You Are Losing Weight on Ozempic. But Are You Losing Muscle Too?
GLP-1 receptor agonists, the class of medications that includes semaglutide (sold as Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound), are genuinely effective. The weight loss numbers they produce are unlike anything the medical world has seen from a non-surgical intervention. People are losing 15, 20, sometimes 25 percent of their body weight. […]
How Much Strength Training Do You Actually Need to Live Longer?
If you have ever wondered whether your two lifting sessions a week are actually doing anything for your long term health, a major new study just gave you the most specific answer exercise science has produced in years. The short version: 90 to 120 minutes of resistance training per week appears to be the sweet […]
Everyone Is Doing Zone 2. Here Is Why People Are Still Getting Hurt.
Zone 2 training is having a moment. Podcasts, longevity researchers, endurance coaches, and your coworker who just signed up for his first half-marathon are all saying the same thing: slow down, build your aerobic base, do most of your training at a conversational pace, and watch everything improve. They are not wrong. Zone 2 training […]