You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. There are few guarantees that can be made but this one, I assure you, is accurate: At some point, your usual workout routine will get disrupted. You will not, at least for a time, be able to do the workout and/or exercises you prefer or enjoy most. For example … You may experience random knee pain from …
Mindset
Make Health and Fitness the Empowering Lifestyle It Should Be
Listen to this episode. Use the player below, download it, or listen on iTunes. What was the last book (or article) you read that was extremely helpful? It struck a chord and you finished it feeling like you had a solid plan. You felt confident and, finally, knew exactly what to do going forward. At first you felt unstoppable, armed with this new plan and information. Then not too long …
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The 100-Day Reclaim Book is Here
Listen to this short article using the player below, download the MP3, or listen on iTunes. When was the last time you felt guilty because you ate a favorite dessert or meal? Have you ever wondered why feeling guilty after eating our favorite foods, or any food, is even an optional response? When did you last use a workout as punishment, perhaps for overindulging or missing several …
To Women Everywhere: Stop Disqualifying Your Achievements in the Gym
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. She told me, "I finally bench pressed 95 pounds! That's been my goal for a long time and I finally hit it. But, I know it's not that impressive since there are lots of women who lift much more than that." My response: "No, what you mean is, 'I bench pressed 95 pounds and I'm proud!' It doesn't matter …
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Health and Fitness is Making a Mess
How the health and fitness industry is causing harm by attaching morality-based judgments to food and fitness. Would you prefer to listen to the article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. An unfortunate union has formed: Health and fitness has entwined with morality. This couple has forged a bond that’s challenging to break. What does “health and fitness entwined with …
How to Get Back to Working Out after a Break
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. Getting back into a workout routine can seem more challenging than starting one for the first time. Depending on how long the break from working out was, the results you worked so hard to achieve may have diminished; the momentum you built may have vanished. Rather than having “nowhere to go but up” …
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How to Deal with Negative Comments about Your Body
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. We want others to find us attractive; we want to be desirable. We may even, perhaps, want them to be envious of our hard-earned, properly-placed curves we’ve achieved … or that we’re currently striving to achieve. Why? Why do we place value on other people’s opinions of our bodies? Why do we fear …
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Stop Telling Women to Earn Their Food
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, all things pumpkin-spice, and perhaps a few too many spiked egg-nogs. Something else is supplied in abundance this time of year too: Guilt. Shame. Punishment. All for, get this, eating food. Scroll through social media and alongside tempting holiday recipes are …