In this episode, Nikki is joined by PA and nutrition coach Stormy Weather to talk what it's like to be a hypermobile competitive athlete and navigating the medical system with hypermobility, POTS, and MCAS.

Topics covered:

• Why being high-functioning and athletic often works against you when you're trying to get support from medical providers.

• The mindset shifts required to train at a high level while also accommodating the symptoms and limitations that hypermobility presents with.

• Why it's so difficult to get treatment and care within the medical system when you have symptomatic hypermobility.

Connect with Stormy Weather

• Stormy's Instagram: @stormywtr

• Show Your Work Nutrition Instagram: @showyourworknutrition

• Website: https://www.showyourwork.net/

Connect with Nikki Naab-Levy

• Instagram: @naablevyfitness

• Website: naablevy.com

• Get your FREE personalized strength plan! Naablevynaablevy.com/free-strength-plan

• Get your free macros and calories calculator + guide: NaablevyMacros Made Simple - NaabLevy

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 | Stormy's background: PA, nutrition coach, and competitive masters athlete

05:38 | Modifying your training goals as a competitive athlete with symptomatic hypermobility and long Covid

08:39 | The boom-bust training cycle: managing flares without losing your fitness

16:17 | Experiences with MCAS, dysautonomia, and potential medication options for hypermobility comorbidities

30:34 | Low dose naltrexone: How it works and why it's gaining traction for hypermobility

38:07 | Getting care on the fringes when the standard system has nothing for you

40:08 | Navigating the medical system with hypermobility

53:35 | Options to managing rib subluxations

In this episode, Nikki is joined by a roundtable of coaches and movement teachers to unpack the America's Next Top Model documentary and how it applies to the fitness industry.

They discuss:

• The impact of America's Next Top Model on body image and beauty standards
• How harmful industry norms are justified and perpetuated under the guise of "that's just how it is"
• Parallels between reality TV and the fitness industry, including transformation culture and exploitative marketing
• The influence of early 2000s media vs modern social media on shaping our beliefs around our bodies, food, and "success"
• Why as fitness professionals we should challenge misinformation and create better standards for marketing

Connect with Adrienne Johnson

• Instagram: @thelionesstouch
• Website: https://www.thelionesstouch.com/

Connect with Steph Gaudreau

• Instagram: @steph_gaudreau
• Website: https://www.stephgaudreau.com/

Connect with Greg Sutton & Vanessa Zingaro

• Instagram: @evolvetoexcel
• Website: https://evolvetoexcel.com/

Connect with Nikki Naab-Levy

• Instagram: @naablevyfitness
• Website: naablevy.com
• Get your FREE personalized strength plan: Naablevynaablevy.com/free-strength-plan
• Get your free macros and calories calculator + guide: NaablevyMacros Made Simple - NaabLevy

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What if the advice you've been getting on Instagram about body neutrality, body positivity, and "just love yourself" is making it harder to foster positive body image?

In this episode, Nikki is joined by behavior change and nutrition coach Sarah Tierney to unpack what body image actually is from an evidence based standpoint, why the pop culture version of it often misses the mark, and how to foster positive body image - even if it feels inaccessible to you right now

Topics covered:

• What body image is from an evidence based perspective

• Body neutrality vs positive body image and why it's important to understand the difference

• Why positive body image doesn't mean loving yourself 24/7

• How to handle body image disruptions without spiraling into unhelpful eating behaviors

• What autonomous weight loss actually looks like

• How to build body appreciation when chronic illness makes "appreciate what your body can do" feels patronizing or not possible
  
  

Connect with Sarah Tierney

• Instagram: @sarahmichelletierney

• Website: https://hardhousenutrition.com/

Connect with Nikki

• Instagram: @naablevyfitness

• Website: naablevy.com

• Get your FREE personalized strength plan: Naablevynaablevy.com/free-strength-plan

• FREE Macros Guide: https://naablevy.com/macro-guide/