The Power in Motion Podcast

Carrying on from last week’s conversation “F*ck Joyful Movement”, this episode will explore practical ways that we can engage with movement if joy seems elusive or even if strong emotions are present while we move. In this episode we’ll clear up some misconceptions about joy and how movement doesn’t have to be sunshine and rainbows all the time, but rather how we can bridge the gap between hateful...

If you’ve been struggling with the idea of “joyful” movement - this episode is for you. Whether you’ve been consciously trying to move away from the fitspo “no pain, no gain” mentality, or exercise has really never been something you’ve enjoyed - joyful movement can seem like a pie in the sky that’s only accessible to select people. It seems that as we reject the diet mentality that exercise needs...

Do you believe in your ability to achieve the goals you set for yourself this year? Or has self doubt crept in and convinced you that it’s going to be too hard, or that you don’t have what it takes to achieve what you set out to? I believe that self doubt is THE thing that stands in the way of us achieving our goals. In this episode we’ll talk about: How our brain creates thought errors to sabotag...

On this episode, we welcome Lisa Dahl who shares how our body talk and the ways we speak about food and bodies around home affects our kids. Lisa and I discussed: How the early messages we send to our kids about eating (have more, it’s not time to eat, eat this not that) cause children to distrust their own cues and their bodyHow body talk, of any kind, leads kids into comparing their body to the...

Having goals is proven to help us be more successful and they can be a useful motivation tool while providing direction and a plan to follow. However 90% of goals are abandoned before completion which can leave us feeling discouraged and disappointed in ourself. In this episode, I’ll explain how to go beyond SMART goals to set goals that stick. I believe there are 2 missing pieces in the tradition...

Happy New Year! On this episode we are joined by recurring guest Maggie Landes, MD for a value packed discussion about New Year’s resolutions. For those who set new year’s resolutions, almost half resolve to lose weight and the number one reason cited for setting this goal is to be healthy. During our interview, Maggie and I discuss how health and weight are not the same thing and how we can actua...

We're taking a break at The Joyful Movement Show over the month of December. Please enjoy this classic replay and we'll see you back here with a fresh new season on January 3rd, 2022. Most people begin the New Year with fresh goals - a desire to grow, improve and become a better version of themselves. Usually around this time though, the motivation and resolve you had January first starts to fizzl...

We're taking a break at The Joyful Movement Show over the month of December. Please enjoy this classic replay and we'll see you back here with a fresh new season on January 3rd, 2022. On this week’s episode, we’re talking about the 6th principle of joyful movement which is to stop relying on external validation. By that I mean fitness trackers, apps and even the scale to tell you that you are doin...

We're taking a break at The Joyful Movement Show over the month of December. Please enjoy this classic replay and we'll see you back here with a fresh new season on January 3rd, 2022. Tune in as we continue on with our series on the 10 principles of joyful movement. This week we discuss principle 3 - Just say no to punishment. We’ve been told for a long time-”no pain, no gain”. The myth is that th...

We're taking a break at The Joyful Movement Show over the month of December. Please enjoy this classic replay and we'll see you back here with a fresh new season on January 3rd, 2022. Motivation is the #1 reason that women struggle to stick to an exercise regime. On today’s episode, we’ll explore the top 5 reasons why you struggle. We’ll expose the main motivation killer that we’ve all been brainw...

Welcome to part 5 of this 5 part series all about how to eat normally. On today’s episode we’re talking all about holiday eating and how to avoid the feelings of guilt and shame that often occur after this season that lead us into the new year new you diet trap. Tune in to learn strategies so that you can trust yourself around food this holiday season. --- What you’ll learn by listening: Why we fe...

Welcome to part 4 of this 5 part series about how to eat normally. This week we’re chatting with Stacey who from her early teens until her late 30’s was either always on a diet or preparing for the next one. She shares how she thought that restricting food worked, because she’d always experience short term weight loss, but then would always give up and gain the weight back - and thought that SHE h...

Welcome to part 3 of this 5 part series about how to eat normally. This week we’re addressing some of the concerns or fears that people have about Intuitive Eating and if it will work for them. These include worry that you won’t stop eating or won’t eat healthfully and fear of weight gain. Tune in to learn about how the process of habituation can help you feel more comfortable with giving yourself...

