Let’s Get Swole

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The weather is warming up in our part of the world, which means people are starting to think a little more about getting outside and being active, and maybe doing so in a little less clothing than usual. So we’re dedicating this week’s Gadget Lab episode to fitness. Our guest is the author Casey Johnston, who writes about weightlifting, nutrition, and fitness trends in her newsletter, She’s a Beast, and her book, Liftoff: Couch to Barbell.

We talk to Casey about her own fitness journey, and how to navigate all the high-tech and low-tech solutions for achieving better health, from fitness trackers and online videos to finding a workout regimen that meets your goals.

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Recommendations:

Casey recommends the game Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Mike recommends saving your pickle brine and using it in other recipes instead of just dumping it out. Lauren recommends the podcast Wiser Than Me, hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Casey Johnston can be found on Twitter @caseyjohnston. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.

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0:00.0	Mike.
0:01.0	Lauren.
0:02.0	Mike, a lot of our listeners probably don't know this, but sometimes you and I tape a podcast while we're running.
0:09.5	That's right. We do. We just never air the podcast.
0:14.0	Yeah, I would call it gossiping.
0:16.3	Right. Like, it's not actually a podcast. We're just talking junk as we run.
0:20.2	Yes. I am recording them, though. Oh, you are? Yes. Oh, did you not know that?
0:23.7	We're in a two-party consent state. I'm just kidding. In that case, I was not recording anything that we said last time we took a run.
0:29.9	But you've actually been running a lot this year. And it's awesome. What inspired this?
0:36.1	Have you ever had that thing happen where you go to tie your shoes and you get winded?
0:42.4	No, but I've had that going up flights of stairs that typically I would be able to go up without panting.
0:48.7	Yeah, same. Same. So that happened. Yes. And I decided to do something about it. So I decided to start running a lot more.
0:55.9	Do you have any tips and tricks for those who are looking to like get off the couch and do a 5K and other apps for this?
1:02.9	Talk to a coach. Talk to somebody who's very smart about fitness and understands your particular challenges and can give you good expert advice.
1:11.9	Lucky for everyone listening.
1:13.7	We're bringing someone just like that on the show today.
1:16.2	I'm so excited.
1:17.2	Let's do it.
1:24.6	Hi, everyone.
1:25.6	Welcome to Gadget Lab.
1:26.8	I'm Lauren Good. I'm a senior writer at Wired. And I am Michael Lauren Good. I'm a senior writer at Wired.
1:28.9	And I am Michael Colori. I'm a senior editor at Wired. We're also joined today by a very special guest, the writer, Casey Johnston. It's so great to have you on the show.
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