Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - When To Rest
Uploaded: 2023-12-12T00:44:19.769Z
Duration: 10 min
Description: When To Rest

Trying not to feel the guilt. I catch myself in it.. but I still find myself doing it on day 2. I wish I didn't find Grace so challenging.

Marie

Tammy

Love these sooo much!  Also, can’t believe I have been following for over 3 years…since u announced u were pregnant with Jaden.  Your growth has been phenomenal!! Your explanation of exercise and the mindset Monday of how to make this a lifestyle is so amazing.  You are a true teacher of lifestyle/preventative medicine!  Thank you for inspiring me to change my focus as a RN

Brittany

Emily

Jenna Venditti

You need rest. 

In fact, rest is fundamental to progress. You cannot skip it.

Here are some reminders to help put some fears you may have about rest.

-A few days of rest will not “ruin” your gains. In fact sometimes it is the much needed break to allow your body to recover and for those gains to take place.

Rest days do not make you lazy. They make you human. Self-destruction in the form of rigid discipline is equally as harmful as self-destruction in the form on zero discipline. 

Working out while sick is not the brag you think it is. It can tank your immune system and worst of all, it can make others with weakened immune systems sick too. If you’re sick, stay home!

When you’re feeling run down, sluggish, and unwell your body is communicating something to you! We must learn to listen to what our body has to say.

Fitness is about learning to trust your body. You cannot trust your body if you don’t listen to it. If your body tells you it needs rest; honor that.

When To Rest

This is me taking the next step. Been having a hard time getting my workout in if I don’t have at least 30 minutes and so i didn’t get a work out in this week. Then came my period and I again made excuses. Needed some motivation so I came by here to set my intentions for the week. Taking the next step. I will fit movement in where I can and be glad I did so, even if it’s not perfect!

Cristine

Hi guys,

Rhona here from Cork in Ireland. Thank you so much for such an honest and open discussion! It’s a breath of fresh air to hear trainers speak with honesty. Looking forward to getting started!!

Rhona

Setting the Stage and Managing Expectations

Sarah Lucero

I love that you do a Mindset Monday. As weird as it sounds watching it made me emotional. But it is such a relief and a breath of fresh air for me to be able to have that internal guidance so I can pursue my fitness goals in a healthy and loving way.

Rachael

I just listened to my first motivational mindset, and I’m just completely inspired by you two. I’m excited, and want to thank you for this app!

Kaley

Mindset: Consistency

It was an awesome message but I wanted to listen to what your sister had to say. It sounded like she had a beautiful message but you kept cutting her off and talking over her. So not sure if she was supposed to be in this video but whatever she was trying to share was awesome! Just let her talk and finish what she wanted to say next time!

Thank you!! I needed this! I’m 12 weeks pregnant and surprisingly still struggle with the fact that my body is changing.. but I’m learning to embrace it and eat and workout according to what feels GOOD to me and my body. Thank you

Alyssa

This was wonderful! I’ve been so glued to the scale.. my goals this week are to make foods I enjoy write workouts I love and not weigh myself at all

Why the scale shouldn’t be your only goal.

Sarah

Storm Houser

Exactly what I needed to hear and reflect on! Thank you! These motivational Mondays are so so awesome!

Janine Ducharme

Discipline and Grace

Really good, I felt reassured with Mindset Monday talk today. After losing motivation, hearing this was a great pick me up! Thanks!

Love the 5 minute rule, it works every time. The tip to buy a new outfit works for me sometimes too lol. Dang ptula! 🤣

Ashley Powell

This was the reminder I needed! Thank you!

Stephanie

Motivation

Hannah your reaction to Michal’s story was so funny😂

Francesca

Meaghan

I feel michal’s words when she said “or you’re trying to hold in a fart” 😂😂 too real

Lily

Confidence in the gym

That was great! It was exactly what I needed for support and encouragement! Thank you for creating amazing content and sharing your wisdom and knowledge in this area of fitness and wellness!🧡💜

I love starting my mornings with these. I have positive affirmations written all over rmy house on sticky notes so I see them all the time and that helps me significantly! ❤

Positive self talk

A nice encouragement to add more to my diet.. I eat fairly healthy however, I often miss breakfast and lunch and I know this is truly my problem. I’ve been working on getting at least a morning protein shake with banana and peanut butter, and now need to work on adding lunch back in. Stress doesn’t help but I know my body needs more.

Thank you so much for covering this topic!! I have been working hard for the past 10ish months to repair my relationship with food and come to a healthy mental place with food and figure out what I want long term. This is so, so critical. But this is what the diet industry thrives on and it is tough to undo all our years of programming. Thank you both for knocking down these walls and talking openly. YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE 🥰

Tiffany

Oh, that hit too close to home. Guilty of the clean eating and good food VS bad food. When Hannah said, "don't eat food to lose weight", that clicked in my head!
This is going to be a struggle for me, but 1 of the main reasons I joined the challenge!

Nutrition Episode 1

Thank you for the encouragement. My therapist is on a leave of absence and I was procrastinating finding a new one but this video was my push and reminder to do so. 
Thank you ❤️

Mental Health

That was really good and informative to hear. Thank you

This too was another one of those most needed ones for me to hear. My daily job is physical, I work out I eat pretty healthy weekends tend to  be fun lol but this is good for me to hear thank you!!!!

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