Episodes

Oct. 24, 2025

218 - 10k Steps A Day Isn't Enough (If That's All You're Doing)

10k Steps. Often see as the gold standard for weight loss and fitness goals, but there's a caveat: Where your steps come from, matters. Many people have active jobs such as nurses, teachers, or manufacturing jobs - and that's...

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Oct. 17, 2025

217 - Is Peanut Butter A Protein Source?

Hello Nerdles! Welcome back! This week, Team Nerdle talks strength training - more specifically, how Beth and Matt are both progressing with their strength training. We dive into Matt's running progress as well before having ...

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Oct. 10, 2025

216 - Fitness Doesn’t Have a Look (and Why Body Shaming Needs to Go A…

Your body doesn’t have to look a certain way to be fit. In this episode, Matt and Beth call out body shaming in fitness culture and discuss how fitness doesn't have a 'look'. The reality is - you can be healthy in a larger bo...

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Oct. 3, 2025

215 - Cardio Mistakes To Avoid

We're back! This week we are continuing our conversation from last week's episode about strength training mistakes - we're talking cardio! Before we get to that topic, we caught up with each others fitness and training progre...

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Sept. 26, 2025

214 - Strength Training Mistakes To Avoid

Whatsup Nerdles! This week we had a great conversation full of solid information. We caught up with Beth and her reverse diet, Matt and his 50k training, the dangers of women running alone, parenting, and more! After catching...

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Sept. 19, 2025

213 - Stop Letting Fitness Limit Your Life

Peanut butter isn’t protein, “fitness to say yes” is the goal, and post-goal blues are real! This week we unpack why awareness beats labels, how to be movable enough to say yes to hikes, runs, and life, and Matt’s 25K fueling...

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Sept. 12, 2025

212- How To Get Rid Of 'Meno Belly'

Meno belly. Cortisol face. These are terms used to target menopausal women by influencers and grifters online. Not only are they completely bogus terms but they aren't endearing, either. In this episode we dive into world of ...

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Sept. 5, 2025

211 - Ozempic for Everyone? The Problem With Targeting Young Women

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are being marketed everywhere - but who’s really being targeted and who's benefitting? Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on how these drugs are promoted to the two most vulnerable...

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Aug. 29, 2025

210 - How To Get Started With Hiking

We did it! Last week, we hiked Mount Katahdin and in this week's episode we're recapping our grueling hike up this majestic mountain. We talk about doing hard things, our favorite and least favorite parts of the hike, what su...

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Aug. 22, 2025

209 - Q&A: Hiking, Breakfast, Toned Arms & Coaching Truths

We’re live from Maine, celebrating Beth’s 10 years of sobriety with a week of hiking, including the infamous Mount Katahdin. Joined by Amy Rudolph from Team BFF, this episode is part celebration, part Q&A, and part hot topics...

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Aug. 15, 2025

208 - The Brain’s Comfort Scripts & How to Beat Them

Ever notice how your brain gets real creative when it’s trying to talk you out of doing something hard? Today, we get real about two big hurdles in chasing lofty goals - the isolation that comes with intense focus (whether it...

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Aug. 8, 2025

207 - Why Simple Isn't Easy (And Why You Keep Getting In Your Own Way)

In today’s episode, we tackle one of the most misunderstood truths in health and fitness: just because something is simple, doesn’t mean it’s easy . From the basics of nutrition and movement to the mental game of consistency,...

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Aug. 1, 2025

206 - Your Kids Are Watching: Body Image, Motherhood & the BS We Carr…

In this raw and revealing episode, we sit down with IFBB Bikini Olympia champion Nathalia Melo , who takes us behind the curtain of bodybuilding, body image, and motherhood. From hiding her body three months before winning th...

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July 25, 2025

206 - The Boring Basics That Actually Work for Fat Loss

Fat loss - when done right, it's boring! That's exactly what we're talking about this week - the boring basics from fat loss plateaus to pizza trade-offs, we break down the boring basics most people skip, and why that’s exact...

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July 18, 2025

204: Women, Muscle, and Metabolism: Cutting Through The Myths With Dr…

Today we’re cutting through the noise with Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple - exercise physiologist, researcher, and straight-up myth-buster when it comes to training, fueling, and empowering women. We’re talking about: Why most tra...

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July 11, 2025

203 - The GLP-1 Grift: When Wellness Meets Commission

Microdosing. Discount codes. Diet culture rebranded as self-care. In this episode, we unpack the latest "wellness" trend flooding your feed: microdosing GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide , and the influencers...

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July 4, 2025

202 - Repairing Your Metabolism in Menopause

Whatsup, ya Nerdles! Are your maintenance calories frustratingly low, even though you're doing everything “right” ? Maybe you're feeling like your metabolism tanked the second you hit your 40s or 50s? In this episode, we’re b...

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June 26, 2025

201 - Weight Loss, Hormones, and the Truth About GLP-1s with Dr. Spen…

Whatsup!! This week we are excited to sit down with Dr. Spencer Nadolsky; a board-certified obesity specialist, family physician, and meme legend known also as The Doctor Who Lifts to cut through the crap with us and get real...

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June 20, 2025

200 Reasons To Keep F*cking Going (Even When It's Hard AF)

200 Episodes!! Can you believe it?! This week we have a fun episode planned. After quickly catching up with each other, we spend some time reflecting on our first 200 episodes and some of the lessons we've learned or have bee...

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June 13, 2025

199 - Answering Your Fat Loss & Fitness Questions!

Whatsup, ya Nerdles! This week we are BACK with a listener favorite - we're answering your questions!! Amongst the topics discussed are modifying a fitness plan to take the stress out of working out, how Beth will handle comi...

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June 6, 2025

198 - Consistency & Tracking Mistakes To Avoid

Are you frustrated with your lack of fat loss results? We hear you. We see you. In this episode, we discuss the important of consistency, patience, and tracking! If you aren't seeing the results that you think you should be, ...

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May 30, 2025

197 - Pivoting With Change

Change in life is inevitable. Because change is inevitable, the skill of pivoting is also crucial! Change isn't limited to just changing our habits and behaviors. Change is all around us. It's how we handle that change that m...

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May 23, 2025

196 - You Aren't Broken! With Renee Bellinger

Have you been made to feel like your body is broken and you need to be fixed? Unfortunately, women have been told they aren't enough their entire life, and going through menopause is no exception to this. This week we are cha...

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May 16, 2025

195 - Are You Busy Or Are you Bullsh*tting?

Are you too busy to take care of your health? We've all fallen into this trap of claiming we're too busy to do exercise or cook a nutritious meal, but are we really that busy or are we just bullshitt*ng ourselves? This week w...

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