What if your workouts didn’t have to feel like punishment? What if fitness was something you practiced — not something you had to perfect?
In this episode of The Muscles & Mindset Revolution, Anne shares what a 30-day yoga challenge taught her about consistency, sustainability, and showing up for yourself — without the pressure to perform.
You’ll learn:
- Why treating fitness like a practice (instead of a performance) is the key to lasting results
- The major mindset difference between yoga and traditional fitness
- How to build consistency without relying on motivation
- What to do when life gets busy, messy, or off-track (spoiler: you’re not failing)
Whether you’re navigating a busy season, feeling stuck in perfectionism, or just need a new way to approach your strength training, this episode will help you reframe fitness as something that supports your life — not something that takes it over.
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(00:00):
Welcome to the Muscles andMindset Revolution, the podcast
for ambitious women who want tobuild strength, feel confident,
af, and lose fat for good,without counting calories or BS
quick fixes.
I'm your host, Ann Jones,certified life coach, personal
trainer, and mindset expert.
After 15 plus years in thefitness industry, I know the
real key to lasting change isn'tjust what you do, it's how you
(00:22):
think.
If you're ready to shift yourmindset, build a lifestyle you
love and feel confident af,you're in the right place, let's
dive in.
Okay, so if you read my monthlyrecap emails, you will already
know this.
If you don't already, I'll putthe link in my show notes.
I send a monthly recap justabout personally, like what I'm
doing, what I'm reading, whatI'm watching, what's going on in
(00:43):
my life.
You will already know that.
I am doing a 30 day yogachallenge.
So there's a couple of reasonsthat I'm doing this.
The primary reason is I justmoved to a new place.
I just moved to Vancouver Islandand I need a yoga studio.
I loved my yoga studio in PowellRiver.
Shout out to elements.
It was perfect and it wasperfect for me.
So I'm trying a new studio inQualcomm Beach and they're doing
(01:03):
a 30 day yoga challenge.
September 15th to October 15th.
So this is great because I wantto try all the classes.
I want to try all the teachers.
I wanna know what I like, whatworks for my schedule.
So I'm doing a 30 day yogachallenge.
That's the primary reason is totry everything at my new studio
and like get used to thecommunity.
The secondary reason is Iremember, way, way, way, way
when I was super young when Iwas first, working as a yoga
(01:25):
teacher and a fitnessinstructor, I did a.
30 day Yoga Challenge withyogaglo and my core got so
strong, like that is such a funside effect of yoga.
so that's another reason thatI'm doing it, is I just wanna
see how I feel.
Those are the reasons I'm doingit.
After the first week, I reallystarted to miss my strength
training, and so I sat down withmyself and I was like, okay,
(01:47):
what is the reason that I'mdoing?
So this is going to any yogaclass every single day.
Okay?
They have classes seven days aweek, and I've been doing it
successfully.
I've gone every single day,except maybe one day I was sick.
So I had to sit down with myselfinstead of abandoning it or just
going forward for the 30 daysand not training.
I was like, what?
Why am I really doing this?
And I was like, I'm doing this'cause I wanna try the classes.
(02:08):
I want to try the teachers.
So when I came back to why I wasdoing it with myself, it wasn't
actually like to get a stickerbecause you get a sticker every
day.
It wasn't necessarily to get asticker every day for 30 days or
to Prove that I could do yogafor 30 days in a row.
Actually, my intention was justto try everything and after the
first week, I had tried all ofthe classes and almost all of
(02:28):
the teachers, so then I waslike, instead of just
arbitrarily moving forward doingthis thing because I signed up
for it, what would actually bebest for me and my goals and
like what I'm looking for andwhere I'm at right now.
I still wanna do it.
I still want to do as much yogaas possible this next 30 days,
but I don't need to do it sevendays a week.
So I decided to reincorporate mystrength training two days a
(02:53):
week.
I still always do a cardio dayand then I'm going to yoga the
other five days of the week andI'm gonna keep doing that for
the next two weeks.
That's what I've been doing.
I'm halfway through, so I'msharing this with you for a few
reasons.
Number one, I like to share mythought process with you,
because I think you know, thatI'm always gonna come from a
place of what is your why?
Why are you doing this?
