[The Best] How Stress Eating Undermines Your Diet, and More

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Best Content of the Week

Best Article

Is Stress Eating Messing Up Your Nutrition Goals? — Josh Hillis, GMB Fitness

Are you hungry or are you stressed? Can you explain the difference to your clients? Josh Hillis not only gets into the complexities of hunger, he offers simple infographics showing how to tell if the urge to eat is based on hunger or an emotional urge. He advocates for the importance of eating skills vs. following a diet for effective and lasting weight management.

— Shane McLean

Best Video

Wrist Pain During Push-Ups? Try This Simple Fix — Megan Gallagher, Megsquats

Powerlifter and coach Meg Gallagher is as engaging an instructor as you’ll find in the fitness industry. In this 10-minute video, she takes a potentially mundane topic like wrist pain and makes it both instructive and entertaining.

— Esther Avant

Best Social Media Post

— Christina Abbey

Best Podcast

PCOS, Ghrelin, and Training While Pregnant — Pennie Varvarides, Strong Habits Podcast

Pennie Varvarides, a personal trainer and running coach in the UK, offers a thorough rundown on why so many women with polycystic ovary syndrome struggle to lose weight. She also has practical considerations for training while pregnant.

— Mike Howard

More Great Fitness Content 

[Podcast] Getting to the Top of the Mountain — Andrew Coates with guest Matthew Ibrahim, Lift Free and Diet Hard

[Podcast] A Voice of Reason in an Unreasonable World — Jason Leenaarts with guest Dan John, Revolutionary You 

[Podcast] Brick and Mortar Gyms Aren’t Dead — Kevin Dineen with guest Pete Dupuis, Coachable

[Article] How to Adapt Workout Goals for Chronic Pain and Injury — Mariah Heller, Breaking Muscle

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