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In this episode, we share our honest struggle with fitness as first-generation doctors – from not being able to run a mile in residency to building a consistent 5-6 day per week workout habit using the Atomic Habits framework.
You'll hear:
- Why Nii couldn't run a mile by year 3 of surgery residency (and the McDonald's breakfast ritual)
- The Atomic Habits identity shift: “I am an athlete”
- How to make working out frictionless (clothes laid out, space ready, zero decisions)
- Why working out is protection against burnout, not just exercise
- How stress, imposter syndrome, and work follow you home (and what to do about it)
- The 6-step system to build fitness consistency
- Renee's honest take: “I don't love working out” (and why that's okay)
If you're the first doctor in your family trying to build fitness habits and protect yourself from burnout without the boundary-setting model your colleagues inherited, this is your community.
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Mentioned in this episode:
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- T25 Workout Program
- Beachbody.com
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