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Oct 2023
29m 37s

3: My Fitness Evolution: It's OKAY to Ch...

Tara Laferrara
About this episode

Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset and movement! In today's episode, Tara shares about her fitness (and life) evolution over the years and what each season has taught her. This topic serves as a reminder that your past does not have to define your present-day life. You're allowed to grow, evolve, and change - in fact, that's natural and healthy! 

 

Tara also dives into how her relationship with fitness has changed ever since she learned the difference between exercise and training. Plus how she now approaches training, goals, and personal evolution.

 

Episode Highlights:

  • Tara's tomboy years & becoming an athlete
  • the loss of identity when leaving athletics
  • pursuing new interests and finding new passions
  • her evolution in fitness
  • from running to HIIT to yoga to strength
  • entering the coaching world
  • the difference between training and exercise
  • how Tara trains for her goals
  • understanding mobility
  • just start! and shift along the way

 

 

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