Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates #418 Jaime Filer - Is Anxiety Interfering With Your Progress?
Nov 20, 2025
Jaime Filer, founder of Filer Fitness and an esteemed educator in the fitness realm, shares insightful and humorous reflections on how anxiety intertwines with fitness and personal identity. They discuss how anxiety can sabotage health goals and performance, fuel perfectionism, and even impact relationships. Jaime emphasizes the importance of supportive partnerships and effective coaching, particularly for individuals facing anxiety. The candid conversation touches on the need to prioritize self-care and the significance of managing social media's effects on mental well-being.
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Anxiety Undermines Fitness Progress
- Anxiety impairs performance, recovery, appetite, and consistency across fitness goals.
- Jaime Filer says anxious bodies hold fat and recover worse due to elevated cortisol and poor sleep.
Reassure Perfectionist Clients Often
- Reassure anxious clients repeatedly that approval isn't conditional on perfection.
- Emphasize doing your personal best on the day rather than chasing an impossible ideal.
Curate Your Feed To Reduce Anxiety
- Social media amplifies anxiety by feeding highlight reels and polarizing content.
- Jaime recommends actively blocking or marking content "not interested" to retrain your algorithm.