Category: rebuilding the body
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The 5,000-Step Standard
I’m breaking down why 5,000 steps is the perfect, sustainable baseline for a life in transition, how the right recovery (zinc) is changing the game, and why I’m keeping the momentum moving—even when the routine gets tricky. It’s not about the glitz; it’s about the work.
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The Burn of the Past to the Reality of 52
Building a regular fitness routine in your 50s isn’t about high-intensity ‘burn’ or 90-minute pain sessions—it’s about the grit required to just show up. From the ‘Ten-Minute Rule’ to the psychological shift of training for maintenance rather than survival, I’m exploring the honest, ‘No Glitz’ reality of staying consistent when…
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The Accidental High Gear: Anxiety, Iron, and the 1,001st Day
Anxiety doesn’t come with a “tornado watch.” I went to the gym to outrun the mental fog and ended up finding a higher gear I haven’t felt in years. From testing TikTok treadmill theories to a surprise 4-pound weight loss win, yesterday was a reminder that showing up for the…
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Racing Against the Clock (One Meal at a Time)
Turning 52 brings a sobering realization: an 18-year family countdown. Rob explores the “Cool Paradox” of fitness and why skipping one meal is a vote for a different legacy.
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Rebuilding the Body and getting some answers
for the last three years, I’ve gotten this cough that started up around Halloween time and ended just before New Year’s.
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Rebuilding the body, and feeling Tasha Yar 
I’ve been fighting off and asthmatic cough for the last couple weeks. This typically shows up around October for me and last through the holidays. So it was a little unusual that I got it at this time of year. So I went to my doctor last week and was…
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Coming to Terms With Rebuilding the Body
I’ve been seeing pictures of myself with my gut at various stages and I’m grossed out by the ones of me with a bigger gut. Im tired of it
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Clanging and banging
I’m happy to say that I have been going to the gym a lot more since I wrote my original response to this prompt last year
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One habit that brings me joy – 2024
Even if I have an accomplished anything else on my day, I know that I at least did this.
