Anyone else use Google Maps every time they get in the car? 🙋🏼♀️
I’m 100% dependent. Not even ashamed to admit it.
Before I leave school pickup, I check which way is fastest.
Sometimes I use it to get to places I’ve been a thousand times – just so I don’t have to think.
I’ve even used it to walk somewhere instead of asking a real human.
It’s not that I’m hopeless with directions (although I recently found out I don’t visualise or form visual memories, so… that probably doesn’t help 🤷♀️).
I think I’ve just decided not to develop that skill.
It doesn’t feel worth the effort right now.
Every now and then – when there’s no reception or my phone’s dead – this strategy really bites me in the butt.
But it happens so rarely that I’ve decided I’m okay with the trade-off.
And this is exactly how I think a lot of women feel about exercising at home.
As you’ve probably worked out by now, I’m pretty passionate about women lifting weights.
That’s why I offer lots of different ways to support strength training: in-person classes, 1:1 sessions, personalised programs, and GLOW10.
Because there’s no one-size-fits-all.
Part of my job is helping women figure out what actually works for them.
For some, that’s the gym.
For others, group classes.
And for many, it’s at least partly at home.
One thing I hear all the time from women who are used to training in a class is this:
“I’m just no good at exercising at home. I can’t motivate myself.”
But here’s the thing – it’s really not about motivation.
Exercising at home draws on a completely different part of your brain.
Classes feel easier because so much of the system is already built for you.
You show up, and someone else has:
- planned the workout
- decided the order and reps
- told you how hard to work
- shown you how to modify
- given you a clear sense of “enough”
- All you have to do is follow along.
And that’s not a bad thing at all.
External structure is powerful.
It reduces decision-making, lightens mental load, and makes consistency easier.
But training at home?
That’s a different ball game.
You’re not comparing the same thing – it’s apples and oranges.
Of course it feels harder at first.
It requires a whole new skill set:
- finding a plan you can trust
- recognising what good form looks and feels like
- knowing how to adjust when something feels too hard or too easy
- creating your own structure to stay consistent
So if you’ve ever felt like you’re “just not good at it” – there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re carrying cognitive load, not a motivation problem.
And the truth is – the effort to build that skill might not be worth it right now. (So let’s take the guilt off the table.)
Not sure if home training is right for you at the moment?
Here’s a quick check-list:
✅ Are you happily getting all your strength and exercise needs met outside the home?
✅ Does your current routine suit your:
- time
- energy
- finances, and
- season of life?
✅ If your gym or class disappeared tomorrow, do you have a plan B, or would you feel confident continuing on your own?
If you’re ticking all of these – amazing.
Stick with what’s working.
But if you’re not?
Then building this skill might be one of the most valuable things you can do.
It pays off in:
- body confidence
- self-trust
- flexibility
- long-term habit development
- autonomy over your own training
Just like learning to navigate without GPS – it gets easier the more you do it.
And no, you don’t have to give up classes or structure.
You just stop being dependent on them.
I talk more about this – and the exact ingredients needed to build this skill – in this week’s podcast episode: