The Mindful Balance - Lessons from my 43-Week Workout Streak

Lessons from my 43-Week Workout Streak

10/30/23 • 18 min

Welcome to another episode of The Mindful Balance. Today, we go into the power and pitfalls of maintaining streaks, especially when it comes to our health and wellness goals. Drawing from a personal 43-week workout streak, we'll explore the psychology behind consistency, the importance of mindset shifts, and the delicate balance between commitment and self-compassion. Dive in to learn:

The transformative power of viewing exercise as an act of self-care.
Strategies to navigate and negotiate with resistant thoughts.
The significance of creating an environment that promotes success.
The art of showing up, even when you're not feeling it.
The true essence of streaks and how to avoid the trap of the all-or-nothing mindset.

Join us on this journey to understand that while streaks can be motivating, they are not the sole measure of our worth or progress.

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The transformative power of viewing exercise as an act of self-care.
Strategies to navigate and negotiate with resistant thoughts.
The significance of creating an environment that promotes success.
The art of showing up, even when you're not feeling it.
The true essence of streaks and how to avoid the trap of the all-or-nothing mindset.

Join us on this journey to understand that while streaks can be motivating, they are not the sole measure of our worth or progress.

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The Mindful Balance - Lessons from my 43-Week Workout Streak

Transcript

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Welcome to the Mindful Balance Mini Podcast. If you are a woman over 40 ready to break free from fad diets and discover the power of balance and confidence in your life, then this podcast is for you, and I am so happy that you are here. I'm your host, I'm Rachel, a nutrition and mindset coach, and I'm going to break down everything you need to know into bite-sized pieces of sustainable and realistic tips. I want to invite you to join me as we explore practical strateg