119. How Gym Class Gave You Unrealistic Exercise Expectations & Why You’re Not “Bad” at Working Out

Is your inner child still hurting about fitness due to the way you were introduced to it? We often don’t realize it, but how fitness was introduced to you as a child has a lot to do with your relationship with it today. To embrace a healthy relationship with fitness and identify what works best for you, you must first recognize that trauma and heal from it. In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Malarie, an exercise physiologist who’s worked in the fitness industry for a decade now. Listen in to learn the importance of moving your body moderately to keep it functioning and at your best health. Key Takeaways: How to approach fitness without weight loss as the primary reason. Exercise psychology – how exercise was introduced to you as a child shapes how you view it as an adult. Understanding that exercise can be unique to you – what do you like doing and how often you can do it? The importance of moderate body movements to maintain your body’s function, decrease pain and stiffness, and managing your mental health. Episode Timeline: [2:34] Malarie shares her history with weight gain/loss and when she changed her perspective about fitness. [7:07] She explains childhood exercise trauma and how it can shape your adult fitness. [11:52] How to recognize what exercise you like and how often you can do it to achieve your fitness goals. [16:00] The types of people and levels of fitness that Malarie works with. Quotes: ·“Maybe people have a history of some type of trauma around exercise, how you were introduced to it can then go on to shape how you feel as an adult.”- Malarie [8:37] ·“Finding that connection between what you actually like doing versus what you feel you should be doing can be a good reframe in your head, and also recognizing how often you can actually do it.”- Malarie [12:42] Connect with Malarie: https://linktr.ee/thejockscientist Get your copy of Elite to Everyday Athlete: https://amzn.to/3ysSbqW Follow along at: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourpb/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices