The “January Rush” is officially over, and for most, the initial surge of motivation has hit a wall of biological friction. If you have struggled or failed your resolutions, it isn’t a character flaw; it is a failure of your current physiological and neurological programming. As an anti-aging researcher and founder of X Gym, I…
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…
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…
At X Gym, we believe in training smarter, not just harder. While your chronological age simply marks the passage of time, your Metabolic Age offers a far more insightful look at your body’s true vitality and efficiency. It’s a powerful metric that shows whether your metabolism is performing like someone younger, older, or exactly your…
Taking a break from the gym—whether due to injury, travel, or life’s inevitable interruptions—often triggers the fear that your hard-earned progress is evaporating. However, as an anti-aging researcher and functional practitioner, I have good news: your muscles have a “memory” that is far more resilient than you think. At X Gym, we focus on efficiency…