I'm not here for an arbitrary 75day, I'm just not here to prove
(03:15):
anything.
And I think when we are set, setout to prove something to
someone else, not necessarily toourselves, we're not necessarily
doing what is for our highestgood or even moving the dial on
our goal.
I have a goal to stay really fitand strong, right?
And so is doing yoga seven daysa week going to derail me from
that goal?
Not in a month, no.
But is it going to move mecloser to that goal?
(03:36):
No.
So I wanted to share with you mythought process.
I also wanted to share thejourney with you because I love
yoga and it feels really good.
But the third reason that Iwanted to share this with you is
what we're going to talk aboutmostly today.
And it is how when we talk aboutyoga, if you don't already know
this, if you're not a yogaperson, we call it a practice,
right?
A yoga practice because theexpectation, the teaching of
(03:57):
yoga is that it is always apractice.
And I know this to be true.
My yoga practice is verydifferent now than it was 10
years ago, or, oh my God, 20years ago.
I've been doing yoga for 20years, probably this month.
No one expects us to master yogaafter six weeks.
And if you do have thatexpectation of yourself, it's
not advisable or realistic.
(04:19):
I've done yoga for 20 years.
I've taught yoga.
For almost 15 years, although Idon't teach very often anymore.
And I think that was one of thethings that surprised me the
most also when I taught dancefitness classes, is when people
would come in and be like, I'mbad at it.
Like I can't do all the thingswhen they were new or even when
they weren't new.
But I was like, of course youcan't.
Like why would you know?
Like you're literally, this islike your second class.
(04:40):
Why would you.
be good at this?
Why would you know how to do it?
And to be frank, I don't thinkanyone is ever good at yoga.
I think you're good at yoga whenyou are listening to your body
and you're in your body.
Although I'm stronger than I'veever been.
My yoga practice is probablylike, I probably take the least
advanced options more than Iever have.
(05:01):
Not'cause I'm old or outtashape, but because I know my
body so well at this point, I'mgoing to do what's best for me,
moving the dial forward andpushing myself into a back bend
to show everyone else that I cando it.
Is never in my best interestanyways.
Coming back to the wordpractice, we call it yoga
practice, right?
No one expects you to masteryoga after six weeks.
(05:22):
It's like meditation,meditation, practice, yoga
practice.
Part of the practice isrecognizing that it is a
practice and not beatingyourselves up because you can't
do a handstand on day one, ormaybe you can't do a handstand
ever.
There's a gentleness, areverence, a long-term mindset
baked in, right?
You do yoga, you're yogiforever.
(05:43):
You have a yoga practice if youdo it, and I got to thinking.
I wish this was the case withfitness.
I wish that we called it afitness practice and hear me out
with fitness.
It's all get shredded in 30days.
Burn off the weekend, Turkeytrot, earn your burger, earn
your wine.
Like we treat it like apunishment, a chore, a way to
(06:04):
fix ourselves.
And it's no wonder people dreadit or fall off the wagon the
second that life gets busybecause.
It's coming from like a shameyplace.
So today I wanna explore thisidea.
What if we treated fitness theway we treat yoga?
I didn't get into the fitnessindustry to help women lose
weight.
I got interested in fitness andthen I found out that it was
(06:24):
really empowering and fun, andthat is why I work in the
fitness industry.
And so I don't ever wanna assumethat someone wants to lose
weight.
So there's this term likefitness journey.
So I'll often say like, whereare you at on your fitness
journey?
'cause that seems to be aglobally accepted term, but it
usually means like in secretlanguage, it's like where are
you at on your weight lossjourney?
Not always, but I do kind of getthat vibe right.
(06:46):
And I don't wanna say, where areyou at on your weight loss
journey?
What if you don't wanna loseweight?
So there's this kind of acceptedterm fitness journey, But it
gives the impression thatthere's like a destination and
why?
Like what if we called it afitness practice?
Like yoga is a practice.
It is a lifelong practice, not atemporary project.
So let's dive into this idea.
(07:06):
First of all, it isn't yourfault.
we were raised, especially ifyou are my age, if you're a
millennial, we were raised in aculture where fitness is
marketed like a makeovermontage, right?
Get in shape for the wedding,lose 10 pounds before a vacation
bikini body in six weeks.
