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#17 – How to Get Back in Shape (Pandemic Edition)

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fit woman hiker with trekking poles standing at mountain overlook

Has your health and fitness taken a ding during the coronavirus pandemic? The good news is you're not alone!

When I ask my community what they're struggling with right now, they talk about:

⭐️ Door Dash addiction
⭐️ Overdrinking
⭐️ Having no time to workout while homeschooling
⭐️ Feeling lost without the gym
⭐️ Struggling to stay motivated when their trips are canceled.

Being out of shape is no fun, but here's the truth. It happens to all of us.

You are not going to make it from now until old age without going through some kind of life event that kills your fitness. So knowing how to get back in shape is an important skill. And it's one I'm going to teach you in today's episode!

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Episode Sneak Peek

  • [2:39] Why learning how to make a fitness comeback is an important life skill that gets easier every time you do it.

  • [5:43] The importance of mindset. How we create fitness with our minds. Why you need to be in the right emotional state, or you will constantly be at war with yourself. How to recenter and tap into your power before your first workout.

  • [8:52] Always start a new training program with this easy self assessment. Repeat the assessment to see progress over time. The importance of realistic expectations. Why you sometimes must go slow in fitness to speed up.

  • [10:52] Why it’s so important to go slow early in your program in order to prevent injury. What NOT to do when coming back from an exercise break. How to use strength training to prevent injury.

  • [13:07] How to get your nutrition back on track with intuitive eating. The magic of mindful eating. Why it’s better to listen to your body than to count calories or macros at this stage.

  • [16:22] The importance of rest. Understanding the training effect and how rest makes you stronger. Why athletes making comebacks are at risk for overtraining.

This episode is brought to you by Mountain Fit

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