Train Your Brain to Finally Reach Your Fitness Goals | Michelle Baty

About this episode

Michelle MacDonald and Michelle Baty discuss the neurological barriers to achieving fitness goals and how to overcome them.

What if your brain is the reason your goals aren’t sticking and there’s a science-backed way to fix it? Michelle MacDonald welcomes back neuroscience-based practitioner and communication expert Michelle Baty for a powerful conversation on the Neurology of Goal Setting. As the creator of the Neuroscience of Coaching, Baty breaks down why most goals fail, not due to laziness, but due to overlooked neurological barriers. Together, they explore the 3 critical brain-based elements of effe...

People in this episode

Host: Michelle MacDonald

Guest: Michelle Baty

Topics covered

• neuroscience
• goal setting
• fitness
• brain science
• self improvement

Keywords

• fitness goals
• neurology
• goal setting
• neuroscience
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Neuroscience of Coaching

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