What Saw II Can Teach You About Exercise Program Design.

One of the more diabolical puzzles in the horror film Saw II is known as The Razor Box Trap. Above: Ouchie. (pic courtesy of Wikipedia) What’s so nefarious about this trap is that the harder the victim tries to circumvent the trap (in the straightforward way), the more the blades dig into her flesh and [...]

Dinner…For Breakfast?

What do you eat for breakfast if you’re on a low-carb regimen and you don’t like eggs? One of the biggest sticking points on a diet comes when you run out of quick but tasty breakfast ideas. After all, who has the time in the morning to bake a quiche, and how many days in [...]

What To Do When You Have a Bad Workout.

1. Get through said workout with as much concentration and focus as you can muster. 2. Record your performance. This will be good later, when you can review it impartially. 3. Eat something (as in, “refuel”, not eat something to make you feel better). 4. Mentally review the circumstances. Were you tired or stressed? Lacking [...]

Or, You Could Just Stop Eating Sugar.

The most e-mailed article from yesterday’s New York Times was this little ditty about diabetes: In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes. (pardon the link, I realize not all of you are registered with the New York Times) You’d be forgiven if your first thought upon reading this article was about how wonderful it is that [...]

Healthier and Wealthier.

Are you on the fast track to corporate success, but on a downward spiral with regards to your health and wellness? Well, check out “Healthier and Wealthier“, an article I recently penned for The Glass Hammer (an online portal for women in finance and professional services).  The article details how exercise benefits your earnings capacity [...]