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Fit Body, Happy Joints ® Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
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- Health & Fitness
Develop your most fit body, while perserving your body. Dr. Shannon, DPT is a physical therapist and long-time fitness trainer. She integrates the current research with her experience as a PT and trainer to educate you on effective fitness practices that don't wreck your body. In her concise, no-fluff episodes, Shannon busts myths and gives you tangible takeaways in each episode. Try her workout platform here: https://www.evlofitness.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=link+in+bio&utm_campaign=evloTry her free class here: https://bit.ly/3jnJXi7Follow her on Instagram here: https://bit.ly/3DusHPjFollow her on Tiktok here: https://bit.ly/3Hn6cg5
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#170: What to do if you're exercising hard but not losing weight
In this episode, we discuss hormones, exercise, and nutrition and why you may not be losing weight despite working out hard. 0:00: Introduction 1:00: Are your hormones to blame? 2:10: Exercise has been oversold as a weight loss tool 5:02: “But, I’m eating clean.” 5:49: What's a better approach to losing weight? 14-day free Evlo trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on Instagram
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#169: How to balance exercise and cortisol
If you're not seeing results, you may have been told your cortisol could be to blame. How does cortisol affect fitness? And is there a way to "balance" healthy cortisol with staying active? 0:00: Introduction0:37: What is cortisol? 3:56: Stress imbalance 8:15: Effect of exercise on cortisol 11:07: Exercise recommendations for improving stress regulation 14-day free Evlo trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on Instagram
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#168: Training your core and diastasis recti with Dr. Elizabeth Knoble
Shannon interviews her pelvic floor PT, Dr. Elizabeth Knoble about how to train your core during pregnancy and beyond.0:00: Introduction to Dr. Elizabeth Knoble, PT, DPT 1:50: Abdominal separation vs. diastasis recti 10:02: Should you load your abdominals during pregnancy? 15:35: Can strengthening the rectus abdominis reduce diastasis recti? 17:28: What is coning and does it make diastasis worse? 22:15: Is deep core stability better than crunches? 27:05: How to properly engage the deep ...
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#167: Short workouts and exercise snacks
Can 10-minute workouts be effective? And can exercise "snacks" be an effective way to build muscle? 0:00: Introduction0:45: Does the duration of your workout really matter? 2:40: What type of stimulus is effective for results? 7:16: Minimum length of time that you can workout and still see results12:35 Exercise snacks15:03: Summary 14-day free Evlo trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on Instagram
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#166: Does more sweat = better results?
Why do we sweat in our workotus? And are sweaty workouts superior for fitness results? Dr. Shannon explains why sweating isn't necessarily related to fitness results. 0:00: Introduction1:02: Why do we sweat and what causes us to sweat? 3:25: Does sweating burn more calories? 5:58: More sweat doesn't equal more effective 7:59: Summary 14-day free Evlo trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow Fit Body, Happy Joints on Instagram
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#165: Improving metabolic flexibility for lasting results
Metabolic flexibility may be a term you've heard before. But what does it mean, and why is it important for overall health? Shannon breaks down the connection between metabolic flexibility and mitochondrial health and gives exercise recommendations for improving metabolic flexibility.1:45: Introduction2:45: Upward spiral4:17: What is metabolic flexibility?5:05: How to know if you’re metabolically flexible/inflexible7:45: How to train to be more metabolically flexible11:35: Types of fuel sourc...
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