Insulin Resistance Builds for Years Before Blood Sugar Rises
Insulin resistance can develop before glucose rises. Here is what prevention trials really show about exercise, fasting, food choices, and safer next steps.
Chris Pruitt
Chris Pruitt is a certified ASFA personal trainer and the founder of WorkoutHealthy, a fitness equipment retailer serving customers since 2007. He has more than 16 years in the fitness business, and he writes and fact checks everything published on Insider.
Kourtney Kardashian’s Quiet Consistency: Habits Worth Keeping, Claims to Question
Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s public wellness routine mixes repeatable habits, personal preferences, and product claims. Here is what the evidence supports.
Why 100 Kids Beat 10 Strongmen in MrBeast’s Tug of War
MrBeast put 100 children against ten strongmen in tug of war, and the children won. The result makes sense once traction, team mass, and timing enter the picture.
Exercise for Hip Arthritis: What the Cochrane Review Actually Found
A Cochrane review pooled 18 trials and 1,368 people to test exercise for hip arthritis. See what it actually found on pain and function, and why the average benefit came in smaller than expected.
Why the Old Protein Guideline Was Set Too Low
A viral video calls itself Stuart Phillips' greatest protein explainer. Here is what his real, peer reviewed research on protein amount, timing, and distribution actually shows.
Megan Fox’s No-Bread, No-Sugar Diet Was a Temporary Experiment, Not Her Fitness Secret
Viral descriptions of Megan Fox’s diet combine a discontinued restrictive phase with a trainer’s more balanced Five Factor plan and overstate what is documented.
Arthur Lydiard’s Base First Rule: Easy Miles Before Speed Work
Arthur Lydiard built his champions on months of easy running before hard speed work. Here is what his system looked like and what research on elite runners says now.
Franco Columbu’s Strength First Path to a Mr. Olympia Physique
Franco Columbu was a strength athlete before he was a two time Mr. Olympia. Here is what his record shows, and what research says about building strength before size.
Why Doctors Want GLP-1 Users Lifting Weights
Body composition studies show that weight loss can include lean tissue alongside fat. Here is how to interpret the numbers and discuss strength training, protein and function during GLP-1 treatment.
10-20-30 Training: The Running Protocol Explained
See how 10-20-30 running intervals improved fitness, what the full session includes, and why short workouts do not guarantee fat loss or replace a weekly plan.