S2 EP2: Anxiety In The Gym - How To Train Your Mind

The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

Constantly Varied Gear

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Do you have anxiety about going to the gym? If you do, you’re not the only one. Exercise can help you feel less stressed and anxious, but getting to the gym to exercise in the first place can be tough if your anxiety is high.

In this week's episode, Rachael & Kelsea talk about stress and anxiety, what people are feeling anxious about, and how to work on building confidence like you’d build a muscle.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

How physical health relates to mental health.
Borrowing confidence.
The comparison factor.
Building confidence instead of insecurity.
How exercise can reduce anxiety.
Anxiety about the gym.
Changing behaviors.
Changing your mindset.
Strengthening mental muscles that cope with anxiety.
Practicing alternative thoughts to build confidence.
What makes people nervous about going to the gym.
Trusting yourself.

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0:00.0	In many cases, with kind of moderate anxiety, what we find to be a really effective technique is cognitive behavior therapy in which you control, just like you do in the gym, that I'm going to work on my hamstrings today.
0:16.0	I'm going to work on my confidence today. And that's going to be a muscle that I built.
0:24.0	The Big Cross. on my confidence today. And that's going to be a muscle that I built. The big question is this.
0:27.9	In a world of fake Instagram models and fad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals?
0:36.6	We are an army of hardworking women,
0:39.3	changing their lives through fitness and health.
0:43.3	Wherever you are at on your journey,
0:46.3	we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well
0:50.3	a part of your life.
0:52.3	Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere.
0:56.0	Welcome to the Thigh Thighs Save Lives Podcast.
1:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome back to the Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast.
1:07.0	I'm Rachel.
1:08.0	And I'm Kelsey.
1:09.0	We have an episode today that I think is going to be tremendously helpful to a lot of people
1:14.7	because I think in one form or another, a lot of people would report suffering from some anxiety in their life.
1:23.1	Would you agree with that?
1:24.0	Yeah, I like that we're changing it up a little bit on this one, talking about some
1:29.6	anxiety in general and then kind of how that relates to your health and wellness. I don't see how
1:34.8	that misses the mark on talking about health that we're not going to talk about your mental health.
1:39.7	But yeah, this is definitely a topic that is near and dear to my heart since it is where all of my education lies.
1:47.5	So I'm pretty excited to talk about this and how it relates to the gym.
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