WEBVTT - Your motivating spring fitness pep-talk

0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:02.160
<v Speaker 1>Oh hello, thank you for joining us today on this

0:00:02.279 --> 0:00:04.720
<v Speaker 1>podcast from Body and Soul called Healthy Ish. I am

0:00:04.800 --> 0:00:08.880
<v Speaker 1>Felicity Harley. Now if you need some spring fitness inspiration,

0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:11.800
<v Speaker 1>well you have come to the right place. You are

0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:16.439
<v Speaker 1>listening to the Queen of motivation, Kareine A Blight. Yes,

0:00:16.560 --> 0:00:19.160
<v Speaker 1>she is a pete and nutrition coach, and today she's

0:00:19.200 --> 0:00:23.760
<v Speaker 1>discussing her hacks, well some of them that we can

0:00:23.880 --> 0:00:27.280
<v Speaker 1>use to stay motivated. She also shares her insights on

0:00:27.320 --> 0:00:31.880
<v Speaker 1>some recent research about an impending exercise pill. Oh yes,

0:00:32.640 --> 0:00:35.360
<v Speaker 1>apparently it's going to be a thing. Anyway. If you

0:00:35.400 --> 0:00:37.519
<v Speaker 1>do like this chat from Korein and make sure you're

0:00:37.520 --> 0:00:39.960
<v Speaker 1>listening to extra healthy Ish, where she chats about social

0:00:40.000 --> 0:00:43.320
<v Speaker 1>media's influence on our workouts. You can search for our

0:00:43.360 --> 0:01:00.639
<v Speaker 1>sister podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Karin to have

0:01:00.680 --> 0:01:02.240
<v Speaker 1>you back on healthy How are you?

0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:03.400
<v Speaker 2>Oh good? Rely it.

0:01:03.400 --> 0:01:05.560
<v Speaker 1>He's so good to be that looking so vibrant in

0:01:05.600 --> 0:01:11.240
<v Speaker 1>your your legendary I'm calling it legendary orange. What's your

0:01:11.280 --> 0:01:12.000
<v Speaker 1>orange wardrobe?

0:01:12.040 --> 0:01:12.200
<v Speaker 2>L like?

0:01:12.440 --> 0:01:14.120
<v Speaker 1>Is it like all orange?

0:01:14.560 --> 0:01:17.160
<v Speaker 2>You know what? A very vast majority is purple and orange?

0:01:17.240 --> 0:01:18.040
<v Speaker 2>Not gonna lie?

0:01:18.440 --> 0:01:19.319
<v Speaker 1>I love it? Now?

0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:19.840
<v Speaker 2>Is it?

0:01:19.880 --> 0:01:23.559
<v Speaker 1>Should we be channeling color in our workout gear when

0:01:23.600 --> 0:01:26.480
<v Speaker 1>we are looking for motivation, I think so not.

0:01:27.160 --> 0:01:28.959
<v Speaker 2>I feel like it makes when you feel happy and

0:01:28.959 --> 0:01:31.119
<v Speaker 2>you wear color, I reckon it improves your work. How

0:01:31.120 --> 0:01:32.880
<v Speaker 2>should we? There's some signs that there is.

0:01:32.880 --> 0:01:36.800
<v Speaker 1>It's called dressing, the dopamine dressing. Yes, yes, anyway, talk

0:01:36.840 --> 0:01:39.720
<v Speaker 1>to us about motivation. It's a critical factor in fitness

0:01:39.800 --> 0:01:42.759
<v Speaker 1>and exercise, and I feel like some of us are

0:01:42.800 --> 0:01:46.120
<v Speaker 1>just simply more motivated than others. What what have you

0:01:46.200 --> 0:01:48.800
<v Speaker 1>witnessed with your clients in your programs?

0:01:49.200 --> 0:01:51.200
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's such a tough thing, isn't it,

0:01:51.240 --> 0:01:54.200
<v Speaker 2>Because motivation it's one of these big buzzwords we hear

0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:57.160
<v Speaker 2>so much all the time. But what I notice with

0:01:57.200 --> 0:01:59.280
<v Speaker 2>my clients, the people that I work with every day,

0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:01.880
<v Speaker 2>I find that their motivation comes from a couple of

0:02:01.880 --> 0:02:04.640
<v Speaker 2>different things. I think the most important thing is having

0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:06.920
<v Speaker 2>a group of people that they belong to, a community

0:02:06.920 --> 0:02:10.160
<v Speaker 2>that they can be a part of and work with essentially,

0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.120
<v Speaker 2>and the friendships that come from that. I find they

0:02:13.160 --> 0:02:15.239
<v Speaker 2>get so motivated from that because they get excited to

0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:17.079
<v Speaker 2>see their friends and be like, hello, we're doing this together.