Get back to your pre-baby body.
It's always about arriving,hitting a goal you arrive and
maybe celebrate for a second,and then it either becomes
(07:28):
harder to maintain'cause you didsomething really intense to get
there, or you self-sabotage andfeel like you're back to square
one.
It's a cycle.
Of course, there is a thirdoption, which my clients and I
employ, which is like you get tothe goal and then you have a
sustainable strategy for after.
So you get to not only maintainyour results, but continue to
move the dial forward.
Usually what happens, you arriveat the goal, you celebrate for a
(07:48):
second, and then it eitherbecomes challenging to maintain
because the method of gettingthere was not sustainable or you
self-sabotage and you feel likeyou're back to square one.
It's a cycle and it keeps usfeeling like we're failing
fitness and the diet industryhas, has literally taught you
this.
So let's compare this to modernyoga or meditation or even
therapy.
I hope you don't go to a yogaclass thinking, well, I'll be a
(08:09):
master of yoga in 90 days, andthen I'll never have to come
again.
I'll just be done.
Right.
It's a practice, something youreturn to again and again, among
many reasons, because it feelsreally good.
Some days it feels good.
Some days it feels like astruggle, right?
But it's not about winning atyoga.
And if you don't already knowthis, please hear me say this,
there's no being good or winningat yoga.
(08:31):
It is about being present withyour body and coming home to
yourself, and that shift changeseverything.
When my clients start toapproach fitness, like a
practice, it's like a light bulbgoes off.
Suddenly you can't fall off thewagon because there is no wagon.
You're walking, you stop asking,did I burn enough calories?
And you start asking, how do Ifeel?
(08:51):
How do I feel in my body?
How do, how am I thinking abouthow I feel in my body?
You see your strength and yourenergy build week after week and
it fuels you instead of drainingyou.
Instead of oh my God, I can'twait to get to the end of this
30 days or 90 days.
You stop punishing yourself forneeding rest or getting sick
because if this is a lifestyleif it's a practice, rest is a
(09:11):
part of it.
Getting sick is a part of Havingyour kids get sick is a part of
being a parent because in apractice, rest is part of it.
Illness is part of it.
Ups and downs are part of it,Just like Savasana is a part of
yoga.
So let me be clear.
I don't mean you have to rollout a mat and breathe deeply
every time you lift a dumbbell.
That's not what I'm saying,although I think that's a great
idea.
(09:31):
Many of our clients do it, but Ido think the mindset of practice
applies beautifully to fitness,nutrition, and strength training
and weight loss.
To be honest, it's progressive,it's skill-based.
It evolves with you through yourcycle, through your seasons,
through your life.
You're not trying to achieve onefixed version of your body and
(09:51):
then preserve it in a museum.
That's not realistic.
You're becoming more connected,more capable, and more in tune
with your body as you go.
Just like in yoga, you'rebuilding awareness, you're
building mindset, breath focus,strength, confidence,
empowerment.
It's not about, did I do itperfectly?
It's about did I show up today?
With curiosity and care formyself and this practice.
(10:15):
Let's also bust another mythwhile we're here.
A lot of high achieving womenthink that if they stop chasing
goals, don't get me wrong, Ilove a strong goal here for
goals, but I think many of usthink that if we stop chasing
goals and instead practice, theywill lose progress or they'll
lose motivation, they'll letthemselves off the hook.
But in my experience.
And I have coached and trainedhundreds of women.
(10:37):
Actually, the opposite happens.
My most successful clients havegoals, but they don't have
attachment to them.
They don't make it meansomething about them if it no
longer fits into theirlifestyle.
When you're not constantlytrying to fix, punish, or push
yourself, you actually show upmore consistently, recover
(10:58):
faster, make better choicesaround food, and enjoy the
process way more.
Everyone is so stressed, andthis is part of it, you can get
stronger, leaner, and moreenergized.
Not because you're hustlingharder or because you're always
on, but because you're in arhythm that actually feels good
and works for your life.
And when it feels good, you keepgoing.
(11:18):
This is so underrated.
So if you're listening to thisand thinking, okay, Anne, but
I'm still someone who struggleswith consistency, I hear you.
