The Great World Race & the Remarkable 7-Day Journey of Ellen Hunter Gans
The waiver for Antarctica was not especially comforting. In fact, according to Ellen Hunter Gans, it essentially boiled down to a simple message: if something goes wrong on the frozen continent, you're on your own. For many people, such a warning would serve as a compelling reason to stay home. For Gans, a lifelong traveler, writer, mother, and increasingly ambitious…
10-Minute Mobility Routine for Desk Workers
Build a mobility routine for desk workers that eases stiffness, supports posture, and fits real workdays without turning breaks into workouts at your desk.
Why This Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Workout
The Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Most people train in straight lines. We squat up and down, lunge forward, walk forward, run forward, and for a lot of us, lean forward at a desk during our work day. But everyday life—and most sports—require us to move through multiple planes of movement. That’s why I’m a big fan of the dumbbell lateral lunge.…
The Wellness Reframe: Fall Is the Real New Year
Everyone waits for January to start over. But the season that actually feels like a beginning is the one we're standing in right now. For most of my life (and maybe yours), September has been the unofficial beginning of the year, a place where we were all allowed to start fresh, again. The version of me who actually starts things…
My Great World Race: What I Ate to Fuel 7 Marathons in 7 Days
One of the questions I get most often about the Great World Race is surprisingly simple: What did you eat? The short answer is that the food situation was far better than I ever imagined. Before my Great World Race started, organizers encouraged each runner to bring their own nutrition for the marathons themselves. That made perfect sense. I arrived…
Is Soreness Normal After Exercise? What It Means
Is soreness normal after exercise? Learn what delayed muscle soreness means, when to rest, and which symptoms may signal an injury or illness at times.
The Air Force Spec Ops Workout: The Fitness Blueprint of the Elite Pararescue and Combat Control
Discover the fitness principles behind Air Force Pararescue (PJ) and Combat Control (CCT) training. Learn practical workouts, endurance strategies, swim training, rucking, strength circuits, and mental toughness techniques inspired by Special Operations.
12 Best Protein Snacks That Actually Satisfy
Find the best protein snacks for work, from desk-stable picks to easy pairings that support steady energy, focus, and a realistic workday routine.
Tech Life with Taino: 10 Secrets to Successful Online Meetings
Online meetings are weird “I can´t hear you!” How many times have you said this when meeting someone. Probably never. But in the world of online meetings it is a daily occurrence. Sometimes it can take several minutes before everyone can both hear and see each other. Of course it does something to the interaction. Then there´s the constant battle…
The Body Mind Connection: Savor the End of Summer with Lagom
As August begins to wind down, many of us feel the subtle pressure of what's ahead. Store shelves fill with back-to-school supplies, calendars become busier, and conversations shift toward upcoming schedules and responsibilities. It's easy to rush through the final weeks of summer while already thinking about autumn. The Swedish philosophy of lagom invites you to do something different. Rather than racing…
The Wellness Reframe: Who Are You Really Training For?
What do you want to be physically capable of at 80 or 90? Not how you want to look. Not your pace. What you want to be able to do. I thought I knew what I was training for — until a book stopped me in my tracks. Not a doctor, not a trainer, but a book: Dr. Peter Attia's…
