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There are so many ads and promotions these days for different diets, it’s almost overwhelming. I get it, I’ve tried just about every diet you can imagine and I’ve learned many valuable lessons along the way. Probably the biggest lesson I learned is that you just need to ditch the diet mentality altogether. In this episode of the podcast, why you need to ditch the diet mentality and what you should focus on instead. The post 263. Why You Need to Ditch the Diet Mentality appeared first on Running Lean with Patrick McGilvray.

It’s the start of a new year and lots of people are making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve seen all kinds of posts on social media over the last few days from people saying they are going to run every single day this year to others resolving to quit drinking alcohol forever. These are great goals to have but there are some issues with how most people go about actually achieving those goals. Most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions within the first two weeks! So today on the podcast, why I think you should forget the new year’s resolutions and what to do instead. The post 262. Forget the New Year’s Resolutions and Do This Instead appeared first on Running Lean with Patrick McGilvray.

When it comes to fitness, so much attention is put on your actions - what you should and shouldn’t do. I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t do stuff, but I think you need to stop focusing all of your attention on actions and start paying more attention to your thinking. It’s you thinking that determines whether you stick to a plan or not. It’s your thinking that keeps you going when the going gets tough. So in this episode of the podcast, how your thinking (more than anything else) determines your results. The post 261. Replay: How Your Thinking (More Than Anything Else) Determines Your Results appeared first on Running Lean with Patrick McGilvray.

There is a lot of information out there these days on what it means to be healthy and fit. My social media feeds are full of health and fitness experts spouting all kinds of opinions and ideas and principles that everyone needs to follow. But in my years of training and coaching runners on weight loss, strength, and running, I’ve found a few things that really stand out. In this episode of the podcast, I’ve got 10 hard truths about fitness no one is talking about so you can become the healthiest and most badass version of yourself yet. The post 260. 10 Hard Truths About Fitness No One Is Talking About appeared first on Running Lean with Patrick McGilvray.