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How to Shift Your Running Mindset When Every Run Feels Heavy
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Struggling with running confidence in the heat or after burnout? Learn practical mindset shifts to reframe walk breaks, reset your mental game, and rebuild joy in your training.
Misinformation in Women’s Fitness: How CICO and Oversimplified Science Fail Athletes
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Exposing misinformation in women’s health and fitness. Why oversimplified CICO claims and dismissing hormones harm athletes—and what real coaching looks like.
Cortisol Isn’t Ruining Your Body… But This Might Be
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Cortisol isn’t the enemy, but chronic imbalance can crush performance. Learn the science, myths, testing realities, and how to keep it working for you.
Endurance Cultures, Aging, and the Research Gaps No One Talks About
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Exploring the Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, Indigenous endurance cultures, and why joint health and menopause research gaps still exist—and how we can close them.
In a Perfect World: How Fitness Professionals Would Actually Listen
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What if fitness professionals led with curiosity, empathy, and collaboration instead of ego? Here’s how health and fitness could look if experts valued lived experience—especially for underrepresented athletes.