There seem to be a lot of people that are not thriving these days, and it can be hard to figure out what is causing it.

The title of this article may seem a bit grim–is it really that hard to survive having kids?

A recent coffee talk we’ve had centered on the topic of anger. We were discussing being in situations with other parents–it could be a sporting event or a school-related meeting–and how some parents just seem to show up angry and are unable to regulate their emotions. It seems they are unable to maintain their “public face” as a parent that “has it together.”

Identifying primarily with your physical self is a game we can’t win. Sounds a bit funny in a health and fitness blog, right? Well, the road to this realization was a bit bumpy.

Amateurs hold on to their passion project and try to get it perfect, whereas professionals do the work, get it out in the world, and move on to the next project.

During a recent coffee talk, the idea of sailing as a metaphor for life came about. So, pull down your sailor’s cap tight—we’re headed for metaphor-filled waters!

Close to 20% of American kids aged 2-19 are obese. No one can say exactly why.

Health and Fitness Bloggers kind of have to address the concept of New Year’s resolutions at this time of year. We can’t really ignore it. It’s a thing.

We thought we would finish off the year with some actual coffee talk about…um, well…Coffee!

The year is coming to an end, and a lot of people around the globe are assessing their life choices.

If you’re interested in longevity (and eventually you will be) thriving at 75 is a good goal to keep in mind. Something shocking, and a bit mysterious, happens at 75 years of age. In general, people’s activity, muscle mass, and strength drop off like a cliff–if you were to chart it on a graph.

The header for this article is maybe a bit misleading, but it touches upon a topic that we have talked about lately, and the conundrum goes something like this.

The alien invasion into his body has given him super strength and made Brock a super (anti-) hero. Sounds a bit far fetched, right? Well, not so fast…

If you have read any of our previous articles, you will know that we are advocates of a moderate or middle-of-the-road approach to almost anything. We often see people get motivated to better themselves, start way too aggressively, burn out, and end up back where they started.

It’s not always easy to hit middle age. You feel that your abilities start to slip and you’re not as sharp as you once were.

Any glance at the myriad of world news outlets is guaranteed to give you one thing: Bad news. But is life on this planet really so bad, or is there some kind of human longing for negativity?

Longevity has become big business these days–I mean who doesn’t want to live longer, assuming that quality of life also continues? As time goes on, there has been more and more research regarding what specific metrics you can improve in order to lengthen both your healthspan and lifespan.

Most of life happens in the gray. Most of life is messy. But if we strive to keep the focus on ourselves, we will be well on our way to communicating in a more effective manner–even if we don’t do it perfectly.

This probably sounds a bit nonsensical, or something an inebriated simpleton might say on a Friday night, but we think that this sentence hits a note in the modern human condition that plagues our society.

The realization that you only have 4000 weeks to fulfill all the stuff that you want to do can be a scary and unpleasant thought, but if you contemplate this notion for a while, it can be a liberating realization as well.