Michael Easter is a Contributing Editor at Men’s Health magazine and columnist for Outside magazine. His work also appears in Scientific American, Men’s Journal, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Vice, New York, and others. He writes about the most important people, places, and things impacting the human experience. He’s written features about his badass mom, women fighting their way into elite branches of the military, and the underground anti-aging drug trade. His writing—especially his first person, experiential pieces that highlight scientific research—are some of the most highly-trafficked of all time at Men’s Health and Outside. His book, The Comfort Crisis, will be released by Penguin Random House in the spring of 2021.

Michael is also a professor in the journalism department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Before that, he was a senior-level editor at Men’s Health.

Michael lives in Las Vegas on the edge of the desert.

Topics Covered: 

1. What influenced Michael to write about health and fitness
2. Interesting people and places Michael has covered in the health and fitness space
3. Fitness trends and practices Michael has observed over the years
4. Overarching principles/themes that unite various fitness methodologies
5. The future of health and fitness
6. The physical and psychological challenges associated with Michael’s recent trip to the Alaskan backcountry
7. Michael’s upcoming book

Links of Interest

• Michael’s Website
• Michael’s Instagram