1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of My Heart Radio. 2 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland, and this is Fitness Disrupted. So 3 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: I questioned whether I wanted to do this as a 4 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: fit tip because I am a super super positive person 5 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: and not that this topic isn't, but it just it 6 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: felt weird, and I talked about it with people which 7 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: kind of said to me, you should probably use it 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: as a fit tip two. And it's super powerful to me, 9 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: and it goes to my philosophy and my methodology and 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: just you know, human nature and human behavior and simplicity, 11 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: and you know, unfortunately a huge part of the human 12 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: condition is what we don't appreciate our health until we 13 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: lose it. You know that goes for exercise, right. How 14 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: often do I talk about prehab versus rehab? You know, 15 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: it's not a matter of if you're going to do 16 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: certain exercises, but when shoulder exercises, lower back exercises, lower 17 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: body exercises because knee and hip issues. And I get it, 18 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: many of these exercises are boring. You can make them fun, 19 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: but it's human condition. As you know, well, I'm not 20 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: going to do those exercises. I'm healthy. Why would I 21 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: do them. So we wait to do those exercises until 22 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: we get hurt, and we have to pay someone to 23 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: make us do the very things that would have potentially 24 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: obviously things happen, but greatly decreased our likelihood of having 25 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: that issue. And that's just that's human nature and that 26 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: and what's what's even more mind boggling, if you really 27 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: sit down and think about it for a while, is 28 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: then you get hurt or you get sick, and you 29 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Then you start to appreciate, you know, your health. 30 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: Then you get better and you forget about it, you 31 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: go back to your old ways, right, And that's evolutionary, 32 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: I would argue, right, we can't dwell, we can't remember 33 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: how painful things were. That would be a problem, right, 34 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: especially thousands of years ago, and so there's obviously an 35 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: evolutionary component to it. But I'm going to take that 36 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: same concept and apply it to eating. And I think 37 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: this clarifies for a lot of people a lot of 38 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: the confusion at least, and I totally understand, you know, 39 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: if there's confusion with exercise, which there is and always 40 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: will be, and I would argue there's more so today 41 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: because of the ability of people to just put so 42 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: much information out there social media and everything bad information. 43 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean, sure it's problematic with exercise, even worse with nutrition. 44 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: You know, most people don't know what a carbohydrate is. 45 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: Many people think carbs are bad for you. But when 46 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: you put it into this context, I think it clarifies 47 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: things really quickly. And I don't want to get into 48 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: I think this is definitely why I was hesitant about 49 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: doing this specific topic. But let's assume you're healthy, right, 50 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: and you're eating whatever way you're eating, and you're struggling, 51 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: and you know, you're trying to figure out what works 52 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: for you, and you're trying different diets and things like that, 53 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: and you've heard advice, but you know you're still trying 54 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: the the quick fixes and things like that. But then let's, 55 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: just for argument's sake, give you the hypothetical situation that 56 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: you did get sick, you went to the doctor, and 57 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: you had a diagnosis that when you don't want to 58 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: hear it'll leave it at that, even like, this is 59 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: just how much of you know a person who focuses 60 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: on a positive I am and I would like to 61 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: say this, but we have to write so you get 62 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: a diagnosis me doctor, like, you know, really important one 63 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: and many people are dealing with this right now is 64 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: which is another reason why you know it's it's an 65 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: uncomfortable topic to talk about. But just like prehab versus 66 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: rehab with exercise, we can apply that concept to nutritions. 67 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: So in other words, if you got sick, assuming you're 68 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: healthy now at a diagnosis you know, problematic, how would 69 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: you change how you eat? What would you start doing differently? 70 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: I mean think about that. I would argue many people 71 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: who struggle to figure out what's healthy? What's a carb? Uh? 72 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: And again for obvious reasons, so much conflicting information out there. 73 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: But if you said, you know now your life literally 74 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: depends on it, I think that clarifies things really quickly. 