Accountability is going to berequired, but I want you to ask
yourself, what would it looklike if I made fitness a
practice instead of aperformance?
What if it could be messy butstill meaningful?
(11:39):
What if you could show up evenimperfectly and still call it a
win?
Because that's the mindset thatbuilds consistency.
That's I know that from personalexperience, my fit friends and
my fit clients, that's themindset that leads to long-term
results.
So this is your sign.
I'm going to say something.
I often tell my clients, youdon't need to get back on track.
Getting back on track is not athing for me.
(12:00):
You just need to practice comingback to yourself again.
And again and again.
There's no wagon, there's nofinish line.
There's no perfect plan.
When you view this like apractice that is going on and is
going to go on for your wholelife, there is no way that you
can fail.
There is no way that you canfall off because falling off is
just a perception when you viewit as like, oh, it's just part
(12:22):
of the practice.
Cool.
You are.
Way more likely to get back upthe next day and carry on.
And that is the secret.
That is the secret.
I love going on coachingretreats and mastermind meetups
and going to conferences withfitness people because the two
things that I think, non fitnesspeople don't know about us is
that one, we love to eat.
We're always wondering the nexttime food is gonna show up,
(12:43):
including chocolate and treatsand coffee.
We love coffee for the mostpart.
And the second thing is we don'tperceive falling off.
We have a weekend, we have avacation.
But the reason it doesn't stressus out is because we have the
self-trust that, oh, it's justpart of the practice.
I know a hundred percent I'mgonna get back to working out on
Monday when I get back, orTuesday or Friday, Sunday,
whatever day it is'cause itdoesn't have to be a Monday.
(13:04):
That is what I know to be true.
That is how you stick with thisfor life.
If you're ready to ditch the allor nothing perfectionist mindset
and start building a strengthtraining practice that fits into
your life, not the other wayaround, that is exactly what we
do inside muscles and mindset.
We will build you a customizedsustainable plan, coach you
through roadblocks and help youactually enjoy moving your body.
(13:24):
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We would love to support you.
And that is it for today, myfriend.
If there's one thing I hope youtake away from this episode,
it's this (13:32):
you don't have to earn your workouts.
You don't have to fix yourself.
You just have to keeppracticing.
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and if you wanna see what thiskind of practice would look like
in your own life, come hang outwith me on Instagram.
I'm at@annejonesfit or apply forcoaching using the link in the
show notes.
Thanks for listening.
I'll see you next time.
Welcome to the Muscles andMindset Revolution, the podcast
for ambitious women who want tobuild strength, feel confident,
af, and lose fat for good,without counting calories or BS
quick fixes.
I'm your host, Ann Jones,certified life coach, personal
trainer, and mindset expert.
After 15 plus years in thefitness industry, I know the
real key to lasting change isn'tjust what you do, it's how you
(00:22):
think.
If you're ready to shift yourmindset, build a lifestyle you
love and feel confident af,you're in the right place, let's
dive in.
Okay, so if you read my monthlyrecap emails, you will already
know this.
If you don't already, I'll putthe link in my show notes.
I send a monthly recap justabout personally, like what I'm
doing, what I'm reading, whatI'm watching, what's going on in
(00:43):
my life.
You will already know that.
I am doing a 30 day yogachallenge.
So there's a couple of reasonsthat I'm doing this.
The primary reason is I justmoved to a new place.
I just moved to Vancouver Islandand I need a yoga studio.
I loved my yoga studio in PowellRiver.
Shout out to elements.
It was perfect and it wasperfect for me.
So I'm trying a new studio inQualcomm Beach and they're doing
(01:03):
a 30 day yoga challenge.
September 15th to October 15th.
So this is great because I wantto try all the classes.
I want to try all the teachers.
I wanna know what I like, whatworks for my schedule.
So I'm doing a 30 day yogachallenge.
That's the primary reason is totry everything at my new studio
and like get used to thecommunity.
The secondary reason is Iremember, way, way, way, way
when I was super young when Iwas first, working as a yoga
(01:25):
teacher and a fitnessinstructor, I did a.
30 day Yoga Challenge withyogaglo and my core got so
strong, like that is such a funside effect of yoga.
so that's another reason thatI'm doing it, is I just wanna
see how I feel.
