1206. 2026 Health Reset: Smarter Workouts, Balanced Hormones & A Stronger Body w/ Christina Gomes

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Happy Christmas, Heal Squad! With 2026 just being a week away, we’re revisiting one of our most practical and empowering conversations to help you reset your health the right way. This throwback episode originally kicked off 2025 with a fresh approach to fitness and nutrition, and the lessons are even more relevant now. Maria sits down with fitness coach, nutritionist, and chef Christina Gomez to break down how women should actually be training and fueling their bodies as hormones change. From why high-intensity workouts may be working against you, to how strength training, isometrics, and cortisol-friendly movement can support metabolism, energy, and longevity, this episode reframes everything we’ve been taught about fitness. If your 2026 goals include feeling stronger, less stressed, more balanced, and more in tune with your body (not burned out by it), this throwback is the perfect way to reset, refocus, and build habits that actually last. 💛 -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/maria Thrive Causemetics: https://thrivecausemetics.com/healsquad Get 20% OFF with this link! Briotech: https://shopbriotech.com/ Use Code: HEALSQUAD for 20% off GUEST RESOURCES: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crunchystinaa/ Listen to Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1014-whats-hiding-in-our-sushi-how-to-meal-prep-like/id1320060107?i=1000684991929 ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Christmas is around the corner. And if you still love names on your list, just go to Macy's friends.
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0:14.7	I'm giving a few people my favorite travel hack, the travel closet.
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0:21.9	organized when traveling. Check out my wish list and the show notes for that item, plus more
0:26.7	gift inspo and shop in store or at macy's.com. Happy holidays. I'm on a journey to heal and get better
0:36.1	in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:39.0	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menounos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:46.4	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:51.7	High intensity exercise is doing you more harm than good. High intensity exercise is doing you more harm than good. High intensity exercise, especially
0:58.6	without a proper foundation and nutrition, is actually causing our stress hormones to become
1:04.4	higher and higher. And it wreaks havoc on the rest of our hormones. What we need more than anything
1:09.4	is proper strength training.
1:11.0	We need to listen to our cycle and we need to not over exercise in order to overcompensate
1:16.3	for the decline in our metabolism. Hello, hello, Hill Squad. Welcome back. Hope you guys
1:26.5	are great wherever you are in this crazy, beautiful world.
1:29.8	We have a great show for you today. But first, our quote of the day, you are stronger than you know.
1:35.1	And that's from Christina Gomez. And I am so excited to share her with you guys today.
1:40.2	You guys are going to be motivated to shake up that new year workout slash wellness routine after hearing what fitness and health coach Christina Gomez has to say about us ladies.
1:50.7	Workouts according to our cycles and the key workouts that packs the most benefits for us.
1:57.1	Christina is not only a wellness expert.
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