Episode 104: Transform Your Fitness Motivation and Love Your Workout Routine, with Laura Girard
Do you want to feel more motivated to improve your fitness? Are you struggling to find the balance between wanting to achieve health goals while supporting and loving your body? Fitness coach Laura Girard is changing the workout game with "body-friendly fitness," or movement that acknowledges every body is different and approaches health without shame or diet culture. In today's episode, Laura shares how to cut through the toxic messaging and marketing ploys to build a routine that works best for your mind, body, and lifestyle. Laura also busts myths why the word "toned" is a marketing scheme or why weight-lifting won't make you bulky. This episode will change the way you think about fitness and help you build the motivation and routine that will make the biggest difference in your life (and actually stick).
SHOW NOTES:
On this week’s Ask The Everygirl, Emma and Josie talk about habits. Josie explains how to build better habits using psychology, and then the two have a conversation about why habits are important. They discuss how to build routine but also be flexible at the same time. The interview with Laura Girard begins with Josie asking Laura how she originally got into the fitness industry. Laura explains her background as a dancer and how that influenced her to become a fitness instructor. She shares how she struggled with disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with her body before finding body-friendly fitness and unlearning much of what she had internalized as a kid. She also explains how she is still learning and changing every day as an adult. Josie and Laura have a conversation about the importance of working out because you love your body, instead of working out because you hate your body. Josie asks Laura how to spot red flags in the fitness industry. Laura debunks some common marketing terms and explains how to expand your view of fitness to include a whole menu of workout options. Then, Josie asks Laura how listeners can develop a fitness routine that works for them. Laura walks through some tactics for understanding what options are available to you fitness-wise, how to get started in the gym if you are nervous about working out, and much more. Josie and Laura then dive into a conversation about consistency, including how consistency can be built over time and common misconceptions about what will make your workout routine truly “conistent.” Josie also asks Laura about myths surrounding motivation, how to get motivated to work out, and why motivation can sometimes be a good thing. Josie and Laura talk about how balance is a moving target when it comes to working out, and why balance is so difficult to achieve for so many people. Finally, Josie asks Laura to debunk several common fitness marketing terms that get thrown around on the internet, from “toned arm workouts” to workouts that “count.” The episode closes with rapid-fire questions for Laura.
Must-Listen Moments:
[00:44] Ask The Everygirl: Building Better Habits
[08:58] Rethinking 'Little Treat Culture' and Rewards
[13:58] Embracing a Habit-less Lifestyle for Mindfulness
[26:41] Interview with Laura Gerard: Body Friendly Fitness
[41:45] Identifying Red Flags in Fitness Programs
[52:56] Navigating Motivation and Body Image
[59:37] Balancing Fitness Goals and Self-Care
[01:08:00] Debunking Common Fitness Myths
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