Most women in mid-life have a common rebuttal that keeps them from taking the next step when it comes to their fitness and health journey. The pressure that women put on themselves or the expectation that they believe is there to be perfect and execute their workouts without any interruption could be limiting their ability to reach their goals.

Key Takeaways

If You Want to Show Up For Yourself, You Should:

1. Stop focusing on the perfection monster mindset

2. Focus on ways you can change your behavior through mindset changes

3. Be kind and gracious to yourself and your workout routine

Consistency is Key

I want you to ask yourself, what does consistency look like to you? How would it feel to reframe how you think about your workouts and put less pressure on yourself to never miss a day or take a vacation? Fitness and health do not need to be another stressor in your life. I want you to challenge yourself to shift the way you think about your health and be curious about how you can reframe the way you think about your workouts. When it comes to working out, perfection is not the goal, but showing up for yourself is.

The Science of Behavior Change

If you have been holding back from working with a coach because you are unsure if you can commit 100%, I am here to tell you, that you don't need to. The all-or-nothing mentality that we have when it comes to our fitness is unnecessary, and I am here to tell you that you still get a benefit even if you can't do 10 out of the 10 workouts you want.

Showing up for yourself and your health is the first step, and making it work for you and your lifestyle is the key to success. You don't need to force yourself to do something that won't work for you, and you also don't need to do something that doesn't fit your life schedule. Doing what works for you in your here-and-now body is the best thing you can do, period.

Are you ready to start showing up for yourself? Share your thoughts with me in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

• Understanding the stages of change and how to approach a new idea (3:40)
• Why you should start a strength training program even if you might not be perfect at it (7:09)
• What is endowed progress effect, and how can it help you make behavior changes (16:10)
• How to avoid the perfection monster through mindset shifts (22:50)

Quotes

“I know there is going to be at least one person listening to this podcast episode, in whatever space and time you find it, who is mulling over the question, ‘Should I get a lifting program?’.” (3:07)

“Ageing is not just this linear gentle slope down in terms of the change in function, but rather, there are these punctuated times in our lives, if we are lucky enough to make it to these ages, where there are some changes going on.” (8:34)

“I trust that the women I work with, who are mostly in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, are doing their damn best on any given day.” (21:41)

“Consistency is more important than perfection. Especially when perfection is something we cannot hold onto.” (22:47)

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