Happy New Year and Happy 2026! On this episode of Wellness Big Sis the Pod, Dr. Kelsy Vick breaks down science-backed health and wellness goals for 2026 — inspired by your zodiac sign.
Blending neuroscience, female physiology, habit formation, and a little astrology fun, this episode walks through realistic, evidence-based goals for every sign. From recovery and cortisol regulation to consistency, menstrual cycle awareness, sleep, relationships, and nervous system health, each zodiac sign gets a goal rooted in how women’s bodies and brains actually work.
These goals aren’t about perfection — they’re about building sustainable habits, giving yourself grace, and heading into the New Year feeling supported, grounded, and motivated.
Take what resonates, leave the rest, and let’s start 2026 strong.
Links to episodes:
85:: The science of Gratitude: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/85-the-science-of-gratitude-using-gratitude-to-rewire-your-brain/
84:: The neuroscience behind Lucky Girl Syndrome: https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/copy-of-img-3569/
82:: The science of female friendships
https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/pod-82/
80:: Consistency & Goal Setting
https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/80-/
79:: Motivation and Discipline
https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/copy-of-pod-79-motivation-and-discipline/
77:: Cortisol and cooldowns https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/copy-of-pod-77-recovery-pod/
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00:00- 00:17 Intro
00:18- 00:48 Introduction and New Year Greetings
00:49- 03:31 Podcast Growth and Future Plans
03:32- 05:16 Personality and Zodiac Signs
05:17- 08:23 Aries: Health Goals for 2026
08:24- 11:46 Taurus: Health Goals for 2026
11:47- 14:03 Gemini: Health Goals for 2026
14:04- 16:57 Cancer: Health Goals for 2026
16:58- 19:53 Leo: Health Goals for 2026
19:54- 23:04 Virgo: Health Goals for 2026
23:05- 25:12 Libra: Health Goals for 2026
25:13- 27:44 Scorpio: Health Goals for 2026
27:45- 29:38 Sagittarius: Health Goals for 2026
29:39- 31:55 Capricorn: Health Goals for 2026
31:56- 33:56 Aquarius: Health Goals for 2026
33:57- 36:18 Pisces: Health Goals for 2026
36:19- 37:24 Conclusion and Exciting Plans for 2026
Happy New year.
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Happy 2026.
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Let's take a look at some of the science
backed goals you should set for yourself
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in 2026 based on your Zodiac sign.
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Welcome back to Wellness Fixes the Pod.
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I'm your host, Dr.
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Kelsey Vic, a board certified
orthopedic doctor, physical therapy,
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and a pelvic floor physical therapist.
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And I thought this would be such a fun
episode to ring in the new year as we
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link certain Zodiac sign characteristics
with science-backed women's health goals
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that we've talked about throughout the.
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different episodes of
Wellness Fix is the pod.
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Before we dive in, I wanna say thank
you guys so much for making 2025.
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One of my favorite years, the podcast
grew more than I ever imagined, and
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I wanna thank all of you guys who
tuned in every week, who shared,
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who have reviewed the podcast.
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It has meant the world to
me, all of y'all's support,
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and I'm so excited for 2026.
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A little peek at what I'm planning.
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I want to make more of a
two-way communication for us.
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That way I can hear y'all's feedback
and we can come together to decide
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different topics that we wanna research.
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I appreciate so, so much.
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When any of you guys reach out
and say, I love this episode, or,
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Hey, can we do an episode on this?
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Or, Hey, can we get a guest?
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Expert on based on this topic.
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I absolutely love that.
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So please keep those coming.
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But I'm trying to think of a way
to make that a little bit easier
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and a little bit more seamless.
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I'm hoping to expand the
Smart Girl newspaper.
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If you guys are subscribed,
it is a weekly newspaper that.
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Just checks off different boxes that I
am curious about that I think a lot of
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other girls are curious about in the
realms of business, finance, lifestyle
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culture, health, of course, wellness.
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We cover a lot of different industries
on there, and it's really just a.
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Curation of articles, videos, podcasts
that you might be inspired by, that I'm
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inspired by, that I'm interested in,
that you guys might be interested in.
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So I'm excited to expand that as well.
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And then lastly, I have another goal for
this year to host two podcast festivals.
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One will be coming up very
soon, focused on the new year
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And bringing on different experts that
have research and expertise in certain
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categories that a lot of us have goals on.
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Things like decreasing toxicity within our
environment, habit formation, decreasing
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burnout, anxiety, depression, goals
that are health and wellness adjacent,
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but bringing on the top researchers,
the top experts in those fields.
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I'm so excited.
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To share that podcast
festival with you guys.
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So that's gonna be our first, and then
the second I will continue to think on,
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we might do another women's health one,
but if you guys have any ideas for that or
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topics that you'd like to dive more into
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or experts that you want me
to reach out to, to help us.
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With our next podcast festival.
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I would absolutely love that as well.
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And then lastly, as I'm trying
to go to the podcast, any sort
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of sharing, reviews, rating.
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Telling me what you wanna hear,
giving me any and all feedback.
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I would greatly appreciate it.
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I want to make that communication
a little bit easier.
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But if you guys are willing a review
really helps sharing the episode with
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more listeners or on your social media.
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I am so grateful for all of you guys
who have done that already and who are
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willing to communicate with me about what
you wanna see, what you've enjoyed, what
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you love, all of those sorts of things.
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It really helps me.
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So a brief intro before we get into it.
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I love anything personality related.
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I love the zodiac astrology realm.
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I love human design.
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I love the Enneagram.
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I feel like most people are
familiar with Zodiac signs, which
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is why I chose to dive into this.
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But I'd be also happy to either write
a blog post on the Enneagram based.
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Health and wellness goals, or your human
design based health and wellness goals?
