Work it Out!

This week Mego and Caitlin dive into the topic of stress. We know, we know, this is a fitness podcast! But have you ever been so stressed out that you skip your workouts, or your meals, or overeat, or you just find yourself sick? Or have you ever channeled your stress into extreme fitness routines or dieting? We get real about how productivity and stress culture make us sick and disrupt our relationships with food and exercise, and how we have personally struggled with stress in the past and recently (ummmm ongoing global pandemic anyone?) Check it out and subscribe, rate, and review!If you have thoughts on this episode or ideas for episodes in the future, let us know!Follow and DM us @workitoutpodcast on Instagram (email address coming soon!)

This week's episode is all about eggs, eggs, and more eggs. Or actually... less eggs? Mego made the decision to freeze some of her eggs and wants to share everything she learned about the experience with any woman who has ever had anxiety about when, if, or how they were going to make babies. Which probably means every woman ever. They talk about everything they didn't know about their own bodies, the weird pressures women face around fertility, and how this pandemic is driving a huge uptick in egg freezing in general. We want to hear from you! Follow and DM us on Instagram: @workitoutpodcast

Megan Meadows and Caitlin Steitzer are back to help you work out whatever the eff you need to be working out right now! It's been a long time and a wild year and a lot has changed for Mego and Caitlin. They talk about how the pandemic has really complicated and messed up their relationship to their bodies, and what they have been doing to manage. They talk about seeing a nutritionist, tease a Peloton hack, discuss how to navigate loving gluten when your body hates it, and ask you, the listeners, what types of episodes you'd like to see in the future. Find us on Instagram @workitoutpodcastThanks for liking, rating, reviewing, subscribing, and just generally spreading the good word and supporting us!

Hey guys! We have a deeper dive into this phrase we love to throw around a lot- 'body positive' And while we have been hearing it a lot more recently, we've also been getting a lot of mixed messages- can you be body positive and pro-weight loss? How do other issues of privilege and oppression play into this? Mego and Caitlin explore all these questions and MORE. Black Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

We have a real treat for y'all! Marie Cecile Anderson (Difficult Women Podcast, Reformed Whores) is here to tell us about her favorite church- The Church of Carl! We talk about the terrible self-esteem trap that is working in entertainment, how Marie was way sporty growing up, and how she found her fitness "church" that she is still a dedicated member of. Learn more about this delightful human at https://www.mariececileanderson.com/It was a real joy for us, and we hope it is for you too! Sound Editing by Diego MartinezBlack Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

Hey listeners welcome back! Are you (like us) finding a real need to punch some things right about now? They say there are five stages of grief, and we are figuring out that we are in the ANGER stage right now. Your girls gotta go off on everything that's setting us off....What makes YOU angry right now? (I mean, besides.... everything?)Episode produced by Megan Meadows and Caitlin Steitzer, Edited by Diego MartinezBlack Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

What do you do with a cancer diagnosis amidst the end of a marriage? This week's guest, Chemda from Keith and The Girl, not only kept going, she discovered an entire mindfulness regimen to help others. Research and self-healing led her to develop her OMAT program (One Minute At a Time) to help break through negative habits and feelings. We tried it for a week and loved it.Learn how to hack your brain, the power of letting go, and how to embrace the 'corny' part of getting better. For more info on Chemda and Keith and The Girl: http://www.keithandthegirl.com/To sign up for the OMAT Club: https://store.keithandthegirl.com/products/omat-clubEpisode edited by Diego MartinezBlack Lives Matter; Lose Hate Not Weight

Well, it's week 3,426 of this global and Mego and Caitlin are still surviving it. We talk about what we're trying to stay alive right now, how messed up health insurance is in this country, and a COOL CONTEST YOU CAN STILL ENTER! Go to our Instagram and 1. Follow us at @workitoutpodcast 2. tag a friend and you are entered to win a $25 gift card to GIRLFRIEND COLLECTIVE. We'll be announcing the winner soon!Black Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

