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Two Days a Week Is Plenty (Sometimes)

With the launch of our new two-day-a-week strength program, BUILD, I thought it might make sense to talk a bit about two-day-a-week training. I sometimes hear folks get very stuck on what is “optimal” or “enough,” and as with so...

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You Don’t Need to Get “Back on Track” This Fall

The summer can be a wild time for sticking to any kind of routine. For parents, the kids are home, the schedule is upside down, and nobody knows what’s going on. Maybe there’s travel happening, maybe you’re a teacher and...

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Glass Back Propaganda

This week I was helping load some stuff into the back of a pickup truck, and as a not-tall person, the table I was lifting didn’t quite clear the bed. So I went up onto my tiptoes and extended a...

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The Muscle You’re Building Today is for Tomorrow

I’m at the age where I’m watching my parents and in-laws age, and I can’t tell you how much it’s made me realize that building muscle mass while you’re younger is really important to your long-term health, independence, and ability...

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Should You Train on Vacation?

I’m preparing to go away for a few days. We’ll be camping and spending some family time together on a trip we take every year. Many years ago, I spent this specific trip trying to squeeze workouts in so I...

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You Don’t Skip the Beginner Stage

Have you ever seen the memes that are like, “Me when I’m not immediately good at something new”? It’s such a common human experience. You expect to try out golfing and immediately be Tiger Woods (maybe minus the sex scandals...

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The Difference Between Exercise and Training (And Why It Matters)

I’ve been incorporating some short walks into my movement routine for a long time, and recently I’ve been trying to get a little yoga in. I also lift about three times a week, and the combination has me thinking about...

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Do You Actually Hate Exercise?

A lot of folks say they hate exercise, and I’d love to explore that a bit. If you think you hate exercise, what exactly is it that you hate? For some people, it’s the feeling of being judged. Feeling like...

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Another New Insecurity to Monetize

The other day my scrolling was rudely interrupted by a video purporting to offer four moves to lift your breasts. I nearly lost my frickin’ mind when I saw it. First, let’s acknowledge the TINY bit of truth in a...

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You Don’t Have to Confess to Us

Over the last few months, a few clients have informed me, always in hushed, confessional tones, that they’re taking a GLP-1. As a gym owner running a gym focused on body positivity, I think they’re worried about judgment for any...

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Do it Scared

A lot of people think that everyone else in the gym feels confident. I was visiting a different gym last week when a guy saw me using the SSB (safety squat bar, it’s the weird kind of “yoke” looking squat...

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Healthier Habits Nutrition Kickstart begins May 18

Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way we talk about nutrition in fitness spaces, and honestly, a lot of it just kind of sucks. It feels like the conversation always swings between extremes. Either...

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