Does Exercise Help Gut Health? What Walking Studies Show
Walking studies show why a change in gut microbes is not automatically a health benefit. Compare actual activity, sample types, outcomes and the limits of the evidence.
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.
Jo Whiley on Training With Arthritis
Jo Whiley has described adapting exercise around arthritis. Learn a joint-friendly strength template and a practical 24-hour response check.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Streaming Workout Strategy
Sarah Michelle Gellar uses studio, outdoor, and streaming workouts. Her adaptable approach becomes a practical four-lane plan for home and travel.
Liver King’s Carnivore Pivot: What It Really Means
Liver King backed away from strict carnivore claims. Here is what the pivot does and does not mean, plus a four-part filter for extreme diet advice.
Box Breathing Technique: A Gentle Guided Practice
Learn the box breathing technique with a silent self-paced cue, comfort adjustments and a careful look at what controlled studies found.
Dead Hang Benefits: Grip, Shoulders and Back Claims
Dead hang benefits are best supported for grip practice in climbers. See what the studies do and do not show for shoulders, posture and back pain, plus a supported start.
Do Rest Days Help Build Muscle? A Practical Recovery Schedule
Do rest days help build muscle? See how recovery supports training, when upper and lower days can be consecutive, and a flexible four-day schedule.
Dark Chocolate and Blood Pressure: What Cocoa Trials Show
Compare short-term cocoa and chocolate trials with newer blood-pressure and hypertension findings, including product differences, measurement limits and the overall COSMOS result.
Mark Wahlberg’s Breakfast Routine Changed. Here Are the 5 Myths to Drop.
Mark Wahlberg has publicly described both pre-workout breakfast and later fasting routines. Here is what the evidence says about breakfast and fasted lifting.
Merle Dandridge Checked a Lifelong Goal Off Her List at the NYC Marathon
Merle Dandridge spends most of her working nights under stage lights or in front of a camera. This fall she chased a goal that had nothing to do with acting at all. Dandridge ran the 2025 TCS New York City…