We have the lovely comedian, story-teller, and stop-motion animator (!!!) Angel Yau with us today. Angel is a self-described shy person who great up in Queens, NY. We talk about her fitness journey (which includes a lot of us just being really excited that she took up fencing because of a crush), and how depression gets in the way of so many things - in this case, maybe getting on that dang Peloton Bike? Check out some of her animation videos and other work here: www.angelyau.comon You Tube at AngeleristicBlack Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

Hey Workies! We have the lovely Alexandra Pinel coming at ya' in this week's episode! Ali has been hosting her 'Class For A Cause' in quarantine for over 10 weeks and Mego and Caitlin got to sit in. The format is from AKT, but the spirit of the class is all about building community and supporting progressive causes- you donate money to a black-supporting organization as your 'class fee.' We get into how to be true to yourself and your beliefs in this wild world, and what it's ACTUALLY like growing up in France.If you wanna learn more about Ali check out her website: https://www.alexandrapinel.com/ or hit her up on Instagram (you can DM her to sign up for her class too!) @alexandrapinelShow produced by Megan Meadows and Caitlin Steitzer; Sound editing by Diego Martinez.Black Lives Matter. Lose Hate Not Weight.

We are so pumped to have the wonderful Katy Frame of musical comedy act Reformed Whores (www.katyframe.com, @katyframe on insta) as this week's guest talking about her fav workout- skate dancing! We learn all about Katy's super fit parents, how lying to your kids is GREAT parenting technique (psych!), and how important cute outfits are to skate culture. Katy also educates us on the history of skating in the US and how this sport has been alive in well in Black communities across the country, despite the systematic racism and prejudice that has tried to kill this sport. Now that white people are starting to take notice and drive a 'resurgence' of interest in skate culture, we gotta make sure we're not white-washing history and giving credit where it's due. Check out these links to learn more about what we talk about on this week's episode: * Where Katy takes classes and got started: https://www.skaterobics.com/*HBO Documentary United Skates of America: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/united-skates*Inclusive and anti-racist/anti-hate skate FB community Together We Skate: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/united-skatesAwesome skater girl on Insta: @fat_girl_has_moxieBlack Lives Matter. Lose Hate, Not Weight.

We have a real treat this week as we are joined by Joy Cox and Bunmi Alo, co-creators of the soon-to-be-released app Jabbie. Jabbie is committed to changing the fitness game and helping all people find community and connection wherever and however they work out. Treat yourself and give it a listen!You can support their efforts here: https://jabbieapp.com/

Welcome back to another week of Pandemic Safe Workouts! We have a real treat of a guest this week- Rebecca Vigil (Your Love, Our Musical) talks all things TABATA, growing up with a kung fu dad, how she was able to stop over-exercising and find a better relationship with movement for herself, and how being quarantined led to the start of her starting to instruct kick-ass Tabata classes with friends over Zoom. Learn more about Rebecca's work here: http://www.rebeccavigil.com/Buy tix for her LIVE improvised show here: http://www.yourloveourmusical.com/

This episode tackles something we have all been through at one time or another- starting up a fitness routine after a long break! Megan and Caitlin talk about the physical AND mental struggle that comes from trying to get back on it after a break, how to set a discipline that is NOT self-punishing, and more!

We have a treat for all you workies! We got a double episode week and they both rule. Mego was out recovering from her battle with the coronavirus (more on that in our NEXT episode to be released this week) so Caitlin is joined by guest co-host/permanent husband Diego Martinez (Sports Lordz podcast) to interview the one and only Holden McNeely (Wizard and the Bruiser, Page 7) on his love of Ring Fit Adventure. This one gets nice and nerdy and answers all the questions you have about this wild new video game-based work out, how it feels to work out while people watch you on Twitch, and how to keep a positive mindset during this freaking pandemic. Give it a listen, and tell a friend!

While Mego is resting up, Diego and Caitlin talk about the working out they've been doing- TOGETHER. This is a shock Workies, because we all know Diego doesn't like working out in general, but especially not so with other people. Both have been using dad-joke-loving Tony Horton's Power90 program, to get moving in quarantine. We talk about what we like and don't like about the routine. It's a quickie but a goodie! Stay inside, stay safe, and keep workin' it out!

