Ryan McRae

Guest Contributor

Health, Strength Training

Ryan McRae currently works in Afghanistan and runs the website Surviving College Book. He has written a book: A Quick and Easy Parent’s Guide to College that you can find here. Also, if you donate to his charity:water campaign, he will send you a haiku. Details are found here!

All Articles By Ryan McRae

How to Work Out Like a Soldier

I've been a contractor for five months in Afghanistan. When I workout at the gym I see the military men and women and I am inspired by the heroes. Here is what I have learned from watching them.

4 Tools to Successfully Start the Workout Lifestyle

I know I’ve started the workout lifestyle a billion times, but it wasn’t until I learned a couple small lessons and made a couple small changes that I found my butt in the gym more often than not.

A Geek's Quest for Fitness: 8 Tools to Get from Nerd to Jock

From geek to jock - it’s been over a year. I have a little weight left to lose, but this geek is now much more fit and I know how you can get your fellow (or inner) geek to get fit, too.

10 Tips to Fight the Freshman 15

The freedom of college is one of the greatest feelings in the world. On the flips side, students usually don’t consider the impact their new choices have, especially around the mid-line.