How to: Fitness
What's the history behind MLMs? How is technology changing our fitness? How have beauty standards evolved over the past few decades?
Veterans of the fitness industry, Michael Ulloa and Kate Lyman, bring you a brand new podcast that's all about about busting common fitness and nutrition myths, helping you separate fact from fiction, and providing you with practical, evidence-based information in a wellness space overrun with misinformation.
Episodes
44 episodes
43 | The Problematic Origins of BMI: Why This Health Metric Is Failing Us
Is BMI really an accurate measure of health, or is it an outdated tool rooted in inequality that is causing more harm than good?In this episode 43 “The Problematic Origins of BMI: Why This Health Metric Is Failing Us” of the How to Fitn...
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Episode 43
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31:00
42 | GLP-1 Medications Explained: What You Need to Know in 2025
Are GLP-1 weight loss drugs the solution we've been waiting for—or just another manifestation of diet culture in disguise?In this episode 42, "GLP-1 Medications Explained: What You Need to Know in 2025," of the How to Fitness Podcast, we...
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Episode 42
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46:13
41 | The Detox Myth: Exploring the Truth Behind Toxins and Wellness Trends
Are you tired of detox fads that promise the world but deliver disappointment?In this episode 41 " The Detox Myth: Exploring the truth behind toxins and wellness trends " of the How to Fitness Podcast, we dive deep into the murky ...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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38:56
40 | The Sketchy Side of the Supplement Industry
In this episode of the How To Fitness podcast, Michael Ulloa and Kate Lyman take a deep dive into the largely under-regulated supplement industry. We draw attention to the history, legislation, and current state of dietary supplements in the U....
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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54:25
39 | 5 Fitness Tips for New Parents (Or Anyone Short on Time)
We are often asked questions about navigating fitness, health, and overall wellness as a new parent who is sleep deprived and short on time. Today we’re talking through five tips we rely on as new(ish) parents. These tips are applicable for any...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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26:15
38 | The Ultimate Guide to Hydration: Are You Doing It Wrong?
In this episode of the 'How to Fitness Podcast,' hosts Kate Lyman and Michael Ulloa discuss the importance of hydration and its impact on overall health and exercise performance. They share personal weekend experiences, then dive into in-depth ...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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40:46
37 | Q&A: Everything You Need to Know about Cortisol
In this episode of the How To Fitness podcast, hosts Michael Ulloa and Kate Lyman delve into the controversial topic of cortisol. They discuss the internet's obsession with cortisol and its impact on health, rooted in sensationalized online con...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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27:03
36 | The Raw Truth: Does Milk Cause Inflammation?
It’s 2024 so of course milk is a controversial topic! In this deep dive we discuss the recent trends in social media concerning milk's nutritional value and potential health risks, such as inflammation and cancer. The episode also explores the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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49:31
35 | Navigating The Cult of Wellness
In this episode of the 'How To Fitness' podcast, hosts Michael Ulloa and Kate Lyman explore the idea of cult-like tendencies within the wellness industry, covering fitness, nutrition, and overall wellness. They analyze the psychological reasons...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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47:52
34 | Q&A: Optimizing Hormones, Supplement Safety, and Set Point Weight Theory
In this episode we address various questions from listeners in this Q&A episode. We discuss the validity of the 'Set Point Weight Theory', the safety of using supplements, the impact of hormones on fitness, and managing constant hunger. Las...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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16:42
33 | Misconceptions of a Non-Diet Approach With The Nutrition Tea, Shana Spence
In this episode of the How to: Fitness podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Shana Minei Spence, who you may know as The Nutrition Tea on social media.Shana is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist based in Brooklyn, New York. She...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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36:51
32 | Should I Trust My Smartwatch?
In this episode of the How To Fitness Podcast, we delve into smartwatch reliability and usage, with a special focus on whether these popular devices can be trusted for fitness tracking.We cover smartwatch features like step counts, sleep...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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42:32
31 | The Physiology & Psychology of Emotional Eating: You’re Not Broken, You’re Human
This episode is one of our longest and, hopefully, one that can be supportive to many. We dive into a comprehensive discussion on emotional eating, the normal physical and physiological processes that play a role, and the impact of stress on ea...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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58:21
30 | Q&A from Spain with Michael and Kate
In this episode of 'How to Fitness Podcast,' Michael and I share a rare in-person discussion from Valencia, Spain. We delve into our current travels, touch on Michael’s missed Ironman event, and discuss the significance of adjusting fitness goa...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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33:56
29 | Do We Really Need to Exercise?
In today’s episode we explore the question of ‘do we need to exercise?’. We take a deep dive into the extent to which we can control our own health outcomes. Does exercise really benefit health? What is the minimal effective dose? Can we hack o...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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46:33
28 | The Transformation of Food Labels: Helpful to Harmful?
In today's episode of the 'How to: Fitness' podcast, we take a deep dive into food labels. We delve into how nutrition labels evolved from primarily addressing food safety and illness prevention to focusing on health and calorie content, we exa...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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53:33
27 | Fact Checking 5 Fear Mongered Foods
In this episode of the 'How to Fitness Podcast', we bust common myths about food and products. We tackle misinformation about aspartame, oatmeal, Himalayan sea salt, seed oils, and sunscreen (not a food, we know!). From debunking aspartame's ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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31:59
26 | Does What We Eat Affect Our Mental Health?
How does what we eat influence our mental health?In today's episode of the 'How to: Fitness' podcast, we take a deep dive into the relationship between diet and mental health. We discuss and studies and evidence to support the impact of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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45:21
25 | Family "Fat Talk:" The Dire Impact of Family Body Talk
In this episode of How To: Fitness we are discussing the impact of diet talk and “Fat Talk” received by our families and how that may have shaped our eating behaviors and relationships with foods. We discuss the role parents and siblings play i...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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45:25
24 | Q&A: Carb Cycling, Burning Calories, and Exercising with Age
Today’s episode is a quick-fire Q&A answering questions from listeners. We discuss carb cycling, whether you should workout when tired, calorie tracking, and more.0:45 Is carb cycling necessary?2:07 Is it okay to still...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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14:04
23 | The Myth of Cycle Syncing & Becoming Our Own Experts on Menstruation with Dr. Alyssa Olenick
In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr. Alyssa Olenick, an expert in exercise physiology. Dr. Alyssa delves into her research on sex differences and metabolic response to exercise and shares her knowledge on menstrual cycle importance and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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58:06
22 | Goopified Wellness: When the Pursuit of "Wellness" Creates Barriers to Health
This episode has been a long time coming for us. Today we not only want to talk about problematic wellness brands and the treatments and products they promote, but the barriers they create around wellness and how that negatively impacts our per...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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39:26
21 | The "Anti-Aging" Craze: When the Secret to Youth Isn't Actually A Secret
Today we’re talking about the overwhelming amount of anti-aging messaging we receive and what actually contributes to our health and longevity. We’re talking about “anti-aging” products and treatments, the lengths we go to to look younger, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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59:07
20 | Why Sleep Isn’t Boring: What We Don’t Know About Sleep
In this episode of How to: Fitness, we’re talking about sleep - a topic that can seem really boring but is truly a missing key in our overall health and wellness. Today we’re talking about what we do and don’t know about sleep, its impact on ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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48:48
19 | Rethinking Our Drinking: The Science & Our Relationship With Alcohol
Today we're taking a (mostly) objective approach to alcohol consumption - the risks, the benefits, and the drinking culture we are up against, and how it all impacts our nutrition, our fitness, and our overall health. We talk through taking a "...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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54:06