Those are the reasons I'm doingit.
After the first week, I reallystarted to miss my strength
training, and so I sat down withmyself and I was like, okay,
(01:47):
what is the reason that I'mdoing?
So this is going to any yogaclass every single day.
Okay?
They have classes seven days aweek, and I've been doing it
successfully.
I've gone every single day,except maybe one day I was sick.
So I had to sit down with myselfinstead of abandoning it or just
going forward for the 30 daysand not training.
I was like, what?
Why am I really doing this?
And I was like, I'm doing this'cause I wanna try the classes.
(02:08):
I want to try the teachers.
So when I came back to why I wasdoing it with myself, it wasn't
actually like to get a stickerbecause you get a sticker every
day.
It wasn't necessarily to get asticker every day for 30 days or
to Prove that I could do yogafor 30 days in a row.
Actually, my intention was justto try everything and after the
first week, I had tried all ofthe classes and almost all of
(02:28):
the teachers, so then I waslike, instead of just
arbitrarily moving forward doingthis thing because I signed up
for it, what would actually bebest for me and my goals and
like what I'm looking for andwhere I'm at right now.
I still wanna do it.
I still want to do as much yogaas possible this next 30 days,
but I don't need to do it sevendays a week.
So I decided to reincorporate mystrength training two days a
(02:53):
week.
I still always do a cardio dayand then I'm going to yoga the
other five days of the week andI'm gonna keep doing that for
the next two weeks.
That's what I've been doing.
I'm halfway through, so I'msharing this with you for a few
reasons.
Number one, I like to share mythought process with you,
because I think you know, thatI'm always gonna come from a
place of what is your why?
Why are you doing this?
I'm not here for an arbitrary 75day, I'm just not here to prove
(03:15):
anything.
And I think when we are set, setout to prove something to
someone else, not necessarily toourselves, we're not necessarily
doing what is for our highestgood or even moving the dial on
our goal.
I have a goal to stay really fitand strong, right?
And so is doing yoga seven daysa week going to derail me from
that goal?
Not in a month, no.
But is it going to move mecloser to that goal?
(03:36):
No.
So I wanted to share with you mythought process.
I also wanted to share thejourney with you because I love
yoga and it feels really good.
But the third reason that Iwanted to share this with you is
what we're going to talk aboutmostly today.
And it is how when we talk aboutyoga, if you don't already know
this, if you're not a yogaperson, we call it a practice,
right?
A yoga practice because theexpectation, the teaching of
(03:57):
yoga is that it is always apractice.
And I know this to be true.
My yoga practice is verydifferent now than it was 10
years ago, or, oh my God, 20years ago.
I've been doing yoga for 20years, probably this month.
No one expects us to master yogaafter six weeks.
And if you do have thatexpectation of yourself, it's
not advisable or realistic.
(04:19):
I've done yoga for 20 years.
I've taught yoga.
For almost 15 years, although Idon't teach very often anymore.
And I think that was one of thethings that surprised me the
most also when I taught dancefitness classes, is when people
would come in and be like, I'mbad at it.
Like I can't do all the thingswhen they were new or even when
they weren't new.
But I was like, of course youcan't.
Like why would you know?
Like you're literally, this islike your second class.
(04:40):
Why would you.
be good at this?
Why would you know how to do it?
And to be frank, I don't thinkanyone is ever good at yoga.
I think you're good at yoga whenyou are listening to your body
and you're in your body.
Although I'm stronger than I'veever been.
My yoga practice is probablylike, I probably take the least
advanced options more than Iever have.
(05:01):
Not'cause I'm old or outtashape, but because I know my
body so well at this point, I'mgoing to do what's best for me,
moving the dial forward andpushing myself into a back bend
to show everyone else that I cando it.
Is never in my best interestanyways.
Coming back to the wordpractice, we call it yoga
practice, right?
No one expects you to masteryoga after six weeks.
(05:22):
It's like meditation,meditation, practice, yoga
practice.
Part of the practice isrecognizing that it is a
practice and not beatingyourselves up because you can't
do a handstand on day one, ormaybe you can't do a handstand
ever.
There's a gentleness, areverence, a long-term mindset
baked in, right?
You do yoga, you're yogiforever.
