Before entering the fitness world, Libby acquired her Bachelor’s degree in psychology (from Vanderbilt) and Master’s degree in psychology (from the University of Washington), and also worked as a school psychologist, giving her a significant level of familiarity with behaviour, motivation, and mental process changes with developing individuals.
The way she approaches coaching psychology is by not using extreme workout schedules, but rather helping individuals develop realistic and long-term exercise behaviours.
Libby Carlson holds a national certification as a personal trainer from NASM and a wellness coach certificate. Her background in psychology gives her an additional advantage in helping clients who are inconsistent, lacking confidence, or have poor lifestyle habits, by integrating fitness training with an understanding of behaviour.
As a result of her dual training in fitness and behaviour, she is able to help her clients view their overall health from a more holistic point of view. Not only does she use exercise as a tool to help evaluate success, but she also considers how daily activities, stressors, and behaviours all play a role in contributing to long-term results. This holistic approach is what many of her clients believe makes her coaching style more sustainable than traditional training methods.
As a certified fitness trainer, Libby provides training to women to develop their strength; she doesn’t just focus on weight loss. She helps her clients by developing strength, confidence in their bodies, improving their posture, and increasing their energy level.
Libby’s training approach focuses on functional fitness, where every exercise is designed to improve movements. From lifting groceries to climbing stairs or enhancing balance, her workouts are built to make daily tasks easier and more efficient. This functional training not only helps you feel stronger but also reduces the risk of injury.
For those who are just starting their fitness journey, Libby offers customised, beginner-friendly training. She provides clear, simple instructions with a focus on steady progression, making it easy for new clients to get started without feeling overwhelmed. Libby ensures that every movement is manageable and effective, building confidence as clients gain strength and experience in their training.
Libby is specialised in recovery through mobility and post-injury training. With her gentle but powerful approach to recovery, Libby focuses on stabilising and controlling movements in a safe way, ensuring long-term recovery.
Libby offers an incredible specialised fitness program that has been designed specifically for women to safely recover after having a baby. The program is designed to assist women in rebuilding their core strength, improving their stability, and regaining confidence in their ability to move. The program is progressive and gentle in nature, so that women will be able to safely return to exercise without putting too much stress.
Libby understands the unique challenges women face as their bodies go through hormonal changes, particularly during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. She designs fitness programs that provide strength, balance, and overall health while considering the hormonal effects of conditions like PCOS, PCOD, and thyroid issues.
Therefore, Libby provides strength training and functional movement to enable women to create a healthy, effective, and sustainable fitness routine that will support and grow with a woman’s body as it changes.
Many clients who train with a personal trainer want to know about their experience. When a client works with Libby Carlson, they often praise not only the physical improvements but also the confidence and reliability they gain as a result of their sessions. Here are a few examples from actual clients.
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Functional training helps you move better in everyday moments — from lifting groceries to climbing stairs to keeping up with your kids with more confidence and less strain.
Libby’s approach focuses on realistic, long-term habits instead of all-or-nothing exercise and diet programs, so your progress is doable instead of overwhelming.
Training is designed to improve strength, posture, movement quality, and energy so you can feel healthier and more capable throughout the day.
Libby Carlson holds a national certification as a personal trainer from NASM and a wellness coach certificate. Her background in psychology gives her an additional advantage in helping clients who are inconsistent, lacking confidence, or have poor lifestyle habits, by integrating fitness training with an understanding of behaviour.
As a result of her dual training in fitness and behaviour, she is able to help her clients view their overall health from a more holistic point of view. Not only does she use exercise as a tool to help evaluate success, but she also considers how daily activities, stressors, and behaviours all play a role in contributing to long-term results. This holistic approach is what many of her clients believe makes her coaching style more sustainable than traditional training methods.
Train at multiple Nashville-area locations, in your home, or online. You do not need a gym membership, which makes getting started simpler and less stressful (and less expensive!)
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Libby provides strength training and functional movement to enable women to create a healthy, effective, and sustainable fitness routine that will support and grow with a woman’s body as it changes.
As a certified fitness trainer, Libby provides training to women to develop their strength; she doesn’t just focus on weight loss. She helps her clients by developing strength, confidence in their bodies, improving their posture, and increasing their energy level.
Libby’s training approach focuses on functional fitness, where every exercise is designed to improve movements. From lifting groceries to climbing stairs or enhancing balance, her workouts are built to make daily tasks easier and more efficient. This functional training not only helps you feel stronger but also reduces the risk of injury.
For those who are just starting their fitness journey, Libby offers customised, beginner-friendly training. She provides clear, simple instructions with a focus on steady progression, making it easy for new clients to get started without feeling overwhelmed. Libby ensures that every movement is manageable and effective, building confidence as clients gain strength and experience in their training.
Libby is specialised in recovery through mobility and post-injury training. With her gentle but powerful approach to recovery, Libby focuses on stabilising and controlling movements in a safe way, ensuring long-term recovery.
Libby offers an incredible specialised fitness program that has been designed specifically for women to safely recover after having a baby. The program is designed to assist women in rebuilding their core strength, improving their stability, and regaining confidence in their ability to move. The program is progressive and gentle in nature, so that women will be able to safely return to exercise without putting too much stress.
Libby understands the unique challenges women face as their bodies go through hormonal changes, particularly during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. She designs fitness programs that provide strength, balance, and overall health while considering the hormonal effects of conditions like PCOS, PCOD, and thyroid issues.
Whether your goal is weight loss, more energy, better strength, postpartum recovery, or simply feeling healthier and more confident, this is a supportive place to begin.
Libby’s clients describe progress in strength, confidence, consistency, and feeling better overall.
No shame, that's why you're here! Libby offers beginner-friendly training with simple instruction and steady progress, so you can start wherever you are right now.
No. Basics and Beyond's clients do not need gym memberships to work with their trainers.
That is one of the core advantages. Basics and Beyond emphasizes convenience, with multiple locations, in-home options, and online training.
Drop us a note in the contact form for a free no-obligation consultation. You can share your goals and discuss what kind of training setup makes the most sense for you.
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