We all say we’d “do anything” to get in shape, until someone tells us what “anything” actually means. The truth is, most people don’t want to change, they want to feel like they’re trying. Giving up sugar, pasta, or alcohol isn’t complicated, it’s just uncomfortable. And that’s the toll: you either pay it or you stay stuck. This isn’t about perfection or punishment. It’s about honesty. If you’d “do anything,” prove it. Because the difference between “I can’t” and “I won’t” is the difference between talking about change and living it.

Inflammaging sounds like a science word made up by your doctor to make aging sound fancy, but it’s really just your immune system going full drama queen. In this no-BS deep dive, I talk about living with psoriatic arthritis, training for races when your joints protest like striking workers, and the unsexy truth about fighting chronic inflammation after sixty. No miracle powders, no kale sermons—just real talk about what works, what hurts, and how to keep moving while your body’s trying to slow you down.

You’ve spent decades counting carbs, cutting fat, and feeling guilty for eating a damn cookie. Intuitive eating isn’t some new-age nonsense; it’s just learning to trust your body again. Forget the diet rules. Start paying attention to what actually makes you feel good.

Every generation has its own flavor of self-inflicted misery. For Boomers, it was bell-bottoms, fondue pots, and crash diets. We thought we were smarter than science, like we could just out-starve biology with cabbage soup, grapefruit juice, or whatever hack some half-drunk doctor scribbled into a paperback that somehow ended up on a bestseller list.

Your VO2 Max isn’t just a fancy number on your watch. It’s the single most important fitness metric you’re probably ignoring. Forget the scale and the step count. If you want to live longer, move better, and dodge the scooter aisle at Walmart, this is the one you need to pay attention to.