0:02:17.760 --> 0:02:19.720
<v Speaker 2>So I think that's a really important one. And I

0:02:19.720 --> 0:02:22.919
<v Speaker 2>think another thing too, it's the convenience factor. So how

0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:25.280
<v Speaker 2>easy is it to access the workouts that they're doing

0:02:25.400 --> 0:02:27.000
<v Speaker 2>or how easy is it to get to where you're

0:02:27.040 --> 0:02:29.560
<v Speaker 2>going to do that workout? And I think those two

0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:33.639
<v Speaker 2>things combined really do effect and positively influence our motivation.

0:02:34.240 --> 0:02:35.840
<v Speaker 1>What about you? What motivates you?

0:02:36.919 --> 0:02:40.400
<v Speaker 2>For me personally, either it's fitness or work or whatever,

0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:43.520
<v Speaker 2>I really do think it's understanding why I'm doing it.

0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:46.480
<v Speaker 2>And I really have to have that natural understanding of why,

0:02:46.480 --> 0:02:48.960
<v Speaker 2>because otherwise I'm not as motivated. But for me, I

0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:52.360
<v Speaker 2>do truly love exercise. I love my work, and that's

0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:55.280
<v Speaker 2>what motivates me is my passion. So I think that's

0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:56.040
<v Speaker 2>my biggest.

0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:59.880
<v Speaker 1>Motivations, That intrinsic motivation versus the extringey, which is, you know,

0:03:00.040 --> 0:03:01.640
<v Speaker 1>I want to do this to feel good on the

0:03:01.680 --> 0:03:04.240
<v Speaker 1>inside rather than how I look on the outside. Is

0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:08.320
<v Speaker 1>do you find that works better or you know what?

0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:10.679
<v Speaker 1>Because I feel like when we were younger, a lot

0:03:10.680 --> 0:03:13.240
<v Speaker 1>of it was all about working out because of what

0:03:13.280 --> 0:03:15.359
<v Speaker 1>you look like. Maybe it's when you get a bit older,

0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:18.440
<v Speaker 1>or maybe it's just shifted. Now it's about how you

0:03:18.480 --> 0:03:21.880
<v Speaker 1>feel and showing up and kind of stoking that.

0:03:22.280 --> 0:03:24.160
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I do think there has been a really good

0:03:24.200 --> 0:03:27.120
<v Speaker 2>shift in that sense, especially with social media. I find

0:03:27.160 --> 0:03:30.400
<v Speaker 2>that people are more likely now to communicate you know,

0:03:30.480 --> 0:03:32.520
<v Speaker 2>I'm feeling good, this is what you know, this workout's

0:03:32.560 --> 0:03:35.240
<v Speaker 2>doing for me. And I do think that approach has

0:03:35.240 --> 0:03:38.640
<v Speaker 2>a more long time lasting effect, because if you're feeling good,

0:03:38.840 --> 0:03:40.680
<v Speaker 2>you're going to continue to do the thing that makes

0:03:40.680 --> 0:03:43.280
<v Speaker 2>you feel good. But for something that's just giving you

0:03:43.280 --> 0:03:45.240
<v Speaker 2>that short term you know, I'm trying to look a

0:03:45.280 --> 0:03:47.920
<v Speaker 2>certain way, it's just a very short term approach to

0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:50.320
<v Speaker 2>fitness and to our own wellness. So I do think

0:03:50.360 --> 0:03:53.880
<v Speaker 2>that more long term view it's so much more better

0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:54.680
<v Speaker 2>in the long term.

0:03:54.840 --> 0:03:57.560
<v Speaker 1>Now spring is such a great time to just harness

0:03:57.600 --> 0:04:00.200
<v Speaker 1>the motivation. So if we are struggling a bit it,

0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:03.120
<v Speaker 1>what can we do? I love this question.

