Here’s a hard pill to swallow: it’s impossible to stop your mind from generating thoughts when you’re training, even if they’re really negative. And here’s another: you’re gaslighting yourself if you constantly tell yourself that it’s stupid to think these things; and anyone who tells you that “you should just block the thoughts out” is also gaslighting you. Because let’s...

Have you ever sat there and wondered, “if I’m such a perfectionist, WHY on earth can I not apply this perfectionism to my health and fitness goals?”? Because, SAME! Honestly, it used to baffle me how I could be so on the money with everything else in my life, but when it came to following my super strict exercise and...

If you’ve ever wondered WHY you keep being so critical and nasty to yourself, then this article is for you. Self-criticism shows up as many different things You might have observed that despite not liking what you see in the mirror, the only consistent thing about your motivation to exercise is that it fluctuates all the time. You might have...