker-Fit has 28 years experience as a ADN, EMT-B and specializes in Nurse, Nutrition, Fitness and Lifestyle Coach.

I believe that for nurses at least, life-work balance is a myth. But if you live the foundation of your life from a centered mindful place full of self compassion you can meet whatever life demands of you while remaining fully present to the things that mean the most to you. We build this foundation with four cornerstone habits. 

  1. Nutrition - diets are a short-term solution to a foundational issue. Learn what your body needs at any given time or season of your life by listening to your body's biofeedback mechanisms and reaching for what it's asking for not that craving that's distracting you. 
  2. Mindset- stop beating yourself up! Start having compassion for yourself not only your patients. Stop feeling guilty and attempting to control everything around you so you'll feel good about yourself. Stand in your power and be the strong, happy, healthy, vibrant men and women you were made to be. 
  3. Movement- too much of the wrong kind of exercise can actually sabotage your results. However generalized movement spaced throughout your days can re-energize you, balance your hormones, and help you destress after a tough shift or a code. We were made to move not sit in the chair slumped over our phones during down time. 
  4. Energy- believe it or not taking more breaks at work makes you more productive. Recovery days mixed in with your exercise helps you get stronger and faster in less time. You may think you're doing great on 4-6 hours sleep but you will be amazed how much better you feel, how much more energy you have for things that matter to you when you sleep longer and have a better quality sleep. 

Do you love being a nurse but you can't do it any longer due to the stress or chronic health issues? Are you tired of coming home after a long day of nursing drained mentally, physically, and emotionally? I was too!! But through a lot of trial and era I have a found a way to live a healthy, happy, vibrant, fulfilled life while still being a nurse. Now I have a mission to share that with other nurses and help them to become the human beings they long to be. 

 

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    Boyfriend wants me to stay away

    Aker-Fit replied to LauRN3367's topic in COVID

    We're nurses we deal with bad ***! This may be the first time but most likely not the last. I have elderly parents I haven't gone in their home and I drop food off at the door. My neighbors are skyping the grand children it's the safer thing to do so...
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    New Nurse and I'm stressed

    Aker-Fit replied to ShellBee11's topic in Stress 101

    Thank you for having the courage to tell your story. That's the first step to finding answers. It makes perfect sense that you're experiencing increased anxiety with a pre-existing anxiety issue. To answer your questions about getting help...GO! You ...
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    My Life as a Nurse

    Aker-Fit replied to CoMoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    WOW thank you for sharing! My career has spanned 20+ years. I started out as an Air Force medic/first responder and all the nurses I worked with prodded me to go to nursing school. I'm soooo glad I listened. I'm still in love with being a nurse too! ...
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    What does my future hold?

    Aker-Fit replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Recovery

    Awesome you’re on the right track!
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    Online RN-BSN for recovering nurses

    Aker-Fit replied to Cgritz77's topic in Recovery

    Here’s another one to try Kaiser University in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Just keep at it they all interpret the law differently. I’m a veteran of board sanctioned recovery myself from way back with damn near 20 years recovery it’s possible keep your ...
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    What does my future hold?

    Aker-Fit replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Recovery

    By the HIPPA law the only information about hospitalizations and doctors you see has to come from you UNLESS you committed a crime then it’s an open door. As a case manager in the hospital we write notes for patients and families all the time for the...
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    What does my future hold?

    Aker-Fit replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Recovery

    @TravelingRN21 This is tough situation and you need compassion from yourself and others. Stop beating yourself up and start concentrating on what to do next. Losing your license or working on a restricted license is not the end of the world but it wi...
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    What does my future hold?

    Aker-Fit replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Recovery

    You can't work under the influence of anything whether you have a prescription for it or not. Alcohol is legal everywhere and if you come up positive for alcohol you are likely to face the same consequences you would for an illegal substance. Same wi...