Was the phrase “Develop the skill” (to perform barbell squats with great form and low risk of injury) … was that phrase busy doing something more important, on the day the post was uploaded? Like, “earn the right” was hanging out in the phrase box when they went looking for a useful way to sell this challenge, but “Train sensibly, here’s how” was busy doing its nails or waxing its mustache, and couldn’t be asked to step in and perform?

A long confessional about the importance of old age to my personal path through health and fitness. Not my old age: the old age of loved ones, and what it taught me.

Simple advice is rarely simple to apply. Good advice is rarely good if it’s too simplistic to be applied in a real world context. Why do so many fitness professionals think our work is done when we give people ‘simple’ advice?

Should fitness professionals sell generic workout plans? What are the upsides and downsides? Why do I generally not tell my clients what my own workouts involve?

As a teenager, this maxim of my dad’s came across to me as “The success you have today is never enough. You’ll never BE good enough.

I wasted a lot of years hoping ‘motivation’ would stick around. I began succeeding only when I realized it never had, and probably never would.

Our bodies speak a language that is sometimes subtler and harder to translate than we believe. Learning how to listen to them is a skill of its own.

What precisely does the idiom ‘good shape’ mean … and if we actually think about it, isn’t it kind of not good at all?

One reason fitness gurus often advise new clients “just get started” is this: we know that even with the best plans in place, you’ll still have things to learn.

When I meet other adults who worry about being ridiculed in the gym: boy, do I NOT dismiss how that feels. I hear you.

I got substantially healthier and fitter before the scale or my BMI had any clue. How should we think about the ways our scale weight relates to our health? Having been all over the BMI map, I have OPINIONS.

There are ways to preserve the foods you like in your diet while adding additional nutrients for health, and bulk to keep you feeling full, while trimming some calories. Read on!

Evolving consensus among physical therapists says that careful training with an injury may sometimes make sense; read about my particular situation with regard to this.

How often does lack of trust in yourself hold you back? And how often is perfectionism a related issue?

Telling people they need to lose weight is often about as helpful as telling them about the importance of oxygen. Have you checked whether they’re breathing? Or are you just on autopilot?

Why is there a “Grampa” in Fitness? Read more to find out.