Allowing Myself to Be Bad at Exercise

I recorded this episode after something small but meaningful happened during a workout. I didn’t plan for it to become an episode. I just noticed that a familiar pattern had shifted, and I wanted to celebrate it.

What surprised me wasn’t the movement itself. It was how I related to it.

The mindset shift

I’d been doing a short workout. Five minutes of barre. My knees were still healing. My arms were shaky. My coordination was off. I was clearly not good at what I was doing.

Normally, that’s the moment where frustration shows up. Where I start negotiating with myself about whether this is worth it. Whether I should be doing something else. Something I’m better at.

Instead, a different thought landed.

“I sucked at this but it’s fun.”

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