Every Time I Try to Work Out, Something Tries to Kill Me

About this episode

Dawn shares her humorous struggles with fitness motivation and the unexpected challenges that arise during her health journey.

"The Year of Health That Tried to Kill Me" In this episode, Dawn unpacks her not-so-successful journey with motivation, quitting the gym in her mind over and over, and how her best intentions somehow ended with matching orthopedic footwear instead of matching fitness goals. Naturally, Carol — Dawn’s inner nag and full-time interrupter — has plenty to say about the chaos. This isn’t a motivational fitness episode. It’s a very honest reminder that sometimes life claps back hard when you try to glow up — and the best you can do is laugh while limping through it.

People in this episode

Host: Dawn Wecker

Topics covered

• health
• fitness
• motivation
• humor
• personal journey

Keywords

• fitness
• motivation
• health journey
• humor
• gym struggles

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