Nacho Fitness Coach

Is breakfast actually the most important meal of the day, or did somebody just convince us of that? We’re digging into whether breakfast is a biological need or a marketing win, and whether ditching the old breakfast/lunch/dinner labels for “eating occasions” actually makes more sense. Along the way we get into the protein-heavy hacks keeping breakfast realistic for people who aren’t exactly thril...

This episode is all about feet, specifically what we’re putting on them and whether it’s actually doing us any favors. We dig into barefoot and minimalist shoes, why a wide toe box matters more than most people realize, and why wearing the wrong kind of socks can quietly cancel out everything a good shoe is trying to do. We also get into why foot experts are completely divided on this topic, what...

“Too old” gets thrown around like a medical diagnosis, but most of the time it’s just a decision wearing a convincing disguise. This one’s about the moment people quietly start preparing for decline, years before their body actually forces the issue. There’s a story in here about a stranger’s excuse list that’ll make you wince, plus a real conversation about why people in their 30s are already bui...

Protein is suddenly everywhere, Cheerios, Doritos, you name it, and the labels want you to believe more is always better. This week gets into why that marketing trick works, and why most of it doesn't actually move the needle on your daily protein total. From ditching the whole breakfast, lunch, and dinner structure to figuring out how much protein your body actually needs based on activity level,...

When was the last time you actually went to the doctor? Caleigh finally answers that question this week, and the answer is... not great. We're talking nearly a decade of skipped checkups, a running list of "probably fine" symptoms, and an appointment that somehow turns into a whole negotiation about timing, consent, and how much a person really needs to mentally prepare before showing up. From pap...

Sara's on a mission to hit a daily creatine dose most people would call excessive, and this episode follows exactly how well that's going (spoiler: ChatGPT has opinions). The two get into what it actually takes to hit a high dose in real life, the trial and error, the mixing tricks, the moments where the AI staged a full intervention. Then things go completely off the rails with a farm-store find...

Fitness is full of rules that sound official but don't hold up: lifting weights makes you bulky, cardio is required to lose weight, a workout doesn't count unless you're sore for days after. None of it's true, and this episode runs through why. The conversation also gets into the stuff that actually works: a meal plan that skips recipes entirely (pick one protein, one carb, one fat, one veggie, do...

Vibration plates are supposedly good for everything: better balance, more energy, magically draining your lymphatic system, you name it. This week Sara pulls the actual research, and it turns out to be a lot less witchcraft and a lot more "decent bonus tool if you're not expecting a miracle." Vibration plates can wake up stabilizing muscles, get blood moving, and modestly support balance, coordina...

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There's been a lot of "wait...is that Sara?" happening all summer, and it's time to actually address it. She's been on peptides — tirzepatide, specifically — and after years of preaching no magic pill, she's owning up to finding one that actually worked for her. The full stack gets laid out: the weight loss piece, a glow blend for her skin, and NAD+ for energy she calls the real MVP of the bunch....

That day-after-leg-day moment where sitting down requires a strategy? Yeah, this one's about that. Muscle soreness is one of those things everyone deals with but nobody actually understands — is it good, is it bad, did something tear, or is the body just being dramatic about it. Turns out the whole "no pain, no gain" thing has been debunked — you don't need to be limping around for three days to k...

Connect with us on social media! Instagram | TikTok | Threads | Youtube | Facebook | X (Twitter) | Website This podcast offers health, fitness, and nutritional information and is designed for educational and entertainment purposes only. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for, nor does it replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any concerns or...

Two hundred episodes and eight seasons later, there's champagne on the carpet and (allegedly) a hole in the ceiling to prove it. Turns out the numbering might be off by one thanks to an uncounted bonus episode a few seasons back, so nobody can say with total confidence this is actually episode 200 — but that's not stopping the celebration. Balloons, a genuinely questionable cork situation, and a t...

