by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | May 12, 2020 | Fitness
We’ve learned a lot about pain in the last few decades and the more we discover, the more surprises we uncover. Beyond the physiology, pain has a lot to say about human psychology and even culture. So much for simple boo-boos. The Telegraph Model Of Pain If you are...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | May 1, 2020 | Fitness, Social Good
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That Chinese proverb, and many sentiments like it, are famous around the world. Nonetheless, it is a call to action that can be extremely hard to follow. Shooting For The Moon If we are being honest, American...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Mar 17, 2020 | Nutrition
You’re in a Brooklyn restaurant. You smirk, crack wise about being a hipster, then order the kale salad. Why? Because as cliché as it may be, you also know that kale is good for you. More than that, you secretly like it. It actually tastes like something, as opposed...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Mar 1, 2020 | Fitness
In 2015 a six-year study of the contestants on the Biggest Loser concluded with a shocking result. Thirteen of fourteen contestants had gained all or more of the weight back. How did it happen? Their bodies had slowed their metabolisms—in one case by a whopping 800...