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I think it is so much fun.
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Another sort of disclaimer,
I am a no astrology expert.
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I'm no personality test expert.
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I just enjoy looking at it
and resonating with my own.
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Zodiac sign or my own human
design, or my own Enneagram.
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It's like this, community that
you're a part of, and I feel like
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all of us enjoy belonging to this
sort of niche group, whether that
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be our Zodiac or Enneagram or human
design or any other personality test.
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I also heard from one of my dear
patients, he was saying the reason he
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really likes the Enneagram specifically
and different personality tests
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Is that he feels like it gives
language to some of the deeper parts of
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ourselves that are harder to explain.
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So I loved that explanation as well.
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But those all inspired my.
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Idea for today's episode, and
I wanted to make sure that the
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goals that we tied to each Zodiac
sign were truly evidence-based.
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Were truly health-based.
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And it's not that if this is your
Zodiac sign, you have to do this
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2026 health and wellness goal.
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If one of the goals in another zodiac sign
resonates with you, that's totally okay.
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It's just a fun way to link different
personalities and our zodiac
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signs with health and wellness
goals that are pretty common.
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but also to link it with the science
behind some of those goals as well.
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So I'll say all of these goals apply to us
as women, so take what you resonate with
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and leave the rest, even if it doesn't
fall in line with your Zodiac sign.
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So let's start with Aries.
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March 21st to April 19th.
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You are in good company with
Lady Gaga and Emma Watson.
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A few of the personality traits related
to Aries are driven, intense, and action-
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first, some of the health blind spots for
Aries are over training and skipping rest.
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So a little love note to
all of my Aries friends.
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After an intense workout, your
cortisol will be elevated.
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That's a good thing.
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We need cortisol elevation for a lot
of the processes within our body.
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Muscle building, staying
alert, staying awake.
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Cortisol is good.
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I never want us to think that cortisol is
bad, but since a lot of our Aries friends
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. Might fall into the trap of
overtraining or skipping rest.
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I also want to make you guys more aware
that there are certain things we can
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do to help manage our cortisol levels,
and I think it's extra important if
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you're in Aries to focus on those.
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So for your 2026 goals,
make time for the cool down.
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A cool down, say two to three minutes
after your workout where you really
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focus on breath work is a great
action to pair with your cool down
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to cue that parasympathetic, rest,
digest nervous system so that your
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cortisol isn't elevated for too high.
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If you are so ambitious, so driven, you
are likely living in a higher stress.
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State, which again, not a bad thing.
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We all have these ebbs and flows.
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We need those higher cortisol
levels during some parts of our
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lives and some parts of our day.
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But it's that sustained cortisol
elevation that can become an issue.
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So if you're over training, overworking
out, just make sure that you're also
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remembering that you need to focus
on that cool down and giving your
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body the actions and the behaviors
it needs to switch from that.
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Fight or flight exercise, active
state to more of a rest digest,
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parasympathetic, regulated state.
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The other goal I have for you, besides
focusing a little bit more on the
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cool down and breath work during the
cool down as a behavior to tap into
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that parasympathetic nervous system.
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I also recommend focusing on
the recovery and building in
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purposeful time for recovery.
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We all need to remember that muscle
building and exercise and running
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and doing all of the cardiovascular
training is the stimulus for the
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benefits that we want after it, but it's
not where those benefits are gained.
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The benefits are gained in the
recovery if we are, let's say, strength
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training over and over and over again.
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We're not giving our body,
our muscles, our bones time to
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rebuild after that stimulus.
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So a lot of the benefits with
exercise come during the recovery.
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So I want you guys to try and prioritize
recovery a little bit more and the cool
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down a little bit more, but never for
your walking can be a recovery too.
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So if you feel like I can't just
do nothing, it's okay to do a lower
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intensity steady state sort of
recovery too, as long as you're not.
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Consistently lifting heavy, running
further, running faster, stressing
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your system in a super intense way
every single day, and giving your
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time for cool down and recovery.
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Your body will greatly.
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Thank you
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for our Taras friends, April 20th of
May 20th, you've got Hailey Beaver,
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Gigi Hadid, and Jessica Alba, all
in your niche group of girls who are
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grounded, routine, oriented, comfort,
loving, and have stable values.
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All really great things, and
honestly, all gorgeous celebrities
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who are a part of this group.
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So I am jealous.
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As far as possibly a health blind
spot that Tars have, avoiding
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physical challenge or sticking
to and resonating with more low
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intensity, steady state workouts.
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When you might also need to challenge
yourself physically, whether that
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be with your strength and muscle
building, or also with your endurance
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and cardiovascular training.
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So a little love letter
to my Taurus friends.
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I was thinking about the Oggi Challenge
it's based in Japanese traditions, and I
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think it's been modified and Americanized
and Westernized to basically a challenge
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that you partake in throughout the
year or train for throughout the year.
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That is extremely physically demanding
and requires a lot of discipline and.
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I heard somewhere that in, I guess true
mis sogi fashion, it's something that
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you have a 50% chance of succeeding
in and a 50% chance of failing in.
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But this concept just came up when I
was thinking about which 2026 goals I
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would tell my tart friends to look into.
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But I think it's a good, challenge to
think about, and not that you guys have
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to undertake a ma Sogi, but thinking
about if you are in this sort of.
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State of comfort, thinking about
pushing that boundary a little bit.
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Getting in a state of discomfort
every week, especially when
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it comes to physical training.
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And these can be small things that
get you out of the comfort zone a
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little bit, but it doesn't have to
be a huge oggi, but just thinking
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about it like, okay, hang on.
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I am getting a little too comfortable
in my routine, or I'm getting
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a little lackadaisical when it
comes to my physical endeavors.
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Maybe I need to shift that a little
bit and push myself, push my limits,
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push that discomfort a little bit more.
