Live Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former Athletes

83. Don’t Be Bored by Your Workout Routine & Other Advice from an Expert Fitness Instructor

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Have you recently been feeling bored and plateauing? Maybe it’s time to switch things a bit and see what else you like. Your fitness practices and routines should be about your physical and mental health, which means they should be things you love doing. Is it time for a new instructor, a new gym, or maybe a new routine? Whatever it is you need to improve your fitness experience, go for it! 

In this episode of Girls Gone Healthy, I speak with Aly Raymer, a full-time health and wellness professional specializing in indoor cycling and yoga. Listen in to learn the importance of holistically taking care of yourself with different things other than fitness.  

Key Takeaways: 

  • How to be practice yoga to be in the present and take care of your body.   
    • The importance of strength training for your body, especially as you get older.  
    • The importance of having a holistic self-care routine for both your physical and mental health.  
    • Keep trying new things with your fitness when you feel bored or you’re plateauing.  

      • Episode Timeline: 

      • [1:47] Aly talks about her background in sports, fitness, and indoor cycling career. 
        • [4:56] How she became a yoga instructor and combined it with an indoor cycling career.  
        • [7:40] The yoga programs she came up with to do different things from spin.  
        • [11:07] The different things she’s been doing as an instructor and taking care of her personal health. 
        • [13:07] How to have an energetic studio with a motivating vibe.  
        • [14:45] How Aly practices different holistic ways as part of her self-care routine. 
          • [17:01] Aly’s future in doing retreats and training instructors.  

            • Quotes: 

            • “True self-care is about taking care of your mental health and being able to slow down.”- Aly [16:11] 
            • “If you really think it’s something you want to do…try different instructors, try different studios, and keep trying different things.”- Aly [19:40] 

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              Connect with Aly: https://www.instagram.com/alyraymer/        

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