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32: Biggest Mistakes I've Made That Held Me Back from Being the Healthiest Version of Myself Jun 17, 2020

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When it comes to our health, we all have beliefs that may be holding us back from being the healthiest versions of ourselves. Sometimes we have to learn from those mistakes to grow, but sometimes we get an outside perspective so that we don't have to make the same mistakes.

Today, Robin Long shares the biggest mistakes she's made in her fitness journey that held her back from being the healthiest version of herself. In this episode, she discusses many beliefs she had that proved to not only be untrue, but detrimental to her growth. She also shares the importance of nourishing your body and how to positively connect with your body to improve your physical and mental health.

Show Highlights:

One of the biggest mistakes you can make is thinking that eating less means being healthy
Restraining yourself from eating can lead to an unhealthy mindset
Working out more is not always the healthiest option
Counting calories is not a basic measure of what's healthy and believing this can be detrimental to your health
Focusing on nutritional value and how food makes you feel is more important than the calorie count
Expecting quick results and quitting when they don't work immediately is a mistake
Seeing results and change takes time and consistency
Overlooking the importance of mental and emotional health is a common mistake when looking at health
If your workout goals are making you miserable and putting extreme pressure on you, it's important to take a step back and re-evaluate your approach
Looking at your body only as something to improve can lead to disconnect and a negative relationship with your body

Links:

The Balanced Life Sisterhood

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

31: Tina Lifford: Self-Talk, Well-Being, and How Our Thoughts Affect Our Lives Jun 10, 2020

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When we think fitness, we tend to jump to workouts and diets, but mental health is a major and important aspect of fitness. Having a healthy relationship with our thoughts and patterns is the most fundamental step to creating a happier and sustainable lifestyle.

Today's guest, Tina Lifford, is not only a critically acclaimed Hollywood actress from Parenthood and Queen Sugar but is also the CEO of the Inner-Fitness Project. The Inner-Fitness Project gives people the strategies and tools they need in order to properly self-reflect and create awareness within themselves.

Join Robin in this fascinating episode to learn more about how to interrupt old thought patterns and exercise your internal choices.

Show Highlights:

Who is Tina Lifford and what it looks like to find your identity
What a typical day looks like for Tina Lifford
Maintaining habits when traveling
Incorporating movement into daily life that fits your personal preferences
Deepening awareness of your thoughts and how you can challenge your thinking
How to control your thinking and actions through the journey of engaging with ideas
How to dismantle old beliefs and establish a new way of thinking
The importance of recognizing how thoughts manifest and how to let go of thoughts that are not serving you
Creating awareness for past experiences in order to manage sabotaging cycles
Creating strategies to interrupt old patterns and engage with them in a way that will create healthier patterns
What is an inner-fitness workout and how to practically make change

Links:

The Balanced Life Instagram

The Balanced Life Online

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

Contact Tina:

Tina's Website

Tina's Instagram

Tina's Book: The Little Book of Big Lies

We have created a promotional code for The Balanced Life community. If they enter "BalancedLife" at checkout they will get $10 off any of our workout classes for 2020. https://www.tinalifford.com/shop

30: A Recipe for Burnout - and How You Can Avoid It May 20, 2020

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While many of us are currently staying home and being forced to slow down, it isn't going to last forever. Learning how to avoid the "go-go-go" in our daily lives is vital to avoid burnout. We're conditioned to think that more is better, but sometimes it comes at the expense of our health.

Today, Robin Long shares how we can prevent reaching this place of burnout and jeopardizing our health and goals. There is an array of simple and achievable habits we can practice in our day-to-day lives in order to build strength and reduce stress without burning ourselves out. Join Robin in this conversation to learn more about how you can optimize your wellness, increase productivity, and avoid burnout.

Show Highlights:

Self-quarantine has provided an opportunity for life to shift and change our rhythm
What does it mean to have a "go-go-go lifestyle" and how can we slow down
Having a go-go-go lifestyle can have mental and physical consequences
Learning to listen to our bodies can help avoid burnout
There are many ways we can learn to tune into our bodies and honor our needs
There are various different aspects to health and fitness outside of diet and exercise that impact our well-being. Paying attention to those factors (sleep, environment, stress levels, etc.) can help prevent burnout.
More is not always better. Sometimes what we're conditioned to believe is "better" isn't always what's best for our bodies
Pilates is a great low-impact alternative to high-intensity workouts

Links:

The Balanced Life Sisterhood

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

29: Laura Tremaine: Beyond the Highlight Reel + The Power of Pilates May 06, 2020

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It's the deeper conversations that bring much of the richness to life. Unfortunately, many of us aren't getting to the deeper layers within ourselves because we're too busy trying to keep up, do all the right things, and get everything done. So we end up becoming more superficial, more anxious, and less content, with very little balance in our lives.