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So your prescription for 2026 or your 2026
goal, I want you guys first to reflect,
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think about that last decade of your life.
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What physical task do you wanna be able
to do in that last decade of your life?
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Dr.
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Peter Atia calls this the marginal
decade where it's that last decade.
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What do you want to be able to
physically do during that last decade?
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Then reflect and work
backwards from there.
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What do you need to do now?
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What do we need to put effort into every
single week in order to allow you to
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reach that goal in that marginal decade?
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For example, if you wanna be
able to get up and down off.
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The floor and play with your
grandkids in that marginal decade.
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Maybe we start being more purposeful
with our strength training, or if you
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wanna be able to walk long distances or
be able to have more explosive movements
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running after your grandkids, maybe
we need to start adding in more sprint
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interval training or more cardiovascular
training into your week each week
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in order to tie it back to that goal
that you have in that marginal decade.
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So the really important thing here
is to tie whatever goal you have for
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that marginal decade to a deeper value
so that you are able to stay more
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consistent with it and push past that
limit a little bit more in order to
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engage in the current discomfort of
exercise to reach that long-term goal
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that you have in that marginal decade.
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Onto our Gemini friends,
May 21st to June 20th.
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Haley Steinfeld and Lana Del Rey
are two girls that are Geminis
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where the, personality traits for
Geminis, curious, mentally active
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social, and easily distracted, where
your health blind spots might be
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inconsistency and overstimulation.
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So what I wanna tell my Gemini friends.
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To fight against feeling inconsistent
with your New Year's resolutions and
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your New Year's goals, try to align
whatever goals you decide, whether they're
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health and wellness related or not.
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Try and tie it back to
a deeper core value.
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We did an episode on this earlier in the
year, and I'll link all of the episodes
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Where we dive in a little bit deeper to
some of these science backed topics that
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I'm chatting about in the description
below, if you guys wanna take a look.
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But we learned that in order to be
more consistent with goal setting, we
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need to tie it to a deeper core value.
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We need to have a significant
emotional response when we
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think about failing that goal.
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And that goal needs to have high
emotional significance for when we
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maybe lose a little bit of motivation
and have to rely on discipline.
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so for your 2026 goal prescription, try
to reflect on what you're consistent with
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and what you are not consistent with.
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Just make a list.
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It doesn't have to be anything crazy.
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I just want you guys to start thinking
about what you are consistent with
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and what you're inconsistent with.
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Then look at that list and think.
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Do I have emotional
significance to these goals?
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Are these goals in what I'm consistent
with tied to deeper core values of mine?
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If I picture myself failing these goals
that I'm consistent with, does that give
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me a greater emotional response than the
habits that I'm less consistent with?
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And after you've made that list, make 2026
goals that align more with that consistent
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side of your list, the goals that have
high emotional significance, that are
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tied to your core values, and that you
have a significant emotional reaction
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to thinking about failing that goal.
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And that'll make get that
much more consistent.
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So for example, if you value family
and social connection, maybe one of
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your health and wellness goals is to
invest more time or even money to go
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travel to see those that you love.
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Or if you value exploration and
opening your mind to new ideas and
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new possibilities, maybe you align
certain 2026 goals in your finances
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with being able to travel and
experience those different cultures.
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Moving on to cancers
June 21st to July 22nd.
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I have two people in my family who
are cancers, and this is them to a T.
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We also have Selena Gomez, Margot
Robbie, Ariana Grande, again, another
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top tier Zodiac sign when it comes to
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female celebrity role models.
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But cancer personality traits include
intuitive, emotionally attuned,
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sensitive, and protective of their
energy, but their health blind spots
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might be absorbing stress and having too
much guilt around rest and self-care.
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So a little love letter
to my cancer friends.
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In order to show up as your best
self for others and those around
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you, you have to make sure to also
pour back into yourself, fill up your
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cup so that it's not consistently
draining you and draining your energy.
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Which aligns with your 2026 goals of
looking at your overall schedule and
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experiences and behaviors that you do
every day, people that you hang out
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with, which of those fill your cup
and which of those might drain you?
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How often are you spending time in
those areas that fill your cup, and
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how often are you spending time in
those experiences that drain you?
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I'm gonna guess that a lot of you
guys have your schedules filled with
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activities that might drain you but
might benefit others because you do
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take on a lot of that.
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Emotional load of other people, so I'm
going to guess that a lot of you guys
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are giving too much of yourselves without
filling up your own cup, which can go back
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into that health blind spot of feeling
guilty when you spend too much time on
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your own rest and your own self-care.
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But in 2026, I want you guys
to challenge yourselves to even
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out that balance a little bit.
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Try and make it more experiences,
more actions, more opportunities that
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fill your cup and less that drain
you And we all go through seasons.
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There are all periods of time
where we need to be inconvenienced
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for the betterment of our
community and those that we love.
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And that's okay, and you
guys are amazing at that.
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But there also needs to be.
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At this time for you guys to pour back
into yourselves and not feel such a sense
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of guilt around taking time for rest
and taking time for your own self-care.
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So pick a few activities that fill your
cup that really build you up and try
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and incorporate those every single week.
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I know that's such a broad answer, but
maybe you really love to read and maybe
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it's not doable to focus on reading for
10 minutes before bed every day, but
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maybe you can do it three times a week.
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So thinking about different activities,
Maybe you alternate activities every,
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month or something where you're
like, oh yeah, I really wanna read.
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Let me read this book for January.
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Let me take a cooking class and work
on some of the recipes that I've found
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through the cooking class in February.
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Maybe you can alternate that and
really create this boundary and
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schedule about what you enjoy
doing and what fills your cup.
