Episode #216: 6 Hidden Ways That You May Be Lowering Your Metabolism & Gaining Fat

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Nov 7, 2012 free podcast: 6 Hidden Ways That You May Be Lowering Your Metabolism & Gaining Fat Also: do body wraps work for weight loss, getting rid of diastasis recti, ways to increase your VO2 Max, how to work your upper body without using your arms, and will hyperbaric therapy work for recovery?

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Listener Q&A:

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Audio Question from Fred @ 00:14:24 Heard a lot about wraps for weight loss and is wondering what your take is? He thinks hard work and exercise are the way to go but wants to know what you think.

Audio Question from Jolene @ 00:18:06 She has a torn abdominus rectus from two consecutive pregnancies and quite a large diastasis recti (4 fingers wide) and is wondering if she can train it back into position so it can heal or if it needs surgery. She is having trouble training her core properly and is having back, hip and knee problems as a result.

~ In my response I mention these ab exercises for pregnancy. I also mention the Cassandra Forsythe interview and the Tupler Technique.

Audio Question from Rick @ 00:26:25 His girlfriend would like to drop 15lbs but has