What to Expect When You Start Lifting + Unconditionally Loving the Body
Just you + me + the microphone today, friends! 🎉 This episode is here to help normalize all the awkward things you might experience when you get started on your gym journey! If you’re just getting started in the gym or if you’ve been gym curious, I hope this episode helps you feel less alone and let’s you know that you’re in great company 👍🏻
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~
The universal experience we all have on our very first day in a commercial gym
Why feeling self conscious about our lifting form is actually a good thing
Holding a healthy awareness that we don’t know everything
Anticipating a very common dip in motivation at the one month mark
All the amazing experiences you have to look forward to in the gym and beyond!!! 🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜🌈🌈🌈
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~
PODCAST EPISODE: HOW TO MAKE THE GYM A HAPPY PLACE [USING BIOLOGY INSTEAD OF WILLPOWER]
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HAPPY PLACE CHALLENGE!
DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~
0:00 - 10:00 ish:
The universal experience we all have on our very first day in a commercial gym
How to overcome the awkward experience of feeling lost in the gym
How to approach people and make gym friends 🥰
10 - 20:00 ish:
Why feeling self conscious about our lifting form is actually a good thing
Our relationship with our lifting form evolves over time
Novel movements are great for bodies (even when we’re self conscious about them)
20 - 30:00 ish:
Holding a healthy awareness that we don’t know everything
Using the feelings of self consciousness to drive the pursuit of mastery
When is the tipping point where we truly fall in love with the gym?
Important differences between sustainable fitness habits and “quick fix weight loss” strategies
Anticipating a very common dip in motivation that I’ve noticed at the one month mark
The beautiful, magical, sacred opportunity for unconditional self love that pops up on a gym journey
Choosing to experience unconditional joy in our bodies
30 - 40:00 ish:
Shifting and evolving gym goals over time
Tips and guidance for your first workout in the gym
Tips on how to use the feeling of being self conscious about form productively
How to navigate ‘the dip’ that many people experience on their gym journey
All the amazing experiences you have to look forward to in the gym and beyond!!! 🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜🌈🌈🌈
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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Lots of love,
Caroline
