Fit Literate

In this Detox episode Carolyn talks about the phrase "get in shape," why it can be harmful, and what it has to do with bear cubs and Kim K's Met Gala dress. 

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Is Clean Eating the holy grail to good health like Instagram health coaches would lead you to believe? Probably not. In this episode, Carolyn and Laura explain why eating clean isn't all it's cracked up to be (and maybe doesn't actually exist?)

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Everybody is looking to get something out of their workouts, but the mainstream fitness industry tends to only center "results" related to the size and appearance of our bodies. This can make it challenging to stick with a workout program or long-term fitness goal without being sucked back into the diet culture vortex. In this Energy Bite, Laura breaks down other "results" we can pay attention to, track, and work towards when pursuing fitness from a body-neutral perspective.

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Have you ever started a workout plan or made a fitness goal but struggled to stick to it? In this Detox episode Carolyn breaks down popular accountability strategies in fitness and the key to making sure they actually work for you. 

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Have you ever used Pinterest to find information and inspiration about fitness, nutrition, or weight loss? If you are one of the millions of users on the site, you probably have - and you've probably encountered some weird, dangerous, and scam-y stuff along the way. In today's episode we discuss the toxic swamp that is the "health and fitness" side of Pinterest. We also touch on how the website played into our own fraught relationships with fitness and body image, how we like to use Pinterest these days, and what we think of the move Pinterest made to ban weight loss ads from it's platform.

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When we aren't seeing progress in the gym it's easy to assume it's because we aren't working hard enough (cue Kim K meme), but sometimes, the exact opposite is true. In this detox episode Carolyn explains how approaching fitness with a "more is more" mentality can lead to overtraining, burn-out, and less progress towards your goals. 

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It's often said that consistency is the key to reaching your goals (in fitness and otherwise) but actually being consistent is easier said than done. In this energy bite, Laura walks you through three questions to help re-frame you understanding on consistency to be less rigid and more effective for reaching your long term goals. 

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Cassey Ho of Blogilates has been a popular and influential figure in the online fitness space for well over a decade. Her cheery and welcoming disposition and masterful branding has gained her a massive following across social media platforms and a loyal fanbase that love her pop-music fueled pilates workouts. But she has also received criticism throughout her career - some earned and some definitely not. In this (extremely lengthy) episode we dive into the progression of Cassie's career, the backlashes, the responses, and the things we wish she would do differently to make a more positive impact on the many, many people who look up to her. 

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In part 3 of Laura's Energy Bites series, she talks about how to adjust when when things aren't going to plan and gives a personal example of how she's had to adjust after the workout program she started at the beginning of the year.

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In this Detox expisode, Carolyn breaks down the use of the word "results" in fitness marketing and how to re-frame your understanding of "results" to get more our of your workouts.

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