Fasting

08/28/20 • 48 min

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). This week we’re returning to our roots (shoutout Delayed Reactions pod) and reviewing an episode from a new Netflix show called (Un)Well. The docu-series takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry and offers some perspectives on whether health trends truly live up to their promises. We discuss the series’ fourth episode, which is all about fasting (13:20), including what we think about it as a healing practice, if we would try intermittent fasting (21:23) and the most controversial part of the show, one woman’s 28 day water fast (26:16). Sam and Ali have very different styles of eating, and different opinions on fasting. They discuss intuitive eating (22:55) and Ali shares her number one health tip (32:22).

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Unfit Book Club: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid — Part III

Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD) and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Welcome back to the Unfit Book Club. We’re onto Part 3 of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid: it’s the Thanksgiving dinner we’ve been waiting for and let me tell you Kiley DELIVERED. We discuss topics like racial fetishization (15:16), which is what Alix accuses Kelley of, and white saviorship (19:38), which Kelley accuses Alix of. Amid all the drama, no one is asking Emira what she wants. As white women, we had to do our research on these topics and we encourage anyone listening who is white to do the same. Grab your book and follow along!

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Halt the Hustle with Meghan Hale

Like, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! (https://apple.co/2Nq9und) Follow Unfit on Instagram (https://bit.ly/3hxTUnD). Why do we praise people for hustling, but never for taking a break when they need it? This thought came up a few days ago in a conversation Ali had with our friend and now yours, Meghan Hale. Megan is currently pursuing a degree in Health and Wellness and a certificate in Integrative Functional Nutrition. Before deciding to study nutrition, Meghan spent years trying to “fit a square peg into a round hole.” She came to realize that life is not about finding the one thing you’re meant to do. You can be happy just being you. We’re talking about why we don’t need to create a set of rules for ourselves to measure our productivity, fitness or nutrition (12:53), flipping the script on hustle culture to praise our friends for actually taking a break (21:51), and being our own biggest fans (24:19). We are all so proud of how different we are, so why do we look for a single solution to achieve optimal health? (27:27) Follow Meghan on Instagram (https://bit.ly/32djeti) and check out her food account, @heywhatscooking, if you need some inspiration in the kitchen (https://bit.ly/32bHE6y).