No one wants to discuss fitness today. Instead, I’m rolling with this week’s ongoing theme of posting Christmas music.

Meditation is simpler (and harder) than most people think. Read these steps, make sure you’re somewhere where you can relax into this process, set a timer, and give it a shot.

Ten minute, no equipment required, totally easy workout. Provided you can already plant your feet and bend over until your hands touch the ground, that is.

Strong abs help prevent lower back pain. Strong core muscles maintain your balance, help you avoid awkward movement, and prevent unwanted strains or sprains. They also allow your body to transfer force and stress through your muscles rather than your spine, which significantly reduces your risk for back pain.

Nootropics, commonly called smart drugs, are claimed to make you smarter or boost cognitive performance. In reality, none of them are going to make you a genius. Good ones can make you feel more like yourself on a good day.

Chafed gives us some indoor, no-equipment-required, exercises to stave off cabin fever and keep us limber during the cold winter months.

As popular as high-impact exercise is, there’s a space for low-impact exercise. For people looking to work on functional daily movements and just live a healthier life, low impact but effective workouts can be a good fit.

Mike Mentzer, high intensity training, and his feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Chafed is temporarily unfit for duty, but sent us these fitness links instead of his usual trenchant column. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Elrod has a clever take on visualization. He recommends going into your future to “see yourself accomplishing what you set out to accomplish and you want to experience how good it will feel to have followed through and achieved your goals.”