This week in the #MoneyMagic Podcast I talk to Lungile Ngubane, a fitness trainer and accountability partner. Lungi helps women achieve their fitness goals using their feminine cycle. Her mission is to create a safe space for all her clients based on their individual experiences to help them heal their emotional trauma and reach their goals.

The question, where are you and how are you feeling is not asked enough in the fitness space. This is because we tend to focus on the big numbers and how we can achieve them in a short time which makes training physically and emotionally draining. Different exercises do different work for us, and as women we respond differently to exercise every day. This is why we need to practice self-compassion. In this podcast we talk about giving ourselves five minutes of courage and what that means.

So many of us quit the gym and don’t like exercising because we think it’s difficult. Exercising is not difficult, but it will force you to go into your body and feel the things that are stored there, which can be uncomfortable. Working with our bodies can help us process pain from our trauma, which can help us heal.

Lungi also explains why there’s nothing wrong with getting emotional and that it’s a sign that something happened to you, and what happened to you is key in creating a safe space for healing and exercising.

This is a great episode to help you understand how to do difficult things.

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During this episode, you will learn about:

[03:38] Meet today’s guest, Lungile Ngubane

[08:41] Embracing gentle factors when doing something physically and emotionally draining

[10:56] Vangile experience with inner masculine and inner feminine training

[13:28] The importance of doing emotional checkout when working with the body

[16:07] Emotional responses that can result during the training and how to handle it

[17:15] Going inward and processing anger and pain from your trauma

[21:39] The importance of breath works when you’re handling a difficult situation

[25:14] Aha moments that comes with going inward and feeling your body during a workout

[30:53] The meaning and importance of giving yourself five minutes of courage

[38:25] How Lungile creates a safe environment for all her clients

[40:41] Vangile experience working with Lungile as her trainer and accountability partner

[47:18] Lessons from Lungile on training in different seasons and resistance to online training

[54:23] Simples exercises and routine practices to incorporate in your workout sessions

[57:12] How to be part of Lungile virtual and physical training sessions

[01:01:21] How to reach out and connect with Lungile

[01:01:52] Episode wrap up and call to action

Notable Quotes

Feelings and emotions don’t just come from nowhere; it’s important to do an emotional check-in
Different exercises do different work for us
Breathing is like a reset button; it changes the tone of everything
Exercising is not difficult, but it will force you to go inward and feel the things stored in your body
Seasons are there, and there’s no surprise, but we don’t stop