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Are wearables worth it?

Is it worth it to get a Fitbit or other wearable health tracker? Should you take their calorie counting features seriously?

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Coleman CollinsPosted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019AMAExerciseGearSleep

Stop working out

On the virtues of goal-oriented and goal-agnostic exercise, and the pitfalls of not picking one of those two options.

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Kennedy CollinsPosted on July 26, 2019July 31, 2019ExerciseGoalsProductivity

Manage your energy, not your time

Why it’s better to work for eight focused, high-energy hours than twelve distracted, low-energy ones, and how to do so.

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Kennedy CollinsPosted on July 12, 2019July 17, 2019ExerciseMetaNutritionProductivitySleepTime Management

Five and a half sources of exercise information you can (mostly) ignore

How to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to fitness blogs and magazines.

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Coleman CollinsPosted on June 24, 2019July 18, 2019101 levelExerciseScience

Bullshit detection 101, or why you don’t need to eat a bunch of small meals

You almost never find outright falsehoods in the health space — but a lot of information is outdated, decontextualized or overblown information that has been modified for its ability to sell and be repeated. Here’s how to figure out what’s worthless and what works.

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Coleman CollinsPosted on June 16, 2019July 18, 2019ExerciseMetaNutritionScience

35 exercises and 18 workouts to do in a hotel room (or anywhere else)

One of the most critical pieces getting yourself to work out is knowing what you’re going to do in detail before it’s time to do it. This article should help.

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Coleman CollinsPosted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018ExerciseHotelsTravel

What to do after Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K is a great beginner program, but what do you do once you’ve finished it?

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Coleman CollinsPosted on October 26, 2018December 20, 2018101 levelExercise

AMA #1: Half-marathons, JFDI, and how (not) to read more

The first installment in an ongoing series of “Ask Me Anything” posts where I answer real questions from real business travelers.

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Coleman CollinsPosted on September 14, 2018September 12, 2019AMAExerciseProductivity

The definitive guide to strength training on the road

Strength training is incredibly important — and incredibly difficult to do while you’re traveling for work. In this guide, we cover ways to strength train wherever you are, be that a full gym, a hotel gym, or a hotel room.

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Kennedy CollinsPosted on July 18, 2018December 1, 2018ExerciseGearTravel

What kind of workout should you do?

What kind of workout you should do depends pretty heavily on your goals — but the answer probably includes strength training.

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Kennedy CollinsPosted on July 5, 2018July 11, 2018ExerciseGoals

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