Mar
05
The yassification of Ozempic
No bigger red flag than describing a weight-loss trend as something "everyone" is doing.
10 min read
scamming
Feb
19
#GymCreeps TikTok is not here to save us
When there’s nothing left to burn, we eventually set each other on fire.
8 min read
Feb
10
Fact-checking the New York Times’s core workout
Plus: The hour 'twixt "babe" and "hag"; I for one welcome our now new protein franken-animal overlords; the teens are drinking "borg." This is Link Letter 72!
4 min read
Jan
20
A brush with the hustle grindset
Plus: Do "greens" powders work, wearing helmets, art tours, focusing like it's 1990. This is Link Letter [cough] 69!
7 min read
Jan
13
What’s so bad about HIIT? (Kayla Itsines version)
Plus: Zadie Smith is Noticing women's biceps, Remi Bader tried semaglutide, and broccoli pesto pasta. This is Link Letter 68!
8 min read
Jan
08
The deal with Kayla Itsines
And the limits of saying you want to “help women."
16 min read
Jan
06
Posing
Happy 2023! Plus: let something go, Kate Winslet corrects the record, what it means to really, truly rest. This is Link Letter 67!
9 min read
Dec
09
Go ahead: assume they are on steroids
The bad actors love all the attention. Plus: Kirstie Alley, why you love your AI portraits, and one week til PLATESLAM!! This is Link Letter 65.
7 min read
Nov
18
Let's take down the "hormone-balancing/cycle-syncing workout/diet" scam
Plus: ENTER MARY, accountability coaches find a new direction, the Barkley Marathon. This is Link Letter 63!
7 min read
Nov
04
Rest in pieces, the "beach body"
Plus: PLATESLAM 2022 COMETH; swearing makes you fitter (no questions), and whether sour candy "improves your workout." This is Link Letter 61!
7 min read