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Nicole Ternay discusses how mindful walking can transform your relationship with exercise and promote emotional well-being.

Mindful Walking to Shift Energy Movement Without Obsession What if your workouts didn’t have to feel like a punishment to count? In this episode of the Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast, Nicole Ternay breaks down the toxic "dieter’s mentality" that keeps us obsessed with closing rings, counting calories, and pushing our bodies to exhaustion. As a former professional ballet dancer, physical therapist assistant, and fitness veteran of over 24 years, Nicole shares how to shift your relationship with exercise by embracing non-transactional movement. Learn how mindful walking can lower your cortisol, soothe your nervous system, and build lasting identity shifts from the inside out. Nicole walks you through simple physical check-ins to release emotional stress stored right in your muscles. Stop trying to hate yourself skinny and start moving because your body deserves kindness, peace and partnership. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why your body holds onto weight when it feels "threatened" by extreme exercise. How to shift from a shrinking mindset to an expanding mindset before you even take your first step. Simple somatic resets to drop physical tension on your daily walks. Why…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Ternay

Topics covered

• mindful walking
• exercise
• dieter's mentality
• non-transactional movement
• identity shifts
• emotional stress
• cortisol

Keywords

• mindful walking
• exercise
• weight loss
• cortisol
• emotional stress
• identity transformation
• non-transactional movement

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Organizations: MavenHeart Membership, NicoleTernay.com

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