Hopefully none of you has experienced this first-hand, but sleep deprivation can be used as a form of torture. Reduced sleep has been proven to negatively affect cognitive ability, physical performance, and willpower. Torture or not, no one likes the sluggish feeling associated with a lack of sleep. An estimated 70 million Americans are sleep […]

At the gym the other day, I was doing my usual pre-workout warm up routine, when I noticed a male member — a guy who I see almost every time I’m in for a workout — I think in his late 60s/early 70s, pacing nervously over by the bank of treadmills to my left. Every […]

The loss of muscle in aging men is a complex and often misunderstood issue. There are many contributing factors, but the results are always the same — a decline in strength, which increases the risk for injury, disability, and the need for assistance to complete daily tasks. Muscle building involves several components: a proper training […]

It is complexly normal for men to experience some decline in their sex drive as they age. Many factors — emotional, psychological, physical — contribute to this decline, and depending on a man’s relationship status and life responsibilities, certain declines may pose no negative issues at all. Even with some small decreases in libido, many […]