BOOK OF THE MONTH
Community Review
Each week, we invite you to answer questions that connect the book’s ideas to your own health, fitness, and wellbeing - and at the end of the month, we pull your reflections together into key takeaways and patterns. Here are yours from....
October Book Of The Month:
The Hustle Cure by Sophie Cliff
How would you define success if you couldn't use numbers, measurements or mirrors to track your health and wellbeing?
Energy levels
How I feel in my clothes
Balance of life elements
Ability to do things 'in the wild' e.g. lift a suitcase, steep cliff path hike
Mood
Mental sharpness
How I feel in my body
General sense of wellness
ONE BOOKWORM SAID WHEN ASKED...
Q. If you strip out the hustle, what kind of relationship do you want with your body
A. "That we're mates collaborating on the business of being alive"
Which internalised hustle stories about your body, energy or wellbeing are you ready to rewrite....
"That I need to earn rest through productivity.”
“That I’ve failed if my weight doesn’t change.”
“That I’m not physically as capable as I should be.”
“To think differently about my weight and how it links to everything else.”
What are the early signs your body needs something different (more rest, more fuel, more fun...?)
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Irritability and boredom
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Cold sores when I'm run down.
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Wanting to socialise a lot less
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Feeling more tired / unmotivated / illness
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A sense of unease and feeling tearful
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Pain in the body
Autumn Is Here
These were the top 3 changes you said you noticed in your body during this season change:
🏋️ Lower motivation to train/move
🍲 Different appetite/food choices
🤝 Shift in need for connection or solitude
of you said measuring body weight doesn't feel like a supportive way of tracking health & fitness progress
67%
Ooph We Felt
This One...
"I’m not great at listening to the signs when life and work are busy, and more often than not it’s too late by the time I realise I needed to stop."
Top Trending Takeaways...
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Rest, reflection, and recovery aren’t what happen when you’ve “earned it” they’re the foundation that keeps everything else sustainable (and not just as a means to make you more productive!) A common theme across your answers showed that when you slow the pace, you notice more; energy shifts, emotional cues, and what actually feels good.
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Intuition is data. There was a strong consensus in the group that when you trust that quiet knowing in your body, instead of waiting for external proof or validation, it helps you make better decisions about training, rest and what genuinely supports your wellbeing. But that acting on this information is often challenging.
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and the final recurring sentiment... when movement, nutrition and recovery come from care rather than a forced idea of consistency... it allows us to show up as we are and work with our natural rhythms and energy cycles
