Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Do you feel guilty when you make time for yourself to exercise?  Does your spouse/significant other/family/friends feel like they are low on your priority list because you are an athlete?  Do you have a hard time saying yes to your own fitness needs because you feel like you are always saying no to someone/something else?  Are you in a relationship with someone who doesn't understand (or fully support) your active lifestyle or training/racing goals?  From the outside looking in on your lifestyle, it may seem like exercise is an obsession to you or that it must come before everything else in life. Despite having all the tips and tricks for integrating exercise into your extremely busy life, your mindset may keep you from staying consistent - because everytime you begin a workout you feel like you should be doing something else. On our Trimarni Women-only private Facebook page , this topic was recently discussed and several of our female team members provided...

For many athletes, exercise guilt is a constant struggle. Exercising in order to improve your physical, mental and emotional health weighs heavy on your mind as you know it's something you should do on a daily basis, especially if you are training for an athletic event, but every day, you feel pulled in all different directions, with little time to devote to yourself. Guilt is often a big barrier as it relates to making changes in your lifestyle. You either feel like you are doing the wrong thing(s) or you are failing at doing the right thing(s). No one likes to feel guilty as it can cause great physical and psychological pain, so why is it that so many athletes have such remorse when sticking to an exercise routine or when training for an athletic event? I find that there are two reasons why athletes experience exercise guilt. Athlete status - Many athletes struggle with the "athlete in training" status. Perhaps it's a new title that is not yet accepted by the...