Couch to Active

Take a sheet of paper and write the words "Beauty vs. Health" at the top. Then listen to this episode and see what you discover about your life.

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

What's happening inside Lyn's brain today at 6pm?

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

RAM (Repeat and Memorize).

Injury Free is My Fastest Path to Success.

When we start out exercising we are incredibly injury prone. To make matters worse we have years of bad-programming that causes us to think we need to push hard even when we are feeling significant pain. Much of the time this results in overuse injuries, painful joints, and sprains that end up causing us to be held back even further with our fitness goals. This is why it's so critically important to remember that staying injury free, especially when you are getting back into exercise, is the best way to ensure you'll continue to progress.

The turtle wins my friend!

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

Here's how to break through the barriers to getting out in the snow.

- Are you afraid of falling? Feet traction and yak tracks could be a safety option. Also consider simply walking in snowy grass where the traction is safe.

- How long are you really going to be out there? Do you really need to gear up completely? Or can you step outside for a few minutes?

- It's a lot of work to get dressed to go outside. Consider this part of your movement for the day!

- Feeling depressed makes going outside nearly impossible. Imagine I'm there with you encouraging you to get outside and soak in a few minutes of vitamin D.

- Did you know that the lighting for photos is amazing when there's snow on the ground and clouds in the sky? Today could be the perfect day to take photos of people and things you love. This includes taking a photo of yourself too!

Enjoy your snowy days!

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

When you are getting back into exercise sometimes it can be difficult to know if you are injuring yourself or just feeling normal pain. This episode will give you the starting point of how to ensure you stay injury free in these situations.

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

Learning the weight machines at the gym can be intimidating. If you don't have access to someone to help you the challenge is even more difficult It's common to leave your gym experience feeling like a failure. In this episode I share a few tips on how to realistically figure out these machines on your own.

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

What is Active Rest and does it apply to people who have chronic illness, are recovering from an injury, or are completely out of shape?

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

In our first "Rockstar" episode we celebrate Anne from Oregon. Listen here to learn about some of the challenges she has overcome.

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.

In each campfire chat I share more on what is happing outside of health and fitness.

Today's episode:

1. Why did we change the title of this podcast from COUCH to ACTIVE to The Health and Fitness Motivation podcast? Here's a link to where this podcast and all 312 episodes are searchable: https://www.couchtoactive.com/podcast

2. Lyn's health improvements and what I specifically did to increase my health. This is the link I mentioned to the person I'm working with. https://www.chiaandchocolate.com/about

3. The new social media app Clubhouse. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse-drop-in-audio-chat/id1503133294.

4. Lyn's 20 Goals for 2020 that are now going to be transformed into her 21 goals for 2021. https://lyncompanies.wixsite.com/2020goals

5. The Active Listening Skills project that has turned into an unexpected side gig. Brush up on your listening skills here: https://www.listeningskills.shop/

A review of the 2019 film Brittney Runs a Marathon staring Jillian Bell. There are no spoilers in this episode.

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Created and produced by Lyn Lindbergh of COUCH to ACTIVE.

www.couchtoactive.com

Fitness Motivation, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, and support for people with Chronic Illness, Long-Term Injuries, are Blind.