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We all know that nutrition and counting macros is something that can make a major difference in your health and body composition, but what about exercise? What kind of exercise do the folks over at Avatar do themselves? This was a great question asked by one of our listeners, and also an Avatar member named Leslie.

Are you new to the concept of counting macros or a veteran IIFYM-er? Either way, you're either going to burn out because you have some serious misconceptions about the process, or you're going to learn some deep truths about counting macros and what it's supposed to feel like on a day to day basis.

NEAT is an acronym that stands for "Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis." What does that mean? It means there's something you can tap into that burns A TON of extra calories, and you don't even have to go to the gym to access it.

Consider this episode the "Holy Grail" of dieting...

Pretty much every major restaurant has a Gluten-Free menu now, which is a GREAT thing for people with Celiac disease! However, is cutting out gluten really necessary if you don't have Celiac? Are you going to gain health and fat loss advantages by cutting it out of your diet? Perhaps, there may be more going on here than we see at the surface level...

If you've ever searched, "How long to recover from strained pec" or "How to rehab a pulled hamstring" you're not alone. Injuries happen to everyone at some point, and there's a jungle of information about what to do about them. Special guest Dr. Jessica Warnecke gives us great insight on how to treat and prevent injuries!

Has something interrupted your fitness journey? If it hasn't yet it will eventually. Injuries, illnesses, moves - they're gonna happen! We have to learn how to use setbacks to our advantage because if you take a passive approach and let them break your healthy habits and derail your momentum, they can cause a lot of damage. In this episode, we're going to look at a few major setbacks that have happened in my own personal journey, and what I learned from them that you can use to your advantage!

There's an old saying that "Life is about the journey, not the destination."