Social media and the happy/good/smarter test

Most people have figured out that social media companies are in the business of making money. If in that process you, their customer, reconnect with your high school friends, join an awesome fat loss group, or expand your own business, I'm sure Zuck is overjoyed you're having a positive experience. But it's not always positive. For a lot of people social media has become an overwhelmingly...

Kicking bad habits in 2021

I learned a long time ago that adding a healthy, positive habit works way better when it replaces an unhealthy, negative habit. I thought this was because it managed overwhelm. You can't just keep adding to your life, even good things. You eventually become sandbagged, so you also have to take something away. But then the truth finally sunk in: the power of removing bad habits wasn't about...

New Year’s Resolutions don’t suck

The reason New Year's Resolutions get dumped on so much is that the success rate is so poor. Everyone dumps on New Years resolutions but I've seen some amazing success stories. But none started first Monday in Jan -- they were thought out and practiced the days between Xmas and first Monday. It can be the most transformative days of the year for you and your family.— Bryan Krahn...

Bulking After 40

A number of clients have asked me about "bulking up" this winter. What's fascinating is, most of these guys are well into their 40's, when the appeal of bulking “should” be long behind them. It just goes to show something I believe with my all of my cold, dark heart: muscle not only solves problems, but muscle is awesome — no matter how old you are. And bulking — or purposely adding weight for a...

Bad Vibes: Monitoring Your Stress

So, this happened to me the other morning: I'm on my way out of town on a long drive and I stop at the Starbucks drive-thru. As I turn to enter the drive-thru lane, a car approaches from the other entrance and turns to do the same. The Great Yuppie Stalemate begins. However, I am just waaay too tired to care. So I wave them to go ahead of me… all the while muttering a series of F-bombs under my...

Giving “Thanks” for Covid-19

2020 has been a real humdinger. Wildfires, protests, and even murder hornets are bad enough. But the year sure outdid itself by unleashing a plague that overwhelmed hospitals, torpedoed family gatherings, and even crippled the economy. It leads me to wonder: is there even a damn thing to be thankful for on this COVID-soured holiday? There is if you’re reading this. Not that what you’re reading...

Stop just throwing “bodybuilder foods” in a blender

"Health Washing" is a pet peeve for many health advocates. It's when food companies try to position highly processed packaged foods as "healthy" by slapping irrelevant or dubious nutritional claims on the label like "100% natural, Gluten-free, made with all-natural ingredients, etc." Sleazy practice. And I pity the fool who rationalizes crushing a dozen Oreos a day because it nets him his daily...