#131: No Pain, All Gain: Redefining Fitness on Your Terms with Jenna Werner, RD

Aug 26

I’m so excited to share a fresh episode of Full Plate Podcast with you, because I know how hungry (no pun intended) this community is for more support in cultivating a healthy relationship with exercise.

I sat down with my friend Jenna Werner (@happystronghealthy on IG), a registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor, to explore the complexities of our relationship with movement—including her own history with compulsive exercise, the importance of ditching the “all-or-nothing” mentality, and what it means to find peace and attunement amidst the noise of fitness culture.

Topics Discussed:

Jenna’s history of disordered exercising
How toxic fitness culture fuels over-exercising
A specific incident she had with a trainer
The impact of “shedding for the wedding”
Disordered exercise and our mental and emotional health
How compulsive exercise harms physical health
The all-or-nothing mentality
How rigid fitness routines disrupt social connection and relationships
Red flags in your relationship with exercise
Breaking the cycle of shame and punishment
Developing diverse coping strategies
Taking a break from exercise
Sustainable fitness routines
What it means to be intuitive with movement

Jenna Werner is a registered dietitian nutritionist and owner of Happy Strong Healthy, a weight neutral, behavior focused, health first private practice that uses mindful eating, behavior change management and intuitive eating to help clients heal their relationship with food, fitness, body and self. Jenna is also the co-host of the What the Actual Fork podcast, a platform that uses research, experience and fun to help all humans realize that they are made for so much more than chasing a smaller body.

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