Fresh Take: Mirna Valerio Tells Us How To Find Our Fitness

Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 9 a.m.

b"Mirna Valerio is a runner, adventurer, speaker, and anti-racism educator. \\nIn this Fresh Take interview, Mirna tells us how she fell off the fitness wagon after becoming a mom, how that first mile went once she made herself lace up her running shoes again, and her path to becoming an endurance athlete since then.\\xa0Even if we\\u2019re not all cut out to run 100 kilometers in the desert\\u2013\\xa0or even want to\\u2013 Mirna tells us why fitness is worth it, and how to reacquaint ourselves with fitness, no matter how long we\\u2019ve been out of the game.\\xa0\\n\\u201cI believe in having the long view. Look, I'm still a big girl. I\\u2019m going to be a big girl. But my long view, my overarching goal, is long-term health and wellness. What am I doing to put long-term health and wellness in the bank for later? What am I doing today to ensure that I have long-term health and wellness?\\u201d\\nWe also discuss how we, as women, are entitled to name what we need\\u2013 and how that well-timed help, especially when we ask for it, is the very thing that will allow us to get back up and keep running.\\nAcknowledge how you're feeling. Give yourself some grace. Start today.\\n\\nFind Mirna on her website: https://themirnavator.com/\\nand at\\xa0@themirnavator on Instagram and Twitter\\nCatch Mirna\\u2019s winter workout on @thev1ve: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCGndXj-oS/\\nand join the Fatgirlrunning group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fatgirlrunning-939724599403584\\n\\nHere are links to some of the other things we discuss in this episode:\\nMirna Valerio for Self: Open Letter To Women Who Aren\\u2019t Putting Their Needs First\\nhttps://www.self.com/story/mirna-valerio-open-letter-to-women-who-arent-putting-their-needs-first\\nKate Martin at Unheard LA: The Rescue\\nhttps://www.thekatemartin.com/storytelling\\nCaravaggio\\u2019s Conversion on the Way to Damascus\\xa0\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_on_the_Way_to_Damascus\\n\\n* Leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app! * Join us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/whatfreshhellcast * Instagram: https://instagram.com/whatfreshhellcast * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatFreshHellPodcast * Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/whatfreshhellcast * Twitter: https://twitter.com/WFHpodcast * questions and feedback: info@whatfreshhellpodcast.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"