Why Stress & Cortisol Are Destroying Your Fat Loss and What to Do About It (Molly McNamee) | Ep 265

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Why does your body hold onto fat even when you’re training hard and eating right? Could chronic stress be sabotaging your metabolism, sleep, and recovery? How can small, manageable habits drastically change your stress levels and fitness results?

Philip (@witsandweights) is joined by stress expert and fitness coach Molly McNamee. Together, they unpack the science of chronic stress, its impact on your hormones, metabolism, and body composition, and the small but powerful lifestyle shifts you can make to feel and look your best.

Molly McNamee is a fitness coach specializing in stress management and its connection to body composition. With years of experience in understanding the interplay between chronic stress, the nervous system, and fitness goals, Molly provides evidence-based strategies for restoring balance and achieving results.

If you’re stuck in a plateau, feeling burnt out, or just want to optimize your fitness journey, this is your blueprint.

Today, you’ll learn all about:

2:15 Stress isn’t all bad: The case for balance
05:41 How chronic stress disrupts fat loss and recovery
12:14 Understanding exercise stress and cortisol
18:34 High-intensity training and your stress response
20:42 Small habits for stress resilience
26:37 Understanding stress and diet effects
31:06 Stress management through routines and play
40:17 Reframing negative self-talk and using your name
44:51 The power of small pauses
50:38 Outro

Episode resources:

• Download Molly’s free Conquer Your Cortisol ebook
• Instagram: @mfit.workouts
  
  

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