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For my Leo friends, July 23rd to
August 22nd, you've got Dua, Lipa,
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and J-Lo as some female celebrities
with personality traits of expressive,
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confident thrives on visibility and
passion, but your health blind spot might
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be tying your worth to your appearance.
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And this, I don't know necessarily,
like my rising or whatever.
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All of those astrology terms are, but
I definitely resonate with some of the
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health blind spots for Leo's and some
of the personality traits of Leo's.
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So what do I wanna tell my Leo friends?
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Your body can do absolutely
wonderful things.
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We all want to look good, of course,
and that's totally a great goal to have.
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But I also think we need to
think a little bit deeper.
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Our looks, our appearance is going
to change, our bodies are going to
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change and age, and it's hard for me
to grasp, and I know it's hard for
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a lot of you guys to grasp, but I
think taking time to realize that our.
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Worth is not just in our appearance.
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The reason we perform health goals and
health behaviors and wellness behaviors
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is not for appearance alone, but for
how we feel within our bodies, how our
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bodies are going to function long term.
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How strong we're getting both
in mind, body, and spirits.
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So it's all, it's this full picture,
not just related to physical appearance.
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So for your 2026 goal, this is something
that I've had to work on myself, but
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during your warmup and cool down, try
implementing a gratitude practice to
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help align your intentions for that
workout with how you feel within
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your body versus just how you look.
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Thank your body for lifting the
weight, for running the extra
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distance during the warmup.
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Thank your body for the exercise
it's about to do, or the mindfulness
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exercise that it's about to do.
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Really focus on gratitude for the body
that you're in, for what it's about to do
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in order to help move your health forward,
in order to help you function better for
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longer versus for how it looks alone.
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It's such a simple practice.
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This might be one of the easiest
2026 goals and resolutions on this
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list, but I think it's so helpful
for all of us to remember because
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Not only for my Leo friends, but
for a lot of us who probably started
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working out because of aesthetic
goals that we have for ourselves and
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might be tempted to continue to work
out based on those aesthetic goals,
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which is totally fine, but there are
certain things we can't fight back
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against, and aging is one of them.
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So if we can start to learn
to accept that our bodies are
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beautiful and working towards.
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Health goals for the sake of our
health, not just our appearance
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is also a beneficial goal.
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I think we will be in a much better place
mentally, especially as we start to see
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those wrinkles come on our face and our
skin sag a little bit more and building
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muscle becomes a little bit harder.
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Our cardiovascular system starts to
need a little bit more stimulus in
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order to function as it does right now.
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I think we'll be in a better place.
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For my Virgo girls, August 23rd to
September 22nd, You've got Beyonce and
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Zendaya as your two female role models.
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Again, to powerhouse females
with personality traits like
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analytical, disciplined, health
conscious and perfection leaning.
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Your health blind spots are perfectionism
and possibly high stress as well.
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So what I wanna tell my
Virgo friends, your body goes
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through a cycle every month.
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A female's body goes
through a 28 plus or minus.
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Day cycle every single month.
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And there are some times where we can
show up 110% and give 110% of ourselves,
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but there's other times where our body is
not, and our brains are not prepped and
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primed to give that 110%, and that's okay.
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That's our physiology.
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We don't always have to be so
perfect with our exercise routines.
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Some seasons are meant for building.
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Some seasons are meant for maintaining,
and some seasons are meant for rest.
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And learning about and understanding
the cycles that our body goes through,
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the hormones that affect our physiology
and also our brains can really help
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us give ourselves grace, especially
when we wanna try and be so perfect
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in our health and wellness routines.
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So for your 2026 goals, I recommend
start trying to understand your
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hormones and your cycle on a
little bit of a deeper level.
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If you need to get a fitness tracker.
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Like an AA ring or a basal body
thermometer to start tracking your cycle
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and learning when you might feel like
giving 110% and when you might not.
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That would be super duper beneficial,
especially when you start to realize okay.
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The reason I don't feel perfect or I
don't feel like I'm showing up perfectly
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for myself in this phase is because my
body literally takes longer to recover
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from the stimuli of exercise or the
stimuli of cardiovascular training.
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Or, the reason I can't give 110% of my
job right now is because my mind is.
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Shifted to avoid negativity and
negative interactions rather
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than approaching opportunity.
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There are certain times in our cycle
where our bodies are extra primed for
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building and for opportunities and
for risk, and there are certain times
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in our cycle where it is for more.
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Introspection we might need to
prioritize recovery a little bit more.
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Our brains and our motivation might not
be shifted to look for opportunities, but
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might be more looking at risk and trying
to avoid that risk, and that's okay.
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So I think the better we are able
to understand our menstrual cycles
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and understand the natural cycle
that our body goes through, we.
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Lean less towards those perfectionism
tendencies, or we learn that
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perfection is different throughout
different phases of our cycle, and
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we're able to give our bodies grace.
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This is something that I've had to learn
too, where it's okay if a workout doesn't
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feel a hundred percent every time.
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Usually once I take a step back and
look at when that workout happened, it
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happened in my luteal phase when I'm
naturally not going to feel 110% anyways.
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So I think it's been a way to give my
body a little bit of grace and to not
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beat myself up if things are not perfect.
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Onto my Libra girls.
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So September 23rd until October
22nd, you've got Kim k Bella
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Hadid and Serena Williams.
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And your personality traits are harmony
seeking relational, reflective, and.
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Aesthetics driven with a health blind
spot being that external validation.
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So what I would tell my Libra
friends, or my little love letter
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to my Libra friends, your ability to
be social is a huge strength when it
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comes to your health and wellness.
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Being social and being relational with
other people is hugely important for
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your lifelong health and happiness.
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Round of applause to you.
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But it's also important that you pay
attention to what's happening within
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your own body and your own internal cues.
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The more you start to push that down,
the louder, your body will start to yell.
