HONOR YOUR BODY

For years, exercise marketing taught us to measure a workout by how much it burned. Calories burned. Sweat produced. Soreness the next day. But those are poor summaries of what movement can actually do for your body. Strength changes capacity Resistance training improves strength and physical function, and evidence also supports benefits for bone health when training provides an adequate and progressive stimulus. Those adaptations matter because strength is not just something you demonstrate...

Fall time change leaving you sleepy at 7 p.m., awake too early, or just a little out of rhythm, us too. Our sleep-wake cycle is regulated by a circadian system that pays close attention to light and darkness. The clock on the wall can change instantly. Your biology does not. Light is one of your strongest timing signals Light exposure is one of the major environmental cues that helps synchronize the body clock. In general, brighter light earlier in the day tends to shift sleep timing earlier,...

Halloween can turn a bowl of mini candy bars into something much bigger than candy. Suddenly there are rules: Do not buy it too early. Hide it. Keep it out of sight. Only eat one. Get rid of the leftovers immediately. If that works for you and feels neutral, fine. But for many people, making candy scarce or forbidden makes it more interesting and more tempting....not less. Restriction can make food louder The relationship between restriction and craving is nuanced. Research does not support...