3242: Fitness Vs. Diet - Which Should You Focus on First by Emma Hogan with Les Mills on Weight Loss Strategy

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🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3242: Emma Hogan highlights compelling research showing that boosting physical activity has greater long-term health benefits than focusing on weight loss. Prioritizing fitness, not the scale, can dramatically reduce the risk of chronic disease and premature death, while also supporting healthier fat distribution and better metabolic health through habits like daily movement, whole grains, and even avocados. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.lesmills.com/us/fit-planet/health/research-roundup-diet/ Quotes to ponder: "We're not necessarily against weight loss, we just think that it shouldn't be the primary criterion for judging the success of a lifestyle intervention program." "The benefits of exercise are dose-dependent, with the biggest benefits coming from just moving out of the couch-potato zone to doing at least some moderate-intensity activity." "The goal wasn't weight loss, we were interested in understanding what eating an avocado does to the way individuals store their body fat." Episode references: Arizona State University – Glenn Gaesser Faculty Profile: https://chs.asu.edu/glenn-gaesser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, Fitness versus Diet, which should you focus on first?
0:06.8	By Emma Hogan with lesmills.com, and I'm your host and narrator, Dr. Nealmallic.
0:11.9	Hey there, happy middle of the week Wednesday and welcome back to Optimal Health Daily,
0:16.2	where I read to you from popular health and fitness blogs to help you optimize your health,
0:21.8	and always with a bit of my commentary at the end. Now, today is Wednesday. Like I do every Wednesday, I'd like to share a little bit
0:27.1	of inspiration with you. So here we go. Quote, always new, always exciting, always full of promise,
0:35.8	the mornings of our lives, each a personal daily miracle.
0:40.5	Gloria Gaither.
0:42.2	All right, and with that, now that we're in the right frame of mind, let's get right to
0:45.9	today's post and start optimizing your life.
0:52.9	Fitness versus Diet.
0:54.9	Which Should You Focus on First?
0:56.8	By Emma Hogan with lesmills.com
0:59.4	How Boosting Fitness beats weight loss tactics.
1:04.4	A compelling new research review could help spark life-changing fitness habits for millions.
1:10.3	There are an estimated 650 million obese adults
1:13.5	worldwide, and each year, 2.8 million people die as a result of being overweight or obese.
1:20.2	For many, a focus on weight loss may seem the most obvious way, and potentially the only way,
1:26.5	to curb obesity-related health issues. But it's not necessarily
1:30.6	the best solution. This new study shows that when it comes to living a longer, healthier life,
1:36.5	increasing physical activity beats weight loss tactics hands down. After researchers analyzed hundreds
1:42.9	of past studies involving data from tens of thousands
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