WORKING OUT AFTER A BAD DAY: MOTIVATION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS

Feeling too drained to exercise? This episode reframes motivation as "bandwidth" and shows how to move when your brain chants, "Not today." Learn simple, compassionate tactics—the Minimum Workout Rule, a 3-step automatic routine (water, change clothes, five minutes), and pre-planned "bad day" options—that make movement doable on messy, emotional days. You'll get practical tools like a bad-day playlist, low-friction prep, and the two-minute start trick, plus guidance on choosing gentle, regulating movement when you're truly overwhelmed. The goal: show up, rebuild trust with yourself, and treat movement as reset, not punishment. Try it tonight: decide your minimum, set a tiny routine, and give yourself credit—because even five minutes counts.