the curious case of the post-lift sleepies🕵️♀️
The (curable) reason you can't stay awake after the gym. Plus: Barbara Ehrenreich on why fitness is good; how to find the best coffee anywhere; the number one sign a man is attracted to you. This is Link Letter 170!
A peek inside the #sponsored #ad sausage factory, part three
Real emails from brand reps who "love my posts and content, and are wondering if we can collab." This is Link Letter 169!
a defense of 'wellness'
Lifestyle issues fall into the gap between medical care and our (constructed) work-leisure dichotomy, which drives a wedge between us and our physical selves. After the 'wellness industry' has caused so many of us so much grief, why bother to pursue self-care?
survivorship bias and thrift store clothes👕
Not all is as it seems. Plus: no one does sit-ups anymore; cancer overtreatment; collapse life-improvement. We're back! This is Link Letter 168.
Why every fitness influencer is a conservative jagoff
They wouldn't be trying to claim it if it weren't actually the key to their ultimate destruction.
Jacked! Sydney! Sweeney!: a dreamer bulk breakdown
Movement debt suggestions from your fellow readers; ditch the sleep tracker; shark movies. This is Link Letter 165!
What is 'being old,' and what is just 'movement debt?'
Against my will, I'm about to find out. Plus: stop with the cold plunges.
