99 // Exercise and Mindfulness

The Mindful Kind

Rachael Kable

Mindfulness, Mindful, Health & Fitness, Self-help, Inspiration

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Hello and welcome to episode 99 of The Mindful Kind podcast about exercise and mindfulness!

In this episode, I share some of my thoughts and beliefs about exercise and how they've changed over the years. For example, I used to feel like exercise was a chore on my to-do list, when I now look forward to the many positive impacts exercise has to offer.

I also talk about 3 different connections between mindfulness and exercise:

1- Mindfulness encourages us to learn to listen to our bodies. To slow down and nurture our needs and also to rise to new challenges when we're able.

2- Mindfulness helps us connect more with our bodies and be present while we exercise (rather than wish it was over or count down time!).

3- Exercise presents many great opportunities to be mindful as it creates many sensations in our bodies which we can then pay attention to.

I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to the mindful kind.
0:07.5	I'm your host, Rachel Cable, and I'm here to share insights into my mindfulness journey
0:12.3	and inspire you to create your own.
0:14.9	Each week, this podcast will bring fresh and exciting news about mindfulness,
0:19.7	from my personal experiences to useful tools and different
0:23.6	mindful techniques.
0:32.1	Hello and a warm welcome to episode 99 of the Mindful Kind podcast. I hope you're well and enjoying the change of seasons
0:39.6	wherever you are in the world. Here in Australia, spring began just over a month ago and even though
0:44.9	it often still feels like winter, I'm excited to see a few changes. We spent time at my mum's
0:51.2	place in Mount Beauty a few weeks ago and it was absolutely beautiful.
1:00.4	Her garden is just incredible. There are so many mindful adventures to go on and our dog moose absolutely loves it. If you'd like to see some photos from the trip, make sure you're
1:05.2	following me over on Instagram at Rachel Cable. Anyway, I'm really excited to introduce the topic for this episode, which is
1:12.4	mindfulness and exercise. Just before we begin, I want to let you know that I'm just speaking
1:18.5	from my own personal research and experiences, so please take away anything which is useful
1:23.5	to you and maybe think about speaking with a health professional if you have more questions.
1:30.4	So first of all, the most important thing for me when it comes to exercise is enjoyment.
1:36.1	I really believe that we should move our bodies in ways that feel good because we want to,
1:40.8	definitely not as some form of punishment or and of guilt. The way I like to think about
1:46.3	exercise is by acknowledging all the positive things it does for me. It helps to release endorphins.
1:52.6	It can be really fun. I feel strong and alive. I like trying new things and it often just feels good
1:59.4	to get moving, especially if I've been sitting at a desk all day.
2:03.7	I hear so many people talk about exercise like it's a chore and I did used to think that way too,
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