Jan
07
How to Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions.
It's that time of the year again. The holiday ornaments have come down and the pounds have gone
4 min read
Joshua Brandt
Dec
16
An Ode to Underappreciated Strength.
Today, I'd like to talk about strength.
Not about the type of strength involved in a max bench
3 min read
Dec
10
In Praise of Unheralded Muscles: The Transverse Abdominis.
In almost two decades as a personal trainer, I've come to think of the human body as a
4 min read
Dec
04
Sitting is the New Smoking...Right?
The expression "Sitting is the New Smoking" is firmly entrenched in the cultural lexicon. But that begs a
3 min read
Nov
12
Cracking the Code Volume Three: The "King of Exercise Snacking" Talks About Overcoming Self-Doubt, Surviving the Slot Canyon, and Taking the Stairs.
My friend Sukhendu Chakraborty has always been an outlier among my clients. For starters, he's the only one
12 min read
Oct
29
I Want to Lose Weight! Should I Focus on Diet or Exercise?
Kale or kettlebells?
No question in the fitness world is so freighted with misunderstanding and laden with disappointment. No question
4 min read
Oct
15
Grab Your "Passport" to Health: Moving in Different Planes of Motion.
Most of us are creatures of habit. Some of us more than others. (Guilty as charged.) That obstinacy results in
5 min read
Oct
01
Cracking the Code Volume Two: "77 is the New 45."
The Mormon Temple in Oakland can be seen from just about anywhere in the Bay Area. It's perched
9 min read
Sep
17
The Agony of De Feet.
I'm a member of a secret club. It's not really that exclusive. According to some estimates,
8 min read
Sep
03
The Hatred Lurking Within: Reflections on the "Biggest Loser."
A new Netflix documentary has thrust the cultural juggernaut "The Biggest Loser" back into the limelight. "Fit
5 min read