Welcome to the Lost Debate, a show for political eclectics. I'm Ravi Gupta, and today I'm going to talk all about health and fitness and share with you all of what I hope is some wisdom I've gathered over the years before I get there.

Two announcements. One is I'm starting a writers group that I'm calling analog.

And I'm viewing this as what I call a finishing school. It is for people who want to spend less time talking about writing and more time actually

writing.

And it'll meet every Wednesday evening throughout the course of 2026.

And it's going to be fast-paced, rigorous,

no nonsense, and focus on writing output. And it's for people who have a sense of what they

want to write, whether it's a novel, a nonfiction book, or anything like that, and

want motivation, accountability, and community to finish what they have long wanted to get on paper

or in a document. And so you can learn more about that at Ravi Mgupta.com slash analog.

And we'll also put a link in the show notes so you can go there. So that's Ravimgupta.com slash analog.

You could also go to my substack, real ravigupta.com. And there's a post all about it there.

And actually, there's also a posts on that substack that will be a written form of what you're

about to hear with more links to, in certain cases, studies with

data and resources to back up the things that I'm talking about as well. So you can get that

there by going to real ravi gopta.subcath.com. But with that, let's get into it. The calendar

is soon going to flip. We're hitting the holiday season. And most of us will promise ourselves again that this is the year we'll finally get in shape. Actually, 79% of resolutions are related to health and fitness. And for the past seven years, I've watched this cycle through Squadra, which is a fitness program I started

for busy professionals. I am not here to try to sell you on Squadra. We actually don't start a new

season until January. But what I want to share are the key principles I've learned from running the

program and some others for my own practice. And the standard disclaimer here is that this is what

has worked for me. So consult your physician and any other experts about your own needs.

And also, this is going to include a lot of information. And so I don't want you to get overwhelmed.

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