(05:43):
You have a yoga practice if youdo it, and I got to thinking.
I wish this was the case withfitness.
I wish that we called it afitness practice and hear me out
with fitness.
It's all get shredded in 30days.
Burn off the weekend, Turkeytrot, earn your burger, earn
your wine.
Like we treat it like apunishment, a chore, a way to
(06:04):
fix ourselves.
And it's no wonder people dreadit or fall off the wagon the
second that life gets busybecause.
It's coming from like a shameyplace.
So today I wanna explore thisidea.
What if we treated fitness theway we treat yoga?
I didn't get into the fitnessindustry to help women lose
weight.
I got interested in fitness andthen I found out that it was
(06:24):
really empowering and fun, andthat is why I work in the
fitness industry.
And so I don't ever wanna assumethat someone wants to lose
weight.
So there's this term likefitness journey.
So I'll often say like, whereare you at on your fitness
journey?
'cause that seems to be aglobally accepted term, but it
usually means like in secretlanguage, it's like where are
you at on your weight lossjourney?
Not always, but I do kind of getthat vibe right.
(06:46):
And I don't wanna say, where areyou at on your weight loss
journey?
What if you don't wanna loseweight?
So there's this kind of acceptedterm fitness journey, But it
gives the impression thatthere's like a destination and
why?
Like what if we called it afitness practice?
Like yoga is a practice.
It is a lifelong practice, not atemporary project.
So let's dive into this idea.
(07:06):
First of all, it isn't yourfault.
we were raised, especially ifyou are my age, if you're a
millennial, we were raised in aculture where fitness is
marketed like a makeovermontage, right?
Get in shape for the wedding,lose 10 pounds before a vacation
bikini body in six weeks.
Get back to your pre-baby body.
It's always about arriving,hitting a goal you arrive and
maybe celebrate for a second,and then it either becomes
(07:28):
harder to maintain'cause you didsomething really intense to get
there, or you self-sabotage andfeel like you're back to square
one.
It's a cycle.
Of course, there is a thirdoption, which my clients and I
employ, which is like you get tothe goal and then you have a
sustainable strategy for after.
So you get to not only maintainyour results, but continue to
move the dial forward.
Usually what happens, you arriveat the goal, you celebrate for a
(07:48):
second, and then it eitherbecomes challenging to maintain
because the method of gettingthere was not sustainable or you
self-sabotage and you feel likeyou're back to square one.
It's a cycle and it keeps usfeeling like we're failing
fitness and the diet industryhas, has literally taught you
this.
So let's compare this to modernyoga or meditation or even
therapy.
I hope you don't go to a yogaclass thinking, well, I'll be a
(08:09):
master of yoga in 90 days, andthen I'll never have to come
again.
I'll just be done.
Right.
It's a practice, something youreturn to again and again, among
many reasons, because it feelsreally good.
Some days it feels good.
Some days it feels like astruggle, right?
But it's not about winning atyoga.
And if you don't already knowthis, please hear me say this,
there's no being good or winningat yoga.
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It is about being present withyour body and coming home to
yourself, and that shift changeseverything.
When my clients start toapproach fitness, like a
practice, it's like a light bulbgoes off.
Suddenly you can't fall off thewagon because there is no wagon.
You're walking, you stop asking,did I burn enough calories?
And you start asking, how do Ifeel?
(08:51):
How do I feel in my body?
How do, how am I thinking abouthow I feel in my body?
You see your strength and yourenergy build week after week and
it fuels you instead of drainingyou.
Instead of oh my God, I can'twait to get to the end of this
30 days or 90 days.
You stop punishing yourself forneeding rest or getting sick
because if this is a lifestyleif it's a practice, rest is a
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part of it.
Getting sick is a part of Havingyour kids get sick is a part of
being a parent because in apractice, rest is part of it.
Illness is part of it.
Ups and downs are part of it,Just like Savasana is a part of
yoga.
So let me be clear.
I don't mean you have to rollout a mat and breathe deeply
every time you lift a dumbbell.
That's not what I'm saying,although I think that's a great
idea.
(09:31):
Many of our clients do it, but Ido think the mindset of practice
applies beautifully to fitness,nutrition, and strength training
and weight loss.
