Priya Desai
Priya Desai focuses on approachable fitness, home movement, and stress-friendly self-care. She shares simple strength and walking routines, recovery tips, and ways to stay active without gym pressure.
Areas of focus: Approachable fitness, home movement, recovery, and stress-friendly self-care.
Articles by Priya Desai (12)
- Body Composition Testing: DEXA, BIA, Bod Pod, Skinfolds, and Waist Circumference — What Each One Measures, Costs, and Gets Wrong
DEXA and Bod Pod get within ~2%BF of the reference. Home BIA scales drift 5–10% with hydration. Waist circumference predicts heart-disease outcomes better than %BF. Here's what each method measures, costs, and gets wrong.
- Sarcopenic Obesity: Why 'Skinny Fat' Adults and 'Big and Weak' Older Adults Share the Same Problem
Sarcopenic obesity has a formal ESPEN/EASO 2022 definition and worse outcomes than sarcopenia or obesity alone. Here's how it's diagnosed and why resistance training beats every other intervention.
- Creatine and Weight Loss: Why the Scale Goes Up, Why That's Fine, and What the Evidence Actually Shows for Body Composition and Fat Loss
Creatine is not a fat-burner. It adds ~1–2 lb of intramuscular water in the first month — a body-composition win, not a setback. During a cut, 5 g/day of creatine monohydrate helps preserve lean mass and training quality; nothing about the scale bump reflects fat gain.
- Fibromyalgia and Weight Loss: How Losing Weight Reduces Pain
Fibromyalgia and obesity feed each other. Here is the evidence, the exercise prescription, and a realistic 5-step weight-and-pain protocol.
- Plantar Fasciitis and Weight Loss: How Losing 10% Can Calm Heel Pain
Obesity is the strongest driver of heel pain. Here is the BMI dose-response, a 5-step protocol, and the DiGiovanni stretching plan.
- How to Avoid Losing Muscle When Losing Weight
You can't prevent all muscle loss in a calorie deficit, but you can hold it to roughly 10% of the weight you lose by pulling three levers: protein at 1.6 g/kg or more, resistance training 2–4 times per week, and a deficit no deeper than 25% of TDEE.
- HIIT for Weight Loss: Does High-Intensity Interval Training Actually Burn More Fat?
HIIT burns roughly the same fat as steady-state cardio at matched effort — but in 30–50% less time. This guide explains the EPOC 'afterburn' honestly, four sample workouts, who should and shouldn't do HIIT, and a 4-week beginner plan.
- Body Recomposition: How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle at the Same Time
Body recomposition — losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time — is realistic for most beginners, returning lifters, and overweight adults. This guide explains who it works for, the protein + small-deficit + strength-training formula, and how long it takes.
- Best Time of Day to Exercise for Weight Loss (Morning vs Evening)
Best time of day to exercise for weight loss: consistency beats clock-time. Small physiology differences exist, but adherence dominates results.
- Running for Weight Loss
Running is a time-efficient way to burn calories and support weight loss; learn how to start safely, how much to run, and how to progress from walking to sustained jogging.
- Strength Training for Weight Loss
Strength training preserves lean mass in a calorie deficit and supports long-term weight loss; learn how often to lift, how many sets, and how to start as a beginner.
- Exercise Programs for Weight Loss
Exercise supports weight loss, muscle retention, and mental health; learn how to build a balanced plan.