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14th Apr 2025

195 When You're Doing All the Right Things… But Still Not Seeing The Fitness and Wellbeing Results You Truly Desire

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You’re committed. You’re ticking the boxes. You know what to do—and you’re doing most of it. From the outside, it probably looks like you’ve got your fitness and wellbeing nailed. And yet… something still feels off. You’re not quite where you want to be, and the effort it’s taking to keep up feels exhausting.

In this episode, we dig into the real reason behind this frustrating feeling—and (spoiler alert) it’s not because you need to try harder or be more disciplined. It’s likely down to the invisible pressure you're carrying to "get it right," to be in control, to live up to an ideal. This pressure can sabotage even your best intentions, keeping you in a loop of doing more without ever feeling fully satisfied.

If you’ve ever felt like your efforts should be adding up to more by now, this conversation is going to bring you massive relief—and a whole new perspective on what it means to actually move forward.

Key Takeaways:

-Why doing “all the right things” can still leave you feeling stuck, tired, and out of alignment

-How internal pressure and perfectionism secretly sabotage your results

-What to do when you feel like you should be further ahead

-The difference between self-trust and self-judgment—and how to spot which is driving you

-A simple but powerful exercise to release pressure and reconnect with what you really want

Hit play, and let this be the episode that finally gives you the permission slip you've been waiting for.

Resources:

-My website https://www.chickfit.co.uk/

-Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alixchickfit

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About the Podcast

Busy Woman's Guide to Fitness and Wellness
Are you a busy woman struggling to find time for fitness and wellness in your hectic life?

Would you love to create more balance in your life between work, family life and time to focus on your own needs?

Are you sick of the fitness and nutrition rollercoaster and would love to get unstuck, escape fad diets and quick fixes, and actually find a routine that works within your busy life?

Sick of unrealistic body standards, of workout programmes and diets that ignore ‘real’ women with busy lives, and of feeling like you can never do enough?

Then look no further than The Busy Woman's Guide to Fitness & Wellness, your weekly dose of inspiration and motivation.

Hosted by Alix Hubble, Mum of 2, Fitness & Wellness Coach, founder of ChickFit, and lover of wine and chocolate, this podcast helps you discover a realistic and achievable way to stay active within a busy schedule.

Say goodbye to guilt and the diet rollercoaster as we explore sustainable approaches to health and wellness. And say hello to getting ‘real’ about all things fitness, wellness and nutrition related.

Join us each week to get answers to questions like:

- How can I start a fitness routine at home?
- What are the best exercises for toning up?
- How often should I work out to see results?
- Is cardio or strength training better for me?
- What’s the best type of exercise for weight loss?
- How can I fit exercise into a busy schedule?
- How can I start a fitness routine as a beginner?
- How can I get motivated to exercise?
- How can I reduce my stress?
- How can I practice self care with a busy schedule?
- What are the symptoms of the perimenopause and menopause?
- How can I manage hormonal changes during the menopause?
- What lifestyle changes can help me with the perimenopause and menopause?
- What’s the best type of exercise for the menopause?
- How do I lose the extra tummy weight during the menopause?
- How can I stop dieting?
- How can I become more body confident?
- Why is diet culture so bad?
- Do diets work? And if not, what does?

Find out more about ChickFit at https://www.chickfit.co.uk

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