Most guides to hiring a personal trainer are really just a list of interview questions. Useful, but it skips the harder part: figuring out what kind of trainer arrangement actually fits your life before you’re evaluating anyone at all. This covers both — the real options available to you in Manhattan, how to tell a…
Keto has more written about it online than almost any other diet, which is exactly the problem. Most of it is either selling you something or arguing with someone. This is the version written for someone who trains, or wants to: what keto actually does in the body, who it genuinely helps, who should be…
If you’re the one who has to justify a wellness budget line to finance, you already know the hardest part isn’t convincing anyone that healthy employees are a good idea. It’s putting a number on it. This is that number, and everything behind it. The one-line business case Comprehensive employee wellness programs return an average…
Losing weight in New York City is tougher than it should be. You work long hours, travel for business, and face endless client dinners and social events. The stress alone makes it hard to stick to any plan, let alone one that expects you to meal prep on Sundays and avoid carbs forever. Most people…
If you feel like you’re doing everything “right” but still can’t lose weight, stress could be the real problem. When stress hits, your body pumps out cortisol, a hormone that messes with how you store fat. High cortisol levels trigger insulin, so your body grabs onto fat—especially around your belly—and refuses to let go, making…
