Docs Outside The Box

I Couldn't Run a Mile in Residency. #477


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In this episode, we share our honest struggle with fitness as first-generation doctors - from not being able to run a mile in residency to building a consistent 5-6 day per week workout habit using the Atomic Habits framework.

You'll hear:

  • Why Nii couldn't run a mile by year 3 of surgery residency (and the McDonald's breakfast ritual)
  • The Atomic Habits identity shift: "I am an athlete"
  • How to make working out frictionless (clothes laid out, space ready, zero decisions)
  • Why working out is protection against burnout, not just exercise
  • How stress, imposter syndrome, and work follow you home (and what to do about it)
  • The 6-step system to build fitness consistency
  • Renee's honest take: "I don't love working out" (and why that's okay)

If you're the first doctor in your family trying to build fitness habits and protect yourself from burnout without the boundary-setting model your colleagues inherited, this is your community.

Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@docsoutsidetheboxpodcast


Mentioned in this episode:

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • T25 Workout Program
  • Beachbody.com

 

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