December 06, 2025

229: Simple Exercises to Heal Your Body and Your Gut - with Philip Pape

50 minutes

If you're not exercising, you're not taking care of your gut.

Physical fitness has very real healing capabilities for your digestive system. That's why I'm sitting down with the data-driven physique engineer and host of the wits and weights podcast, Philip Pape to teach you how to use fitness as a tool to heal your gut.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

How simple exercises can improve digestion and reduce inflammation
The link between fitness and a healthier gut microbiome
Fitness and immune function, insulin sensitivity and health span
How movement promotes healthy detoxification
Why strength training is one of the most underused gut-healing tools
How bacterial byproducts improve lean muscle
How muscle improves bacteria
How you can optimize your fitness and lifestyle to promote fitness and gut health at the same time
Learning how to separate myth from real swcience

229: Simple Exercises to Heal Your Body and Your Gut - with Philip Pape

50 minutes

If you're not exercising, you're not taking care of your gut.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

How simple exercises can improve digestion and reduce inflammation
The link between fitness and a healthier gut microbiome
Fitness and immune function, insulin sensitivity and health span
How movement promotes healthy detoxification
Why strength training is one of the most underused gut-healing tools
How bacterial byproducts improve lean muscle
How muscle improves bacteria
How you can optimize your fitness and lifestyle to promote fitness and gut health at the same time
Learning how to separate myth from real swcience