Simple Should Be Simple: A 2024 Mantra
People make simplifying health too complicated. And in 2024 it is worse than ever.
The Emerging Paradox as Healthcare Struggles With AI/Technology
A paradox emerges in the evolving landscape of modern healthcare: as technology advances, the traditional human-centered aspects of medicine, such as the art of physical examination, are diminishing
High-Intensity Training, Part II: Training Sessions
In part I of this series we highlighted how exercise in the high-intensity domain improves our bodies' physiological adaptations
Integrating High-Intensity, Part I: Polarized Training
Achieving peak performance/health is a balancing act. Among other things, it requires balancing mostly low-intensity training with a prudent
Run Fast... Sometimes
In our expansive section on Zone 2 training, we outlined many reasons for low heart rate training and discussed many
Podcast: Residual Cardiovascular Risk, LDL, and the Statin "Conspiracy"
Recent research shows that we need to earlier and more aggressively reduce LDL-C levels in adults, that residual risk could be reduced much more without material side effects.
Lifelong Exercise and Aging: A Conversation with Scott Trappe
Recent research provides important insights related to lifelong exercisers and the preservation of fitness, especially VO2 max, through life.
What is Fitness?
Fitness isn't what most people think it is. We explain the real world of fitness, how you measure and track it, and what it means for you living a healthier life.