What up, everybody? Welcome back to the Fitness Stuff for Normal People podcast. I'm Tony.

And I'm Mariana. And the fitness industry right now is really not what it could be. It's become

something built on unrealistic expectations, aesthetics, and external validation, just directing

attention away from what actually matters. The bottom line is we're not just trying to provide

another fitness podcast. There are

enough of those, but completely change the fitness industry for the better by actually giving

you the knowledge and tools so you have the confidence in applying the best possible

training and nutrition into your own life. Where today, I think it's fair to say I have a rather

long list of things in the fitness industry that

annoy the crap out of me. It's starvation or crash diets, cheesy influencers promoting

skinny products just to make the quick buck. Clean eating colt really gets under my skin.

And people who shove cardio down your throats without real reasons. Why? And today we're doing

just that a deep dive on the why behind cardio.

We aren't just going to talk about the different types of cardio and how much you need

to do for fat loss or maintaining a lean physique, but actually get down into the different

effects cardio-specific training has on your health compared to other forms of exercises.

And then talk about how much you really

need to be doing for fat loss, for building muscle, or just for overall health and longevity.

We'll get into telling exactly what kinds of cardio, how long you need to be doing it,

and how to structure it in your program to make the largest benefit for whatever goal you

have.

But first, I have a question. Do you think our audience

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