Some people don’t need any kind of external motivation to exercise. They’re in a routine, and their day feels chaotic when they don’t do physical activity.

But the vast majority of men, especially men over the age of 40, need a little pick-me-up from an outside source every now and then. And that’s where having a fitness community can be the difference between achieving your goals and giving up.

And you know what?

The external motivation provided by a fitness community is only one benefit… and it might not even be the most important benefit either.

In this week’s show, MFY Coach & Community Manager, Jesse Lee, joins me to share some of the other overlooked benefits a fitness community can have. Jesse’s been “in the trenches” of the Man Flow Yoga Community Facebook Group since 2019 - so he’s seen it all.

Here’s what Jesse and I share in this episode:

The weird way a fitness community improves your “limbic system motivation”
Common mistakes men make when communicating with other men that can derail your fitness momentum
The most overlooked benefits of community particularly for men

And more.

Other highlights include:

The incredibly helpful, but severely neglected “Normalization” technique that helps men alleviate stress and overcome tough problems (5:46)
How to outsource some of the burden of working out to other people (and the weird way this makes you more consistent) (10:17)
Coach Patrick’s Jedi mindset trick that instantly helps you reframe negativity into an empowering sense of positivity (16:17)
The “limbic system motivation” secret of fitness communities (21:13)
Why creating distance from your emotions instead of talking through them can actually help you recover faster from ruminating thoughts (26:21)
The most refreshing sentence you can tell yourself when you're dealing with tough emotions (29:23)
Simple ways to incorporate more exercise into your morning (and why this is a cheat code for consistency) (38:11)

Listen now!

Resources mentioned on this episode:

1. Subscribe to the We Got Balls Podcast hosted by Scott and Chris on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@WeGotBallsPod

2. Buy Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer (the book mentioned in this episode) on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3QRkif2

Other important links:

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