47: The Biggest Mistake When Starting a Workout Routine
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
No matter how much we plan, prepare, or try to control, there will always be obstacles. Oftentimes, we take these circumstances as a result of us “not being good enough” or not “trying” hard enough. When life happens, many of us give up. However, obstacles don’t have to define your success. They are simply a part of the process.
In this episode, Robin Long shares why we should embrace obstacles as part of the journey. She discusses what it means to “stay stagnant”, the biggest mistakes people make when starting a new workout routine and how to redefine our idea of success. Join Robin in this encouraging and uplifting episode!
Show Highlights:
- The most common mistakes women make when starting a workout plan
- How expecting challenges can help us find success
- Reframing our “all or nothing” mindset
- Why we should expect to fall off track
- Life always happens but we can prepare ourselves and not get discouraged
- The secret to finding “success” in your results
- Embracing and reframing your idea of success and failure
- Choosing to look forward instead of looking back
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and founder of the balanced life. |
| 0:12.5 | Here on the Balance Life podcast, you'll find honest conversations on health, wellness, self-care, work-life balance, and everything in between. We'll cover it all and provide |
| 0:22.9 | inspiration, resources, and practical tips to help you create your own uniquely balanced life |
| 0:29.8 | and become the healthiest version of yourself, inside and out. Hi friends, welcome back to the show. How are you doing? It has been a wild and |
| 0:42.1 | busy and fun and exciting week around here, around my home and the balanced life as a whole. |
| 0:49.2 | We just wrapped up the Feel Good Pilates Challenge not too long ago. And we have been welcoming new |
| 0:55.3 | members into the Balance Life Sisterhood, which has been so much fun. It's always exciting and |
| 1:01.3 | there's a lot of energy as women are saying yes to their health, yes to self-care, and yes to |
| 1:07.8 | taking the next step on their journey towards balance and health. It's really one of |
| 1:12.5 | my favorite things. So I am coming off of this busy season, but also feeling really energized |
| 1:17.8 | by just all of the fun and all of the positive progress that our community is making. And also |
| 1:23.6 | something that you all don't always see is behind the scenes as well. We just stay really busy as |
| 1:29.0 | the balanced life team just continues to grow. And I feel so grateful to have such an amazing team here |
| 1:34.9 | supporting me, supporting our entire community and helping fulfill our mission of the world of really |
| 1:41.0 | helping women to find a more balanced approach to health and wellness. |
| 1:44.7 | And as we have so many women right now kicking off a new routine with the balanced life, |
| 1:49.6 | and maybe you're not kicking off a new routine, maybe you are just trying to keep up with |
| 1:54.6 | your routine and stay motivated. And I had to get on the podcast, Mike, and talk about |
| 2:00.2 | this one mistake that I see people making. And |
| 2:04.2 | making this mistake can be just detrimental to the progress you make when it comes to getting in |
| 2:10.1 | shape and getting fit and taking care of your body. This mistake is so common and nobody really |
| 2:17.2 | talks about it. And so that's what I'm going to do |
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