0:04:04.440 --> 0:04:06.040
<v Speaker 2>I think there's a couple of things, and it kind

0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:08.320
<v Speaker 2>of goes back to what I spoke about in the beginning.

0:04:08.360 --> 0:04:11.400
<v Speaker 2>I think the most important thing is having that community,

0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:14.400
<v Speaker 2>that sense of connection with people or someone that you

0:04:14.480 --> 0:04:16.320
<v Speaker 2>know can motivate you and be a part of your

0:04:16.360 --> 0:04:18.800
<v Speaker 2>fitness journey. Either that's you know, someone you can go

0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:21.320
<v Speaker 2>for walks on oh sorry, someone that you can go

0:04:21.400 --> 0:04:23.760
<v Speaker 2>for walks with, or maybe even a run club or

0:04:23.800 --> 0:04:26.480
<v Speaker 2>a group fitness community online in person. It doesn't matter.

0:04:26.520 --> 0:04:28.520
<v Speaker 2>I think that in general is going to really help

0:04:28.560 --> 0:04:30.839
<v Speaker 2>you and elevate you to the next level with your motivation.

0:04:31.080 --> 0:04:33.680
<v Speaker 1>What about if you find those intimidating because a lot

0:04:33.720 --> 0:04:38.039
<v Speaker 1>of people think, I'm I can't run fast enough, I

0:04:38.040 --> 0:04:40.880
<v Speaker 1>won't be able to keep up, or let's say run club,

0:04:40.960 --> 0:04:43.240
<v Speaker 1>or if it's a yoga class or a pilates I

0:04:43.279 --> 0:04:45.760
<v Speaker 1>can't do the moves, I'm too scared to jump on

0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:47.720
<v Speaker 1>a reformer? How do we get over that kind of

0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:49.479
<v Speaker 1>destructive self talk?

0:04:49.880 --> 0:04:52.200
<v Speaker 2>And I can totally understand that, even I'm in the

0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:54.440
<v Speaker 2>fitness industry and sometimes I do feel like those sort

0:04:54.440 --> 0:04:57.039
<v Speaker 2>of feelings as well. But maybe the best approach in

0:04:57.080 --> 0:04:59.960
<v Speaker 2>that sense is actually finding something that makes you feel comfortable.

0:05:00.320 --> 0:05:02.200
<v Speaker 2>And I know from the different clients that I work

0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:04.720
<v Speaker 2>with in our online platforms that we have to online

0:05:04.760 --> 0:05:07.039
<v Speaker 2>can sometimes be a good starting point because you can

0:05:07.080 --> 0:05:09.880
<v Speaker 2>find workouts that feel good for you, that are short,

0:05:09.960 --> 0:05:12.400
<v Speaker 2>that can fit into your lifestyle, and you can do

0:05:12.480 --> 0:05:14.440
<v Speaker 2>them from the comfort of your own home. So I

0:05:14.480 --> 0:05:16.599
<v Speaker 2>actually do give that advice quite a lot is to

0:05:17.040 --> 0:05:19.240
<v Speaker 2>do some online training. We've got a new one coming out,

0:05:19.240 --> 0:05:22.119
<v Speaker 2>but a new form of exercise or something you enjoy

0:05:22.160 --> 0:05:23.760
<v Speaker 2>online can also be good starting and.

0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:26.560
<v Speaker 1>The smaller classes are also good. Or even getting a

0:05:26.640 --> 0:05:28.760
<v Speaker 1>personal trainer or I mean, I know it's a bit

0:05:28.760 --> 0:05:31.719
<v Speaker 1>more expensive, but even for just a shorter period of time,

0:05:32.040 --> 0:05:35.040
<v Speaker 1>and you know, just say you want to show up

0:05:35.360 --> 0:05:36.680
<v Speaker 1>to the gym and you're not sure how to use

0:05:36.680 --> 0:05:38.560
<v Speaker 1>a certain machine, I mean, they can actually talk you

0:05:38.560 --> 0:05:41.240
<v Speaker 1>through how to do it safely and how to actually

0:05:41.240 --> 0:05:42.800
<v Speaker 1>do the moves exactly.

