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 industry is thriving,...

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 time, I thought as...