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So if you start to ignore a lot of these
internal cues that your body's giving you.
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The louder and louder it'll speak.
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So for your 2026 goals, I think it's
very important to focus on interoception
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and actually listening to your body.
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So my recommendation, get rid of
that fitness tracker or at least
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fast from it for a month, two months.
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See what you can handle.
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I have been fitness tracker free
for maybe four months, and it was
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a forced fitness tracker free.
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My R ring broke actually, so I
have not gotten one again, and I
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miss some aspects, but in other
aspects it's been very healthy.
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I am less likely to base my sleep
off of my sleep score than I am
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off my own body, my own feeling.
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I'm less likely to beat myself up in my
workout because I didn't push myself hard
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enough to my heart rate goals and I'm more
able to just be proud of , what my body
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was able to give me during that workout.
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00:24:25,542 --> 00:24:30,762
So I think whatever you are using to
track your fitness limit that in 2026
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00:24:30,762 --> 00:24:34,302
to become a little bit more aware of
what is happening within your body.
427
00:24:34,802 --> 00:24:38,372
The other thing I recommend maybe
implementing as one of your goals are
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00:24:38,402 --> 00:24:44,222
body scan meditations, where you start
to focus on each different part of your
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00:24:44,222 --> 00:24:48,562
body and listen to what it's trying to
tell you versus just pushing it down.
430
00:24:48,892 --> 00:24:53,732
That is another, action that you
can do versus a restriction like
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00:24:53,732 --> 00:24:55,622
restricting your fitness tracker access.
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00:24:56,122 --> 00:24:59,782
For my Scorpio girls October
23rd to November 21st.
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00:24:59,782 --> 00:25:03,322
My husband's a Scorpio, my dad's
a Scorpio, so I don't know.
434
00:25:03,822 --> 00:25:05,022
Those are the first two that come to mind.
435
00:25:05,022 --> 00:25:07,662
Basically, I don't have, I
can't think of any female
436
00:25:07,662 --> 00:25:08,832
Scorpios off the top of my head.
437
00:25:08,862 --> 00:25:10,242
Oh, I can think of one actually.
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00:25:10,242 --> 00:25:11,142
And she just had a baby.
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00:25:11,142 --> 00:25:14,322
But other than that, I have a
lot of male examples and very
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00:25:14,322 --> 00:25:15,822
minimal female examples, but.
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00:25:16,322 --> 00:25:20,102
For your female celebrity role
models, Kendall Jenner and Anne
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00:25:20,102 --> 00:25:24,182
Hathaway with personality traits
of intense committed private with
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00:25:24,182 --> 00:25:26,162
a lot of all or nothing tendencies.
444
00:25:26,372 --> 00:25:29,192
So your health blind spot
might be related to those.
445
00:25:29,192 --> 00:25:32,012
All or nothing tendencies
with all or nothing patterns.
446
00:25:32,012 --> 00:25:34,652
If you can't do something a
hundred percent, why do it?
447
00:25:35,152 --> 00:25:39,592
So this is a little love letter to my
Scorpio friends, it's easier to stay
448
00:25:39,592 --> 00:25:43,492
consistent with certain goals when
you don't think you have to overhaul
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00:25:43,492 --> 00:25:46,042
your entire exercise or fueling plan.
450
00:25:46,252 --> 00:25:50,632
You don't have to go from not
exercising to 75 hard in order
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00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:52,042
to start your exercise routine.
452
00:25:52,102 --> 00:25:55,312
You don't have to go from
eating whatever you want to.
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00:25:55,927 --> 00:26:00,457
A complete whole 30 diet that
is zero to extreme right.
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00:26:00,577 --> 00:26:01,747
It's all or nothing.
455
00:26:01,807 --> 00:26:07,537
It is so much easier to make those steady,
smaller goals that you can accomplish,
456
00:26:07,747 --> 00:26:09,187
that you can build discipline with.
457
00:26:09,487 --> 00:26:14,137
That reinforces motivation to continue
those goals versus going all or nothing
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00:26:14,137 --> 00:26:15,127
in whatever goal you set for your.
459
00:26:15,627 --> 00:26:19,257
So for your 2026 goals, think of
the goals you have for yourself,
460
00:26:19,257 --> 00:26:20,967
especially health and wellness related.
461
00:26:21,417 --> 00:26:24,117
Now, cut that goal back 50%.
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00:26:24,207 --> 00:26:25,737
Let's not go all or nothing.
463
00:26:25,737 --> 00:26:29,517
Let's not think you need to overhaul
your entire fueling routine, your
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00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:33,897
sleep hygiene, your nutrition,
cut it back, make it a little bit
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00:26:33,927 --> 00:26:38,127
easier to attain and stay consistent
with versus going all or nothing.
466
00:26:38,627 --> 00:26:41,327
So instead, if you want to
run a half marathon this year,
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00:26:41,327 --> 00:26:43,037
maybe commit to a 5K first.
468
00:26:43,277 --> 00:26:48,227
If you want to eat better, rather than
starting an insane fueling program, try
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00:26:48,227 --> 00:26:50,357
to focus on one thing you can change.
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00:26:50,357 --> 00:26:51,857
Maybe that's drink more water.
471
00:26:52,097 --> 00:26:54,527
Maybe in February you start
adding in more protein.
472
00:26:54,527 --> 00:26:56,537
Maybe in March you start
adding in something else.
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00:26:56,777 --> 00:26:59,747
You can always progress those goals.
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00:26:59,747 --> 00:27:03,797
It doesn't have to be a hundred
percent immediately in the new year.
475
00:27:04,297 --> 00:27:06,817
So whatever health and wellness
goals you have, and I know you
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00:27:06,817 --> 00:27:09,187
have 'em, cut it back by 50%.
