Calorie Control, Setting Boundaries, Preventing Injury, and Sobering Math
Article Round-Up: 4.24.22
Enjoy this week’s round-up of articles, podcasts, and more from the web.
“The Secret to Calorie Control w/ Megan”
Takeaway: In this interview with A-Team OG Megan, you’ll hear an insider recount of the origins of A-Team Fitness. We also discuss endobariatric weight loss surgery, the fight against obesity, life timelines, and why calories matter.
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“How Saying ‘No’ Can Seriously Change Your Life”
Takeaway: “Every time you say ‘yes’ to one thing, you’re saying ‘no’ to something else. With no sense of your own priorities, or the respite to tend to them, you’re left feeling overwhelmed, overburdened, anxious, and stressed.”
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“5 Ways To Prevent Injury In The Gym”
Takeaway: Freak accidents happen. Fortunately, most gym injuries occur because we get careless. (And carelessness can be fixed.) This article will walk you through five ways to avoid the silly mistakes that lead you to be stuck at home licking your wounds.
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Takeaway: For Author Sahil Bloom, who sees his parents about once a year, he figures he’s got about fifteen more visits with his parents who are in their mid-60s. That’s fifteen more visits with them, forever.
For author Tim Urban, he figures he has about twenty years worth of time with his parents. The first nineteen years were spent the first nineteen years of his life. The remaining one year of time is spread out throughout the remaining years of his life.
Pretty sobering math to think about, but it can shed light on what really matters.