5 Fitness & Nutrition Myths That Are Holding You Back
Reframing Persistent Myths That Won't Give Up
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In This Issue
Deep Dive: 5 fitness & nutrition myths that are holding you back
Win of the Week: A surprise radio hit reminds us your voice travels further than you think
Pulse Check: How dialed in is your body and nutrition?
Win of the Week
An Xponential member just came through a major personal and professional storm — and the skills they built through coaching and community made all the difference.
Surviving the storm is half the win.
The rest is just momentum.
Pulse Check
Deep Dive:
5 Fitness & Nutrition Myths That Are Holding You Back
A very large Argentine has been training me in the gym — 45 minutes a day, Monday through Friday, for the last 2 weeks. Physical and conceptual pain have been my companions as he reframed my understanding of my body and nutrition.
I’ve lived a healthy, optimized life for years. But coaching recalibrated me — sharpened my routines, refined my nutrition, shattered myths I didn’t know I was still holding onto.
Most modern Americans are physical beings trapped in sedentary habits and empty diets. The result? Diminished energy, creativity, and clarity.
Here are five reframes that helped me—and can help you—live stronger, clearer, more alive.
Reframe #1: Sunlight Is Fuel
We were told the sun causes cancer—so we live like mushrooms indoors.
But your body wasn’t built for fluorescent light. You were made for sunlight.
Morning sun boosts serotonin, vitamin D, immunity, and sleep rhythm. Low vitamin D is linked to higher cancer risk—not moderate sun exposure.
Reframe #2: Walking Is Thinking
High-intensity workouts? Great. But what if the most powerful movement is the one that gets ignored: walking.
It primes your brain, lowers cortisol, improves glucose control, and literally grows memory circuits.
Creativity doesn’t start at your desk. It emerges in motion.
Reframe #3: Strength Is the Standard
You don’t lift to look good—you lift to stay capable, resilient, and clear.
Strength training improves bone density, brain function, metabolism, and releases myokines—molecules that fight inflammation, depression, and aging.
After 40, if your lifestyle doesn’t demand strength, your body silently declines.
Reframe #4: Carbs + Protein Are a Power Couple
Carbs got demonized. Protein got oversold. Meanwhile, the body wants both.
Protein builds muscle. Carbs help that protein work—restoring glycogen, lowering stress hormones, fueling recovery.
Ignore one or rely on processed food, and you’ll lose clarity and energy.
Reframe #5: Lifestyle First, Math Second
Calorie math matters—but only in context.
If you move little, sleep poorly, eat processed food, and live in stress, logging calories only raises anxiety.
When movement, sleep, nutrition, and rhythm are aligned, modest deficits melt fat without all the tracking.
Let me know which reframe hit hardest—or reply and tell me what you're working through now.
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