0:05:42.960 --> 0:05:45.039
<v Speaker 2>I totally agree with you. Actually, I even spoke to

0:05:45.040 --> 0:05:48.000
<v Speaker 2>someone yesterday who's trying to get back into Reformer pilates,

0:05:48.200 --> 0:05:49.640
<v Speaker 2>and she your message being like, I want to do

0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:51.760
<v Speaker 2>the classes like the group ones, but can I just

0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:53.799
<v Speaker 2>start with some private ones first so I can understand

0:05:53.839 --> 0:05:55.280
<v Speaker 2>how it works. And I'm like, of course you can.

0:05:55.400 --> 0:05:57.800
<v Speaker 2>Let's organize that for you. So I think that's such

0:05:57.800 --> 0:06:00.000
<v Speaker 2>a good point, and I do think those really good ideas.

0:06:00.520 --> 0:06:02.120
<v Speaker 1>I know you talked about this in the beginning, but

0:06:02.160 --> 0:06:05.840
<v Speaker 1>I do feel like removing resistance is one of the

0:06:05.920 --> 0:06:09.640
<v Speaker 1>keys to getting more motivated. Yeah, talked to us about this.

0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look, I think we all have that, don't we

0:06:12.600 --> 0:06:14.600
<v Speaker 2>like feeling of like, I'm just a bit nervous, I'm

0:06:14.600 --> 0:06:17.039
<v Speaker 2>a bit scared, And look, I do think it comes

0:06:17.080 --> 0:06:19.719
<v Speaker 2>down to, first of all, again, what is the number

0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:21.400
<v Speaker 2>one reason you want to do this for? Like? Is

0:06:21.440 --> 0:06:23.000
<v Speaker 2>it for you? Is it because you want to be

0:06:23.040 --> 0:06:24.960
<v Speaker 2>a great rom wander for your kids? Is it just

0:06:24.960 --> 0:06:27.720
<v Speaker 2>because you want to feel better in yourself? I think

0:06:27.920 --> 0:06:31.560
<v Speaker 2>understanding that and then maybe just setting some small achievable

0:06:31.600 --> 0:06:34.240
<v Speaker 2>goals around that initially is going to be a really

0:06:34.279 --> 0:06:37.560
<v Speaker 2>good way to first start off that motivation piece. So

0:06:37.680 --> 0:06:39.840
<v Speaker 2>having those some way visible that you can see each day,

0:06:40.240 --> 0:06:42.760
<v Speaker 2>and then from there start branching out and choosing things

0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:44.039
<v Speaker 2>that you actually like.

0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:47.520
<v Speaker 1>Fun, Yes, have fun.

0:06:47.640 --> 0:06:50.040
<v Speaker 2>Don't try and do things just because you think you should.

0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:53.200
<v Speaker 2>I think there's this really big culture now we're trying

0:06:53.200 --> 0:06:55.680
<v Speaker 2>to almost mimi what we're seeing on social media, and

0:06:55.680 --> 0:06:57.600
<v Speaker 2>we feel guilty if we're not doing hit training every

0:06:57.680 --> 0:06:59.719
<v Speaker 2>day and we're not doing reform pilates every day. But

0:07:00.279 --> 0:07:02.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, you can just start by going for a

0:07:02.040 --> 0:07:04.040
<v Speaker 2>small walk around your block. It can be as simple

0:07:04.080 --> 0:07:06.279
<v Speaker 2>as that to get you moving, and that might motivate

0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:08.640
<v Speaker 2>you to do a little bit more each day. But

0:07:08.680 --> 0:07:10.720
<v Speaker 2>I think, yes, set the why set the goals and

0:07:10.720 --> 0:07:12.680
<v Speaker 2>do what you actually like, and that's a really good

0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:13.040
<v Speaker 2>place to.

0:07:12.960 --> 0:07:15.880
<v Speaker 1>Se Actually, I think they're starting small is so important.

0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:18.080
<v Speaker 1>I mean I even just think of this half marathon

0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:21.400
<v Speaker 1>training that I'm in. I never thought I could, you know,

0:07:21.560 --> 0:07:23.840
<v Speaker 1>I'd clock sixteen k's the other day and I never

0:07:23.920 --> 0:07:27.200
<v Speaker 1>thought I could do that. But it's just incrementally over

0:07:27.200 --> 0:07:29.200
<v Speaker 1>the last six months, I've just done a little bit more,

0:07:29.240 --> 0:07:32.760
<v Speaker 1>a little bit more, And you know, it seems such

0:07:32.800 --> 0:07:35.200
<v Speaker 1>a daunting thing when you're first setting those goals, but

0:07:35.440 --> 0:07:38.760
<v Speaker 1>just breaking it down and then chipping away at it

0:07:38.800 --> 0:07:40.960
<v Speaker 1>and you'll be surprised what you can achieve. Yes, I

0:07:41.080 --> 0:07:41.640
<v Speaker 1>totally agree.

