Be More Than Gym Fit
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, …
Exercise, Health & Nutrition
Health Is Vitality Not Vanity
In “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 …
Release Your Inner Mover
On the Feldenkrais Method Website, they say: The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education uses gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and …
Some Biochemistry of Nose Breathing
In “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 …
Some Physics of Jumping
In “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 …
Valsalva: Usually, But Not Always
In “The Valsalva & Stroke” (10 Sept 2013, Starting Strength), Jonathon Sullivan, MD, PhD, SSC, writes: Athletes who engage in serious, programmatic, heavy resistance training …
Exercise Standards
We should not measure our exercise and movement only in terms of calories and weight. That is limiting and confining. We should also measure in …
Move For Health — and Cognition
We need to move more and sit less. We need to think on our feet. In “What Nobody Is Telling You About Natural Movement & …
A Great Texas Park
Caprock 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 …
Move Well, Move Much
If you workout In a gym, sweet. Gyms have some benefits. But have you had any complex movement today? if not, up your game and …