Fuel Your Strength

When it comes to fitness, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the checklist of things you feel like you are ‘supposed’ to do in order to take care of your body. Chances are, you already have a hectic schedule, and incorporating movement practices into that can sometimes feel like a chore. On today's episode my guests are here to show you an easy, simple, and effective way to incorporate the things you need to do to take care of your body, without all the hassle.

If You Want to Move More, You Should:

Don’t get overwhelmed by feeling like you have to add movement onto your checklist
Find simple ways to incorporate movement into your daily routine through the Build to Move tips
Remember that consistency is key and embrace the mentality of ‘Never Do Nothing’

About The Ready State

Meet Juliet and Kelly Starrett, founders of The Ready State and co-authors of their newest book, Built to Move. Juliet and Kelly are on a mission to help you live ready and have dedicated themselves to years of figuring out exactly how you can implement these practices within your already busy schedule. They have a human being approach to basic muscle maintenance and believe it is your right as a human being to be able to do what you love with no holding back.

Become a Durable Person

Have you ever heard the old saying, if you have cookies in the house, you are going to eat the cookies? Kelly and Juliet have taken that principle and applied it to their environment so that they can take every opportunity to move. These ‘movement snacks’ are one of the foundational principles they have created to alter habits and encourage movement.

To Juliet and Kelly, becoming a ‘Durable Person’ means taking a systems approach to your health and well-being in order to increase your ability, strength, and longevity. Incorporating these micro-tasks into your daily habits is the first step.

Never Do Nothing

Juliet and Kelly's mantra is as simple as ‘Never Do Nothing’. They believe that by making small changes in your existing schedule, such as walking instead of driving and moving instead of being still, you can start to see the results you are looking for while also increasing your longevity and overall life enjoyment.

Having an immaculate training program does no good if you are not able to implement it. By getting in where you fit in, you can stop stressing about your fitness checklist and start stacking positive and helpful behaviors into your life.

Are you ready to move more? Share your thoughts about this episode with me in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

Exploring how The Ready State has changed and grown over time (22:07)
The ten key things that will help you focus on moving the needle the most (31:30)
How to alter your movement habits in a way that will not impact your busyness schedule (38:21)
Small habits that you can easily incorporate into your daily life to see real change (47:16)
The best ways that you can start weaving in movement practices into your life simply without lots of time (55:32)

Quotes

“Somewhere in our lives, we both jointly got the message that people who are great at anything just do the same thing over and over and over. And it's not to say that they don't evolve and iterate; they do. But they are kind of doing the same thing over and over and over. And that's how you become great at something.” (18:03)

“You can feel better, and you have to take this system approach to begin to feel better. And it is actually your right and in your power to do so.” (20:30)

“People know they want and need to be healthy, whatever that means. They want to feel good. And they are struggling to feel like they can get solid, actionable advice.” (30:46)

“You actually think you are working really hard, but you can actually feel better and do even more.” (45:29)

“I live a busy life, and so does everybody else… [But] your body is so tolerant. If you just start to give it the right things, or different inputs or expanding your inputs, you will be shocked at what your body will do for you.” (1:03:04)