TMHS 615: Use These Exercise Tips To Get Fit Fast (Even If You Have A Busy Schedule!) - With Kelsey Heenan

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Between work and family responsibilities, most of us have a full schedule—and when life gets especially busy, exercise can often be the first thing to fall off your list of priorities. But you don’t need to spend hours in the gym every day to reap the multitude of benefits that come from adding movement to your routine. On today’s show, you’re going to learn about the best exercises to incorporate for maximum benefits if you’re short on time. Today’s guest, Kelsey Heenan, is a fitness expert and the co-founder of HIITBURN. Kelsey has worked with folks from various backgrounds and fitness levels, including professional athletes and Olympians. Her approach to exercise and nutrition is centered around freedom, balance, and sustainability. On this episode of The Model Health Show, Kelsey is back to share her best tips to not only transform your body composition, but to upgrade your confidence and mindset as well. You’re going to learn about the various benefits of interval training, and why foundational movements are often the most impactful. Kelsey is sharing insights on building confidence through creating habits, and how to get the most bang for your buck with your workouts. We’re also talking about consistency, accountability, and how to find a way of eating that works for you. Enjoy! In this episode you’ll discover: How resistance training can impact your brain plasticity. The most important thing to consider when choosing what type of exercise to do. Why interval training is a great solution for folks with limited time. A huge misconception about high-intensity interval training. The benefits of using foundational movements in your training program. How to measure your progress holistically. The connection between developing skills and building confidence. Why having respect for your body is so important. How walking can help increase fat loss. A great exercise for improving muscle imbalances. How having a community can improve your consistency. Why habits supersede motivation. How to learn how to do pull-ups. The power of the mind-muscle connection. How to create awareness around your relationship with food. Items mentioned in this episode include: PiqueLife.com/model -- Use code MODEL at checkout for 10% off! Onnit.com/model -- Save an exclusive 10% on performance supplements & tools! The Muscle-Brain Connection – Episode 331 Functional Training & Developing Body Awareness with Eric Leija – Episode 337 HIITBURN Stronger Than Ever HIITBURN on Instagram Connect with Kelsey Heenan Website / Instagram Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud *Download Transcript

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.0	For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.
0:12.0	Welcome to The Model Health Show.
0:13.0	This is Fitness and Nutrition Expert, Sean Stevenson.
0:15.0	And I'm so grateful for you tuning into me today.
0:18.0	We are finally having a fitness revolution right now.
0:22.0	We're changing the association between exercise and the real results that it has in our lives.
0:27.0	Because in society right now, we tend to have tunnel vision when it comes to exercise.
0:31.0	We attribute exercise to being about outward transformation.
0:36.0	It's one of the beliefs rattling around in the average person's mind thinking that working out is going to create more outward fitness or, quote, getting in shape.
0:45.0	Now, obviously, by exercising, we could transform our body composition.
0:49.0	We could transform our outward appearance.
0:52.0	Yes.
0:53.0	But that's only one side effect of exercise.
0:57.0	To take a step back and have a meta perspective about exercise and what it really does for the human body, for the human psyche, is really the place that we're at today.
1:06.0	For example, a randomized control trial published in the archives of internal medicine found that resistance training promotes cognitive and functional brain plasticity.
1:18.0	Literally creating changes and adaptations in the human brain via doing something that we would perceive to be this physical exertion through resistance training, getting ourselves physically stronger, literally makes our brains stronger in many different ways.
1:35.0	Also, exercise is showing up in cognitive skills tests and test taking in reading comprehension. The list goes on and on and on. We've done masterclass episodes on the mind muscle connection, which we'll put for you in the show notes.
1:49.0	Now, being that this is true, that this marriage between exercise and just being about fitness or the outward expression of fitness is finally changing to something much more holistic.
2:00.0	Today, we really want to zoom in on what are some of the best practices when we're looking towards getting in shape.
2:08.0	What are some of the best practices with exercise to not just to transform our body composition. Yes.
2:14.0	Let's tap into that, but also keep in mind as we go through this episode today with our special guest who's an absolute expert in this field.
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