Consciously Connected | Coaching

How I approach exercise in coaching:

A lot of people exercise from fear. Not being enough, not looking a certain way, not measuring up. It becomes a punishment. Or the only coping strategy available. Or all-or-nothing - all in, or not at all.

In ACT we’d ask a different question first: what’s this for? What’s the value underneath it. Health. Enjoyment. Capability. Mental release. Achievement. That answer changes how the behaviour functions in your life.

Exercise driven by fear and exercise driven by a value can look identical from the outside. Same run, same gym session. Different function - one is running from something, one is running towards something.

Once you know your why, exercise stops being a test you pass or fail. You can hold it more loosely. Listen to your body. Adjust with how you’re feeling. Take it less seriously. Enjoy it.

It’s individual. Less time spent on what everyone else is doing, or what we think we should be doing. More time on what works for us. That’s when we feel better.

I work with people at the very start of their exercise journey, people navigating health or life challenges that have changed their relationship with movement, and people who feel stuck in cycles with it - over-exercising, under-exercising, or caught somewhere between guilt and avoidance.

If any of this sounds familiar, my DMs are open - or book a free introductory call (link in bio) and let’s talk about what a different approach could look like for you.