Today, we're taking a peek behind the scenes in the life of Laura Tremaine. Laura brings a great deal of depth to the online space, with her honest conversations about the real things in life that truly matter. In today's episode, she talks about her life, about juggling motherhood and working, and she discusses her experience with and her passion for Pilates. Be sure to tune in, to hear our frank and sincere conversation with Laura.

Laura is a writer, podcaster, wife, and mom living in Los Angeles. She's always been a seeker, searching for a connection with others, and also with herself. Over the years, she has been growing and transforming. She has gone from blogging (back in the mommy-blog days when her kids were still tiny) to share on social media, to launching her podcast, called 10 Things To Tell You. At the moment, Laura is busy writing a book. Join us today, to hear her story.

Show highlights:

Laura discusses where she is currently at.
Laura is in a season of writing a book, based on the things she's doing.
Keeping up is an impossible goal.
We need to pause, re-evaluate, and go deeper.
Laura started her blog ten years ago with the hope of writing a book one day.
A typical week in Laura's life.
Laura does all the self-help things because they work!
Laura explains why life changed for the better once both her kids were in school.
It's hard to be present when you're feeling depleted.
Laura shares her top priorities.
Life is all about giving and taking.
Giving your kids a healthy view of you, as a working parent.
Laura talks about her relationship with her body.
Pilates is all about the mind/body connection.
Laura experienced an enormous shift in her spirit from doing Pilates.

Links and resources:

Robin on Instagram - @the balanced life

Laura on Instagram - @laura.tremaine

Laura's Website

10 Things To Tell You

The Miracle Morning

L'Oreal's Voluminous Mascara

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

Bonus: TBL Team: This is How We Work from Home May 01, 2020

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Are you also working from home now? If so, how have you been coping with the change? There are so many people working unexpectedly from home at the moment, so today, we decided to create a fun, bonus episode for you, to talk about what it's like to work from home in the longer-term. Because staying at home can be awesome, but it's not without its challenges. Listen in today, to hear what Becky, Elizabeth, Jaclyn, Martha, Jordin, and Susan have to share.

At The Balanced Life, we work as a remote team, and we have some of the members of the team here today, at the recording of this episode. We have all been working remotely for at least a year, and we're all used to connecting with our co-workers digitally. So we thought it would be a fun idea to bring us all together today, to talk about what we have learned from working at home for the last few years. Stay tuned to hear about our lessons learned from working at home.

Show highlights:

Feeling healthy, balanced, and productive is very important when working from home.
Priorities are vital.
Setting up a routine, structures, and communications from home.
Planning for productivity.
Defining your workspace.
Creating healthy work boundaries.
Keeping to a routine of healthy eating.
Some practical tools to help teams working from home.

Links and resources:

Asana

Slack

Zoom

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

28: Balancing Work, Kids, and Self-Care Apr 22, 2020

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Are you coping with working at home and taking care of your kids? And are you finding the time to practice some self-care as well? We all find ourselves in different situations right now. Although there are a lot of similarities with what we're experiencing, there are a lot of differences too. Some of us have four kids at home, while others don't have any children. And many of us are working from home now, while others might not be working at all. Today's episode is both personal and practical. Robin shares the shifts that she and her family have made to thrive in this unique and unprecedented season.

Robin gives us a peek behind the scenes and talks about what her day-to-day life is looking like right now. She shares some practical tips for managing your kids while working at home, and she also discusses self-care and friendships. Be sure to listen in today, to find out how Robin is managing to juggle her work, her kids, her marriage, her friends, and also finding the time for some self-care while being at home twenty-four hours a day.

Show Highlights:

Robin hopes to inspire you today, and help you figure out how to juggle all the different aspects of your life.
Robin explains what The Balanced Life Sisterhood is all about.
Robin has been working remotely for more than five years now, and currently, her entire team is remote so they have developed some very effective systems for working from home.
There's no nanny for now.
Time-blocking has now become more important than ever.
Sneaking in some work-hours, in the mornings.
Working in the evenings is not good for your health and well-being, however, you might have to make some exceptions right now.
Screen-time rules for Robin's kids have lightened up for now.
You need to be very clear about your priorities.
Communication is key with remote work.
Getting dressed in the mornings helps Robin to feel productive.
Home-schooling is a different experience for everyone.
As parents, you need to have some structure in your day.
Let things fall as they will, and then adjust them as you go along.
It's not easy to make time for yourself now, but it is possible. Robin has created a free online class about this, called Creating Healthy Routines. How To Care For Yourself When You're Short On Time and Energy.
What self-care really is all about.
Focusing on gratitude throughout the day can change your life.
How Robin's 15-minute workouts are carrying her through the day.
Robin has not watched the news at all in the last four weeks. This does not mean that she's uninformed, however.
Remember to drink water, check-in with your body, and relax throughout the day.
Little things are big things right now.
Friendships have gone digital for now.

