Why Exercise Variety Beats More of the Same
September 29, 2026
Quick question: how many different kinds of physical activity did you do last week—for at least 20 minutes each? Not how many times, but how
Quick question: how many different kinds of physical activity did you do last week—for at least 20 minutes each? Not how many times, but how
Last week I pointed at a new exercise position stand from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and used it to argue that the
You’ve probably heard (or offered) advice about picking the low-hanging fruit—basically opting for quick, often short-term wins. In a variety of contexts, it’s decent advice.
This video from eight years ago of me crawling across the gym floor showed up on my Facebook timeline this morning. It may not look
Earlier this year I wrote a tip about how “healthy” behaviors—and their results—follow a bell curve. And I gave an example of how I set