Your Brain Tracks Your Fitness, Not Your Attendance
October 6, 2026
Most people start exercising to get stronger, perform better, or change how they look and feel. Very few start because they want or expect brain
Most people start exercising to get stronger, perform better, or change how they look and feel. Very few start because they want or expect brain
Four years ago I wrote a tip about the American history class I took my Freshman year in college. The short version: it was a
From sports to general health, most of us were raised on a version of fitness that treats cardio and strength as two different teams. Runners
“This feels like suffocation.” That was my first thought after completing a few sets of swings a couple of years ago during a training session
“You’re probably tired of me asking, but… am I doing enough to prepare for the (272-mile) Long Trail?” And the next day… “How do I improve
I’ve been reading more reviews of fitness-related studies over the past few weeks, and two studies, in particular, recently caught my attention. In the first study,
Looking at the heart rate dynamics from my strength-focused sessions over the past couple of Mondays reminded me of a fitness development concept that I
When something has been a normal part of your everyday life for a long time, one can easily forget that it isn’t necessarily a normal
If you’ve missed the past couple tips or are just tuning in, today’s tip is part three in a brief discussion of “cardio training” (cardio,
In last week’s tip I said that cardio training doesn’t help with weight loss, or at least not in the way that many people perceive. This