You miss a workout and your whole day feels off. Not because you're tired, not because your body

needed rest, because you feel guilty. You feel worthless. You feel like you failed. That guilt that you

are feeling, that is not discipline. That's your mental health being tied to a behavior in a way

that isn't serving you. Anxiety lives in our body.

I think in one way, shape, or form, we all have it.

And it doesn't just live in the mind.

You know, you have a racing heart.

You have a shallow breathing.

You have muscle tension.

When you exercise, you're giving your body an outlet for that psychological stress response.

You're burning off that adrenaline, which is why a hard workout can feel like a full emotional exhale when you need the gyms. This is why.

What's going on, everyone? Hey, you guys. Welcome back to another episode of The Macro Hour, where on these episodes,

we talk about mindset, methodologies, and tactics that will help you lose body fat, build muscle,

be strong, and feel insanely confident. I'm your host, Nikki Stott. And on today's episode,

episode number 345, today's episode is one that I have been, I've honestly

been sitting with this for a while, mainly because it's personal and because I think it's

something that a lot of us just need to hear right now. In this episode, we're going to talk

about why you work out and not like the fitness industry answer,

not the answer that you give when someone asks you in the gym, like your real answer,

like the one that's underneath the, oh, I'm working out because I have this set goal,

or I'm working out because I want to feel strong or, you know, working out

to better my health. Like there's an answer that's beneath that. And the conversation I want to

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