The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

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S8 EP8: Anyone Can Run with Guest Kelly Roberts Feb 21, 2023

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Kelly is a runner who shares her love of running with other women. She is head coach and creator of the Badass Lady Gang. BALG is about enjoying life with a side of running. Over the years she’s coached thousands of women from brand new runners to Boston Marathon runners and appeared on the cover of Women’s Running Magazine. Kelly’s philosophy measures success by confidence gained, not pounds lost.

Listen to the episode to hear what Kelly is thinking about who is or isn’t a runner and whether running organized races matters, how she helped women redefine their relationship with running, and the importance of paying attention to how you’re actually feeling as a health marker.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode

- How Kelly found her passion for running and what made her want to share it

- Who can call themselves a runner

- Whether a runner needs to run organized races

- How Kelly helps women redefine what running means to them

- The “poison punch of the fitness and diet industry

- Telling people to stop weighing themselves for health and fitness

- The importance of how you’re feeling as a health marker

- What Kelly’s athletes most commonly need to unlearn

- Defining the person you want to be
Related Links:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings
Kelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellykkroberts/?hl=en
Badass Lady Gang: https://www.badassladygang.com/

S8 EP7: Breast Implant Illness with Guest Robyn Towt Feb 14, 2023

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Breast implants are something that a lot of women consider, either for cosmetic reasons or as reconstruction after cancer. But what are the side effects of implants, and are the patients who get them truly informed? Today on the podcast we have Patient Advocate Robyn Towt. She is the co-founder of The Global Patient Advocacy Coalition and continues to fight for Women’s Rights on Informed Consent when it comes to breast augmentation.

In today’s episode Robyn shares her personal journey with breast implants, symptoms of Breast Implant Illness, the shame and guilt that can be felt about getting implants, and why it’s important to always listen to your body.
Topics Discussed in Today's Episode:
-Robyn’s advocacy journey

-Why implants make some women sick but not others

- What kinds of advocacy Robyn is working on

-The shame and guilt some women feel about their implant decisions

-What kinds of information Robyn wanted to see on a patient checklist

- How to watch out for the kind of problems that can come with implants
Related Links:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings
Robyn's Instagram
Global Patient Advocacy Coalition

S8 EP6: How's That Working For Ya? Feb 07, 2023

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Every behavior has a function, whether or not we understand it. So our question for you this week, is this function helping you along the path to the life that you desire to live?

If a goal is to change your behavior or response, you must understand the WHY behind it. If you don’t, then the recipe is repetition of that behavior over and over again.

Join Kelsea and Rachael to discuss how to find out if a behavior is serving us, hindering us, and the steps we can take to build coping skills that will give us the outcomes we desire.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Inserting our personalities into a behavior instead of realizing behaviors are changeable
- Considering how long a behavior is in place when you decide to change it
- The functions of our behaviors
- The parts of your brain involved in changing a behavior
- Figuring out how to get your needs met in a more productive way
- The history behind your behaviors
- Not trusting your feelings or cravings
- How addressing behaviors makes them less powerful, not more
- Replacing the old narrative with a new narrative
Related Links:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S8 EP5: Feelings Are Not Facts with Guest Case Kenny Jan 31, 2023

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How does your self-perception impact your life? A follow up question: if you don’t like the way it’s impacting you, what can you do to get yourself into a better place?

Today on the podcast we are joined by Case Kenny, an entrepreneur, mindfulness expert, and founder of the podcast “New Mindset, Who Dis?”. He empowers people to be happier and lead more fulfilling lives by helping them change their mindset.

Tune into today’s podcast to learn more about how to change self perceptions, why you should challenge your feelings, and how to recognize what relationships are toxic or beneficial.
Topics Discussed in Today's Episode:
- How Case Kenny became a powerhouse in the field of self-improvement
- How our perception of ourselves impacts our lives
- People struggling with the idea that they’re in charge of their self-perception
-Whether most people’s inner dialogue is too critical
- Challenging your feelings
- Remembering that feelings are temporary
- How to identify a toxic or beneficial relationship
- Where listeners can find more from Case Kenny
Links Related to Today's Episode:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings
Case Kenny on Instagram
New Mindset, Who Dis Podcast

S8 EP4: We HAD To Address This Jan 24, 2023

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Gatekeeping fitness is NOT the vibe and never will be. EVERYONE who wants to add health and fitness into their lives deserves to take up space and feel welcomed. On today’s episode Kelsea and Rachael chat about Equinox, a self proclaimed “luxury fitness club” who decided they “Don’t Speak January”. Well, we don’t speak elitism.

Tune in to hear our feels about this policy, the issues with elitism & gatekeeping fitness, and the message we think this “policy” sends to both new and established gym goers.

