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Fitness.

Evidence-led reading on health & fitness from the HL Benefits desk. Long reads, careful guides, and the boring-but-true positions the research keeps settling on.

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Sciatica Management and Recovery: An Evidence-Based Guide

Evidence-based strategies for sciatica recovery including disc resorption, McKenzie exercises, nerve flossing, and diagnostic triage.

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Person performing a prone press-up McKenzie extension exercise on a yoga mat in a sunlit living roomPhotograph · HL Benefits
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Balanced meal prep with vegetables, lean protein, grains, and water for a sustainable weight-loss routine
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How to Lose Weight Fast: Safe, Science-Based Guide

Sep 23
From the editorFeb letterHL Benefits MagazineHL Benefits Editorial Team

We started this section because the conversation about health & fitness had become unbearable — too loud, too certain, too often selling something. The boring middle — what the evidence actually supports, repeated across decades, written without a brand to defend — is not a position you can monetize, but it is the position the research keeps quietly settling on.

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