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<v Speaker 1>Another podcast episode brought to you by the Transformation Station,

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<v Speaker 1>where we're talking about empathy instead of stereotypes. Today we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about fitness through the generations. Welcome to the Transformation

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<v Speaker 1>Station podcast. I'm Christina, owner, operator, and founder of the

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<v Speaker 1>Transformation Station, and this is where we talk about getting

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<v Speaker 1>stronger while navigating real life. If you're trying to stay

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<v Speaker 1>consistent through the ups and the downs and everywhere else

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<v Speaker 1>in between, this is for you. You can totally have

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<v Speaker 1>two different people walking into the exact same fitness class

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<v Speaker 1>and they have different fears, they're motivated differently, and they

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<v Speaker 1>have different expectations of what they want out of the

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<v Speaker 1>fitness class or out of their workout, and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of it comes from the generations that they grew up in. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so I am I have my keynotes here. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>I hardly can remember my own generation. So baby Boomers,

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<v Speaker 1>those who are born from nineteen forty six to nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>sixty four, they generally grew up with the mentality of

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<v Speaker 1>no pain, no gain, and also exercise wasn't always part

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<v Speaker 1>of everyday life. It was usually done in at school

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<v Speaker 1>or in sports or also physically demanding jobs. Those members

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<v Speaker 1>are more likely to push through pain like bad pain.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not talking about muscle sword. Is they more value routine?

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say more value, but like they value

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<v Speaker 1>routine a lot. They're consistent and they show up. The

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<v Speaker 1>different roadblocks that baby boomers again nineteen forty six to

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen sixty four may come up with in group fitness

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<v Speaker 1>or in any fitness routine is going to be arthritis,

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<v Speaker 1>joint replace. Fear of falling is a big one that

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<v Speaker 1>I see in group fit as classes and also intimidated

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<v Speaker 1>by newer styles of equipment. Normally, what motivates the baby

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<v Speaker 1>boomers are having independence, living with independence, being mobile, and

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<v Speaker 1>playing with grandkids if they have grandkids. It's all about

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<v Speaker 1>the longevity for the baby boomers. Coming up next is

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<v Speaker 1>Gen X generation EGGS EGGS nineteen sixty five to nineteen eighty.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is what they call the busy Sandwich generation.

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<v Speaker 1>They are with careers, aging, parents, kids. They often are

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<v Speaker 1>the ones that put everybody else first, and they're usually

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<v Speaker 1>very practical. Their roadblocks are most definitely no time burnout,

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<v Speaker 1>and the number one thing that I do see with

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<v Speaker 1>Gen X are people who feel guilty taking time for themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>They put everybody else first, and then there's usually nothing

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<v Speaker 1>left for them. They are very motivated to come to

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<v Speaker 1>group fitness because they need stress relief, they want to

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<v Speaker 1>prevent health issues, and they also want to feel capable.

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<v Speaker 1>They like that big green check mark at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the workout. Millennials, Okay, this is where I fit

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<v Speaker 1>in is the millennials nineteen eighty one to nineteen ninety six.

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<v Speaker 1>We grew up during diet culture. I remember having a

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<v Speaker 1>spoon of slim Fast in my water. We didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>shaker balls and shaker cups back then, Okay, so we

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<v Speaker 1>drank chunky ass slim Fast out of the top cover.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't even have little scoops inside of our containers. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a tablespoon out of the drawer. So that

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<v Speaker 1>is where we came into play. The Millennials. We saw magazines.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw the clean eating magazines. We were around during

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<v Speaker 1>the heightened time of The Biggest Loser. We came in

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<v Speaker 1>through calorie County. We're more likely to understand nutrition, but

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<v Speaker 1>also have such a complicated relationship with food. Our roadblocks

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be more like perfectionism. So being perfect

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, that light switch mentality starting over repetitively

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<v Speaker 1>because we are in the diet zone, and also information overload.

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<v Speaker 1>There is so much information because we grew up during

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<v Speaker 1>that diet culture. The way that we're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>mostly motivated is going to be mental health, longevity, feeling confident,

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<v Speaker 1>and also community. We like peoples. On that note, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if you can hear my dog growling. She

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<v Speaker 1>also likes people's I promise the next is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be gen Z gen Z. Sorry, Jen said, oh that's

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<v Speaker 1>my millennial gen Z gen Z. Oh my goodness, I

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<v Speaker 1>will get it right. So gen Z is nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 1>seven to twenty twelve. Really, who's after gen Z? I

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<v Speaker 1>thought gen Z were the youngest ones in the entire world.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty twelve. Okay, So gen Z grew up with TikTok, YouTube, Instagram,

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<v Speaker 1>all the social media. They have learned to exercise online.

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<v Speaker 1>They're comfortable trying all the different new trends that they see.

