I'VE SPENT THE better part of 15 years telling other people how to do get in shape. Executives, founders, busy parents, people who've built careers and lifestyles most would envy, and quietly let one thing slide: themselves. I always knew exactly what to say to them....
I CAN'T REMEMBER a time in my life when I wasn’t sedentary. As a kid, I was more interested in playing the saxophone than sport, and I didn’t understand proper nutrition. I also snacked constantly – a habit that carried into my twenties. Over the years, the weight...
Tony Alvarado, 45, from Houston, Texas is a professor of mathematics at Rice University and has a history of heart problems. A combination of too little exercise, stress eating, and drinking contributed to weight gain that threatened his livelihood. Here's how he got...
GLP-1 DRUGS came to fame for their ability to help users take care of health conditions like diabetes and shed significant weight while minimising "food noise." But, as with many meds, this class involves all kinds of side effects—good and not-so-good—that may or may...
Ray Bertka, 35, of Hartville, Ohio, knows what it means to put in the work. He’s a self-made success in business, along with his other big roles: being a husband and dad. Ray has led a busy life taking care of everyone but himself. So after years of neglect, Ray got...
Trainer Matty Boland has spent years getting executives, celebrities, founders and busy parents lean, strong and confident. This year, in the middle of building his coaching business, he ran his own system on himself. Here, in his own words, the Melbourne coach shares what it taught him
A shift to running, strength training and smarter nutrition changed everything
Motivated by a history of heart problems and love for his wife, maths professor Tony Alvarado set out to get healthy. Here's how he did it
Here's what happens to your heart, liver, skin, and more
Ray Bertka made one major dietary tweak. And no, it's not about portion size. Here's how he lost 45 kg and got in the best shape of your life
After years of putting work and family first, one father explains how discipline, walking and strength training helped him rebuild his health for good
The actor cut down to 75kg for Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic. "I haven’t been that light since high school," he said
When he won the Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2023, Jelly Roll was pushing 250kg and facing a shortened life. Now he's down to 120kg and has never felt better. Here's how he turned his life around
Shame should never shape your health decisions
A new study shows the 'peak' mix of muscle and body fat men and women actually rate highest – but should we even care?
The actor has been fighting hard to lose weight – and the results speak for themselves
After developing a severe hiccup problem likely caused by his weight, James Votraw swam every day for 400 days
