Industry feelings
Unconventional choices
Our training facility isn’t open all day. This is a choice I made since Day 1. And I credit my former employers The Quad in shaping this choice. ..
Shilling for mindfulness
Sport analogies can apply to the act of eating too. When you are done drawing leadership lessons, learning to manage people and sell stuff from watchi..
Activity for leisure vs activity for necessity
Do you enjoy brushing your teeth? How about cleaning your car? Using the rest room? There are things we do not because we want to. Not ..
Clarity of purpose
Probiotics can’t make up for a calorie deficit Exclusion diets alone can’t do for joint health and arthritis what movement can Quality of fo..
The right stuff
There is such a thing as the right amount of crazyright amount of intensityright amount of convictionright amount of intensity right amount ..
There were no gyms in ancient India
A recent comment thread discussing low penetration of gym memberships produced some polarising interpretations. This isn’t uncommon given almost every..
Sweet nothings
Corporations excel at the art of saying a lot without meaning anything. All their talk will not stop them from taking our money. Nor should it. Apps t..
Standing up for your choices
Next time someone asks you why:1. Your plate looks lean2. You need to crash early instead of going out 3. Carry around a giant gallon of water 4. Carr..
The limitation of labels
When a potential client calls and asks us ‘are you a CrossFit or Hyrox gym?’ Or ‘do you do functional training?’ Or ‘do you have HIIT workouts?’, my ..
Layman questions to ask about any study
How many people were part of the study? If the study is based on other studies, how big were the groups studied in those. Was the informatio..