Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 143
Date: October 22, 2024

Participants: John Webster, Isabelle Sinclair and Sheila Webster
Guest: Hillary Fitzgerald

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:16] What’s On Your Mind: Isabelle plays basketball at high levels. John asks her whether things transitioned during different eras, e.g. in youth when building skills, then in the times she was trying out for high-level teams and playing games at that level. More recently it’s been more about fun and love of the game.

[0:10:59] Focus on Facets: John introduces the category of Physical Wellness during our 8-week Focus on Facets program.

[0:14:01] Expanding Minds Interview: [Physical Wellness] We’re in week 5 of our 8-week focus on facets. Hillary Fitzgerald talks with us about how setting goals motivates us with Physical Wellness and other things.⁠ She likes to set mini goals that work towards a larger goal. Goals don’t need to be grandiose. Often, it’s good to set small goals, achieve those, prove to yourself that you can achieve them, get that feeling of success, then set your next goal and succeed there. New success builds off earlier ones. You start to really believe in yourself. Goals keep us disciplined and on track. Achieving harder goals has additional benefits. If she’s in a tough situation, she can tell herself, “look what you can do. You’ve done tough exercise. You can push

[0:32:33] Move That Body: We ask Sheila how things are going with her 5-5-5-30 program. She’s been doing it for a while immediately after she gets out of bed- 5 push-ups, 5 squats, 5 lunges per leg and 30-second plank.

Guest Information: Hillary is as a lover of life, promoter of positivity and motivator of movement. She started her fitness journey in high school, gained knowledge as she went along, and eventually enrolled in CANFITPRO. She became a personal trainer & fitness coach. Hillary initially worked at a gym and then went on to start her own business and train out of her home gym . It's been 6 years now working out of her home and she loves it.

Hillary’s website: https://www.hillyfitz.com

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-) Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila, Elise, Isabelle, Noura, Julie and Riley