Episode 176
Habits for Energy, Stamina & Burn Out Recovery (feat. Olly Wood)
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
Jenn has noticed a big theme throughout 2022 around energy and burnout, so today’s episode is about recovery from burnout and maintaining stamina. Our guest today is Olly Wood, the owner of The Body Reset, who helps high performers with their health, lifestyle, and avoiding burnout. Olly walks us through why high-performers are likely to experience burnout and how they can set up their day to avoid it. He talks to us about how someone can formulate their nutrition in the morning to maintain physical and mental energy throughout the day. Olly discusses why a bad week is the best time to shift your lifestyle habits. Tune in today to learn how to set yourself up for success, avoid burnout, and time block your day!
IN THIS EPISODE:
● [5:57] How did Olly get into the health space, and what led him to work with high-performance professionals and burnout?
● [12:25] Why are high-performers so likely to experience burnout?
● [15:50] How do we focus on our body’s energy vs. our mental energy?
● [19:50] Is there a distinction between busyness and burnout?
● [23:42] What is the most significant shift we can make to avoid burnout?
● [26:50] How can someone formulate their nutrition for energy all day?
● [28:02] How do we understand when we’re recovered and ready for the next thing?
● [31:10] How to use time blocking for self-care.
● [33:13] What does it mean that a bad week is the best time to start?
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
● Active recovery vs. passive disengagement is the difference between busyness and burnout. Look at how you approach the end of your day - are you doing something to recover and set up your next day up for success, or are you disengaging from the world and zoning out? If you are disengaging, it's time to make some changes!
● Setting up your morning to win - eat by fueling your body, move your body in some way in the morning, and hydrate. Boost up your energy naturally, not with artificial energy (coffee). Be proactive with how you frontload your day.
● Use your activity as part of the recovery that you need. Choose your exercise as what would best fill your cup after the day. If you are feeling burnt out, an extreme workout likely isn’t the correct answer.
● Get honest about why you are delaying making the healthy changes you desire.
QUOTES:
“What are the things you're doing in order to be better tomorrow? You start to become very hyper-aware that it's not about being the hardest worker in the room today; it's about making sure you can still show up tomorrow and still put that extra step forward.” - Olly Wood
“If we look at the gut and are in tune with what we're eating, it's going to have a significant impact on our mood, our focus, and our clarity throughout the day. But understand that it can go the other way too. Our brain is going to impact our gut. Take the time to look at how we think of certain foods.” - Olly Wood
“Let's start with the structure of our day and actually setting up our morning in a way that's allowing us to win the day.” - Olly Wood
“We aren’t willing to be bad before we can be good; we need to explore the things that we aren't doing in order to get better.” - Olly Wood
“The bigger issue here is that we focus so much on what we have to do rather than what we want to do.” - Olly Wood
RESOURCES:
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GUEST RESOURCES:
Body Reset - Olly Wood’s Facebook
GUEST BIO:
Olly Wood is the owner of the Body Reset. A premium health coaching service focused on helping career-driven professionals and business owners elevate their energy, body, and mind. We have coached thousands of clients with a world-class coaching & specialist team in a uniquely integrated and aligned way to fix your gut, rebuild your energy, and feel confident in your own skin over 40.
