I always have to slow down when a target seems this big and this easy. I mean, cancelling a Planet Fitness patron's membership because he grunted with a quarter ton of steel on his back? I grunt every time my son sneaks up behind me and jumps on my back. And he weighs less than 50 pounds.  Keep Reading…

A: Fitness does not have to take 30-45 minutes at a time, despite what the fitness industry may be promoting.   Keep Reading…

Peter Bregman called me yesterday to tell me about an article in the September 18, 2006 issue of The New Yorker, about the neuro-psychology of financial decision-making.  He said there were a number of concepts very key to our understanding of health behaviors as well, specifically those related to doing things that involve delayed gratification.

One example is the "Christmas Account" many banks offer. Check out this deal: a zero-interest account with a penalty for early withdrawal. Woo-hoo!

Yet it's a popular option, despite the fact that it makes no "rational" sense. Why?  Keep Reading…

Found this in my online journal from about a year ago. I include it here as an example of what "family fitness" can look like:

Today, after a short bike ride on the American Tobacco Trail in Durham, NC (the exciting part was that we found it at all, thanks in part to Google Earth and some dumb luck), my kids and I and family friends hung out at the park. We played frisbee, spotted the kids on the monkey bars, and sat around and talked.

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I'm a fitness snob, I know that. I regard mainstream gyms as inferior places to get a workout: machines, neon, TVs, magazines, iPods. People focus on how they look rather than how functional and healthy they can get.

And of course, the big enemy is the treadmill. We use electrical energy, which contributes to pollution, global warming, and habitat destruction; we zone out and go nowhere indoors, when the beautiful world is waiting for us to explore her and reconnect with what's real; and we typically jog for long, boring stretches and don't build our capacity or burn fat effectively.

Or so I thought. But today my eyes were opened, thanks to an email from Good Experience.com's Mark Hurst. He pointed me to a video showing the right way to use a treadmill.

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Q: Can you build more muscle by eating small amounts of protein? Keep Reading…

Q: I'm too busy to go to the gym. Can I lose weight while working in the office or driving my car?

A:  Excellent question! I'm going to give you a couple of "mind-benders" - different ways of thinking about exercise - that may help you with this issue.

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Here's an example of a 12-minute exercise session that I did the other day, along with some variations. Try this at home!
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