Before we get into today's episode, if you want to actually improve your body composition

and are sick of random workouts that just wear you down and burn you out, that's exactly

why I build EVLO.

EVLO is science back strength training designed to help you build muscle, improve body

composition, and feel better in your body without beating yourself up or living in the gym.

You can try EVLO now for two weeks free if you visit evelofitness.com. Welcome to Fitness Rewired on the Dr. Shannon

show, a nine episode capsule designed to close the gap between fitness culture and exercise

science so you can see higher return on your effort and finally feel like you're doing enough.

Many fitness beliefs come from marketing and tradition and don't align with current evidence.

When you learn the truth, you can rewire your thoughts around fitness.

That shift leads to higher quality actions, better results, and health you can actually sustain.

I'm your host, Shannon Richie. Welcome to the show.

One of the things I consistently hear from people is that EVlo, which is our strength training app,

doesn't feel very hard. And so therefore, they're worried that it's not effective or they're worried

that it's a waste of their time. And this is truly, I think, one of the biggest things that holds

people back from actually changing their body is the belief that a workout has to feel hard to be

productive. Many people assume that if they aren't exhausted or drenched in sweat or completely

wiped out afterwards, the workout

didn't count. But this belief can actually hold people back from seeing results because lifting

workouts, which will have the biggest impact on your body composition, often don't feel

exhausting. Your heart rate may not stay super high. You may not sweat much. And compared to like

a boot camp class or a cardio class,

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