S3 EP3: Busting Fitness Myths Once And For All - Part 1
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
What’s the most ridiculous fitness myth that you’ve ever heard? Are there any fitness myths that sound reasonable at first that you might be buying into? In today’s episode, Rachael and Kelsea take on some of the fitness myths that are most commonly repeated and debunk them with real information. Listen to part 1 of this episode to hear about whether or not cardio is really the best way to burn fat, whether sugar in fruit should be avoided, whether you should worry about being sore the day after a workout, and more. More fitness myths to come next week in part 2!
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Where fitness myths start
- Oversimplifying complex information about the body
- Inspiration for discussing fitness myths
- Fitness myths hold people back from accomplishing the things they want to accomplish
- Whether cardio is the best way to burn fat
- Fat burning zones
- Cardio vs. weight training as it relates to fat burning
- Making certain food groups an enemy
- Eliminating fat or carbs
- Soreness the day after a workout
- Fruit doesn’t make you fat
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- Our Fitness Blog.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I can't tell you the number of times that women have come into the group. |
| 0:03.9 | And we hear a couple clickbait things, I guess, when they come in and say, I need to lose fat. |
| 0:09.9 | What is the best way to do that? |
| 0:11.0 | And people just go cardio. |
| 0:12.8 | And you're like, well, the big question is this. |
| 0:21.6 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals? |
| 0:30.6 | We are an army of hardworking women, changing their lives through fitness and health wherever you |
| 0:39.6 | are at on your journey we have the answers to how to make working out and |
| 0:44.7 | eating well a part of your life join us in changing the dialogue for women |
| 0:50.2 | everywhere welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 0:58.6 | Hello and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast. I'm Kelsey. I miss you. |
| 1:05.8 | I miss you. I miss you so much. Rachel and I are recording remotely, so we feel a little sad. |
| 1:17.0 | It's okay, because we did FaceTime each other while we did this recording, so I can still see you. |
| 1:23.1 | I just can't reach out and touch you. |
| 1:26.3 | It's a little bit sad. We did. We have FaceTime out and touch you. It's a little bit bad. |
| 1:29.0 | We did do that. |
| 1:29.1 | We're FaceTime going and our mics going. |
| 1:32.4 | So basically, you're just in a warmer climate than me because I'm still freezing my ass off. |
| 1:37.7 | You got a hat on and I have a tank top on. |
| 1:40.6 | But you're coming to the sunny state of Florida very soon to compete at Wadapalooza, |
| 1:46.2 | which is so exciting. |
| 1:48.5 | And we record very much in advance. |
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