Welcome to Part 2 of this 5 part series all about eating and our relationship to food. On this episode in the series Kim explains what intuitive eating is and isn’t and how this evidence based approach to health and eating can help you get off the binge/restrict cycle and have a more peaceful relationship with food. --- What you’ll learn by listening: What Intuitive Eating is and how it can help y...

Welcome to Part 1 of this 5 part series all about eating and our relationship to food. On this first episode in the series Kim discusses why it feels SO hard to eat “healthy”. If you’ve ever found yourself trying really hard to be “good with food” all week but then find yourself bingeing on the weekends, this one is for you. --- What you’ll learn by listening: Why you can’t seem to stick to your “...

Today marks the first birthday of The Joyful Movement Show! Thank you to all of you for journeying along with me, as we dismantle fitspo and toxic diet culture and explore our relationship to exercise together. On this episode, I answered your questions about all things - life, business, body image and movement. ---About the Host---Kim Hagle is a certified Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nut...

Do you feel like you’re an emotional eater? If you said no, think again! How do you feel when you think about your grandma’s apple pie? Or the chicken noodle soup your mom made for you when you were sick? Food is tied to memories, celebration, and comfort - if you’re a human on earth, you definitely experience emotion while eating. The problem is we are taught to feel ashamed of eating for comfort...

“Joyful” movement doesn’t mean that every time we exercise it’s a nirvana-like state of bliss (although it is nice when that happens occasionally). Rather, it’s a way of engaging with our body that’s kind, respectful and intuitive. It’s a knowing that whatever we do, whatever we have, who we ARE is enough, brought about by GRATITUDE Brene Brown says that gratitude is the key to a joyful life, and...

Should you use a fitness tracker? Is it compatible with intuitive movement? Is it possible to move for joy while tracking? Short answer- I don’t know. Long answer - there’s a lot of things to consider to help you decide if it’s right or wrong for you. At the end of the day, your relationship with the data your tracker provides is a lot more significant than the data itself. Tune in to explore your...

In a world that places such value on thinness and health it is counter-cultural to not be actively trying to control our weight. The fear of judgement, worry that people will think you are lazy or undisciplined, or have let yourself go, keeps many women stuck on restrictive eating and exercise plans, afraid to adopt the non diet lifestyle. Tune in to hear how you can release the fear of judgement...

There’s no escaping the messaging in the fitness industry that thinner is better. When all we hear is “burn this, sculpt that, tone this, lose that”, it’s implied that the way to achieve any fitness goal is through weight loss. Whether we want to get stronger, improve our flexibility, have more endurance, decrease joint pain…. The prescribed solution is usually “lose weight”. And conversely, if we...

What do you say to yourself during exercise? Do you find your inner critic gets really loud in the face of a challenge, do you judge yourself or call yourself names (lazy, out of shape, clumsy)? Our self-talk directly influences how we feel about exercise and how we’ll engage with it - whether that’s avoidance, having to use willpower, pushing through pain or becoming overly competitive. And if ou...

Content warning - this episode deals with topics such as internalized fat-phobia, medical weight stigma and anti-fat bias. Jemma, our guest on the show today introduces herself as a fat, able-bodied, white woman, who throughout her life has internalized the belief that her life is less valuable because of her size. In this episode, Jemma shares her experiences of discrimination and weight stigma,...

If you’re feeling anxious about returning to normal life because of the weight you might have gained during quarantine, this episode is for you! It’s true, many of us have experienced body changes during the pandemic, myself included. And weight gain is often accompanied by feelings of fear, embarrassment and shame - meaning it’s only natural that you’d want to lose the weight before you go back i...

It’s not everyday you get to sit down with an Olympic athlete! I’m very excited to welcome Julie-Anne Staehli to The Joyful Movement Show this week. Julie-Anne is a local legend, if you live near me in mid-western Ontario you would have definitely been watching as she represented Canada in the women's 5000 m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Something I noticed about Julie-Anne as I was watching he...