Archive - Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness

Thinking About Testosterone and Growth Hormone After 50

What they change, what they don’t, and what you may be signing up for.

13 hrs ago • Howard Luks MD

How to Find What You’re Looking For Here

It’s very easy for content to be buried here... this should help.

Oct 3 • Howard Luks MD

September 2026

When Horrible Shoulder Pain Isn’t Coming From the Shoulder (Or The Neck)

The MRI showed a partial rotator cuff tear, and a surgery date was booked. The real problem wasn’t in the shoulder at all.

Sep 30 • Howard Luks MD

Healthy Knees Part 3: Your Cartilage Is Alive, and Movement Nourishes It

Cartilage doesn’t wear away like tire tread. It’s living tissue that depends on movement to stay fed, and its cells are listening to every step you…

Sep 28 • Howard Luks MD

Age... It Isn’t the Limit Most Think It Is

You’re probably far capable than you think.

Sep 26 • Howard Luks MD

Episode 16: Your Muscles Don't Know Your Age

The evolutionary logic behind why we lose certain abilities

Sep 24 • Howard Luks MD

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Frailty Is More Than Weakness: What May Be Happening Beneath the Surface as We Age

We usually know frailty when we see it… You see and hear various versions of it in my office every day.

Sep 23 • Howard Luks MD

How I Train at 63: The Physiology Behind Some Of My Training And How I Deal With The Biology Of Aging.

A solid look into the physiology and adaptations to seek from an aerobic training program.

Sep 22 • Howard Luks MD

Saturday Action Plan — A Full Training Plan: Putting the Pieces Together

For months now, we’ve broken training down into chunks.

Sep 19 • Howard Luks MD and Stephen Portee

The Other Retirement Plan No One Is Talking To You About

You’re saving and investing for the day you finally stop working. But almost no one is asking whether the body and mind you retire into will be there…

Sep 16 • Howard Luks MD

My Supplement Stack, and Why It Matters Less Than You Think

I am not a supplement enthusiast. I am a skeptic who happens to take a few things, on occasion... Let's find out why.

Sep 14 • Howard Luks MD

Saturday Action Plan: Building Strong, Capable Shoulders

This is not your average shoulder program... as you progress, you’ll see why. The shoulder works in concert with the rest of our body; this program…

Sep 12 • Howard Luks MD and Stephen Portee

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