The NYT came out with an article last week, “How Little Exercise Can You Get Away With?” In it, they mentioned “new research” and discoveries that we have been doing at X Gym since 1998. It’s nice to see mainstream catching up, even if it is more than a quarter-century behind X Gym. Here are…
Winter can throw off even the most committed routines. Shorter days, colder mornings, and longer commutes in Bellevue or Kirkland make it tempting to skip the gym. But if your goal is to actually stick to your winter workout plans, the gym you choose matters more than you think. A fitness gym in Bellevue that…
As a naturopathic functional medicine biohacker and voracious researcher, I have many opinions based on my discoveries in research and experimentation since 1987. I am never giving medical advice, so don’t take any of my posts as that, but based on my discoveries in research and experimentation since 1987. I am not a doctor, so…
Willpower is a limited resource. It runs out fast (but does grow with use), and requires an enormous amount of energy. This is why people can’t depend on it, and often avoid tapping into it because of the “effort” involved. There is a better way, though. Rewiring your brain to think like a healthy person…
As an anti-aging researcher, biohacker, and founder of the X Gym, I focus on interventions that provide maximum physiological return for minimum time investment. Just as our 21-minute, twice-weekly workouts are designed to trigger optimal hormonal and muscular responses, your nutritional strategy must focus on high-leverage foods that repair the endothelium and lower biological age.…
Training just 21 minutes twice a week might sound like it won’t make much of a difference, especially in the middle of winter. But this small routine can carry real weight when it’s used the right way. The trick isn’t pushing hard for long stretches; it’s about steady effort with something you can stick to,…