477
00:27:09,217 --> 00:27:12,637
Let's not go all or nothing into
those health and wellness goals.
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00:27:12,877 --> 00:27:15,457
Let's make them smart goals.
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00:27:15,547 --> 00:27:19,717
Specific, measurable, attainable,
relatable, time oriented,
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00:27:19,717 --> 00:27:20,917
something along those lines
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00:27:21,157 --> 00:27:23,557
Where it's not all or nothing
right from the start of the new
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00:27:23,557 --> 00:27:27,397
year, and then you might burn
out on that goal by January 20th.
483
00:27:27,897 --> 00:27:32,727
For my Sagittarius friends, November
22nd to December 21st, you've
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00:27:32,727 --> 00:27:34,347
got Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus.
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00:27:34,347 --> 00:27:39,732
My sister is also one of these that
rounds out my family Zodiac signs, but.
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00:27:40,232 --> 00:27:44,162
Sagittarius si Sagittarii have
personality traits of adventurous
487
00:27:44,192 --> 00:27:47,732
freedom, loving, optimistic,
and inconsistent with routines.
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00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:51,742
So their health blind spot often revolves
around inconsistency and That can be
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00:27:51,742 --> 00:27:53,632
related to their adventurous spirits.
490
00:27:53,962 --> 00:27:57,712
So what I would tell my Sagittarius
friends and my sister throughout
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00:27:57,712 --> 00:28:01,642
our cycles, we exist on a spectrum
between motivation and discipline,
492
00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:06,142
reaching after certain opportunities
and being more risk adverse.
493
00:28:06,202 --> 00:28:10,552
So you might notice yourself feeling more
motivated and go-getter during certain
494
00:28:10,552 --> 00:28:15,562
times of the month, versus being a little
bit less motivated, less disciplined
495
00:28:15,592 --> 00:28:16,807
during certain times of your cycle.
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00:28:17,307 --> 00:28:18,617
That is so normal.
497
00:28:18,827 --> 00:28:22,457
In order to build that consistency
in our routines, it's so important to
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00:28:22,457 --> 00:28:26,327
understand that cycle and to know when
we can rely on motivation and when
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00:28:26,327 --> 00:28:32,807
we might have to override our current
want to with our have to and increase
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00:28:32,807 --> 00:28:34,277
that discipline a little bit more.
501
00:28:34,777 --> 00:28:39,457
So for your 2026 goals, try to
change one small daily habit that
502
00:28:39,457 --> 00:28:42,067
can be taken with you no matter
the adventure that you're on.
503
00:28:42,567 --> 00:28:43,797
And don't veer from it.
504
00:28:43,797 --> 00:28:45,147
You're gonna lack motivation.
505
00:28:45,177 --> 00:28:45,957
That's okay.
506
00:28:45,957 --> 00:28:46,707
That's normal.
507
00:28:46,887 --> 00:28:49,077
Try and override that.
508
00:28:49,577 --> 00:28:55,267
Want to veg or that desire not to complete
that habit or that task with discipline
509
00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:57,457
by saying, no, I set this goal for myself.
510
00:28:57,457 --> 00:28:58,077
I have to do it.
511
00:28:58,577 --> 00:29:02,627
A lot of our motivation towards goals
is linked to dopamine, where the higher
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00:29:02,897 --> 00:29:07,127
our delta and dopamine, the higher
motivation we have, and when we actually
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00:29:07,127 --> 00:29:10,847
stay disciplined with the goals that we
have set for ourselves, that's another
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00:29:10,847 --> 00:29:17,267
way to reinforce that dopamine and
signal a little bit more motivation.
515
00:29:17,267 --> 00:29:20,987
So being more disciplined actually
leads to higher motivation.
516
00:29:21,487 --> 00:29:25,687
For my Capricorn friends
and myself, I'm a Capricorn.
517
00:29:25,687 --> 00:29:30,907
December 22nd to January 19th, we've got
Sean Johnson, the gymnast, Kate Middleton
518
00:29:30,907 --> 00:29:35,347
and Michelle Obama, with personality
traits of ambitious, structured, long-term
519
00:29:35,347 --> 00:29:38,557
oriented and prone to overwork our health.
520
00:29:38,557 --> 00:29:41,917
Blind spots can be overworking
the body and from experience
521
00:29:41,917 --> 00:29:43,297
also overworking the mind.
522
00:29:43,797 --> 00:29:48,027
So what I would tell myself and my
other cap friends try to relax a
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00:29:48,027 --> 00:29:52,527
bit on the fitness, especially the
structure of your routine and being
524
00:29:52,557 --> 00:29:55,137
so disciplined in that structure
525
00:29:55,187 --> 00:29:59,657
to where you're losing sight of other
softer sides of health and wellness.
526
00:30:00,157 --> 00:30:03,937
Discipline is never our weakness, but
it's okay to be a little bit flexible.
527
00:30:03,937 --> 00:30:08,167
Sometimes our brains are hardwired
to focus on opportunity, but it's
528
00:30:08,167 --> 00:30:12,337
okay to also train our brains to
focus on being in the present moment
529
00:30:12,337 --> 00:30:15,367
and not as long-term future focused.
530
00:30:16,027 --> 00:30:22,057
So the 2026 goals I have for Capricorns,
and some of these are actually on my own.
531
00:30:22,347 --> 00:30:27,867
2026 goal list, but be more purposeful
in building the softer side of wellness.
532
00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:31,887
This means focusing a little
bit on building relationships,
533
00:30:31,887 --> 00:30:34,317
focusing on recovery and rest.
534
00:30:34,817 --> 00:30:37,307
The quality of our relationships
is one of the highest predictors
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00:30:37,307 --> 00:30:38,297
of our health and happiness.
