A Deep Dive on Exercising as a Woman with Tara Garrison
Episode description
Today we’re joined by coach Tara Garrison, the founder of HIGHER, a High Performance Health Coaching company that has helped numerous high-profile individuals optimize their health through training, nutrition, biohacking, and mindset coaching. In this episode we dive deep into weight lifting as a woman, and discuss the challenges of cardio & running. We also get into an interesting perspective on setting boundaries, and how to keep up your health habits as a parent!
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Episode Overview:
0:00 - Intro
8:15 - Interview Begins
9:21 - Misconceptions around weightlifting for women
15:52 - How weight lifting affects your body and hormones
19:00 - The easy way to get healthy…it’s not cardio
21:58 - The problem with running
28:11 - How stress changes as you get older & how to handle it
33:53 - Setting boundaries as a woman & mother
42:30 - Letting go of challenging relationships
45:18 - How to prioritize sleep & set boundaries around it as a parent
52:54 - How your health actions influence your children
56:37 - Use keto to help you as a woman
1:02:21 - Intensity in the gym: what’s best for you?
1:08:17 - How tempo changes what you’re training for
1:15:41 - Outro
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