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@hjluks · Built to Move, Born to Heal: Notes on Midlife Fitness · Substack profile · Health & Wellness

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Howard Luks MD has 36,508 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #14 on Substack's Health & Wellness Bestsellers board. 52 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 17.

Followers read · Boards read

Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.

Followers
36,508
read Oct 31
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
Subscribers
30K+
rounded by Substack
Paid subscribers
Thousands
bestseller badge 1,000+
Recommended by
52
+7 in 30 days
Recommends
17
Bestsellers rank
#14
Health & Wellness

Followers by day

Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.

35,50036,00036,50037,00037,500 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 One reading a day from here 36,508
35,50036,00036,50037,00037,500 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 One reading a day from here 36,508
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow Howard Luks MD on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Oct 31, 202636,50830K+Thousands

Leaderboard positions

BoardRank nowBest on recordReads on it
Health & Wellness Bestsellers#14#144 of 4
Podcasts Bestsellers#87#871 of 4

Rank on each read

Rank on each read of each board. Each cell is the leaderboard rank; empty means not in the top 100.
WriterOct 3107:00Oct 3113:00Oct 3119:47Nov 621:50Move
Health & Wellness Bestsellers141414140
Podcasts Bestsellers87new

I read every board once a day.

Recommendations

52 publications recommend Howard Luks MD; 6 started in the last 30 days. Howard Luks MD recommends 17, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend Howard Luks MD Howard Luks MD recommends Alan Couzens29k followers · mutualPatricia Siegel13k followersLloyd Alter11k followersThe Press Report by Old Man P…not trackedKen's Substacknot trackedThe Long Gamenot trackedBill's Substacknot trackedMohd's Substacknot trackedThe Modality Manualnot tracked Eric Topol313k followersMichael Easter184k followersAlan Couzens29k followers · mutualThe Skeptical Cardiologist20k followersSimon Hill, MSc1.1k followersStephen’s Substacknot trackedExercise Sciencenot trackedStrong To The Bonenot trackedGordo’s Substacknot tracked Howard Luks MD 37k followers
Recommend them They recommend Alan Couzens29k followers · mutualPatricia Siegel13k followersLloyd Alter11k followersThe Press Repor…not trackedKen's Substacknot trackedThe Long Gamenot tracked Eric Topol313k followersMichael Easter184k followersAlan Couzens29k followers · mutualThe Skeptical C…20k followersSimon Hill, MSc1.1k followersStephen’s Subst…not tracked Howard Luks MD 37k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

1Nov 25Dec2Jan 262Feb4Mar7Apr5May5Jun11Jul5Aug3Sep7OctNov
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear. Substack shows only the 50 newest recommenders, so before Jan 2026 (outlined) I see only those from the 6,392 publications whose full lists I read.
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Recommendations started per month
MonthStarted
2025-111
2026-012
2026-022
2026-034
2026-047
2026-055
2026-065
2026-0711
2026-085
2026-093
2026-107

Recommended by

  • Alan Couzens29k followers · started Feb 5, 2026 · mutual
  • Patricia Siegel13k followers · started Sep 23, 2026
  • Lloyd Alter11k followers · started Nov 12, 2025
  • The Press Report by Old Man Power™started Oct 30, 2026new
  • Ken's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
  • The Long Gamestarted Oct 22, 2026new
  • Bill's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
  • Mohd's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
  • The Modality Manualstarted Oct 18, 2026new
  • The Architecture of Becomingstarted Oct 7, 2026
  • Walkito Notesstarted Sep 30, 2026
  • Megstarted Sep 17, 2026
  • Solving Alzheimer'sstarted Aug 28, 2026
  • Il Substack di paolostarted Aug 24, 2026
  • Stefania Lanfranchistarted Aug 23, 2026
  • Flo McKannstarted Aug 18, 2026
  • Victor's Substackstarted Aug 14, 2026
  • OrthoSceniusstarted Jul 30, 2026
  • Más Allá de los Ovariosstarted Jul 28, 2026
  • Stay Healthy Live Longerstarted Jul 26, 2026
  • Katie's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
  • Rebecca Sodekstarted Jul 20, 2026
  • The New Manual of the Dwellingstarted Jul 18, 2026
  • David's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
All 52
  • The Real Life Systemstarted Jul 8, 2026
  • HealthSense | The Aging Well Roadmapstarted Jul 7, 2026
  • Movement Pulse by Feldystarted Jul 6, 2026
  • Roger's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
  • Katherine's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
  • Michael Yoonstarted Jun 24, 2026
  • The Operating Manualstarted Jun 17, 2026
  • Blue Yarrow: The Pattern Behind Itstarted Jun 16, 2026
  • TrueNorth Zonestarted Jun 8, 2026
  • Est's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
  • Lisa's Substackstarted May 21, 2026
  • Helen's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
  • Suzan's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
  • Robert's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
  • Kerry's Substackstarted Apr 25, 2026
  • Sharon's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
  • Andrew Zalasinstarted Apr 14, 2026
  • TheShoulderPhysiostarted Apr 13, 2026
  • Holly's Substackstarted Apr 12, 2026
  • Thought Cookies by Philstarted Apr 9, 2026
  • Dave's Substackstarted Apr 1, 2026
  • Sharon's Substackstarted Mar 25, 2026
  • Heartify Appstarted Mar 14, 2026
  • sugar2cellstarted Mar 9, 2026
  • Matthew James Sullivanstarted Mar 8, 2026
  • Richard's Substackstarted Feb 23, 2026
  • Mark's Substackstarted Jan 21, 2026
  • Jonas's Substackstarted Jan 10, 2026

Recommends

  • Eric Topol313k followers · started Aug 2025
  • Michael Easter184k followers · started Sep 2025
  • Alan Couzens29k followers · started Sep 2025 · mutual
  • The Skeptical Cardiologist20k followers · started Feb 4, 2026
  • Simon Hill, MSc1.1k followers · started Oct 27, 2026new
  • Stephen’s Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
  • Exercise Sciencestarted Jun 16, 2026
  • Strong To The Bonestarted Apr 16, 2026
  • Gordo’s Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
  • Run Long, Run Healthystarted Oct 2025
  • Endurance Essentialsstarted Oct 2025
  • True Wealthstarted Oct 2025
  • HRV4Training's Substackstarted Sep 2025
  • Justin Luksstarted Jun 2025
  • Physiologically Speakingstarted Jun 2025
  • Marco Altini’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
  • Dr Paddy Barrettstarted Jun 2025

Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.

Who recommends writers like this one

Publications that recommend at least two other Health & Wellness writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (94 writers in that group), but not Howard Luks MD.

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    recommends 6 of them
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    recommends 5 of them
  • Elizabeth Gilbert@elizabethgilbert
    recommends 3 of them
  • Dr. Lucy McBride@drlucymcbride
    recommends 3 of them
  • Annie Fenn, MD@brainhealthkitchen
    recommends 3 of them
  • Lauren Streicher MD@drstreicher
    recommends 3 of them
  • The Tribal Dream-Stackers
    recommends 3 of them

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