S5 EP5: Strong Like B*tch That Fight Bears
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
How do we not only appreciate our own bodies instead of bashing them, but also teach the next generation to do the same? How do the messages in the media and in social media affect those goals? Today’s guest is Meg Boggs. She’s a mother, wife, content creator, power-lifter, and self-empowerment advocate. Listen in to hear what she has to say about the damaging messages in the health and fitness industry, what role models like Meg means for the new generations, and how listeners can get started on getting more confident and more empowered.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- The first step Meg took toward appreciating her own body and encouraging others to do the same
- The most damaging messages that women receive from the health and fitness industry
- The effect of damaging messages
- What role models like Meg will mean for young girls and a new generation of women
- What fitness has given to Meg in her life
- Why Meg decided to start calling herself an athlete
- What body positivity has been like for Meg
- Viewing fitness in a different way than just appearance and weight loss
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| 0:00.0 | The difference between setting a fitness goal of, okay, this month I'm going to lose 10 pounds. |
| 0:06.0 | Rather than this month, I'm going to try and do 10 pushups straight on my toes without stopping. |
| 0:12.7 | The difference in mindset with those two goals is going to be huge because when you're actually |
| 0:19.4 | thinking about the performance aspect and what you're doing, |
| 0:23.1 | how I'm going to reach that goal, it becomes a little bit more fun because you're actually |
| 0:27.9 | doing things that are improving pretty much every day. You see improvement when you set goals that are a little bit more related |
| 0:39.2 | to your performance. Whereas the 10 pounds, that's your goal for the month. You're going to do |
| 0:45.1 | everything possible, even stuff outside of fitness to make sure that that happens, which will be |
| 0:51.4 | damaging. |
| 0:56.0 | The big question is this. |
| 0:59.9 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their |
| 1:06.9 | fitness goals? |
| 1:08.6 | We are an army of hardworking women changing their lives through |
| 1:13.6 | fitness and health. Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make |
| 1:20.6 | working out and eating well a part of your life. Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. Welcome to the Thick Thighs |
| 1:30.6 | Save Lives podcast. Hi guys and welcome back to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. I'm Rachel. |
| 1:38.5 | And I'm Kelsey. You jumped the gun a little bit in the house. For you, you know what? Every single |
| 1:43.9 | time I do the intro, you have something to say. Here's what I have to say about there. I was for you. You know what? Every single time I do the intro, you have something to say. |
| 1:46.8 | Here's what I have to say about you. |
| 1:48.1 | I think it was done beautifully and just right. |
| 1:51.0 | So today we have a super exciting episode for you guys. |
| 1:55.2 | We have Meg Boggs on today who, let me just give you a little intro because Meg is |
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