We’re not strangers to the concept of ‘goals’. There are so many gurus out there championing the idea of putting your goals down on paper to make them more clear, voicing them out into the universe to make them real, and using them to guide you

What's a Brazilian butt lift and why's it so dangerous?

Oct 21st, 2021 2m 38s

Your Brazilian butt lift may bite you in the butt. Sorry. That headline was just asking for a dad joke.Spend ten minutes on social media nowadays and it's hard to ignore the emphasis society has been putting on the ol’, as Forest Gump would say

When should you get tested for diabetes?

Sep 1st, 2021 3m 18s

Updated screening recommendations for Type 2 diabetes suggests your doctor start testing you at a younger age.The USPSTF, which stands for the United States Preventive Services Task Force, released a recommendation this month which states the s

How to talk to a parent about aging and losing facilities

Aug 31st, 2021 4m 11s

Oh, aging. We keep talking about it. It’s hard not to talk about aging, as a growing number of the baby boomer generation hit retirement age and begin to test the limits of our healthcare, medicare, and social security systems. So how do you ta

The stunning science behind fitness trackers

Aug 27th, 2021 2m 51s

Between your phone, your watch, your pedometer, your glasses, your shoes, and your headphones, fitness devices are everywhere. In fact, some fitness devices have their own tracking devices in a never-ending loop of tracking your tracking. But h

3 life hacks that fail miserably

Aug 26th, 2021 2m 7s

There are so many incredible life hacks out there that work, but for every functioning life hack, there are probably hundreds of money-printing psuedoscience ideas that don’t. Let’s talk about them.1. Anti-aging LED light therapy.No. It doesn’t

Learning from breast cancer survivors and weight loss

Aug 23rd, 2021 3m 1s

A study published in July and shared by the American Institute for Cancer Research shares how diet and exercise affect breast cancer survivors, and the impact is fantastic.Good morning and welcome to the Ben Garves Podcast - a show at the inter

It's time for zero tolerance on mask ignorance

Dec 23rd, 2020 5m 25s

Today I’ve decided I’m done being nice and kindly asking people to wear masks. We’re way past the point where society should tolerate endangering behavior from the few. The mutations, the deaths, the economic crisis, this could all have been av

Should we be worried about these Coronavirus mutations?

Dec 22nd, 2020 4m 12s

Today we’re wading in on what we know about Coronavirus mutations, if they affect the effectiveness of our vaccines, if they make the virus more deadly, and if these mutations are common.What do we know about Coronavirus mutations? Are Coronavi

Should I wear a mask after getting the COVID Vaccine?

Dec 21st, 2020 3m 13s

Wearing a mask after getting vaccinated against COVID-19 - everyone is asking - is it still necessary? We’ll dig into this today, especially in the light of the emergency use approval for a second vaccine and (more to come on this tomorrow) the

Justice Amy Coney Barret Does CrossFit - Should We Care?

Dec 18th, 2020 3m 28s

On top of a global pandemic and an election year, we had a small war for control of the Supreme Court in 2020. Woof. How is that relevant? Well, did you know Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett does CrossFit? Let’s unpack it.Good morning an

Aging, Flexibility, and the Apple Watch

Dec 17th, 2020 2m 2s

If you’re a fitness tech fanatic like I am, you’ve been jumping into all sorts of mobility tools out there, like The Ready State, ROMWOD, and GOWOD. There’s a new one coming, and it’s something you may already own: your Apple Watch.Good morning

Medical Racism: What Was the Tuskegee Experiment?

Dec 16th, 2020 3m 14s

With the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US this week, media coverage has been incessant about distrust of our medical industry in the black community. I’ve noticed very few of them actually talk about why. Medical racism. Have you

Can you get COVID and Flu?

Dec 15th, 2020 2m 50s

People put in a lot of effort to push for vaccination every year when the flu season rolls around, but we’re seeing an even larger effort this year in light of COVID-19. Want to know why? That’s what I’m here for.Good morning and welcome to the

COVID-19 Vaccine: When can you get vaccinated, and what will it be like?

Dec 14th, 2020 4m 13s

It’s a huge day in the United States because it’s the day the Electoral College casts their votes in the presidential election, but also, front line workers around the nation will be punching the clock this morning and receiving the first Ameri

The Garmin Hack: We Don't Negotiate With Terrorists

Aug 20th, 2020 2m 33s

I recently watched the movie Air Force One, partially to reminisce on a classic Harrison Ford movie and partially to reminisce on what it was like to have a badass president. One of the most iconic lines from the 1997 blockbuster, which also fe

The Big Business of Anti-Aging Products

Aug 18th, 2020 2m 22s

Okay, is it just me, or does the world have an unhealthy aversion to the idea of aging? There’s a statistic floating around that the anti-aging products industry is expected to be worth $83.2 billion by the year 2027. That’s up thirty billion d

Racial Bias for Pandemics

Aug 18th, 2020 1m 54s

Here’s an interesting read for you today: a story in TIME, titled: “COVID-19 Isn't the First Pandemic to Affect Minority Populations Differently. Here's What We Can Learn From the 1918 Flu”.It rings especially poignant today, as TIME says now,

COVID-19 Heart Damage

Aug 17th, 2020 1m 37s

When it comes to COVID-19, we talk a lot about the lung symptoms - the way the lungs inflame and fill with fluid, preventing oxygen from being passed into your blood system. What’s talked less about and has been found to be a huge problem in ou

Canada Says Obesity Isn't Weight-based

Aug 16th, 2020 1m 40s

Canada is doing something I think the whole world can learn from, but take it with a grain of salt. They’re changing the way they look at obesity to say it’s not just measured on a scale and with a tape measure around your waist. Obesity is as

Kids and Coronavirus

Aug 15th, 2020 1m 37s

Those of you who are parents know that your kids can be great at so many things. Chiefly among those skills, like saying the darndest things and sometimes being cute, is a unique ability to carry diseases home from school. Colds, flus, mono, an

Diversity in the Gym

Aug 14th, 2020 3m 35s

I talk a lot about the importance of our efforts to diversify the communities we serve with our health and fitness work. Today I’m going to read you an op-ed piece from Jason Burns, the owner of Meddle Fitness (a CrossFit affiliate on the south

Should We Prepare for a Market Crash?

Aug 13th, 2020 3m 22s

One of the cool things about branching out from the old WODDITY Podcast is that I get to help you with things that go above and beyond our old CrossFit focus. One of those topics is financial security. In March we watched one of the biggest mar

Can You Get COVID Twice?

Aug 12th, 2020 2m 56s

There seems to be a huge list of misinformation out there regarding COVID-19, antibodies, and immunity. So I thought I’d take some time this morning to tell you there is no evidence, there is no proof, and you are safer to treat this like the d

We're All Suffering from Peloton FOMO

Aug 11th, 2020 1m 19s

Is anyone else feeling just a little left out because they’re not rich enough to join this Peloton craze? Trust me. I’d tear it up on one of these bikes if I could, but I’m just apparently not cool enough. And I’m not sure it would fit in my t