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As I DO NOTHING (yikes) for the third sick day in a row, I'm considering how peak 2000s efficiency culture has ruined us. This blog post could go in so many different directions, but for now let's just sit with examining the relationship between training and fueling. Counter to what we've been led to believe, exercise doesn't do a substantial thing for weight loss. There, I said it. The kicker? That's ok! Many of us age 35+ humans (mostly women) have been well conditioned by

This year more than ever I've been thinking about the prevalence of "New Year, New Me" rhetoric flooding our social media channels, and wondering how obvious the influencer grift culture is those that aren't working in the fitness or wellness space. There's so much added weight to the notion of a fresh start with the cultural chaos of digital voices screaming on top of one another how you should live your life and how you should look. The multi-trillion dollar wellness indust

Lab Member Kristin details her HYROX training

This blog post is coming to you from Elena Sierra, HML member/resident badass, sent directly from her September 2025 walk across the Alps. Now retired and having spent the last nearly two years doing circuit and weight training at Human Movement Lab in addition to my walking, I am having a very different experience than when I walked the West Highland Way in Scotland in June 2023—a beautiful adventure of progressive rocks and hills through the Scottish highlands. At that ti

Photo: Baby Viking Photography While I haven’t been in an educational setting since wrapping up grad school, September always gives me...

The best way to talk about the changing bodies around you? Don’t! This sounds extreme and over simplified, I know, but here’s your...