“Women are not small men.” This is a common line you'll hear from me, Dr. Stacy Sims, a female-focused sports scientist and educator. But what does it mean? And why is it shaking up the health and fitness industry? For years, women have been unknowingly listening to male-centered data: "Fasting is good," "The keto diet works wonders," "Carnivore diets are amazing." Sure, you might feel great temporarily, but at what cost? We're only just starting to uncover the truth—the majority of these studies were conducted by men, on men, because in research, men are considered the default human. Anything else?...

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The industry we are in is not for the weak-hearted. Recently I've caught myself comparing my journey with the journey of others and really feeling quite down about it due to the fact that I'm not jumping as big as them and on the occasion not feeling good enough. I get easily frustrated with this because I put in A LOT of hard work and it doesn't always show but I chatted to my coach briefly about this and she said  "If we live our lives comparing ourselves to others we will live miserably, we will get there eventually, someway,...

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