Feel like you are too old to start exercising? Have an aesthetic goal, but trying to navigate body positivity? In need of tips for finding balance and flexibility with discipline and intuitive eating? Don Saladino, the celebrity trainer and fitness expert, offers a compelling perspective on aging, goal setting, body positivity, nutrition, and finding a balanced lifestyle for YOU. With an emphasis on individualization and intuition, Don Saladino shares what can resurrect when limiting mindsets about exercise and age are shifted and how he gets clients looking forward to movement again. Don shares how he approaches a friend’s goal and how they followed up with the magic words “What’s next.” Then, Don shares how he navigates aesthetic goals with an open and mindful approach, discussing discipline and addressing its fine line with dysregulated habits around eating. In addition to a discussion about setting goals, Don discusses the phenomena of metabolic flexibility and how to approach cravings, calories, and blood sugar. Finally, Don talks about his experience with 15 years of in-person coaching and expanding to a global community, and how his lifestyle transfers into his children’s lives.  Lean into wisdom with Don!

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What You Will Learn in this Interview with Don Saladino:

4:01 - Is age a limiting factor to movement progress & muscle building?

7:21 - How to navigate a limiting mindset associated with age and just start

9:14 - The magic words: “What’s next?”

12:36  - The impact of community & new year resolutions

15:59 - Navigating aesthetic goals with body positivity

21:43 - Recommendations on the fine line between discipline and a dysregulated mindset

23:45 - Goal setting with a “one thing a month approach”

27:00 - Exploring metabolic flexibility

30:50 - Curbing cravings, calories, and the importance of regulating blood sugar

25:10 - Coaching Online vs In person

43:11 - Honing in your YOUR process rather than someone else’s process

44:19 -  How does Don’s lifestyle transfer into their children

49:11 - How to get involved with Don

To learn more about Don and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/161

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