To give fitness advice for a living, you have to make a living giving fitness advice. Understanding how fitness professionals make money is key to understanding why they do what they do — and why they sometimes give bad advice.
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It turns out the fitness-tracker-approved 10,000 step goal is totally arbitrary. So, how much is enough?
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The reason you can’t get yourself to the gym isn’t willpower. A stranger is sabotaging your efforts — and that stranger is you.
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Abs might be nice, but for most people, they’re not a realistic motivator. Here are 31 other reasons you should move regularly, complete with the research to prove it.
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Is taking the stairs really that good for you? Or are all of those stair-takers just being smug about “making healthy choices?”
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This essay by Henry Rollins first appeared in the now-defunct Details Magazine in 1994. We’ve decided to host a copy here as there is no longer an official version online.
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