Freelance Fitness is your weekly 10-minute movement break designed for creative freelancers, voice actors, designers, writers, editors, and anyone who spends their days creating, producing, and problem-solving. Hosted by freelance voiceover artist and former fitness instructor Alison Pentecost, each episode blends mindset coaching, creative productivity, and simple exercises you can do anywhere.

Just because the work is piling up and deadlines are looming, doesn't mean we should risk injuring ourselves. Because if we're down for the count, then whose going to do that special thing that we do for our clients?

This week, we're doing a core strength workout because the core is our powerhouse. And it helps support so many of our other muscles. With a strong core, we risk less injury.

Creative freelance injuries can be sneaky.

They start off as just this nagging soreness.

Lower back pain from long hours sitting or standing.

Neck tension from prolonged computer use that turns into headaches.

Wrist, elbow, or shoulder pain from editing, mousing, tapping, or gripping.

Foot and knee pain from long days on set.

As freelancers, there’s no HR department watching out for us. No sick days that don’t cost us money. No one telling us to stop before we hit the wall.

If your body goes down — the business goes with it.

Your body is not separate from your creativity. Your health is not optional overhead.

It’s the asset.

Links to exercise guides are here: Seated Back Extensions, Seated Cross Body Crunches, Bird Dogs, Dead Bugs, Mountain Climbers, Bicycle Crunches, Super Humans, Child's Pose.

Written and Hosted by: Alison Pentecost

Theme Song: Snakes and Fire by Pär Hagström

Playlist: Tusabe

To learn more about my voiceover services — including commercial, corporate, e-learning, and narration work — visit www.alisonpentecost.com. Questions or feedback? Email podcast@alisonpentecost.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.