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Lauren discusses various fitness topics including the viral claim about women and pull-ups, health-tracker jewelry, and the science of protein intake and aging.

Lauren shares that the New York Post contacted her about the viral claim that "women can't do pull-ups," which opens a discussion of the data behind it and the factors that go into training for a pull-up. After a detour into "skeleton news" (the first confirmed death by trebuchet), they turn to the headlines: viral Christian men-only gyms, and the growing trend of health-tracker jewelry like smart rings and earrings. The back half leans into the science stories. They look at a conference abstract on AI photo-based calorie tracking and how well these apps estimate calories from a meal, followed by an extended discussion of a Cell Press review on protein intake, aging, and longevity, and how to interpret research drawn from cells, flies, and rodents. They wrap with listener mail — a hippo-themed follow-up to last episode's carnivore-diet segment, and a question about yoga, flexibility, and the claims that surround it, ending on the backstory of Joseph Pilates. Join us for a live recording of Front Page Fitness! We're live every Monday at 5:30 pm eastern time. Front Page Fitness is proudly presented by the MASS Research Review massresearchreview.com Chapters 0:00…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Topics covered

• women's fitness
• pull-ups
• health-tracker jewelry
• AI calorie tracking
• protein intake
• aging
• yoga

Keywords

• pull-ups
• fitness wearables
• health trackers
• AI calorie tracking
• protein and aging
• yoga claims
• carnivore diet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Post, Cell Press

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