What to Expect When You Start Lifting + Unconditionally Loving the Body

Just you + me + the microphone today, friends! πŸŽ‰ 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 πŸ‘πŸ»

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!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆ

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 πŸ₯°

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 β€œquick 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 β€˜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!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸŒˆπŸŒˆπŸŒˆ

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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Lots of love,

Caroline

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