What if your 10-year-old self and your 80-year-old self could give you advice about how to move your body today? In this final episode of the exercise experiment, we explore how honoring both your past and future self can transform your relationship with movement. It’s a perspective shift that’s not just inspiring, but also deeply grounding.

• What your 10-year-old self might want to tell you about exercise
• Why your 80-year-old self cares about what you’re doing now
• Letting go of guilt and embracing sustainable movement habits
• How to reframe fitness goals with long-term self-care in mind
• The importance of curiosity and compassion in your wellness journey

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“Did you know your body physically responds to a mental image?”

Do you ever find yourself dreading a workout or walk before you’ve even started? That negative self-talk—that moment when you imagine the struggle before you even move—is a perfect example of your mind-body connection at work.

In this episode, I explore how your mindset can shape your physical experience, for better or worse. I’ll walk you through a quick visualization exercise that proves just how powerful your imagination is—and how you can use that power to create ease instead of tension. You’ll learn how shifting your inner dialogue before movement can help you feel more connected, empowered, and motivated.

This isn’t about forcing positivity or pushing through pain. It’s about using curiosity and intention to make your movement habits something that feels doable, emotionally and physically.

🎧 Tune in now and try this week’s experiment to soften your mindset and strengthen your connection to your body.

• How your imagination impacts your body through the mind-body connection
• What negative self-talk does to your breath, muscles, and motivation
• How to use mental imagery to feel more empowered during exercise
• How movement can feel better when it starts from connection, not correction
• This week’s 30-second experiment to reset your mindset before movement

Mind-Body Connection Is Built Into the Brain

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“You don't need to use fear to stay motivated as you let go of the diet mentality around fitness or ease back in after an injury.”

“Movement is easy. Our bodies were made to move. We make it harder by overthinking it and giving ourselves deadlines.”

You took a break from working out…and now you’re feeling stuck.

Should you push through, start over, or wait until you “feel ready”? 🤔

In this episode, I talk about the mental spiral that can follow a setback, especially if you’re used to the hustle culture approach to fitness. I share my own journey of unlearning pressure-filled timelines and how to come back to movement with less fear and more self-trust. We’ll discuss how to transition from fear-based motivation to curiosity, and why rest isn’t a sign of failure, but rather a natural part of the cycle.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down or afraid of “losing progress,” this one’s for you.

• Introduction to setbacks and movement breaks
• The pressure to push through injuries and overtrain
• How hustle culture affects our approach to rest
• Letting go of deadlines and fear-based motivation
• Quick-fix goals vs. sustainable habits
• What happens after the “event” you trained for ends
• Why rest is part of the cycle
• Affirmations and mantras to reframe your mindset
• Your weekly experiment

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