A short fitness/wellness talk advising listeners how to build an effective movement/workout plan. The speaker shares personal experiences with diet and exercise (removing refined grains and sugars, identifying food triggers), emphasizes finding personal motivation (‘your why’), and recommends using a SMART—then ‘smarter’—framework (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timely) with ongoing evaluation and revision.
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Hello, everybody. Welcome to today's Boost. I have always been drawn to exercise. I remember doing Jane Fonda in my living room when I was 10 just because it looked fun. And then in college, I went to Ohio State. I would do Buckeye aerobics sometimes twice a day. Again, it was just so much fun. But in college, I started to gain weight, and I gained more than the freshman 15. And I did not understand what was happening. And it was depressing. I was miserable. I felt strong and powerful on the inside, but I definitely did not look that way on the outside. I know now that I was addicted to refined grains and sugars and that I struggled with carbohydrates. I did not know that then. Now that I've removed those things from my diet, my weight has leveled off and I haven't had to be concerned about my weight like I used to be. So super important to figure out your food triggers and to figure out the right foods for you. But once you do have those figured out, it's also very important to get the right workout plan for you. One that is going to give you energy, that's going to give you a good mood, help you drop some pounds. If you feel like you need to help, you have clearer thinking. And so if you are struggling a little bit with movement, create a plan. And the first place to start is to figure out your why. So why the heck should you move? Think through those answers. And I can't give you the right answers. They have to come from within, from you. So what are those internal and those external motivators? Intrinsic, extrinsic motivation? Maybe like I said, you want to lose a little bit of weight, fit into a favorite pair of shorts. Or maybe you just want consistent energy throughout the whole day. That's a good place to start. Once you know your why, then what you want to do is create a plan and make sure that it's smart and then smarter. And I know that I said those two words kind of funny, but they're great acronyms. When you're coming up with a workout plan, you want to make sure that it's specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely. And then once you experiment with that workout plan, you then want to evaluate the and revise if necessary. This is a great way to get on the right track to making sure that your outsides match your insides, your outsides match how powerful and strong you feel on the inside.
