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Alexander Heyne

About Alexander Heyne

Alexander combines the science behind anatomy, physiology and psychology to help people fix musculoskeletal pain, and create new fitness habits that actually stick.

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Why Some People Eat Ice Cream and Others Go For Walks: Deactivating Stress Using The “Hamster Wheel” Technique

by Alexander Heyne   

I don’t know about you, but for me, as soon as the stress hits I go HAYWIRE. I can’t sleep. My appetite goes away. And I don’t really get anything […]

The Calorie Myth: When Eating 500 Less Calories A Day DOESN’T Work (And What to Do About It)

by Alexander Heyne   

We’ve all heard the advice from a site with supposedly reputable people like WebMD: “Just eat 500 fewer calories a day, you’ll lose 1-2 pounds a week, and you’ll eventually […]

Toning is a Scientific Myth: Follow These 2 Simple Steps to Get Toned Instead…

by Alexander Heyne   

There’s actually no such thing as “getting toned.” It’s interesting because one of the most common questions I get from women (and men) revolve around how to get toned – […]

7 Ways The Book “Master The Day” Will Change Your Life This Year

by Alexander Heyne   

Ok. Let’s be straight here: I’m a little bit biased. I think this book coming out soon is pretty awesome. Not like in a literature kind of way, but in […]

How To Have the Most Productive Day of Your Life By Using a “Visual To-Do List”

by Alexander Heyne   

Have you ever told yourself, at the end of a day, that tomorrow it’s all going to change? Like this is going to be the day that it all changes – […]

Use The “Benjamin Franklin Technique” To Easily Start Waking Up Earlier – #TinyHabitFriday

by Alexander Heyne   

The habit I’ve had the hardest time cultivating is the habit of getting up earlier. And there’s just one particular reason I’ve been trying to do it: I wanted to get […]

“How Do I Stop Being So Damn Lazy?” Laziness Is a Myth – Do This Instead

by Alexander Heyne   

Recently, I got a reader email that went like this: “Hey Alex, what I’m struggling with most is figuring out how to get myself to actually exercise. I know what […]

40% of Doctors Are Overweight – Here’s Why We KNOW What To Do… But Just Don’t Do It

by Alexander Heyne   

It’s a bit crazy – 40% of doctors are overweight, and you know what’s even crazier? A recent study highlighted in Time magazine found that overweight doctors are less likely to talk […]

Struggling to Stay Motivated to Exercise or Eat Healthy? Use This Lost 1900s Technique From Psychology

by Alexander Heyne   

It always struck me as strange. In the health space, we always punish ourselves assuming that we’ll be MORE motivated to do the workout, or eat the healthy food, or […]

The World’s Easiest Guide To Developing The Habit of Stretching Every Day – Tiny Habit Friday

by Alexander Heyne   

Some time ago I was really suffering from loads of back and neck pain, and everyone kept telling me, “You need to start doing yoga.” Honestly, in the back of my […]

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