In this episode Anniki interviews Jemma Thomas who runs The Hub- an online women’s exercise community. They discuss how movement can make you feel much better mentally and how you can snap out of seeing yourself as someone ‘who doesn’t exercise’ to someone who does small bits of exercise more regularly. They also talk about common sabotage techniques like telling yourself you’ll do it later and forever finding alternatives to do instead or saying that you’ll workout once you have the right outfit/bit of kit. Exercise is important if you want to shift some of those negative emotions but it’s worth remembering that there will be days when you really can’t do it and that’s okay too. It’s not about putting lots of pressure on yourself- it’s more about finding something you can get into a habit of doing and doing it, then doing it some more.

Resources:

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Ameila Nagoski DMA - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle/dp/198481706X

Jemma’s Instagram: @ jemmas_health_hub

Jemma’s website: https://www.jemmashealthhub.com

Edited and Produced by Alex Graham