20 Minute Fitness

The question is why shouldn't you exercise, it is one of the greatest forms of self-improvement! Doing physical activity has so many positive effects on both your mental and physical health and should be included in your weekly routine. On top of all this, exercise also plays a big part in your weight loss journey. So listen to our pro tips on how you should get started and what exercises you should be focusing on!

This week on the podcast, delivered part 2 of our Ins and Out of Nutrition for weight loss. Check out Part 1 if you haven’t already, in which we went over the basics (calculating TDEE, planning your diet, and macronutrients). Part 2 is all about applying the knowledge we shared in Part 1, and can be split into 4 key parts: Food shoppingMeal PlanningCookingEatingYes, we will be sharing advice on how to eat - can be more complicated than you think!

This week on the podcast we began our next 2 part series, this time surrounding the Ins & Outs of Nutrition From the Context of Weight Loss. In Part 1 we cover the very basics such as; what actually is weight loss, how to plan your diet for weight loss, and a few tips and tricks to make the ride easier. With that being said, there are no quick fixes but instead advice on healthy nutrition that, if implemented, will lead to not only to sustainable weight loss but permanent lifestyle change...

As promised, today we're back with part 2 of our episode on circumference measurements. For anyone who has yet to listen to part 1, I would definitely recommend going back and doing so. For a quick recap this is what we covered in part 1: The very basics of circumference measurementsWhy you should actually track your measurementsThe Do’s and Donts of tracking circumference measurementsSome key measurements and ratio’s for health & longevityHow you can track your circumference measurements...

I’m sure signing up for a gym membership or starting a new diet in the pursuit of becoming healthier sounds familiar to you all. Well, would becoming healthier make you look better? In fact what even is looking better? Most people start a fitness journey without a clear picture of their success. This can oftentimes lead to them becoming disheartened by their appearance - even after making progress on their weight scale. Perhaps even the opposite, they’re happier with their look but not so muc...

This week we have a spectacular (pun intended 😉) episode of the podcast. We had the pleasure of welcoming Jason Belvill onto the show. Jason is the co-founder of BodySpec (more about their body of work later). Attending the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Jason was a soccer player captaining the All-Armed Forces Soccer team. Soccer exposed him to equipment such as Hydrostatic Dunk Tanks and DXA scanners. Evidently, Jason was fascinated by the technology as he took on an opportunity to ...

This week we have a very special episode of the podcast. We had the grand pleasure of welcoming Professor Viren Swami onto the podcast. He is a professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and Perdana University in Malaysia, with his current area of focus being on body image and how we can promote healthy body image across the population. Although his parents wanted him to study medicine, Viren states that he followed his curiosity about the ‘outside view of ourselves ...

This week on the podcast we were joined by Tom Kiss, CEO & Co-Founder of mindful food journaling app Ate (formally Youate). Tom has an IT consulting background which means that he finds himself more on the user side of things today within Ate, but rather unconventionally it is his background in IT that led him to the world of food journaling. Having always been into sports growing up, Tom tried to stay fit and eat healthy but his job as an IT consultant meant that he was constantly travel...

This week on the podcast we welcomed Sam Cole - CEO & Founder of FitXR. FitXR is a fitness company that has been making use of the powers of VR technology to provide a completely immersive workout experience for the past 5/6 years. So how does one birth such an idea? In this episode, Sam, who’s always had a big interest in fitness, details how one day in a weights room somewhere in London, he simply observed his fellow gym-goers. What he found was everyone was immersed in their own music,...

This week on the podcast we welcomed Spencer D'Amelio, Chief Product Officer of Cronometer. As the CPO of Cronometer he is involved in everything from the design of new features all the way to executing sales to enterprise clients. Spencer’s background lies in online game design, which at first may seem far from Cronometer but is actually very transferable across the majority of digital interactive products - nutrition tracking included. So why nutrition tracking? Spencer gives us two main ca...

This week on the podcast we welcomed David Roddenberry, who makes it clear how you can make money through losing weight. David, a Harvard, LSE, and Oxford grad is the co-founder of HealthyWage, a company that gamifies getting in better shape. They paid out pound losers over $6 million in 2021 alone and $55 million since its inception. The 20 Minute Fitness listeners who are new Legion customers can now get 20% OFF their first order! Go to buylegion.com/SHAPE and use the code SHAPE at checkou...

Today we welcome Nick Rowe on the show. Nick is a good friend of the podcast and someone we’ve worked alongside for the past 6 months to structure some awesome fitness challenges, all for the sake of science! We’ve already released a show regarding Nick’s cut and intermittent fasting experiment back in December. If you want to give it a listen you can find it listed as episode #251. In this episode, we discuss the effects of lean and dirty bulking on the body. You’ll learn all about the thre...

This week on the podcast we spoke to Nick Shaw, co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization. Nick is a former competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter with 10+ years of online coaching experience. He has coached world-class athletes, including CrossFit Games Champions, international medalists, Olympians, UFC fighters, professional athletes, and Navy SEALs. Listen to this week’s episode to learn more about what he believes are the key principles of success and how his app, RP Diet, differs ...

This week on the podcast we talk to Herman Pontzer, who is an evolutionary anthropologist and a professor at Duke University. Within this field, Herman’s main interest lies in researching how our evolutionary past has shaped our bodies and how it affects the way our bodies work in today’s modern world. Press play to learn the basics of metabolism and to hear about some of Herman’s focus areas, such as how our bodies burn calories and what factors influence our total energy expenditure! This ...

This week on the podcast we talked to Dr. Ethan Weiss, an academic physician-scientist at UCSF. Dr. Weiss is specializing in cardiology with a focus on the prevention of disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Dr. Ethan Weiss grew up around hospitals as his father was also a cardiologist. Although he never had any intention of following in his father's footsteps, he eventually ended up on the same career path. Throughout his career, Ethan has worked on a variety of active research programs,...