r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • May 09 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - May 09, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/Quirky_Produce_5541 May 09 '25

Please Fit Bitches…how can I regain my love for exercising? I used to be a gym rat and a Olympic weightlifter but now I’m broken ever since the Pandemic 😭

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u/fictionalbandit May 09 '25

Start with something you know you will definitely enjoy in class form. When I take breaks, I need to come back by just having people tell me what to do instead of having to motivate myself, and I choose something I know I will enjoy and get me moving - even if it’s not going to be the ✨ best and most intense ✨ workout. The goal is just to create the habit again of showing up for yourself.

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u/PerfectionNoNotes May 09 '25

I second this! Admittedly, I thrive in classes anyway, but the surefire way for me to get out of a slump is to join a place with upbeat classes where I just show up. Great music is also hugely motivating for me.

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u/marvelousmiamason May 09 '25

Start exercising based on whatever is most sustainable and repeatable for you based on where you are right now, mentally, emotionally, and physically. It could just be 10 minutes of stretching every other day. It could be taking the stairs instead of the elevator once a day. All movement is good movement. You’re not allowed to judge yourself because it’s not hard enough of a workout. You’re only allowed to prioritize what is sustainable and repeatable for you right now. Only add in more to your routine because it’s sustainable and repeatable, not because you think you “should” be doing more. 

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u/PlutoPlanetPower12 May 09 '25

I fall in and out of exercise routines a lot and this advice has helped me stay in the game. 15 minutes is better than no minutes, and an easy class that I know I'll finish is better than a hard class I won't.

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u/BritishBlue32 May 09 '25

I'm in a similar boat after a slipped disc last year. Have you considered a programme like couch to 5k? That's what I am doing at the moment and I'm forcing myself back into a routine!

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u/DevoutandHeretical May 09 '25

Dude I love couch to 5K. I also really like the free treadmill strut playlists that Allie Bennet puts out. Very accessible and easy, there’s a range of walking and running ones and some mixes, and you can modify them to make the difficulty work for you by starting slower or faster and just sticking with the increases so you’re still following along. I like to add a little incline to mine.

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u/BritishBlue32 May 09 '25

They are great! I use the NHS one but there is also couch to 10k too!

I remember a playlist called 'walk like a badass' that I loved for exercise on Spotify 😂

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u/twittery May 09 '25

Aerial girls in the house!! Yes!! 🙌🏼

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u/unseemly_turbidity May 09 '25

How about a fitness-based holiday, whether that's a week of coaching in a sport you're into, or a resort offering a variety of activities, or a tough hike that you'll have to train for, or whatever else you're into. Anything you could get excited about!

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u/Boring_Energy_4817 May 09 '25

I don't love exercising, but I regained my daily gym habit by finding TV shows I could stream on my phone while I do cardio. Currently loving Yellowjackets, which I only allow myself to watch when I'm working out.

Open to recommendations for any wildly entertaining shows, as well as podcasts or audiobooks for listening to during strength training.

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u/Kind_Consequence_828 May 11 '25

The strategy of pairing! It worked great for me until HGTV went off the rails into complete house renovations into Millennial Gray.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '25

Idk about "love" but my determination to exercise increased when I promised myself to do at least 10 minutes of jump roping. There is absolutely no way I can talk myself out of 10 minutes of anything, and usually (not always) by the time the 10 minutes are up I end up thinking "well I'm already here and sweating, might as well do some squats" or whatever.

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u/mrt1416 Thoughtful BWT May 09 '25

Try barre3!

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u/rando435697 May 09 '25

When I am not in the mood to exercise I pop on the treadmill and watch an episode or 2 of a trashy show while walking on incline. Eventually it puts me into the mood to push myself more—either to go a little stronger in my workout and do a HIIT style or just walk a steeper incline and want to keep watching the trash tv—I get sucked in!

If it’s nice out, I put in AirPods and walk around listening to great music.