It’s nearly that time of the year, so we take a moment to talk about the upcoming GWC meetup.

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#47: Meetup 2013 Roundtable

This week we dispel the myths around food logging, and take a look at how valuable (and easy) it can actually be.

#46: Food Logging

In this episode, we take a look at how one’s food tastes may change over time.

#45: Taste Change

We continue our discussion of all the various results available from diet and exercise plans and how to match your desired goals to a plan just right for you.

#44: Defining Results, Part 2

What exactly does someone mean when they say “my diet and exercise plan gets results?” We dive into all of the various “results” available (both good and bad) and examine what it means to match up various sets of results to best meet your true desires and goals.

#43: Defining Results

We all make “excuses” for not doing what’s necessary to achieve our fitness goals. Maybe it makes more sense to think of them like artificial barriers; we face many “real” barriers, ranging from current fitness to time constraints, all of which come together to form the “envelope” in which we can achieve. Why add additional [...]

#42: Artificial Barriers

We discuss our experiences with the Withings WiFi-enabled scale and body fat device. We identify the difference between lifting for strength, lifting for size, and lifting for endurance/power. And we run down the top things you might want to know if you’re headed to the gym for the first time (or returning after a long [...]

#41: Withings Scale/Lifting for Purpose

We suggest maybe converting those new year resolutions to goals — and even shorter sub-goals that you can attain (and celebrate!) in the short run.

#40: Goals Over Resolutions

We take a look at compound exercises and how they fit into the workout routine as well as discuss some of our recent data collection experiences.

#39: Compound Exercises, Data Collection

In this episode of FitSmart, we implore you to give yourself a much-needed break this holiday season. Keep that “screw you” spirit strong and make your own decisions about exercise and diet during the holidays, but once you’ve made a decision, accept it and enjoy yourself. Also, we take a listener calls.

#38: Holiday Forgiveness

We discuss the myths and realities of “body types.” And we update you on our most recent experiences with fitness data collection devices, including the new Bodymedia Core activity tracker and Runkeeper.

#37: Body Type Myths and Device Updates

We discuss how to collect and interpret data when working on long-term fitness goals. We dispel the myth that women who don’t wish to “bulk up” shouldn’t lift. And we take some great listener calls including a tale of Thanksgiving dinner and an insightful question about how to manage meals in a household packed with [...]

#36: Data For The Long Term

It can be truly difficult to tell the difference between useful diet and exercise advice that can help you achieve your goals and the potentially dangerous stuff. We identify some red flags — specifics that indicate that you may need to examine the advice you’re hearing or reading more carefully before accepting it. These include [...]

#35: Fitness Red Flags

Many fitness goals take a while to reach, so this week we dive into the many differences between motivating yourself for short term action (like making it to the gym today) and motivating yourself for long term success. Key discussions: accepting variation in your eating and workout plans, avoiding burnout, and interpreting slow-to-change data.

#34: Motivating for the Long Term

We introduce what’ll be a new segment to the podcast: fitness myths. And we start with the myth of targeted fat loss — the erroneous idea that working out a specific part of the body will spur loss of fat in that area. Not so much, it seems, though there are ways to speed the [...]

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