With kids back in school, we’re looking at taking care of our bodies through regular exercise. Meagan’s already established a new early morning workout routine with some accountability buddies, and Sarah’s ready to start. We talk about what’s worked in the past when committing to a new fitness routine, what obstacles we have to look out for, and how the reasons behind our desire to work out regularly has changed as we’ve gotten older. Join us!
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Links we mentioned (or should have) in this episode:
- Aaptiv is an audio-based training app with all kinds of workouts that we’ve both enjoyed in the past
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Amazing episode that I could really relate to! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings about exercise and ‘normailising’ everything. Having once been a lover of going for a run and pushing hard to now looking for everything excuse I can to not exercise. Everything hurts and the weight continue to grow! Here’s to starting again on a healthy journey.
Thanks for this, Chaunie! Cheers to a healthy 2020!