Episode 6: Staying on track with nutrition, exercise and mental health through COVID

<p><strong>In this episode, we are discussing a topic that a couple of years ago didn’t even EXIST.</strong></p> <p>How do you manage health, fitness and nutrition through quarantine?</p> <p>As the world continues to go in and out of different restrictions and lockdowns, and we continue to understand what it is like to live in a world that has changed forever, our mental and physical health practices have changed A LOT.</p> <p>We start out this episode with a quick chat about Gillian’s first therapy session, Pancake Day in the UK and why Holly has been eating pancakes for the last 4 days. We share a couple instagram accounts that we just can’t get enough of, and Olivia shares her experience teaching a Female Performance course over the weekend.</p> <p>We talk a bit about the differences between male and female training, and touch on feminism within sports… but then… we get into this week’s topic!</p> <p>Around 20:00, we start talking about this week’s main topic: mental health, nutrition and exercise through the pandemic.</p> <p>This is not a conversation about how to stick to your strict diet, or which fitness challenge you should sign up for while your gym is closed- we talk about the reality of the stress involved in the openings and closings of different parts of the world, the self compassion that many of us are struggling with right now, and practical advice for how to better understand your body and work with it to maximise your health when life has changed so much over the past year.</p> <p>You’ll walk away from this episode with actionable advice to help you better understand yourself, your nutrition and your body even as COVID continues to affect your ‘normal’ life.</p> <p>As always, we LOVE your feedback, and appreciate so much when you share our podcast with the people you love! Send us a DM on Instagram and let us know how you liked this episode, and if you have any questions you would like us to answer in a future episode of the Be Well Cartel!</p> <p>Also- make sure to follow us wherever you listen