Holly Perkins on How the Mind Impacts Healthy Habits
This conversation is about where healthy habits originate and it’s deep. It goes beyond the biological stuff that is weight loss, food management and health psychology.
With the development of neuroscience, psychology and how our gut chemicals and health play into how we construct our reality, Holly and Jennifer have a very good question for all of us to ask- how does the mind impact our fitness?
This conversation is deep, philosophical and can be of help to anyone struggling with consistency or habit building.
You’ll even hear Holly discuss the complexity of nutrition.
Topics discussed:
- How Holly’s career has evolved from celebrity training to nutrition
- Following strategy in a sustainable way
- The complexity of nutrition
- Exploring the undertones and motivations of losing weight
- How the brain, gut and feelings impact our healthy choices
Meet our guest, Holly Perkins:
Holly Perkins is a women’s strength expert, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and the author of Lift to Get Lean (Rodale). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from The Pennsylvania State University.
With 30 years of experience in the field, Shape magazine named Holly a “Top Trainers to Follow”.
Holly helps women create the body they need to keep up with the life they love through her proven system of strength training and intentional nutrition. Her advice is frequently featured in Women’s Health, Shape, SELF, Prevention, BuzzFeed, and LIVESTRONG.com.