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Oct 15
29m 24s

Why You Keep Starting Again (and How to ...

Graham Ambrose and Angus Warburton
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You join a gym, train hard for a few weeks, then work, travel or life gets in the way and you feel back at square one. In this episode, Graham and Angus explore how to break that cycle by setting realistic goals, building a routine you can sustain and having a simpler plan for busy weeks.


They discuss why one missed session doesn’t need to become a missed month, how the “all or nothing” mindset can undermine your progress, and why learning to keep going imperfectly is the key to lasting change.


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