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Practicing Change
We all have counterproductive reflexes and unconscious beliefs that stand in our way. It makes sense that we develop the courage and wisdom to face them well.
A Path to Progress
Got a goal that’s not going quite as well as you’d like? Try this two-part formula for adjusting your strategy—and your attitude.
PUMPING IRONY: Thanks for the Memory
Could stress be linked to memory loss?
PUMPING IRONY: Sudden Death
An old buddy of mine died recently. We’d grown up together, played Little League baseball (he was our first baseman;…
An Appetite for Integrity
It makes me happy to see that a growing number of us have lost interest in dog pills slathered in peanut butter. We’re hungry, instead, for the unvarnished, nutritious truth.
Clean Up, Pare Down
Life can be messy. Fortunately, spring is a great time to get on top of clutter, gunk and chaos of all kinds.
PUMPING IRONY: Hoop Dreams
I was just clearing dishes from the table after dinner last night when my son said two little words that are changing my life.
PUMPING IRONY: Snooze or Lose
Sleep is a wonderful thing. Indeed, as I’ve grown older and levels of a certain hormone have subsided, it is…
PUMPING IRONY: Spring Fling
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I typically put my bicycle away each fall when the first snow flies and…
A Brilliant Scheme
No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, you need an action plan. Here’s the process I prefer — and that Ocean’s Eleven made famous.
The Dangers of Doing Too Much
It is strange, perhaps, to open an issue dedicated to helping readers get more done with a caveat about overdoing. But as a person prone to doing just that, I feel it is, um — the right thing to do.
PUMPING IRONY: Peer Pressure
Mr. Parkour (AKA my son) has been on a bit of a fitness jag this week and, because I’m the…
PUMPING IRONY: Temporary Insanity
I had a curious urge this past weekend to pull on my sneakers and go jogging down West River Road. This is…
PUMPING IRONY: I’m No Dumbbell
For a brief period in my teen years, I had a friend who owned a set of barbells. It must have…
An Interview With You
Instead of just listing the same old resolutions, consider asking yourself some pointed questions about the goals that matter to you.
PUMPING IRONY: Hurts So Good
True to form, I overdid it a little yesterday at the gym (gotta scale back my reps on those 350-pound…
PUMPING IRONY: Plenty in Reserve
Winter has arrived in the form of wet snow and icy sidewalks, so I’ve retired my bicycle for the duration and have been making the 1-mile trek across the river to my office on foot. I do this each morning with some trepidation, but my knee seems to be improving.
As Good as It Gets
This is the season of celebration. So let us pause a moment to reflect on all we have to be happy about, and to appreciate all the wonderful gifts the past year has delivered.
Pushing the Envelope
Can you turn an OK situation into a surprising source of satisfaction? You never really know until you try.
A Matter of Taste
I think it’s not often enough acknowledged that embracing healthy foods—and avoiding less healthy ones—isn’t necessarily a matter of white-knuckled willpower.