This podcast discusses gym discipline, pregnancy, timelines, and feeling comfortable in your body at the gym. Topics include motivation vs discipline, postpartum fitness, body image struggles, and progress tracking. The speaker shares personal experiences and offers advice on self-care, habits, and enjoying the fitness journey.
Consistency is key in reaching fitness goals, celebrate wins, and prioritize habits.
Comparison leads to unnecessary stress, focus on your unique journey and find joy in the process.
Self-love and confidence are crucial in overcoming gym insecurities and embracing your fitness journey.
Deep dives
Don't Wait to Get Started
Progress comes in various forms. Whether it's improved consistency, better form, increased muscle, or lifts, every step forward counts. It's crucial to measure progress properly. Understand that results take time and patience, change something up if necessary, but above all, enjoy the process.
Embrace Your Uniqueness
Everyone follows a different timeline in life, and it's vital to realize that your journey has its own pace. Comparing your progress to others can lead to unnecessary stress. Focus on finding joy in the present moment and trust that everything will work out in its own time.
Overcoming Body Image Challenges
Beginning a fitness journey can be uncomfortable, especially when feeling unsettled in your own skin. Practice self-love by recognizing your worth beyond physical appearance. Show up consistently, face your fears, and gradually overcome anxieties. Remember, your value lies in more than just your external appearance.
Patience and Persistence in Progress
Maintaining patience and persistence is key when facing challenges in seeing progress. Remember to record changes beyond physical results, such as increased strength or improved habits. Acknowledge your efforts and stay committed to the journey, trusting that results will come with time and consistency.
Focus on Self-Love and Growth
Prioritize self-love and growth throughout your fitness journey. Recognize that progress includes various aspects like mindset shifts, increased confidence, or enhanced skills. Embrace the uncomfortable phases, fake confidence if needed, and keep showing up as you work towards self-improvement and self-acceptance.
This week, big sis Britt is back for an ADVICE COLUMN answering your questions on getting to the gym, discipline, bad body image days, pregnancy & postpartum, pre & post workout snacks, timelines, feeling comfortable in your body at the gym & more!
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