This bonus episode features the launch of the new podcast 'Insights with Ideal Nutrition' hosted by Hanah Mills.  In this episode, Hanah Interviews Sports Dietitian and founder of Ideal Nutrition, Aidan Muir, on his insight in understanding energy requirements.  They discuss how to calculate calorie requirements, the importance of understanding calories in versus calories out, different factors that contribute to energy expenditure, and address certain aspects such as metabolic adaptation and the impact of hormones.   (0:00) - Introduction (1:55) - Defining Calories (4:18) - What Makes up Your Metabolism (6:29) - Changes in Calorie Requirements (10:49) - Calorie Intake and Macronutrients (16:54) - Calculating Energy Requirements for a Surplus or Deficit (20:33) - Metabolic Adaptation (30:46) - The Influence of Hormones on Metabolism   WEBSITE: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/ PODCAST: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/podcast/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/idealnutrition__/?hl=en   Our dietitians 👇 Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian Leah Higl @plantstrong_dietitian Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics Hanah Mills @hanahmills Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy Monica Cvoro @fuellingperformance Josh Wernham @josh_does_health