In this episode, we break down some of the most common fitness "rules" — like needing a one-hour workout or hitting 10,000 steps — and explore how they may actually be discouraging consistency rather than supporting it. We talk about where these rules really came from, what the research actually says, and how to reframe your approach to fitness so it supports your life, not overwhelms it.

I also share part of my own postpartum journey and how doing 15–30 minute workouts in my living room helped me rebuild strength, confidence, and self-compassion long before I returned to longer gym sessions.

This episode is your reminder that your effort counts — even when it's not perfect.

• Why "fitness rules" like 1-hour workouts and 10,000 steps became mainstream

• The difference between doing something and doing everything

• How the all-or-nothing mindset holds us back

• Why consistency always beats intensity over time

• How I rebuilt my fitness postpartum with 15–30 minute sessions

• Simple ways to make movement fit your life (not the other way around)

• The 1-hour workout rule is a scheduling invention, not a physiological requirement.

• The 10,000-step goal started as a marketing campaign, not a health recommendation.

• Short workouts absolutely count — and often lead to better consistency.

• Your body adapts to what you do regularly, not what you do perfectly.

• "Enough" movement varies day to day — and that's okay.

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