Links and Resources:

Pilates Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

Join The Balanced Life Sisterhood

27: Creating Your Optimal Health Routine with April Perry Apr 08, 2020

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We often overcomplicate exercise and eating healthy, but finding a balanced routine that benefits and compliments your individual needs doesn't have to be difficult. In this conversation, April Perry interviews Robin Long on how to create an optimal health routine and integrating habits that honor your season of life.

Robin discusses how to build strength in all areas of life by using small wins to motivate and build confidence, as well as many other tips you can implement into your own daily routine. Join Robin and April in this enlightening and motivating conversation!

Show Highlights:

Creating an optimal health routine that's reflective of personal needs
How to re-center when life throws you off balance and the many factors of finding a healthy routine
Being conscious of your tell-tale signs of being off balance
Integrating small steps to add more movement into your day
How to establish maintainable habits and challenge yourself without getting discouraged
Why Pilates so effective and beneficial for the body
How to get started doing 15 minutes of Pilates a day
Results and benefits you'll see from incorporating physical activity in your life
Learning to have a healthy relationship with food and nourishing your body

Links:

The Balanced Life's Instagram

https://thebalancedlifeonline.com

Strength + Stress Relief Challenge

26: Hitha Palepu: Resetting Expectations & Cultivating Your Village Mar 25, 2020

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When juggling life, parenthood, and a career, it's easy to get overwhelmed by daily tasks, media, and self-expectations.

In today's interview with Hitha Palepu, a mother, blogger, entrepreneur, and author, she shares how she finds balance in her daily tasks through establishing productive morning habits, resetting self-expectations, and consuming media without letting it control her emotions.

She also discusses what it means to be an active angel investor and how you can get involved. Join Robin Long in this inspiring conversation to unpack more of Hitha's approach to living a fulfilling life.

Show Highlights:

Snapshot of who Hitha is and what her current season of life looks like
A day in the life of Hitha and her tips to have a productive morning
How to have a more graceful and gentle approach with your self-compassion
Learning where to draw the line on daily priorities
Tips to stay present in the moment
Saying no to things that don't align with priorities
Pursuing becoming an angel investor and how to get started
How Hitha's approach to blogging brought her traction and amplified her voice
How to maintain hope and positivity when consuming media
Taking time for self-care and reflection in moments of overwhelm
A rapid-fire session of Hitha's favorite go-to's and resources

Links:

The Balanced Life - Instagram

The Balanced Life - Website

5-Day Pilates Jumpstart

Contact Hitha:

Resources:

Wander Beauty - Do Not Disturb Overnight Repair Concentrate

iFundWomen

Jessica Yellin Instagram

25: Do the Things You Need to Do Mar 16, 2020

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Being your healthiest, happiest, and strongest self doesn't have to be complicated. When approaching our goals, we often look at what we want as "too big" before we even break it down into little steps. Truth is, we don't have to make huge life shifts in order to feel the way we want to.

In today's episode, Robin Long discusses how you can do the things you need to do in order to feel the way you want to in a simple and applicable way. Join Robin in this episode to learn how you can break down your goals to feel the way you want every day!

Show Highlights:

The Balanced Life Sisterhood approach and the benefits of getting involved
How to change a negative mindset to achieve the feelings you want
Finding the motivation to take time to feel the way you want
How to take steps to identify with the feelings you're striving for

Links:

Learn more about The Balanced Life Sisterhood:

https://thebalancedlifeonline.com/balanced-life-sisterhood

24: Simple Hacks to Make It Easy to Stick to Your Workouts Feb 26, 2020

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Whether it's a busy, stressful, light, or slow season of life for you, we all have things we're juggling. Often times, our relationship with food and fitness are the first things to take a hit when trying to balance everything we have on our plates.

In this episode, Robin Long shares her top tips to help you stay consistent and relieve the pressure of perfectionism. Robin talks about being realistic with your goals in a way that will set you up for success. Join Robin in this motivating episode to learn more about how you can build consistency and accountability into your day-to-day life.

Show Highlights:

We all deal with stress and it directly impacts our relationship with food and exercise
Getting rid of obstacles and excuses that keep us from prioritizing workouts
Creating small goals and being realistic about your current season
Setting yourself up for small wins to build confidence and consistency
Different ways to build accountability and support into your daily life

Links:

The Balanced Life Website

Free Pilates Strength and Stress Relief Challenge:

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