Food noise finally gets a name on this one. It's that constant, low-level chatter about food that has nothing to do with actual hunger. Caleigh's had it for years without knowing what to call it, and it turns out there's a real difference between being excited about tacos and being unable to stop thinking about food at all. Sara doesn't have it, and never really has. She can eat the same three egg...

Instagram's algorithm took over the show again, and this one's a chaotic ride through everything currently living in the feed. There's a street interview response about fat people and plane tickets that gets more unhinged with every line, a viral story about a woman who ran three full-time jobs at once and ranked in the top 10% at every single one, and an ongoing debate about what actually counts...

Vogue printed an actual diet plan in the 1970s that comes down to three eggs, five ounces of steak, and a full bottle of wine a day, with a promise of five pounds gone in three days. Sara found it, read it out loud, and neither of them could believe it made it to print in a fashion magazine. From there it turns into a deep dive on the worst diet advice history has to offer, including a viral TikTo...

The clips of Jillian Michaels going head-to-head with body positivity advocates has been all over social media, and Sara and Caleigh finally sat down to watch the whole thing. The setup: a moderator reads a claim, and whoever gets to the hot seat first gets to argue it with Jillian face to face. First claim up: obesity is not healthy, and pretending it is puts lives at risk. One woman used her tur...

It's been over a year since Sara's neck surgery, and there's still a marble-sized knot sitting in her shoulder that won't quit. Massages haven't touched it. Time hasn't fixed it. So instead of waiting it out any longer, she's back in the chair for dry needling, the treatment that helped her most before surgery ever happened. Dry needling sounds worse than it is: a needle taps into the muscle, and...

Caleigh and Sara pull up a post from a dietitian friend breaking down NASA's Artemis II crew menu, and it's not the bland astronaut food you're picturing. 189 menu items. Barbecue brisket. Mac and cheese. Nutella. Real food, not restriction. NASA requires astronauts to hit 1.2 to 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, and every calorie is individualized per crew member, anywhere from 1,...

Sara's been doing an annual nutrition talk at the school where she coaches, and the numbers on energy drinks are becoming impossible to ignore: two-thirds of kids surveyed drink them regularly, and most already know exactly how many milligrams of caffeine are in the can. They drink it anyway. This episode gets into why that's happening and why it matters. The comparison is the real eye-opener. Ala...

Alcohol is back on the table, again, because apparently once wasn't enough. Sara breaks down what a few weekend drinks actually do to sleep, testosterone, and fat-burning, and the numbers aren't subtle: up to 70% less growth hormone released during REM sleep, a 20-30% testosterone drop, and fat-burning paused for up to two days while the body deals with the alcohol first. But this isn't a "never d...

There's a place in Toronto that will let you lie on a vibrating table, pedal an infrared bike, or straddle something called a sculpt roller — and charge you $350 a month for the privilege. They claim you can burn 2,000 calories in 45 minutes. Sara and Caleigh watched the video. Reactions were had. This episode is really about the bigger pattern: people will spend serious money on elaborate, passiv...

Sara went down a rabbit hole. It started with a quick weight gain she couldn't explain, a turning-45 reality check, and the sneaking suspicion that willpower wasn't going to cut it this time. So she started doing her research — like actually doing her research — and landed somewhere she didn't expect: peptides. This week we break down what peptides actually are, how GLP-1 and GLP-2 are different (...

Okay so we started this episode asking the hard-hitting questions — would you rather give up caffeine or social media? And Caleigh's answer might tell you everything you need to know about her. But then we got into the actual topic, and it's a good one: testosterone. Not just a "man thing." We both have it. We both need it. And a lot of us are running low without even knowing it. Sara pulled her a...

We did something a little different for our mid-season bonus and honestly it might be our favorite thing we've ever recorded. Sara and Caleigh brought actual kids into the studio and just asked them stuff. What do adults get wrong about kids and movement? What makes PE fun or miserable? What would you tell grownups about fitness? No coaching, no prompting. Just real answers from real kids. The the...