Starting Fitness Habits: The Power of Basic Routines and Walking

Building Fitness Habits that Actually Stick in 2025

• Shaming is a TERRIBLE way to get anybody to stay consistent. (1:21)

• The data around why people fail to reach their fitness goals. (3:30)

• Big reasons people fail:

• Too much too soon. (8:15)

• Not strength training. (17:06)

• Using exhaustion, soreness, and intensity as gauges of a good workout. (25:21)

• Focusing on the scale (instead of performance). (33:18)

• Not having a plan. (36:23)

• Questions: 

• How should I start with strength training? (39:23)

• What about cardio? (40:57)

• What supplements should I take? (42:25)

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