We're back baby! In the middle of a crisis unlike anything we've ever seen, Mego and Caitlin are back with our ever important hot takes on all your favorite fitness fads and workout routines. For the time being, we'll be focusing on Pandemic Safe workouts- so we can be stay-at-home-peoples and make things better for everyone!This episode we review Aaptiv- one of Caitlin's all time favs! Mego shares her thoughts as she begins her Aaptiv journey.... What at-home workout are you curious to try but want to hear us go through it first? Leave suggestions in the review and we'll prioritize those workouts in this upcoming season!

Working out in winter is hard, dude. Caitlin and Mego will be back for season 3 in March!

HELLO WORKIES HAPPY NEW YEAR! We're back with a wonderful new guest, LA based writer/performer/ and moving meditation teacher Bridgid Ryan (UCB, The Core)! We get deep in this one- talking about childhood trauma, purposeful cases of childhood mistaken identity, poop, how capitalism makes everything worse, diet culture and fat phobia, and why Bridgid no longer uses the word yoga to describe her movement work.

Mego and Caitlin are back with this special holiday episode sharing their favorite tips for setting those holiday boundaries and doing that good active self-care (hint: a lot of it involves being kind to yourself and not feeling responsible for everything and everyone around you).We also want to hear from YOU- who do you want us to feature? What’s that new workout you’ve been wanting to/have been too scared to try? Let us know- DM us on Instagram @workitoutpodcast or write it in a review! Happy Holidays and Happy New Years Workies!

What's up Workies - we have a treat for you so nice we recorded it twice! Guest Jackie Zebrowski (Page Seven podcast, Girls are Roommates) talks about what it's like to be in a plus sized body that works out 5 days a week, what to expect when crying in public in New York, and how important community has been to her fitness journey. It's a real banger of an episode, so treat yourself and give it a listen, please!

Caitlin sits down with the v v funny comedian, artist, actor and writer Julia Johns to talk about how fun a chill gym routine can be. We discuss why some of us just aren't cut out for team sports, how to take care of your knees when you run, and all of the truly terrifying things that you'll be forced to do if you ever do a 'tough mudder.'Find more of Julia on her website www.juliajohns.com, or on the 'gram and twitter @heyjuliajohns.

Caitlin is recording today with her personal hero, her mom (Victoria Bernstein)! Since her mother is visiting NYC all the way from Seattle, the two decided to sit down and discuss how fitness culture has totally changed for women over the past few decades, why weight training keeps being recommended to Victoria, and the true meaning of health and wellness. It's a fun one, Workies, so enjoy!

What's UP Workies- we are delighted to be bringing you this gem of an episode with the wonderful Sahar Rizvi (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) and her favorite work out- FHITTING ROOM! Any gym that encourages you to use the hashtag PRAY FOR ME promises to be intense, so hear our inside scoop. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to support independent podcasting, women, and fitness inclusivity!

Mego chats with Austin Bernhardt about masculine body image and whether every single person who works out is actually dumb.

Caitlin and Mego chat with comedian Jana Schmieding about why she hates fitness and everything that surrounds that word. They discuss eradicating fat phobia and how to create truly inclusive fitness spaces and community.

Hey Workies! We are on a little bit of a break, but wanted to bring to you a fun little mini ep about freak outs, walking away from those you love (sorry Cassey Ho!), and a review of Barre3 online. Caitlin is flying solo and talks about how to calm a freak out when seeing pictures of yourself, and reviews online Barre3 workouts.

Fresh off her 200 hour yoga teacher training, Rosie Jermakian talks about Y7 yoga, her job selling sticky socks to studios (ALL the studios), and how she helps brings people together around food. Be prepared for a truly terrifying Ew, Gross! and a whole lot of fun.

Megan has a treat of an episode for all of you all with the fabulous Kristen Bartlett (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) and her dog Hans, who just can’t stop licking Megan’s arm. Kristen shares about her past battle with depression and how that caused disordered eating and a huge amount of weight loss, which unfortunately was positively reinforced by everyone around her. But keep listening, because Megan and Kristen talk about finding a better relationship with your body and fitness, this great work out video (which Megan had on VHS at one point), and how important a good night’s sleep is. Don’t forget to share the episode with a friend, rate, review, and subscribe! We are supported by listeners like you!

