The Beauty of Nuance

I used to think that the world had to be perfectly clear. Every question needed to have one answer, every dilemma one solution, every scientific problem one fundamental explanation. I’ll admit, I still think it would be nice, but I have also come to recognize something else – there is

Progressive Training vs. Aggressive Training

Lately, I have been working with a lot of clients who have special considerations ranging from diabetes to gout to osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis. Some conditions can make exercise seem like a difficult addition to a lifestyle. To all those who feel constrained, fear not! You need only understand the

The Reality of Calorie Burn

NPR (Reality Check: To Burn Off A Soda You’ll Have To Run 50 Minutes) reported last Friday on research that was done at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that I was thrilled to see! The researchers looked at what would happen if, instead of posting calories at restaurants, we posted