In “You May Be Strong…But Are You Tough?” (10 Jun 2014, Imminent Threat Solutions), Khaled Allen writes: Men in particular often confuse toughness with strength, thinking that being strong is automatically the same as being tough, when in fact the two are distinct qualities. As Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat, says, “Some people with great […]
Read MoreIn “Health As An Objective Value” (The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 20:499-511,1995), Dr. James Lennox writes: Human life requires that an amazing number of activities be con- tinuously and successfully performed and coordinated, over many of which we have no conscious control. These activities are located at every level of ontological resolution one wishes […]
Read MoreOn the Feldenkrais Method Website, they say: The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education uses gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and more effective ways of living the life they want. You can increase your ease and range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for graceful, […]
Read MoreIn “The Health Benefits of Nose Breathing,” Ruth Allen (Behavioral Medicine Practitioner) writes: It has been estimated that approximately one third of people don’t breathe well enough to sustain normal health. These people do not get enough oxygenation of their cells, tissues and organs. In the book Behavioural and Psychological Approaches to Breathing Disorders, Dr […]
Read MoreIn “Jumping From a Height,” someone in the physics department at MIT wrote a good analysis of jumping and landing for a Physics 8.01X class for fall term 2002. (Thanks!) One screen capture shows the situation; another shows the force required to stop you when you fall. As you can see, the force required to […]
Read MoreIn “The Valsalva & Stroke” (10 Sept 2013, Starting Strength), Jonathon Sullivan, MD, PhD, SSC, writes: Athletes who engage in serious, programmatic, heavy resistance training will do so under Valsalva – whether they want to or not, as we shall see. And a very small number of them do, in fact, suffer hemorrhagic strokes. But is this […]
Read MoreWe should not measure our exercise and movement only in terms of calories and weight. That is limiting and confining. We should also measure in terms of movement variety, joint mobility, angle through which our joints move, movement complexity, environmental complexity.
Read MoreWe need to move more and sit less. We need to think on our feet. In “What Nobody Is Telling You About Natural Movement & Evolutionary Fitness,” Erwan LeCorre writes: Let’s look at the typical physical behavior and movement habits in modern, civilized humans. What do we do when we wake up? We get out […]
Read MoreCaprock Canyons State Park looks and sounds like a beautiful place, like a must-see. We all need more outdoor/nature time. It is good for our health and well-being and cognition. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caprock_Canyons_Haynes_Ridge_2005.JPG
Read MoreIf you workout In a gym, sweet. Gyms have some benefits. But have you had any complex movement today? if not, up your game and add it into the mix. We are not being fully human and realizing our full human potential without it. And that’s what we’re after, right? Live it up.
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