LiftingLindsay's More Than Fitness

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You may think you understand the important of steps as far as energy out goes, but there is SO MUCH MORE to it than that!!! Today’s Episode we are breaking down WHY we track steps, and what the research shows about different step averages in regards to your overall health and hitting your fitness goals.

Topics:
  • (00:24) - Mesocycle and Microcycle
  • (01:57) - Versa Gripps
  • (04:44) - Steps challenge and step knowledge
  • (05:54) - Don't get weird about steps
  • (07:35) - Step levels explained
  • (10:31) - Why 8,000 steps?
  • (13:15) - Benefits that are often overlooked
  • (18:41) - What about 12,000?
  • (22:21) - Does cardio count towards steps?
  • (24:29) - Movement builds momentum
  • (27:58) - Changing the story you tell about yourself
  • (33:33) - Doing all or something
  • (34:24) - It willl look different for everybody
  • (37:46) - Suggestions from recent steps challenge
  • (45:17) - Habit stacking
  • (47:52) - Recapping the benefits of movement

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Studies sited
  • PMID: 29289613 Homeostatic and non-homeostatic appetite control along the spectrum of physical activity levels: An updated perspective
  • Burton, H.M. and E.F. Coyle, Daily Step Count and Postprandial Fat Metabolism. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2021. 53(2): p. 333-340.
  • Sullivan Bisson, A.N., S.A. Robinson, and M.E. Lachman, Walk to a better night of sleep: testing the relationship between physical activity and sleep. Sleep Health, 2019. 5(5):
  • Foright, R., et al., Effects of Exercise during Weight Loss Maintenance on Appetite Regulation in Women. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med, 2020.
  • Foright, R.M., et al., Is regular exercise an effective strategy for weight loss maintenance?  Physiol Behav, 2018.
  • Mayer, J., P. Roy, and K.P. Mitra, Relation between caloric intake, body weight, and physical work: studies in an industrial male population in West Bengal.  Am J Clin Nutr, 1956.

Creators and Guests

Host
Lindsay
Wife and mother of three. I have a deep passion for learning and teaching. I also really love lifting weights and fitness.

What is LiftingLindsay's More Than Fitness?

Dive into the joy of fitness with Lindsay and other guests exploring how it goes well and beyond the gym floor, the number on the scale, the size of your waist or the calories you're counting.