St. Louis Ambush recently shared an instagram reel highlighting Franck Tayou’s top 3 key strategies that keep him mentally prepared & focused throughout his season. Let’s check out his tips!

It’s that time of year when we are bombarded with messages urging us to go to the gym, or try a new diet. It’s all too common to make New Year’s resolutions because we are tired of how something is going (for example our weight) and want to change, but we don’t really think about how the experience of achieving the goals will effect those around us. As a mom of young athletes & a Registered Dietitian specializing in eating disorders, I know all too well that the way we think of about food & bodies is deeply shaped by our environment. Our kids are like sponges, watching everything we do & say-what we role model & what we speak aloud. They way we talk about other people’s bodies, they way we speak about our own body, going on diet after diet, talking about food as good or bad, counting calories, etc. When we center our goals around weight loss, we are passing body shame to our kids & they learn that controlling their own body must be important too.