The stereotype has been played out countless times in movies and TV dramas: A man reaches his 40s or 50s — aka “middle age” — and a switch gets flipped. He is dissatisfied with his marriage, career, and life in general, so he begins to exhibit exotic and unexplained behaviors. He quits his job suddenly, […]

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 […]