The Fit & Free Podcast

The Fit & Free Podcast

Hosted by: Laura Swingler

The Fit & Free Podcast is for the women who want it all. To feel strong and confident in their bodies as well as enjoying a sneaky marg on a Friday night. I'm an exercise physiologist and sports nutritionist, here...

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58. The elephant in the room when it comes to increasing your calories

If you're here, chance are that you have some sort of resistance around eating more food (especially carbs and fats): Maybe you don't want to: šŸ˜”Ā gain weightšŸ˜”Ā gain fatšŸ˜”Ā come out of your calorie deficitšŸ˜”Ā lose the...
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57. Are you navigating your nutrition/exercise journey backwards? Conversation with Sheridan Jackson

A little while ago I was approached by a fellow coach named Sheridan Jackson, to feature on her podcast, and talk all things exercise, nutrition, and mindset. Ā  In this episode, Sheri and I talk about how to create...
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56. The Protein Episode: WHY you shouldn't wait another SECOND to nail your protein intake

Protein...the darling molecule of the fitness industry. I'm willing to bet that if you had a $ for every time a fitness professional told you that you should eat more protein, you'd be a millionaire for sure. But has...
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55. Exercise hacks that transformed my glutes and back - Part II.

This is PART IIĀ of The hacks that transformed my glutes & back. If you guys haven’t listened to episode 1 I highly suggest you go and listen to that first to get a bit more context on what we’re talking about in...
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54. Exercise hacks that transformed my glutes and back - Part I.

A little while ago I set the intention to step into my #stronggirlera , and I am really starting to feel the effects of that starting to take shape. I'm feeling SO well fuelled in the gym, and as the title suggests,...
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53. How to ACTUALLY see results from all your hard work with your EXERCISE

Ever felt like you're showing up SO consistently with your exercise, but whenever you look in the mirror your body doesn't actually LOOK like you work out? OR 🫠 you TRY to stick to a calorie deficit, but you just end...
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52. The key to sustainable fat loss/toning: How you THINK about food PART II

 🫠 Restricting calories after a certain time of day 🫠 not eating unless it’s a certain time of day 🫠 Focusing on your fitness watch, always trying to eat less than you burn in a day 🫠 Avoiding bad foods 🫠 Eating clean...
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51. The key to sustainable fat loss/toning: How you THINK about food PART I

What does "healthy" even look like when it comes to your daily nutrition thought habits? How do you even know if what you're doing and how you're showing up around food is "normal"? The fact is that SO many women...
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50. How to ditch the scales for EVER. and then embrace the scales.

šŸ›‘the SCALES. āš–ļø Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, they're still one of the biggest sources of PROBLEMS when it comes to getting the body you want, without stressing about food 24/7. Yes, I said PROBLEMS, because for...
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49. Navigating MyFitnessPal, calorie tracking, and ditching Diet Perfectionism

Ā For a lot of women, tracking calories on apps like MyFitnessPal can reaaaaaallly *%#k with their head...for some, even justĀ mentioningĀ tracking is enough to send them into a spiral. šŸŒ€ So if you've ever struggled with...
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48. Body checking is putting the E-brake on your body goals. HERE'S WHY.

I'm BACK with a new podcast episode, and I have a lot in store for you this week! You know the moments where you walk past a mirror, and just have a quick look: "Has my body changed?" "Is this diet/coaching working?"...
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47. Fit & Free Academy success story - from feeling trapped in low calorie diets and exercising 6x a week to looking the best she ever has at 41

This week's throwback episode we revisit one of the greatest Fit & Free Academy success stories to date: Alana. When we started working together Alana was so sick of constantly dieting, and whilst she could get...
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