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[00:01:00] This is Optimal Health Daily episode 2583. Three healthy living insights learned from turtles by

[00:01:07] Jill Coleman of jillfit.com and I'm Dr. Neil. Welcome back to Optimal Health Daily or welcome

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[00:01:35] as we optimize your life. Three healthy living insights learned from turtles by Jill Coleman

[00:01:46] of jillfit.com. Last week, I got an email from one of our Jill Fit Lifestylers and at the bottom

[00:01:53] of the email she wrote, have a great weekend. Hope you see a turtle or two. It literally made

[00:01:59] me laugh because I love that the Jill Fit audience know I love turtles. I guess I didn't realize that

[00:02:05] I put it out there so much but I guess I do. My partner and I see a lot of turtles on our

[00:02:10] morning walks. They look like old men in a way but they're also the cutest, sweetest things and for

[00:02:16] whatever reason, put a huge smile on my face. So why wouldn't I write about them? Got me to thinking.

[00:02:23] Turtles can teach us a lot about healthy lifestyle and well-being. Here are a couple of insights.

[00:02:30] One, slow and steady wins the race. Everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the hare

[00:02:36] and in the fat loss race, it's no different. The ones who stick it out, plug away, maintain a slow

[00:02:43] and steady effort always beat out the sprinters. That's because fat loss is not a race to a specific

[00:02:49] clothing size or body fat percentage and whoever gets their first wins. It's about a lifelong

[00:02:55] commitment to healthy, tight nutrition and consistent training. We use trial and error

[00:03:00] to systematically figure out what works for us and realizing that what works for someone else

[00:03:06] is not necessarily our answer. Tortoises are some of the slowest animals because of their large,

[00:03:12] heavy, cumbersome shells. It's the heavy burden that they must carry. Similar to figuring out

[00:03:18] your unique fat loss formula, it's a process. It's not easy. You have to dig in and get your

[00:03:24] hands dirty. However, when you reach your balanced point or your destination, it is always worth it.

[00:03:32] Two, move with purpose. Rest as needed. This is actually characteristic of most all animals.

[00:03:39] You don't see many animals moving around unnecessarily. They move to eat or mate

[00:03:44] and they move quickly. The rest of the time, they are conserving energy.

[00:03:49] When we see turtles on our morning walk, well, they're mostly just chilling,

[00:03:53] usually on some log or the bank but the bottom line is that turtles and all animals also employ

[00:03:59] rest-based living, coined by metabolic effect, to conserve their energy for when they need

[00:04:05] to harness it and move quickly. For this former steady state cardio promoter, it's taken a lot

[00:04:11] to convince me that shorter, more intense activity is what works for body change.

[00:04:17] And I have adopted it after many years of marathon cardio workouts. Cutting back the volume

[00:04:23] and bumping the intensity leads to a greater quality workout. I learned this by moving from

[00:04:29] 2 hours of cardio a day to 30 minutes of intense exercise and still looking the exact same.

[00:04:35] It was shocking. I couldn't believe I was wasting so much time doing unnecessary cardio

[00:04:41] and if anything, I was damaging my metabolism further. I learned that efficient exercise

[00:04:47] allows for me to focus better later in the day and not be distracted by having to get back to

[00:04:52] the gym for a second session. And in the times I'm not exercising, I'm recovering and conserving

[00:04:59] so that I can give it my all in the gym the next day. Quality beats quantity for body change

[00:05:05] and well-being. And 3. Cautiously stick your neck out. Turtle anatomy is such that they need

[00:05:12] to stick their necks out of their protective shells to capture prey and progress forward.

[00:05:17] The shell has evolved to be a source of protection for turtles. For tortoises, you can loosely tell

[00:05:22] how old they are by how thick and high the peaks on their shells are. They have spent years building

[00:05:27] it up. For us, the lesson is to learn to take risks but also do it from a smart place of support.

[00:05:36] Cultivate your support team from friends, family and other people who get you. Don't waste time

[00:05:42] worrying about trying to convince people who simply don't get it. Instead create a hard,

[00:05:47] protective shell around those that support you no matter what and make you feel like

[00:05:51] you can do anything. Tell them how much their support means to you. Tell them you couldn't

[00:05:57] take the risks you do without them being there for you. Tell them how much they mean to you.

[00:06:02] My partner and I talk about this all the time, the idea of coming together to create a stronger team

[00:06:07] than we could be if we were by ourselves. Do you have a partner, friend or confidant that wants to

[00:06:13] help you achieve your highest self? Someone who isn't competing with you or dropping passive

[00:06:19] aggressive cheap shots? Do you have someone who wants to see you succeed as much as they want their

[00:06:24] own success? This can be anyone, a sibling, a significant other, a close friend or family member.

[00:06:31] Once you find that person, don't miss the opportunity to nourish that relationship.

[00:06:36] Besides, it can be all the support you need to help you take a risk, stick your neck out and do

[00:06:42] more than you ever thought possible. I know it can be silly but the bottom line is that we can and

[00:06:48] should use these things in life that make us grateful and happy. Capture that feeling that

[00:06:53] makes you smile. Notice how amazing things are. Let yourself be taken by your surroundings.

[00:06:59] Doesn't have to be in nature, it can be anywhere. It's the simple act of seeing how everything,

[00:07:04] in its own way, can be something to appreciate. Quote,

[00:07:09] There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other

[00:07:15] is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

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[00:09:13] Dr. Neil here for my commentary. I want to talk about something today's author Jill said earlier

[00:09:19] in the post. Jill said that fat loss is not a race to a specific destination like clothing size or

[00:09:26] body fat percentage, and it doesn't matter who gets there first or who wins. It's about a lifelong

[00:09:32] commitment. Let's think about what happens when we do reach our goal body weight or body fat

[00:09:39] percentage or clothing size. Does that mean that we can now relax and stop planning our meals and

[00:09:45] stop exercising? No, because if we do, we know it's going to probably lead us back to where we

[00:09:52] started, eating not so nutritious foods and then losing some of the fitness we'd built up over time.

[00:09:59] This is why we call this a lifestyle change. The behaviors don't and shouldn't stop just because

[00:10:05] we may have reached a goal we set for ourselves. Instead, they should continue for a lifetime.

[00:10:12] All right, that's it for today. I hope you have a great rest of your weekend. Thank you so much

[00:10:16] for listening and I'll be back here tomorrow as usual. So I'll see you there where your optimal

[00:10:21] life awaits.