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<v Speaker 1>They're much more open about mental health generally. Their roadblocks

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be comparison, viral misinformation because there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much everywhere, and they're also going to be the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that are they want quick results, so that I always

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<v Speaker 1>call people that want like quick results, like the microwave generation.

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<v Speaker 1>They feel like everyone's watching them and they always have

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<v Speaker 1>to perform. Also, due to the intense social media lifestyle,

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<v Speaker 1>they are going to be motivated mostly by feeling good

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<v Speaker 1>self expression, social social connection, and strength as well. They

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<v Speaker 1>want to be incredibly strong. So every generation we always

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<v Speaker 1>think like the next one has it easier. However, every

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<v Speaker 1>generation clearly has it own unique struggles. Social media has.

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<v Speaker 1>Social media has dramatically changed life, never mind just fitness.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone is a guru on the internet. So in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>technology can be such an incredibly great phenomenal tool, it

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<v Speaker 1>can also be very very overwhelming because also what worked

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen eighty five isn't always wrong, and what works

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty six isn't automatically better either. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>all different ways that people are motivated, people are stressed out.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not saying like these are definite, like these

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<v Speaker 1>are exactly cookie cutter, because this is just literally psychology

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<v Speaker 1>seeing how generations have changed. I love people, which means

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<v Speaker 1>I also love studying people and seeing what their habits are,

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<v Speaker 1>how they speak to themselves, how they treat other people,

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<v Speaker 1>and also what the trends are in people's behaviors, not

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<v Speaker 1>just on social media. So one of my favorite things

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<v Speaker 1>about the Transformation Station is that in any given class,

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<v Speaker 1>you might have someone who's in their twenties working out

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<v Speaker 1>beside someone in their seventies. And I mean, like, we

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<v Speaker 1>have so much more everywhere else in between. But they

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<v Speaker 1>may have they may have different generations where they are

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<v Speaker 1>raised and brought up in what they've learned, but they

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<v Speaker 1>might also have completely different reasons for being there, but

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<v Speaker 1>they're still cheering for each other anyways. And that to

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<v Speaker 1>me is why I say our community is the umbrella

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<v Speaker 1>of kindness, because it doesn't matter. Like, sure, most of

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<v Speaker 1>our members are over the age of forty, however, everybody

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<v Speaker 1>is welcome in our space. If you're twenty years old,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're twenty five years old, it doesn't matter as

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<v Speaker 1>long as you are kind. Because I also as someone

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<v Speaker 1>who I consider myself an old soul, So when I

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<v Speaker 1>was twenty, I was really like I was fifty. You

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<v Speaker 1>now that I'm almost forty, I'm really like I'm like eighty.

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<v Speaker 1>But like, I don't mean that also to stereotype, because

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<v Speaker 1>I know people there's seventies and eighties and they have

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<v Speaker 1>more of a social life than I ever have. So

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<v Speaker 1>shout out to all of you if you're listening on

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<v Speaker 1>the way to going to a social event. So that

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<v Speaker 1>to me is what community looks like is everyone can

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<v Speaker 1>be there for a different reason, but everybody's kind. No

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<v Speaker 1>one is comparing themselves to the person beside them, because

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<v Speaker 1>like we don't. We don't want to become someone from

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<v Speaker 1>another generation. We don't want to compare ourselves. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's helping to understand where your own beliefs came from.

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<v Speaker 1>Where your beliefs came from, with your healthy living, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>that is, whether it's fitness, whether it's your nutrition, keeping

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<v Speaker 1>keep keeping the ones that helped you, how you are

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<v Speaker 1>brought up in your generation. That's going to be great. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>keeping in mind that what works during one season doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean it works for every other season of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You might have to shelf it for a bit, you

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<v Speaker 1>might go back to it and vice versa. As long

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<v Speaker 1>as it's not that light switch on and off effect.

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<v Speaker 1>There's things that are going to serve you during a

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<v Speaker 1>certain time of your life. It doesn't mean that a

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<v Speaker 1>you have to throw everything out, and it doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that you have to keep everything either at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, it's learning about your own self, what

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<v Speaker 1>your own needs are, taking what you know, and also

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<v Speaker 1>evaluating like why do I have these habits? Oh? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>And once we acknowledge those things, we can start to

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<v Speaker 1>implement other things in other ways and other styles of

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<v Speaker 1>thinking that are more likely to benefit us as we're

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<v Speaker 1>on this crazy journey that we call life. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for tuning in. Everybody we are releasing by having me

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<v Speaker 1>or I am actually having a guest another guest on

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<v Speaker 1>the show at the end of the week. I'm super excited.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to tell you who it is. We

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<v Speaker 1>also have a need for more guests on the Transformation

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<v Speaker 1>Station podcast, so keep on tuning in. These episodes get

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<v Speaker 1>released in the morning. I love mornings in my Morning Person.

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<v Speaker 1>Tune in five am. They drop every morning. Talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you soon.