Hello everyone welcome back to fit body happy joints my name is Shannon today I want to talk about some misconceptions around how muscle affects your metabolism

But first I want to read an Evelo member's story and I want to read these on the

podcast because I think they may inspire you to make a change if you're someone

that's craving more gentle workouts you are sick of the endless intensity, maybe your body isn't loving it,

but you still want your workouts to be effective and you want them to be worth your time.

So this is from an Evela member named Kelly.

So she said, I'm a mom in my 40s with two girls.

Pre-pandemic, I was working out five to six days a week,

primarily very intense 60 minute workouts

along with running and cycling. I was a cardio junkie. I was not lifting heavy.

My workouts included very high rep low weight. I felt like I had to be completely exhausted,

sweaty and sore in order for my workouts to be

effective,

effective. It caught up to me big time and sent me into a spiral of chronic pain,

chronic back pain for over a year.

I was not listening to my body and I was never letting myself recover for fear of letting myself go.

I think a lot of us can relate to this.

My chronic pain dictated my life for a year.

I was miserable and after seeing several specialists I found a great PT and

started leaning into your workouts because I knew you were a PT and I knew you had

dealt with chronic back pain too. You truly helped shift my mindset.

Listening to my body is now my guiding light,

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