Short motivational segment from a YouTube video ("Embrace Your Strength & Avoid Fitness Mistakes in 2024") in which Amy Schemper emphasizes self-acceptance and body autonomy around New Year fitness messaging. She warns that marketing often implies people are "not enough," affirms that wanting change is valid (including weight/fat loss) but rejects the idea that someone is broken or needs a completely new self, and encourages listeners that they are already capable and strong.
So my first tip for how to avoid fitness mistakes in the new year is my most important that you are enough. And don't let anyone or anything tell you otherwise. I know that seems simple and maybe it seems a little cliche, but this is the time of year that you're going to get that messaging and listen. I've worked in it. That messaging is designed to make you feel like you're not enough or that you are lacking or that you need to change. And listen, there is nothing wrong with wanting to make changes in your life. There is nothing wrong even with wanting to make changes in your body. As we always say here at Body Fit by Amy, we believe in body autonomy and making changes is a part of that. And yes, that can include fat loss or weight loss, but often the messaging around that wants to lead us to believe that we are not enough, that we need a new you. We need to fix or or change things. And I just want you to remember during this time that you are enough. You are already strong, you are already capable. And if you want to make changes or improve or get stronger or change things in any area of your life, that is okay. But you don't need a new you. You are not broken.