Ep 08: Exercise & Nutrition

Why doesn’t the average trans or gender-diverse person get enough exercise? Why might gender diversity impact someone’s relationship with food? How do these factors influence health and wellbeing? You’ll hear the challenges and the highlights of trans folks playing sports, the details of nutrition requirements for those taking hormone therapies, and some helpful tips for peri-operative nutrition. 

Featuring: 

• Cyrus Campbell (he/they/she)
• Nikki Valentine (she/her) - @nikkimvee
• Pascale Joëlle Fortin-Daigle (any pronouns) - @Hellogender_
• Elanor (she/her)
• Maeka Wright (they/them) - @mwrightyoga
• Justine Ward (they/them) - @cannonballjustine
• Ken Mullock (he/him) - @ken.dietitian

Time stamps:

• 01:19 - Rates of physical activity
• 02:52 - Guests’ experiences with sports & exercise
• 13:25 - Mindfulness & wellbeing
• 16:51 - Monitoring metabolic parameters
• 17:24 - “Our evidence is in our practice”
• 18:56 - Disordered eating
• 22:31 - Poor-quality diets
• 25:15 - Nutrient requirements on GAHT
• 27:46 - Metabolic changes on GAHT
• 30:03 - Counselling patients on diet
• 31:41 - Pre-/post-op nutrition
• 34:52 - Impact on health

Resources & more: 

• Find Nikki on Twitch (nikki_mv)
• Justine's LinkTree: linktr.ee/cannonballjustine 
• Maeka (Manual Osteopath/Yoga Therapist) - maekawright.com 
• Maeka’s book recommendations: The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga (Jivana Heyman), Skill in Action (Michelle Cassandra Johnson), Yoga (Indu Arora), The New Saints (Lama Rod Owens), The Care We Dream Of (Zena Sharman)
• Rainbow Health Ontario’s guide for monitoring feminizing & masculinizing hormones
• Ken’s nutrition guide for gender-affirming surgery - https://tr.ee/lsreGuebBV 

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod 

Instagram: @genderqueriespod 

Recording dates: July 2025 (Ken, Cyrus, Nikki, Elanor, Pascale), Aug 2025 (Justine, Maeka)