0:07:41.680 --> 0:07:42.760
<v Speaker 2>That's so exciting. Well done.

0:07:43.000 --> 0:07:46.520
<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Oh thank you. Now talk to me about this.

0:07:46.560 --> 0:07:48.480
<v Speaker 1>I saw this study the other day and I thought, oh,

0:07:48.560 --> 0:07:51.680
<v Speaker 1>let's talk about with caren. So there are recent claims

0:07:51.680 --> 0:07:55.120
<v Speaker 1>by scientists that an exercise pill may not be as

0:07:55.160 --> 0:08:00.560
<v Speaker 1>far off as we think that you. Basically, they're testing

0:08:00.560 --> 0:08:03.640
<v Speaker 1>a new drug which appears to mimic the physical benefits

0:08:03.640 --> 0:08:06.000
<v Speaker 1>of exercise in rodents. Now we're only in rats when

0:08:06.000 --> 0:08:08.520
<v Speaker 1>not in humans yet, but the scientists say a pill

0:08:08.560 --> 0:08:10.920
<v Speaker 1>may someday be able to do the same in humans.

0:08:11.360 --> 0:08:12.080
<v Speaker 1>What's your thoughts?

0:08:12.280 --> 0:08:16.679
<v Speaker 2>Oh my god. When I first I saw that that study,

0:08:16.720 --> 0:08:18.280
<v Speaker 2>I was like, I have to try and bite my

0:08:18.320 --> 0:08:21.280
<v Speaker 2>tongue because there's a lot here that I have an

0:08:21.320 --> 0:08:25.080
<v Speaker 2>opinion on. But I will say I truly don't believe

0:08:25.120 --> 0:08:27.760
<v Speaker 2>that a pill in general can give you that same

0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:31.560
<v Speaker 2>effect of exercises physically moving your body, the feeling of

0:08:31.600 --> 0:08:35.200
<v Speaker 2>the endorphins, the mental release, the emotional strength you get

0:08:35.200 --> 0:08:37.640
<v Speaker 2>from exercising your body in a way that feels good.

0:08:38.200 --> 0:08:39.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't think if he'll can do that for you.

0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:43.520
<v Speaker 2>Of course, there's population groups where you know, the muscle

0:08:43.559 --> 0:08:46.319
<v Speaker 2>adaptations might be really beneficial from the pill. I totally

0:08:46.360 --> 0:08:49.240
<v Speaker 2>get that, but I think as an overall general blanket

0:08:49.280 --> 0:08:52.480
<v Speaker 2>statement for the entire population, I'm just a bit erring

0:08:52.520 --> 0:08:54.120
<v Speaker 2>on the side of caution with that one. Watch.

0:08:55.400 --> 0:08:56.960
<v Speaker 1>You know they probably said that about Oz and Peck

0:08:57.000 --> 0:08:59.000
<v Speaker 1>back in the day, and now we hear we are

0:08:59.280 --> 0:09:01.960
<v Speaker 1>yet Anyway, that's for another podcast. Karin, thank you for

0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:03.120
<v Speaker 1>coming on healthy Ish.

0:09:03.120 --> 0:09:04.320
<v Speaker 2>Thanks so much for listening to you.

0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:10.880
<v Speaker 1>Well. I hope Krin's oh effervescent energy has motivated you

0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:13.040
<v Speaker 1>to get outside and at least go for a walk

0:09:13.280 --> 0:09:16.240
<v Speaker 1>or do some sort of movement. If you did enjoy

0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:19.199
<v Speaker 1>hearing from korein tell Us, rate and review this podcast,

0:09:19.960 --> 0:09:22.199
<v Speaker 1>you can subscribe as well. Of course, anything else, head

0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:24.160
<v Speaker 1>to Body and soul dot com dot you follows on socials.

0:09:24.160 --> 0:09:25.760
<v Speaker 1>Grob Our print edition which is out in your local

0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:27.800
<v Speaker 1>Sunday paper and until tomorrow, Stay Healthy is