Wits & Weights | Evidence-Based Fitness & Nutrition for Lifters Over 40 Ep 133: Making Fitness Fun Again Through Adventure with Kelly Howard
How can the spirit of adventure revitalize your fitness journey? What concepts help you overcome common hurdles to staying consistent with your fitness goals?
In this episode, Philip (@witsandweights) talks with Kelly Howard, a Fitness Consistency Expert with a touch of Adventure and the author of FIT: Active & Ageless for Life. Learn how the spirit of adventure can revitalize your fitness journey. You will learn how to overcome common hurdles to staying consistent with your fitness goals. The show explores the concepts of a ‘Fitness North Star,’ ‘Layered Accountability,’ and external vs. internal motivation. You can expect to expand your comfort zone, reignite your passion for fitness, and embrace a sense of fun and adventure.
Kelly has helped thousands of women prioritize their fitness for over 25 years to feel great and have more fun in this second half of life. She invites women to adventure out of their comfort zones by trying new experiences they may have only imagined. Kelly’s Fit is Freedom podcast, coaching, online courses, and retreats change lives daily. She currently calls Houston, Texas, home but can often be found kayaking rivers and traveling trails worldwide.
Today, you’ll learn all about:
2:07 What adventure means
3:51 Overcoming struggles with staying consistent
7:22 Create a schedule and aim for 80 percent
9:17 Finding and following your Fitness North Star
15:14 Building and using layered accountability
18:54 Where does community fit into the layer
23:22 Expanding comfort zones with new fitness activities
25:46 Making fitness fun and adventurous
27:55 Setting exciting fitness goals for the future
29:59 How adventure shapes fitness goals
32:00 Expanding comfort zones with new fitness activities
35:09 Where the fun and positivity fit in
39:35 One question Kelly wished Philip had asked
40:33 Where to find Kelly
40:58 Outro
Episode resources:
- Website: https://fitisfreedom.com/
- Get a FREE digital copy of Kelly’s new book FIT: Active & Ageless for Life
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