Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition

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Episode 3573:

Nancy Clark explains how athletes who train at dawn can fuel their workouts, from a quick 200 to 400 calorie snack to eating breakfast the night before or taking in fuel during the session. She walks through the research showing that even a small amount of carbohydrate and fluid before morning exercise can noticeably improve performance. She also explains why skipping pre-exercise food to burn more fat misses the point for anyone focused on weight loss.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nancyclarkrd.com/2019/02/07/fueling-tips-for-early-morning-exercisers/

Quotes to ponder:

"The issue is not whether you have burned fat during exercise but if you have created a calorie deficit by the end of the day."

"Eating excess calories after a fat-burning workout gets you nowhere."

"If you have been exercising on empty, you will likely discover you can exercise harder, feel better, and get more enjoyment from your workouts."

Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day.
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Episode 3572:

Dr. Neal Malik answers a common listener question about the ketogenic diet: what are the risks and drawbacks of eating high fat and low carb? He looks at the tradeoffs that come with cutting carbohydrates this far and what anyone considering keto for weight loss or better nutrition should weigh before starting.

Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day.
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Episode 3571:

Lea Genders explains why losing weight was always the easy part for her and keeping it off was the real challenge. She walks through the habits that separate chronic dieters from people who maintain their weight loss, from all-or-nothing diets and cutting out whole macronutrient groups to obsessing over the scale and skipping sleep. Her alternative is a slower, sustainable approach built on whole foods, strength training, and healthy habits that last.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.leagendersfitness.com/news/2017/5/21/things-that-dieters-do-that-maintainers-dont

Quotes to ponder:

"When there's no wagon, you can't fall off it."

"Fats don't make you fat. Carbs don't make you fat. Eating more calories than you expend (from any source) causes fat storage."

"Learn to enjoy the journey because there is no finish line."

Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day.

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Episode 3570:

Chalene Johnson shares how testing revealed the toll that years of four to five hours of sleep a night had taken on her, and how she rebuilt her routines to make sleep a priority. In the second article, she takes on the fitness myth that lifting heavy weights makes women bulky, explaining why muscle builds gradually and why she sees it as a key to lower body fat. Her takeaway is that healthy habits like quality sleep and strength training are worth protecting.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.chalenejohnson.com/how-do-i-know-if-im-sleep-deprived/ AND https://www.chalenejohnson.com/fitness-myths-dispelled/

Quotes to ponder:

"I had been sacrificing sleep because that's how I thought successful people did it."

"Sleep has to be a priority if I want to live a full and healthy life."

"Muscle is like the fountain of youth."

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Episode 3569:

Ross Enamait explains that there is no single ideal training frequency, and that the smarter approach is to embrace the body's natural need to move while adjusting intensity based on how the body feels each day. In the second article, he shows how small additions, like a few minutes of heavy sandbag carries at the end of a workout, can add up to big results without rebuilding an entire program. His takeaway is that patience and consistency make fitness far more rewarding than an all-or-nothing approach.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://rosstraining.com/blog/2013/12/training-frequency/ AND https://rosstraining.com/blog/2012/10/small-additions-produce-big-results/

Quotes to ponder:

"Far too many people have been fooled to believe that exercise is only useful when you are beating yourself into the ground."

"You will naturally perform more often (and better) when doing something you enjoy."

"I always encourage ambition, but don't let your mind get ahead of your body."

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