38. Redefining Strength with Kim Hagle

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Personal Trainer, Kim Hagle.

After a decade in the fitness industry, Kim witnessed first-hand the detrimental cycle of weight loss obsession and body shaming.

Her personal and professional experiences led her to a powerful realization: there’s more to fitness and health than meets the eye.

Moving beyond the traditional focus on aesthetics,

Kim embraced a holistic approach, prioritizing strength, capability, and mental well-being.

Together we’ll explore Kim’s transformative path, her unique approach to fitness and nutrition, and how she’s helping women everywhere to redefine what it means to be fit and healthy.

So, let’s dive into this inspiring conversation with Kim and discover how to turn what some of us might consider our worst enemy into our greatest ally.

Key Takeaways:

1. Redefining Fitness and Health: Kim’s journey underscores the importance of moving beyond aesthetic goals in fitness, focusing instead on strength, capability, and overall well-being.

2. The Detrimental Cycle of Diet Culture: Kim highlighted how the focus on weight loss and body shaping in the fitness industry often leads to a harmful cycle of starting and stopping, contributing to feelings of failure and moving people further from true health.

3. Empowerment Through Holistic Wellness: Kim’s approach to training and nutrition emphasizes mental and emotional health, along with physical fitness, demonstrating the need for a holistic approach to wellness.

4. Breaking Free from Unhealthy Obsessions: Her personal experience with an unhealthy obsession with diet and exercise serves as a powerful reminder of the need for balance and self-compassion in our fitness and nutritional endeavors.

5. Challenging Societal Norms and Misconceptions: Kim passionately addresses and challenges the misconceptions around body size and health, advocating for a more inclusive and accepting understanding of fitness and wellness.