Megan and Caitlin went where they have never ever gone before- New York City street basketball courts to shoot some hoops with this week’s guest Micah Sherman (HBO’s High Maintenance; Mashable’s Bob Ross Challenge) who is pretty sure he is the best player on the court. We talk about growing up in North Carolina, college basketball culture, rules of the street court, and whether or not it’s actually kind to be hesitant when asking strangers if you can join them in a pickup game or a hot tub. Don’t forget to tell a friend, rate, and subscribe. Our podcast is supported by listeners like you!

Happy Labor Day, babies! We have a special mini-sode featuring Caitlin's hubby Diego (Sports Lordz podcast) and we wanna about Health At Every Size or HAES. We know Caitlin name drops Dr. Linda Bacon's book and research, but don't always have a chance to really get down and dirty with what the research has taught us. So let's talk about it! Enjoy the podcast? Please subscribe, rate and review.

Mego and Caitlin are flying... not solo but duo? this episode because they have a LOT to say about fitness queen Cassey Ho's decision to publicly announce that she is trying to lose weight. The girls break down why this is so problematic and harmful to the body positive movement, and also find a few potential silver linings on this cloud of internalized fat-phobia. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us if you like what you hear! And tell a friend! We are an independent podcast supported by listeners like you.

We are so pumped to bring you this interview with personal trainer and knowledgeable-as-hell Asher Freeman. Asher is the trans-masculine owner of the Non Normative Body Club in Philadelphia with the goal of “creating accessible fitness spaces for those of us whose bodies and identities rebel against normative definitions of beauty and health.” Asher creates inclusive fitness spaces through personal training, workshops, and group fitness that is trans/queer/LGBTQ+ and truly body positive. We talk about navigating fatphobia and internalized fat phobia in the fitness industry, what heart health REALLY means, biking across the country and staying with generous but homophobic people, and the best ways to really help the revolution. We love Asher’s positive energy, and we know you will too!Don’t forget to tell a friend, rate, and subscribe. Our podcast is supported by listeners like you!

Travel Blogger Noel Salter (TravelingFat.com) shares what it's like getting back into the exercise after a long break- you're gonna love this one, peoples. We all learn what a heel stretch is, how to handle the voices in your head that tell you everyone at the gym is looking at you, and what to do if you can't bring yourself to cancel your Blink membership.

We’re so pumped to have Henry Zebrowski (Last Podcast on the Left, You’re Pretty Face Is Going To Hell) on the ‘pod. We reminisce about long lost days of partying hard, how Hollywood doctors aren’t real doctors, ritual magick, which type of yoga Henry likes the most, and how Henry went through a period of slightly disordered eating when his career really started taking off. Through awareness and support from his wife, he’s learned to strike a balance and is now in a healthier place, but we talk about how people don’t often clock ED behaviors in men or people in bigger bodies. You’re not gonna want to miss this one, kids!Work it out is produced by Caitlin Steitzer and Megan Meadows. Podcast art by Cassidy Routh and music from the creative commons. If you like what you heard, please subscribe, rate and review- our podcast is supported by listeners like you. Find us on Instagram and Twitter @WorkItOutPodcast.

Caitlin is out of town so Mego is holding it down with Natasha Vaynblat, and ladies are talking about maybe the hardest workout yet- Switch Playground in New York City. Not only is Switch a super hard all-around strength training class with a live DJ and assigned partners, but maybe they hire models to take the class with you? Megan and Natasha give you the dirt on what the real poor man’s Soul Cycle is, what it’s like to briefly believe in a higher power even as an atheist, and how to deal with fat-girl-attention at the gym.

The girls are back discussing their stretching and foam rollin' so don't skip this rest day, BBs! Mego and Caitlin disagree on the best post-workout drinks (apparently MANY people go for chocolate milk, and science supports this choice), weigh in on the Nike plus size mannequin, and sing more than normal. Give it a listen, let us know what you think, and don't forget to tell a friend!

