On episode 39 of Outside The Studio: Creating Your Future Fittest Self with Mindset at the Forefront

Meet fitness expert, personal trainer, life coach and author KATHLEEN TROTTER! On today's episode we learn about how fitness isn't just about discipline; it's really about caring for yourself enough to make a commitment to your health, and that consistency always trumps perfection. Even if you make a mistake or a feel like a failure one day, how do we learn to try and try again?

Kathleen's unique approach to fitness and coaching—namely, that a person's mindset is just as important as the number of hours they spend at the gym—sets her apart from many of her peers.

What we talk about:

• What are the three pillars of long term fitness success: workout mix, nutrition mix, mindset mix.
• What is a mood data journal and why it's helpful in reaching your fitness goals
• How to tailor your workout with your mood in mind based on biofeedback from your body
• Why your mindset is paramount in reaching long term health goals
• How to create realistic fitness goals that will be sustainable long term
• Embracing your younger self to create a healthy sense of self-compassion
• Nutrition and diet theory how to sort through all of the diets out there

Show Notes

Connect with Kathleen Trotter

web:kathleentrotter.com

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insta:@fitbykathleenttwitter:@fitbykathleent

Kathleen's books:

YOUR FITTEST FUTURE SELF: Making Choices Today for a Happier, Healthier, Fitter Future You

Kathleen Trotter, MSc, is a fitness expert, media personality, personal trainer, writer, and author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit and Your Fittest Future Self. Making Choices Today for a Happier, Healthier, Fitter Future You. Kathleen has been a personal trainer and fitness expert for almost twenty years.

Kathleen spent over eight years writing for The Globe and Mail and has written for various other publications including Impact Magazine, ParticipAction, Breathe, Alive, Canadian Running, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, and Glow, and for six years she was the featured personal trainer in The Globe and Mail's online Fitness Basics weekly web series and included in the Globe's weekly newsletter for subscribers.

Kathleen holds a master's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Toronto, a nutrition diploma from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and a nutrition certification through Precision Nutrition. She is a C.H.E.K. Level 3 Trainer, a Level 2 Fascial Stretch Therapist, a Level 1 ELDOA practitioner, and a certified Pilates Equipment Specialist. Kathleen will complete her life coach practicum this year.

Memorable quotes and resources:

More on Dopamine: https://www.kathleentrotter.com/2021/09/27/dopamine-vs-dopamine-vs-the-here-and-now-chemicals-which-do-you-need-to-feed/

This Neuroscientist Shows You the Secrets to Obtaining A Growth Mindset | Andrew Huberman https://youtu.be/OGa_jt3IncY

"If [more] information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs. " Derek Sivers

Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