Staying Healthy

How do you protect your workout time? My calendar has been an absolute minefield lately, and my 6:00 PM gym window keeps getting hijacked by urgent end-of-day syncs. Yesterday, I finally put my foot d...

I have a massive networking dinner tomorrow at a high-end steakhouse where the wine and heavy cream sauces flow. In the past, I’d just write the night off as a cheat meal, but I’ve been making such gr...

For anyone who has done it- how much should Invisalign cost? I need a fairly minor 6-8 month course to correct some small issues with tooth spacing and am getting quoted $6k. Is that reasonable? I am ...

I have been on tirzepatide for 4 years and lost a little over 90 lbs. I decided to go on birth control and since then have put on 15 lbs pretty quickly. I am still on the GLP-1 at the highest dose but...

How do you politely decline the office coffee-and-donuts routine? I had a strategy alignment meeting with our executive VP, and our entire discussion happened over a massive, sugar-laden pastry spread...

Protecting your health in a corporate environment feels like rebellion sometimes. Saying no to late meetings, choosing sleep over emails, leaving work to make the gym… it comes with guilt. But I’m sta...

In an effort to reclaim my evenings, I set an alarm for 5:15 AM to catch a pre-work lifting session. I actually made it out of bed, but my brain was so foggy during the warm-up that I accidentally loa...

Do you prefer to listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks, or nothing at all while working out? I made the switch to audiobooks a few times a week for lighter workouts and I’m finishing more books than I...

How do you stop yourself from the mindless snacking that comes with office work? My workspace is unfortunately positioned right next to the office breakroom, which is a constant revolving door of left...

I think I lost too much weight. Started working out every other day, driving more water/ electrolytes, less sugar and more protein. I didn’t expect my body to change this drastically in a month

Any tips on hitting your hydration goals? I seem to get 6-7 cups every day, but almost never hit that 8-10 goal.

What’s your ideal ratio for switching between sitting and standing during a long shift? After months of reading about the dangers of sitting all day, I finally convinced management to get me a line st...

How do you all handle meal-prep fatigue? I spent three hours on Sunday prepping high-protein Mediterranean bowls so I wouldn't default to takeout during my back-to-back Thursday meetings. It’s now Thu...

Have any of you managed to turn walking meetings into a regular thing? I convinced a colleague to turn our weekly status update into a walking meeting around the local park today. It was amazing how m...

On days when I commute to the downtown office, I easily hit 10,000 steps just navigating transits, stairs, and walking to lunch. On my home-office days, however, I looked at my tracker yesterday and r...

I recently upgraded my fitness tracker, and now I am completely inundated with daily data points regarding my strain, recovery, and sleep cycles. This morning, the app told me my recovery/sleep score ...

Last night, I made the classic mistake of checking my inbox right before heading to bed, only to find a passive-aggressive email from an international client. Naturally, my cortisol spiked, and I spen...

I’ve been traveling for client consultations all week, and the airport lounge is seriously testing my dietary willpower. It is astonishingly easy to justify a third pre-flight cocktail and a plate of ...

Do you have a Sunday routine to make your week easier? I started a new ritual where I spend 20 minutes mapping out my weekly workout calendar and grocery list before watching a movie. It’s really help...

Lately, I have been trying to unlearn all the active listening they teach in school and just learn to hear instead.