75 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: I know it clarifies things really quickly with people. And 76 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: so that's how I actually focus on my eating as well. 77 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: There's so many different mental kind of ways of looking 78 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: at what we do to enjoy it more. This This 79 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: is like, you know, we're now getting into motivation and 80 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: intrinsic motivation, but when I eat healthy foods, it's pretty 81 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: happy for me. In other words, I know that it's 82 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: helping prevent issues, is it? You know, guaranteed no, And 83 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: that's a huge part of the problem. But there's pretty 84 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: much nothing, not much, not nothing about how I approach 85 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: exercise and nutrition right now that I would change if 86 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: I got that diagnosis or when I get that diagnosis. 87 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: I know, it's like people don't say that I don't 88 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: believe in luck. I believe in controlling what we can 89 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: just letting the other stuff go. And that feels good 90 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,559 Speaker 1: mentally to know that I'm doing everything I can based 91 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: on what I know that I wouldn't change much at all. 92 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: Maybe you know, no, it's moderation. You know, I have 93 00:06:55,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: red wine, I have you know, desserts occasionally twenty percent 94 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: of the time, right I indulge on occasion. But there's 95 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: nothing about what I'm doing now that I would probably 96 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: change when faced with a health issue. And so that's 97 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: my point. It's a tough, you know, way to look 98 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: at it, but I think it clarifies, you know, using 99 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: that same analogy with prehab versus rehab, you need to 100 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: do the things in your exercise program to prevent those 101 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: issues from happening, and the same thing is true with 102 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: our eating plants. So to take that approach, I think 103 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people know a lot more about eating 104 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: healthy and what they would do when faced with that 105 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: potential issue, And so I just wanted to put that 106 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: out there because I think it could be really powerful. 107 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: And listen, so much of the information and messaging you're 108 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: getting just isn't right and isn't working. So we need 109 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: to constantly look at things in different ways, And so 110 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: I want you to think long and hard about that, 111 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: especially when we're healthy. Are you doing everything that you 112 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: would be doing when faced with that type of issue? 113 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: What would you do differently? And actually it's not just nutrition. 114 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: Would you be moving more? Would you be exercising more? 115 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: Would you control the things that I end every show 116 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: talking about. You know, stress will lead to disease, lack 117 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: of movement will lead to disease, lack of eating healthy 118 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: will lead to disease, Which is why we need to 119 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: control whatever we can whenever we can. And that's a 120 00:08:55,800 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: great thing. But just food for thought, No, leave it 121 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: at that. How are you eating now? And how would 122 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: you eat if you're told you needed to eat better? 123 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna leave it at that. If you're told you 124 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: had to improve your diet and it was crucial that 125 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: you did for health, reasons. My guess is you have 126 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: some pretty good ideas on how to do that. And 127 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: let me leave you with this. It can be enjoyable. 128 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: It can be enjoyable. You can find foods that are 129 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: healthy that you enjoy, and truthfully, when you struggle with 130 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: the processed foods and the excess weight and all that 131 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: stuff that doesn't feel as good as being healthy does 132 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: and not having the pains and not having the mental 133 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: issues that come with all of that, and so a 134 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: difficult topic, but one that I think needs to be discussed. 135 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: Take a long hard look, and this is where we 136 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: appreciate our health. Take a long hard look at what 137 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: you're doing now with your diet, and change it now 138 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: before and two decrease the likelihood that we get that 139 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: diagnosis of anything, because it matters. Eating healthy food is 140 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: protective in so many ways. And that is one of 141 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: the many reasons that I enjoy eating healthy so much, 142 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: is I've found foods that I like. They make me 143 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: feel good physically, and then the mental side of knowing 144 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: that I am doing really good things for my future health. 145 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: That's another level and you can get there too, all right, 146 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: That was difficult. That was difficult, which means it was worthwhile. 147 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: It's always the way it is, all right, So thank 148 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: you for listening. I am Tom Holland, Exercise physiologists, certified 149 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: sports nutritionists. 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