45: Seeing Progress Beyond the Scale
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Working out just to lose weight can leave you feeling discouraged, unmotivated, and burnt out. However, taking a wider approach from the perspective of your health and fitness journey can change that.
Today, Robin shares the vast array of benefits that comes with practicing Pilates and these benefits go far beyond the scale.
If you want to be proud of your health and fitness journey, and to find a routine that leaves you feeling strong, energized, and less stressed, join Robin Long in this episode to hear of the benefits Pilates has for you.
Show Highlights:
- Robin shares what the real purpose behind The Balanced Life is
- Why before and after photos can be deceiving
- It’s more important to focus on how you feel than a number on the scale
- Taking a wider look at your progress
- Pilates can increase and improve your strength
- Robin shares results from members in The Sisterhood
- Pilates can help restore alignment and posture
- How Pilates can be used to strengthen your core
- The benefits of better balance, coordination, and control
- The negative impacts of stress and how you can manage it effectively
- Using Pilates as a tool to boost your mood and energy
- Taking a deeper look at health and fitness
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Robin Long, |
| 0:09.7 | Pilates instructor and founder of the balanced life. |
| 0:13.0 | Here on the Balance Life podcast, |
| 0:15.1 | you'll find honest conversations with inspiring women, |
| 0:18.6 | sharing the real story of how they make their life work, what they do, |
| 0:22.8 | and perhaps more importantly, what they don't do, what they prioritize and what they let go of. |
| 0:27.9 | From food and exercise to work in family, we'll cover it all and provide practical tips |
| 0:33.9 | to help you create your own sense of balance and become the healthiest version of yourself, |
| 0:39.7 | inside and out. |
| 0:42.4 | Hi friends. |
| 0:43.6 | Welcome back to the podcast. |
| 0:45.3 | I am so excited for today's topic. |
| 0:47.4 | This is something that I've been wanting to dive into for a while now. |
| 0:51.0 | We're going to talk about results you can expect from your workouts, |
| 1:00.2 | misconceptions about what people often expect, and a bunch of other details in between. |
| 1:06.5 | But before we dive in, I always like to give a little bit of a behind the scenes snapshot of what's going on as I record this podcast because I like to keep it real and you know that. So for those of you |
| 1:12.5 | who don't know or if you're new to the podcast, welcome. I am a Pilates instructor and I'm the founder |
| 1:17.9 | of the balanced life, which is a place to find online Pilates workouts designed specifically for |
| 1:23.2 | busy women or women who need something that is easy, enjoyable, and realistic to fit into their |
| 1:28.8 | day. More than that, we talk a lot about what it looks like to live a truly healthy, |
| 1:34.3 | balanced life. And I'm also a mom to four little ones. So I work from home. And during the day, |
| 1:41.0 | if I'm not chasing the kids and taking care of them, then I am often on |
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