536
00:30:38,297 --> 00:30:43,087
And if we are saying no to certain things,
because of our routines and our discipline
537
00:30:43,087 --> 00:30:48,097
and our structure in our lives, we are
actually negating one of the largest
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00:30:48,277 --> 00:30:50,017
pillars of our own health and wellness.
539
00:30:50,517 --> 00:30:55,917
So it's okay to forego your scheduled
workout for a workout that is with
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00:30:55,917 --> 00:30:58,857
friends, even if it's not the one
that you had planned for that day.
541
00:30:59,357 --> 00:31:02,507
And then one of the goals I have for
myself that I think a lot of Capricorns
542
00:31:02,507 --> 00:31:07,187
can benefit from is mindfulness
work to cue our brains to start to
543
00:31:07,187 --> 00:31:11,417
focus on the present moment versus
focusing on the next opportunity.
544
00:31:11,627 --> 00:31:16,997
We can actually use some of the
truths surrounding Lucky Girl syndrome
545
00:31:17,387 --> 00:31:20,867
to shift our minds to look for.
546
00:31:21,367 --> 00:31:24,487
Gratitude in the present moment
versus looking for opportunities.
547
00:31:24,517 --> 00:31:29,407
Both are good, but I think us Capricorns
need to start to live more in the present
548
00:31:29,407 --> 00:31:33,867
and be more intentional with viewing our
lives in the present moment and being
549
00:31:33,867 --> 00:31:35,907
grateful for where we are currently at.
550
00:31:35,907 --> 00:31:38,417
So that is a big one
for me, going into 2026.
551
00:31:38,917 --> 00:31:42,637
For my Aquarius girls, January 20th
to February 18th, you've got Oprah
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00:31:42,637 --> 00:31:47,107
Winfrey, Shakira and Jennifer Aniston
with personality traits of intellectual,
553
00:31:47,137 --> 00:31:51,307
future-focused, independent, and sometimes
a little disconnected from the body.
554
00:31:51,667 --> 00:31:56,407
So your health blind spot might
be disembodiment or just distance
555
00:31:56,407 --> 00:31:59,257
from your true physical self.
556
00:31:59,757 --> 00:32:03,357
So what I would tell my Aquarius
friends, it might be worth it to try
557
00:32:03,357 --> 00:32:06,057
and actually use a fitness tracker
to learn more about your body.
558
00:32:06,267 --> 00:32:10,737
So unlike my Libra friends, I think
becoming more in tune with your
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00:32:10,737 --> 00:32:13,822
body using a tool might be something
that is beneficial for you guys.
560
00:32:14,322 --> 00:32:16,662
If you don't wanna buy a fitness
tracker, you already have one.
561
00:32:16,692 --> 00:32:22,062
Maybe even also bringing along a
fitness journal and before you check
562
00:32:22,062 --> 00:32:25,932
your fitness tracker, trying to think,
what do I actually feel within my
563
00:32:25,932 --> 00:32:30,102
body before that device tells you your
sleep score, your readiness score.
564
00:32:30,792 --> 00:32:33,372
Whatever the variables whoop has,
whatever the Apple Watch says,
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00:32:33,372 --> 00:32:34,752
whatever all the fitness trackers say.
566
00:32:35,052 --> 00:32:38,802
Trying to be a little bit more
introspective in how you feel before
567
00:32:38,802 --> 00:32:43,932
you rely on those fitness trackers
for that more objective measurement
568
00:32:44,022 --> 00:32:46,002
of where you are physically that day.
569
00:32:46,502 --> 00:32:49,952
So at 2026 goals, because
you guys might often feel.
570
00:32:50,452 --> 00:32:52,222
A little dissociated from your bodies.
571
00:32:52,252 --> 00:32:56,302
I also think a body scan meditation
will be wonderful for you,
572
00:32:56,302 --> 00:32:58,912
where you're just tuning into
different regions of your body.
573
00:32:59,152 --> 00:33:01,672
You can find it on
YouTube on Insight Timer.
574
00:33:01,672 --> 00:33:02,812
That's a free one that I have.
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00:33:03,022 --> 00:33:03,742
The Calm app.
576
00:33:03,742 --> 00:33:07,612
There's so many now, but looking at
more of a body scan meditation and
577
00:33:07,612 --> 00:33:10,582
trying to do that one or two times a
week, that way you're not consistently
578
00:33:10,582 --> 00:33:14,722
pushing down what your body is feeling
or feeling so disconnected to your body.
579
00:33:14,722 --> 00:33:17,382
It's a way To link back to yourself.
580
00:33:17,382 --> 00:33:20,862
One of my friends, her motto for her
clinic is come home to your body.
581
00:33:20,862 --> 00:33:24,372
So I think of it this way, where
you're able to come home to your body.
582
00:33:24,872 --> 00:33:28,952
Our body truly keeps the score, and I
think that silencing some of the noise
583
00:33:28,982 --> 00:33:33,602
around us and focusing on each part of our
body and giving it space to tell us what
584
00:33:33,602 --> 00:33:35,702
it needs to tell us is hugely helpful.
585
00:33:35,702 --> 00:33:38,882
Not only for our Aquarius friends,
but also for each one of us.
586
00:33:39,382 --> 00:33:39,672
Okay.
587
00:33:39,807 --> 00:33:42,987
Lastly, Pisces, February
19th to March 20th.
588
00:33:43,287 --> 00:33:46,737
Emily Blunt, Rihanna and Drew Barrymore
are some of the female celebrities
589
00:33:46,737 --> 00:33:50,727
that are Pisces with personality
traits of empathetic, intuitive, deeply
590
00:33:50,727 --> 00:33:52,797
sensitive, and emotionally porous.
591
00:33:52,857 --> 00:33:56,547
Your health blind spot is
overgiving and also low energy.