Guys we have a treat for you! Molly Knefel (Radio Dispatch, Page Seven podcasts, teaching artist extraordinaire) talks about pregnancy, becoming acutely aware of your body at all times, her full-proof plan to become a postpartum Ninja Warrior, and how healing our own body image issues helps the kids in our lives. It's fun one and we talk about a lot of gross pregnancy stuff, including an epic round of "EWWW GROSS!" Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us! It's a big help to indie podcasts like ours! xo

So what to do when you quit on a 28 day challenge after 4 days? Or work so many hours you literally don't have energy to do anything other than sit and zone out? Or you're Kim Kardashian and you just released a #problematic sculpt wear line? LISTEN TO FIND OUT, kids. All this and more on this week's up featuring your girls Caitlin and Vacation Mego. And don't forget to hit subscribe, leave a rating and a review and tell a friend!

The girls talk dancing on your own with the one and only Rebecca Robles. Rebecca was a performer from a young age, so finding time to perform for herself and herself only was the start of her fitness journey. We talk tap dancing, being the young child at a Weight Watchers meeting, and some CLASSIC Britney and Christina lewks. If you have a minute, take a minute to rate and subscribe!

It's episode 20 and have we got a nice, hot and sweaty one for you coming hot from Caitlin's attic apartment. We talk about having the "once I's"- the idea that "Once I do XY and Z everything will be magically better" or "Once I lose X amount of weight I'll FINALLY be happy." Sound familiar? To us too! Give a little listen and let us know what you think!

What's UP babies?! This week on Work It Out we talk shop with power lifter/strong woman/body builder/karaoke queen Vanessa Resler. Vanessa started her fitness journey as a body builder before finding power lifting and strong women competitions. We talk about gluing butt cheeks together, personal dares, and of COURSE peeing your pants!

Caitlin is back from her honeymoon and the girls are ready to talk about bad mental health days, screaming at people on the subway, and oh yeah, WORKING OUT! Did Caitlin actually use the fancy travel yoga mat she brought to Lisbon?! Listen to find out! SPOILER ALERT for maybe The Secret Life of Bees, or Winn Dixie OR The Secret Life of Pets- Megan can't remember and we REFUSE to look it up!

While Caitlin is on her honeymoon, Mego sits down solo with HER MOM Rhonda Meadows for a very special Work it Out Mother's Day. They talk fitness in the 80's, finding what works for you and whether or not Megan is a good daughter. KIDDING.

Second pilates class in a row babies! Mego and Caitlin finally get to do the Pop Pilates ‘dance on a mat’ with self-identified geek Heather Boddy of the “Love Your Bodd” podcast. We talk about what an actually positive art school experience looks like, Caitlin’s love for Cassey Ho, and who Megan would cosplay as if she was forced to cosplay for the rest of her life. (APOLOGIES TO OUR LOVING FANS- due to technical difficulties and location issues, the last few minutes have some sound issues.)

Mego and Caitlin take a hard AF pilates reformer class at aspirational studio/Instagram bait New York Pilates with comedian Lisa Kleinman. Topics covered include what it takes to get us to drink the studio kool-aid, how our bodies don't actually ever change that much, and being sexually attracted to ones own hairy armpits.

Caitlin and Mego chat with comedian and Gyrotonics trainer Becca Schall about Mark Fisher Fitness and doing a workout that is actually fun, listening to what YOU want to do and of course some talk ab b-holes.

Caitlin and Megan take a Zumba class at Asphalt Green with dancer Tiana Jones and talk Zumba's cover songs, auditioning for dance projects and Daddy Yankee on La Voz Kids.

Caitlin and Mego talked to Mego's longtime bud Randa Samaha about healing touch, dealing with freakouts using a dog and creepy sex books.

Caitlin and Mego take and Aqua Bootcamp class at.... Equinox ( we know!) with Sarah Pappalardo. They chat wearing a bathing suit in front of hot swimmers, justify liking Equinox now, suggest a shady way to go to Equinox and Sarah explains joints/bones/pain.