Apparently having a beard makes you both more likable and more competent. ...

07 Feb

The Downside of fitness apps Last year I worked out 161 times, ran 360 miles and set 22 personal records for running and biking.  It didn't take a lot of research to find any of this out. Fitness apps on my phone and GPS have made...

03 Jan

Forget New Year’s resolutions. They don’t work. Over 80% of people have grand intentions for the new year, and 40% make new year’s resolutions.  However, the clear majority fail. According to a study by University of Scranton researchers, Auld Lang Syne: Success Predictors, Change Processes, and...

19 Sep

Can Artificial Intelligence get your body fit?  I have been weight training for the last year and have made some modest gains.  For all the time and energy I’m putting in though, I’m fairly certain I'm wasting a lot of effort.  I can tell if...

13 Sep

The fruit rotting in the bowl on the side table in my dining room makes me sad.  Food waste. Yet every week, there are some plums or a nectarine slowly becoming browner, softer and juicier while fruit flies buzz overhead. Now, I like nectarines, and...

16 Aug

I’m a man who turned 50 and didn’t like the way I felt, looked or acted. Taking stock of the big anniversary, I decided to make a change.  For the last year, I have been actively trying to lose weight, get fit and get strong. ...