Episode 66: The One About: Movement - Feel the Difference

“Give yourself permission to take a break [from exercise] for a while. You can always come back on your terms, and redefine what movement means for you and what benefits you want to get out of it.” - Julie Newbry, CPT

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating Principle #9: Movement- Feel the Difference. Exercise can many times go hand in hand with diet culture so when learning how to reconnect to food and start to trust your body, it can get confusing deciding if, when or how to start to exercise. On this week’s episode Hannah and Ali are joined by certified personal trainer Julie Newbry. Julie is passionate about helping her clients use exercise as a form of self-care rather than punishment while focusing on health promoting behaviors rather than weight or aesthetics so she was the perfect person to answer all your listener questions on incorporating movement while recovering from diet culture:

• Do I have to give up exercise if it’s increasing my negative thoughts about food and my body? 

• Is it wrong to like the changes to my body and attention I am getting as I get more toned and fit? 

• Is forcing myself to exercise counterproductive to the intuitive eating journey? 

• Is it okay to not listen to your intuition and give up exercising if you really hate it?

• Is it okay to be regimented with exercise if your goals are to get stronger and healthier?

• How do I know if exercise is taking up too much of my life and identity?

When it comes to exercise, diet culture gives a lot rules and “shoulds” which can make choices feel anything but intuitive. In this week’s episode Hannah, Ali and Julie will help you connect to the ‘why’ behind movement and help you feel the difference when movement is not guided by rigid rules or diet culture B.S.. Oh and spoiler alert - you don’t have a moral obligation to move your body but if you want to, this episode will help you do it in a kind, compassionate and FUN way.