Getting 7-9 Hours a Night is the Guideline, But Not Everyone's Reality
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For some people, six hours of sleep is a huge win despite the 7-9 hour guideline. Krissy, Sabrina, and Ryann dig into why sleep duration guidelines exist in the first place, what chronic low sleep is linked to (from mood and performance to long-term cognitive health), and why “I’ve always slept bad” isn’t the same as “this isn’t affecting me.” Then they get practical. How do you work with six hours instead of obsessing over eight? What if you’re a shift worker, training hard, under-eating, stressed about work, or wired the second your head hits the pillow? What if...
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So You Want To Stop Overeating on the Weekends
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If you feel like you “have it together” Monday through Thursday but chaos starts on Friday night, this episode is for you. Amanda, Sabrina, and Jess break down why weekend overeating is so common and why it’s not a willpower problem. They unpack the psychology, physiology, and how stress, sleep, and alcohol fuel the cycle. You’ll learn why saving all the “fun” for the weekend backfires, how calorie cycling can unintentionally reinforce all-or-nothing habits, and why your body craves predictability more than perfection. They also share strategies to carry structure into the weekend...
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Exercise Snacks: The Big Impact of Small Bursts
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Exercise doesn’t have to mean a 60-minute workout, a perfect program, or an all-or-nothing mindset. Amanda, Christin, and Joyce talk about “exercise snacks” sprinkled throughout your day. They break down what they are, what they’re not, and why emerging research shows these small bouts can improve glucose control, cardiovascular fitness, and overall metabolic health, even when total time is low You’ll hear real-life examples of how to stack movement into busy schedules, from desk jobs to parenting to travel days, plus why frequency often matters more than duration when it comes to...
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So You Want To Understand Your Wearable Data
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Wearable data is everywhere. Oura, Garmin, Apple, Whoop... every device promising insight into your recovery, readiness, stress, and performance. But what do those numbers actually mean? Brooke, Amanda, and Kelly unpack heart rate variability, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, and sleep metrics. They explain what these metrics are measuring (and what they’re not), why trends matter more than single-day scores, and how lifestyle factors like stress, hydration, nutrition, alcohol, and pregnancy can dramatically shift your data. The conversation dives into the nervous system, stress...
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How Social Connection Improves Your Health
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Social connection doesn’t get tracked like steps, sleep, training, or macros, but it might be just as impactful for your health. Manders, Morgan, and Kelsey have a grounded conversation on why connection is a legitimate health behavior, not a nice to have. They unpack how loneliness affects the nervous system, stress hormones, inflammation, mental health, long-term health outcomes, and why being constantly online doesn’t mean you’re actually connected. The conversation covers the difference between community and spectators, why your brain interprets isolation as a threat, how safe...
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So You Want to Try Competitive Fitness: CrossFit & HYROX
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Preparing for your first CrossFit competition or HYROX race looks a lot like normal training, just with clearer priorities. Amanda, Brooke, and Morgan break down what shifts when you move from working out to training for an event. They talk through how CrossFit and HYROX overlap, where they differ, and why most first-time competitors train too hard, too often, without a clear strategy. They also cover the nutrition side of competition prep for both sports: eating enough to support volume, fueling longer efforts, carb avoidance, and why body composition goals often conflict with...
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The Hidden Trimester: Real Talk on the 4th Trimester
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The fourth trimester is real, intense, and wildly under-discussed. Christin, Joyce, and Chloe sit down for an honest conversation about the first 12 weeks after birth. What’s happening in the body, why “being cleared at six weeks” is not the same as being fully healed, and how physical recovery, nutrition, nervous system regulation, identity shifts, and societal pressure all collide at once. They unpack why postpartum isn’t a bounce-back phase, how under-eating and rushing recovery can backfire, and what slowing down, deep nourishment, and rebuilding really look like in practice....
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So You Want To Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
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Comparison is everywhere, and it’s one of the fastest ways to lose trust in yourself. Brooke, Chloe, and Manders break down why comparison shows up so easily, how social media distorts expectations around training, nutrition, bodies, and progress, and why copying someone else’s plan almost always backfires. They dig into how comparison leads to program hopping, inconsistency, burnout, and feeling like nothing you’re doing is ever good enough. The focus shifts to what actually works: defining success on your own terms, choosing habits that fit your real life, and sticking with them long...
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Becoming a Centenarian: Nutrition, Movement, & Habits for Aging Into Triple Digits
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Everyone wants to know what it takes to live a long, healthy life and if living to 100 is something you can actually influence. Morgan, Sam, and Ryann break down the nutrition, movement, and lifestyle habits most consistently associated with reaching old age in good health. They look at what centenarians tend to have in common, why healthspan matters as much as lifespan, and how strength, metabolic health, sleep, stress management, and social connection all play a role over time. Instead of chasing extreme longevity strategies or magic formulas, the conversation focuses on the small,...
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So You Want To Stop Snacking Late at Night
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Everyone loves to blame late night snacking on willpower, but the real reasons are way less dramatic and way more fixable. Christin, Brooke, and Chelsea break down why late night snacking shows up in the first place, from under-fueling and restrictive habits to stress, sleep, training demands, and plain old routines. They unpack the difference between being hungry and eating on autopilot, bust the myths about eating after a certain time magically turning into fat, and explain when nighttime snacks are actually supportive (especially for performance) versus when they’re a signal...
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