In this episode, host Kristen Slonicki shares her personal journey toward health and fitness, exploring the mindset shifts and sustainable systems needed for lasting change. Discover why most New Year's resolutions fail, how to avoid common pitfalls like fad diets and sugar overload, and the importance of building healthy habits for life, not just for summer. Kristen offers practical tips, motivational stories (including her marathon training experience), and recommendations for top health and fitness experts to follow. Whether you're a beginner or looking to reignite your motivation, this episode will inspire you to take action, set long-term goals, and create a healthier, happier lifestyle.

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Time Stamps:

00:00: Intro 

01:46: Setting Longterm & Sustainable Health Goals 

02:59: The American Culture When It Comes To Health 

05:40: Prevalence of Obesity 

05:56: The Sugars In Your Coffee & Sugars in Your “Healthy” Products 

08:36: How Much Sugar Should We Have 

08:54: Insulin Resistance Breakdown 

12:01: Unsustainable Fitness Goals 

13:50: Health Education Accounts to Follow 

16:46: Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset 

17:02: My Path + My Fitness Perception in The 90s 

19:42: My Reasons Now Why I Want To Be Strong & Healthy

21:21: Shifting from a Fixed Mindset & Doing Hard Things 

25:06: Teaching Our Children Discipline & Self Love Through Our Actions, Not Words 

26:49: Small Steps To Take Action In Being Healthier Now 

27:45: Power of Group Training & My Struggles + Mental Barriers with Group Fitness Classes 

31:05: System for Discipline In Fitness

33:18: Long Term Metric Goals to Break The Cycle of Short Term Fitness Stints 

35:16: My Experience with 75 Hard & How I Created Accountability 

39:00: Finding Confidence To Be Able To Complete A Marathon 

40:45: Mistakes Made That Breaks Consistency & Picking Back Up When We Get Out of Our Routines & Grooves 

43:00: How to Hack Our Dopamine with Our Health Choices 

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Health Industry Experts To Follow:

@biolayne 

@drjamesdinic

@aggie 

@drgabriellelyon

@organic_olivia 

@chervin333

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About the Podcast

Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.