Unf*ck it - From Exercise Avoider to Exercise Snacker

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Here you’ll find the course introduction and overview of the modules, as well as some other important information you’ll need before you begin.

Even wondered why your goal to lose weight has often lead you to inconsistency and lower self worth despite the fact you really wanted it to happen? It this coaching snack we look at why weight loss is a barrier, not a goal and how you can strive for high quality motivation instead.

Time is one of the biggest barriers to physical inactivity.

Do some of these misconceptions sound like beliefs you hold about exercise?

'You have to lift weights' - exercise has to be certain movements

'You have to spend an hour in the gym' - exercise has to be certain length of time

It’s time to start reframing some of those thoughts so you can incorporate some shorter workouts into your life.

Here’s an example of a 5 minute body snack available through the snack pass, my online fitness membership.

Example of a live class replay available through The Snack Pass

Do you feel like you’re the only person in the fitness class sweating, red faced and out of breath? In this session we talk about why these natural and necessary bodily mechanisms can be so off putting when it comes to exercise.

All movement is morally equivalent, but not all movement does the same thing. It is important to align your exercise values with your goals in order to select the exercises that are right for you, instead of moving in a way just because someone else said you should.

Ever thought that you don’t exercise because you lack discipline? Maybe you’re just lazy and making excuses for yourself?

For the past 30 years, research has been moving away from individual factors to explain activity levels. In this session we delve into the complex nature of the determinants of physical activity.

Goal setting should be pretty straight forward right? One size fits all? Just set a SMART goal and then work towards achieving it.

If it were that simple, we’d all have reached our goals long ago. In this session we look at different types of goals and goal setting strategies, because different approaches work on different people.

You can have the right values and beliefs, set the best goals and seek support but still have set backs and days where things don't go to plan.

Sometimes days turn into a week or longer, but it is important to not see yourself as 'falling off track'. In this session we look at the biggest mistake people tend to make when something goes wrong and what to do instead.

If you’re not currently exercising, you might feel like you don’t deserve to rest. Or maybe you feel like you sleep plenty but you still feel exhausted and burnt out. In this session we look at the different types of rest.

Ever avoided exercise through fear that you’d do it wrong and get hurt? Well things aren’t that straight forward. In this session we look at form, when it matters and how injuries happen.

Do you need to ditch your fitness tracker or reframe it’s use? This session talks about where we can go wrong with measuring things like steps and reviews the research of wearable devices.

‘I’m lazy’, ‘I’m just not an exerciser!’ How much of your exercise avoidance is to do with the role you’ve painted yourself in and nothing to do with how motivated you are?

Ever wondered why the diet starts Monday mentality leads to a boost in motivation that eventually wanes off? Find out in this module all about temporal landmarks and what we can do to leverage this for better habits.

What is habit? Why are some harder to break than others? Find out everything you need to know about habits before you start to build (or break) them.

We’ve been sold this idea that if we aren’t exercising, it’s because we just don’t want it enough or, we’re not disciplined enough. In reality, motivation is abit mythical and we need to use strategies that help us if we’re ever going to make habits more consistent.

Before you approach any workout, make sure you look at the tips and reminders in this session so that you can adapt and adjust any movement to make a workout work for you.