
Making Fitness Funner Podcast
Using science to help you set and hit fitness goals. Giving you motivation and encouragement to make strides to better fitness.
Episodes
210 episodes
Fit or Fat?
Everyone knows that excess weight is bad for your health and exercise is good for your health, this week I look at whether exercise can offset the health challenges of extra weight.
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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9:46

Best Morning Routine
Have you ever wanted more energy, less stress, more flexibility, etc in your day? If so this week I look at proven ways to start your day to help you have a great day.
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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9:59

Pre, Pro, Post Biotics
You have probably heard of prebiotics probiotics and maybe even postbiotics, but do you understand what they are and what they do for your health? This week I look at the difference between pre pro and post biotics and how to use them to improv...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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10:23

Improve Your Nutrition the Easy Way
This is one of the best ways to eat healthier and save money.
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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10:14

Goldilocks and your Health
It seems that everyone has some extreme health tip that is the secret to being your best. This week I look at different extreme health fads and see what really works.
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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9:55

Hydration
As the weather warms up are you well hydrated? Are you over hydrated? How can you tell? This week I look at proper hydration and how to achieve it.
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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10:00

Posture
Can your posture effect the way you feel? This week I look at the physical and emotional changes due to posture.
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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10:16

A Fun Fitness Idea that's so Simple a Kid can do it
This week I look at a fitness idea that will have dramatic impact on your overall fitness that is fun and so simple a kid can do it.
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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10:10

Make Healthier Arteries
This week I look at what the research sys about improving the health of your arteries. Find out how much and how hard you need to exercise to have healthy arteries.
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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9:57

Reset Your Body Clock
As I record this it is the Monday after changing to Daylight Savings Time, so I offer some tips on how to reset your internal clock faster.
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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9:04

Is Walking Enough Exercise?
This week I look at whether walking will give you enough health benefits of if you need to have more strenuous cardio exercise.
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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10:08

Things That Work to Lose Weight
There are all kinds of diet plans but what really works? This week I look at tips from people who have lost thirty or more pounds and have kept it off for more than 5 years.
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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10:23

Protein Primer Part 2
This week I look at good and bad sources of protein. I also look at marketing tricks designed to fool us into thinking something is high protein.
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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10:21

What You Need to Know About Protein (Part1)
Every health and wellness post you see seems to be telling you to eat more protein and all of your problems will be solved. This week I look at what protein is, what it does in your body, and how much you need.
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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10:21

Exercise for Your Brain
We know the physical benefits of exercise, but did you know exercise can make you smarter? This week I look at the benefits of exercise for your brain.
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10:27

Health Risks of Ultra-procesed Food
This week I look at what effect ultra-processed food has on your health. Spoiler alert, it's not good.
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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10:30

What is Ultraprocessed Food?
Many people want to "eat Better" but don't really know what that means. Some want to avoid processed food. What they really mean is to avoid ultra-processed food. In this episode I tell you what ultra-processed food is and how to recognize it.
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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10:30

2024 Year in Review
This week I summarize the topics I covered in 2024. So for a reminder of the basics or to see which episodes you want to re-listen to listen to this episode.
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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10:05

Survival of the Fittest
Your fitness level is directly related to your chance of surviving. This week I look at how improving your fitness will help you live longer.
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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9:33

Make Your Workout More Productive
When you find the time to exercise is it as productive as it can be? This week I look at how to get more out of your exercise time.
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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10:09

Flexibility
Is one kind of stretching better that another? Why do we need to stretch? What other options do we need to stay flexible?
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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9:31

Be Kind
With so much negativity and disagreement these days it seems like kindness is rare. This week I look at the positive benefits of just being nice.
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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10:03

Why is it So Hard to Exercise
Almost everyone agrees that exercise is good for you yet only about two in ten actually get the recommended minimum exercise. Why is it so hard to actually make yourself exercise. This week I look at why it is hard and give some encouragement.
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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10:10
