Speaker 1: Oh hello, thank you for joining us today on this
Speaker 1: podcast from Body and Soul called Healthy Ish. I am
Speaker 1: Felicity Harley. Now if you need some spring fitness inspiration,
Speaker 1: well you have come to the right place. You are
Speaker 1: listening to the Queen of motivation, Kareine A Blight. Yes,
Speaker 1: she is a pete and nutrition coach, and today she's
Speaker 1: discussing her hacks, well some of them that we can
Speaker 1: use to stay motivated. She also shares her insights on
Speaker 1: some recent research about an impending exercise pill. Oh yes,
Speaker 1: apparently it's going to be a thing. Anyway. If you
Speaker 1: do like this chat from Korein and make sure you're
Speaker 1: listening to extra healthy Ish, where she chats about social
Speaker 1: media's influence on our workouts. You can search for our
Speaker 1: sister podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Karin to have
Speaker 1: you back on healthy How are you?
Speaker 2: Oh good? Rely it.
Speaker 1: He's so good to be that looking so vibrant in
Speaker 1: your your legendary I'm calling it legendary orange. What's your
Speaker 1: orange wardrobe?
Speaker 2: L like?
Speaker 1: Is it like all orange?
Speaker 2: You know what? A very vast majority is purple and orange?
Speaker 2: Not gonna lie?
Speaker 1: I love it? Now?
Speaker 2: Is it?
Speaker 1: Should we be channeling color in our workout gear when
Speaker 1: we are looking for motivation, I think so not.
Speaker 2: I feel like it makes when you feel happy and
Speaker 2: you wear color, I reckon it improves your work. How
Speaker 2: should we? There's some signs that there is.
Speaker 1: It's called dressing, the dopamine dressing. Yes, yes, anyway, talk
Speaker 1: to us about motivation. It's a critical factor in fitness
Speaker 1: and exercise, and I feel like some of us are
Speaker 1: just simply more motivated than others. What what have you
Speaker 1: witnessed with your clients in your programs?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's such a tough thing, isn't it,
Speaker 2: Because motivation it's one of these big buzzwords we hear
Speaker 2: so much all the time. But what I notice with
Speaker 2: my clients, the people that I work with every day,
Speaker 2: I find that their motivation comes from a couple of
Speaker 2: different things. I think the most important thing is having
Speaker 2: a group of people that they belong to, a community
Speaker 2: that they can be a part of and work with essentially,
Speaker 2: and the friendships that come from that. I find they
Speaker 2: get so motivated from that because they get excited to
Speaker 2: see their friends and be like, hello, we're doing this together.
Speaker 2: So I think that's a really important one. And I
Speaker 2: think another thing too, it's the convenience factor. So how
Speaker 2: easy is it to access the workouts that they're doing
Speaker 2: or how easy is it to get to where you're
Speaker 2: going to do that workout? And I think those two
Speaker 2: things combined really do effect and positively influence our motivation.
Speaker 1: What about you? What motivates you?
Speaker 2: For me personally, either it's fitness or work or whatever,
Speaker 2: I really do think it's understanding why I'm doing it.
Speaker 2: And I really have to have that natural understanding of why,
Speaker 2: because otherwise I'm not as motivated. But for me, I
Speaker 2: do truly love exercise. I love my work, and that's
Speaker 2: what motivates me is my passion. So I think that's
Speaker 2: my biggest.
Speaker 1: Motivations, That intrinsic motivation versus the extringey, which is, you know,
Speaker 1: I want to do this to feel good on the
Speaker 1: inside rather than how I look on the outside. Is
Speaker 1: do you find that works better or you know what?
Speaker 1: Because I feel like when we were younger, a lot
Speaker 1: of it was all about working out because of what
Speaker 1: you look like. Maybe it's when you get a bit older,
Speaker 1: or maybe it's just shifted. Now it's about how you
Speaker 1: feel and showing up and kind of stoking that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I do think there has been a really good
Speaker 2: shift in that sense, especially with social media. I find
Speaker 2: that people are more likely now to communicate you know,
Speaker 2: I'm feeling good, this is what you know, this workout's
Speaker 2: doing for me. And I do think that approach has
Speaker 2: a more long time lasting effect, because if you're feeling good,
Speaker 2: you're going to continue to do the thing that makes
Speaker 2: you feel good. But for something that's just giving you
Speaker 2: that short term you know, I'm trying to look a
Speaker 2: certain way, it's just a very short term approach to
Speaker 2: fitness and to our own wellness. So I do think
Speaker 2: that more long term view it's so much more better
Speaker 2: in the long term.
Speaker 1: Now spring is such a great time to just harness
Speaker 1: the motivation. So if we are struggling a bit it,
Speaker 1: what can we do? I love this question.
Speaker 2: I think there's a couple of things, and it kind
Speaker 2: of goes back to what I spoke about in the beginning.
Speaker 2: I think the most important thing is having that community,
Speaker 2: that sense of connection with people or someone that you
Speaker 2: know can motivate you and be a part of your
Speaker 2: fitness journey. Either that's you know, someone you can go
Speaker 2: for walks on oh sorry, someone that you can go
Speaker 2: for walks with, or maybe even a run club or
Speaker 2: a group fitness community online in person. It doesn't matter.
Speaker 2: I think that in general is going to really help
Speaker 2: you and elevate you to the next level with your motivation.
Speaker 1: What about if you find those intimidating because a lot
Speaker 1: of people think, I'm I can't run fast enough, I
Speaker 1: won't be able to keep up, or let's say run club,
Speaker 1: or if it's a yoga class or a pilates I
Speaker 1: can't do the moves, I'm too scared to jump on
Speaker 1: a reformer? How do we get over that kind of
Speaker 1: destructive self talk?
