Fitness strategist Heather Frey shares simple steps to break fitness excuses.

Fitness strategist Heather Cray addresses common excuses people make to avoid exercise, such as not having enough time or feeling unsure about what to do at the gym. She explains that these challenges are universal and often stem from a lack of direction or planning rather than laziness. Cray recommends starting with small, manageable steps—like one healthy meal or a single workout—and building from there. She encourages individuals to stop being hard on themselves and to reach out for expert advice if needed, highlighting the value of making fitness a consistent priority.

Simple steps to break fitness excuses

FITNESS STRATEGIST HEATHER CRAY OF SMASH FIT IS BACK HERE ON THE SHOW AND OF COURSE SHE'S ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS THAT WE ALL ASK ALL TOO OFTEN AND WE'RE READY TO REALLY SORT THESE THINGS OUT. SO HEATHER WE'RE HAVING YOU BACK BECAUSE OF COURSE WHEN WE HAVE THE QUESTIONS WE KNOW WHO TO CALL. WELL, YOU KNOW, THE THING IS THAT THESE ARE STRUGGLES EVERYBODY HAS. THE FITNESS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEM AND GONE THROUGH IT, WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH IT UNTIL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT HITS THAT PAIN POINT AND YOU GET JUST THE RIGHT ANSWER AND YOU'RE LIKE OH, I'M HOPING, I'M HOPING I'M THAT FOR SOMEBODY. FOR SURE. ALRIGHT. BUT I RELATE. SO WE'RE GONNA PLAY PART TWO OF A GAME RAISE YOUR HAND IF. RAISE YOUR HAND IF. OKAY. YES, I'M READY. ALRIGHT. AND I WANT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT HOME TO PLAY ALONG BECAUSE WE ALL RELATE. OKAY. WE'RE ALL A PART OF THE SAME BOAT. WE ARE. WE ARE. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE EVER SAID I DON'T HAVE TIME, BUT THEN BINGED THREE HOURS OF NETFLIX. BINGED ANYTHING. I'M ALWAYS BINGING. I'M ON THAT TV BAD. IT'S TERRIBLE. I HAVE AN ADDICTION TO NETFLIX. I, WE'VE ALL DONE IT AND WE ALL PUT THOSE THINGS OFF AND THE THING IS, IS THAT WE ALL ARE BUSY AND WE ALL ARE STRESSED. SO WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE MAKE TIME FOR IT. EXACTLY. WE HAVE TO MAKE IT IMPORTANT. EXACTLY. WHAT'S NEXT? THIS LAST ONE KIND OF HITS MY HEART BECAUSE I, TOO, STRUGGLED FOR YEARS AND YEARS BEFORE I SORT OF FIGURED IT OUT AND HAD MY ANSWER. SO I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE EVER SAID THIS WEEK I'M GOING TO GET SERIOUS, BUT LIKE 47 TIMES, RIGHT? HIGH AND PROUD. AND SO I'M GOING TO GET READY. WHAT THIS GENERALLY, GENERALLY HAS TO DO WITH, IT'S, IT'S NOT REALLY LAZINESS. SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY JUST A LACK OF DIRECTION, A LACK OF A PLAN AND DISCIPLINE. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO THE GYM, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MEN AND WOMEN. A HUNDRED PERCENT. LIKE WHERE DO I START? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. EVERYBODY IN THERE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. EXACTLY. YEAH. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A CLEAR PLAN. YOU GET OVERWHELMED. AND SO, AND YOU KIND OF KNOW THIS IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD, SO YOU DON'T START AT ALL. AND THE THING IS, IS THAT THIS IS WHERE THAT MINDSET STUFF COMES IN. WHERE THAT, I JUST NEED TO GO. I JUST NEED TO START. YES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE THING IS, IS THAT ALL YOU NEED TO DO, AGAIN, IS START WITH ONE GOOD MEAL. ONE GOOD WORKOUT. YEAH. KEEP ONE PROMISE TO YOURSELF. START SMALL. YOU START SMALL. START SMALL. BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT HERE WE ARE, WE'RE FIT. IT'S THIS AND THIS AND THIS. IT'S EVERY SMALL STEP THAT ENDS UP IN THE BIG DETAILS. BUT STOP BEATING UP ON YOURSELF. DO YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE PERSONALLY? IF THEY EVER HIT YOU UP, WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU? A HUNDRED PERCENT. AND I ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO WRITE ME. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AT HEATHER SMASHFIT ON INSTAGRAM. MY WEBSITE, SMASHFIT.COM. THOSE ARE THE BEST PLACES. YES. BECAUSE I'M SAYING, I MEAN, STARTING TO GET IN THAT DIRECTION IS GETTING IT FROM THE EXPERTS FOR SURE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HERE'S THE THING. A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS TALKING. YES. SO I HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK. AND I'D LOVE TO EXPLAIN IT. MMM-HMM. WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING OUT SOON, TOO. I'M SURE. OH, YEAH. HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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