The Exercise is Medicine movement may be accurate... but is it complete? This week I fill in the gaps about what prescriptive fitness is lacking to be an effective approach in the ...
Archive for the 'fitness' Category
Mar 22nd, 2019
10 Exercise is Medicine - So What?
Self-compassion, self-forgiveness, self-acceptance... these ideas are all the rage. On this week's episode, Dr. Kelly Doell puts a twist on one that will make you much more prepare...
Every wonder about the legacy of a rigorous high performance culture on an elite athlete? Describing her journey as "fit to fat to fit", former Canadian World Cup medalist turned p...
Feeling like a slacker? This week, Dr. Kelly Doell somehow uses a lasagna metaphor to breakdown how our beliefs about discipline may be hurting the sustainability of our fitness ro...
Feb 22nd, 2019
06 Are We Too Hung Up On Habits?
66 days... 21 days... which is it? It's hard to know exactly how long it takes to establish a healthy habit, but does the number really matter? This week, Kelly says no. Applying a...
Feb 13th, 2019
05 Disrupt the Rut
Ruts happen. In this short episode, Kelly preaches action with a simple mental exercise to get you back in the game. All it takes is an image and a plan. What will yours be? *** ...
In this episode, the last of the launch series called "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell gets back to basics by leaning on one of the most popular children's stories ever. The lesso...
Feb 2nd, 2019
03 Fitness as a Relationship (First Four 3/4)
Is it possible that we're TOO goal-oriented? In this episode, the third in HEA's kick-off series called "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell deconstructs the popular definition of fit...
Feb 2nd, 2019
02 Mindset Matters (First Four 2/4)
In this episode, the second of the kick-off series "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell details the power of mindset and why it matters to the sustainability of your fitness routine. ...
Feb 2nd, 2019
01 The Pain Pendulum (First Four 1/4)
It's a pattern we're all familiar with. We stumble along in our fitness journey, swinging between painstaking discipline to activities that don't fit us and the painful shame, regr...
Jan 28th, 2019
About Happily Ever Active
In this welcome episode, Dr. Kelly Doell describes the mission of Happily Ever Active and what you can expect from future episodes. You can follow the show on Instagram or on Faceb...