Speaker 2: And I can totally understand that, even I'm in the
Speaker 2: fitness industry and sometimes I do feel like those sort
Speaker 2: of feelings as well. But maybe the best approach in
Speaker 2: that sense is actually finding something that makes you feel comfortable.
Speaker 2: And I know from the different clients that I work
Speaker 2: with in our online platforms that we have to online
Speaker 2: can sometimes be a good starting point because you can
Speaker 2: find workouts that feel good for you, that are short,
Speaker 2: that can fit into your lifestyle, and you can do
Speaker 2: them from the comfort of your own home. So I
Speaker 2: actually do give that advice quite a lot is to
Speaker 2: do some online training. We've got a new one coming out,
Speaker 2: but a new form of exercise or something you enjoy
Speaker 2: online can also be good starting and.
Speaker 1: The smaller classes are also good. Or even getting a
Speaker 1: personal trainer or I mean, I know it's a bit
Speaker 1: more expensive, but even for just a shorter period of time,
Speaker 1: and you know, just say you want to show up
Speaker 1: to the gym and you're not sure how to use
Speaker 1: a certain machine, I mean, they can actually talk you
Speaker 1: through how to do it safely and how to actually
Speaker 1: do the moves exactly.
Speaker 2: I totally agree with you. Actually, I even spoke to
Speaker 2: someone yesterday who's trying to get back into Reformer pilates,
Speaker 2: and she your message being like, I want to do
Speaker 2: the classes like the group ones, but can I just
Speaker 2: start with some private ones first so I can understand
Speaker 2: how it works. And I'm like, of course you can.
Speaker 2: Let's organize that for you. So I think that's such
Speaker 2: a good point, and I do think those really good ideas.
Speaker 1: I know you talked about this in the beginning, but
Speaker 1: I do feel like removing resistance is one of the
Speaker 1: keys to getting more motivated. Yeah, talked to us about this.
Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I think we all have that, don't we
Speaker 2: like feeling of like, I'm just a bit nervous, I'm
Speaker 2: a bit scared, And look, I do think it comes
Speaker 2: down to, first of all, again, what is the number
Speaker 2: one reason you want to do this for? Like? Is
Speaker 2: it for you? Is it because you want to be
Speaker 2: a great rom wander for your kids? Is it just
Speaker 2: because you want to feel better in yourself? I think
Speaker 2: understanding that and then maybe just setting some small achievable
Speaker 2: goals around that initially is going to be a really
Speaker 2: good way to first start off that motivation piece. So
Speaker 2: having those some way visible that you can see each day,
Speaker 2: and then from there start branching out and choosing things
Speaker 2: that you actually like.
Speaker 1: Fun, Yes, have fun.
Speaker 2: Don't try and do things just because you think you should.
Speaker 2: I think there's this really big culture now we're trying
Speaker 2: to almost mimi what we're seeing on social media, and
Speaker 2: we feel guilty if we're not doing hit training every
Speaker 2: day and we're not doing reform pilates every day. But
Speaker 2: you know, you can just start by going for a
Speaker 2: small walk around your block. It can be as simple
Speaker 2: as that to get you moving, and that might motivate
Speaker 2: you to do a little bit more each day. But
Speaker 2: I think, yes, set the why set the goals and
Speaker 2: do what you actually like, and that's a really good
Speaker 2: place to.
Speaker 1: Se Actually, I think they're starting small is so important.
Speaker 1: I mean I even just think of this half marathon
Speaker 1: training that I'm in. I never thought I could, you know,
Speaker 1: I'd clock sixteen k's the other day and I never
Speaker 1: thought I could do that. But it's just incrementally over
Speaker 1: the last six months, I've just done a little bit more,
Speaker 1: a little bit more, And you know, it seems such
Speaker 1: a daunting thing when you're first setting those goals, but
Speaker 1: just breaking it down and then chipping away at it
Speaker 1: and you'll be surprised what you can achieve. Yes, I
Speaker 1: totally agree.
Speaker 2: That's so exciting. Well done.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Oh thank you. Now talk to me about this.
Speaker 1: I saw this study the other day and I thought, oh,
Speaker 1: let's talk about with caren. So there are recent claims
Speaker 1: by scientists that an exercise pill may not be as
Speaker 1: far off as we think that you. Basically, they're testing
Speaker 1: a new drug which appears to mimic the physical benefits
Speaker 1: of exercise in rodents. Now we're only in rats when
Speaker 1: not in humans yet, but the scientists say a pill
Speaker 1: may someday be able to do the same in humans.
Speaker 1: What's your thoughts?
Speaker 2: Oh my god. When I first I saw that that study,
Speaker 2: I was like, I have to try and bite my
Speaker 2: tongue because there's a lot here that I have an
Speaker 2: opinion on. But I will say I truly don't believe
Speaker 2: that a pill in general can give you that same
Speaker 2: effect of exercises physically moving your body, the feeling of
Speaker 2: the endorphins, the mental release, the emotional strength you get
Speaker 2: from exercising your body in a way that feels good.
Speaker 2: I don't think if he'll can do that for you.
Speaker 2: Of course, there's population groups where you know, the muscle
Speaker 2: adaptations might be really beneficial from the pill. I totally
Speaker 2: get that, but I think as an overall general blanket
Speaker 2: statement for the entire population, I'm just a bit erring
Speaker 2: on the side of caution with that one. Watch.
Speaker 1: You know they probably said that about Oz and Peck
Speaker 1: back in the day, and now we hear we are
Speaker 1: yet Anyway, that's for another podcast. Karin, thank you for
Speaker 1: coming on healthy Ish.
Speaker 2: Thanks so much for listening to you.
Speaker 1: Well. I hope Krin's oh effervescent energy has motivated you
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Speaker 1: or do some sort of movement. If you did enjoy
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