592
00:33:56,967 --> 00:34:00,147
So what I would tell my Pisces
friends, you guys give and give,
593
00:34:00,267 --> 00:34:02,157
and we are all better because of it.
594
00:34:02,217 --> 00:34:06,357
But I don't want you guys to give so much
of yourself that it drains your energy
595
00:34:06,357 --> 00:34:10,437
and that you're not able to replenish
your cup, or that you become apathetic
596
00:34:10,437 --> 00:34:12,806
within your own lives because of how
much you're giving towards others.
597
00:34:13,306 --> 00:34:17,476
So your 2026 goal, because of the low
energy, I think it's important to try
598
00:34:17,476 --> 00:34:25,637
and find the balance between sleep for
energy restoration and exercise for energy
599
00:34:25,637 --> 00:34:30,917
acceleration, where some days you might
have given so much of yourself that you
600
00:34:30,917 --> 00:34:32,777
can't possibly think of working out.
601
00:34:32,782 --> 00:34:33,562
That's okay.
602
00:34:33,742 --> 00:34:36,681
Maybe that's the day that you
prioritize sleep and your sleep hygiene.
603
00:34:36,922 --> 00:34:39,621
But there also might be days where you
just feel like you're giving and giving
604
00:34:39,621 --> 00:34:41,331
and haven't taken any time for yourself.
605
00:34:41,362 --> 00:34:47,542
And a nice workout would really help
to refill that cup and allow your
606
00:34:47,542 --> 00:34:52,161
energy levels to increase because your
activating your muscles and your heart
607
00:34:52,161 --> 00:34:55,492
and your bones and your body in a
certain way that gives back to yourself.
608
00:34:55,992 --> 00:34:59,382
So it's very hard to find that
balance, but trying to be a little
609
00:34:59,382 --> 00:35:02,472
bit more purposeful and a little bit
more in tune about your body when
610
00:35:02,472 --> 00:35:06,522
you need sleep, how can you enhance
that sleep hygiene environment?
611
00:35:06,522 --> 00:35:09,572
How can you turn your phone
on do not disturb to limit the
612
00:35:09,572 --> 00:35:13,852
interactions you have with others
who might require your assistance?
613
00:35:13,852 --> 00:35:19,432
It's okay to set that boundary in order
to replenish your overall energy levels.
614
00:35:19,932 --> 00:35:22,902
How can you balance that with exercise,
which is also shown to help with
615
00:35:22,902 --> 00:35:25,812
your energy levels and obviously
your long-term health as well.
616
00:35:25,812 --> 00:35:31,242
So sleep hygiene may be a possible
goal for 2026, and then also balancing
617
00:35:31,242 --> 00:35:33,102
that lower energy with exercise.
618
00:35:33,372 --> 00:35:36,612
Another thing that I'm thinking about
too, if you do struggle with low
619
00:35:36,612 --> 00:35:40,962
energy levels, maybe reaching out to a
dietician and seeing if you might be low
620
00:35:41,012 --> 00:35:45,062
In a certain vitamin or mineral that
might help with your overall energy
621
00:35:45,062 --> 00:35:49,552
levels throughout the day, but a lot of
that low energy comes from your ability
622
00:35:49,552 --> 00:35:51,412
to give and give of yourself to others.
623
00:35:51,592 --> 00:35:54,802
But I wanna make sure that you
guys are also refilling your
624
00:35:54,802 --> 00:35:57,262
own cup and coming back to
625
00:35:57,342 --> 00:36:01,272
your own needs for your current
health and wellness, but also for
626
00:36:01,272 --> 00:36:02,532
your long-term health and wellness.
627
00:36:03,032 --> 00:36:04,922
So these are all some very broad goals.
628
00:36:04,922 --> 00:36:05,252
I.
629
00:36:05,642 --> 00:36:08,762
Definitely recommend being a little
bit more specific with them, but
630
00:36:08,942 --> 00:36:14,582
it was a fun look and peek into the
Zodiac signs, but also the different
631
00:36:14,582 --> 00:36:18,362
science backed health and wellness
goals that a lot of us might have and
632
00:36:18,422 --> 00:36:20,012
linking those two things together.
633
00:36:20,012 --> 00:36:21,662
So I hope you guys enjoyed this episode.
634
00:36:21,812 --> 00:36:23,762
I'm so excited for 2026, you guys.
635
00:36:23,762 --> 00:36:28,142
I have big plans and I'm very excited
for the podcast festival coming up.
636
00:36:28,142 --> 00:36:32,162
I have so many fun guest interviews
and I feel a little bit bad
637
00:36:32,162 --> 00:36:33,632
that I like have the interviews.
638
00:36:34,132 --> 00:36:37,762
On my software right now, and I
just am not able to share them.
639
00:36:37,762 --> 00:36:40,282
I want them to be absolutely perfect.
640
00:36:40,282 --> 00:36:41,452
I wanna have a group of them.
641
00:36:41,452 --> 00:36:44,722
I wanna promote it in the right way
so that more people, more ears, more
642
00:36:44,722 --> 00:36:46,822
girls can learn from these experts.
643
00:36:46,822 --> 00:36:49,282
So a lot goes into it, but I'm so excited.
644
00:36:49,492 --> 00:36:54,712
Thank you guys so much for being part
of this community, for listening, for
645
00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:56,452
supporting in whatever way you have been.
646
00:36:56,952 --> 00:36:59,232
Whether or not you're a new
listener, whether or not you are a
647
00:36:59,232 --> 00:37:01,272
veteran listener, I am so grateful.
648
00:37:01,272 --> 00:37:02,622
Thank you guys so much.
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00:37:02,862 --> 00:37:05,502
Cheers to 2026 and I'll see you
guys again on the next episode
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00:37:05,502 --> 00:37:06,522
of Wellness Exists, the pod.