3825: Get Motivated to Start Working Out by Kate Hesse of Nourish Nest Breathe on Building Consistent Fitness

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🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3825: Kate Hesse breaks down how to stop relying on fleeting willpower and instead build sustainable motivation for regular exercise by connecting deeply with your personal “why.” With practical strategies for accountability and habit-building, she helps you create a workout routine that feels natural, not forced. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/start-working-out/ Quotes to ponder: "Get really clear on your why. Why do you want to work out?" "When you struggle to get to the gym, return to your why." "You know yourself better than I do, set up logistics that work for you and your schedule!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily. Get motivated to start working out by Kate Hess of Nourish NestBreat.com,
0:08.5	and I'm Jostomalik. Welcome to the bonus episode of the week. On Sundays, I share an episode from
0:14.4	another podcast in the Optimal Living Daily network, and today's comes from my brother's show Optimal
0:20.1	Health Daily. By the way, he answers listener questions on Fridays, and today's comes from my brother's show Optimal Health Daily. By the way, he answers
0:22.5	listener questions on Fridays, and if you send a relevant one in, you'll get a copy of our
0:27.5	optimal living daily workbook. It'll be digital if you're outside of the U.S., but a physical
0:33.0	hard copy shipped to you by me if you're inside of the U.S. You can send a health-related question to
0:39.2	health at oldpodcast.com. Simple as that. Now let's get right to the bonus episode as we
0:46.5	optimize your life. Get motivated to start working out by Kate Hess of Nourish NestBreath.com
0:57.6	Building new habits can be hard. If you struggle to exercise on a regular basis,
1:04.2	I've got some tips to help you not only start working out, but make regular exercise a sustainable
1:09.4	part of your day. Learn not only how to motivate yourself
1:12.7	to get to the gym or work out at home, but also what to do once you get there to ensure you'll
1:18.6	want to go back the next day. Today's questioner asked, how do I get the motivation to start working
1:25.0	out? I'll do it one day and then not do it again. While I'll be
1:29.6	directly addressing this question in this post, this applies to you just as much if you haven't
1:34.6	even tried to start working out yet. I'm guessing there are a couple of things at play here. Let's start
1:40.2	with motivation. Get really clear on your why. Why do you want to work out? If the best you can
1:47.5	come up with is, my doctor told me to, or because I know it's the right thing to do, then it's
1:53.9	going to be really hard to motivate yourself to work out. Dig down. If you're asking this question,
2:00.1	my guess is you have a really good why. Do you want to
2:03.9	get healthy so you can play with your kids without getting winded? Perhaps you want to feel comfortable
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