Other Topics in Today's Episode:
● Equinox’s January policy

● Gatekeeping in the fitness space

● The way we talk about diet and lifestyle

● How privilege should be used

● Messaging to the people who joined the gym some other day besides New Year’s

● Why people use their phones during gym time

● Taking a step back instead of judging people

● What building new habits can look like

● How someone chooses to take up space is none of your business

Related Links:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S8 EP3: Gain > Pain Jan 17, 2023

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The idea that a workout needs to be dreadfully painful or that you should not be able to physically walk out of the gym for a session to be effective 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝘿𝙄𝙀. Understand that there is a difference between discomfort and pain. One of them sets you up for friction, and the other sets you up for a chance to grow. So what can we do to make sure that we are growing and not hindering ourselves? 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞– and that prize should always be consistency. Being sore because it strokes your coach's ego, or starting a program that doesn’t bring you joy won’t breed consistency. Today on The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast Kelsea and Rachael talk tips, tricks, and red flags 🚩 when it comes to working out and finding the sweet spot of discomfort and growth.
Topics Discussed In Today's Episode:

- What makes a trainer good and what to avoid
- Believing that pain equals progress when working out and how that mindset impacts sustainability
- Looking ahead instead of trying to get back to something
- Red flags from trainers
- What you need to know about recovery and soreness
- Why you shouldn’t sign up for something you hate
- Limiting the amount of soreness you have
- No gains from working in the negative
- The need to drink more water and eat more protein
- The value of community
- Taking care of your mental health as well as physical
Related Links:

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S8 EP2: How's Your Self Talk? Jan 10, 2023

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When it comes to fitness we often neglect our mental muscles as if they play no role in our physical strength or physical outcomes. This is interesting because the reason most people do not achieve their fitness goals isn’t because their body failed. Our mind, our resilience, our habits all fail us long before our muscles do, yet, we are not inclined to target or strengthen these muscles.

This is where affirmations can come to play. What we speak to ourselves can dictate the outcome of our goals or day. Today on The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast Kelsea and Rachael discuss the importance of positive self talk, how affirmations can help develop new neural pathways, and how you can get started on developing ones that are unique to your life.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- CVG’s New Year’s collection release
- Getting your mind right
- The power of positive thinking and affirmations
- Developing neural pathways with affirmations
- Speaking your affirmations out loud
- Using the present tense
- What to know when you fall short
- Focus on what to do instead of what not to do
- Choose meaningful and individual affirmations
- The link between positive affirmations and a healthier immune system
- Examples of positive affirmations
RELATED LINKS

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S8 EP1: Glowing From the Inside Out: Skin & Gut Health with Guest Sarah Law Jan 03, 2023

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When you have skin issues arise, what’s the first thing you reach for? A fix in the form of a skin product or your water bottle? Today Kelsea is joined by Guest Sarah Law. Sarah’s passion is health and wellness, in particular nutrition and skin health. She attended the College of Naturopathic Nutrition, graduating in 2013 as a qualified Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist. Sarah has written nutrition articles for corporate wellbeing programmes, spoken at the Wellnergy online wellbeing festival and worked with countless individuals to help them understand how to create a new healthy lifestyle to nourish their bodies & have a glowing healthy complexion.

Our skin is the largest organ in our body, which means it can tell us a lot about what is going on with our gut & other organs. So what is your skin trying to tell you? Tune in to learn why nutrition and gut health make such a difference when it comes to your skin, and what you can do to start improving your skin health today!

Other Topics Discussed in Today's Episode:

●How Sarah ended up in her profession
●What naturopathic nutritional therapy entails
●How diet and nutrition affect the way skin looks and ages
●Treating different skin problems
●Specific foods to support gut health
●The time and effort it takes to change habits and make changes
●Whether a 6-12 step daily skincare routine is necessary
●Two things listeners can do to improve skin health today
RELATED LINKS

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S7 EP30: How To Choose A Weight For Your Workout Dec 27, 2022

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Happy Holidays! This week we chose to repost one of our favorite episodes, many of us are getting back to the gym after a hiatus or just starting for the first time (yay!) but how do we know which weight to use? Today on the Podcast Kelsea and Rachael go over that and more.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
● The disconnect between having a routine, but keeping it fun and making gains
● The difference between warmup sets & working sets
● Quality gym time versus large amounts of time
● Resting before coming back to weights
● Which weights to choose and where to start
● How much time to rest between working sets
● Why you need mental rest between sets as well as physical rest
● Preparing yourself for a skill during your workout
● How weight suggestions tell you how light or heavy a workout will be
● How you know when it’s time to move on
● The nosedive that come when you move up in weights
● Meeting your body where it is
RELATED LINKS

The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
The CVG Nation app, for Android
Our Fitness FB Group.
Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

S7 EP29: AI: The New Beauty Standard? Dec 20, 2022

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Is that photo real? Photoshop has been around for a while, but now AI photos can convincingly impersonate the real thing. Rachael and Kelsea havesome feels about this new technology and what it means for women going forward. Listen to the episode to hear their thoughts and the discussion of both the positive and negative aspects of any new technology, dangers of making comparisons between yourself and something you saw on media, and how altered photos can be destructive to ever changing beauty standards.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

● How to get the upcoming movement calendar

● The good and bad from forward change and progress

● Comparisons on social media

● The newly released AI

● The many different things that can be done with AI

● What’s happening with the data the AI collects

● Modeling and altered photos

● CVG’s approach to modeling

● What happens when we start creating AI models

● The potential damages that could come from AI-created photos
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