Almost $3,000 for this? What a colossal waste of money. Just one more exercise thingy that American consumers will be persuaded to buy, use for a while, and then will remain fallow. The fitness industry is nothing if not creative…
Best Mobility Workout for Men Over 40 – Mobility Exercises to Stay Fit
A great example of exercise cluelessness. Any article about mobility that doesn't include information about the Turkish Get Up is a massive FAIL. Of course, this author is NSCA certified. They believe CrossFit will hurt you. There is just no…
CBS New York: ‘Shocking’ New Workout Promises To Cut Your Gym Time In Half
More hype and unsustainable nonsense from the fitness industry. CBS New York: ‘Shocking’ New Workout Promises To Cut Your Gym Time In Half. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/06/14/shock-therapy-workout/
Read This Before Walking With Weights | MyFitnessPal
A great example of how mind numbingly stupid so many "exercise professionals" are. While you clearly need to have a plan for doing it, learning how to do weighted carries is one the best ways to build whole body strength…
What fitness pros wish you knew
Lots of good tips in this article for people searching for a qualified fitness professional to work with. To sum up: do your homework; don't expect miracles; stay alert for lousy advice and unqualified instructors; and, plan to do some…
The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles – The New York Times
Excellent article by Gretchen Reynolds of the NY Times (one of the very few credible and thoughtful writers on physical training) about the cellular benefits of hard exercise. Her focus -- and the focus of the study she writes about…
Age-related gain weight is not about your metabolism
Business Insider has a piece smacks a very popular myth...that age-related weight gain is due to a "slowing" metabolism. Uh, not really. Most of the people who peddle this twaddle actually understand little or nothing about human physiology; they're the…
The Fitness Industry is a Public Health Failure | THE RUSSELLS
For the better part of the last 20 years, the fitness industry has engaged in multi-layered fraud that has insulted, lied to, misled, and confused countless Americans. Their malfeasance, like the most notorious pyramid marketing schemes, has many layers, each…
Strength train to run better
Makes a whole lot of sense to me. https://barbend.com/strength-training-world-record-mile/
80% – The Key to Happier and Healthier Life?
So many coaches, especially the ones with mouths far bigger than their brains, make this mistake...more training is not the same as effective training. Or, as I used to tell the martial artists I tried to teach, exhaustion is not…
