AuDHD Flourishing 129 Embodied Exercise with Martha Munroe
Jan 31, 2026
Martha Munroe, a neurodivergent personal trainer, researcher, and author of Attuned Exercise, talks embodiment and rethinking fitness. She explores shifting from appearance-driven goals to sensing the body's experience. Topics include pacing for sustainability, matching training to life load, movement as restorative practice, social dance and consent, and widening what counts as exercise.
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Embodiment Over Aesthetics
- Exercise shapes how we inhabit our bodies and connects to identity, objectification, and societal messaging.
- Reclaiming exercise means valuing embodiment and internal experience over aesthetics or external goals.
Personal-Training Push Went Too Far
- Mattia recounts a gym personal-training session where they nearly vomited from unexpected intensity.
- They realized they hadn't been monitoring effort and were following external cues, not body signals.
Start At Sixty Percent
- Start sessions at about 60% effort so you learn pacing and avoid burning out too fast.
- Respect daily capacity to keep consistency and protect self-trust in your body.
