May 20, 2021
Effortless Fitness: Why there are no gyms in Japan
Japanese people embrace walking as regular exercise. As a result, few people use gyms, but…
January 3, 2020
Obesity and Health: The roles of diet and activity
This week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine blandly recounts this stunning conclusion:…
December 19, 2019
The limits of willpower (and how to hack them)
Willpower is a concept that we take for granted, because it seems obvious: an impulse…
November 10, 2019
How many steps?
Tracking your steps? Add in your fidgets. How many steps do you take in…