To be honest, it's progressive,it's skill-based.
It evolves with you through yourcycle, through your seasons,
through your life.
You're not trying to achieve onefixed version of your body and
(09:51):
then preserve it in a museum.
That's not realistic.
You're becoming more connected,more capable, and more in tune
with your body as you go.
Just like in yoga, you'rebuilding awareness, you're
building mindset, breath focus,strength, confidence,
empowerment.
It's not about, did I do itperfectly?
It's about did I show up today?
With curiosity and care formyself and this practice.
(10:15):
Let's also bust another mythwhile we're here.
A lot of high achieving womenthink that if they stop chasing
goals, don't get me wrong, Ilove a strong goal here for
goals, but I think many of usthink that if we stop chasing
goals and instead practice, theywill lose progress or they'll
lose motivation, they'll letthemselves off the hook.
But in my experience.
And I have coached and trainedhundreds of women.
(10:37):
Actually, the opposite happens.
My most successful clients havegoals, but they don't have
attachment to them.
They don't make it meansomething about them if it no
longer fits into theirlifestyle.
When you're not constantlytrying to fix, punish, or push
yourself, you actually show upmore consistently, recover
(10:58):
faster, make better choicesaround food, and enjoy the
process way more.
Everyone is so stressed, andthis is part of it, you can get
stronger, leaner, and moreenergized.
Not because you're hustlingharder or because you're always
on, but because you're in arhythm that actually feels good
and works for your life.
And when it feels good, you keepgoing.
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This is so underrated.
So if you're listening to thisand thinking, okay, Anne, but
I'm still someone who struggleswith consistency, I hear you.
Accountability is going to berequired, but I want you to ask
yourself, what would it looklike if I made fitness a
practice instead of aperformance?
What if it could be messy butstill meaningful?
(11:39):
What if you could show up evenimperfectly and still call it a
win?
Because that's the mindset thatbuilds consistency.
That's I know that from personalexperience, my fit friends and
my fit clients, that's themindset that leads to long-term
results.
So this is your sign.
I'm going to say something.
I often tell my clients, youdon't need to get back on track.
Getting back on track is not athing for me.
(12:00):
You just need to practice comingback to yourself again.
And again and again.
There's no wagon, there's nofinish line.
There's no perfect plan.
When you view this like apractice that is going on and is
going to go on for your wholelife, there is no way that you
can fail.
There is no way that you canfall off because falling off is
just a perception when you viewit as like, oh, it's just part
(12:22):
of the practice.
Cool.
You are.
Way more likely to get back upthe next day and carry on.
And that is the secret.
That is the secret.
I love going on coachingretreats and mastermind meetups
and going to conferences withfitness people because the two
things that I think, non fitnesspeople don't know about us is
that one, we love to eat.
We're always wondering the nexttime food is gonna show up,
(12:43):
including chocolate and treatsand coffee.
We love coffee for the mostpart.
And the second thing is we don'tperceive falling off.
We have a weekend, we have avacation.
But the reason it doesn't stressus out is because we have the
self-trust that, oh, it's justpart of the practice.
I know a hundred percent I'mgonna get back to working out on
Monday when I get back, orTuesday or Friday, Sunday,
whatever day it is'cause itdoesn't have to be a Monday.
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That is what I know to be true.
That is how you stick with thisfor life.
If you're ready to ditch the allor nothing perfectionist mindset
and start building a strengthtraining practice that fits into
your life, not the other wayaround, that is exactly what we
do inside muscles and mindset.
We will build you a customizedsustainable plan, coach you
through roadblocks and help youactually enjoy moving your body.
(13:24):
Again, head to the link in theshow notes to apply for muscles
and mindset.
We would love to support you.
And that is it for today, myfriend.
If there's one thing I hope youtake away from this episode,
it's this (13:32):
you don't have to earn your workouts.
You don't have to fix yourself.
You just have to keeppracticing.
If you enjoyed this episode,please go ahead and hit that
follow button so you don't missthe next one.
and if you wanna see what thiskind of practice would look like
in your own life, come hang outwith me on Instagram.
I'm at@annejonesfit or apply forcoaching using the link in the
show notes.
Thanks for listening.
I'll see you next time.
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