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Food, We Need To Talk

Why Exercise Feels Impossible (And How to Finally Make It Stick)

Food, We Need To Talk

Juna Gjata

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we’re tackling the start-and-stop cycle of exercise. Why is something so good for us so hard to stick with? Yuna and Eddie share their personal struggles with getting active, the surprising psychology behind building a lasting habit, and why the key might just be finding an activity you actually enjoy. From overcoming the dreaded first few weeks to the science of small wins, we’re breaking down how to make exercise a sustainable part of your life.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

So, since we're in January, there's once again a lot of people who are starting or restarting

0:07.5

their goal to exercise.

0:10.2

Let me tell you, I've been there, you guys.

0:12.6

Many a year.

0:13.9

Because I always used to make my goal, it was always running based.

0:16.9

I don't know why I thought running was like the exercise.

0:19.3

And it was like, I don't know how many years in a row, probably five or six years in a row.

0:23.2

That was the goal for you.

0:25.3

Yeah, it was like to run, basically.

0:27.0

So we're going to talk about a lot of things beyond running.

0:29.6

Running is great.

0:30.9

But let me just say you, and I've said this before, and I'm not the only one, if exercise were a drug, it would be prescribed for everyone.

0:38.8

That's true. There would be over-the-counter kinds of exercise. And yet, we struggle to take the

0:45.8

drug. There's so many benefits. It's so hard to maintain the exercise for so many of us.

0:51.4

Well, you know, when you list, like, I remember one time I saw this thing that was like,

0:56.1

which drug can do all these things?

0:58.9

And it was like, improve mental capacity, improve physical capacity, improve your heart,

1:02.7

health, and all this, like, long, long list things.

1:05.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:05.4

And you're like, oh, it's a miracle.

1:07.9

And it's just exercise.

1:08.8

And you're like, no.

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